Versatile Mage (Web Novel)
chapter-2332

Chapter 2332: The Perfect Mount

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

Bluish-gray feathers were falling slowly through the air, gaining weight after soaking in the rain. They soon plummeted to the ground in perfectly straight lines.

The feathers were no longer clean and shiny. They were as dirty as the feathers of wild ducks after falling into a swamp.

The Eagle Horses were a species of tamed beasts that could cover their whole bodies in feathers whenever they were under attack.

The area between their head and chest were covered in gray-blue feathers, similar to eagles. Their wings did not grow out of their backs like griffins, but on their four ankles instead!

They looked like horses stepping on four eagles while sprinting across the sky at a first glance!

“I wonder how they manage to keep their balance when they are flying with wings on their legs,” Zhao Manyan grumbled while climbing up onto an Eagle Horse.

Mo Fan could not fly. It was likely he was going to spend a long time fighting the Brown Rebels in the sky. He was a little worried about his safety while riding an Eagle Horse, so he had brought along Zhao Manyan, who owned Magical Wings, as a safety precaution.

“Why can’t you buy your own Magical Wings? It’s not like you can’t afford to spend a hundred million or two on some!” Zhao Manyan mocked him.

“Buying my own Wing Magical Equipment was once my ambition, so I worked harder than anyone to become stronger. However, when I suddenly had the money to buy it, I realized I no longer needed it as much as I did in the past!” Mo Fan jumped onto the back of an Eagle Horse.

“What the f**k are you talking about? Just admit you are stingy!”

“A hundred million is still a lot of money. I know a hundred million is nothing for your father.”

“The man you are talking about isn’t my father! Why do you sound like my father was the richest man in the world?” Zhao Manyan yelled at him.

“I would rather spend my money on Magic Armor or a Magic Shield,” Mo Fan continued.

Had Mo Fan ever been rich?

He had nothing but junk. Even the Black Snake Armor, which used to be unstoppable, was struggling to keep up with his growth. It was not like they were risking their lives here to earn money!

They were doing charitable acts for the greater good!

If he focused on being a Hunter, he could easily make a fortune with his current reputation and title. Why did he have to worry about the world being destroyed when he could not even afford to buy himself some reliable Magic Equipment?

Most importantly, the Black Vatican was not the only threat to the world.

Many cities would be destroyed overnight once the season of the sea monsters arrived. Ten Salans were nowhere as destructive as the first invasion of the sea monsters!

Mankind was petty. He wondered how the superheroes in the movies were able to save billions of lives so easily.

Using this war as an example, the total number of soldiers that the Brown Rebels and the Federation Army had was only around a hundred thousand men. It was a mere tenth of a million!

However, he was feeling less capable than he wanted to in this fight!

“Let’s go, we must catch up to the main army, or we’ll have to waste even more time fighting our way through the enemy’s lines,” Mo Fan said.

“I swear if I can make it back in one piece, I must give sextuple fly a try!” Zhao Manyan proclaimed. He sounded like he had made a huge decision in his life. He almost brought out his little notebook with the record of his great ‘achievements’.

{TL Note: Sextuple fly here means a one-man-six-girls sevensome.}

“You are as good as dead if you do that.”

It was not easy to control an Eagle Horse. Every Eagle Horse had three pieces of supplementary equipment.

The first one was a whip. Hitting the Eagle Horse on specific spots would give a specific order to the creature. The second was reins, which were mainly used to stop the creature or dodge incoming attacks. The third was a pair of riding boots, used to control the creature’s speed.

Mo Fan was not used to riding the Horse Eagle at first. The creature was shaking and jolting fiercely as it flew through the sky, but he managed to get the hang of it quickly enough.

“I still prefer the griffins. It’s like comparing a Tibetan mastiff to a toy poodle!” Zhao Manyan grumbled.

Zhao Manyan had a feeling his Magic Wings were more reliable than the Eagle Horse. He could relate to Mo Fan’s worries.

