Before leaving, Rendi touched the ring on his finger.[Ding!] [Day 5 login successful.] [Reward: Investment Skill Proficiency +10%.] [Current proficiency: 35%.]Rendi gave a faint smile. A small but useful reward.Dinda had sent the power of attorney form via message. Rendi printed it at a copy shop near the terminal, then took a bus to the outskirts of the city.The trip took an hour. His aunt's house was at the end of a small street, a one-story house with a faded iron fence.Rendi stood in front of that fence for quite a while. His hand held the plastic folder containing the power of attorney, and his palms were sweaty.The front door opened before Rendi could knock. His aunt appeared in the doorway, then turned her head back inside the house."Sis! Rendi is here!"The sound of hurried footsteps came from the kitchen. His mother appeared with an apron still tied around her waist.His mother stopped in front of the door and looked Rendi up and down. The old woman did not cry. Her ha

Mr. Lawrence's shop was already closed when Rendi and Marco arrived at Victoria Street. The light on the second floor was still on.Rendi knocked on the glass door three times. A few minutes later, Mr. Lawrence came down in his pajamas and slippers."Do you know what time it is?" Mr. Lawrence asked from behind the door."Sorry, Sir. You once said that if I get a good item, I should bring it to you first."Mr. Lawrence stared at Rendi for a long time. Then the old man unlocked the door.The shop was quiet, filled only with the ticking of dozens of clocks on the wall. At his workbench, Mr. Lawrence opened the cover of the silver pocket watch with a small tool. He examined it under the lamp for almost five minutes without speaking."Whose item is this?" Mr. Lawrence finally asked."It belongs to the heir of an art teacher. I'm just helping to sell it. I get twenty percent.""You're quite honest." Mr. Lawrence closed the watch. "Two thousand five hundred."Rendi did not bargain. The skill