Sword God in a World of Magic

"Javelins?" Shang asked in confusion as he looked at the hunter beside him.

The hunter nodded. "You might think that Javelins are birds, but they are actually a mixture between birds and land beasts. Imagine a wolf, give it scales, put feathers over the scales, and replace its head with a bird head with a long beak. Their front legs have very noticeable feathers."

"They are very quick on land, but they can also expand the feathers on their front legs to create makeshift wings. They are a bit clumsy in the air, but if they jump beforehand, their small wings give them a terrifying short-term control for their jump."

Shang had a hard time imagining such a beast.

A wolf with a bird's head and expandable wings?

"The Mages think that Javelins have once been birds that transitioned on fighting on land," the hunter explained.

"Why?" Shang asked.

"The Wasteland is full of Earth and Wind Affinity beasts, and nearly all of them have some kind of ranged attack. Flying beasts often have issues with dealing with such attacks. Sure, they are fast and nimble, but one good hit with a rock, and they hit the ground."

Shang nodded a couple of times.

This world sure was interesting.

"So, why do we have to get their beaks? Are they worth a lot?" Shang asked.

"No," the hunter answered. "The beaks of the young are worthless."

"Then why do we have a mission to get them? On top of that, the reward is very high for a beast at the Soldier Stage."

The hunter smirked. "Investment and pest control," he said.

Shang looked with a questioning expression at the hunter.

"Javelins are an average General Stage beast when they reach maturity. They're not very powerful but also not very weak."

"That is if we let them grow naturally."

Shang raised an eyebrow.

see, Javelins have a

helpless without their pointy beak. Their entire offensive capabilities revolve around that beak. Sadly, their beaks don't naturally become powerful enough to penetrate heavy armor. Because of that,

break their beaks twice when they are younger, their beak grows back with much more power. By breaking it twice, the Javelin's

broken, they are essentially already dead since

as he put his own stack

of the young Javelins twice, and they grow up to become quite a formidable

The hunter smirked again.

"But not for us."

become a formidable opponent to Earth Affinity beasts

walking around, attacking everything they see, and hunting them is a gigantic hassle. It's easy to escape

with a powerful spear as a weapon. What would you rather hunt,

glint of understanding appeared in

the Javelins deal with all the annoying Earth Affinity beasts?" Shang

are a bother, but Javelins with a powerful beak are an asset. Normal Javelins attack us. Powerful Javelins attack

Hunting Guild isn't directly earning money from these beaks, but indirectly. Every powerful Javelin increases the overall experience for us hunters in

"That

the hunter added. "Since there is a high likelihood of encountering General Stage beasts in that

The reward is too low for General Stage hunters, but the mission is also too dangerous for Soldier Stage hunters. The Hunting Guild just recently upped the reward from

great," Shang said. "I think that's just the

General Stage hunters. As a little tip, I would suggest for you to go to the southern part of the northwestern forest. There are

He

The Vanishing Snakes.

made trouble for everyone. No wonder they were worth so many Contribution

the hunter said as he

again," Shang

Shang before he went to the receptionist

Guild, Shang stood up and also

please," Shang said, pointing

receptionist took away the stacks of papers and quickly

long, square-like object on

green and greenish-blue. If you see

Javelin with the stamp," she said as she pointed at the object on the counter. "Stamping them shouldn't be an issue once their beaks are broken. At that point, they only want to flee and won't