2025-12-10 22:48:16Inside the car, he grabbed the card packs and decided to move on to the second step of his experiment.
Buying the card packs was essentially a gamble but it was also a collection item. Which meant that it wasn’t all just gambling and he wanted to see what his system would categorise it as.
Out of the six packs, he opened four and kept two unopened before waiting for the clock to hit 12.
Money Spent: 2010 Dollars
Ding! You have received 4020 Dollars.
“Hah! Nice, so buying the packs and not opening them isn’t considered gambling. And what if I open them the next day after I have my money doubled? Will I have the money deducted?” he said out loud as he picked up the two unopened packs.
Without any hesitation, he ripped them open and tossed the cards to the side before looking up at his status screen.
[Status]
Name: Adrian Wolfe
Money: $4020
Skills: None
Shop: $1,000,000 to unlock
Quest: Get an admission in a university and pay the tuition f*e upfront.
Quest Reward: Special Crypto account with access to a new Crypto coin. Crypto Coin’s value will be stable at 1 Coin = 1 Dollar
The money hadn’t changed.
“At least I know what to buy when I feel lazy.” he muttered as he collected all the cards and put them on the back seat.
He headed into the supermarket and walked back with multiple boxes that said “Premium Collector’s Box”
It was just cards and Adrian had no intention of opening them at the moment. With 40 dollars still in his pocket, he drove back to the hotel and went to bed.
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Letty sat in the hotel lounge and looked at her messages. Particularly one guy’s messages.
It only had the link that she had sent. The guy hadn’t even texted her a thank you.
She pouted slightly as she looked at the link, ‘He didn’t even tell me his name but I also don’t want to ask him… He didn’t ask for the timings either.’
As she second guessed her choice of hiring him, she heard his voice from behind.
“Lady Letty Garcia, we can leave whenever you’re ready.”
She immediately turned around to see Adrian in his perfect suit and he looked like an unpolished model.
‘He needs self care but he’s gorgeous already.’ she thought before shaking her head, “What? Lady? This isn’t the nineteen hundreds. Calling me Letty is fine. You’re a bit early but let’s go grab some breakfast. You’ll be joining me by the way.”
Adrian nodded and walked out but just as he was about to get to his car, she tapped his shoulder, “No, not that one. You’ll be driving this.”
“A Hercules Imperial?” he asked softly as he stared at the sleek, black SUV that Letty had pointed at.
“Yes, the S680 model. Do you think you can drive it?” she asked as she handed the keys to him.
Adrian nodded and opened the door for her but she didn’t get in. Instead she pointed at the passenger seat in the front.
He stared at her for a moment, looking confused before he opened the door to the front seat instead. A worker didn’t ask questions and he wasn’t going to either.
‘Usually they sit on the back but I guess she’s one of the different ones.’ he thought as he watched her get into her seat and then closed the door before getting behind the wheel.
“So, did you decide on what university you want to go to?” she asked the moment he turned on the engine.
Adrian shook his head as he switched gears to first, “Not yet. I have a few options but I don’t know which to go for.”
“If you pick business management and do well, feel free to contact me for a job. Of course, I can offer you a job if you go with the other options as well.” she said as she looked at him.
Unable to hold back her curiosity, she pursed her lips and went for it.
“Also, it’s rude to not tell me your name. You know mine and you also work for me. It puts me in a bad light if I don’t know the names of those who work for me.”
“Adrian Wolfe.” he said as he focused on the road. The car was extremely smooth and he couldn’t even feel the engine’s vibration.
Letty nodded and suddenly stopped talking. Weirdly enough, she even told him to skip breakfast and got him to drive her straight to the meeting location.
Adrian did as he was told without any questions and waited in the car while she did her thing. Hours passed and he took her to another meeting before driving her to a party.
“I don’t really wish to attend this one…” she muttered before she turned to look at Adrian who sat silently behind the wheel.
He was doing his job perfectly, not asking questions and answering her whenever she asked him something.
“Ugh why are you so professional!?” she exclaimed all of a sudden, catching Adrian by surprise, “I should have expected you to be calm but this is too much silence! Talk to me like any other guy would.”
“You have a party to attend.” Adrian said after he recovered from the sudden scare, making Letty glare at him.
“Change of venues! Fuck the party, I don’t care anymore. Take me to the hotel.”
Adrian nodded and began driving but he couldn’t stop himself from worrying this time. She didn’t look like her normal self.
“Did something go wrong at your meetings?” he asked without looking at her.
Letty raised her eyebrow and turned to look at him.
“You finally asked something. So even you can’t help but be interested in a beauty like me, huh?”
Adrian glanced at her and couldn’t stop himself from shaking his head slightly.
‘She’s childish… and adorable. I thought all the rich ones were stuck up, serious, or calculating but I guess I was wrong.’
