58 Evolution

As soon as the rune circle entered Vladas body one could see huge changes to the body. It got more slender and streamlined, the wings increased in size while becoming more sturdy. All in all the body seemed more optimized for flight and speed then before. The fur too became smoother and gained a metallic shine.

When Ivan looked at her she looked much more elegant than before, which he found highly satisfying. After all he had to show her to others and the better she looked along with a higher combat power the more he could feel proud of her.

<< Congratulation your slave Vlada has evolved from a Vampiric Bat to an Evolved Vampiric Bat.

She has gained the skill Size Change (E)

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<< Skill: Size Change, Rank E

Changes the size of the caster. Available size is from 15 cm to 10 m.

Remark: At maximum size this slave can be used as a flying mount.

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"Yes", Ivan couldn't help but call out loudly in happiness when he read the remark of the skill. Aflying mount was something he had desperately wished for after experience the grass land during his last adventure. And now his first slave would be able to fulfill this wish.

When the Bat saw his outburst of happiness it to screamed loudly to express its happiness about being able to make its owner happy.

When Ivan heard it he couldn't help laughing and he then stroke her fur. She then leaned closer towards him. He was sure that if she was a cat she would start purring.

He then tried to use the mental link he had with her to get her to change to a smaller size since he would be able to carry her around like that and didn't have to put her into the slave space.

Spending more time with her even outside of combat should improve their connection so it would be useful to have her sit on his shoulder while he did his things.

After trying for a while he finally managed to get her to use the skill and shrink into a cute 15 cm big bat. She then flew up to his shoulder and sat down on it.

He patted her a bit more, enjoying the soft feeling of her fur before he left the dungeon with wide strides.

After that he decided to not yet meet his mentor but instead try to level his magic power to 50 first. According to his plans he would do that by refining pills, but first he had to get some more medical herbs, since even though he collected quite a few during his stunt into the forest they wouldn't be enough. Besides that he preferred to refine another pill which needed other medical herbs.

He had searched for information on how to best buy these herbs and the best was seemed to be to buy them at a herbalist shop for CP. Of course this only worked for the shop on the Slavers Alliance Campus since other shops wouldn't accept CP.

Soon he arrived at the largest herbalist shop on campus. Even though there were others these mostly dealt with special herbs while this one dealt with high volume sales of common herbs.

As soon as he opened the door and entered the building a refreshing scent of medical herbs wafted over him. He couldn't help but inhale it while a relaxed expression appeared on his face.

He then looked around the shop.

At the walls to the side there were crates of herbes displayed. All of the crates contained at least 50 different stalks and above them there was a expansive description of it as well as the price per kilogram. The price was given in gold as well as in CP enabling the customers to better decide on how to sale.

On the side opposite of the door was a long counter at which two salesman stood. They didn't try to help the customers in the shop but instead only waited for them to order something and then serve them.

Ivan's gaze swept over the creates of herbs and he soon found the herbs he needed. One was the Blood Forming Grass, which was a common herb that had the effect of improving the rate at which the body formed blood for a short time. Then there was the Flesh Mending Grass, which similarly to the Blood Forming Grass did the same thing as it name indicated. Finally there was the Essence Collecting Grass which was a catalyst used for the pill.

All of the herbs were of the lowest category as they were common grade grasses. Generally a grass would always be the lowest of a grade, since they could be found in larger amounts and it was easier to grow them than other types of herbs.

After checking out the prices he found out that he would only need 20 CP for one kg of all of them which would theoretically be enough for 10 pills. According to the prices for the pills he wanted to craft which were Lesser Healing Pills he would be able to make a small profit if he managed to reach at least 50 percent success rate. Of course that was unlikely to happen to soon since when he had tried refining pills he had not even one success.

After deciding to spend 600 of his CP on the herbs he then proceeded towards one of the salesman which was a kind looking middle aged man.

"Welcome, how may I help you?", the salesman greeted him with a friendly tone.

"Hello, I would like to buy 10 kg of Blood Forming Grass, Flesh Mending Grass and Essence Collecting Grass each."

When the salesman heard the order he smiled. Even though it wasn't a big order, someone like him who had worked as a salesman for many years could instantly understand that this youth before him was only starting on the path towards pill refining.