Grinding Time

Nothing eventful happened on Liam's way home until he walked in to his room and heard one of his new favorite noises.

*Ding*

[Your dirt ability has reached level 4.]

Liam glanced at the clock to see how long he has been here, and sees that it is only 3:13.

'I got about three hours till dinner so let's grind.'

Liam walked over to his bed, and lay down staring at the ceiling. All the while continuing to cycle cast his skills.

While laying there, Liam began to think about the system and what it might give him.

'If my system is like a game does that mean I have an inventory?'

'If I exercise will it raise my stats?'

'What happens when I level up?'

As questions like these flowed though his mind he began to wonder how long he would have to wait for all his questions to be answered or if they will all ever be answered. His thoughts were soon interrupted by the noise he had been waiting to hear.

*Ding*

[Your dirt ability has reached level 5.]

[You have unlocked a new dirt skill.]

'Already?

"Dirt."

[Dirt skills]

[Dirt Creation]

[Dirt Eradication]

[Sticky Dirt]

'I am going to be ranked F at this rate if I keep getting useless skills!'

'I guess it couldn't hurt to test out my new skill any way though.'

'Dirt creation, dirt creation, dirt creation...'

Liam kept on using dirt creation until he created a small pile in the middle of the room's floor. He put his hand into the pile and used his new skill for the first time.

'Sticky dirt.'

'The dirt doesn't look any different.'

When Liam began to feel the dirt he noticed it felt just like normal dirt. When he lifted up the dirt with both his hands in a attempt to get it all in his hands it did not trickle though his fingers. Instead of falling though his fingers like dirt normally would it remained connected, but when he tried to separate the pile it came with minor resistance.

'I guess this is kinda cool, but it's still completely useless. Maybe my next skill will have a use, and with the rate I'm going I may even get my next skill by tomorrow!'

Once again Liam checked the time I noticed it was later that he expected. The clock said 4:34 on it.

'I think I'll head to dinner when I level up my ability one more time.'

'Dirt creation, dirt eradication...'

Before Liam knew it he heard the same sound as before.

*Ding*

[Your dirt ability has reached level 6.]

Checking the clock for the last time before leaving his room, Liam headed to the cafeteria.

'6:48 already. Time really goes by when you train your ability.'

Once he exited the dorm building he noticed the lights on the dome that covered the entire school area were slightly dimmer than before as if they were simulating the out side lights.

***

When Liam reaches the door to the cafeteria he read a sign on top of it that said "Cafeteria open 24/7".

'Good to know.'

On his way in he noticed it was quite a big building with a few huge tables with chairs lined up each one. When he turned to the wall the door was on he noticed tons of vending machines each with different food or drink items. Their were only about twenty students eating at these tables, which led Liam to believe there my be somewhere else with food.

'Wow! They have everything here.' Liam thought while looking at each and every vending machine.

In the end he decided that all the fancy foods here were not really his style, so he stuck with a pizza and some water.

'A great pizza to celebrate a great day.'

***

Once he got back to the dorm it was 7:26.

'Let's train a little bit more before I go to bed.'

Liam continued his new training regimen until 11:03 when he finally heard the sound again.

*Ding*

[Your dirt ability has reached level 7.]

'That looks like my que to go to sleep.'