I will live here.

"I think this would be more than enough to pay for protection fees."

"..." the men looked at each other and then at the stack of notes with a blank face.

"You are going to pay the protection fees for the girls?" asked the younger one in a cold tone, trying to sound scary, but Hao hopped his head like a bunny.

He did not seem to be scared by their cold behavior or the weapons in their hands. Instead, he had a very relaxed and laid-back smile on his face. When they did not reply further, he roamed his gaze in the gym.

Both girls were looking at him with stunned faces too. They were expecting an action scene, but all they got was a boy flattering the goons with wads of cash.

His strong action hero entry felt too dull at this moment. They both turned conscious when they noticed his gaze on her. They knew how easily these kinds of boys fell for them and then tried to buy them with the money, but they could not deny that he had helped them timely. They were thinking of the excuses they could make to refuse his initiation when his eyes sparkled, and he moved towards them.

They exchanged glances awkwardly, but before they could say a word and reject him politely, he walked past them towards the leather chair and sat on it with satisfied expressions.

"..."

So he was that delighted to find the old and torn leather chair and not looking at us!! The girls' faces turned red as they felt embarrassed by their own train of thought!

Hao sat down comfortably on the old chair and looked at the thugs who were done counting the money but stood there glancing at each other.

Hao creased his brows when he saw them not leaving.

'How much time is left?' he spoke to himself and the time suddenly came to a halt as everyone froze in their places and a blue light covered his body.

"Only minutes are left to accumulate 20 points or else the host will die." He gritted his teeth at the cheerful voice of the girl in his mind. It was as if she could not wait to see him die.

But he would not let it happen no matter what he needed to do!

"Come on, boss, spare these weak girls. You should have a big heart and let them go this time."

Hao said in a flattering and soft tone while he slid his hand into the pant pocket and held the dagger tightly in his hand. He would kill one of them to scare and chase away the other two if needed.

The goons squinted their eyes on the boy and then chuckled. Brother Chang kept the notes in his pocket and he nodded towards Hao.

"Even though we are good and kind-hearted, we need money in exchange for our work too. This much seems enough for now. We will return next month to collect." After giving a final look to the girls while licking his lips lustfully, the men went out of the gym and strutted towards other shops in that area.

"DING"

"Good karma achieved. +30 karma points."

"Exceeded daily goal and accumulated ten extra points."

"Reminder to the host: Host can buy anything from the Karma shop, but under no circumstance can the points be kept accumulated and used for the other day."

'I know that. You don't have to repeat it every time. Please show me the karma store' Hao spoke to the voice inside his head in annoyance.

A blue light flashed and Hao could see a panel that looked like a futuristic hologram from movies. It glowed in blue and eerie red color as a list of items were visible on the list.

* Dagger- 10 points.

* Sword- 10 points

* Armor- 10 points

* Strength increasing potion- 10 points

* Devil pin- 10 points

* Laser gun-10 points

* Invisibility Cloak-10 points

* Excalibur-****** points

* I***-*********** points

Hao scrolled through the page intently, watching the items' names and points flash by. Some items required exorbitant points and some that are blurred and not visible to him at all.

His eyes swarmed all over the options and finally stayed on the invisibility cloak. He did not think twice to get the cloak and clicked on the item with his thought.

"DING"

"Purchase confirmed *Invisibility Cloak*."

"karma points consumed- 10."

"Remaining points- 30"

As Hao was engrossed in looking through the item shop and buying, the two ladies awkwardly glanced at each other nervously. They were happy that the goons were gone, but they didn't know how to deal with the young man that helped them.

Finally, they made their mind and spoke to Hao. "Thank you for saving us. If not for your timely assistance, they would have harmed us and thrashed this entire place. We are very grateful for your help. Can we do anything in exchange for your help as we do not have the money to pay you back." the older girl looked at him with a bright smile, yet he could feel the anxiety and fear in their voice.

Hao tilted his head at them and with a silly and innocent smile spread across his face as he replied. "Yes! From now on, I will live here."