Chapter 102 - Egg (Patreon)

Hearing what Camille said, he found himself just nodding in agreement with her statement because when he was looking at the newly established Trifarian Mercenary Company, they indeed looked rather intimidating. 

This was no longer some random ragtag bunch of slaves that were barely armed or anything, but right now, after they got the weapons and equipment from Camille Ferros and the Ferros Chamber of Commerce, they looked like a real proper fighting force.

Right now, with all of that polished weaponry and armor that they were wearing, the Trifarian Mercenary Company really looked a lot like the Valyrian Freehold Legions, which were the most powerful military force in the known world.

"Yes... it is... and hopefully, it will bring the results that we seek and need."

Valkorion stated as he observed the men and women who swore themselves to him with a particular sort of satisfaction and feeling of power.

"I have rather a strong feeling that this would be a really profitable venture. Is there anything that the Clan Ferros can help you with?"

Heard her cordial voice, which was something that was going well with the nature and personality of Camille Ferros, and he suspected that there was something that she would want from him. 

Seeing her being so helpful was rather weird and in truth, it was spooking him pretty much.

He knew her very well and long enough to tell when she wanted something, and this was the exact situation when she wanted something.

"Well, if you are to offer graciously, then I need to obtain a suitable Extraordinary Beast Egg to become my Familiar."

As the Sequence 6 Beast Knight, Valkorion could contract several familiars, but the optimal number was something around three at Sequence 6. It was generally accepted that any more would have detrimental effects on his future advancements to Sequence 5.

Right now, Valkorion planned to reach the Mid Sequence as soon as possible, but the problem was that Valkorion didn't have the complete information on what was after the Sequence 6 Beast Knight. 

As he found out, this was one of the unique Patwhays that were too closely interviewed and that after the Sequence 6 Beast Knight, the Beoynder could either continue on the Orthodox Path to the Sequence 5 Twilight Knight and then straight to the Sequence 0 Twilight Dawn or on the Unorthodox Path.

But...

Someone destroyed the mentions of it in the books of the former Tenebraenys Manor, and there were no hits aside from one word.

Blood.

Aside from that, there was nothing. Only a small mention was made that the people who walked the Unorthodox Pathway should contract multiple Familiars instead of just one Familiar.

"We should have some in stock, but if you are searching for something specific, then it would be the best idea to check out the Bestiaries in the Volantis. There are some really nice Extraordinary Creatures, but I seriously doubt that they are selling eggs of them that often. Even if they are, the price would be truly extraordinary."

For the people that wanted to buy a beast familiar or Familiars in general, there was the rule of the age. The younger the familiar was, the better for the user; the best situation was when the user hatched the familiar strength for the egg.

Then, the bonds between them were strongest.

Thus, Valkorion obviously aimed to go for the egg because it was the best choice, and in that way, he would be able to have a very strong bond with his Familiar.

"Do you have some Drake Eggs, Firewyrm Eggs or Landwyrm Eggs?"

For Valkorion, it was clear as day that he wouldn't be able to get his hand on the True Dragon Egg.

The True Dragon Eggs were something that was exclusively in the hands of the Dragonlord Families, and finding one in the wilderness would mean that one would need to go into the territory of the True Dragons living in the wilderness.

There were not many of such places where they lived en masse, and he certainly wasn't going to the Sothoryos or some other forsaken places to try his luck in places where it was swarming with the True Dragons that were more powerful than High Sequence Beyonders.

He even once asked Mellisandre where he could most easily find the Dragon Egg, and she told him outright that his best bet would be to explore some ruins from the past and hope that there was some egg that wasn't turned to fossil already.

Easier said than being done.

Such ruins were already excavated a long time ago or were guarded by terrifyingly powerful Extraordinary Beings, sometimes so powerful that only first-tier High Sequence Beyonders dared to enter those places.

"Maybe... I remember there was something about the Magma Drake Egg though I am not sure about this. Wait for a moment, please."

With that being said, she left the warehouse and left Valkorion directing the troops of the Trifarian Mercenary Company while he was pondering about what she said. The Magma Drakes were possibly the most powerful of the Drakes.

Drakes like the Landwyrms and Firewyrms were draconic creatures, distant and lesser cousins to true dragons. They were smaller and not as powerful as dragons but were much easier to train, so they were commonly used as mounts.

It was more common to see them in the Freehold; mostly, they were used by the Dragonlord Houses, Valyrian Aristocratic Houses, and other Valyrians of considerable status and power because all of them had an innate affinity for the Dragon taming.

The Magma Drakes, as the most powerful breed of the Drakes, were very rare. 

The Magma Drakes were very similar to the Fire Drakes, but they were much larger, and they had an even stronger affinity for the Fire, aside from their affinity for the element of Earth and then the mutated element of Magma.

Due to this, they were very powerful and could draw power from the Magma. Thus, they lived in areas that were rich in Magma, like on the edges of the volcanoes and so on.

The Magma Drakes were also apt to search for treasures, and they had a plethora of abilities that they could use in combat, aside from the high raw power that they possessed, but at the same time, they were also very cunning and versatile in combat.

If he managed to obtain the Magma Drake as his first Famiilair, then it would be a perfect start. Valkorion knew that he was destined to have a True Dragon Familiar and Companion due to his heritage and he was set on obtaining one, but right now, he needed the most powerful Familiar he could obtain.

The speed of the Beyonder Potion Digestion depended on that.

At the same time, he wondered what she would ask for because he knew that the Egg of the Magma Drake was precious and worth a good number of tens of thousands of Gold Dragon Coins.

That went without mentioning the fact that he had already received a lot of material help from Camille.

Far more than just a lot.

However, he also understood that she was really putting a lot into this because the Clan Ferros was also in rather a perilous situation.