Chapter 61
Zero woke up feeling refreshed the next morning . He thought that the elf would already be awake but it didn't happen . Instead, Truen was still asleep on the floor beside his bed . The elf was as still as a rock and Zero decided to check on his treasure before his guardian woke up .
He tiptoed over to the treasure quietly . The treasure was warm to the touch and Zero cuddled it while pressing his freezing toes against the hard surface . Before he knew it, he'd dozed off, huddling with the treasure .
Truen woke up to the sight of Zero hugging the egg on the floor beside him . The elf chuckled and took a picture of the adorable sight . He quickly sent it to the Great Gods who cooed over it in the group chat . Isis sent Truen a private message and the elf raised an eyebrow .
(If you send me exclusive photos of Zero, I will split the profits with you!)
((What kind of profit are we talking about?))
Isis saw the reply and typed rapidly . Truen waited and wondered what the goddess would offer . They had everything they needed already .
(Money, blessings, favours from the gods… anything you want!)
Truen thought for a moment . While it sounded good, it wasn't anything that Zero lacked . Zero was like a rich young master who wasn't short of anything materialistic . On the other hand, he severely lacked exposure . Truen thought long and hard before reaching a conclusion .
((I don't need those . Zero has everything he needs . What is important for him now is establishing contacts . He will require people who can support him wherever he goes . ))
It took Isis a while to understand what Truen was getting at . While it was a huge favour, it wasn't beyond Isis' abilities .
(Deal . I require a regular supply of photos after starting a Zero Fan Club . Be sure to take some good shots, the cuter they are the better for business . )
The elf smirked . He had no issues with taking secret pictures . In fact, he had quite a few in his private collection .
((Deal . As for those contacts…))
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The day started off as per normal after Truen woke his young ward . Zero wiped the drool away with his sleeve and tottered to the toilet to freshen up . Today's agenda was simple . Zero was going to continue his search for the leaf and Truen was going to continue assisting him .
Somewhere after lunch, Zero decided to take a break from his search . There wasn't anything else that could hold Zero's interest now . He'd seen almost everything that could be seen in the forest and the search for Gaia's leaf wasn't going well .
"Would you like to learn some basic magic and combat skills?"
"Magic and combat skills?"
Truen nodded . "To defend yourself in emergency situations when I cannot . "
Zero thought about it and nodded . There was nothing else interesting after all . Under Truen's tutelage, Zero changed into his magician robes . Truen secretly took pictures of it and kept a poker face .
"Let's go through the basics first . Magic is the control of energy . You can channel magic to do things like this…"
The lessons with Freya were still fresh in his mind . As Truen demonstrated the different forms of magic, Zero's jaw had fallen wide open .
The display of many different colours intrigued the brunet . In fact, the one thing Zero was most interested in was the ability to fly .
"How do you fly? I want to learn that!"
Truen grinned . Although flying required a very strong sense of control, under Freya's tutelage the elf found an easier method . However, he was going to need some good shots for the secret photoshoot before teaching Zero how to fly . After all, it was a priceless opportunity to catch the cute kid at his clumsiest .