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188. Home
The forest was quiet except for the sound of the wind blowing through the tall trees. It was a small island in the middle of a very large sea. The water was a deep blue color and it went on forever in every direction. Large waves hit the rocks at the edge of the island all day and all night, making a loud crashing sound. This place was very far away from any city and far away from anyone who knew Adrian or the work he used to do. The air smelled like salt from the ocean and like the sap from the pine trees that covered most of the land.Adrian walked through the thick forest with a heavy axe in his hand. He had aged since he left the city five years ago. He was twenty three years old now and he did not look like a teenager anymore. He had a very strong and authoritative aura about him. He was still very handsome, but his face looked more mature and serious. He had gotten bigger too, especially his chest and his arms. His pure cotton T-shirt was tight around his biceps and his chest. H
187. Good News Times Two
The morning sun filtered through the expansive windows of the high-rise apartment, casting long, peaceful streaks of light across the hardwood floor. It was a far cry from the small houses that they used to live in the past.Sophia sat on the plush designer sofa, her posture relaxed and confident. She looked more mature now; the soft roundness of her face had given way to sharper, more defined features, and the lingering expression of grief and longing that had once defined her was gone. In its place was a quiet, self-assured serenity. She held a steaming cup of coffee in her left hand, while her right hand steadied the morning newspaper."Adrian's finally decided to show himself," Sophia murmured, her voice steady and clear. "He’s on the front page."From the kitchen, the sound of a whistling kettle cut off, followed by the heavy, familiar footfalls of someone who walked with a certain swagger. Ethan walked out, wiping his hands on a dish towel before tossing it aside. He looked broa
186. Back Home
A young man, barely into his twenties, lunged out from the crowd. He was a junior researcher, his face twisted in a mask of fanatical grief. He didn't have a weapon; he just had a blind, suicidal rage. He ran at Adrian with his hands outstretched, a pathetic display of loyalty to a man who would have sacrificed him without a second thought.Adrian didn't even blink. As the boy reached him, Adrian moved with a blurring, mechanical speed. He swung the butt of his shotgun in a short, brutal arc, catching the boy in the jaw. The sound of bone shattering was loud in the enclosed space.Before the boy could fall, Adrian grabbed him by the collar and slammed him against the steel wall. He didn't hesitate. He jammed the front end of the shotgun’s barrel under the boy’s chin, pinning him there.The boy’s eyes cleared for a split second, the rage replaced by a sudden, cooling realization of his own mortality. He tried to speak, to plead, but the barrel was too deep.Adrian pulled the trigger.T
185. New Leadership
Adrian raised his eyebrows, the cold light of the submarine’s bridge reflecting off his visor. He didn't look like a man cornered by a billionaire’s grand vision; he looked like a man listening to a boring lecture."You really did manage to keep an eye on me, huh?" he said, his voice dropping into a casual, almost conversational tone. It was the kind of voice you used with a neighbor you didn’t particularly like but felt obligated to acknowledge. "Anyway."Pavlov frowned. He was used to terror, used to rage, or even used to the cold silence of a professional killer. He was not used to being treated as someone ordinary. To a man who viewed himself as the architect of a new world, being treated as "someone normal" was a sharper insult than any bullet. He opened his mouth to retort, to remind Adrian of the sheer scale of the power he wielded from this underwater tomb, but Adrian was already moving.Adrian reached into his tactical pocket. To Pavlov’s eyes, it was a simple, fluid motion;
184. Face To Face
Adrian stood on the edge of the swim platform, the matte-black metal of the interceptor slick beneath his boots. The night air was biting, but he didn't feel the cold. He adjusted the straps of his deep-sea infiltration gear, a specialized suit provided by the System that looked more like liquid armor than a diving suit. It was a pressurized, self-contained unit that didn't rely on bulky tanks; instead, it used a high-tech electrolysis module to pull oxygen directly from the surrounding water. He pulled the visor down, and a faint blue HUD flickered to life, displaying his depth, heart rate, and a topographical map of the abyss below.Without a second thought, Adrian leaned forward and tipped into the black water.The silence of the ocean swallowed him instantly. Below the surface, the world of wind and salty waters vanished, replaced by a crushing, rhythmic thrum of the deep currents. He swam at a steady, methodical pace, his powerful strokes propelled by the suit's integrated thrust
183. The Hunt Begins
He took a deep breath. There was a boat waiting for him at a private dock two hours away. The mission was finally reaching its endgame. He stepped out of the shadows of the alleyway and walked casually.He felt a strange sense of clarity as he moved. For the first time in months, there was no internal debate, no worrying about jealousy or social standings. There was only the target, the objective, and the silent promise he had made to himself. Pavlov Vance had taken enough from the world."You invited a guest, Pavlov," Adrian thought as he reached the black SUV Mark had stashed for him. "I'm just making sure I'm the only one who shows up to the party."Inside a parking lot.Adrian climbed into the driver's seat, the interior of the car smelling of fresh upholstery and gun oil. He started the engine, the low hum feeling like a heartbeat. He didn't look back at the penthouse looming in the distance. He didn't think about the two women who were currently probably talking about their futu
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