I didn't regret that choice, even now. I had gained far more through leverage and alliances than the system's meagre completion rewards could ever offer.
At the very least, having Hilary on my side—despite the headache—meant I could mobilise an army for her with just a single word. My reach was wider than the system could track.
[Bro, I need half of the camps you are training for me,] I typed into the interface as the system began its rhythmic, pulsing calculation of my end-of-quest results. [Please send them to Albany city immediately. Look for the one with the mega-gate.]
[Sure thing, brother,] Wryly replied almost instantly. [I'll send word to the instructors working with the human recruits.]
He paused for a moment before another message followed. [It might take a few hours to gather them all and prep the gear before sending them out. Expect them to take about half a day to arrive on foot.]
