Chapter 578 Taking Off
Staying true to his thoughts the day prior, Ed was ready to send off the scouts.
Before doing so however it would be prudent for him and W to review the changes they had made just to ensure that all the needs had been t. That included any naming that had gone undone.
'Let's see, they have been slimd significantly' Slimming the creatures down while maintaining their size took a lot of effort. More effort than Ed had anticipated. The main pain was that he needed to find the right size to accommodate the other requirents.
'There had to be water mushrooms and an area to draw the array that surrounded them' This ant that if the runes did not connect as he had hoped he would need to modify the body altogether.
'Maybe I should make so asuring equipnt…' Or he could find out if the system had so sort of skill or upgrade that could facilitate such a thing. Whatever the case, it didn't matter now. The creatures were now half of their original size?and were either a testant to his luck or ingenuity.
This size ant that Ed also had to abandon so of his original ideas, however, such as making an additional array to increase flight speed. He did try to increase the size and add these things but ultimately felt that the sizable downgrade in stealth was not worth it.
'The Bloodhaven is alive, and it doesn't seem dumb' It would be best to keep any and all operations under wraps.
Ed was unwilling to completely scrap all of his ideas however. As a compromise, W retained his original size and the original ideas like the blood mushrooms and death shrooms.
This however ant that W would not be allowed to enter the depths of the Bloodhaven, he would only fly around the periphery and act as the commander. Which was not necessarily a bad thing.
Plus, all of the ssing around allowed Ed to co up with so new ideas. He decided to apply so venom from the Vipera Antrum's he found in the mushroom caverns for example.
By applying of course Ed ant integrating the material into the bodies of the creatures. As venom could not be applied from skin contact, Ed was hoping that if the Bloodhaven were to sohow consu them it would be similar to an injection and cause harm.
Oh, it also had to be ntioned that the leftover material from the constant changes Ed made also let him create one other creature.
[Gore Mole (Undead)]
This was a tiny mole creature with flesh tearing capabilities that Ed intended to drop into the Bloodhaven. It would accompany W on the journey and would be used as a sort of tactical explosive.
While the creature could not in fact explode, Ed made sure that it was equally destructive when it concerned anything of flesh. Being alive, or undead rather as it used the remains of a magic mole, ensured that it was resilient and that it could do great damage for a long ti.
All the small things aside, Ed also nad the things.
[Watercap Bat]
[ A creature made by Edwa&! derived from a skeleton bat. Its body is adorned with watershrooms that assist it in braving the harsh desert. It has also been inscribed with an array. They are sowhat toxic. ]
The na was sowhat self explanatory. It was watery, had mushroom caps, and was a bat.
[Deathcap Bat]
W's body which retained its deadliness needed a far more nacing na.
'If this scouting mission is a success, it's possible I will be able to make more groups of these things' For that he needed to gather more mob parts and harvest so divine sap.
It wouldn't be long before the desert skies were filled with Watercaps and Deathcap bats flying around. A sight that no doubt the Elves would be reassured by.
'But that about concludes everything' The Gore Mole was seated upon the back of W's and they were all at the city's walls looking as the sun rose further and further.
'W, it's ti to fly' Hearing this, W nodded and prepared to take off with his new buddies towards the Bloodhaven.
Ed simply watched as they faded into the horizon.
'Am I sending too many individuals off as of late or is it just ?' Ed figured it was alright though so long as he rembered not to leave the city uninhabited by the end of his send off spree.
***
Sanctuary.
A place of refuge or safety.
The Lizardn who were hearing this na and its aning for the first ti knew it to be true. The tall walls that surrounded the city and the trained orc guards who stood atop them were imposing.
For enemies, these things were not safe but perilous. But for those that lived within, nothing could be more reassuring.
The lizardn strived to one day build a city as prosperous as this. But they also couldn't help but feel alienated by the concept. Their tribes for one felt a lot more… Free.
The imposing walls from the outside were also visible from the inside and served as a reminder that they were trapped. The guards who often trained out in the open reminded the citizens that a revolt could be easily quelled.
It was possible that these things were not built with these purposes but for the lizardn who were used to a world without barriers and one hidden by fog, so paranoia was expected.
Nevertheless, the lizardn were adapting well.
"Grilled Fish, you've never tried anything like it!" A lizardman vendor could be seen advertising a delicious snack towards the orcs for example.
"Oh hey, how was your commute, Ers?" Reid, the head of tourism who happened to be passing noticed the lizardman and greeted them.
"Safe and fast"?Erseci, the vendor, responded.
With the establishnt of boar travel, safe and fast was a succinct yet accurate statent. The creatures of the cavern could not compete with the orcs and lizardn who frequently passed to and fro and the way beca safer and safer as the wildlife adapted.
"Must have been tough lugging all that fish here all the sa, how about just moving here and raising so?" Reid casually suggested.
"Nothing beats ho" Most of the lizardn who visited Sanctuary did not get nearly as attached as Reid to Sanctuary. The lizardn population in Sanctuary remained two even after the beginning of comrce.
Reid simply shrugged before buying a grilled fish and continuing on his way. Eventually he reached Sharog's ho, Sanctuary's town hall.
"Sharog" Reid called.
After waiting a short while, Reid was ready to call for her again but the door to her office space opened before he got the chance to.
"What brings you here, Reid?" She asked sowhat annoyed.
"I ca give report" Reid's language could still use a touch up. He was not the best head of tourism that Sanctuary could have asked for but he did still try to complete his duties in spite of his various inabilities.
"Report?" Sharog asked, confused.
"You asked report on lizardn and employnt…?" Reid understood that his orcish?could use so work but he had to admit he felt a bit hurt by her confusion.
"Oh" Sharog had honestly forgotten. The comrce had buried her in work. She hadn't even had any ti to train Gurln or engage in alchemy.
After that small episode, Reid began to explain that most of the Lizardn that ca to Sanctuary began to sell their goods or participate in its jobs but they did so mostly as a way to broaden their horizons as opposed to seeking permanent residence.
Once that concluded, Reid was quick to escape from the hall. The first thing he did once out was enter the nearest bar. This however was none of Sharog's business, and even if it were, it was low on her priority list.
"Sharog" It hadn't been long since Reid's departure, but she heard a voice call for her. She recognized this voice.
"Yes?" She called out as she stood to get the door.
"Are you ready?" Gurln asked with excitent.
"Ready…? Oh" It was then that Sharog realized she made a mistake. She had forgotten that she promised to teach Gurln that day. She had cancelled too much already and felt she owed it to him.
Before she could apologize however and tell Gurln that she would need a minute the town hall's door was abruptly opened.
"Fire!" Shel who just entered scread.
""Fire?"" Gurln and Sharog both asked confused.
"Big fire!" Shel added.
As they would later find out, one of the resident's houses had caught fire. By the ti that Sharog managed to guide the orcs and goblins into putting the fire out with water from the moat dusk had arrived.
Sharog then finally made her way ho. There she was welcod by a creaky door then contrasted by the noise of her boisterous neighbors.
She wasn't sure how much longer she'd be able to keep this up.
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