Chapter 5 Meeting up

"Lets take a look my attribute panel and distribute the points" with that said, Allen quickly summoned the system panel and took a look at his stats

[Name: Allen Hnery]

[Level:9][Job: None]

[Stat Points: 8]

Strength:10

Agility:12

Intelligence:5

Vitality:10

[Innate Talent: Exchange(Divine)]

"Hmm! Let's bring Intelligence upto ten and put the rest in strength"

[Name: Allen Hnery]

[Level:9][Job: None]

[Stat Points: 0]

Strength:13

Agility:12

Intelligence:10

Vitality:10

[Innate Talent: Exchange(Divine)]

Allen felt his body brim with energy, the exhaustion from running through half the city faded from his body

"Damn! Wonder what skills I will be able to learn once I get a job for myself"

Job Class was another problem for a later time, he might have to make do with a simple for now since he didn't have any job scrolls for himself

Allen quickly pulled up the illegal game coins platform and found a guy who was selling game coins that he got

Allen also got to know that the previous monster rampage had affected the whole block which was close to the forest of solitude

Aside from goblins, many other monsters came out of the forest in a frenzy and killed many people

Many emergency services were being delayed due to the changed geography, the distance between each block and each place had increased by a huge amount

Allen being the buyer was asked to provide a meeting place, he looked around, and seeing that the park was rather crowded, he asked to meet there to trade

The other side agreed, Meanwhile, Allen quickly stood up and got himself a few items that would help him in his exploration into the forest, too bad the system interface didn't come with a storage function

After getting everything that he thought would be useful including dry rations if he got stuck and several lifesaving items thanks to a YouTube named BearPiss Bills, he felt he was finally ready

*Ting*

Allen took out his phone only to realize that his trader had arrived at the location, he made his way back to the park and noticed a suspicious-looking guy

With black glasses and a trenchcoat trying to look intimidating

Allen also decided to wear a mask before meeting the guy

"Hello!"

"Hmm! How much do you need?" asked the middle-aged man

"Didn't you already know? Anyway, it's fifty" asked Allen

"Hmm! Fifty! Can you afford it kid!" the guy scoffed. Allen didn't react

"Just tell me the price, you worry about not having enough coins" replied Allen with a smug tone

"Hm, Its a thousand dollars for one coin, you will need to buy at least ten to unlock the trader platform" the guy reminded with a smug tone

Clearly the price was inflated by him keeping Allen's tone in mind

"Alright! Give me fifty, here is the cash"

"H-huh!" seeing Allen taking out wads of cash, the middle aged man finally broke character

"What! You dont have coins?!" Allen asked suspiciously

'What were you acting so high for then?!' he thought

The middle aged man quickly took out the coins after checking the cash, his hands were trembling seeing so much cash

As soon as Allen held the coins

[Ding! You acquired 50 coins. Would you like to deposit them]

Allen accepted the proposition as the coins in his hands disappeared

With the trade over, Allen quickly ran away, although the old man looked amiable and an amateur

Allen didn't want to end up being ambushed in the end so he ran for it

"Hey, bro! At least let me add you as friends!!" the middle-aged man could only yell but Allen had already disappeared from the place

Sighing, the old man tightly hugged the cash in his trench coat, going who knew where

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At the periphery of Forest of Solitude, one could see hundreds if not thousands of people including the relative government department stationed in order to keep order

The Army kept killing any monster that walked out of the forest using artillery and ammunition as the police helped keep everyone calm

Meanwhile, on another side, a huge group of people were gathered around, preparing to head into the forest

Including the government authorities as well as normal civilians, due to the increasing strength of the humans, it wasn't possible to stop anyone who wanted to go in

So instead the government let them establish a better relationship, in fact, the government had adapted rather quickly, even forming a Barebones Players Association that they wanted to implement across the whole country

Allen was calmly observing the groups of people walking into the forest, the association was even providing some of them with basic necessities and stuff

