While what he could achieve through this one particular skill had expanded greatly…
It wasn't just this skill that he needed to consider.
Even the different power systems and the discoveries he had made through Iris over the past month… those, too, had opened up countless new possibilities for him.
…So many, in fact, that he found himself a little troubled.
Because the number of Idle slots was still far too few.
And the real problem?
Christian had already passed level thirty, yet he still hadn't received another Idle slot.
Why was it so irregular?
When he reached level one, he had gained a slot. Then at level ten. Then at level twenty.
If he considered the second slot a beginner's gift, the third had come at level ten, and the fourth at level twenty. So shouldn't he have gotten another one at thirty?
Christian was greatly disappointed.
But he knew he couldn't dwell on this.
It wasn't something he could change, no matter how much he thought about it, after all.
So, he turned his attention to his current Idle slots and how he was using them.
[First Slot - AI Programming - 14:30:10/96:00:00]
[Second Slot - General Programming - 14:30:10/96:00:00]
[Third Slot - Talent Detecting Technique - 14:30:10/96:00:00]
[Fourth Slot - Breath of the Shadow Blade - 14:30:10/96:00:00]
[Fifth Slot - Human Biology - 14:30:10/96:00:00]
A whole month had passed, yet no significant changes had occurred in any of them.
But if he put aside the Talent Detecting Technique, which was still stuck at level two, Christian could at least say he had gained a lot from the other skills.
Still, were these gains enough for him to replace one of them?
Because he still didn't know what came after the Advanced tier.
And Christian had no intention of replacing any of them before finding out, especially not AI Programming and General Programming.
Over the past month, he had thought a lot about his plans, what he wanted to learn, research, train in, and master. There were many, but he needed to choose one and focus on it first.
He needed a starting point… a field where he could truly excel, before going into other areas.
Fortunately, there had been no major incidents during this past month.
And while a storm seemed to be slowly brewing across the world, with the presence of essence finally starting to enter the public eye, even if only gradually, Christian at least felt confident that he could align himself away from its direct impact.
And that was what mattered most.
For now, Christian had decided to stick with the technology side.
After all, one of his ultimate goals was to create a robot!
Not the massive ones seen in Mecha stories, but a humanoid robot, driven by AI.
And right now, the thing he felt the most need for was... servants.
He wanted to take things easy, but he had come to realize that if he continued at this pace, it would be difficult. He needed an extra hand… no, extra hands!
That was where they would come in.
And truthfully, it wasn't just about that.
There were plenty of other reasons too.
Throughout the past month, Eva had been busy with the construction of his warehouse, the workshop, and various other projects, all to make money. She seemed to have taken a deep interest in business since before, and now, with Iris's help and the inside information she was gaining through her, she was making millions!
Was there even a need for that much?
Christian had actually questioned her once…
"Well, can you ask that again after not spending all my saved money, and the money from my sold properties, just because you wanted to prepare some equipment and the like for 'just in case' situations and for your 'small' workshop?"
Hearing this reply from Eva, Christian was rendered speechless.
He had never thought that what he had asked Eva to prepare would cost that much. And realizing that he had unknowingly drained all her savings, even selling off her assets in the process, left him feeling more than a little embarrassed, not just because of the expense but because he had never even considered how much he was asking of her.
So, after that, he decided never to bring up the topic of money with Eva again.
… Then, there was his sister.
After learning about his goal of creating a digital library, one that would store every book, every piece of knowledge that existed on Earth, that could prove useful or not, she had taken it upon herself to handle the project. With Iris's help, she had already started gathering and organizing massive amounts of data, turning the idea into something real.
His sister used Iris's help to get everything possible online. And for the books or pieces of knowledge that weren't available online, she hired people to go to those places and bring back the materials. Then, she made copies of them in their database and continued this cycle.
Throughout the month… both Eva and his sister were always busy. The help offered by Nina or Sophia never seemed enough, which is why the humanoid robot was needed to assist them.
…but was that everything?
The biggest reason was essence and fighting power!
How the fuck is this robot related to essence?
Naturally, it wasn't connected directly, but rather in the same way he was currently obtaining essence techniques, by hacking into places that might possibly have them.
…But that wasn't enough anymore!
Through this past month, Christian had acquired many essence techniques, and even one that had allowed him to reach the second mastery stage.
But the problem was that, after mastering Breath of the Shadow Blade, he had assumed that this idle slot would simply be for his training now, and nothing would change going forward.
As in, he'd just gain essence, his constitution would improve slightly… but that would be it.
He was greatly wrong!