After the Elite Mage left the Felt Tent, Francois came over, his face alight with excitement.
"You'll never guess how many people want to buy the Magic Stone..."
The answer was thirty-six Orders for The Mage Tower's Fall Magic Stone. "Look, we've already covered all our costs."
Every sale from here on would be pure profit.
That wasn't the only good news. That evening, after dozens of days of Meditation, Annan's magic power reached level two. He could now cast two Spells in succession.
One Lesser Summoning Spell, followed by another Lesser Summoning Spell.
He still lacked the magic power for the Second-Circle Spells Lesser Elemental Summoning and Lesser Undead Summoning.
The second piece of good news came the next day: the extra who claimed to be the "municipal official's nephew" had dealt with Honatan Mace.
The Benitez Grand Theater was now at Annan's disposal.
That brought another half-piece of good news: nothing stood in the way of staging The Mage Tower's Fall at the Theater. The Stage Actors Annan had invited to coach them knew the plot by heart. They didn't even need to rehearse, and every prop was ready, including the Mage Tower.
"You'll get your share too."
With that, Annan put Tina Wright into the play as well.
The preview had stirred the curiosity of Breeze City's upper class, while the stage play amazed its middle class. But the efforts at the Publishing House and with the Bards hadn't gone so well. People who came because of Law Breaks the Sky left disappointed.
Regardless, The Mage Tower's Fall had taken Breeze City by storm. Everyone wanted to know what new thing the King of the North had dreamed up this time.
During this period, Annan moved the cast list from the end to the beginning. He ordered