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Another done.

Each day the line got shorter as he and the two soul mages worked on the task they’d taken, artificially pushing people beyond the limits of their skills to bring them to greater heights than the majority would ever reach alone.

The first twenty, the plant mages, had been the hardest by far. The need to force each of them to make a seed had pushed his minds each time as well as their own, each of them feeling the weight of his thoughts merging into their heads, but when that was done things became so much smoother, routine even, at least for him. Knowing the structure of any element, air, or water was so much easier in comparison it was almost boring.

Far from boring though was seeing the various people their work had drawn. Along with the terrestrial races he was more used to seeing, there were also all of those who made their homes in the oceans, coming up through the same watery pool Elvat was using to be awakened as both groups alternated who would come in and who out, each person barely getting the time to give their thanks before being rushed along for the next to come through.

Plus I’m getting to see some interesting builds as well which is a positive.

He wasn’t going to not take advantage of the situation with all of the work he was putting in after all. He had his deal with the gods which meant that everyone after the plant mages was being accompanied by an awakened skill holder and he’d made sure to take whatever he could from all of them, increasing his arsenal for his goal of creating something legendary, but if anyone awakened to any novel form of magic or a unique bonus skill he made sure to claim it too, along with anything else that might exist within their status.

Still, we’ve gotten some interesting ones, haven’t we? I even saw someone with an awakened crafting and enchanting who must have grabbed connect from Zandale! Can’t believe I wasn’t told about them, honestly exceptionally lame, wish I could have picked their brain a bit. Not to mention all of the other summoned groups. They definitely pulled a variety.

“Please tell me you’re almost done,” Jake begged, getting a flick to his head for looking away from his lessons. “I’m so extremely bored and I can’t escape if I’m stuck here.”

“If we have to be here then so do you,” Vasta told him coldly. “And if you keep trying to escape from your lessons then I’m going to start tying you to a chair and leaving you there till you actually prove you’ve learned something.”

“Besides, weren’t you out late partying all night?” Amy asked, shaking her head.

“Socializing! And so were you!”

“Yes, but the difference is that I’m diligently practicing,” She told him, swinging her weapon as its form shifted in her hand, forcing her movements to go with it for each change. “Besides, I needed to make sure you didn’t say or do anything that might embarrass Yuzu, and I personally think I did an excellent job if I do say so myself.”

The young soul mage beamed as she thought about the prior night while Ben couldn’t help but acknowledge at least a little tact from the gods. Each day of awakenings was being scheduled by some higher power, and whichever one had done it had arranged each group of summoned to meet on the same day, giving many a chance to see people they hadn’t gotten to in years.

With only two groups left.

“We’ll be done today, don’t worry,” One of his homunculi spoke as they were drawing, each of the four sketching out the scene around them and filling books in their speed. “If you haven’t noticed, we’ve been missing one group in particular.”

Humans. Specifically them and the grey. Unlike other groups that may have been missing people if there wasn’t anyone for Ben to try and forcefully level, all of them were being told to come for Ben to copy their skills, thanks to both his deal with the gods, as well as his one with Quilith.

“It will be nice to see everyone again for a bit,” Amy smiled. “It’s really just you, Steph, and Will we’re keeping up with, it will be cool to see how the rest are doing.”

“You’re absolutely right Amy, we need to throw a party!” Jake yelled, already invested in the idea as Vasta grumbled but let him have the moment, knowing how long it had been since he’d seen the people he’d died with. “We’ve got plenty of space for it at our place. We get some music going, have Ben on cooking duty, then we can enjoy some mingling and we’re golden!”

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“Why am I on cooking duty!” He yelled back. “I’m human too!”

“But you’re also the best cook we know,” He was told brightly. “And the only one I know who’s bothered to figure out how to replicate any classic Earth cooking so having you is vital. I’ll buy the ingredients, it will be great.”

“Okay, fine, whatever. How many do you think I’ll be cooking for?”

There may have only been twenty humans, but he was obviously bringing Thera and Jake was sure to bring Yuzu, he wasn’t going to discount the possibility of anyone else bringing friends or companions too.

“If I had to guess, I’d say sixty,” Amy told him, looking apologetic in the face of his shocked expression. “If it’s anything like Yuzu’s group, a lot of people are going to have a guard or two with them.”

“Why would you guys need guards?” He asked, imagining how much work that was going to be, as well as thinking about cooking on such a greater scale than normal. “Who’s going to hurt any of you?”

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