Chapter 264 - Friendship With The Monster (1/2)

”Rave, what do you think about man's friendship with a monster? Is something like that possible?” Asked Evan. He was curious to know if there were people in this world who had fought alongside monsters.

”Hmm, friendship with monsters? You ask some pretty controversial questions. Most people are disgusted to even think about it, but that's a lot of those who belong to light organizations. In fact, it is possible to be friends with monsters. I know a few of those people myself, but it isn't easy.”

Evan didn't interrupt, he was curious to know more about it. Perhaps this way, he would learn more about his alliance with Reykar.

”There are exactly the same rules at work here as in taming monsters, but the chances of success are much less. For one thing, monsters, unlike beasts, won't want to do this kind of duel, they value strength, but you have to prove it in some other way. But, even then, most monsters will fight until they die, they won't obey you. You have to get into a special situation in which you each prove yourselves worthy of each othe.. Only then can you have an alliance. I tried, but it didn't work. Luck is very important in this matter”. Rave explained in detail and adjusted his glasses.

”I see.” Mumbled Evan.

They spent the rest of the journey in silence. Evan admired the scenery, and Rave pondered what experiment he would do next. He had also prepared a lot of questions for Evan.

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After a while, Evan saw an abandoned castle in the distance. It was pretty large and very old. Most of it was dilapidated, there were a lot of cobwebs on the walls, and some parts of the castle were sprouting strange vines. This castle looked very gloomy and creepy. It seemed as if ghosts and ancient monsters lived in this castle.

This castle was one of the bases of the Demonic Tree. Very few people know about this place because it was located among snow-covered mountains and outwardly no different from the forgotten building. No one would have thought that people could live here.

There weren't many people in this place. Only those who were allowed by Rave or the head of Demonic Tree himself were in this Demonic Tree base. Rave practically personally owned this castle. It was the place where he conducted his experiments, as well as his people.

”Rave, what kind of experiments do you do?” Asked Evan looking at the snow-covered castle.

”At the moment, I'm trying to force monsters to evolve. There's hardly any success so far, but it's a complicated and time-consuming process. It takes ingredients and much time, just like all experiments.” Rave said calmly.

<Rave is trying to make monsters evolve artificially? When Reykar absorbs my mana, he gradually gets a little stronger, but it doesn't help him evolve. But, when he absorbed a large amount of my weird energy, he was able to do it. I wonder if I can do the same with the beast?> Evan thought.

”Rave, do you experiment only with monsters or with beasts too?” Asked Evan.

”Beasts are different, their evolutions happen naturally, it's not interesting. The reason I can't make monsters evolve is that their evolution is like some chaos. It's impossible to control, and monsters, unlike beasts, can evolve into something completely new and different. I think monsters are more interesting and promising creatures in this respect. Okay, the lecture's over, we're here.” Rave replied.

The Ice Wyvern landed in the castle grounds. It was a special place designed specifically for this beast. It was a massive ice chamber filled with various crystals. Rave spent a lot of money and effort to make this place comfortable for Ice Wyvern. But, these conditions helped the Ice Wyvern progress faster.

”Follow me.” Said Rave and headed inside the castle.