Coding For Dummies

Alex was inside his system space. he still had many questions regarding the event that had happened before, but first, he had to allow the system to update. He had leveled up, and a bit too fast at that. He wasn't expecting to level up for another 3 years, and with the new hurdle that he had just come in front of, He had to at least clear 10 more missions like the last one, which had been nigh impossible for him. 100000 exp was a vast mountain to climb.

The extra ability that The system would now possess, which was accepting information from the outside and helping him train in it, would be really helpful. He still had to collect all the methods of movement books, and buying them from the system would be a waste. So he had to find all the books as fast as he could.

"System, how much time will it take for you to upgrade yourself?"

Alex asked. He knew that he won't be able to access the system while it was upgrading, so it was necessary to plan accordingly.

"2 months. I won't be able to help you much during this time. Because the level up came earlier than required, I didn't have much time to prepare for the upgrade. You will still be able to use the system space, but I won't be there to help you. You are on your own."

Alex sighed. He was expecting the worst, but 2 months was still too much. he wanted to use the new ability as soon as possible, but well, there was nothing much he could do.

"Ok then. I'll see you 2 months later. I'll try to learn other things while you are gone."

He was ejected out of the system space. His body was still recovering, so he was feeling pain in all the bruises that had formed during the event.

"Upgrade started. Required time, 62 days."

Alex woke up. He was now alone, so he had to make the most of it. He had to rely on himself completely this time.

Without wasting any more of his time, he got ready. It was still Sunday, it was just that the sky had turned darker.

Going up to the family library, which was open to him, he started reading books. He had to start working on the technological aspect of his profession, and the Grey family was probably the best place to learn tricks related to it.

The only problem was that he had to start from zero. In his previous life, he had never actually tried to learn anything related to such things, having the most proficiency with a smartphone. It was all he needed, as the organization provided tech support. He was not trained for using programs and coding, mainly because he had no affinity for them. His IQ was high, so he could probably learn a thing or two, but he was not sure that he would become an expert in just 4 months.

As he was thinking this, a person entered the library. It was Steven, who had been tracking Alex from the moment he woke up. Not by his accord, he was an admirer, not a creep. It was his mother who had ordered him to do so.

"Alex, are you here?"

He asked out of courtesy. Alex, who was reading a book on coding for dummies, had completely erased his presence. He wanted to be alone. This kid had not left a good impression on him, and he wanted to stay away from him. As far as possible. He might be a good kid, but the look in his eyes resembled that of his mother. They both were hungry sharks, he just had to figure out what their hunger was based on.

"Hiding your presence doesn't mean you are invisible."

While he was thinking all of this, he noticed that Steven was approaching his location. He couldn't help but be impressed, looks like his skills weren't too bad. He changed his location and went behind a different Bookshelf without making a sound.

"You can't hide from me, Alex."

He changed his direction. It was straight towards him again.

Alex was annoyed. How could he predict his location so accurately? There were no bugs planted on his body, so it was impossible

"If you are trying to find out how I can find you, It's simple. You can hide everything, your breath, your trail, your position. What you can't hide, is your body heat."

H appeared from behind the bookshelf, looking straight at Alex with goggles on. Alex sighed because he knew that he had been outsmarted, and now he had to confront him.

"We meet again. You don't need to be afraid of me, Alex. I wanted to ask for your help in a project."

He had been given a mission, To win his trust. Alex was an enigma, with secrets that had to be uncovered, and it was his job to break down his defenses.

"I am not afraid of you. You annoy me, and I tend to avoid people that annoy me."

Alex knew that this kid had no good intentions. He had seen that exact look on the face of his mentor's annoying brother.

"And I have no intention of helping you out of pure goodwill."

He had an idea though. From what he knew about the Grey family, their son was a genius in everything related to technology. If he wanted to learn, why not learn from him?

"Ask away. If it is something that I can give, I will be more than happy to engage in an equal transaction."

This was even better. Steven had already classified Alex as a person who didn't trust anyone. He had to make sure to leave a good impression.

"Teach me about this."

He held out the book.

"Coding for Dummies?"

After reading the title of the book, Steven started to laugh hysterically.

Alex's expression turned sour. He was angry, and he showed it on his face. Seeing that, steven stopped laughing. He suppressed his laughter and took the book from him.

"Follow me. You have a lot to learn."