Chapter 126
The acolytes in the trade and crafting area next door all celebrate our breakthroughs, the surrounding crowds of mostly lower level cultivators vowing to do their very best to catch up to us one day.
The double breakthrough is explained away as the effects of a single use magical item we found in a category 3 portal, a pronouncement that brings looks of anticipation to many faces and spreads whispers all through the camp.
Another group comes back early from the Category 3 hunting area, their mage carrying a fancy new staff I am sure I didn’t see this morning. They try to play it off as something minor they already had, but all talk of the camp is of multiple high end magical items being found in the local portals.
Tonight’s turn ins are a bit lower than the previous days. The distraction of the huge explosion, plus news of the deal with the Succubus clan distracted a lot of people. But the camp is pretty lively, finding out that the city residents are nominally our allies, not an unknown enemy that might attack at any time puts everyone’s minds at ease.
"Is everything working out well here?" I ask Phil, who has just finished the day’s paperwork.
"Yes Highness. We should be able to sustain this project indefinitely at current numbers, as long as we can maintain staffing"
"If there’s a shortage, feel free to bring in whoever you need. You have the books, you know what agreements are affordable." I tell him. Nothing better than when plans run themselves.
"Young Miss" someone calls from outside "You and Highness Karl are needed, with your truck"
I run out to see Karl starting the Toyota, leaving me to hop in the back and set up the big gun. It doesn’t take long and we’re ready to go, with the young man who was yelling for our attention getting into the passenger seat.
"What’s the mission this late at night?" I call through the speaker. Stupid armored cab is hard to hear through.
"There’s an unstable area that needs some portals closed. They’re dumping large numbers of weak monsters out faster than the teams can kill them."