Ugh, why do I have to hear this girl drone on, I just want to go hang out with Thera.
I know, but if I have to hear one more of these assholes then I might kill sobody. They do know I’m technically engaged, right?
If that happens then I’ll just beg for dear mother Pelenia’s help. I’m sure if I promise to marry Thera on the spot she’ll happily agree, and Thera would probably accept to keep alive, right?
I’m sure she’d forgive eventually, and since she doesn’t plan on getting married anyway then there’s no real harm in being in a small sham one.
“As I was saying, the frozen mountains of our land are truly a sight to behold, if you were to ever be interested in arranging a visit my people would be more than happy to entertain you in your stay. Why, I’d be happy to show you around myself,” said the Jötunn noblewoman, an extre beauty by his standards from a race afflicted with a passive ice magic that would freeze the environnt around them.
She seed to be around his age and was wearing a seductive smile that he easily ignored. He’d been caught off guard the first ti he’d had to deal with this today, but by the ti she’d arrived he’d already made braces for well over fifty other people, he’d grow numb to the obvious attempts at seduction.
It’s like they don’t know I’m reading their minds while I do this.
“Maybe soti in the future,” He told her, clear to them both he was brushing off her offer. “Anyway, your brace is done so you're free to go.”
He tried to let go of her hand but she kept a gentle grip on his, knowing she had one last shot before she needed to leave. “Forgive if I’m wrong, but you’re a human, aren’t you?” She asked him, knowing full well the answer from her country's investigations, just as many of the others that ca before her knew as well.
“I am.”
“I thought so,” She bead. “The summoned hero of our country is one as well you see, a nice girl nad Sarah. I’m sure she’d love it if you ca to visit. It must be so lonely to not be able to see your own kind after all.”
Holy fucking shit, is she actually trying to hook up with my old classmate just to get ?
What was even the point of choosing to remain anonymous when filing my patent? At least the ones before her had acted a little more subtle.
I’d have well over a dozen people to report if I was going to. I’ll just put up with it a little longer. As long as nobody starts arriving at my ho to bother I can deal with it while in Anailia.
“I believe I’ll pass,” He told her with his brightest smile. “After all, your country didn’t seem to have much interest in when I arrived, and I still don’t have any awakened skills to give myself value, I’m sure entertaining for a visit would be nothing but a waste of ti for your governnt when there are so many important things to prepare for, right?”
He wasn’t even trying to make his rejection subtle as the smile slipped from the woman's lips and she took the hint, getting up to leave.
Once she was gone he was able to let out a sigh of relief and took off fourteen rings that were on one of his hands, placing them in an envelope with her na on it and putting it into his spacial bag before putting more blank ones on.
What can I say, I’m curious about skill distribution and who has what. Plus, maybe Pelenia would be interested. After all, even allied nations look into each other, right?
If Myriad had a head to shake he would but Ben was already up, opening the door to invite the next person in. It was another beautiful woman, this ti with a passive fire magic as the air around her shimred from the heat as Ben groaned internally.
Just how easily seduced do they think I am?
Holy crap finally. He thought to himself after hours of brace making. That was getting exhausting.
That actually sounds like a nightmare. He thought to his god, not wanting to deal with the sort of stress an arrangent like that was bound to bring with it. That isn’t even ntioning the fact that Pelenia might have put to death.
It wasn’t like there had only been young attractive won coming to him to have braces made, but they were the majority, with the few n and races outside of his strike zone focusing more on subtle offers of wealth and power.
Still, he was free of that at least and on to sothing far more exciting as he welcod the next group of people in, about a dozen high-ranked warriors from the nation's army.
They ca in, dressed as if they were prepared for battle already with armor on and weapons in hand, but as they filled the small workspace they each gave him a small polite nod.
“I am, Galara, as ordered by her majesty, queen Pelenia we are here to have our equipnt and items upgraded,” Said the incubus who appeared to be in charge by way of introduction.
“Good to et you all, I’m the craftsman Ben. I’m planning on making you all new weapons from scratch if you’d tell what sort you each prefer, though if you’re attached to the one you currently use I can see about applying different enchantnts to it to try and improve it if I can. As well, while I don’t plan on making armors at the mont I’ll enchant the ones you have and modify them to house a small white mana crystal to power them so we’ll start with that while you each tell about whatever sort of weapons you’d prefer. Oh, and if you’re comfortable with it, show your cards so I can avoid building my enchantnts in a way that would inhibit your skills growth. If you’re not, it's fine, but then I’ll have to explain every little choice I’m making and you’ll need to tell if there’s any areas that could cause conflict.”
The leader gave the others a look and as one they pulled out their cards for him to inspect. All in all, there were a few minor things to look out for, but it was all skills he could easily cover by using alternatives, and with that he reached into his bag, pulling out what had taken up the most space, boxes and boxes of skill rings. In the days leading up to their quest he’d been hard at work, making copies of all the ones that he had in the shop to bring with him, not wanting to take the originals for fear that they could end up lost or damaged as he did.
Fully prepared he got to work, first punching holes into each piece of armor to put a small mana crystal in before applying the sa enchantnts that were on his coat, though at a much higher level now that he could use each skill to the fifth level.
As he was working his way through that he listened to each of their requirents for a weapon and ntally planned just how he would go about making them, suggesting ideas and getting their personal input on each as he tried to give whatever recomndations he thought were most suitable, wanting to be sure there’d be no difference in opinion for the people who’d actually be using the tools he’d be producing.
Once the enchantnts for the armors were complete and he got everything he thought he needed from them to make the best weapons he could he let them be on their way, promising to have them ready in a few days as he got to work picking what materials to use of the many that had been prepared for him. It seed that the queen had spared no expense, getting him so rare and valuable monster parts he normally wouldn’t get to play with, and he was eager to put them to work when he heard the door of the workshop open and turned to see who it was, fearing he was about to be bothered by any of the more persistent individuals he’d prepared braces for when he felt his jaw hit the floor.
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