Chapter 106 - Recruitment of the Dwarven Slayer (Patreon)

When Valkorion hatched and named the Magma Drake, there was another thing that he wanted to do, but he never really found an appropriate time to do it. It was to finally use the Sefirot, the Noah's Ark: Millenium, to create a secret organization like the Tarot Club in the canon of the Lord of the Mysteries.

This was something that he had been pondering a lot about during the past few months, but he didn't have the best opportunity, but today he decided to use Noah's Ark: Millenium as he laid down on the bed in his quarters within the headquarters of the Clan Ferros in the Volantis after he put the small Magma Drake Glaurung.

The creature was rather satisfied for the time being because it had eaten the shell, so it was full and needed some time to digest it. According to the lore, all breeds of the True Dragons and, to some degree, even some species of the Lesser Dragons ate their shells upon hatching.

There was a rather simple reason for that: the eggshell was the hardest part, and it was actually full of countless nutrients that could boost up the body and growth of the hatchling.

Obviously, this was limited only to a few species of the Lesser Dragons that were doing this, but Valkorion was happy that the Magma Drakes were also doing this practice. This was also the reason why the shells from the Eggs of True Dragons and Lesser Dragon Species were often sold for exorbitant prices.

They were very important Alchemical Ingredients and were very precious on the market.

For the True Dragons and Lesser Dragon Species that were doing something like this, it was an instinctive thing for them to do because just only a few moments after Glaurung hatched, he started slowly nibbling on the egg shells that were all around the place where he had hatched. 

But before went to play around with the Sefirot Noah's Ark: Millenium, he went to one of the Inns within the Volantis, as he had an important meeting with the Gotrik Gurnisson, the dwarven Slayer whom he wanted to recruit for the Trifarian Mercenary Company.

Previously, due to the mission to the Orange Shore and the Undead Asylum Catacombs, they got along very well, and Valkorion knew that Gotrik was a pretty powerful Slayer and had a lot of potential.

Not to mention another advantage that the Trifarian Mercenary Company would obtain by recruiting Slayer to their ranks was that the Slayers were like a walking encyclopedia on various Extraordianry Species and races. 

Nobody knew them better than the Slayers as they learned everything that they could about their possible prey that they would be going to slay.

Among people outside of dwarven society or those who were not well acquainted with the dwarves and the Slayer Cult, many viewed the dwarven Slayers and Slayers in general as barbarians who knew only to kill.

This was a huge misconception.

In Valkorion's eyes, the Slayers of the Slayer Cult were the best-educated people in the world on beasts, animals, Extraordinary species, various races, and other disciplines related to biology, combat, and so on.

Being the best Slayer wasn't apparently just about the marital might, but it was also a lot about the knowledge. 

Thus, soon enough, Valkorion arrived at the inn where Gotrik had stayed previously and quickly found the dwarven Slayer who was drinking with another bunch of dwarves who, judging by their outfits, were part of the Merchant Carvans.

The dwarves were also very famous merchants and traders who often led huge trade caravans on the surface of the Faerûn to sell out their goods.

"Her's my human friend! Come and sit down with us and take some good dwarven beer!"

Gotrik shouted as one of the dwarves present already poured Valkorion a huge jug of beer... the dwarves were very heavy drinkers as they could drink a lot, and every single success in their endeavors, especially after the battle, was celebrated with a lot of ale and beer.

This was rather a common thing for the dwarves, and they loved to drink, and most importantly, they could drink a lot, which was rather problematic for Valkorion as he wasn't much of a drinker like he was in the past.

Alcohol made people do stupid things and clouded their judgment, so he almost never really drank or did anything that could affect his mind and rational thought process, even in his first life.

"Let me go straight to the matter of what I wanted to talk with you about. Just a few hours ago, I have recently established a mercenary company called Trifarian Mercenary Company, and I would like to extend an invitation to become part of it."

Valkorion went directly to the matter, as he didn't waste time on useless talk. He was never onto practices like this as he preferred to solve everything straightforwardly and without wasting more time than necessary.

"Hmm... and the benefits?"

Seeing that Gotrik didn't refuse outright was a good sign as it was opening the door for further negotiation between them as he drank his beer. Even though Valkorion wasn't really much fan of alcohol, he had to admit that the dwarven beer was tasting exquisitely.

"Well, for the starts, there would be a lot of fights... like a very, very lot and many powerful beasts and Extraordinary Creatures to slay."

Valkorion knew that this would be the greatest motivator for the dwarven Slayer to agree to the recruitment of the Trifarian Mercenary Company. There was nothing more appealing for the Slayer of the Slayer Cult than the promise of a good fight.

"And aside from that, there would be a high number of powerful foes and Beyonders. The other benefits include part of the loot and, most obviously, a lot of Gold Dragon Coins."

The other benefits seemed good enough as Gotrik seriously considered the offer, probably better than most of the mercenary and sellsword companies in this age because not many provided such generous and comprehensive benefits as Valkorion's Trifarian Mercenary Company.

"Well then! Then we have an agreement! Now let's drink!"

In the end, he decided to agree to it and became part of the Trifarian Mercenary Company. With this, the Trifarian Mercenary Company already had 3 Sequence 6 Beyonders, which was very rare for a Mercenary Company, much less being said about one that was just established.

After hearing that Gotrik has agreed to become part of the Trifarian Mercenary Company, Valkorion spent some time drinking with the dwarves before he turned to the headquarters of the Ferros Chamber of Commerce within the Volanits as it was time to conduct the ritual and start the Secret Society.

He was rather eager about what kind of people he would attract to the Secret Society... fortunately, he had already tested some abilities of Noah's Ark: Millenium, so he was sure that it would protect his identity from them, but he would be able to see the people clearly.

Until he reached Sequence 1, he wasn't planning to reveal his identity to the fellow members of the Secret Organization that he was going to create.