Auntie toasts the VRMMORPG

45. Priesting and Smithing

"Alright, but let me at least show you around that you know with what we are working."

Flora gave Deriga a short tour and explained the function of each room.

"Everything is empty at the moment. I just build this place today. So we have our work cut out."

Deriga nodded, but she was smiling and marveling at the windows.

"It's gorgeous! I love it!"

After browsing the booklet, Flora got a better understanding of what to do. They left the building and walked to the first corner.

"This place is dedicated to the Goddess Evailyn." Flora chanted, and Deriga repeated it, then Flora cast the spell.

<Consecrate>!

They repeated the process for the other corners and then went to the Roof.

The roof garden was a field of bare ground with a small wall surrounding it. Flora wanted to take her time planning the outline. Maybe a few crops and some flowers, definitely some herbs, a nice stone path, a bench, and a bit of water?

They marched from corner to corner, chanting and then went down to the first floor, where the teleportation circle was located to include this part in the consecration, too.

Evailyn had been right. Flora wouldn't even have known how to exclude her living quarters if she wanted to!

After they finished their rounds, a glow washed over the whole building.

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Rejoice! The church of the Goddess Evailyn gained a new place of worship: The Cathedral of Home Appliances!"

You consecrated a place of worship: + 5 levels to faith.

You own a place of worship: + 5 levels to faith.

You created the first place of worship of Evailyn in the Metaworld: + 1 OV to faith.

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A new buff appeared on Flora's Hud:

Consecrated Ground: + 3 OV to all attributes.

Flora had the urge to throw a party. Only two followers celebrating seemed underwhelming for the glory of the occasion. Unfortunately, Robby, Eddie, Svetlana all had prior appointments or were offline.

So Flora made do with just the two of them. She toasted some bread and spread Nutella over them and offered Tea, Coffee, and fruit juice.

"Is this a toaster?" Deriga stared at the device, fascinated.

"Yes, sweety. I really don't know if I should be appalled by your question or flattered. Toasters are the most wonderful devices! I got a note that I built the first in the Cetviwos, so how do you know of toasters?"

"They were mentioned in the early scriptures of the Goddess Evailyn. Unfortunately, they never took hold in our world, because everybody knows a bit of fire magic. At least enough to roast something."

"Magic is incredible! It's a wonder that household appliances even found their way into the Cetviwos."

"Yes, they are not very popular. Because in most cases, magic is more accessible."

"In my world, earth, home appliances played a huge role in the emancipation of women. The work was divided between man and woman, with homemaker activities predominantly assigned to women. Cooking, cleaning, and especially washing took the whole day. There was simply no time for women to do anything different. That changed when home appliances became cheap enough for the average household. Women could now spend their time on different endeavors."