"Feeling better?" Aurum gently stroked the head of his girl, looking at her body covered in the loose silk robe that stuck to her body because of the water from the bath. She lay down on the park bench, in their corner where people didn't come during the daytime, maybe at night, to make out.
"I think so," Eve shifted her body towards him, pressing her head against his strong abdomen, loving how his big hand brushed against her head and cheeks. She was feeling so conflicted. She wasn't sure where to kiss his stomach or fingers, she wanted to kiss them both, "Now I know how mother felt."
"Mm," Aurum wanted to talk to her more about the topic, but his memories were hazy. Ever since he came to this time, in Deshante, there had been some interference in psychometry, 'memories should be a different from the time. Then again, I can't expect the storm to know about boundaries and rules of the natural world. It is interfering with my psychometry. Anyway…I have bigger problems to deal with than my hazy memories.'
He watched the last system message that he got.
[You gained 800 LP]
Sexual activities produced sexual energy. He liked how LP sounded, so he named the absorbed energy LP. Most people only absorbed a percentage of it, a very small percentage and that was in this time. It was because their evolution in the last thousand years was guided by the Whore of Babylon. As a Demon, and a Royal at that, he had the absorption rate of 100%. With her having that Totem, she should be able to not only absorb but increase the amount of energy produced by thousands of percents.
'Jax is Level 40…but Eve is only Level 10. Her absorption rate is 200%...that's the same as A-Rank. Normally, I would go with the possibility that the weapon inside her has degraded. But seeing how she isn't becoming stronger…someone bio-engineered. Of course, they don't want weapon running out of control,' Aurum gently held Eve sit up, kissing her cheek, feeling the wetness of her golden hair against his cheek.
'The problem is…unless I connect to her on the spiritual levels while having sex, I can't use my power to generate high amounts of LP. Since my soul crushed the contract with the Totem connected to my body, not only did I lose Levels. There were the side-effects that dropped my levels to Level 10.'
'I am not worried about fighting since I can draw out my Demonic Powers. I can't do that every time I have sex. I need to start solving these problems.'
"Big brother…" Eve watched him lost in deep thoughts. She placed her palm beside him, feeling the fur tickle her forearm as she pressed her body against his, staring at his wonderful lips, "do you…?"
"That Totem. It doesn't allow you to grow stronger, does it?" Aurum looked into her deep ruby eyes, seeing the recoil as if he had pushed his fingers inside an old injury and tore off the flesh again. He nibbled on her lip, stroking her head, "don't worry. I think I have ways around it."
"You do?" Eve's eyes were filled with hope for a moment. In their society, everyone had to pick their own weight. The holder of this Totem was always protected by the whole Tribe and they had a purpose in life. She, on the other hand, was thrown out of her tribe, having lost everything. She wanted to become a Totem Warrior, carry her own weight, live her life with pride and happiness…and for a second, she thought it was possible.
"No…but…none of my predecessor had ever managed to become Proper Totem Warriors," Eve shook her head, making him smile at her. He picked her up in his arms and helped her on her feet.
"Eve, let's go to the river. I am running low on Fresh Flowers," Aurum took the palm of her hand, walking out of the park. He pulled her along, not explaining to her why they were going to the river to pick flowers that were available everywhere. She even saw them at the foot of the tree they passed by. Since he wasn't stopping anywhere, she decided to hold the palm of his hand, enjoying their walk.
Their north was towards the mountain, the woods and valley fell towards the south of the tribe. The park was sculpted on the East end of the Tribe while the river was on the south-west. They had to walk across the woods to reach the river, which was a long walk spent in enjoyable silence. She could tell he was too busy thinking, maybe about the tribe or the students they invited, or the other thoughts he had recently become busy with. The only thing he hoped was that a part of him was thinking about her.
As they reached the river, Eve could hear the gentle sound of flowing water in the distance. The sparkling sunlight danced upon the surface, creating a mesmerizing display. The air was filled with the scent of nature, and the vibrant blue flowers that grew near the riverbank added a touch of enchantment to the scene.
