Over the next few days, the controversy surrounding the Compendium of Bronze Inscriptions visibly died down on the Magic Network.
Gallo and the others finally realized that, in the face of tangible results, the uproar they had stirred up was nothing more than froth.
They could only behave themselves and pretend nothing had happened.
By then, however, Roland had no time to spare for them.
He had more important things to attend to.
On December 1, several important emails arrived, along with notifications from United Bank.
Ding!
You have received a special allowance from the Arcane Committee: 3,000 gold coins (3 million copper coins). You have received revenue sharing from Hilt Company: 6,300 gold coins (6.3 million copper coins). You have received revenue sharing from the Isser Royal Asset Management Bureau: 1,200 gold coins (1.2 million copper coins). You have received revenue sharing from Catona Company: 15,000 gold coins (15 million copper coins).
The first payment was an allowance attached to his expert title, a form of salary and special compensation separate from his research earnings.
Plenty of arcanists with no achievements to their names relied on that money to live in luxury.
The second payment, from Hilt Company, had increased considerably.
The previous payment of 1,575 gold coins had come while the business was still getting off the ground, before the spell scroll company had fully marketed its products.
As business picked up in the second half of the year, the payment had indeed risen substantially.
The third payment was his share of income from teaching and training in Seris Pinyin and related spells, examination fees, and so on.
As the True Word Spell gained popularity, that income would surely grow, though there was no telling yet how high it might climb.
All of this was more