Mike eventually fell asleep after thinking about everything that has happened to him up till now and with the changes that have occurred with him as well. When he woke back up it was actually pretty early in the morning being around 5 or 6 am.
Mike got out of bed and his wolf who was lying on his back on the bed with his paws facing towards the sky is awakened by Mike's movements from when he moved off the bed so he took that as a sign of needing to wake up as well.
'I need to name him actually...' Mike thinks to himself trying to come up with some sort of name fitting for this wolf
"Hm... I think Orion is a fitting name for you what do you think?" Mike says while moving to pet Orion
"Woof!" Woof is the only response he gets from Orion
"I will take that as a yes then," Mike says as Orion sits at the door waiting for Mike to get ready for the day
'Ding'
Wolf companion has now been named 'Orion'
'Thanks for telling me what I already know' Mike thinks to himself as he moves to get ready
Taking out his sword and sheath from his inventory he places them both on his hip and decides to go to the market before anything else so he can get some items that he caught his eye when he was there last time.
From his little adventure down underneath the city he was able to gain close to 10 gold coins from the dead Thugs he killed and with their equipment and other gear that they took Mike was expecting to get some more money than he could spend on himself to improve himself.
'Actually, I might want to meet up with Irina again' Mike thinks to himself
"Oh... is my brother in love with that vampire girl? Tell was it, love, at first sight, or when she was sucking your blood that pulled you to her?" Abbey chimes in
'Wait Abbey you can hear me?' Mike says
Usually whenever Mike and Abbey talk to each other Mike is not really thinking to himself but is actually reaching around subconsciously and talks to her like that. To make it easier to understand it is almost like Mike is talking to himself like when people talk to themselves.
"Yes I can hear you I always could I just decided to chime in this time, now then don't change the subject and tell me what made you fall in love with her?" Abbey says clearly thinking that Mike had fallen for her otherworldly beauty
'Abbey I haven't fallen for her alright I just want to sell this confidential information that I found on the slave markets clients when I was underground. I am pretty sure that she would want that to use herself or get rid of but either way, she will pay for it allows me to get rich easily' Mike explains as he moves downstairs
"So you really have not fallen in love with her then?" Abbey asks clearly disappointed
'I don't got time for love and in case you have not noticed I have a god in my system that is saying that I have 50 years to live which may seem like a lot but time flies quickly even for me' Mike says as he sits at a table downstairs and orders something to eat
"Well aren't you at least interested in her at all?" Abbey asks
'Of course, I am I mean who wouldn't she would defiantly be the target of many men just off her looks' Mike replies as he starts eating some eggs and fresh bread that were placed in front of him
"Is there anything else you like about her?" Abbey asks prying further
'I guess her blood-sucking ability is something' Mike says casually
"Okay that is gross even for a kink"
'Not like that you idiot I mean that her ability is really useful for improving my [Intermidate Pain Resistance] skill' Mike explains
"Oh well it is really useful for that but anything else though?"
'Nope now leave me alone so I can eat my food in peace' Mike says as he closes her off from saying anything else
"Um... Mike?" Sarenthia reaches out to Mike
'Hm oh, Sarenthia what is it?' Mike says as he kinda forgot that she was inside his blade
"I am a bit hungry myself so is it alright if I have something to eat?" She asks
Now Mike did not mind feeding Sarenthia since she is a valuable asset to him, but her way of feeding is something that is not the easiest to do when not surrounded by enemies and not in the middle of a city establishment.
'Um... how much food do you want may I ask?'
"Just about half of what a human body has," She says
'Jeez that is way too much' Mike thinks to himself as anyone losing more than 40% of their blood is fatal
'Wait Sarenthia how were you fed while underground?' Mike asks as he realizes he may have another way to feed her
"Oh I just absorbed the mana in the air along with the occasional person that entered my room to stay active" She answers
'Alright then I may have an idea on how to feed you so give me a second' Mike says while he asks a barmaid for a cloth to use
Once he has the cloth he takes out his sword which draws some attention to himself but he does not particularly care about that as he takes his cloth and pretends to clean his blade for the first time. With cleaning, he also drags his thumb over the blade which has his mana circulating through it, and as the blood reaches the blade it is quickly absorbed by Sarenthia hungrily as it is the best of both worlds.
Mana infused blood is only something that most advanced magic users can use because of the requirements of having high mana pools to draw from, but Mike is doing something that most magic users never thought of which was only focusing on one part of his body at a time instead of as a whole. Now, why is this easier for Mike? Well, he came from Earth which was more advanced in technology since magic was virtually non-existent so he knows more about the human body than this world so with that knowledge he can utilize mana in his body more efficiently since he is using his blood to move the mana instead of through the skin like the advanced magic users do.
