My Servant System

"So as a recap, we have a bunch of things we need to sell later today, some perishables we need to purchase in bulk and prepare to store for the upcoming adventure, some minor gear tweaks, general purchases, and some other small things before today ends, so that this adventure goes smoothly?"

I nodded, not looking up from the notepad in my hand as I jotted down the various items we had to sell and tallying up the total price I wanted to sell them for, before creating a secondary list of the realistic, more likely price I would get and adding it all up for a nice lump sum that would feed a family for years to come.

It wasn't even just the enchanted swords, daggers, maces and spears that were making us that kind of money; Leone had brewed a few vats worth of all kinds of potion as both practice and for use, and we were selling a few to help her pay off the debt she owed to her Mother for the alchemy set she was gifted when she first started.

Some of the money was also going to be given to Lady Lorelei anyways since Jahi wanted to try and minimize the damage she had done before by 'gifting' the older Vampire some money and other things, though there was the problem of trying to buy something for a woman who had the Empress' own purse to play around with and had the Empress herself willing to procure anything within and outside of the borders for her if she wanted it.

Besides paying off Leone's debt and fishing Jahi out of troubled waters, we were planning on buying some more basic supplies and some necessities for the trip as well as some less needed, but definitely wanted items, which mainly included some basic herbs and basic ores for both Leone and Anput to use respectively to ward off boredom during the trip.

"That sounds about right. Why?"

The Demoness just let out a sigh as she leaned into the couch, staring at me as I continued to take inventory and calculate our earnings, which was then split into smaller portions based on what each person was meant to make and what was being 'gifted' away to Lady Lorelei.

"I just wanted to recap is all. Had to make sure I understood what the plan was for today so I wouldn't be surprised."

I nodded again, continuing to jot down the prices before focusing my mind instead on the system, which I had been neglecting for a little while now; to no ones surprise, once I got going during this week in regards to my studying and training I completely tunnel visioned and ignored most things, so everything had continued to build up thanks to my lazy nature.

[Level 53 : 1,012,245 / 2,250,000 XP]

[Shop Points : 145,688]

[Stats :

STR : 108 -> 110

CON : 117 -> 118

AGI : 118 -> 120

DEX : 118 -> 120

CHA : 79 -> 82

WIS : 118 -> 125

INT : 118 -> 125]

[Skill Gained : Arcane Artisan (Novice)]

[Skill Gained : Studious Mind (Novice)]

[Arcane Artisan (Novice) : Enchanting, Brewing, and Spellcrafting are slightly easier and yield better results]

[Studious Mind (Novice) : Absorbing and making use of newly gained knowledge is slightly easier and takes less time]

'As broad and basic as always, aren't they?'

[I mean, if you don't want them I can just-]

[Skill Deleted : Arcane Artisan (Novice)]

[Sk-]

'Whoa now, I didn't mean that in a bad way alright?! Just making an observation here is all!'

[Oh, alright.]

[Skill Gained : Arcane Artisan (Novice)]

[Yes, they are broad descriptors, but I think they're rather clear in their uses, no? Artisan makes your 'artistic' abilities stronger sometimes and makes them a tad bit easier to do, while Studious Mind increases your ability to comprehend things... though it might not be working...]

'Really..? Must you be like this when I finally begin talking to you again?'

[Perhaps I suffer from neglect, did you ever think of that?! Well... as much neglect as an introverted lazy 'thing' can go through, anyways... and totally not just napping the entire time...]

I felt my facial expression begin to slip at the words of my constant, yet quiet companion, though I kept myself under control as I mentally replied 'Then it isn't neglect, is it? After all, this is a two way street; you can always initiate conversation if you desire it?'

[Why though? I'm content napping instead?]

My mind remained blank for a few moments, before I mentally sighed and asked 'So are we fine then, my dearest System?'

[Yes? Why wouldn't we be?]

'So you're just going to..? Whatever.'

Hearing the slight hum of amusement from the System, I looked over the gains I had made before returning to the notepad, turning it around and showing it to Jahi to give her the rough estimate on what we could make.

"If Horusa buys everything for a high enough price, the dozen weapons and many vials of potion could yield us somewhere around 3 Platinum and 75 Gold? 3 Platinum minimum. The debt that Leone wants to pay off would take 50 Gold from these funds with 50 coming from her own funds, while your 'gift' is an entire Platinum as well as any interesting tomes we can find at the Emporium. Correct?"

Looking over the numbers, Jahi remained oblivious to the voice in my head that was humming to itself now for fun, only to fall silent as I 'glared' at it, which only made me feel crazy as I sat across from my blue skinned lover.

"Yes, that sounds and looks right."

"Great. So if we take 1 and a half Platinum away from the total, we're left with 1 and a half Platinum to 2 and a quarter Platinum in 'profit', though another expected 25 Gold is going to be spent on the perishables, necessities, and the things that Anput and Leone want, leaving us with 1 and a quarter to 2 Platinum. Are there other things that you want to purchase before we leave, or will this be fine?"

The Demoness stared at the book for a few moments, running the numbers and searching for anything else that might need to find its way onto our carriage, before saying "It might be a good idea to begin investing our coin in our own businesses and the like? Or putting it into some of the businesses that Mom already owns for a slice of the revenue each month? Besides that, perhaps some other things like properties and other 'necessities' for ourselves like carriages, animals..?"

I gave her a raised brow and took the notepad back, replying "Those are all wonderful things that I am sure are really good ideas, but I think we need more then just a few hours to make those kinds of decisions, my love. Like... a few days and some serious research?"

Jahi just smiled wryly and nodded, leaning back into the couch and saying "Well, perhaps it is time we start planning for it though? Becoming a bit more independent while we can still reasonably enjoy the luxuries of our youth isn't the worst idea, right?"