Chapter 45: Maya’s Hidden Danger
“These are Slime Maids. Although their intelligence isn’t very high, they are still capable of doing chores. I brought some out, you can arrange them as you see fit.” Owen sat on the sofa on the side, leisurely picking up the milk tea that Dier brought and taking a sip. The milk fragrance was rich, and the taste was really good, but it was a bit too sweet.
Maya wore the Psychic Power Headband Owen had given her on her head. Her expanded psychic power allowed her to keenly perceive that these strange-looking Slime Maids were a type of puppet, but not entirely puppets. They were clearly her master’s new creation during this period. Therefore, she nodded and felt very satisfied.
The castle was not small. If it weren’t for the Poisonous Snakes and Slimes cleaning up the rats and dust, Maya would have to spend a lot of time cleaning every day. At the same time, she also needed to prepare three meals a day for her master, and while taking care of her master’s daily life, she also had to deal with the affairs of the territory.
It was much better now. Charle, who no longer looked like a maid, was responsible for guarding the castle. Dier’s cooking was good and she was responsible for the three meals a day. Now, with the Slime Maids responsible for chores, Maya was much more relaxed.
Actually, Owen had also considered this aspect. Although Maya was somewhat special, she was almost forty years old after all. Her energy and physical strength had declined. Moreover, the affairs of the territory would become more and more complicated in the future. If she was still distracted by these daily chores, it would be a loss.
In addition, Owen had been looking for ways to enhance her. Currently, there were two options: professional enhancement and bloodline enhancement.
For example, Charle, she had fused with the Templar Knight template. As for him, he had fused with the Puppeteer profession. These were considered the first type of enhancement.
This type of enhancement had few hidden dangers, but the disadvantage was that it relied more on one’s basic abilities. If one was not strong enough, even if fused with a powerful profession, it wouldn’t be of much use.
The second type could be considered a leap to the heavens. As long as one had the courage to enter the Synthesis Furnace with a monster, they would definitely become stronger if they didn’t die. Moreover, the lifespan of a monster was not something a human could compare to.
The problem was that the success rate of the Synthesis Furnace was for monsters. Humans had never tried it before. Who knew what the consequences would be? What if they turned into a monster? Wouldn’t that be fatal? This thing only cared about synthesis, not separation.
If it weren’t for these concerns, Owen would have enhanced himself by any means necessary long ago. With the current progress value unlocked, there were quite a few things he could utilize. For example, the T-Virus. If he enhanced himself with it without considering the consequences, he wouldn’t dare say he could single-handedly defeat Charle, but against ordinary people, it would definitely be a complete碾压局 （overwhelming victory）.
However, Owen always suppressed his impulses because he wasn’t sure if the system’s enhancement of himself was unlimited and if it was compatible with everything.
This point was very important. What if he enhanced himself with a bloodline that was very powerful in the early stages but weak in the later stages, resulting in him being unable to enhance himself with a bloodline with more potential in the later stages? Wouldn’t that be a great loss for a small gain?
For example, Wolverine. He was definitely a powerful bloodline in the early stages, but in the later stages, he was just a meat shield.
If there was a bloodline conflict and he was unable to enhance himself with a bloodline like Superman, wouldn’t that be a huge loss?
Even if he forcibly fused with it, what if he mutated? Not all mutations were beneficial, and not all evolutions were good.
Therefore, Owen was very cautious about enhancing himself. He chose Puppeteer first because the main attribute enhanced by Puppeteer was psychic power. As long as he didn’t plan to leave the biological realm, psychic power would only be beneficial to him in any future enhancements.
As for learning magic from Hogwarts, this wasn’t considered a physical enhancement. It was just a more effective way of utilizing the magic power he possessed.
However, he could wait, but Maya probably couldn’t wait much longer. Although the humans in this world had good physical qualities, their lifespans hadn’t increased much. Especially Maya, she was a Serving Maid, and the Serving Maid profession didn’t consider longevity. In fact, Serving Maids were just higher-end consumables.
The reason Maya was able to maintain her appearance and figure in her thirties was not only because she was naturally beautiful, lived a disciplined life, and her former master, the Countess, treated her well, but also because of the Serving Church’s secret medicine.
This secret medicine could allow the user to maintain their appearance for a longer period of time, and they would be full of energy and radiant. At the same time, there would be no problem of having offspring. After all, they were Serving Maids, and they were not qualified to be promoted. Nobles would not allow it, nor would the Serving Church’s teachings.
If it was allowed, then the power of the Serving Church would inevitably expand rapidly, becoming a behemoth with huge influence.
However, no noble would allow such a force to exist, and the Empire would not allow it even more. Therefore, if the Serving Church dared to do this, it would only lead to its demise.
Moreover, the side effects of the secret medicine were more than just this. In addition to losing fertility, lifespan would also be affected. After all, maintaining one’s appearance for a long time without paying a price was impossible. Therefore, once signs of aging appeared, it meant that life had entered a countdown.
Owen didn’t know how much time Maya had left, one year, two years? So he had to hurry up, before her vitality was completely exhausted. After all, any enhancement required a good body. A dying body couldn’t withstand enhancement, even a good one.
Returning to the secret chamber of the dungeon, Owen was in no mood to continue building the dungeon. He fell into a long period of contemplation, and finally, he made a decision.
Although Owen still couldn’t completely trust Maya, there was no denying that he couldn’t live without her now. Whether it was emotionally, in life, or in his career, he couldn’t live without Maya. So taking a little risk, a little price, was worth it.
At the same time, doing this was also a form of insurance. Owen had discovered from Charle that he could control the system’s enhancement effects on people. Simply put, if he wanted to, he could make the system enhancement on others ineffective, or even disappear.
Just like the buildings and troops he exchanged from the system, they could be canceled, but the progress value consumed could not be recovered.
What would happen if he canceled the enhancement on someone whose life force was about to be exhausted? Owen had some guesses.
Don’t say he was dark inside. Whether he was a transmigrator who was always lonely and anxious inside, or a border lord in a barbarian land, he was not allowed to have any unnecessary mercy or kindness, because that would k*ll him, and at the same time, k*ll many people.
Granting his trusted subordinate lifespan and strength was obviously a worthwhile thing to do. So Owen began to prepare.
Actually, there wasn’t much preparation to be done, because Owen had wanted to enhance himself countless times, so he quickly came up with a plan suitable for Maya.
The T-Virus. This was Owen’s first choice. It originated from the fusion of the progenitor virus and leech gene fragments from Earth and had a terrifying transmission rate.
But there was no denying that this thing was really effective. As long as one could adapt to it, it could enhance the user’s endurance and vitality, and at the same time, unlock telekinesis. It was very suitable for Maya.
Owen had been tempted at the time, but the problem was that this thing changed genes, and he didn’t dare use it randomly.
