Chapter 752
“You want to try and negotiate now?”
“Is there any reason not to?”
A good reason for Ben was that he comfortably felt like he already had a foot out the door when it came to life on that planet. Agreeing would mean staying and committing to helping instead of just taking whoever he felt like and running off to the first safe planet he could find. It would mean taking the hit and slowing down his growth where plenty of gods still didn’t like him and it would mean ultimately putting his life on the line. Wouldn’t it be better and easier on him to just turn it all down and run off with the people he cared about?
His minds flashed to people he didn’t know. Faces of those he’d never shared a word with but passed on the street each day and he sighed. “Fine, let’s negotiate. What are the odds I can get some more blessings for my work then? You said the ones you gave me were to show that I am at least somewhat appreciated and sorry but I fully intend to take them as such, not partial payment.”
“I’d expect no less, but as for other blessings… it’s unlikely.”
“Not enough remaining gods like me enough to wanna give in, huh?”
“Partially but not exactly. The mind gods seemed willing to an extent when I spoke to them but not many of the ones that qualify as such are particularly powerful, they’d feel the hit more than most. As for the crafting gods, well, they seem like they’d be happy to but they’d prefer you acquire it a different way.”
“What, how?”
“I’m sure you’re clever enough to take a guess.”