Master Of None

The next hour was a mess of all the potentials if the tower could be fixed and improved. However, Walker had a very hard tome focusing. While the mana that the tower attracted helped him replenish what he had lost, he was still tired from the fight against Greed. There were many things he had done but he had not pushed himself to learn a new magic that he still didn't fully understand. The mysteries of natural mana were nothing that Walker could interpret in just a few moments. If the sealing arts carving had not put the information in to his mind then he would not have had a hope of sealing Greed. 

One interesting thing that the king of the deep caves had said before they had all left was the fact that the core of the tower shouldn't be devoid of mana forever. That the crystal it was made of should be able to absorb mana again if it can get the proper amount of mana. This prompted another conversation about the sources and designs of runes. There was too much information from the forest elves and the dwarves to keep straight but their theory put a disrupted rune as the issue. 

The tome that Walker had taken back to the mansion with him was still a mess of words he did not understand. This was partly amazing because Walker had a skill that translated some ancient languages. But these words were mixed with runes and would require more knowledge to understand. Not to mention the diagrams required a lot of elemental mana knowledge. 

There were some runes that seemed to be designed to be specifically used with personal mana. Most people would not channel their mana in to a rune unless it was a rune made to keep a door locked or such other reasons. The mana runes that Walker could make out were made to help teach someone to change the way their mana flows. It could be very useful for learning to make magical items with runes. When the wandering blacksmith glanced at the book Walker didn't even stop him from starting to look through. He knew that the wandering blacksmith had a lot more knowledge on the topic of runes than he did. 

Midnight and Onyx didn't let the party go anywhere for the rest of the day. Remey, Gil, and Su would have rushed off their own ways. Unfortunately, Midnight and Onyx had been shocked by the fact that they were affected by Greeds' curse and did not want to risk the party being separated and alone again. No one could argue since everyone felt that being with their family was very important. The tower could wait for another time. 

One thing that the tower brought that Walker had not expected were monsters. They seemed attracted to the higher mana in the area meaning that the guards needed to work harder. The good part was that most of the monsters were not dangerous because they remained at a distance from humans. But when the goblins, harpies, and grey haired spiders took notice there was an interesting change. 

The goblins had been wary of the humans coming in to the city. They knew that it was not normal for monsters to be around. Most of them had gone back to the forest but there were a decent few that had remained in Genesis. Kroll had mentioned to the forest elf queen that he was considering moving to Genesis completely since it would be the best place for them to grow as a race. This was highly supported since it would be a place for the goblins to grow without the elves' shadow overwhelming them at all times. 

The harpies were even more encouraged to remain and grow since they had already started to set up their homes. Walker had seen some of the taller buildings with openings around the roofs. They had been made specifically for the harpies to live in and had been filled quickly. They had even started to learn how to deliver mail already since they found the job entertaining. The harpies turned out to be more playful than expected. 

This was a very good thing since the people who were apprehensive of the monster races saw them playing and racing through the air to get the mail to others faster. It was a game that seemed to be turning in to more than just a game. There were already whispers of a flying competition one day.

The place for the grey haired spiders was even more interesting. They had somehow managed to get in a very large business relationship with the dwarves and clothing makers. Lisa in particular had made a few friends that were already providing spider silk as a material. The clothing she made to showcase the spider silk specifically had been made in a delicate and lacy style. This caused many people to stop and look at the windows of her shop. Furthermore, it enhanced the reputation of the grey haired spiders which had been known as pests throughout the forest and rocky outskirts of the forest. But less and less seemed to be attacking merchants as more arrived in Genesis. 

All of this seemed to be drawing more attention to the city. Even the other monsters that would have been more violent in attacking the city like the horned rabbits were less aggressive than usual. Not that they had a chance to become an intelligent race due to their tendencies. But it was an interesting fact. 

It was what drew some more tamers to come and help build up the tamer's guild branch. There were quite a few sent by their guild master to fix any dented relations that the aquatic tamers started. One member that was a rare system user walked in to the city with the approval to take over a small shop near the tamers' guild as part of their position.

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