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“That all went way too well,” Thera said, still stunned to have received a new blessing out of the blue. “I take back everything I’ve said about your terrible luck, it looks like good things do happen to you occasionally.”

“Well obviously, you’re one of them,” He told her, giving a playful wink as they went on to his next task, trying to see Steph and Will, at least until Myriad spoke up in his head.

<You should also check your card right now.> His god advised, not telling Ben any more than that as he did what he was told, not seeing any change until he noticed a far more significant bump to his savings than he’d get from his patents.

Don’t tell me…

<The statue came down. Going to be honest, you’re lucky nobody died with the damage it caused, but the church of Eneth delivered the funds and are now fearfully waiting for the next one you bring.>

Ben focused on not only the amount he now had but thought of the improvement to his skills as a whole as well and couldn’t keep himself from smiling. If the church of Eneth thought the last one was expensive, they were in for a world of trouble.

Despite his desire to make the sole god in the world to declare him his enemy hurt just a little bit more, he put a pin in that just long enough to focus on his original plan, going through the gate to the home of Steph and Will to let his friends know that he survived.

Greeting them when he got there was short but sweet. Hugs and tears were exchanged when they saw him before them, the news of his survival being overshadowed by the reveal of the invasion points so seeing him was as if he’d come back from the dead, but for as long as they wanted to talk they didn’t have the leeway of giving more than an hour.

Now that preparations were in full swing their training was taken to a greater extreme, with the two of them having the goal of getting any level they could to their blessed skills to provide whatever benefit they could have. While it was deemed unlikely they would manage in the time frame given the difficulty of the act, the fact that Steph had gotten a single level to her life magic gave the rulers of the nations they worked for enough hope that it wouldn’t be a fruitless endeavor, but it also meant their time was limited.

Still, seeing him alive and well gave the two of them the motivation they needed to work all the harder while he at least got to say a proper goodbye to his friends, knowing it would be difficult to see them again any time soon, and with that they went off to their next destination, Anailia.

Stepping through the gate, the first thing they noticed was the bright beam of light rising into the sky, letting them know that an invasion point was near as Ben took Thera’s hand.

“You okay?”

“Yeah, dad should be able to handle it alone so I’m not too worried,” She told him, giving a squeeze before letting go. “The bigger problem is that he can only deal with one gate alone, but well, not much point worrying about too far into the future right now, is there?”

He didn’t take her assurances at face value but let the matter drop, at least for the time being, as they made their way to her family home, finding the place to be a flurry of activity.

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More than just her family and the usual staff present, higher-ups from all branches of the government were running through the building, everyone needing the queen’s time as they searched for Abrus to ask for his assistance.

Having no luck in the matter, they tried to subtly poke their heads into the throne room, not wanting to disturb the work of the people within as they all vied for Pelenia’s attention, but even casually looking through the doorway was enough to catch her eye, making her call out as she stood up.