10 Skill Yggdrasil

"Rise and shine, it's time to work!" Yet again, the guards emphasized that by beating onto the cell bars with their weapons. Fortunately, or rather, unfortunately, both Maddison and Josef were already wide awake.

"Come on now, you can suck it another time." Josef laughed at his own joke, thoroughly ignoring the flustered Maddison in her knees on the floor.

He then pulled aside the newly installed curtains from the front door, revealing the mob of slaves marching their way to the mine. Maddison chose to follow along, her stare somewhat steadier than the first day around since coming to this new world. Her now slightly more focused mindset let her mind wander.

Like, for example - how were the slaves so tanned? Did they have a day when they could sunbathe? After all, that was indeed important for the well being- actually, the efficiency of the miners. Lack of sun for extended periods of time did cause a nasty set of health complications, after all; even more so to those working all day long.

Of course, not all questions were that... important.

'What do they mean by 'rise and shine'? There is no sun outside now.' She wondered as she tagged along.

"Huh?" The mutter woke her from her musings, "Did you... start filling out?"

The question came from Josef. It wasn't like he wouldn't notice the changes to her body. Even more so when it came to his favorite... assets. Regardless, Maddison chose to play dumb by tilting her head. It wasn't every day that one grew a pair of ripe cheeks overnight.

"Forget it." He said before taking a pickax from the tool shell, "You roll the cart."

Maddison obeyed, knowing better than to bring needless problems for herself. She took the metal cart and started following Josef. Both went towards a darkened section of the mine, a guard waiting by the side of the corridor entrance. She wore a bulky armor, leaving little to no skin for the eyes. As they approached, she just stared, as silent as the very walls themselves.

"This section wasn't cleared yet." Was her only warning.

Well, Josef didn't care to use many words as well, just replying, "I know."

"If you are looking for an exit, then you won't find any down there." One of the slaves said from the back, making Maddison worried about what Josef's next plans could be.

"I'm not looking for one." He sported a smug grin on his face, as though he had just pissed someone off and got away with it, "Though thanks for the concern."

Maddison didn't notice the ugly expression which formed in the slave's face, neither did she care to. As now her bigger worries lay right ahead, onward.

'Monsters?' She looked sideways, staring at Josef, 'The best we have here is a rusty pickax. What the hell is he thinking?'

Nevertheless, whether she agreed or not on exploring such depths, the decision wasn't hers to decide.

"Well? What are you waiting for?" He asked, already crossing the distance towards the dark passage, "the sooner we start, the better." He said without much further ado.

Maddie quickly followed behind, making sure to glue to Josef's back, almost like a scared kitten. If there was anything waiting ahead in the darkness, then there was only one thing that could maintain her safe, and that was her current assaulter. What a dilemma.

"Haha, you scared?" He snickered, "Just stay behind me, and nothing will touch you."

Soon, the Canteen was in the far background. A few torches were placed here and there to keep their path lit enough for them to go deeper into the mine. The scene reminisced her of the other day, but she knew Josef wasn't looking for that sort of thing. For the moment, at least.

The silent walk gave her time to think and put things back into perspective - something she was in severe need of. After all, ever since she came to this new world, which she didn't even know how to call, all she did was react. Absurd situation and the like just kept piling up, making her unable to truly take hold of her predicament.

Of course, she'd miss her parents. If it wasn't for the constant fear for her life, then those emotions she felt would probably be of sorrow and denial. Maybe, the System even had a hand in that, but she wouldn't be able to tell for all that she was worth it. In the end, she could only hope that her sister helped them in her stead - as it wasn't very much likely for her to find a way back home.

Now though, she still had one last decision to make.

'Sigh... display available skills.'

[ Do you wish to see the list of available Skills? ]

'Yes.' The urge to sigh yet again was strong, but she endured.

Immediately a skill tree of sorts appeared before her eyes. It was simply astonishing. Just the sheer size of it made Maddie roll her eyes in an attempt to measure how far it went. Nonetheless, there were 3 starting points to the literal Yggdrasil.

[ Dirty Talk - Tier I

Description: Words are powerful and so are their masters.

Effects: Become more skillful in arousing others. Unlock Social related skills. ]

[ Onahole - Tier I

Description: Improve on what you do best, pleasuring your betters.

Effects: Be as fuckable as an Onahole. Unlock Body related skills. ]

[ Bewitching Eyes - Tier I

Description: Eyes are the windows for the soul and what lies beyond.

Effects: Able to cast spells. Unlock Mind related skills. ]

'Hmm... what should I pick first?' She asked herself, ignoring how... naughty the first two skills were.

No surprise there. It was a sex system, after all.