124 Improve talent?! (2/2)

That was also why Clive took extra caution and did not allow the group to light up any fire since it could attract unwanted attention from the beasts.

Taking Clara as the center, the mercenaries took their positions. Some climbed the trees and rested their backs against the trees' trunk while also keeping an eye on the surroundings.

Even if they did not have enough space for the whole wooden cabin, Sir Hanry made enough space by cutting away some vines and wild plants to make the area suitable for a tent.

Clara and Venessa rested in the tent guarded by the Silver Knights and Sir Hanry, who all stayed at an appropriate distance from the camp.

Ozul also climbed up a tree with Jinx following him up. The tree branches did not have enough space, so Raven had to climb up a different tree while Blaze chose to stay on the ground.

Suddenly when Raven was about to jump up the tree, Blaze stopped her, ”Hey, I wanted to ask you. I still don't know why is a drake's core so valuable?”

Almost all of the mercenaries in the group knew about it, but since Blaze had lived in the village for all his life, there was no one to educate him.

”Ah, yes. You still don't know, tsk tsk.” Raven taunted while Blaze could only smile at this while his eyes twitched.

”There is only one reason why they are so valuable. And that is… the Mana Core from a drake can improve one's talent!” Raven explained to him.

”Wait, talent?! But how?” Blaze was not able to digest this piece of information so easily.

Talent in this world was something that was thought to be decided on birth. Blaze knew the importance of talent after comparing himself to Raven, who, unlike him, had been provided by all the resources, yet he was near the same tier as her.

”Why do you think drakes are rumored to have the bloodline from dragons? It is because they say that dragons also have a special affinity to mana. So the drake's cores being able to improve one's talent became the main reason people linked the two together.” Raven even explained the reason for the rumors.

”Hmm. So dragons do exist!” Blaze muttered after listening to Raven.

”They may or may not. Who knows. Unless we see it with our own eyes, we cannot confirm,” Raven shrugged. Why care about something that they would probably never encounter?

”How does it improve our talent, though? Do we make some pills with them?” Blaze had finally gotten his chance to clear his doubts, so he wasn't letting Raven go without asking everything.

”No. We just devour it,” said Raven nonchalantly. However, Blaze's expressions changed hearing that they would have to devour a Mana Core!

”... What will we do with a little more talent if the cost is death?” Blaze squinted his eyes at Raven.

As far as he knew, eating a Mana Core was akin to suicide since the dense and compressed mana would suddenly start to rampage inside the body, resulting in the mage's death in a few seconds.

”There is actually a way to absorb the Mana Core of a drake,” said Raven as the expressions on Blaze's face began to change.

”What?! Since when could we absorb Mana Cores?” Blaze asked while trying his best to keep his voice under control.

”We can't just absorb any beast's Core. It is the specialty of the drake's Mana Core. But there are still some things that we need to help in the process, and we don't have them right now,” Raven poured the cold water on him.

Blaze knew that even if they could absorb the Mana Core of the drake to improve their talent, the items used in the process surely wouldn't be cheap.

”Heh, don't worry. If Ozul wanted us to consume the cores, then he surely has a way to get the other items,” Raven assured him.

However, right after saying that, she muttered under her breath, ”...I think.”

Due to no one making any sound near them, Blaze heard her murmur and smiled wryly, ”Yeah, probably...”

It couldn't be helped. They already had the Cores, so it was just a matter of time before they get the other resources.

Raven went up the tree after that, leaving Blaze to his own thinking.