Unfortunately, they had to ride an Eagle Horse to disguise themselves as Federation soldiers. If they were flying on their own, the enemy might think they were leading the Eagle Horse Skyriders!

“Fanxue Mountain has three Wind Flame Lightning Vultures. I can give you one if you want,” Mo Fan proposed generously.

He could not help but recall how amusing his encounter with the Wind Flame Lightning Vultures had been. The Wind Flame Lightning Vultures who lost their parents ended up following Kris’ Steel Griffin after the Black Dragon Emperor lost its temper. Apas ended up keeping them as her pets in Yu Shishi’s woods. They spent their days playing with little Moon Moth Phoenix and the little white tiger.

The little white tiger enjoyed stealing the West Ridge’s Demon Eagles’ eggs. He did not understand why the Wind Flame Lightning Vultures were willing to keep an eye out for the little white tiger when it was pulling off its mischief!

“Wind Flame Lightning Vultures? I was interested in them before, but they are no longer qualified to be my mount after I became a Super Mage. You should stop fixing your eyes on the Manta Ray Bird Emperor, too. It’s obvious that she doesn’t want to become your mount. Don’t you know what the perfect mount for a Mage is?” Zhao Manyan was clearly a better rider than Mo Fan.

“What is it?” The Eagle Horse dove from the sky as Mo Fan pulled its reins.

“It’s a dragon, of course!” Zhao Manyan shouted at him.

Dragons!

It did not matter what grade the dragons were. Even an Inferior Dragon was a desirable mount for many Super Mages.

Su Lu had almost sacrificed the lives of half of the Asia Magic Association’s strong Mages just to subdue the Black Dragon Emperor.

Even the griffins the western countries fancied were like little chicks compared to the dragons.

Mo Fan nodded agreement. He recalled the Lieutenant Colonel of the Violet Imperial Battalion owning a Great Lesser Earth Dragon. It had thick skin and flesh, outstanding vitality, and remarkable strength. It was at a disadvantage when it was fighting the Ruler-level Winged Beasts high up in the sky, but if the fight took place on the ground, it could easily beat up the Ruler-level Winged Beasts.

Most importantly, the Great Lesser Earth Dragon had not matured. It still had a lot of room to grow stronger!

“To be honest with you, I’m already in the process of getting a dragon for myself,” Zhao Manyan informed him.

“How? I never heard of a dragon egg being auctioned before!” Mo Fan asked alertly.

“Dragon eggs are extremely rare, but there is an ancient clan that are experts in taming dragons. Sancha and I have discussed this topic before. She also suggested we get ourselves an Inferior Dragon, since we are always getting caught in dangerous situations. If getting an Inferior Dragon is too difficult, we can consider getting ourselves a drake instead.” Zhao Manyan pulled the reins impatiently. He could not help but regard the Eagle Horse with more disdain at the mention of dragons.

Mo Fan rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought.

He still had some money for the time being.

Should he buy himself some Magic Equipment, or listen to Zhao Manyan’s suggestion and get himself a dragon as his mount?

“Speaking of which, you also know someone from the ancient clan I mentioned,” Zhao Manyan pointed out for him.

“I know someone from that clan?” Mo Fan was surprised. Since when had he met someone from an ancient clan of dragon tamers?

“Ayleen, from England’s national team. The World College Tournament has a lot of restrictions, especially on those from formidable clans. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have stood a chance if she had summoned her dragon to fight for her!” Zhao Manyan declared.

Mo Fan dropped his jaw. He never knew Ayleen was from an ancient clan of dragon tamers!

He had even invited Ayleen to eat spicy crayfish on the first day!

People who made a living at sea treated flipping a fish as taboo since it was a metaphor for a ship capsizing. He wondered if Ayleen had a similar taboo of not eating any species with the word ‘dragon’ in it…

{TL Note: Crayfish in Chinese is ‘xiao long xia’, the ‘long’ here means dragon.}