Fantasy Lord: I Have a Moving Castle

Chapter 72: Chapter 25: Shark Lizard Beast, External Situation (First Update! Request for First Subscriptions!)

Chapter 72: Chapter 25: Shark Lizard Beast, External Situation (First Update! Request for First Subscriptions!)

Freyja ate her breakfast in small bites, her gaze fixed on the harmonious scene unfolding before her, feeling nothing short of wonder.

Elves were quite favored by animals, and many had animal companions—some for battle, others for companionship in daily life and labor, and still others purely as pets.

These included not just ordinary animals but Demon Beasts as well, such as her own Floral Blue Leopard. Besides the Floral Blue Leopard, she had several other animal companions, but she hadn’t brought them with her when she left the tribe.

Even so, she had never seen anyone with so many Demon Beast companions, which even included two fairies.

Even among the Elf Clan, those who were favored by fairies were very few.

To Freyja, this scene was truly incredible.

Therefore, despite being an introvert at heart, she couldn’t help but glance several times at Char, Betty, Star Worm, and the others.

After breakfast, Freyja naturally thought to get up and wash the dishes, but Char took over the task without a word.

The man was injured, and the fact that he had silently made breakfast for her with his grievous wounds was already surprising and touching. If he were at home, he would never have allowed Freyja to do such a thing.

Now, he definitely couldn’t stand by and watch Freyja wash the dishes after she had prepared breakfast.

He couldn’t do something so lacking in empathy.

Although when he decided to bring Freyja back to the Garden Secret Realm, he was somewhat distrustful, guarding against her in his heart.

But that was because the secrets of the Garden Secret Realm and the Prayer Altar were too significant, especially the latter. If revealed before he had sufficient strength, it would bring fatal danger upon him.

In the face of such serious consequences, he had to be cautious.

This was his safety bumper for the “extreme case” that Freyja might be an elf of poor character.

If Freyja was a decent person and a normal elf,

then he certainly wouldn’t harm her, and all signs indicated that Freyja was indeed a normal elf, even better in character than most.

Under such circumstances, Char naturally was very polite. After all, to recruit talent, one must first be sincere, show concern, and treat the other as a friend.

So, he didn’t act as a hands-off manager, and instead of throwing the task of potion preparation onto Freyja, he persuaded her to teach him instead.

Char did as Freyja instructed and never let her lift a finger unless necessary, to avoid aggravating her injuries.

As a Wood Elf Ranger, Freyja was a master of Herbalism. Whether it was preparing poisons, wound medicines, or various other potions, it was all effortless for her.

Under Freyja’s guidance, Char quickly prepared the potions and then, following her advice, administered the appropriate doses to the Ghost Flying Lizard and the Night Helmeted Owl.

During this process, Char used casual conversation to finally understand why Freyja was injured and why she was here.

She came from a rather large Elf Tribe, a small Elf Town with a population much larger than Betty’s Green Rose Village, numbering in the thousands.

Freyja was among the more outstanding of the younger generation in the town, her potential noted and admired by many.

Of course, this information was deduced by Char from Freyja’s words—Freyja wasn’t the type to boast, and she wouldn’t proclaim her own potential or how well-regarded she was.

This time, she was out on an excursion to train herself, but unexpectedly, she ran into an attack by a Shark Lizard Beast.

The Shark Lizard Beast is a huge predator, volatile and greedy, fearing no creature regardless of their number or strength, launching attacks without hesitation, and dominating wherever it resides.

They possess heads akin to sharks and bodies like giant lizards, their skin a pale blue and thick, appearing as if encased in a layer of solid steel armor. Even without the use of skills, their sheer physical strength endows the Shark Lizard Beast with immense destructive power.

Freyja and the Floral Blue Leopard had narrowly escaped death at the hands of the Shark Lizard Beast. The wound on her abdomen was inflicted by it, and had she not fortuitously encountered Char, she most likely would have met the Moonlight Goddess Bai Ying, whom she worshipped.

When Char heard that Freyja had narrowly escaped death from the Shark Lizard Beast, he showed no sign on his face, but his heart skipped a beat.

Because he only heard the story from Freyja and did not witness it himself, with no system display, he could not determine the Shark Lizard Beast’s Challenge Level. However, based on his understanding, it was likely higher than that of the Clover Mantis.

If Freyja and the Floral Blue Leopard had managed to escape from the Shark Lizard Beast, it meant that the strength of this duo was definitely greater than the level they had shown, otherwise, they couldn’t have done it.

In other words, Freyja must possess some unknown trump card.

With that in mind, his previous actions seemed a bit rash. Considering the trump card, Freyja’s combat ability might exceed that of the Clover Mantis. If she had harbored malicious intent…

Then his previous actions would be tantamount to inviting the wolf into his house.

Fortunately, Freyja was not a villain, or rather, an evil elf.

Immediately after, Char asked a series of questions, such as where was the Shark Lizard Beast now? Was it safe for them to continue staying here?

The Shark Lizard Beast is a very greedy and ferocious Demon Beast with no fixed lair, typically hunting within a territory not exceeding thirty kilometers.

Their only standard for a territory is food, treating every moving thing as food, including other predators and their kin. Only after consuming all the food within its territory does the Shark Lizard Beast migrate.

Indeed, the Shark Lizard Beast is a cannibalistic Demon Beast.

Only during the mating season could one see many Shark Lizard Beasts congregating together. Yet even in this large-scale gathering with reproduction as its purpose, violence and gore were rampant.

After a bloody dance of sharp teeth and claws, the gathering usually ended with the death and consumption of the males, leaving only the victor to relish the spoils of victory.

If there was a Shark Lizard Beast nearby, Char would have to consider whether it was time to leave.

In his view, the threat posed by the Shark Lizard Beast was even greater than that of the Undead, whose range of activity was confined.

Thankfully, Freyja said that the place where she encountered the Shark Lizard Beast was very far from here. They had fled for a long distance before reaching this spot, far beyond thirty kilometers.

Considering the Shark Lizard Beast’s habits, it was unlikely to relentlessly pursue a prey for dozens of kilometers, especially if the prey was a Wood Elf—the Shark Lizard Beast did not favor the flesh of Dwarves or Elves, as it did not suit their taste. However, they often only realize what their prey was after killing it, which is why they would also attack Dwarves and Elves.

Not only that, but Freyja also cleared up one of his doubts.

That was why, despite the evident threat of such a vast Land of Undead nearby, the Florence Kingdom beside it had no reaction whatsoever?

The reason was that the Florence Kingdom was amidst a war with the Undead, and the situation was very unfavorable, with more than half of the kingdom’s territory having fallen.

Faced with such circumstances, how could the Florence Kingdom care about such a remote Land of Undead?

At this point in time, the Undead crisis within the Florence Kingdom had already spread far and wide, and there were many more instances of larger scale and more urgent Undead calamities than this. In comparison, this level of threat hardly made the list.