The spectacle had gathered a number of the off-duty workers from the cavern, and everyone wanted the chance to congratulate Wendy on her advancent.
Fortunately for Karl, that also brought over all the people that he needed to talk to on this visit.
"Davis, don't run away. I have good news for you." Karl called when he caught sight of the overworked Fallen Seraphim.
Davis gave him a suspicious stare. "When you say that there are good things coming for , it always ans more employees, more Guild mbers and more work, even though the shop now does five tis as much business through the Alliance store as it does through the main shop.
If it wasn't for the restricted level of most of our crafters, we would be selling even more, and the Alliance is still talking about expanding further." Karl felt a sense of embarrassnt for the extra work that he had piled on Davis, who was only supposed to be the store manager. Technically, the Alliance purchases were still part of the store, but his duties had gone far beyond what he had signed on for.
"I'm not going to make more work for you this ti. Instead, I've co to give you a raise. You've been doing far too much work for your pay grade, and you've led the Guild Store to fa and profits far greater than expected. The craftsn all earn on commission, a portion of the sale price of their items. But you have been on salary, based on the cost of living here in Drodh. If you were employed in Zilaz, your pay would be significantly higher, as are the prices for the goods that you manage.
So, we will be adjusting your pay comnsurately." Karl declared.
{I'm more shocked that he knew the word comnsurately and used it sowhat properly.} Sapphire muttered to herself, which made Dana giggle.
Davis, who had not heard the dragon's snide remark, simply smiled and bowed to Karl. "Thank you for your consideration. Should I prepare the budget numbers for a new pay package?" He asked.
Karl shook his head. "No, I will declare the raise now, and then you can work out the numbers along with next pay period's sales."
Davis smiled at the answer. It was basically a 'not my problem' from Karl, but Davis knew that there was far more revenue than would ever be declared in a pay package.
Even if he earned ten tis what any of the smiths did, it still wouldn't put a dent in the Guild's monthly profits.
Karl had the system upgrade the pay package of Davis' work contract, which could be done without signing a new form, as it was a pay raise, and the system had no problem letting the Guild Branch Leader hand those out.
Docked pay, or a lower pay package, the mber would have to sign their agreent to, but not pay raises.
"There, all done. If you're using the automatic transfer between the Guild House balance and the Guild mbers, it should go automatically to you." Karl inford the overjoyed Demon.
"Indeed, and it will be enough to make my mother proud of for once." Davis joked.
Wendy laughed. "What do you an 'for once'? That old woman doesn't do anything but brag about you all day long. I don't think that I've ever seen a parent quite as proud of her child as she is of you."
Karl noticed a red dragon cleric passing by and waved her over.
"You are new, were you here for the orphanage?" He asked.
"I am one of the new arrivals, preparing for the dragons that the Guild apparently has ready to hatch. Bertie is my na, in the human tongue. We started to gather a few days ago, and you must be Karl, the Guild Branch Leader." She replied.
"Wonderful to et you, Bertie. The eggs still have a bit of ti, but having everyone in place first would be best. I will need to gather everyone who is going to be moving to the separate space so that I can confirm that they understand the nature of the assignnt. The eggs can't safely be moved for so ti, but the separate space they are in is linked to , so it may change locations, and the entrance might not always be accessible, so you will need to work with the druids and nature clerics to ensure that you are producing everything that you need." Karl explained.
Bertie nodded. "I hear that there is enough room there to fly freely, and that you have created a bio for each type of dragon egg. That is wonderful news, and much better than the average orphanage."
Sapphire smiled indulgently at the young red dragon. "There is more than enough room to fly. It is a Tiny World spell, not just a hidden space. Karl, how large is it now?"
Karl shrugged. "I have been expanding it since I reached Mythic Rank, and while I didn't bring it to maximum size, It's hundreds of kilotres across now.
Enough that there is not only room to fly, but it has beco nearly necessary to fly to get around efficiently. The nature clerics have broken themselves into groups so that they don't have to travel so far every day. But we have added teleportation platforms in the space that let you get to major landmarks easily."
Dana frowned at Karl. When had he done that?
About five seconds after he said that he had. That is when he added them, with one marked platform a few hundred tres from each of the camp locations, and then one near the mock Guild House and the underground city.
The Tiny World was feeling much more complete now that Karl was getting ahead on his understanding of the Mana Manipulation Fundantal Rule. It wasn't at the point that it could be considered a fully independent space yet. But it was getting close, and Karl could use it as a test to asure how his progress toward immortality was coming.
Though at this rate, both Cara and Hawk might beat him to full understanding of a Rule.
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