The prayers continued across the settlement. Some people rose with help from their families; others remained kneeling toward Kaiden, their heads bowed. Beneath the trees, those who had fainted began stirring as Taigi's people tended to them.
Mrs. Weller stayed beside the boys until they stood, gathering them close with Lucy. All three children watched Kaiden in awed silence as he brought up the next part of the plan.
Beside him, Taigi wiped her eyes with the heel of her hand. When she could trust her voice, her attention returned to the crowded homes and the families who would need somewhere to rest.
"We can begin working on the new houses now..." she muttered.
Kaiden turned to the equipment pages in his notepad.
"Got an idea for that too."
He opened the Awakened Marketplace.
[Transactions within a dungeon require authorization from its Dungeon Master.]
Kaiden looked at the message, then at the vast country he had just made.
The choice was obvious.
