Chapter 10 - Confusion
- "One hundred points ... Exactly enough to raise Vitality."
- "And you can also raise Libido ..." - O'Dim said with a grin, watching as Jack silently clicks his mind on the Vitality increase button
Once again, an unusual warmth spread through Jack's body, producing small and large changes in his body.
At first, he felt all pain leave his body.
Then external changes came.
The skin became slightly healthier, its tone evened out. Some old scars and blemishes are gone. Acne and blackheads are almost completely gone.
The greasy, messy hair on his scalp is healthier and thicker. All this also applied to his eyelashes and eyebrows. It is also interesting that the hair on the body, which was below the neck, on the contrary, thinned, and significantly.
Brittle nails grew slightly, became harder, stronger, and seemed to become more well-groomed.
These were the main changes in appearance, but there were no fewer of them inside Jack.
The heart became more resilient, the liver and kidneys recovered a little, and removed toxins. The muscles relaxed and recovered after training, thus slightly speeding up the achievement of the result from training.
The change also affected the eyes. Jack's vision became clear and clear, to which he was very surprised. It seemed to him that before that he had always been sleepy and did not see with his own eyes.
Joints, bones, blood vessels ... All this has become a little healthier.
- Probably I will never be able to get used to it ... - Jack muttered, enjoying the sensations - "Some sores have receded since I have such vision now."
- "Look at the Status." - smiled O'Dim
- Status. - said Jack and seeing him, confirmed his guesses
System of Evil
Characteristic:
Strength - [7]
140 ↑
Agility - [9]
180 ↑
Vitality - [6]
120 ↑
Perception - [15]
↑ 300
Reason - [12]
↑ 240
Will - [9]
180 ↑
Libido - [1]
20 ↑
Evil Points - [0]
Tasks:
(There are currently no assignments)
Modifiers:
Resolute Mind - [Lvl - MAX]
Devil's Body - [Lvl - MAX]
Polyglot - [Lv - 1] [500 ↑]
- "It seems that the sores that affected the eyes are gone and now I have fifteen units of Perception ... The infection and the cost of improvement have increased ... but what if I somehow lower my characteristics for a while ... So you can cheat a little ..."
- "No, it won't work." - interrupted Jack's stream of thoughts, Gunther - "The price will not go down if your stats go down. Such a small mistake, it only came out because I left you an old body, Jack. "
- "Clear." - Jack nodded and got up from the couch, trudged into the shower. - "O'Dim, give me a task."
- "No problem." - O'Dim shrugged his shoulders
Task received!
Objective: Reach 10 points in the Agility trait
Reward: Modifier - "Body Control [Lv - 1]"
- "Modifier?" - Jack asked in surprise and focused on the modifier
Body Control [Lv - 1] - It is easier for you to master control over your own body.
Additionally: Control over the body is additionally increased by 10%
- "Interesting ... A good modifier, I would use this one ... Will I get a reward if I just improve Agility with Evil Points?"
- "Sure." - Gunther nodded - "But this is not your option, is it?"
- "Naturally ... O'Dim, how are assignments issued?"
- "Hmm?" - Gunter raised an eyebrow and smiled
- "Only you give me tasks or the system itself can give me tasks?"
- "Oh, that's what you mean. Everything is simple here. I can give you a task myself and decide what reward you get. I can just activate the random task function. The system will also, by itself, give you various missions and assign rewards for them. Something like this."
- "I see ... Now, as I understand it, you have activated a random task?"
- "Yeah."
Meanwhile, Jack was already soaping his hair, while cool streams of water ran down his back and cleared his head - "How is the issuance of modifiers? Can I, for example, study hard, train and master a modifier that will increase my weapon proficiency? "
- "Not." - Gunter smiled harder when Jack sighed with displeasure - "These are not skills, but modifiers. You can only get them as a reward for completing missions. And you can increase the level of modifiers only with the help of Evil Points or with the help of the issued tasks. "
"It complicates things a lot."
Jack got out of the shower and put on his already worn clothes. In it, he was going to start his morning workout.
Increased Vitality or the fruits of training, maybe all together, but Jack has progressed a little further than usual. Even now, lying wet on the floor and trying to catch his breath, he no longer looked as pathetic as yesterday.
Showering again and changing into clean clothes.
All this time, neither Gunther nor Jack remembered yesterday's conversation.
When he was about to leave the room and go downstairs to the bar for breakfast, Jack suddenly stopped at the door, holding the doorknob frozen. He could not imagine what the reaction would be to him after yesterday.
- "I can't sit here forever." - Jack grimaced, gritted his teeth and abruptly opened the door, and left the room.
He was greeted by familiar aromas and sounds.
However, he felt that something had changed.
