Zoe scratched her neck and nodded to herself. "The same goes for [Odorless Odor]. It will clear the odor your body produces, but apart from the fact that monsters don't smell you, I see no other advantage in this ability. All you have to do is take a bath from time to time. Maybe if you are lazy to take a bath or have a problem with flatulence. Do you have such a problem?"

I immediately shook my head. "Nothing like that. What about [Master's Shield]? I don't suppose you use this skill?"

"No, I don't even know of any [Slave] who would have it. I can imagine that slaves who are sent to war or labyrinths and dungeons could have it. But they do not live long."

"Oh, I see," I nodded, not wanting to talk about this disturbing topic further. "...and [Painless Agony]?"

"I honestly don't see why the [Slave] class has such a skill. It's exactly the same as [Pain Resistance] that everyone has," Zoe said.

"You too?" I asked.

"Me too. Ah, I almost forgot about [Lover of Work]. I don't love work, but I like sex. It's my profession, my job, and even in this industry, more strength is needed. It's always good," she smiled.

She was right. Greater strength has always come in handy. I could have the skills I wanted, but if I couldn't support them with enough strength, they would be useless to me. Thanks to Zoe, I now had a better idea of ​​some of the skills. During my stay in the cellar, I often thought about what skills I would choose myself, and one thing was clear to me from the very beginning. If I wanted to be something other than a slave on Eleaden, these skills wouldn't help me. The General Skills were to play a significant role in my future, because [Slave's] skills were a mixture of everything that could be useful to a slave, but they didn't excel at anything. They didn't make me a warrior, and I couldn't be a great blacksmith or an excellent seamstress. That's why I focused my hopes on General Skills, where I had a choice of more than a hundred of them.

But I wanted to wait until the evening to change the rest. I really needed more time for that.

My skill list didn't look too impressive now. For someone who was at level 92, I only had one skill of the corresponding level. If it weren't for my stats, I would be a complete beginner. I gained one point with each level, which I could assign to any stat of my choosing. As I said, the system gives me this option, but Dungreen didn't. I couldn't change what he did with my stats, but I could change my skills.

Now that I was looking at my Class Skills, I was happy. The skills I hated were gone, and even though I would welcome something like [Super Extra Mega Punch], I was satisfied. I chose [Masters Shield] as one of the six skills because I wanted to test whether it could be useful for me in the labyrinth. However, I was ready to exchange it for another if it was worthless. Most of the skills were at level one, and I was looking forward to leveling them up.

Class skills:

Indomitable Will lvl 108

Lover of Work lvl 8

Tireless Machine lvl 1

Master's Lover lvl 1

Swift as a Whip lvl 1

Master's Shield lvl 1

Yeah, I had a lot of work to do before my skill levels matched the level of my class.

I also had a lot of work to do in the form of dirty laundry, waiting to be washed. Zoe explained to me how to wash clothes. Where they store soaps and fragrances. Which type of laundry needs to be boiled and which didn't. How the stoves work, where to get clean water, where to get rid of dirty water. Where and how to hang the laundry correctly.

The hardest thing about it was for me to learn to wash on the washboard. I've been used to doing my laundry since I was eighteen, but this couldn't be compared to operating a modern washing machine and dryer. I had no problem putting laundry in the washing machine, pouring a reasonable amount of washing powder and fabric softener, choosing a program, and pressing the start button. However, I had a problem washing clothes on the washboard. It was more physically demanding than I imagined. I even considered quitting a few times.

I didn't think it was wrong to admit that I couldn't do something. But I was afraid that if I gave up now, it would continue to haunt me. Today I give up one thing, tomorrow another, and eventually, I end up as a whore, or worse, just because I give up now.

No, I didn't want to end up like that.

When Zoe and I finished doing the laundry, I felt tired, and the skin on my hands was soaked and shriveled. I was honestly surprised that [Lover of Work] didn't gain the next level. However, the system did not leave me without a reward.

(ding) Tireless Machine reaches lvl 2

….

