Compensation

With the nuisances taken care of, Richard chose a random priestess and started the ceremony. Things ended up going very smoothly, with three top-tier offerings strengthening Faelor’s passage until one only needed 300 gold’s worth in magic crystals to pass through. He also widened it enough for beings like the hive of life to pass through, and extended the current time differential for thirty more years. Two more offerings were used for crafting materials and legendary equipment.

He saw three designs from the Mystic’s Set and two from the Scarlet Knight series during the process, but at this point they weren’t worth it at all. In terms of higher-end power, he had no lack of runes. What his subordinates needed was good legendary...