Lu Huayu said with a broad smile, "I knew Umberlee had always been clever. How could anything go wrong?
"Of course there's nothing wrong with talking to them. Just don't get too deeply involved.
"There aren't any enemies left in Toril worth Umberlee going to war over, are there?
"Besides, I remember you saying last time that you'd gotten back in touch with Auril. So... you've rekindled a little of your old friendship?"
Umberlee nodded. "Things between Auril and me are a little awkward, but compared with the other gods, we still have some friendship left from what happened in the past.
"She's on very good terms with the Undead now, too... you should know that, right?
"The Undead taught her followers how to use the simplest spells to make suitable vehicles for traveling over ice and snow. Then they set up those express freight depots everywhere in the cold regions where the Undead had territory.
"After Auril fully reclaimed her divine authority over cold winds, she even gave them the ability to travel through blizzards.
"Most ordinary goods in the Northlands are delivered by them now.
"I don't know how the Undead managed it, but even those barbarians in Icewind Dale let them enter their territory to make deliveries.
"Anyway, Auril is behaving herself very well now. If Aglaia tells her not to do something, she definitely won't do it. And the Undead have practically helped expand her portfolio to include winter messengers..."
After that long speech, Umberlee suddenly looked a little uncertain. "She seems quite happy doing it.
"So, what you told me last time about having my shark followers handle shipping by sea—would that really work?"
"We can start by trying it in the coastal territories belonging to the Undead." Lu Huayu's eyes lit up, and he