The good news, however, was that they had stolen a lot of valuable magic metals from Vhoskaud's laboratory. Most of it had melted in the explosion, but materials like Adamantium had been blown away by the blast before melting completely.
If one looked, it was easy to find traces of it everywhere. Knowing that Drastan's troll army would certainly not be their last unannounced addition, Jake immediately ordered the Myrtharian Nerds present to ramp up their efforts to search the burned-out districts.
The most notable arrival was that of Vincent the next day. This included his new wives with lovestruck faces and his father-in-law looking expectantly at Jake and Kevin... Plus a nation of elves on their heels.
"Cousin, I have to admit, you've outdone me." Kevin bowed low to the sheepish Water Elf. "Who would have thought that I, the most handsome of us, would still be single after four Ordeals. Fortunately, my chances of finding a soul mate are still better than a certain someone..."