Aurum led Eve closer to the water's edge, where the blue flowers bloomed in abundance. He released her hand and bent down to carefully pluck a few fresh flowers, their petals still adorned with droplets of water. Eve followed suit. She would have liked to enjoy the silence and pick flowers when she thought about what the girl in the bath said. She assumed that her brother heard the rumours and learned of her particular condition, since they never talked about it before.
"Professor, why are you not worried?" Eve collected the blue flowers from near the river that flowed past the nameless tribe. These flowers grew alongside the river, and they grew really fast. One petal was enough to wash their mouth clean. Even so, the whole tribe needed the flowers and now that the tribe was being inhabited by a lot more people, the flowers were running low.
"Eve, aren't you surprised that no one is growing these flowers in their backyard and sell them for meat and fruits?"
"Uh…" Eve blanked out at his question. The thought of selling these flowers never came across her mind. Especially since they were everywhere and anyone could find them at ease, 'then again, there are times when they run low and we have to ration…and coming out into the woods is dangerous because of the beasts. It would be easier if I could get them in one place whenever I want…'
She wildly shook her head, trying not to get distracted by him. She fixed her eyes on his snow-white hair, swaying as he picked flowers and put them in the basked. Her deep ruby eyes remained on his snow-kissed, crystal blue eyes. His calm face, the thoughtful look in his eyes, making her look away from him, 'no…I can't look at him. I am going to get distracted.'
She lowered her eyes, staring at his lips, which distracted her too. Her thoughts were already filled with the thoughts of him having her right here and staring at his lips didn't help with that. It didn't where she looked, his chin, jaw, neck, and chest, feeling her eyes sweltering from lust, her cheeks blushing red before she raised her voice, "Professor! I hope for once you would share your thoughts with me!!"
Aurum turned his thoughtful gaze away from the Mint Flowers to Eve, who marched off for no reason at all, "that girl is crazy. Didn't I just share my brilliant plan to grow and sell these mint flowers?"
POOF
"Crazy for you, Papa," Ai appeared in front of him out of thin air, holding a pink petal in her tiny hands that covered her whole face before she drove in and took a bite out of it, "Mmm, that is so gooood!"
"What is that?"
"The solution to your problem. I am smarter than Papa, so I do what think before you even think it," Ai proudly grinned, showing off the pink petal in her tiny hand, waving it like a flag, "Since they are artificial, I had the system help me figure out how to make the strawberry-chocolate flowers, you want some?" Ai happily grinned, having used the vast resources of the system to satisfy her craving of modern inventions and solve the problem her father was going to face. She materialised another petal with the help of the system and placed it on her father's lips, "Here, try some."
This time, it was Aurum's turn to blink blankly at her suggestion, but he decided to go along with it and ate the petal that dissolved into the mix of the perfect combination between sweet, juicy strawberries and rich, creamy chocolate that melted as soon as it came into contact with the tongue. The sweet and slightly tart notes of strawberries complemented the smooth and indulgent taste of the chocolate.
He could go and go about the taste, write an essay on fruity essence enhancing over all taste, and so on and on. But he was taken by another message about the change in his physical condition.
[??? Eaten – Sexual Energy Absorption Rate will be Doubled. The Absorbed Energy will be Converted into Experience Points. When the Experience Points reach a Certain Threshold, you can Level Up.]
"Let me start by saying this…that was Divine," Aurum breathed out in relief.
"I know, I know, my clairvoyance and brilliant judgement about your future needs was truly Divine," Ai happily sat down on his head, resting her elbows on his scalp, resting her cheeks on her palms, grinning.
"I meant the taste," Aurum tilted his head, looking towards his forehead, smiling, "I feel like a drug addict who finally had the taste of the drug he had been wanting…no, needing, for so long. We should make a variety of these."
Ai puffed her cheeks, sulking, "As if that alone costed me all the LP you have collected since you have been here. Your human body only has a Level of 10. Every time you and Eve have sex you generate 200 LP. I had to skim a little from other sources to have enough."
"Oh, that reminds me. You only have 800 LP left. If you want to materialise one of these babies, it will take 1000 LP. Also, they have a time limit of 24 Hours," Ai worriedly looked towards her father, "are you going to manage?"
"Easily."