The next day Sam woke up to a knock on his door before he said as he sat up
"Who is it?"
Samantha was heard saying on the other side of the door
"Master Stone its Samantha, breakfast is ready"
Sam got up and changed into a formal suit and said
"Thank you Samantha I'll be there shortly"
Once everyone saw Sam entering the cafeteria Cindy asked Sam
"Master, are you going to conduct the test in that outfit?"
Sam shook his head and said as Samantha started handing out the food
"No, today if they accept my offer then we will have two spectators but I will not reveal their identity unless they accept the deal so this morning I will be back home until they answer so until I return I will postpone the test"
Everyone was curious as to who would spectate the match but also about the deal Sam had talked about and left after they ate to go to the dojo where they did some sparring with their draconian powers while Sam stood outside of the Dragon Grotto and used
"Those are terrible disguises, so let's get to it"
The chairmen shook Sam's hand and said as Gina pulled out a set of papers
"Pleasure to see you again Mr.Stone, so just to recap of what you said to Gina. If we give you a faction office here in the city and cover expenses
Then you will have your followers help the hunters alliance from time to time?"
Sam nodded and said
"That's the jest of things but I must approve of it unless it's in a time of crisis and if you accept my offer then I will give you a guide to my temple but please do hurry as I have to give my followers their final test today"
The chairmen said as he turned to Gina and nodded before she presented a few documents to Sam
"We accept the terms you have set, here are the documents for the building construction. It should take 8 months to complete"
Sam smiled and looked over the documents and saw nothing out of place and said as he signed them
"Everything looks in order but just as a warning, if you cross me then I'll burn you both alive"
For that single sentence both Gina and the chairmen felt malice in Sam's voice and saw he wasn't joking before Sam held both of his hands out and said
"Grab onto me before we go to my temple"
Once Gina and the chairmen grabbed Sam's hand he said as he was about to teleport to the dragon grotto
"Just know that if either of you speak of what you will see I'll make you wish I had killed you myself is that clear?"
Gina and the chairmen nodded before they all teleported and saw their surroundings had changed before Sam backed up and said
"Welcome the my domain, the Dragon grotto"
Gina went to the edge of the cliff and saw the forest in front of her and said as she stared out at the vast forest
"How is this possible? The forest doesn't seem to end"
Sam smiled and said as he started to enter the temple with Gina and the chairmen slowly following him
"That's nothing compared to the temple"
Once Sam had reached the main hall he clapped his hands three times and yelled
"Sato! Kinna! Dina! Come to papa!"
Almost immediately the three Wyvern hatchlings came running from the dojo room and stopped a few feet away from Sam before he turned to the chairmen and Gina and said
"Here I can train much more then people as I found these guys when they first hatched"
The chairmen got down on one knee and stared at sato who was the biggest and said as Sato approached him
"These are Wyverns right?"
Sam nodded before he noticed everyone standing at the doorway and waved them over as he said
"Indeed and these are my first followers to join the dragon clan"
The chairmen looked up and saw everyone wearing their dragon armour that the Olson brothers made for them over the week and said as he looked at everyone
"And you can make armour too?"
Sam walked over to the Olson brothers and said
"Indeed but seeing as I alone can't make everyone's armour and weapons I have set that task for these two here but let's not waste time as they still need to do the final test"
Mary looked at Sam and asked
"Master, are these the spectator's you talked about?"
Sam nodded and said as everyone followed him to the dojo
"Indeed and they have accepted the deal that I will tell you all about after the test but who will go first"
No one raised their voice for a while before Mary raised her hand and said
"I will"
Sam smiled and walked Gina and the chairmen to the side and said as Mary drew out her two swords and grew out her draconian form
"Remember not to speak of this okay?"
Gina and the chairmen nodded before Sam backed up and transformed into his Drake form and looked down at Mary and said as he saw her hands shake a little
"Remember that you are simply showing me how you would fight against a beast like me"
Mary closed her eyes for a moment before she said as she opened her eyes
"I'm ready"
Sam yelled as he swiped his claws at Mary
"Begin!"
Gina and the chairmen saw the battle unfold between Sam and Mary before Gina saw Kinna walked up to her and sat down on her lap before gina asked the chairmen
"Am I dreaming?"
Gina and the chairmen dodged some spikes Sam had shot out from his tail from using the skill
"No I don't think so"
Jim stood up and said as Mary walked past him
"I will go next Master"
Sam smiled and started the match just like with Mary before Jim spewed out some smoke and used his single wing to shoot it at Sam's head to block his vision but was quickly beaten as Sam hit him into the wall with his tail before he fell unconscious before the Olson brothers took him away
One by one everyone fought Sam and was utterly crushed under Sam's power before he said to everyone
"The test is now finished, go and bathe in the pools and come back"
Gina looked at the bloody mess of Sam's followers and yelled at Sam saying
"They need medical attention instead of a bath!"
