143 Endless Pen (1/2)

Directly after this prompt, another appeared where there were three checkboxes, with one already checked and greyed out, indicating that it couldn't be changed. Leaving only the checkboxes for Warrior path and Management path available. The accept button was greyed out as well since he had to select one of the options available before continuing.

Although he was unable to close this prompt, Ivan could still share the one before with Celine. After all, the decision would impact her the most, so it was only right for him to ask her opinion.

”What do you think? Which one should I select?”, he then asked her.

Without hesitation, she gave her answer, ”Just select both.”

”Are you sure? There has to be a reason that the system gives one the option to choose.”, Ivan hesitated.

”Yes, I am. And I know the reason as well. After all, where I come from there are other servant races and it is common knowledge how their training works.”, Celine answered and then started to explain, ”First let's start with servant races. I don't think you know anything about them since there are none in this realm, correct?”

Ivan nodded. Before this, he had never heard about something like this before. The only other races he was aware of, were the monster races.

”So a servant race is a race that has been modified to be the slaves of a master race. Mostly this is the result of some crazy experiments. And most races are old since much of the knowledge is lost and the other races would often attack any experiments in this direction.

Each member of a servant race has to obey each member of the master race, with no option to resist as long as the new command doesn't go against an old command. Each command is ranked according to the time it has been given.

It is common to give the babies the command to completely obey the person who holds their special sign. This way, they can later be traded, without anyone having to fear them going rouge because of some old command since every command giving from the person holding the sign has priority.

So although I call them servants, they aren't that different from slaves. With the only difference being that slave seals can be broken and the slave thus freed, while for a servant this is impossible.”

She took a deep breath, before continuing, ”Of course, my circumstance is different. According to the description of the draconian race, you are my only master and it has nothing to do with your race. Not only that, I can feel that I have more freedom than I have heard members of servant races have.

For example, can I sense that if it is to save your life, I am able to ignore your orders. And that I can resist suicidal orders as long as the goal can be reached in a different way.”

When he heard this Ivan let out a breath of relief. He didn't like the thought of her being just someone who would follow orders.

”Then as long as I don't give you any commands, you are free to do whatever you want?”

”Basically yes. But there is a drive to serve you, so as long as you don't resist, I will do just that.”, Celine said and smiled at him. ”It isn't that different from being a blood servant.”

”Anyway. A servant can be trained in three main paths. And these paths are the ones displayed on that prompt. Besides them, there should be others, which can be unlocked later. The more paths a servant has unlocked, the more valuable and stronger the servant is.

That's because each path unlocks a number of skills, the system provides. And these skills are usually high-grade ones, where the skill book is unbelievably expensive.”

”So it is a way to get free skills?”, he asked in surprise. If that truly was the case, then her having all three paths would mean that she would be able to learn skills from all these paths, right?

”Yes. But of course, there is also a drawback. It's not possible to just unlock these skills. Instead, the servant has to rise his or her level, which is done by doing actions related to the path. Each path has it's own experience bar and only if all the bars are full, the servant can level up and thus unlock a new skill.”

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”Wouldn't that mean that someone with more paths would level up slower? Then wouldn't it be better to have fewer paths than more?”