194 Aqua (1/2)

”Thank you for the explanation.”, Ivan thanked her. ”Is there anything else I have to know?”, he then directly asked her. She should know more than him what was necessary knowledge.

”I don't think there is much. Tomorrow I will show you around. The only thing you should be aware of is to not anger anyone. From your robe, it is clear that you are only an in-name disciple of the sect so your status is about the lowest it could be in the sect. So you should greet everyone you meet first. But I will tell you if there is something special you have to take note of.”

”Thank you.”, he once again thanked her. It seemed like having her by his side during his stay here would truly make things much simpler.

”Then I'll prepare the bath, please wait here.”, she told him before going into the bathroom.

Curiously as to how she would prepare the bath, he followed her. From Miss. Klein's words he had gotten the impression that the living standards were really primitive and the only solution to many things was formations. So how would Clara who couldn't cultivate fill the bathtub and heat the water?

Clara didn't say anything to him not listening and instead of waiting, following behind her. She just silently did her work.

The bathroom was dominated by a large Marmor bathtub. It had more than enough space for two or even three people to relax in it. Besides the bathtub, there was also an area to just wash up, which consisted of a table, a sink, and a mirror.

The large bathtub was currently empty and while he was still wondering how she would fill it, she pulled out a small bag from somewhere. She then opened it and a small sea horse appeared above it. This sea horse was about ten centimeters high and had a beautiful blue color. It levitated in the air when it appeared and was able to move up to rub its face against Clara's cheeks.

In response, she smiled beautifully and too petted the sea horse. From their interaction, it was clear to see that they were close to each other.

”Could you please fill the bathtub for me?”, she asked in a sweet voice.

The sea horse didn't answer but under Ivan's surprised staring, the bathtub instantly filled with water.

”Thank you.”

After receiving another pet, the sea horse vanished and she closed the bag again.

Sensing his curiosity, she then explained, ”This is Aqua an Aquatic Sea Horse. Aquatic Sea Horses are a type of spirit beast that the sect raises. They are very useful since they don't require much food and space but can summon up to twenty cubic meters of water with a temperature of up to 100 degrees Celcius.

Many servants will get one since it removes the need for hauling water and it requires only one Servant Point each month in maintenance.”

”It sounds like something extremely useful.”, Ivan agreed while thinking about whether or not to try to get one as well. But since he didn't have any Sect Contribution Points at the moment this was a moot point to think about.

Having finished preparing the water, Clara took out some fluffy towels from one of the cabinets and positioned them in arms reach from the tub. ”Would you like me to help you wash, Master?”, she then asked.

This wasn't something Ivan was used to so he politely declined her offer and waited for her to leave the room.

Sinking into the warm water he could feel his body and mind relax. The water had the perfect temperature and she seemed to have added some oils which improved the effect even further.

Because he had used up so much mental energy he had felt tired and stressed, but now he could relax while closing his eyes, enjoying the feeling of the warm water surrounding his body, giving him an extremely comfortable feeling.

He didn't know when he had fallen asleep but when he opened his eyes he found himself on his bed. ”Seems like someone had to carry me to bed again.”, he muttered while sitting up. This wasn't the first time someone had done so. And it wasn't the first time someone had to put his pajamas on him. He guessed that Clara had done so this time.

He didn't know how but he had barely gotten up when the door to the small side room opened and Clara appeared before him.