147 Told your wife (1/2)

”I don't think it's my skills. Remember how low they are?”

”Right. You said that they had a low level. Well if it isn't them, then it should be your bloodline. But I haven't really seen a reason for the System to rate it so high. Is there anything else?”

Ivan facepalmed. ”Fu... I forgot. There is still Vlada.” Because he hadn't used her lately, he had forgotten about her. No, not forgotten, he had just excluded her from his strength. To him, it had always seemed like something external.

”Vlada?”

”My slave. She is an Evolved Vampiric Bat.”

”Oh right. You are after all a member of the Slaver Alliance, so you should have a slave.”

”Yeah. I kinda didn't count her in, since I see her strength as something more external and thought my level was only my strength. But it seems like this isn't the case.”

”Of course not. One's slaves are an important part of one's strength. There are even some that focus all their energy on training their slaves or pets as they are called as well. Those Pet Masters are highly regarded since they are much more capable of fighting against large groups.”

”Mmm, I can see that. It just feels wrong somehow.”, Ivan responded.

”That's because you instinctively think of your own strength only. It's not a bad thing. It just shows that you are more accustomed to being alone and to have to rely on yourself. Something that isn't surprising, considering that after your reset you didn't have any family to rely on.

But now you have one and you should try to change that habit. Not only your slaves but also your servants, friends, and family are a part of your strength.”

What she said sounds logical, but Ivan knew that it wasn't that easy to change.

Celine then continued, ”Just try it. While fighting, don't just rely on yourself, but also try to rely on your slave. Or even go so far as to let your slave do the fighting alone. In the beginning, this will be hard, but it can later elevate your comprehensive strength to a whole new level.”

”Mmm, I will try it.”

”Great. Then later let's go to the training dungeon together.”

”Huh?”, the abrupt proposal surprised Ivan.

”Is it that surprising? Now that I'm your servant it is necessary for us to fight together. Only this way can we level up the Warrior Path. Besides, it will be a good opportunity for you to learn.”

He had to agree with her. He didn't know how strong she was currently, but he knew that she had been very strong before. As such he should be able to learn a lot from her.

”Great.”, he agreed to her proposal.

”Then that's settled. But first, we will have to go shopping.”

”Shopping?”, he once again asked. He really couldn't follow her train of thought.

”Of course. Not only do I need some new clothes. After all the old ones won't fit anymore. But I will also need some equipment. And then we need some massage oils and such for leveling up the Relief Path.

By the way, do you have anything I could manage for you?”

She knew that he didn't really have anything to his name, which would make leveling up the Management Path much harder since she would have started at zero.

To her surprise, he answered, ”I do. At least I have something planned.” He then continued with his explanation, ”You know that I can refine pills right?”

When she nodded, he continued, ”So after I got the 'Pill Refiner' title, I met someone who could be my assistant and then planned to open a pill store.” He then continued by telling her about meeting Arina and what he had planned.

”That's a good idea.”, she praised him. ”But I'm surprised you already got that title.”

Seeing his questioning look, she explained, ”The title shows that you are quite skilled. Most pill refiners need to practice for tens of years before they can reach that level.”