Auntie toasts the VRMMORPG

57. Cluster Short Circuit!

Flora, Deriga, Afstira, and MiaMyMio ate together at Flora's new dining table. Now and then, the bishop threw suspicious glances at the turrets and coffins at the other corner of the room but said nothing about it.

"You haven't explained yet why you look like our Goddess."

Afstira reminded Flora.

"She said that she missed me and decided to emulate my countenance. So I had the looks first."

"Impudent!" Afstira spat. "Do you really think you can convince me with this thin story?"

"Look, I've said everything I wanted to say. The rest is up to you. I don't have to convince you, and you don't have to believe me. I'm the champion of Evailyn and not the champion of the church. My only relation to the church is that I promised Evailyn that she could choose one holy item per week, and I would give the thing and its blueprint to the church. Obviously, you have a way to determine when a new holy item was created, so just send someone over to fetch it, and we are good."

"One item a week?" The other women gaped at Flora.

"Well, I'll have to craft something worthy. Apart from that, yes. Oh, and I may produce and sell as many exemplars of the regular version as I like, but I have to pay royalties to the church." Flora paused. "How do you call the reproducible copies of a holy item? Half-Holy? Holy copy?"

"Do you have already made a copy?"

Flora showed her the scepter. "I created another copy for Deriga, as well. Did you get it, dear?"

"That was for me?" Deriga stared at Flora with wide eyes. "I can't accept it, Auntie. I'm only C-rated. I'm not allowed to wield an SS-rated weapon!"

"Nonsense! I included the pottery tools extra for you! And you won't stay C rated." Flora paused again. "Oh, I want Deriga to help me with the church. Only if she wants, of course."

The novice nodded enthusiastically.

"What do you think about sending priests to me each week on rotation? They can keep an eye on me and can assist me with running the church and Deriga's education.

On the other hand, I learn more about the church, and the people in the church get to know me.

Let's face it. Whether my badge is fake or not, other people can read it as sure as you can, and a good portion will assume that it is real. So you have a vested interest that my cathedral follows the rites of Evailyn."

"I have received a lot of information. I have to go over it with the other elders." The bishop said carefully. She still cast furtive glances, but the hostility in them had lessened.

They agreed that Deriga would join the bishop going back to the main church. There she would buy the magical home appliances for the cathedral from the church, including a food cabinet.

Flora printed six more multitool scepters as gifts for the elders and gave them to Afstira together with the blueprint.

Fortunately, she didn't have to create the diagram manually. The Spellbook for Technicians contained just the right skill.

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You gained a skill: Draw Blueprint.

Description: Creates a copy of a blueprint from your recipe library.

CD: 25 min.

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After transferring the budget for the church, 50k credits, and her first salary, 500 VirDos, to Deriga, they said good-bye.