The eyes of the brothel workers tried to look cautiously at their manager, as soon as he turned away. Their looks were interested.
Jack expected the worst, but it looked like it was more than good. Even good, because earlier they treated him indifferently, now with interest. True, he didn't like that kind of attention anyway.
- "Gods, stop looking at me." - Jack grumbled inside, trying to avoid direct contact with the eyes of the whores with his eyes
- Good morning, boss. - the passing girl smiled, greeted with respect
- Good ... -
- Utrecht, manager.
- Yeah ... And good morning to you ...
- Ha, boss, you somehow became prettier overnight!
- Thank you…
As Jack walked downstairs to the bar, they greeted him warmly and even made a few compliments along the way.
Jack, prostrate, sat down at the bar.
- What are you going to do, boss? - asked Leah, the bartender.
Surprisingly, this girl was also one of the prettiest in this brothel, as well as one who was friendly to him, like Lola.
Mahogany hair, red eyes, large breasts, thin arms, and a perfect ass in a tight skirt ...
Picture:
- Can I have a lean steak?
- Sure. - she nodded, smiling invariably - I think the girls in the kitchen will quickly make it. I will now hand over the order. What will you drink?
- Coffee ...
- Okay, one moment. - the bartender nodded and stomped towards the kitchen, which was exactly behind the back wall of the bar
- "What's happening?" - Jack raised his eyebrows in bewilderment - "Why are they all so cute and amiable? I did something like that yesterday ... I don't understand anything anymore ... "
Gunther threw up his hands - "Well, apparently Beatrice sat in the livers of the whole brothel for a long time, so you earned some authority among these whores when you put her down."
- "That's bullshit…"
At that moment Leah came back - Heh, you did a great job yesterday with this arrogant asshole.
- Yes? - Jack asked confusedly
- Yeah. - Leah nodded contentedly, making a cup of coffee - She had been sitting in the liver of most girls for a long time, but there was no government for her. Even the past manager put up with her tricks, only occasionally reprimanding. Still, Beatrice is the most profitable girl, besides ... - she interrupted, putting a cup of coffee in front of Jack, and then leaning on the bar, said quietly - There are rumors that there are serious people among Beatrice's clients. Many believe that it was precise because of her connections that the past manager let her get away with everything. Be careful now, boss.
- "Well, f * CK, this was to be expected ..." - Jack cursed in his mind, and Gunther only chuckled at this - Ha, I see. What about Beatrice?
- Never mind. They took her to the doctor, who even restored her nose perfectly. As if he did not break at all from the kick. Now she seems to be in bed at home.
- OK, thanks. - Jack nodded and smiled gratefully. Then he took a couple of sips from the cup.
"And this… boss… I'm glad you did Beatrice like that for the joy of all of us, but please don't change. - sighing, said Leah, wiping the glass
- I don't think I understand ... - Jack confused
"Don't get me wrong, I'm glad you stood up for yourself, but you don't need to lose your good nature. There is no shortage of evil people, but good people are not enough, at least in Ruanapur. You don't need to become a typical inhabitant of this hole, be yourself.
Jack was surprised by this revelation, and therefore he also honestly and openly asked - Is that so? However, don't you think that if I do not change, then I will remain a miserable loser who can be used at least in the tail, at least in the mane? And how long can people like me live in Ruanapur if they don't change?
"You just need to learn to love yourself, boss. - smiled Leah, closing her eyes - As soon as you love yourself, you can easily stand up for yourself and your interests. Likewise, people will begin to gravitate towards you.
Jack chuckled and shook his head at his reflection in the cup. The face of fat but rather handsome young man appeared to him. - "Maybe something will come out of this ..." - Jack said quietly in his head, noticing how much his appearance had already changed. He remarked with disbelief that he could call the person in the reflection cute, despite being overweight.
...
After finishing the steak, Jack gulped down his second cup of coffee - Thank you, Leah, the coffee is excellent, and tell the girls that the steak was simply the best.
- I'll pass it on. She nodded.
Looking around for Lola, Jack realized that she was not in the hall. - "Okay, I'll ask Leah then." - he thought and turned back to the bartender - Leah, do you know where you can buy cartridges?
- Yes, anywhere. - She shrugged. - There are arms shops everywhere. True, the quality there is not very good, so many people prefer to go to the Church of Violence, which is on the city's ocarina.
- "Church of Violence? Oh yeah, exactly ... In the anime, it was ... "- Jack remembered with surprise - Thank you.
- It's my pleasure. - the bartender grinned
Jack walked quickly towards the exit.
"Do you want to practice shooting? It's a good idea. " - Gunther nodded - "That little man, Phil, although he told briefly how to shoot, you need experience."
- "Yes. Needed. Especially now, when Beatrice's favorites can watch me at any moment. "