CH829

“Ben, what exactly are you doing to my guild?” Ceselee asked as she came out near the day’s end, after all of the work that he’d already dropped on her to find him building supports at the building’s side, with him looking innocent as he answered.

“Just some simple renovations.”

“You know, you should typically ask about doing those sorts of things first.”

“But if I did that, I would have been in some trouble if you’d said no.”

She looked at him blankly for a moment after that answer before shaking her head. “Why are you renovating the guild?”

“It just needs a new room if I’m going to solve the population problem is all,” He explained as he spent his mana, bringing down part of the old wall to the surprise of everyone inside before creating the new space it was attached to. “Speaking of, come on and give me a hand.”

“…Has anyone ever told you that not properly explaining your thoughts can be pretty obnoxious.”

“Once or twice but if I had to explain everything that went through my head I’d never be able to shut up. Now don’t worry, I’ll make this quick and it will be good for everyone, even if it takes some getting used to.”

He was already off before she could say any more, back to the shop and forcing her to follow as materials began moving the second he entered, flying through the air and being shaped under his power while he moved to enchant them, activating them all and forming a dozen new mini-gates to be used, feeling Ceselee’s eyes on him once he was done.

“I feel like I shouldn’t have just seen that.”

“Eh, it’s fine. I was kind of keeping the fact I make these things private but to be honest I’ve shown and told plenty of people and all of the gods of the world know which means there’s going to be a lot of their believers who do too and they all already know not to bother me. Anyway, mini-gates! Set up twelve ends in the guild and the other ends I’ll get Thera to drop off in the surrounding towns and villages. This way, the overabundance of demis can help with healing and adventurer work in multiple towns instead of everyone being centered right here. Good idea, right?”

“So you’re turning our guild into a miniature gate network?”

“Yeah, kind of but hey, it’s efficient. Plus, now if any of them have an emergency or we do too, there’s a way to evacuate. Also, the benefits of trade and commerce should be a little easier too, but… Well, I’ll let you worry about the finer details.”

“I kind of wish you’d worry about them before dumping them on me.”

“Nah, you got this. Anyway, I’ll help you carry the ends to the guild and then after I’ll go with Thera to start dropping these off. It will be great.”

She looked at each gate silently for a moment, torn between not wanting to deal with what a headache making so many places a single step away was sure to be with how useful they’d be to have around before sighing and accepting the truth of it, grabbing four of them in her arms to carry along.

“Next time just make sure to give me any amount of notice before you do something like this again.”

“Okay, yeah, I can maybe manage that.”

With one end of each left in the new wing of the guild, he found Thera after and the two of them went off, flying to the surrounding communities and dropping them off close to each guild or clinic they held, giving a few words of explanation to whatever relevant party they could find before flying to the next until it was all done, letting him close his eyes after such a busy day to go to see his god, with Myriad and Nare both waiting.

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“Alright, the demidemons are rehomed, somewhat employed, and won’t be impeding on the livelihoods of the other Stonewall residents so I’d say all’s well that ends well.”

“I have one or two comments about how forceful you were getting some of that done.”

“They will be ignored. Anyway, I’ve given them all some money too and they can always come to me for more if they need it but there’s still a few who we didn’t find work immediately so I have an idea for that I want to float with you.”

“And now I’m worried.”

“Don’t be dramatic, you’re going to like it. Let’s get a couple of them to act as priests for your church in Stonewall and then once they’re all more accustomed to that, I can put a mini-gate between there and your one in Allfaith for them to serve in your church there too.”