"Hmm, let's see if my ability can work inside the trader platform," He thought as

The trader platform was brought up

By now, many people had amassed loot. Although most of the loot wasn't much to talk about, it was better than nothing

'Let's see if I can apply the exchange talent here' he thought as he bought an item that he felt was good for him

[Goblin Sword][Common]

[3 coins]

"Buy"

[Ding You have bought a Common Goblin sword ]

[Would you like to apply 'Exchange' to receive ten Goblin Swords or one Uncommon Goblin sword]

"Holy hell! It works, and even gives the option, do it"

Soon enough, a light shined and a sword appeared in his hands, it was his size

[Uncommon Goblin Sword]

[Description: A sword carrying the fighting spirit of a berserk Goblin, +5 to strength]

[Note: Suited for Berserk Job class]

Allen swung the sword around, feeling the force behind the blade

He quickly put the sword back in its sheath and put it behind his back

"Now let's buy another sword, see if I can sell it back to earn ten times the coin like during the grocery shopping, originally I thought I would get coins when I bought the sword but ended up getting an upgraded sword"

Allen quickly bought another sword for 2 coins and then sold it back, the sword was bought by someone after a while, and Allen ended up with twenty coins because of the exchange of talent power

Next, he bought a sword and then exchanged it for an upgraded sword, then put it up for six coins considering it was an uncommon-grade sword

Not that much time passed, and someone bought the sword, and Allen ended up getting back ten times the coins even after he upgraded it

Soon he compiled the Exchange talents pros in his mind

1- When buying or spending using normal currency, you get ten times what you spent or got

2- When using Game currency, You get time ten what you buy or ten times the currency when selling

3-???

Allen only got more excited, and in the end, he earned 6000 coins the end

He doubted whether someone, or even a country had so much game currency, to him, game currency was worthless

'Whenever I feel bored, I make more money' he thought as he patted his head

*Tring*

Allen quickly took out his phone, seeing the caller, he was stumped, he had nearly forgotten he had a family in this new life as well

The caller ID read as 'Marie' rang, it was his supposed mother

He picked up the call, not knowing how to speak to a mother whose son might have passed away because of him, a lump hung in his mouth

"S-Son! Are you alright? I heard what happened at the school, I should have stopped you from going when you said you were feeling weird and ill" He heard the sobbing sound of mother

"U-Uh! I am alright mother, how about you guys? Are all of you fine?" Allen asked, the woman's voice felt foreign and familiar at the same time

"Sigh! It's good that you are safe, just stay where you are, I am sending you some cash, stay safe and dont dare to cross the forest on your own, I heard the new department set up by the country is going to clear up the forest and make a past to connect the two sides, I would have asked you to book a plane ticket but it's impossible as well since there are aerial monsters above the forest"

His mother spoke in a single breath, afraid her son wont hear her, she further warned him," And absolutely don't join the Player Association in the forest clearing quest okay!"

"Sigh, okay mom" Allen agreed, temporarily making the woman that spoke to him sigh in relief

Alas he knew that something had happened on the other side, he had lived a pretty hard life and knew when someone was trying to hide things

Although this family wasn't his own, he still felt it was his responsibility to make sure they were safe

"I am sending you some money, don't send it back and take care of yourself mom!" he spoke, not letting her answer

He saw Andrew waving at him from afar, After sending a half a hundred thousand dollars to his mother, he quickly switched off his phone

'Damn! I forgot to ask for her Friends ID'

Putting those thoughts aside, he waved back at Andrew, noticing the few people tagging behind him

"You got a sword for yourself Allen!" Andrew immediately noticed a sword hanging from Allens back

"Haha! Yeah, it's rather hard to kill those pesky goblins" he replied

Hank and Stuart who were on the side also greeted Allen, though he could sense the arrogance from Hank's eyes, looking at him as if he was a burden

Although he didn't know why Hank had such a glance when looking at him, he knew it wouldnt matter for long, it was probably because the guy thought he was above everyone now that he could command flames