Chapter 143

Chapter 143

Falk was understanding enough, even if he was going to take a few weeks off it gave him time to focus on some of his own tasks he couldn’t complete with Ben around, and to the residents of the world it made sense for an apostle to fulfill the requests of their gods.

What mattered was telling Thera. He wasn’t sure how she’d react given that her relationship with them all was rocky, especially Skoe, but hoped that things would be fine overall as he explained what had been asked of him.

“...So anyway, that’s what Myriad wanted me to do, I’ll be gone for a few weeks to try and deal with all that nonsense... Unless you’d want to join me?”

There it was. It didn’t matter if she said yes or not, he’d be fine on his own. All that mattered was putting the offer out. They were a team after all, they’d promised to work together to solve their problems. Even if she was sure to decline given the people involved, he wouldn’t rush off without even asking, and while he was dealing with this she could focus on improving her magic or reading some medical books to improve her knowledge skill.

“Alright, when are we leaving?” She asked, leaving him dumbfounded.

“Today if we can. I was going to book a carriage after I asked you, but are you sure? I know you aren’t exactly a fan of them and we may be stuck together for a while.”

“I think the entertainment of seeing them imprisoned for a bit will be worth it so I’ll start packing. Need me to get you started while you get the carriage sorted out?”

“Uh, no I should be good,” He told her and walked off to get them a ride.

Hey Myriad, you around?

Just wanted to spitball. What do you think of the idea of making a small but light carriage with a sail attached to it and enchanted with an air magic spell to push it along? I wouldn’t need to worry about hiring a cart each time I needed to go anywhere this way.

Hmm, true. Maybe I could build some bikes? They’re definitely faster than a typical carriage, but the wheels might be an issue. I don’t think they’d work as well if I used wooden or metal ones like a carriage, but I haven’t seen anything like rubber around. Maybe I could make a substitute out of leather or some other material? It might take some experimenting.

Wait, hold on a minute. Are you seriously telling me that bikes haven’t been invented here? He asked his god, his interest fully piqued.

The gears turned in Ben's mind as he gave that some thought. Despite how common they were, he was fairly sure bikes had only been invented a couple hundred years before he was born, making them reasonably modern compared to how simple they seemed. He was certain he would be able to create one without much problem, it just created a single question in him.

Myriad, I seriously need to know how this world's copyright law would deal with the fact that I’d be introducing an invention from my world to this one. Would I own the patent as the person bringing it to this world or would it be considered public domain since I’m not actually the inventor?

He expected it to be the sort of question that Myriad would need to search a bit for an answer, but surprisingly he could tell him immediately.

So you’re saying as long as I can make one I have twenty years of riches ahead of me.

If that happens then oh well, I just wanted something that could make travel a bit nicer, if I can make some money off of it then that’s just a bonus.