(ding) Tireless Machine reaches lvl 4

(ding) Swift as a Whip reaches lvl 2

(ding) Swift as a Whip reaches lvl 3

(ding) Master's Lover reaches lvl 2

The last notification confused me. I thought I needed others to like me. However, in the laundry room, I was alone with Zoe. No one else came here. But the girl told me what she knew about the skill, her point of view. How she trained this ability as a companion and based on the fact that I had just gained a level in it, there must have been something else.

She couldn't like me, not with all the mutations on my body. Plus, she was a young woman like me. Zoe couldn't think of me that way. At the thought, I felt hot.

"Are you okay?" Zoe asked me. "You are red. You're warm, aren't you?"

I nodded. "Yes, it's hot and stuffy in here."

"Laundry room is always like that, but we're done for today," Zoe said.

I sighed. "Finally, even with my stamina and strength, I'm pretty tired."

Together with Zoe, I returned to the brothel's main hall, where it was much more lively now. There were a lot more people than when I came in. Apparently, the time has come for customers to start visiting Broken Heart. A man sat on one sofa, surrounded by three giggling women endowed with ample bosoms. Another was talking to a companion he apparently knew very well. I didn't want to study everyone here, and I definitely didn't want to think about what might have happened in this building's rooms.

"Zoe, Korra. Are you done?" Alyson asked when she noticed us.

I nodded. "Yes, Madam."

"Ah, call me Alyson. I am no madam," said the owner. "How did she do, Zoe?"

"Even though she never did the laundry, she did well," Zoe evaluated my work.

"I am glad to hear it. What about you, Korra? Will you show up tomorrow, or it isn't a job for you?" Alyson asked.

"Well," I hesitated. "It's harder than I expected, but you can count on me tomorrow."

Alyson smiled. "Very well, the girls will be happy to hear it. Well, since Zoe helped you today, I'll give you half of what we agreed on. Do you agree?"

"Yes," I nodded. 

My first paycheck on Eleaden, fifty coppers, appeared in the owner's hand. Alyson didn't pull the money out of her bra, as I saw in the movies, but she must also have a spacial ring like me or an object with a similar function. Magic like that could not be limited to rings. I liked spacial magic tools because I moved my first paycheck straight to the moneybag in my spacial storage.

"All right, Korra, it was nice to meet you, and I hope I didn't see you for the last time today," Zoe said. "Now, I'm going to change and make myself presentable."

"I'm glad to meet you, too. If I have any more questions about skills, can I come to you?" I asked.

The girl smiled. "Of course you can, but do so when I'm not working."

"Great, I'll go too. I still have a job at Broken Mug, and I'm pretty tired already," I said.

"Bye," Zoe said goodbye.

It wasn't exactly socially appropriate, but I couldn't help but yawn. I grabbed my hands, lifted them over my head, and stretched. It was incredibly pleasant. My whole body was relieved, and at least for a moment, the fatigue I felt was gone.

"I'm sorry, Alyson," I apologized quickly.

This was not the first impression I wanted to make.

(ding) Master's Lover reaches lvl 3

"Eh?" I wondered.

Why did I get another level in this skill?

"You don't have to apologize to Korra. Did something happen?" Alyson asked, noticing my strange reaction.

I hesitated. "I assume you know about the skills that [Slaves] have?"

"Sure, I need to know who works for me, what are her or his strengths."

"I thought so. Before, I exchanged some skills, one of which was [Master's Lover]. Right now, I have gained another level in it, and I do not understand why." I said.

Alyson put a hand on my shoulder and laughed. "Of course, you got another level, fool."

"Why?"

"First of all, the early levels are easy to get and even easier with your appearance. Especially when you draw attention to yourself as you did before," Alyson explained.

What was she talking about? I knew that the stretching wasn't very appropriate and caught the attention of others. However, I thought it would rather get the negative reactions of others.

"What do you mean by my appearance? I'm not exactly pretty," to say the least.

Alyson grinned. "You have a very exotic look that will be attractive to many people, girl."