Elminster, realizing he had failed to keep it hidden, straightforwardly passed on his praise for Hill.
In his words, Hill's ability in crafting wondrous items had already surpassed his own and could even be mentioned in the same breath as Azuth's.
Elminster had always taken pride in his creativity with spells and had never praised his own alchemical prowess.
But Azuth's reputation in alchemy was practically known to every household across Toril.
The success of Winter's Ring, for example, might have owed something to the Winter Maiden, but without Azuth's meticulous craftsmanship, it could never have produced such powerful effects.
And Archmage's Staff was a Divine Artifact coveted by countless Mages.
Yet after Elminster's words spread, many Mages of Toril felt indignant and even went directly to the Mage God's temple to bring the matter up... only for the Mage God to silently acknowledge it.
Though he said little, it was enough to ensure that the Mages of Toril no longer dared underestimate the Lord of Aglaia, who had already left Toril. Some were even utterly heartbroken over it.
Although Hill did not pay much attention to outsiders and would not even associate with those who did not meet his faction's requirements... he was still in the mortal world, and he seemed to hold no prejudice toward people or matters. He could even greet Fairies with a smile.
There would always be people who thought they would be honored guests wherever they went... Could they possibly be worse than Fairies?
Still, these people who could not even compete with the Undead for jewelry were nothing special.
Lathander completely ignored the fact that, over all this time, probably fewer than three people in Toril had successfully spent those three hundred thousand gold.
He simply wondered: if even Hill's abilities could inspire