[Ding!]
[Mission Completed!]
[Reward: Shield]
Lucian opened the system panel to check his status.
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Host: Lucian Whiteley
HP: 100
Skills: Healing (Lv1), Shield (Lv1)
Equipments: None
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[Healing: Heals a single target for an amount equal to 100% of the host's max HP.]
[Shield: Creates a barrier around the host that can resist any form of attack. Its durability is equal to 100% of the host's max HP.]
He received another support skill.
The system was named the Strongest Support System and Lucian assumed that the skills or items rewarded by the system were all related to support.
Being a Support was fine, there was nothing wrong with it.
As the saying goes: a strong support, a flowing carry.
A truly powerful support could win even with a dog on their team.
[Ding!]
[Mission: Reach 100 points of favourability with Anna.]
[Reward: HP +10,000]
[Current favourability: 0/100]
With the first mission completed, the system issued Lucian a second mission.
10,000 HP?
Lucian scratched his head, his handsome face a bit bewildered. The Gritonia Continent wasn't a game world; if one's head was chopped off, 100 HP and 10,000 HP probably made no difference—both would result in death.
Additionally, the Healing and Shield skills had (Lv1) after them, meaning that both Healing and Shield skills could be upgraded.
"System, how do I upgrade skills?" Lucian asked the system.
[Host can obtain skill points by completing system missions to upgrade skills]
"Alright."
Lucian had already guessed that skills were upgraded by completing missions; his question was just to confirm.
After signing the slave contract, Lucian left an IOU with the slave merchant, who then gave Lucian a receipt for the money received.
The payment receipt would be needed next time he went to Tharsis City's Cathedral to claim reimbursement for procurement expenses.
Leading the dirty Anna out of the slave shop, they came onto the main street of Quain Town, both sides of the street were lined with two or three-storey wooden houses built in a European mediaeval style.
Golden sunlight fell on her face.
Having been in the dim dungeon for over a month, Anna couldn't adapt to the outside sunlight for a moment, so she squinted her eyes and raised a hand to shield her eyes from the sun.
Her two large breasts heaved up and down as she took large gulps of the fresh outside air, which was much cleaner than the air in the dungeon.
After a brief adaptation, Anna looked at Lucian beside her and a hint of fear flashed in her eyes.
She had heard from the elders of her race that human slave owners were all perverts who enjoyed torturing slaves.
Although this young man was quite handsome, the standard for judging a person's character was never their appearance; beneath a good facade, there might be a twisted and perverted soul hidden.
Lucian's second mission was to reach 100 points of favourability with Anna. For a hungry slave, feeding them was an important way to gain their favour.
"Anna, follow me."
Lucian leaned on his magic staff and walked towards the market.
Unfamiliar with the place, Anna cautiously followed close behind him, observing the streets of Quain Town as she walked.
Quain Town wasn't large and many people knew Lucian. As he walked, many people greeted him.
Arriving at the market, he bought two sea fish, as well as salt, garlic, chili, green onions and other seasonings. Passing by the bakery, he bought six ordinary loaves of bread.
Anna followed behind Lucian and when she saw the bread and sea fish in his hand, she couldn't help but swallow.
The food in the dungeon was very poor. The bread made from chaff, bran and a small amount of inferior flour was dry, hard and difficult to swallow.
However, the bread in Lucian's arms exuded a rich wheat aroma and just by smelling it, she knew it would be delicious.
And those two fresh sea fish made her mouth water.
But Anna understood in her heart that she was just a slave.
No slave owner would be kind enough to share fine food with a slave, the bread and sea fish were not for her.
Lucian led Anna towards the center of Quain Town, passing through a few streets to return to his residence.
This was a two-storey residential house, property of the Quain Town's Church. As an Apprentice Priest of the church, he could live in it freely.
He took out the key, opened the door and placed the sea fish and bread on the table.
Anna followed him into the wooden house's living room, stopping in the center and curiously looking around. The living room was clean and tidy, a million times better than the dark, damp dungeon.
At this moment, Lucian took out a bag of grayish-black powdery substance from the system's inventory and handed it to Anna.
"What is this?"
Anna's beautiful face looked blankly at Lucian.
"Wood ash. Go take a bath in the washroom and apply the wood ash to your body while you bathe."
Lucian had asked the bakery owner for this wood ash when he bought bread earlier.
Wood ash was weakly alkaline and had some ability to clean grease. Since there was no soap in this other world, he used wood ash as a substitute.
"Oh."
Anna nodded like a pecking chick.
Lucian walked to the room next to the living room, took out a classic black and white maid outfit from the closet and said, "After you've bathed, throw away your beggar's clothes and put on this new outfit."
Anna took the maid outfit; it was clean, soft and seemed very comfortable to wear.
"Where is the washroom?"
"The first room on the right on the second floor."
Anna, holding the maid outfit and carrying the bag of wood ash, went to the washroom on the second floor to bathe.
Meanwhile, Lucian took the two sea fish to the kitchen to cook.
Food was paramount, so the first thing Lucian did after arriving on the Holy Galarc Kingdom was to replace the kitchen stove with an Earth-style one and buy an iron pot.
He usually bought ingredients himself to make delicacies like Shredded Pork with Fish Flavor, Braised Pork, and Sweet & Sour Pork Ribs.
Anna was a cat girl and cats liked to eat fish, so Lucian planned to make her a boiled fish dish to try.
More than half an hour passed.
After a flurry of activity, Lucian brought a large basin of boiled fish to the table. The aroma filled the entire house.
By this time, Anna had already bathed and changed into new clothes, looking completely refreshed.
Dressed in a classic black and white maid outfit, with delicate black lace trim adorning the white apron, outlining Anna's slender waist; the black dress fit her figure perfectly, showing off her graceful curves. The maid outfit's neckline was slightly open, revealing her delicate collarbone, adding a touch of sexiness and charm.
Her black cat's eyes were bright and lively, her eyebrows like faint ink marks on distant mountains and beneath her delicate upturned nose was a cherry-blossom pink, fragrant lip.
Her long black hair flowed down smoothly like a waterfall, with slightly curled ends and her two fluffy cat ears stood sharply upright, tilted slightly forward, gently twitching, exuding an indescribable cuteness. The tip of her black cat tail peeked out from beneath the maid outfit's skirt.
A pair of straight, slender jade legs were subtly visible beneath the maid outfit's skirt, each step light and elegant.
As Anna descended the stairs, her prominent breasts jiggled with each step.
Lucian saw Anna coming downstairs and exclaimed in his heart–amaid cat girl is truly wonderful.