I got out of the pod slowly and instantly moved for the shower. I stretched and reached the bathroom as I walked. My legs were a little stiff from the pod, and I turned on the shower before looking at myself and deciding to wash my face. I let the heat build a little while I washed my face well. I finished quickly, jumped into the shower, and realized I didn't feel many phantom feelings from Mark.
My mind naturally turned to plans, and I knew that in order to build up an information network in the game, we would need to start with the gold. Was starting in the Slums the best idea? Absolutely not. A talented Blacksmith would not be extremely useful inside the Slums but would be different outside, and I could make more gold than the middle class or Adventurers. It depended on how good he was and the things that were needed.
As for my own profession, as I learned, I could start selling my services at a nice markup. I would have to target the rich and the upper class as a rare profession and train myself. That meant that there was a problem with my plan, and that was the lower market. My current thoughts targeted the middle class and upper class. The slums were something that I would have to purchase and invest in over the long term.
There was one other way, though, and that was to invest in essentially crack whores. No, I would need better than just drug addicts in the game. I would need professionals that could coax out the information that I needed. I would need a crew that knew what I wanted and worked towards that goal. That meant seasoned women that were motivated by my gold instead of the customer's gold. There laid the problem was finding and funding those types of people.
Then there was the problem that I could not sell my ass to every single person in order to have them work for me. I wasn't even sure it would work the first time. So that meant that I needed to come up with something to fix that issue.
I felt the heat wash down my back, and I had lost myself in thinking about the game and decided to go get my Massage. I got out and dried off before grabbing another towel and wrapping it around myself before visiting Gabby. Gabby looked a little flushed and rushed as I knocked on her door.
"Sorry, I Got out a little late, and I am not finished setting up," Gabby said as she put out her table, and I looked at her. This was one of the few things I didn't want to happen if we gave her a pod. Still, it was one time, and as long as it didn't become a problem where she was in the pod for too long, then it wouldn't be an issue.
"That is okay," I replied with a smile, "Almost ready?" I asked.
"Yeah, it won't take me long," Gabby said, "I was stuck in a quest and couldn't reach the bed until ten minutes ago. I took a moment to stretch, and now I just need to set out my things. Sorry," Gabby said, sounding apologetic.
"It's okay," I said as Gabby finished setting up and took a deep breath, "I am ready," She said, and I got on the table and she took another moment to get ahold of herself before her magic fingers got to work. When all was said and done, she was godly at her job, and I felt like mush under her fingers. She concentrated on my back, then my front and my muscles had never been so relaxed in their life before Gabby started living with us.
Honestly, if she had to go, I could never find someone to replace her sheer talent with her fingers. I was puddy, and she shaped me to her will on her table. When she was done, I walked out feeling much better, and Victoria was there with a smile. "My turn left something on the bed for you. Looking forward to seeing you in it," She said with a smile, and I trembled a little. I looked at Victoria, felt like I wanted to be with her tonight, and was already thinking of things to do to her.
As I walked down the hallway, I once again realized how odd this was compared to me back in college. I was such a prude and next to asexual compared to now. I was so in control of myself, only looking towards the future and my company. I wanted to make it big, and once I did at such an early age, I lost my motivation.
Now I was thinking of doing that for the game. It presented a wholly unique challenge that I realized I could cheat on. There were Gabby and Li, I could use them, and I could even contract others to join the game and pay them to run shops and learn the things that I want to work towards my goal. Instantly I felt like that was cheating and bringing in outside resources into a game that I wanted to play on the resources I earned in the game.
Instantly with that off the table, I found myself looking at a little pink dress that would hug my hips with a padded bra that would show what had to be A cups. I shivered as I looked at it, and it ended two fingers down under the top of my thighs. I put everything on, and I looked at myself in the mirror afterward.
I saw myself looking back at me with a blushing face. Small little A-cup breasts and a little tight dress looking like I was trying to look good for my Lover. My face couldn't help but blush even deeper as I reminded myself there was only one more week of this left. The punishment would be over soon.
Without further thought, I walked out and headed to the kitchen, my feet pattering quietly on the floor. Quickly I found Li at work in the kitchen, and she was cooking quickly. I smiled as I entered, my face still hot, and asked, "How was your gaming today?" I said with my voice more feminine.
Li jumped a little and turned to look at me before looking me up and down and smiling. "Looking good, Richelle," Li said, her smile growing while my face heated more. "Honestly, Gaming has been hard. I am still trying to get the attention of the Blacksmith in the village. I have been chopping wood and working on the furnace when allowed to enter. Still, I know the Furnace and learning to control the heat is something I will need to master. But it is hard, and honestly, I cannot wait to be swinging the hammer and making things." Li finished with a smile as she continued to cook.
I was sitting down, and I smiled, "Yeah, I have to work on my crafting profession myself." I said with a sigh.
Li turned to look at me. "What is your Profession in the game?"
"Mine is Permanent Warding," I said with a smile, "I was told it is excessively rare, but I haven't been working on it. I will tomorrow, though," I finished.
"Permanent Warding?" Li said, her tone turning into a question like she was thinking. "I believe someone in the Village that I am at has that profession. The Other Villagers revere her, but I haven't spoken to her yet," Li finished.
"Interesting," I replied honestly, "I might have to come to see your Village at some point in the future."
Li smiled and started to talk more about the Village and a couple of the other professions there, like artisans and woodworkers. Apparently, it was the focal point of many occupations in the game, and I could tell how excited Li was about it. "Still, Cant be there forever; I wanted to learn Blacksmithing as my profession and hopefully run a business when I move to a city."
"Hello Richelle," I suddenly heard and shuddered as Victoria came in looking hot in a matching black dress to mine and sat down. "Talking shop?" She asked.
I summed up our previous conversation and noticed Li was setting the table and plating the food just as Gabby came in. Li blushed as she noticed Gabby coming into the Kitchen but finished her work before bringing the food over.
Talk about the game turned really general, and Victoria went over how they were hunting down things in the forest for the Adventurers guild, which had Li's and Gabby's attention. Gabby was especially interested as she was still in the new villages learning how to walk, so to say, in the game.
I pulled back from the conversation as I was thinking if I could use Li and Gabby as they both wanted to be crafters in the game. I could use any help, and that was different from explicitly contracting people for an organization in the game.
I let my mind wander as I ate while everyone talked around me. I was listening, but it wasn't a conversation I wanted to be a part of. I continued thinking of things in my mind, wondering how to pull it off. I knew how to do it in the real world, but things were more complex in-game. I loved thinking about this puzzle and didn't want to rush to an answer as I listened to Gabby talk about the quest she was stuck on, being a gathering quest in a village.
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