Chapter 016

"Rob me? sure" Oscar brought out his Iphone, flashing it at his assailants face.

 "This is all I have on me"

 "Hmph. Just that? what a waste of time. Boys, beat the crap out of this bastard" the leader of the thugs gave the command.

 Instantly, the thugs charged at Oscar, flashing their knives menancingly.

 Goldie panicked when she saw this scene play out from inside the limo. Just as she wanted to ask Liu to offer his assistance, her jaws dropped at what she witnessed next.

 Bam!

 Oscar punched and kicked. Although his strikes were extremely sloopy, the might they contained was not to be underestimated.

 Whenever his punches or kicks landed on a thug, they would crash heavily to the ground, unable to stand.

 "Disappointing" Oscar shook his head after beating up all the thugs.

 He focused his attention back at the leader, taking large strides towards him.

 "S-Stay away!" the leader took a step back in fright, hurriedly withdrawing a gun.

Just as he wanted to pull the trigger, Oscar swung a kick at him.

 "Ahh!" the leader shrieked in pain when the kick landed squarely on his stomach, causing him to slump weakly on the ground.

 Oscar kicked the gun far away before grinning at the thug leader who kept writhing on the ground in pain.

 "Now tell me, who sent you huh? your crew are too cruel to be mere robbers"

 "Hek. You are in trouble kid. The boss will avenge us!" the thug leader threatened spitefully.

 "Tsk. Like I'm scared" Oscar kicked the leader before hopping back on his scooter and riding off.

 "What just happened?" Goldie stared at the retreating scooter with amazement.

 The scene of a single person beating up more than seven people with weapons kept on playing in her head.

 She couldn't understand how Oscar could achieve such a feat with his scrawny arms and legs.

 "He's a Deviant. Although he isn't that powerful, only a Deviant can achieve what he just did" Liu mumbled, stroking his chin.

"Deviant?! how is that possible?!" Goldie was dumbstruck.

 Deviants! they were a type of amazing people with amazing abilities and were extremely strong.

 However, Deviants were rare and extremely sought after. She never expected Oscar to be a Deviant too!

 'Was dad aware of this all along?' she mused to herself.

 Meanwhile..

 Oscar who was riding on the scooter was astonished at the latest notification displayed on the system.

-[Congratulations! The host has completed Hidden Quest; Withstand Bullies. Host shall receive the below rewards!]

-[A Special Box. One Skill. Three shop permits!]

 "So I also have to accomplish quests" Oscar whistled.

 Although he was dying to check out the new rewards, he had more pressing issues.

 He had yet to complete the daily quest; spend a minimum of $50k.

 Although he had no idea what the penalty for failing the quest was, he wasn't ready to find out.

 What if it meant losing the system?!

Oscar wasn't ready to take the risk. As such, he needed to finish up the task before the deadline!

 Arriving at the mansion, Oscar rushed to his spacious bedroom, picking up a paper slip from underneath his pillow.

 On the paper slip was a number. The previous night, Mr. Weymer had given him the paper slip to call the number written on it if he was ever ready to get into the investment sector.

 "Hello?" a mature masculine voice answered after the first ring.

 "Am I speaking with Hughes Francis?" Oscar replied.

 "Uhm, yes I am. What company President am I speaking with?" Francis asked.

 "Uhm.. I am not a company President. My friend Mr. Weymer referred you to me" Oscar smiled wryly.

 "Mr. Weymer? Sure, how can I help you sir?"

 "Uhm. I am interested in going into the investment biz. Mr. Weymer said you can help me"

 "Ah, I am afraid it is too late to discuss that. So.."

 "Wait!" Oscar shrieked when he noticed the other party about to hang up.

 "I am willing to pay you one million!"

"Heh. Look here mister. I am a very busy man so.."

 "Ten million!" Oscar cut him off.

 "Geez. So feisty!" Mr. Francis was baffled at the other party's straightforwardness "I really am serious about this. If the money isn't enough to buy your time, I'll make it hundred million!"

 "Hehe" Mr. Francis laughed.

 It is obvious he didn't believe Oscar's claim to buy his time over with a hundred million.

 "Fine. Send the money to the account I'll text you. After that, you will receive a link to the online chat room" Mr Francis said before hanging up.

 "Hey Hunks" Oscar called out to the system's A.I

-[I know already. Since you have many shop permits. Why don't you check the shop. Perhaps you'll find it there] Hunks said with a snicker.

 Rolling his eyes and cussing Hunks for reading his mind, Oscar opened the system panel, tapping on the *Shop* tab.

 Since he now had alot of shop permits, he was able to get in without much hassle.

-[SHOP]

-[Skills]

-[Items]

-[Cultivation Resources]

-[Function locked] x limitless.

Entering the *Skill* tab, Oscar clicked on the *Search* bar option, searching for what he wanted.

-[SKILL]

-Name: Business Acumen

-Levels: 9

-Info: Gain the vast knowledge of a seasoned business Guru

-Price: 1000 Centi points.

 "O-One thousand?" Oscar wiped off the sweat on his forehead.

 That was five hundred lottery spins!

 He had never anticipated that skills would be so expensive.

 "Can't you decrease the price?" he asked Hunks.

-[Nope! Although I am the ring's artifact spirit, I cannot influence the workings of the system]

 "Tsk. Doesn't that make you a useless bee buzz in my ear?" Oscar hissed in annoyance.

 He began weighing the pros and cons of purchasing the Business Acumen skill.

 "Screw it!" he finally made his decision.

 He was going to purchase the skill!

 Currently, he still had a hundred centi points left. If he wanted to purchase the skill, he needed nine hundred more centi points.

 Beep!

 Oscar's face lit up when he saw Mr. Francis message containing his account number.

Entering his banking app, Oscar transferred ten million over.

 "Uhm Hunks?"

-[Tch. Didn't you say I am an annoying useless buzz? what do you want?] Hunks chuckled sarcastically.

-[Must you be narrow-minded? plus I am the system's host. Aren't you supposed to serve me to my satisfaction without any complaint?" Oscar scoffed.

 -[Tch. Ask away]

 "Since the centi card is linked to my bank account, why hasn't the bank come knocking on my door step? I mean, with all that money?"

-[Nice question. Your bank account is indeed linked to the centi card, however, it is under the system's special passive function *veil*]

-[So although you have so much cash right now, what the bank sees is your former account balance. *Veil* cannot be deactivated since it is a passive special command erected to protect the Host]

 "Got it" Oscar said, staring at his current amount of Centi Points.

-[POINTS]

-Centi Points: 10,100

 Clicking on the *Shop* tab, he proceeded with the skill purchase, which took a few minutes to process.

-[Congrats! Host has purchased skill; Business Acumen!]