New System Missions

[Ding!]

[Congratulations to the host for meeting the level-up requirement.]

[System has leveled up to level 1.]

[Note: Host can increase physical attributes, i.e., strength, agility, and stamina, by improving your body condition, pushing it to its current limits, and creating new limits for it.]

Host can increase intelligence by learning new things, i.e., skills and new knowledge.

[Host can increase charisma by improving body condition and improving personal image.]

[Name: Silas Kurt]

[Age: 20]

[System Level: 1]

[Level Daily Reward And Perk]: Daily reward of an amount between $10 and $100. 10x rebate on all expenses made by host. $10 to $100 reward for every mission completed when the host is at said level.]

[Level Up Requirement(s): $100,000 bank account balance.]

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[Strength: 4.0]

[Agility: 2.5]

[Stamina: 3]

[Intelligence: 3]

[Charisma: 1]

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[Skill(s): None]

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[Mission(s):

Daily Mission(s): Improving and Perfecting Body Condition.

Press-up, 100 times: Incomplete (0/100)

Sit-up, 100 times: Incomplete (0/100)

Squat, 100 times: Incomplete (0/100)

Running, 10 km: Incomplete (0/10)

[Mission(s) Reward: $40]

Silas was silent for a moment after reading the message that popped up, taking his time to digest what he read.

A few seconds later, a smile appeared on his face as he closed the system screen. He was happy that he met the level-up requirement and leveled up, even though he did not know what it actually was.

He noticed some differences between his previous status information and the new one.

Apart from his increased attributes, he saw that the range of amounts that he could receive as a reward had increased to $100, which, to him, was a very good thing.

Silas actually didn't care much about the mission rewards; what he really cared about was the 10x rebate.

"10x rebate on every expense made by the host," he said to himself. He understood that it meant whatever amount he spent would be returned to him multiplied by ten.

His breath couldn't help but quicken when he thought of this. He wanted nothing more than to start spending money immediately so that he could start receiving his rebates, but he would have to wait, as it was already midnight.

He decided that the first thing he would do after waking up was go shopping, but that would be after he completed his daily mission for the day.

Another thing he noticed was that the system level-up requirement was now being displayed, and all he had to do to increase its level was have $100,000 in his bank account.

He felt that the level-up requirement was actually something of a walk in the park for him. All he had to do was spend $10,000, and he would get the amount as a rebate sent to his account. But there's a tiny problem: he didn't have the $10,000.

'Not for long though; I will make sure to level up again tomorrow.'

With this thought, Silas made himself more comfortable in the bed, covered himself with his blanket, and closed his eyes to sleep.

******

Due to the rush of exhilaration he felt from yesterday's event, Silas found it hard to sleep, but he was finally able to sleep after tiring himself out by playing games on his phone.

This was actually a first for him. He had never found it hard to fall asleep, as he always fell asleep almost immediately after getting into bed.

It was to be expected though; he worked every day at the casino from 8 in the morning to 10 at night, leaving him little to no time to rest, and he always felt exhausted by the time he got home.

******

Waking up early in the morning, Silas called up his status interface. He wanted to confirm again if what he saw yesterday was real or if it was all just a dream.

"Status Information."

[Name: Silas Kurt]

[Age: 20]

[System Level: 1]

[Level Daily Reward And Perk]: Daily reward of an amount between $10 and $100. 10x rebate on all expenses made by host. $10 to $100 reward for every mission completed when the host is at said level.]

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[Strength: 4.0]

[Agility: 2.5]

[Stamina: 3]

[Intelligence: 3]

[Charisma: 1]

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[Skill(s): None]

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[Mission(s):

Daily Mission(s): Improving and Perfecting Body Condition.

Press-up, 100 times: Incomplete (0/100)

Sit-up, 100 times: Incomplete (0/100)

Squat, 100 times: Incomplete (0/100)

Running, 10 km: Incomplete (0/10)

[Mission(s) Reward: $40]

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"Hahaha… It's real," Silas said as he pumped his fist in happiness.

"Fuu… I really don't know how I would have reacted if it was all just a dream," Silas said to himself after calming down. "Time to complete today's daily mission," he added as he stood up from the bed.

"Before that, I should call that man and tell him that I'm quitting," Silas said and picked up his phone to call his boss.

He dialed the number, and the call went through, and it was picked up after the third ring.

"Silas, what is it, boy? Be fast with whatever it is because I'm quite busy at the moment." His boss's thick and gruff voice came from the other end of the phone.

Silas heard this and understood that his boss was already angry at him for calling him so early in the morning, but at the moment, he couldn't help but care less about how his boss felt. Maybe he would have before, but times changed.

"I'm calling to tell you that I quit," Silas said, immediately stating his reason for calling.

"You want to quit? Fine by me then, you're fired!" His boss said and hung up immediately.

Silas saw this and smiled. He knew that his boss was very pissed at the moment. One of the reasons is because Silas called him when he was having his "sweet escape" with his wife, and the second was because he lost one of his sources of cheap labor.

Yes, his boss was going at it with his wife. How did Silas know? Because he could hear the moans in the background when they were talking. Maybe it's not his wife, but that was never any of Silas' problems.

As for the cheap labor, as Silas liked to call it, the reason is because the pay he got was never enough to compensate for the amount of work he put in.

Silas didn't pay much attention to the small interlude that happened between him and his boss as he walked into the bathroom to brush his teeth before coming out to put on clothes for working out.

After he was done with that, he picked up his phone and his earphones before leaving his room and made his way downstairs.

When he got downstairs to the living room, he saw it empty except for his father, who was sprawled on the sofa, with alcohol bottles scattered around him and some burned cigarettes.

Silas saw this and shook his head. His disappointment level couldn't help but level up every time he saw his father's current lifestyle.

'Like, what is wrong with this man?' Silas asked himself as he walked toward the entrance door. He was about to open the door but changed his mind and walked toward the kitchen to get cleaning materials.

Silas decided to clean up after his dad because he did not want Alex to come downstairs and see the things on the floor. After he was done cleaning and taking out the empty alcohol bottles, he went upstairs to get a blanket to cover his dad.

After he was done, he left the house. When he got outside, he plugged in his earphones and pressed on his playlist before he started his morning exercise.

An hour later, Silas was back from completing his daily mission. Unlike yesterday, Silas noticed that he did not get tired as easily as he did yesterday.

He felt that it was somewhat related to his increased attributes, but he was not certain, though he expected that he would get answers to his questions later in the future.

******

In his room, Silas was about to take his bath when he heard his phone's notification sound, but he decided to ignore it as he could already guess the reason for the notification.

After taking his bath, Silas went to his closet to choose the clothes he would wear for his shopping, but he was unable to find anything good, as all of his clothes were faded or had more than a hole or two poking through them.

"My situation was very bad, it seems... I can't even find anything to wear," Silas said to himself as he went through his closet.

After a few minutes of searching and finding nothing, he decided to make do with one of the faded clothes. He immediately put it on and was about to leave when he heard the system notification in his head, and a screen appeared in his retina.

[Ding!]

[New Mission Is Available!]

[Mission: Learn three new skills.]

[Reward: $100.]