The following six days Sam trained the members with their knowledge of dragons that Sam had hunted as well as their combat training where they unlocked more of their draconian powers and while the days past Sam made sure that the Wyvern hatchling were taken care of and fed while Sam at night trained himself in his Drake form in the Ash forest where he found that the limits of his
"Over the next three hours you will all fill out a 10 page quiz on all you have learned over the past week and any questions you leave empty I will deduct twice the points you would have gotten for the questions"
Everyone's faces turned pale once they had to complete a 10 page quiz on mythical beings of the dragon race and took their seats in the dojo before Sam handed them their quizzes before he sat back down and said as Samantha walked back and forth between everyone's desks while watching them closely
"Samantha will monitor you all and the test begins now"
Everyone wasted no time at all and begun to analyze their questions but were confused by some like a question saying 'who would win? 50 Cockatrices or 1 Drake?' Sam had implemented questions like these to confuse them as the correct answer was the single Drake as there would be a slaughter between the Cockatrices as the packs of Cockatrices would fight each other to assert their superiority while the Drake would watch and pick off the rest once the fighting was done
An hour later and some were visibly struggling with their different questions while Samantha kept here eye on everyone while sam played with the baby Wyverns that they named Sato, Kinna and Dina even though sam had other names for them but he wanted Mary and the others to come together and name them
Sam waved Samantha over and whispered in her ears
"Samantha, can you get started on lunch? I feel like they're going to be quite hungry"
Samantha smiled and nodded before she left the dojo to go and prepare lunch
After another hour sam saw everyone's mentality had reached rock bottom as sam had the more complex and tricky questions at the end of the quiz before he stopped the timer and said
"Everyone stop"
Everyone immediately looked up before sam checked his watch and saw it had just hit noon and said
"We will take a short break for lunch, so everyone put down your tests and head to the cafeteria"
Everyone sighed in relief as they were given a break to eat lunch before they set their test's down and made their way to the cafeteria with Sato, kinna and Dina running past everyone to the cafeteria where they had food bowls after Sam made a quick run back to earth for necessities but once everyone entered the cafeteria they found Samantha had already prepared lunch and as they were all eating none of them spoke as they thought of the complex questions that were on the test such as 'how far does an ash bird's smoke breath travel if the wind blows in the opposite direction?' When the answer is that it will never blow against the wind as the ash birds smoke breath won't travel unless it's carried by the wind to cover a large area around its prey
Once lunch was over everyone made their way back to the dojo and continued the test again once Sam started the timer again and waited the last hour and said as the timer ended
"Times up! I will now grade the tests in my quarters but for now you may rest till I am finished"
Sam walked up and collected everyone's papers before he left to his private room to grade them while everyone sat down on the dojo floor playing with Sato, Kinna and Dina before Mary asked everyone
"I'm eager to return home and get more people to join us"
Everyone nodded in agreement before Harry said as Sato started nibbling at his fingers
"The master will probably let us hunt in the ash forest after the tests end"
Mary grew out her wings and said
"But remember what Master stone said 'Never go down the mountain alone' and after showing us all the creatures he has hunted in just one of the four areas I would say that he said it for our safety"
Everyone smiled before Samantha said as she hugged Sato one of the baby Wyverns in her arms
"I wonder how our return back home will look"
Jim and the others started imagining their return home before Taylor said
"I think to avoid any unwanted attention we shouldn't use our powers back home unless the master tells us as they could make people think we're not human but monsters"
Everyone nodded in agreement and rested their bodies and minds while Sam was busy marking the test
Another hour later and Sam entered the dojo and said as he stood in front of everyone
"I have finished marking the test and I will hand them back once I announce the two with the highest score"
Everyone felt nervous about the results but knew a majority of their marks would be in the combat part of the test before they heard Sam say
"In second place with a 89% we have Jim congratulations"
Everyone gave a round of applause while Jim had a tear or two in his eyes before Sam said to reveal the person with the highest score
"And with a score of 93% we have Cindy, congratulations"
Cindy was proud to have scored the highest as every night she would spend a couple more hours studying and smiled while the rest gave a round of applause before Sam raised his hand to quiet them all down
"Tomorrow we will have the combat test but first, Harry and Phill will compete against each other for the position 'Smithing Leader' in the forging area"
Everyone was confused about this position before phill asked
"Does this mean you will give one of us a position different from a team leader?"
Sam nodded and said as he pulled out the dragon spear for everyone to see
"Yes, in the future we will have hundreds of people joining the clan and I want a smithing team who will craft their equipment now just because the name's different doesn't mean you will be treated differently as the Smithing Leader will have as much authority as the team leaders do"
Harry raised his hand and said
"Does this mean we can choose new members to join us?"
