Jason and the others were unaware that over a dozen professional assassins had quietly followed them to Mount Zorn.
"Where should we go first to hunt for Rage Beast Crystals?" Jason asked the group after arriving at Mount Zorn.
"I don't know either, I haven't hunted Rage Beasts before," Kaladi said.
"What? You haven't?""I thought you'd done this before. What about you, Marty? You must have some experience, you were a bandit for so long." Jason asked Marty.
"We're just bandits, why would we do something as dangerous as hunting Ragebeasts in our free time?" Marty said, scratching his head.
"Uh... so we came all this way so enthusiastically, and none of us have any experience?" Jason said speechlessly.
"What experience do you need? Just see a Ragebeast, kill it, and take the Ragebeast crystal, right?" Marty said."What you said is true, but since none of us have any experience, it's best to be careful!" Jason said to everyone, reminding them to proceed with caution.
"Okay, where should we go next? There should be enraged beasts in that valley, right? Should we go take a look?" Marty said to Jason.
"Let's go then! Just be alert!" Jason said, and then led the way towards the valley.
"The young master doesn't act his age at all, so mature and steady," Marty asked Kaladi beside him, puzzled.
"Why are you thinking about that?"Isn't it good to follow a reliable master?" Karadi said to Marty and followed Jason.
"Hey, I was just asking, you're so high and mighty!" Marty said, following behind.
Jason and the others quickly arrived in the valley.
Jason stood in the valley and looked around, finding it barren except for some rocks and a few sparse bushes.
"There's no sign of any Wrath Beasts here, not even bird droppings," Jason complained.
"It shouldn't be like this, this valley is hidden enough, how could there be no Wrath Beasts?""Marty said.
'Didn't my father say that rage beasts are one of the most numerous species on the Continent of Cartias? How can they be so hard to find?' Vivian said to everyone.
'We just got here, let's wait a bit and talk about it later!' Caladi said to everyone.
'Alright then, let's just wander around, maybe we'll run into one soon!' Jason said, drawing his sword from his waist with a 'clang'."Since getting this sword, Jason hasn't had a good look at it. The bright, sharp blade is particularly dazzling in the sunlight, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
"This sword is really good, it looks incredibly sharp!" Marty said, looking at the sword in Jason's hand with some envy.
"This sword looks like it was forged from the extremely cold steel produced in the Northern Lands, definitely a top-quality item!" Kaladi said.
"What the heck is extremely cold steel?" Jason asked."Extreme Cold Steel is produced in the extreme northern mines of the Cartias continent. It is the king of steels, the best steel material on this continent."
The studious Kaladi explained to Jason.
"You even know this, impressive!"
Jason praised Kaladi.
"Of course, almost every noble knows this."
Kaladi said to Jason.
Hearing Kaladi's words, Jason felt deeply embarrassed. After all, he was also a noble, but he knew nothing about this, completely clueless."Such a fine sword, Young Master, I think you should give it a name!" Karadi suggested to Jason.
"Give it a name, huh? What would be a good one?" Jason said, carefully examining the sword in his hand.
"I think you should give it a powerful name, Young Master. Look at its hilt, it's a lion running, just like the Lyon family crest. How about 'Running Wolf Sword'!"
Vivian said to Jason.
"Pfft~!" Jason was speechless after hearing Vivian's words.
"Wait, Vivian, were you talking about a lion the whole time?""Suddenly, you mention a Swiftwind Blade. What does that have to do with a lion?" Jason asked Vivian, puzzled.
"Nothing at all. I just think Swiftwind Blade sounds nice," Vivian said to Jason with a smile.
"Uh..." Jason was completely speechless at Vivian's train of thought. She really was a unique individual!
"Look at the lion on the hilt, it looks like it's charging, clearly hunting prey. We should give it a similar name. How about... Lion Hunter! What do you think, Young Master?" Kaladi said to Jason.
"Lion Hunter?"Well, not bad, it's a good name. Let's call him Lion Hunter then!" Jason said, pointing the Lion Hunter straight towards the sky.
"As expected of a noble, so cultured. The names you come up with are really good. Someone like me, a roughneck, would only think of things like Lion Sword or something," Marty exclaimed.
"Haha, don't worry. If you keep following me, one day you'll become as cultured as Karadi. As the saying goes, 'One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black'," Jason said to Marty.
"What pig and ink? What does that mean?" Marty asked Jason, scratching his head in confusion."Hahaha!" Marty's words made Jason and the others burst into laughter.
As Jason and the others were chatting happily, everyone suddenly heard the roar of a wild beast.
Everyone immediately took out their weapons, cautiously staring around, searching for the source of the sound.
"Everyone be careful, it seems our prey has appeared!" Jason said cautiously.
Marty gripped the axe in his hand and said, "It's finally here, I'm definitely taking this first blood!"
"Hehe, who gets the first enraged beast is still up in the air!""Kara Di brandished the sword in his hand at Marty.
"Alright, you two stop fighting. Rage Beasts are generally extremely ferocious, you should both be careful!" Jason said to Marty and Kara Di.
"Awoo~!" Suddenly, a leopard with blue light emanating from its body jumped onto a rock and roared at Jason and the others.
"What a big cat! And it's a C-rank, just what I need! Prepare to die!" Ti said, charging directly towards the leopard.
"Don't even think about stealing my credit!" Kara Di said, also dashing out in a flash."
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