My Servant System

Chapter 1100: Chapter 1099: Making a 'Financial' Decision



"You really don't think that those couple of percentage points of power would make a difference? Or that it would only be upwards of five to seven percent stronger on average? I really was thinking that it'd be a bit more... potent. I mean, those Incantations that those Cultists used were pretty strong back then, so-!"

Leone dismounted from her Jackal and gave me a small smile as she heard me trying to start that conversation back up again, the Vampire walking over to me and helping me down as she said "Kat, I'm not going to argue with you, but I will say that yes, the average would likely be barely five percent with the best of luck, and anything higher is really pushing it. If you want to pursue it still, then by all means go on ahead, but..."

Leaning forwards to give me a quick peck on the lips, my Vampiric lover grabbed my hands and rubbed her thumbs across the back of them as she added "I really don't think it's that worth it, not when I know for a fact that you'll be spending more time learning how to use your Lust Mana or spending that time enchanting the various things that Anput makes for us."

That made me pout as I tried to bring myself to 'argue' against her and say that I think it really would be worth it and something that we should pursue, only to let out a reluctant sigh as I realized she was likely right on more of the other points instead.

We really didn't have that much time to begin learning an entire new system of magic to the point that we were almost as proficient in it as we were this current one before beginning the arduous process of learning how to mix them both together to create something better and stronger, and on top of that I wasn't entirely sure if it would be that much stronger, at least to warrant the time spent learning how to do this.

There had to have been a reason that Incantations were considered to prevalent back in the day, since I had seen that runes weren't exactly a new thing by any stretch of the imagination, so there was something missing from the current arcane curriculum that would help me understand why the Fiends still seemed to prioritize if over runic spells.

Was it just because they were so 'old' that they weren't comfortable changing over to the runic system we used now, or was there actually a valid reason to continue using the more 'outdated' verbal magic system that they used back then?

"You're still thinking about it... Kat, please promise me that if you are going to be a stubborn, stubborn woman and continue to pursue this arcane theory of yours anyways despite all of its downsides and flaws, you will only do so after having reach certain goals with your other, more important 'priorities'..."

Those glimmering crimson eyes made me purse my lips as I contemplated my lover's request, and after a moment of hesitation I reluctantly sighed again and nodded, giving her my word that whilst my curiosity was still burning inside my mind right now - I was going to be focusing and prioritizing the things that we were certain we needed to do.

My Lust Mana and the enchanted gear was number one and two on my list of goals I needed to get done, and after seeing the benefit of being able to just cast random spells over and over again with now warning whatsoever, honestly I was more willing to prioritize enchanted gear over my Lust Mana, but just barely.

"Fine... I'll take it easy and keep it to after my other studies have been completed, 'Mother'..."

Leone stiffened at that in a few ways as she blushed hard, the Vampire staring at me in slight shock after hearing that last part and bringing a smirk to my lips as I winked at her and gently pulled away from her hands, taking up the reins of the Jackals and guiding them back to the luxurious stables that they lived in.

Anput and Jahi were still chatting in their own little world off to the side, so neither of them caught the flustered Vampire nor did they acknowledge my brief disappearance as I brought the Jackals to their individual 'rooms', giving them some fresh water and even a quick sprinkle of rain to help wash the sand from their fluffy fur.

Both of them were happy to receive that brief washing, and they both almost emptied their troughs as they replenished their body's need for water before settling down atop their comfy beds and dozing off in the cool shade of the stable, after receiving a quick fluffing from me as I rubbed their cheeks and ruffled their ears.

It was only right, after all, with 'puppies' as big as these ones...

As I had my fun inside of the stables I also got to thinking about something, something I hadn't really made use of in a little while now; my System most definitely had a skill for Incantations somewhere inside of it, and even if it somehow didn't, the skills I had right now were perfectly tuned for any type of magic, at least in theory, so...

All I needed to do was understand how Incantations worked before I could begin working on a way to merge the two difference schools of magic together to create a wonderful fusion that would give me just that little bit of power to overcome some of the more... troublesome opponents.

So I browsed the menus for the skills after narrowing it down to magic related skills just to satiate my ever present curiosity to learn as I looked at all kinds of nifty skills that were very niche but really cool.

[Zephyr's Burst (Novice): Any Wind Spell that increases speed is boosted by a small margin]Nôv(el)B\\jnn

[Crystalline Skin (Novice): Ice Cloaks adhere to the body better and increase both speed and defense by an additional amount]

[Bubbler (Novice): All spherical related spells deal increased damage and help spread additional effects even faster]

Like always the verbiage of the skills was extremely vague in terms of actual boosts given - something that was likely due to the way these skills worked and how much they actually boosted not being something I could actually quantify - but they still got their point across extremely well, and they were, again, pretty neat skills.

I could definitely just begin buying skills wholesale and trying to improve them myself to make a unique style of fighting to make my combat experience even better, but at the same time I wasn't too sure on what to do as a fighter since I was still working with some new things; primarily that Lust Mana...

I mean, how often am I going to need to be a 'Bubbler' if I can just yoink someone's will away or distract them with a sultry smile before stabbing them in the face and ripping it off? There's no guarantee that that's what I do, but... yeah, so I was reluctant to go ahead and buy a bunch of skills since I didn't know what would be best for me right now, but I also didn't really have the Skill Points to buy them since those were still rare...

I had a couple waiting to be used, but a couple wasn't going to do me any good if I spent them without thinking, and the last thing I want to do is get stuck with a certain style that doesn't really fit me, y'know?

But when I saw the skill for Incantations cost almost all of my available points, that made me sigh slightly before I began to slowly walk out of the stable, reading it over and contemplating it just a bit more.

[Invoker (Novice): Infuse your voice with mana and cast rudimentary spells by speaking them

into existence]

All of my current skills were vague and broad, at least all of my commonly used skills like [Healer], [Mana Control], [Sword Proficiency] and so on, so having another vague skill wasn't the most exciting, but from what I understood of skills and how they worked... buying this skill would let me cast basic Incantations pretty easily without me even knowing how to actually do it, which by proxy would teach me how to do it...

And if I could use a skill to shortcut my way into learning how to merge this with my current understanding of magic, then that would save me the time I desperately needed right now for things to be perfect, and while I still didn't like the idea of shortcuts in getting stronger, times change and priorities shift.

Which is to say I bought the skill and watched as it joined the long list of other skills I had, my throat tingling for a few moments before I could feel my mana sticking to my vocal cords whenever they passed by, the same way my mana would stick to my fingertips, signaling that

it worked.