Mentor

Out of the hundred and twenty clans and family which had participated in the battle only 43 remain. It has taken a toll now on them as now money is now limited due to the greedy merchants frisking over every coin that they have got .

Meanwhile Jay and the ultimate money making factory metal magic have been hard at work in replicating the coin perfectly and causing black money to flow into the system which would eventually raise the prices.

In these thousand years inflation has increased so much that when they were in the past. One gold coin would get you a large house to live in for a year with money being left over for four to five months of lavish dinner.

And now one gold coin could mostly get you a couple of radishes at most. It's as if like others coins dont even exist any. Anymore. Damn the rising inflation.

Keeping the army fed and healthy are very different things.

The Frontera Estate was not built for such large amounts of people. That there them being bought a scarcity for food as most of the towns reserve went to the army instead of the towns people living there.

Which being the second day. There are still patient. But if something is not done in time there will be an outrage.

There is a reservoir of water nearby which is directly connected to the rain forest.

So there is inflow of fresh water and due to the flow and the turbulence in the waters themselves. It makes it harder for algae to settle on the lake.

So most of the water can be used directly.

And this reservoir is enough for an entire army to use.

there arent many problems. Regarding water supply.

But food is still an issue.

There are also many agricultural fields but the main occupation is not fishing since the seas is impossible to be safe in and no guarantee that one would return alive.

Things have not been good for Mr Lloyd Frontera. He had his entire seaside manor smashed into bits. By various attack by Asura which were meant for the army of Heaven but they misfired and their attacks landed into the Manor.

Spreading fires and burning the entire thing down.

At first there was a cavalry unit which specialized in their use of horses. But the Asuras were not dumb and the cavalry unit got wiped out in a single hour. And due to the ground being the seabed itself the ground itself is not made for horses. Thus horses have difficulty navigating through the ground.

And the land itself is in a depressive state. For Asuras it is easy to traverse. Since for then it is somehow a cliff while there is a slope which very smoothly extends over to the

Sea floor m

This is the layout of the land.

Which was all that needed to be understood by the ones who wanted the know how are things currently working out.

As Jay and McElroy lived in this shack with walls being replaced many times over. There was a knock on the door.

Around nine to ten pm.

During this time both of them were busy honing their Trump card but they noticed the knock due to their senses.

Jay opened the door. And to their surprise. She was here in all of her glory with her glowing hair and eyes. Her light which shine light in the consuming darkness.

Lumina the Goddess of Light.

Jay's jaw dropped when he realized that a god was here.

Lumina :

May I enter.

Lumina asked politely. But the conditions of the shack was nowhere good enough to house a guest. The walls were crumbling as they were makeshift and hurriedly made.

There were shavings of wood everywhere. Left by the previous owners. As well as cracked ceilings, broken windows, broken floorboards an accursed basement.

One might not want to step into.

McElroy :

Our shelter is a little bit messy. Not a good place to stay.

Jay prepared a makeshift chair and table. He prepared three chairs which were not that comfortable. But adjustable.

As for the lights with light magic floodlights were made.

Which illuminated all of their characteristics as well as the forest.

Once again with the perfectly equidistant placed chairs which were st one hundred and twenty degrees.

Jay initiated the conversation. He tried to be very careful with his tone and the words he spoke as one wrong word with the wrong tone would be doom for them.

Jay :

Good evening Ms. Lumina what has bought you to our humble abode.

Lumina :

I wanted to continue our conversation from the last time we met and also. I've taken a keen interest in both of you.

McElroy :

Were quite honored for such grace of yours.

Lumina :

I want to know how did you managed to get the power of a god.

As she completed her sentence the entire metal tables started glowing with light.

Both of them started to narrated the bits and pieces of the the start of thejr adventure in a very curated way which would not offend anyone

Lumina :

So you mean that both of these gods put up their divine power in a competition. And everyone was fighting for it.

It's weird but this hasn't happened for the first time.

Have they tried to contact you.

Both of them declined of such an event happening.

Lumina :

The more I listen the more I believe this is untrue but your faces tell me otherwise. And even my eyes of Truth aren't reacting.

Lumina :

And when did this proud event took place.

McElroy :

About a year ago.

Lumina took a pause there as she thought long and hard.

As why did a god gave away their powers for free and without any constraints.

And if they were stolen why didn't they they attempt to take them back after all each God has their own set of forces.

They could just simply dispatch them.

McElroy :

Umm excuse me for overstepping my boundaries. But please can you not keep your silence. We are getting worried to death.

Lumina :

The let me ask another question.

What relation do you have with the immortals.

McElroy :

Nothing much, they tried to recruit us, and kill us.

But we remain neutral.

Lumina :

About your stance I don't understand why you choose to remain neutral. For what I think it is the hardest path one can take. What possibly could you gain from it.

Jay :

I think taking a neutral stance was the most the most important in this world. As one could only understand both sides and their argument if they are not biased.

As such we remain to choose neutral.

Lumina :

Then if you're neutral why fight on our side.

McElroy :

I believe we have a common interest. We seek the keys to the door while you want to defeat Ikaros.

Lumina :

If you want the keys so bad then why not just join their faction it would become much easier to obtain them.

Jay :

It might make it equally harder also.

Lumina :

I still don't understand why choose to remain neutral after all the benefits.

Jay :

If we weren't neutral. Both of you won't have come to freely talk to us. If we were on their side. You would have harbored an unnecessary rage. If we were on your side. They might had a unnecessary problems with us.

But as we are nowhere. Both sides, approach us freely.

Lumina :

I am satisfied with your answer. Then in return I will answer something you demand.

Jay :

Then why are you fighting with the Foundation.

Lumina :

The ones who don't belong to this land and those who are neutral. shouldnt be meddling between it's affairs either.

McElroy :

Then I don't have a question but actually a request.

Lumina :

If it's within my power.

McElroy :

Please mentor us in the art of Light magic.

Lumina :

As you say so.

This began the training in the use and understanding of Light magic with an apostle.