With that Mike can feed Sarenthia with less blood since Mike has infused his mana in his blood long enough for her to feed off of it with a significant reduction of blood to the point it is around the one would give when donating blood back on Earth.
After a few minutes of 'cleaning' Sarenthia is finally full and Mike puts her back into his sheath for now. Most people had also stopped starting at Mike since all he was doing was just cleaning his sword at first glance so they did not really pay much attention to him after they saw what he was doing.
Mike finished his food and returned the cloth and told Dike that he was going back to the market for now and that he would be taking Orion with him so both of them were spared the efforts of having to deal with Orion.
Mike walked around the marketplace once more and this time he was trying to sell all this gear to some of the stands that were set up. Most people did not want them since they were grody and not cleaned off in certain places so Mike was having some difficulty selling them to others. Eventually, Mike gave up at the market place and resigned himself to selling the gear he obtained at some of the blacksmiths nearby for cheaper prices.
Mike of course did save him a set of leather armor that he found off one of the bodies and most of the clothes since one could never know when they would need a new pair at times. The blacksmith that Mike sold to was a dwarven smith who bought everything that Mike was offering for 6 gold pieces due to the quality of the pieces and the fact that they had little worth.
Mike was a bit upset about that but he still had some cheese and wine that he could sell or trade-in for some provisions if needed. Selling that stuff was actually a lot easier to sell than the gear he had gotten since food can be eaten while weapons and gear cannot unless you are part of some sort of monster or from a race that could. Selling the cheese and wine gained him another 4 gold coins which brought him to a total of 20 gold coins to spend for now.
Mike sat down at a cafe of sorts and decided to take a break and figure out how to spend his money. Mike ordered himself a muffin of sorts or at least something that looked like a muffin and a hot drink to enjoy by himself.
Mike took out his money pouch and began dividing out how to spend his money for now. Not wanting to be in dept with Dike he takes out the needed coins for that and tries to come up with anything else he might need. Nothing else comes to mind except for paying Rogen for helping with the wolf hunt mission, but then again it has been a good while since he was at their meeting place so he might not be there later today and just take the money that he had received up till now.
All in all, Mike had about 13 gold coins that he could spend on some gear from the market place and if push comes to shove or he does not find what he is looking for he can just go to the blacksmith from before. Still, that was not the best place to buy something since official shops have higher quality goods that cost more while the market place can have all sorts of questionable goods for lower prices.
Now Mike was not looking for something expensive since his piggy bank was quite low right now. So Mike started moving around the market place looking around for anything that might be worth buying with his limited funds.
Orion through all of this just followed behind Mike obediently and made little noise as they went around the marketplace. Of course, people were a bit scared of him since he was an imposing wolf by nature, and with the fact that one of his parents was considered to be a monster, he happened to radiate a faint feeling of fear even though he was only a few days old. Still seeing as he was not doing anything except for following some young gentlemen around the people just ignored him while making sure that nothing edible was in the way of it.
Mike eventually bought a pair of black gloves that were a bit weathered down but defiantly still usable by Mike who had to spend a gold coin for it. Besides that Mike did by a few non-perishable goods and provisions that he could use later on and which were useful for anyone to have regardless of social status or background. Now Mike had 10 gold pieces to use but nothing else in the marketplace caught his eye that was useful to him to actually buy, so with no other option Mike moves back to the smith where he sold the gear to before.
"Ah, you are back young sir how may I help you this time?" A heavyset voice rings out as a short man walks on over to Mike from the back.
This smith had two buildings attached from which the gear and other items were made in one of the buildings before going to the second one to be sold. Most blacksmiths would work in an enclosed building as to not let their trade secrets and forging techniques from being copied by others who were watching. Most blacksmiths would also have apprentices that would learn those techniques but usually, there would always be strict requirements to become one because one can never be too careful.
Currently, Mike was standing in the doorway for the shop building and in front of him were gleaming racks of weapons neatly polished to glimmer in the sunlight that entered in through the now open retractable ceiling. When Mike came in he was pleasantly surprised to see that this place was doing its very best to make its wares presentable and pleasing to the eye to make people more likely to buy them. Somethings will never change no matter what world you go to.
"Ah glad to meet again Mister Dwarf I am actually here to buy something instead," Mike says as the Dwarf gives a wide smile through his long bushy beard
"That is exactly what I like to hear," The dwarf says happily