Chapter 5 - THE GIFT SUITABLE FOR AN ADULT (1/2)
CHAPTER 5 THE GIFT SUITABLE FOR AN ADULT
Near 12 o’clock in the evening, Lin Rui was lying in bed quietly. Tom, Harry, Gwen, and Peter have long left, and his parents have fallen asleep next door. His birthday was perfect. However, there has been little progress in what Lin Rui has been planning.
“Ah! How did it get to this point? Fifty thousand Reward points and friends.h.i.+p, I should not hesitate to choose Reward points!” Lin Rui muttered helplessly as he grabbed his head with his hands.
On his birthday tonight, Lin Rui successfully introduced Gwen to Peter and Harry, but there was no further action behind it. Peter’s love for Gwen, at first sight, was clearly felt and Harry seemed to appreciate Gwen as well. If Lin Rui had done something about it, a Love triangle might have happened. But Lin Rui didn’t. He didn’t do anything. He couldn’t hold the gifts given by them in his hand and play with their lives. He couldn’t.
As Lin Rui was watching the ceiling covered in darkness, a bell-like alarm clock suddenly sounded in his mind.
“At the last minute of the day, the carefully prepared large gift packages have been sent, remember to check it!” There was a little excitement in the system’s voice, which was very unusual.
“What big gift! I don’t see any good gifts you gave me on my previous birthday, so you might as well just give me some Reward points.” Lin Rui, who is upset, complains about the system. He can’t even bear to complete the quest.
“You really don’t want to see it? This is an adult gift bag! I guarantee that you will like it!” Seeing Lin Rui didn’t feel like looking at the gift package he sent, the system went on.
“Well, I will take a look. However, if you deceive me, I won’t accept it!” Anyway, it is a birthday gift from the system and Lin Rui decided to take a look.
Close your eyes and Lin Rui’s thoughts instantly sink into my mind. Then he saw two golden boxes hanging in his “head”, which looked like a big gift bag.
“Big Gift 1: Choose the road to Supervillain and get a copy of the villain pack.”
“Big Gift 2: Choose the road to Superhero and get a copy of the Hero Pack.”
Looking at the big gift box floating on both sides of his “head”, Lin Rui silently read the two small lines that flashed above them.
“What does that mean? System, what Supervillain Road? What Superhero Road? Looking at the two big gift bags, Lin Rui asked directly.
“Dang Dang Dang! This is the rite of pa.s.sage that I prepared for you carefully. From now on, you will have to have a clear goal: to be a Supervillain who can do evil everywhere, or to be a Superhero who punishes and eradicates evil with justice! Make your choice!” In the middle of the two big gift boxes, the system was transformed into a tiny Loli shouting at Lin Rui.
“You! You! Why are you like that?’ It was the first time that Lin Rui saw the illusion of the system, he did not care about it or what she said, but pointed at it/she and shouted out in surprise. He listened to the voice of the system for more than ten years. Although he could not hear men and women, It would not belong to such a cute Loli.
“Well? Don’t you like it? This is what I realized according to your subconscious mind,it is the most acceptable image of you!” The Loli opened said again and this time the sound became soft.
“Ah! Don’t do this! Hurry up and go back!” Lin Rui, who was peeped by the system, was embarra.s.sed and shouted.
“Well, since you don’t like it…” As it said, The Loli once again turned into a white light and floated between the two big gift boxes.
That’s much better! By the way, what did you say just now? Become a supervillain or Superhero? What is this? Lin Rui, who is still used to the usual appearance of the system, regained his mind and asked again.
“This is a mandatory Quest that will be opened in adulthood, becoming a Supervillain of the world or a Superhero. As a host you can’t refuse this Quest, you can only choose one of them.” The system then explained.
“Mandatory Quest? System are you joking! I haven’t seen you publish such a serious Quest since you came out! Despite the choices between the two options, Lin Rui thought the system was playing with him. Over the past decade or so, the system has never imposed anything on him and only used some Reward points to entice him, as for the mandatory Quest, it has never appeared.
“I can’t help it. It’s compulsory, not only for you but also for me. If you don’t choose, I’ll have to…”
“What can I do?!” Hearing the change of tone of the system, Lin Rui asked quickly.
“What else can we do?” If you are given choices then choose, if you don’t choose then we both will cease to exist. The system responded faintly.
Buzz! ~
Hearing the system’s answer, Lin Rui felt only a roar in his head. Non-existent! Is that not death? No, maybe it’s more terrible than death! This is the first time that the system has released a Quest with the consequence of death. Lin Rui is not feeling very well at this moment.
“So, you…”
“I choose! I choose!” Lin Rui shouted loudly as the system spoke again, for fear that his existence will be erased if he answered later.
“Well, don’t worry so much, I know you will choose. But, which one do you want to choose? Supervillain? Or a Superhero?” It seems that it is not worried about Lin Rui. The system is still so heartless.
“Since I have to choose, then, of course, I choose Superhero, who would want to be Supervillain. In this world of Marvel, although the villains are also very powerful, in the end, they are always crushed by various Heroes with protagonist halo!” Without the threat of death, Lin Rui decisively wants to choose the Superhero’s route. Which normal person doesn’t have a Superhero dream?