Sam sighed and said as the dojo started to repair itself from the fights
"Why don't you join them and see why they don't need to and you too can join them mr.chairmen"
Gina and the chairmen left while Sam sat down in his chair and waited for everyone to return and while he was waiting he could hear a man and women screaming and guessed it was the chairmen and Gina before he saw them all entering the dojo and to Sam's surprise the chairmen looked like he was in his youth as a young man stood in front of him instead of a wrinkled old man before he and Gina said to Sam
"What were those baths?!"
Sam started to growl a little before both Gina and the chairmen backed up before Sam said
"Those are the healing pools under normal circumstances I don't allow outsiders of the clan to use them but these are not normal circumstances"
The chairmen got on his hands and knees and said
"Thank you for this gift! I feel young and powerful enough to clear an S-Rank dungeon"
Sam waved them off before they stood off to the side as Sam stood up and said to his followers
"You all have passed the test and have earned the right to hunt in the Ash Forest under my watch but there's still the matter of the new team leaders so listen close"
Everyone stared at Sam and waited for him to announce the teams before Sam said
"Cindy you have shown your knowledge about the dragon species and have proven that your an effective fighter and so you will be the first team leader"
Cindy smiled and was applauded by everyone else before Sam said as he recalled his fight with Jim as he never gave up during the fight
"And finally Jim, you have shown your skills as a warrior but also your perseverance and determination as you refused to yield so I name you the second Team leader, congratulations to you both"
Everyone cheered them on in celebration as Sam had a quest appear for him
[New Quest: Scorched Earth]
<10 Hallow Draconian Cores>
<10 Jars of Draconian Blood>
Sam smiled at the new quest before he calmed everyone down and said
"In celebration of our new team leaders and our guests we will have a feast in their honour and tomorrow each and everyone of you will pick a team to join before we return to gain new followers"
Everyone immediately left for the cafeteria while Gina and the chairmen walked behind sam before the chairmen asked
"How many followers are you planing to recruit?"
Sam held all of his fingers up and said
"We will only ever recruit ten people at a time and train them to be Draconian warriors"
Gina immediately asked sam as the were passing the dorms
"If it would interest you then we can select ten of our hunters at the hunters alliance to join you as they will be experienced hunters"
Sam stopped and turned to look at the chairman and Gina and said
"No that will not be necessary as my teams will select five people each at the tower but the final say weather or not they join the clan falls to me"
Gina was a little disappointed but didn't press any further before Sam continued walking towards the cafeteria where everyone was seat besides Cindy who went to help her sister make the food and while they all waited Sam took out the dragon index and placed it on the table before Gina asked as her and the chairmen stared at the book
"What's that?"
Sam opened the dragon index to the Earth worm page and said as he showed it to Gina and the chairmen
"This is the
The chairmen looked at the book and asked
"May I see it?"
Sam closed the index and said as he passed it to the chairmen
"Be careful though, it's pretty heavy"
Once Sam had let go of the index the chairmen felt the books weight increase exponentially before his hand was stuck between the table and the index before Sam grabbed it and said as he put it in his storage
"It's a little trick of the book, it will increase in weight by a thousand folds if anyone tries to open it or even hold it for that matter"
Just then Samantha and Cindy came into the dining area with carts full of luxurious foods and took their seats before Sam raised his glass and said before everyone started eating
"Let us enjoy this meal made by Samantha and Cindy in celebration of our first two team leaders and for passing the test"
Once everyone started eating Gina and the chairmen were surprised by how good the food was before Gina turned to Cindy and said
"Where did you learn to cook so good?"
Cindy shook her head and rubbed Samantha's head and said
"This is my little sister's cooking but I just help her"
Both Gina and the chairmen look at Sam and then back at Samantha before looking back at Sam saying
"Your forcing a child to cook your meals?!"
Sam's voice grew cold and dark as the baby wyverns started hiding from Sam while everyone felt their skin crawl before Sam said
"I will only tell you this once for your absurd accusations, I do not force anyone to do anything unless I deem it to be harmful. Everyone sitting at this table can return home anytime they choose and all they have to do is ask me"
Gina and the chairmen felt disappointed in themselves before Sam stood up and said as he walked over to the baby Wyverns and began to sooth them all
"I believe in free will and do not wish to take it away from another person as I have seen what that does to someone first hand"
After hearing this everyone was curious about what sam had experienced in his life for him to say such a thing before sam stood up and said
"I'll be waiting in the Great hall to teleport you both back to earth and the rest of you get ready for tomorrow as we will be recruiting five more people for each team"
Everyone finished eating and went to bed for tomorrow while Gina and the chairmen joined Sam in the main hall where he was waiting for them and teleported them back to earth and said
"Until the building's construction is complete I will have my followers training in the dragon grotto but every Friday night I will check on the construction site"
The chairmen smiled and said as he shook Sam's hand once again
"Very well and thank you for helping me regain my youth"
Sam nodded before he returned to the temple and made sure the Wyverns we're sleeping in their dens before he too went to sleep in his private room for the next day