Chapter 326: Hunter And Prey! (5) (2/2)

”Well, he's a little bigger than he was the last time we saw each other. But it's definitely the same drake. I actually tried looking for him a week or so ago, but he totally alluded me. I never thought that he would have gone into hibernation at his size.”

Rysa's expression as she spoke told Kace that she was pretty attached to the beast that almost ate them for a snack. Still, Kace felt a lot better now that he knew they would not have to worry about it in the future.

”Well, we didn't mean to disturb him. We were just testing out the ship's combat power and stretching our muscles a little against the drake pack. We had no idea he was down there.” Kace glanced towards the beast in the distance with some apprehension on his face.

”Oh, well, he seems to have had fun messing around with you guys anyway, so no damage done.” Rysa blankly stared into space as she considered something. ”Is your vessel still able to fly?”

Kace hesitantly glanced at Gyn, who appeared next to them. He was the only one qualified to answer that question. However, Kace was more afraid that Gyn would say something to provoke Rysa with his personality being what it was.

”Well, I can get it in the air, but your fucking lizard over there chewed the ass off of it!” Gyn shouted, making Kace's fears come true instantly. ”You any idea how long it took me to fix the mess that it used to be? Huh? Not long! Because I'm the only one with any brains around here, apparently. But that's not the point. Just give me what I need to fix it, a few tons of drake scales and your body, and we'll call it even.”

Kace gaped in shock at the little goblin boldly asking for Rysa's body. Sure, she had been particularly forward with Kace, but what gave Gyn the confidence to ask for the same treatment? Rysa seemed to be thinking along the same lines as Kace as she frowned deeply at the ugly little squirt.

That was one creature that she did not covet any attention from. Rysa seemed to be weighing her response carefully as she considered Gyn's other demands.

”I can give you the materials to fix your vessel. The drake scales are not a problem either. However, my body is definitely out of the question.” Rysa said each word carefully to make sure that Gyn got the message. However, his expression looked confused, as if he could not understand why.

”It shouldn't be a problem, though, right? It's just your body. It's not anything special to you.” Gyn hummed as a dark look crossed Rysa's face. Kace wanted to run for cover. Gyn's stupidity had reached new levels with this comment. ”I mean, you are a Phoenix, right? So you'll get a new one when you're reborn. So just off yourself and let me take the corpse to study it. I might get something good from it.”

Rysa, who was about to unleash all of hell on the goblin, suddenly paused. 'He wants to use my body as materials?' Rysa frowned as she realised the misunderstanding and the fact she could not sense any malice coming from Gyn. He was like a child that was full of curiosity. Kace, on the other hand, felt like he had gone through something similar before.

Ah right. It was at that time that Lilly caused a misunderstanding. 'Seriously! What is it with monsters! Don't they have any common sense?' Still, Kace felt relieved that Gyn had not actually meant to offend anyone this time. His other requests were reasonable, and although it was better than asking Rysa to share a night with him, it was still an unreasonable request to ask her to off herself.

”I'll take it into consideration then.” Surprisingly though, Rysa did not outright reject the idea. ”You'd only gain ashes from it, but I'd be quite interested to see if you could find a use for them.”

'Ah, that's right. She's something of a research junkie too.' Kace thought as he remembered the personal library full of her own notes.

”Ashes? Is there no way to preserve the body?” Gyn asked with a thoughtful expression on his face.

”Not that I know of, but you're welcome to give it a try.” Rysa grinned at Gyn as if she were challenging him. ”Since we seem to have an agreement. Shall we get going?”

Kace agreed that they should get to the oasis city as soon as possible. The invasion of the Northern territories had been put off long enough. He could only hope that they could break through with the army that they had assembled this time. There was a good chance that Gyn's airship and Rysa would be the key to victory.

Kace stared off into the distance as he wondered how the council would take it when he parted ways with them after this campaign…