As soon as a portion of the fog was cleared off, the Mother and Father Twilight Bears were immediately bombarded with Magic spells after another Magic spell.

*Whoooosh!

*Booooom!

*Bang!

The two Twilight Bears did their best to tried to cover-up that portion of the fog while dodging as many Magic spells possible, but the 8 Wind Elementals wasn't going to allow them to do such a thing easily, since they would definitely go back to blindly attacking once again if the two Twilight Bears could indeed repair the hole in their fog.

Unexpectedly though, Leo can't help shaking his head while watching the fight because he had noticed one big troublesome problem.

Although Chief Lago and the other four leaders were powerful Mages of the 5 Divisions, really, but they, unfortunately, don't have any Magic weapons that can assist them. They were basically just sending Magic spells after another and extremely reliant on Magic spells alone, unlike teacher Marvin and the other teachers of Silver Mage Academy who have Magic weapons to further improve their fighting capabilities, such as teacher Marvin's Crimson Sword and teacher Smith's Lightning Trident.

Well, what could be expected from people who live in Twilight Forest? Even if some traveling merchants passed by them, even if it's on a daily basis, they still won't be able to buy Magic weapons that easily due to the sole fact that they don't have enough money.

Although they can just keep on selling some extra Magical resources, they have gathered to every random traveling merchant caravan in order to earn enough money to buy a Magic weapon the next time. Getting a reasonable price is highly unlikely to happen.

Moreover, not every traveling merchant, would have Magic weapons, and even if they do, there would only be a few and the possibility of getting Magic weapons suited of compatible for them is also another variable to consider since each Magic weapons has unique features that would become the variable for the Magic weapon to become not suited for the buyers.

Like for example, teacher Marvin affinity is more suited for Fire Element, so even if he indeed can find a Magic weapon, if that Magic weapon is of Element that isn't compatible with him, he would obviously not consider buying that since that would be useless for him and if he indeed buys that it would just, in turn, become one of his fatal weakness.

Furthermore, even if they can indeed buy some, maintenance would soon become a problem. They would be required to every time to go and visit a city secretly to repair their Magic weapons if ever it is damaged since they don't have the tools to do the repair, which is another risk and another cost.

The villagers of Eclipse village are also almost ignorant of the prices of the outside world too, so ripping them off is extremely possible to happen, especially since the villagers are Hybrids, so no traveling merchant or any businesses would just treat them the same way as any other Foreign races.

In fact, the problem of not having Magic weapons was also another problem that had caused Ash to consider whether to really attack the Mother Twilight Bear and Father Twilight Bear or not before.

To be honest, Ash really wanted to buy some Magic weapons. Unfortunately, not only do they lack enough money, but they are also treated as something like wanted criminals. So, Mercenaries, Slave Hunter, and Bounty Hunters would always and always come and hunt them for money.

It's really hard to live as a Hybrid...

Aside from the lack of Magic weapons, Chief Lago and the four leaders also don't have a lot of Magic spells in their arsenal yet. They were basically just repeating some common Magic spells such as Flaming Shots spell, which is obviously an improved version of Fireball spell; Hundred Vines spell, which is an improved version of Vine Whip spell; Rock Pillar spell, which is an improved version of Rock Spikes spell; and lastly, Whirlwind spell, which is an improved version of Tornado spell.

Although those Magic spells were a level higher compared to basic Magic spells like the Fireball spell, it still can't remove the obvious flaw that having only a few Magic spells in their arsenal limit the total damage output a Mage in their level can attack. Moreover, their obvious lack of knowledge about Support Magic spells and Defensive Magic spells also limits their capability.

Take, for example, teacher Marvin. Despite being a 4 Star Mage, he can use a Galaxy level Magic spell and a wide variety of basic and improve Assault, Support, and Defensive Magic spells, and also a Magic spell that he usually only applies on his Crimson Sword to further improve its attack.

"This is going to be another big problem..." Leo heaved a sigh of helplessness. His Heart city was known for being poor, so if he wants to really equip all of these Hybrids with some Magic weapons, Magic armors, Magic equipment, and also some Magic spells appropriate for their level, he would need to spend a lot of money for him to do so.

Although Madam Silva is holding his savings right now, which should be at least around less than 10 million gold coins already, it is obviously still not enough, since the leaders of the 5 Divisions alone would already require a huge investment of around 1 million gold coins each, and not to mention Chief Lago who is a 9 Star Mage and the rest of the other 5 Division's men that is in between the range of 1 Star level to 6 Star level. The rest of the villagers of Eclipse village were also another problem that he should also put some importance on since the majority of them have a great potential to become powerful soldiers, which obviously he shouldn't just waste.

Another problem he would need to consider is their identity development of their safe sanctuary, and their daily necessities that include food, water, clothes, shelter, and many more similar things, which would obviously require not only a huge sum of money but also manpower.

