By the night of the second day, Ashford Farm had grown quiet once again.
After spending the entire day upgrading the remaining Berry Trees, reinforcing the perimeter fences with Mudgrin, and packing enough high-purity S-Tier Terra Cubes into his spatial ring to feed Woolie, Neva, and Rose for three months, Raiden walked out onto the second-floor balcony of the farmhouse.
A cool night breeze rustled the silver-and-black curls resting on his shoulders.
Sitting at his feet was Raul, Morgana's Bronze-Tier Divine Guardian Dog. Over the past few months, while Morgana was away at the academy, Raiden had kept his promise and used his daily upgrades on the bipedal martial dog. Now, Raul's potential sat firmly at the EX Tier, his sky-blue stripes glowing with dense aura as he wagged his tail and waited to be reunited with his mistress tomorrow.
Raiden patted Raul's head, took a slow breath, and pulled out his diamond-studded Stormwind satellite phone.
