Slave

Theo ignored the confusion that the chat became, closing it right after finishing reading the content of the ad, he got two new pieces of information from that. Firstly, if a player does something significant for the game for the first time in the world or region they are in, they will receive a reward. Second, other players had already carried out attacks in other regions, which is why he didn't get a worldwide announcement like the one he had received before.

With this information, he began to make a list of possible things that would earn him rewards, and one of them would definitely happen soon. And with that thought, his skeletons arrived with their prisoner, who, despite being alive, had some exposed injuries but nothing fatal.

At that moment, he also received his reward chest, this one was different from the other, smaller, and not as new as the one he had received previously.

"Maybe it's because I wasn't the first in the world to do it this time?" Theo wondered.

Storing the chest to open after solving his current problem, he headed towards the former player, now a prisoner, and his skeletons. He asked why the prisoner was so hurt, and Bones explained to him that Amethyst had punished him for being disobedient and uncooperative along the way, and that she had now returned to the prisoner's camp to help gather resources.

Theo imagined that something like this could happen when he noticed her anger, when he ordered her to lead the skeletons. And as he thought, she was not kind to that player who tried to kill her lord to get his belongings.

He had already noticed some signs, but this confirmed his suspicions that Amethyst was overprotective and fanatically loyal to him, which only increased her value in Theo's perception. Some rules would have to be created so that everything went without any problems when he gave attack orders to other players.

Turning away from his increasingly distant thoughts of his current situation, he returned his focus to the prisoner. He asked him his name, since now he was no longer a threat in the game but a simple slave, because Theo had already decided what he would do with him.

"I won't say anything, if you want, kill me. But I will not be his toy or his slave." Green said.

"No, no, killing you would be useless for me, but torturing you could serve as a reward for my units, especially the one that caused you those injuries. If she did this without my permission, what do you think she will do when given carte blanche?" Theo threatened.

"Would you be able to do something like that to a human companion?" Green asked.

"You were willing to kill me, so why should I spare you?" He countered the question.

So, seeing no other way out, the former player decided to do as he was told, so he could take advantage of the situation to become stronger and then rebel against this guy. But his intentions were shattered as soon as he heard what Red said.

"You will be my slave from today on, and you must do everything I order, otherwise you will be punished."

As soon as Theo's voice disappeared, the system acted, confirming the slave contract between the two. And his first order came next.

"Only tell the truth when you answer me, never lie or try to deceive me by telling me half-truths, that's an order."

When Theo said he would make the prisoner a slave, the system gave him some information. Such as always being direct with his orders and never leaving anything up to interpretation so that the slave wouldn't twist his words and use them against him. Another thing was that he had to finish the enslavement ritual by giving his prisoner a name. To avoid unwanted escapes or betrayals that could happen at any time.

Knowing this, he gave the order not to lie or only tell parts of the truth, meaning that his new slave could only respond truthfully. Again, he questioned the name of the man in front of him.

"Gael Carvalho." He replied.

"Your name will be Gael. Age?" He asked Theo after giving him his name so that the slavery contract could be finalized.

"20 years." The guy said without complaining about Theo giving him his old name that he was already used to it, and it would be easier that way.

"What skills do you have? And say your level and complete status." Theo questioned before giving the order.

"I have no skills, my level is 1, and my status is…"

[Level: 1 90/100]

[Class: None]

[Skill: None]

HP: 90

MP: 0

Strength: 5

Defense: 4

Vitality: 9

Dexterity: 10

Charisma: 6

Luck: 4

Theo was surprised by his status, as his vitality and luck were lower, but the rest was greater than his own initial stats, it was as if Gael was a secondary character stronger than the protagonist of the story. Of course, he didn't think he was the protagonist of this game, but knowing that the life he had before influenced his status made him a little upset.

"From now on, his job will be to collect trees for a whole day without the help of skeletons to gain the lumberjack skill when he levels up. You will also have to carry out tasks such as cleaning and other things in the house, but you will only be able to sleep in it after collecting 100 pieces of wood to create a house for yourself. Until then, you will have to be content with a temporary shelter. Your other tasks will be decided as I need help here at camp." Theo explained.

He built a temporary shelter and gave some fixed orders, such as not to rebel, not to kill himself, and not to try anything against him or his units. Not leaving the camp without permission or supervision and more, he had Gael empty his inventory, and he said he no longer had access to it. Everything he had had been deposited in the house, which was destroyed by his unit, so he ordered the skeletons to release him, but to keep an eye on him.

So, Theo decided to call it a day and open his reward chest tomorrow morning while drinking coffee and checking out everything that had been brought from Gael's camp. He found Copper near the fire, and after washing up, they lay down to sleep.