Although he still didn't regret his decision of recruiting them, since these Hybrids were definitely worth it for such an investment. He just needs to wait and keep on investing, and all of his expectations would definitely be achieved one day. It still doesn't remove the fact that it is so troublesome nonetheless.

At the side, Ash noticed Leo's trouble face while watching Chief Lago and the four leaders fight the Mother and Father Twilight Bears.

"What seems to be the problem?" Ash can't help asking.

Hearing Ash's question, Leo didn't bother hiding his problem about them since she deserves to know and also responsible for knowing it, "I just realized that I need a huge sum of money in order to achieve my goal, though it's definitely going to be worth it."

"Don't worry, I will also do my best to help you!" Ash replied. She really appreciated that Leo told her his problem about them honestly, as it just shows he trusted her. She was also thinking about how she should repay him for giving them such a chance, and finally, here it is; help Leo minimize the cost of recruiting them. And she has one great solution for such a problem.

"How?" Leo asked as he turned to look at Ash with interest in his eyes.

"Brewing potion! For short, through Alchemy! I might not be fully aware of a lot of things related to the outside world ever since I and the rest of the villagers of Eclipse village started living inside the Twilight Forest. But one thing I know and confident about for sure, Alchemy is a money-making machine!" Ash replied confidently.

As soon as he heard Ash suggestion, Leo quickly realized one crucial thing.

"Hahahahaha!" Leo can't help laughing.

"Why are you laughing?" Ash asked with a doubtful look on her face, "You don't believe that I can be a money-making machine?"

"No!" Leo shook his head as he motioned his hand that she was mistaken about why he is laughing. He calms himself as he continued, "I believe in you. It's just that I almost didn't realize one of the most important things about you."

"Oh, and what is that important thing about me?" Ash curiously asked.

"Simple; the exact reason why the Emperor of Dragon Horn Empire specifically suggested bringing you to him alive in exchange for 100 million gold coins is that you have created such disastrous poison capable of destroying two Kingdoms' worth of property. If they can recreate such a powerful poison through your help, then they will definitely become one of the most powerful Empires throughout the entire Celestial World. Not only that, the Humans would finally no longer fear the other Foreign races, such as you, since we have a powerful weapon that can easily destroy them." Leo explained.

"Hahahaha, I've never thought that you will realize that. I guess I don't need to hide this from you anymore." Ash said with a smile on her face, "Yes, that is indeed the exact reason why the Emperor of Dragon Horn Empire did his best to capture me alive because my potential to become a Grandmaster Alchemist is so high. So, you better treat me like your Empress, cause if you don't, then I'll just go to the Emperor of Dragon Horn Empire and ask him for help. He would definitely be able to give me a bright future."

"As if..." Leo can't help sneering at her words, "If that is indeed the case, then why would you even bother choosing me?"

Indeed, if going to the Emperor of Dragon Horn Empire was really as great as Ash had mentioned it to be, then why would she even try to run and hide in a Danger zone, right?

And also, why indeed would she accept his meager proposal if she can just simply go and ask the Emperor of Dragon Horn Empire for help?

"Hehehehe, it's really hard to hide anything from you. Yes, yes, yes, you guessed it correctly!" Ash helplessly shook her head, "To be honest, the Emperor of Dragon Horn Empire actually asked me to become one of his concubines first before he puts a 100 million gold coins bounty on my head. At first, I was so happy and excited, since that also meant that every hybrid would be safe the moment I become her concubine, right? That was the exact reason from the very beginning why I overthrow the Noble Household who had bought me. Not to mention, I'll finally have a bit of power in the Dragon Horn Empire."

"However, my fantasies were soon shattered into pieces like a mirror hit powerfully by a rock the moment I realized that the Emperor was actually so lecherous and perverted to the point that he has over thousands of concubines. That wasn't even the worst part of it too, if I indeed choose to accept and become one of his concubines, I would not only become one of his thousands of sex-toys for pleasure but also work my hardest to create a powerful weapon capable of conquering the entire Celestial World. The reason? Well, the Emperor wants not only to rule the entire Celestial World but to also have every beautiful woman in his hand and have a taste of all of them. And one of his main focus was the Elves, Snake race, Mermaid race, Cat race, Dragon race, and my very own race, Fox race."

"As a sane person, and on top of that, a pureblood member of the White Fox race, why would I even help him turn my entire race into his sex-toys, right? So, I immediately disagree, which then sparked the beginning of the 100 million gold coins bounty on my head."

Leo can't help becoming shocked the moment he heard that the so-called great and respectable Emperor of Dragon Horn Empire was actually such a lecherous, perverted, and twisted person. The book was written about him, always mentioned how heroic and brave he was, and that he only thinks about the well-being of the entire Human race above all else. Unbeknownst to almost everyone, that was actually not true. That guy was actually comparable to the Black organization, or even much more worst than them.