The birth of Elizabeth Igor, eldest daughter of Leon Igor and Kalisha Riley, filled all of Gars City and the entire Church of Void Mask with joy.
They held a grand celebration for the child's birth. More than one deity even sent down an avatar to bestow powerful blessings upon the newborn girl.
The festivities continued for half a month. During that time, anyone who came to Gars City to offer their blessings could receive generous rewards—money, fine food, treasures, everything one could desire.
Every day, the staff of Gars City registered each new well-wisher. At midnight, they would invite Leon or Kalisha to appear and personally draw several lucky winners from among the names, awarding them special grand prizes.
The grand prize could be magical equipment, magical items, or special magical potions; naturally, it could also be money... In any case, the various prizes were of equal value, and winners could choose for themselves.
Most winners chose magical potions: the Church of Void Mask's specialty, medicines capable of temporarily halting aging and extending one's lifespan.
Production of these potions was very low, amounting to only a few dozen bottles a year. Although everyone knew the Church of Void Mask must have a small reserve, who had the ability to storm Void City and seize them? Who would dare do such a thing?
Yet for this celebration, the Church of Void Mask brought out fifteen bottles of life-extending potion in total, making the eyes of many wealthy people—who lacked the means to compete for the annual supply—turn red with envy.
What prices did those potions ultimately fetch? Into whose treasury did they go, or whose stomach did they end up in? Leon did not care in the slightest.
He cared about only one thing—whether the blessings he had placed upon