For the money

After taking his time to try the new skill. Rash learned a lot of things about it. He can now move things fifteen meters around him, two kilos at most. If he wants to move something bigger or exceed this distance, the skill will stop automatically with the appearance of an alert on the screen. <Skill level is very low.>

This is expected, and he never minded. On the contrary, he was more zealous because this was the first skill that made him feel more like an ability user. And telekinesis is a very special skill, especially at higher levels. That is why it is in great demand among people.

Using a specific skill is not limited to one person. As long as the skill option is available and it fulfils the conditions for using it, anyone can always learn the skill. Of course, raising the level of skill needs additional work through training and raising your personal characteristics, especially the characteristics related to the skill in itself.

This is one reason why there is a great diversity of people in this field. And most ability users do not choose skills randomly, but they learn them more according to their compatibility with their characteristics. For example, if a person raises strength and vitality in his characteristics, the skill of telekinesis that relies more on intelligence and wisdom will not benefit him much even if he learns it.

The best thing about Stigma Generator with it, Rash can equip and remove the Stigma Skill. This trait is not possible with Potion Skills because it will be permanent in this case.

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Rash who did not feel the passage of time. Paused, and he murmured faintly, "Nightmare, do you really think the last potion is so valuable that it may pose a lot of risk in the future?"

He couldn't get this idea out of his mind since he heard of the miraculous potential of the potion. For him personally, he possesses a skill similar or perhaps much better, as the skill can make him come to life every time he dies. But that potion. Just imagine how much money it would make if he sold it?

Thinking this way is not his fault, because his poor life and the amount he owned was too little.

The world government takes care of children from orphanages in everything, their housing, their food, and their education up to the legal age. These laws are known to everyone, but the implementation is a little different from what most people think.

Because there are so many greedy people, theft happens. As long as the child gets his food, no one will ask what the food was, even bread and salt is considered a meal sometimes. And because the government will not give children money of their own, they can only cope with the situation somehow.

"Even if not, I doubt your ability to sell it. Tell me who will believe your statement if they did not see it with their own eyes. Will you try it in front of everyone before selling the potion?" Nightmare, who knows what's going on in his head, cuts out any possibility in front of him before even stating what's on his mind. And this after assuming that Nightmare will give him another antidote.

"I think I have no other choice than... since I got a new ability, stealing a little money would be easier, right?" He cannot find work, and he does not want to return to the orphanage either. Seeing the faces of the workers there will cause him to be in a foul mood, and he does not wish to spoil his day in matters that have happened hundreds of times already.

But there is a problem. Most people do not use real money these days. Even someone like him has his own bank account, because a main bank account is assigned with the identity card. The development in the world has made daily transactions easier by using this method, especially since the emergence of uncommon abilities users, so bank accounts are safer to protect your money from theft.

From the emergence of Gallus to the union of nations and the formation of the World Government to face this danger. There is one currency in circulation among all people, the currency was called the global dollar or dollar in short. Its market value is fixed most of the time and is determined at the beginning of each year in proportion to production and transactions, so that there is no inflation in prices. At the beginning, not all countries agreed with the idea, but with the worsening of the situation, the world government grew. Nowadays, many countries have joined it.

The money problem made Rash consider his options, and Nightmare surprised him with an alternative solution.

"If you want money that hard, there is a quest that could bring you a lot of money if you did it."

"What... a lot of money at once... OK... let's go." He did not even ask about the mission and stood quickly to not let Nightmare change his mind. "Where is the place located?"

"Let me warn you first. This time, you will encounter armed people. And if you want to finish the mission, this means that you must get rid of them." Nightmare advised but did not specify a method of deed. Rash is not too naïve to not understand the meaning behind his words. Getting rid of them means that he might need to kill them.

He stood rigid for a while. Even if he had a good reason to do so, to take someone else's life with his own hands is still.... He does not know whether he can really do it.

He can turn down the mission easily, but there is a lot of money on the other side and it is very tempting to him. Nightmare has not fully determined that he should kill anyone, maybe he can just get rid of them somehow.

Nightmare did not comment on Rash's ideas, which were also part of his calculations, and left him to choose without interfering. After some time, Rash spoke again, "What exactly is this mission about? Is there only this way to get the money?"

"Think about it more, who is going to use a lot of real money these days? While you were running around in the city, I came across some useful people when I entered their consciousness and found a wonderful opportunity for you." Nightmare was talking like it is very normal to do so. making Rash lament their misfortune to come across him.

"Is this the way you always create quests?" He wanted to know a little more about Nightmare's abilities. Like, how he could spot the Gallus Monster in the city without having gone there before.

"Yes. But it is not the only one." He affirmed, to ease his curiosity a little, "In any case, I like to use my abilities in the best way possible. And diving into the consciousness of others is very useful to gather various information. For example: I found the former Gallus Monster when I dived into Heidi's consciousness in the hospital while you were still in a coma." At that time, he discovered the cells in her body and concluded what had happened.

This task is similar. Rash knows Nightmare's ability to control dreams, especially since he has gone through it himself before. Knowing that he had other abilities as well, he used telekinesis and freezes in the Brandt House. But how much exactly can he do, and if he possesses all those unique abilities, then why not stop the Gallus monsters by himself, isn't that more appropriate?

Rash didn't take long to decide, even if there was an enormous risk. If he really wants to change, he has to pay, "I agree. I think I'll be fine. Let me see the quest."

"OK." Nightmare nodded and proceeded to give him the new mission.

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<Quest name: Rescue>

<Difficulty: Medium ~>

<Description: A gang of child kidnappers is holding three children in the house shown on the map. Sneak inside the home and save the victims.>

<Quest conditions: The mission fails if the three children are killed.>

<Quest clear rewards: be determined by the number of survivors>

<Help: Disguise Skill>

* Disguise Skill: A mission-specific skill. It helps you to disguise in whatever way you imagine with no conditions.

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"Where's the money? ... Didn't you tell me there's a lot of money in the mission?" Rash shrugged. Children abduction is not something new to him, so he wasn't very surprised. But what preoccupied him most of all at the moment is the lack of money.

"Money is not a priority for the mission. But if you want to have it, it is in the same house." Nightmare further elaborates. Enticing him more.

Rash added nothing else. Now he understands more how the system does things and is ready for anything as long as it benefits him. In truth, he's grateful for it. Doing the missions and being rewarded with them is like a profitable business. In the past, even if he searched for a job, no one would accept him. And now, in only a few hours, he has gained a lot of useful things.