Assassin's Chronicle

”We do need take action,” Anfey nodded. There was another saying that restraint in moments of confrontation calms down the torment; Conceding a single step may take you to a higher plain. It made sense at some point, but it did not consider the point view of the bullies. If the bullies saw that you would easily compromise and concede, they would take advantage of it, and bully even more. These wyverns were good examples of the bullies. They started watching the prairie from outside and realized Anfey and his legion did not care about them, then they started to constantly fly over it. Niya and Shally did not have any combat power. If they did not protect those two well, they might have become victims of the wyverns.

The wyvern did not bother Suzanna. It just flapped its wings and flew towards the cave. Christian was on watch so he immediately released the levitation magic to chase after the wyvern. Zubin and Sanchez ran from the cave and hastened to the side of Christian to protect him.

That wyvern suddenly changed direction and flew out of the prairie, leaving a series of coarse howling. It sounded like the wyvern was making fun of them.

”Let’s go,” Anfey said quietly.

”Ok.” Suzanna nodded.

Anfey and Suzanna ran to the cave. Suzanna followed Anfey closely. Anfey knew Suzanna would remember the lesson from their last experience.When Suzanna heard the howling of the wyvern, she ran back to Anfey first. She put Anfeyʼs safety first instead of her mission to locate wyvern.

Some people do not learn from their mistakes, but others learn from any mistake. Suzanna undoubtedly belonged to the latter group.

”Anfey, let’s take these wyverns down. I cannot stand them anymore,” Sanchez said angrily as he walked toward Anfey.

”Right. There were a pair of wyverns hovering above us when we were collecting wood. They were just watching us from a distance. They just followed us as we carried the wood back. We were worried the whole way back.” Zubin smiled bitterly.

”Suzanna, how is your recovery coming along?” Anfey asked.

”Wyverns are far less powerful than manticores. I think I can handle them,” Suzanna said.

”Ok, we need to make a plan this morning.” Anfey was in thought for a while and then asked, ”Christian, do we have any good material for fighting wyverns? We’d better not waste them.”

”Besides magic crystals and fangs, other parts of their bodies are worthless. When the upper-class royals are being sarcastic, they usually say ‘You are rotten like a wyvern.’ Wyverns are the worst among the senior magic beasts, not only because wyverns’ powers are the lowest, but also because their body parts are least useful to humans.”

”So…” Anfey became thoughtful. Anfey had seen what benefits unicorns and manticores could bring him. It was well known how valuable unicorn blood and the legendary Tears of Stars could be. Besides unicorn blood and Tears of Stars, its horn could detoxify, and taking ground unicorn horn powder could save your life. Unicorns and manticores’ fur could be made into top magic leather mail by alchemists. Manticores’ teeth could be made into arrowheads that could pierce through knights’ heavy armor. If fire element were added to the arrowhead, it would explode into a big fire ball when it hit the target. Its power could be a lot stronger than regular fireballs released by mages. Manticores’ claws and both manticores and unicorns’ bones were good as well.

All of them were just raw materials and needed be made into all kinds of magic tools by good alchemists. Generally speaking, all types of senior magic beasts, except for wyverns, were valuable.

Anfey’s favorite was the manticore’s stinger. The stinger was a little too thick to hold in his hands. Anfey hoped to turn it into a short-shafted spear if he could find a good alchemist. Christian said the magic effects of the stinger would partially remain, just like the unicorn horn. The unicorn horn partially kept the ability of purification, and the manticore’s sting could partially keep the paralyzing effects.

”Wyverns did not come by again, did they?” Niya walked out of the cave as she rubbed her eyes. For her safety, she had not been able to go anywhere for the past few days which she was not so happy about.

”I’ve recovered, Anfey.” Suzanna realized that Anfey could not make a decision yet because he was worried that her combat power had not recovered to its normal level. She had to firmly restate that she had recovered.

”Ok. Ask everyone to come here,” Anfey nodded.