There was no doubt this would be an extraordinarily difficult challenge-Kroya had never operated in the Astral Plane, let alone raised magical beasts on a "star."
It was hell difficulty right from the start.
Still, this was one of the fastest ways to break into the upper circles.
The Star Ring Potion Research Group worked in medicine and pharmaceuticals. Its connections truly reached everywhere, and Kroya himself wanted to enter that field.
Food was hard currency on the Semrio Continent, but not in the Astral Plane. His expansion was meant to bring him more varieties of magical beasts, magic plants, and special minerals so he could better develop his own industries.
The opportunity was right before him.
He nodded without hesitation. "No problem."
Both Volt's and Atre's expressions changed visibly. The former wondered whether he had failed to explain the situation clearly enough; the latter looked thoroughly approving.
King Atre gently patted the head of the puppy biting his hem, lifted it up, and waved its paw. "Why don't you get a pet like this too?"
Everyone had actually noticed the puppy when they first arrived-an utterly unremarkable level-three magic dog. Yet the Elector King was cradling it in his arms?
Still, if the Elector King was holding it... surely there had to be something special about it?
"Is it a rare magical beast?"
"The young of a legendary magical beast?"
"A young deity?"
Everyone offered a whole string of guesses.
But the Elector King simply shook his head, gazing fondly at the puppy sucking his finger. "It's just an ordinary level-three magic dog."
"..."
For a moment, the atmosphere grew distinctly awkward.
Seriously? He was cuddling and playing with a level-three magic dog like that?
Kroya took the initiative to pick up the conversation. "This is a gift I