Sam shook his head and said
"No, unless I force them to join a team then they must choose it for themselves as I don't like making decisions for others but you will all be pleased to know that once we have our new recruits here you all can start training in the ash forest but under my supervision"
Everyone besides Mary were eager to see the monsters they had studied for days with their eyes while Sam left the dojo with everyone following him to the forging area where Sam had already laid out a bunch of resources on two separate tables and said as everyone sat at the steps besides Sam, Harry and phill
"Today for your competition you both will make the
Harry and Phil's complexion turned pale as they tried nearly a hundred times to craft a
Once Sam lit the forges and back up a few feet and said as Harry and phill grabbed their tools and made sure they had everything they needed to make the
"Remember that this is not about who can make it the fastest but about how the item will turn out so take your time but remember you only have 1 hour"
Harry and phill grabbed their hammers and said in unison as they waited for Sam to start the timer
"Understood Master Stone"
Sam used his
"Begin!"
Harry and phill wasted to time at all as they started raising the furnaces heat to were everyone but Sam had to step back to the temple doorway
As time past Sam watched the brothers working diligently as they made their item while Sam watched the
[Hardened Dragon Shield]
[Skill(s)]
(Counter up to 5,000 damage to the attacker)
(A well made and hardened shield focused more on the shield's durability then protection)
Sam handed back the shield and said
"You focused on the item's durability rather then its performance but none the less it is a fine piece of equipment and can surprise your enemies with that
Phill took the shield and backed away with a proud smile on his face before Sam inspected Harry's shield and was shocked by its information
[Harmonious Dragon Shield]
[Skill(s)]
(10% chance to absorb magical or kinetic energy and turn it into stamina)
(A masterpiece made from ordinary materials while the maker became one with the fire as he made the shield)
Sam looked up and saw Harry eagerly waiting for Sam's answer before Sam smiled and said as he held his hand out to Harry
"Congratulations Harry or would you like to be called Smithing leader?"
Harry doubted his ears and said while his brother smiled with joy on the side
"I'm sorry I think I miss heard you"
Sam grabbed Harry's hand and raised it up as he said
"Harry is now the official smithing Leader of the clan so if you want some equipment then ask Harry"
Everyone gave a round of applause while phill hugged Harry and said
"Great job little brother I knew you could do it"
Harry hugged his brother back before he let go and went over to the others to celebrate while Sam whispered in Phil's ear
"You purposely threw the competition away for your brother didn't you"
Phill saw his brother smiling and said
"When we were little we always made everything a competition for us and I know he finds joy in blacksmithing but please don't tell him"
Sam smiled and nodded before he clapped his hands twice and said
"Okay everyone settle down, seeing as the sun in setting we will do the combative part of the test tomorrow so make sure your well rested"
Everyone bowed and said in unison as Sam placed the [Harmonious Dragon Shield] in his storage
"Understood Master stone"
Sam smiled and said as he took on his Drake form in front of everyone
"Oh and all of you will fight me in this form that I've been hiding for the test"
Everyone looked up and became pale as they saw Sam's Drake form while the baby wyverns lined up and bowed their heads while spreading their wings out before Sam said before he returned to his normal form and teleported back to earth
"Now everyone off the dinner and you guys can eat without me as I have a few matters to attend to back home but remember to get some sleep"
Even though Sam had left everyone stood as still as a statue and stared at where Sam was till it was dark outside while Samantha came back outside and yelled
"Dinner is ready! Hurry before it gets cold!"
Everyone slowly made their way to the cafeteria like mindless drones
Meanwhile Sam had just reached a burger joint and got seated while he waited for someone till he saw Gina at the front and waved at her before she said as she sat down
"Mr.Stone I was surprised when I received your call a few days ago saying you wanted to talk"
Sam nodded as the waiter came by with drinks and the menu and said once their order was taken
"Indeed I wish to speak with you again"
Gina took out a notebook and said as she clicked her pen
"What do you wish to talk about?"
Sam pulled out his phone and showed a photo of the outside of the Dragon grotto and said
"I will be looking for new followers to join my clan in a few days but I doubt we'll have some luck so I want to make a deal"
Gina set down her pen for a moment and asked Sam as he took a sip of his drink
"What type of deal"
Sam flipped over to a photo of a Drake and then an Cockatrice before he said
"I can can train up my followers with the beasts back at my temple but here they would have no portals to raid or anywhere to work here when they return from my domain so in exchange for their help with whatever the Hunters alliance would need so long as I approve of it I would like a building where they can work in peace"
Gina thought of the offer for awhile as Sam ate his burger in silence as he waited for Gina's response but said as she had stayed silent for awhile
"You can tell the chairmen about my offer and meet me tomorrow morning at the tower and if you accept my offers then I will show you and the chairmen to my domain tomorrow as I finish testing my followers but until then I will return,
And just in a split second Sam was gone before Gina payed for the meal and called the chairmen as she left the dinner and said once it was answered
"Sir, I think we have a chance for the tournament next year"
The chairmen immediately said before he hung up the phone
"Come to the office and explain to me how"