Shovels In Spades

"Hmm... Just over fifty percent left?" Daz asked himself rhetorically as he looked at what remained of Waterford.

Seeing that his clones probably wouldn't be finished until the night was over, Daz first returned to Fort Skip.

For now, he had four things that he wanted to do, three of which he would certainly do. First, he was going to deposit his remaining merit points since he had nothing that he urgently needed to spend them on for now.

Second, if possible, he wanted to talk to Big Bo and maybe play another game of golf with the massive red gorilla man.

Third, he wanted to talk to Madison about her esper power, and finally, he was going to discuss bringing back Edward's daughter with the man once he'd returned with Crusher and Dorian from the mission Rose had given them.

Stepping into the Midechhe Travelling Bank, Daz was immediately greeted by the usual four-armed blue-skinned man wearing the formal uniform of the bank.

"Sir Archreaper, how may I help you today?" he asked as he crossed his left arms over his chest and straightened his right arms horizontally before he bowed politely.

"I wanna deposit all of my merit points as well as talk to Big Bo if he's free right now," Daz stoically replied.

"Absolutely, Sir. I can store these points for you right now. As for the manager, I shall inform him that you wish to see him." The four-armed man put one of his hands to his temple as he asked, "Would you like to exchange one-hundred-million of your points for a single merit star?"

'Why's he touching his forehead? Is he talking to Big Bo and me at the same time?' Daz both wondered and confirmed via his instincts before he answered, "No. I already know that I won't get any interest if the amount is too small to create another merit star, so maybe I'll convert the currency when I have five-hundred-million merit points."

"Of course, Sir Archreaper. The manager will see you now. Do you recall the way, or shall I lead you there once again? I suspect you will have far less trouble with the master-work statues now than you did the last time you visited, but if you feel uneasy, I shall happily accompany you," the employee said with a handsome smile on his face.