87 Chapter 87 (1/2)
In a private room in the huge domain of Yan, a head laid undisturbed. And upon the makeshift grave of a bloodied floor, the words that were painted in crimson said, Yabi Tarin Si Riso Yev Rachi Gu!
This was the good omen left behind the League of Shadow Assassin. It was their trademark. Which in the native tongue of this xianxia world means, Death Comes To Those Who Seek It!
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”It is done, master.” A faceless voice in the dim lighted room reported.
”Very good, Tan Zan! Continue on doing your job well. Earn some more experience for me.” Clark commanded easily and a telling smile showed that he was quite happy with his summon's performance.
”I will etch your words in my heart, master. I will not fail you!” Tan Zan left with these and it only brought further satisfaction unto our good gamer.
”Should I at least add a couple of points in Create Skeleton and Corpse Reincarnation skills?” Clark wondered as to how he would spend his future skill points.
”Hmmm... Maybe I'll upgrade them better so that they'll at least retain a hundred percent of their past strengths. I think that that would do well for me in the end!” Clark decided.
”Now all I need to do is stay still and wait for the time when my enemies would come to me.”
12 minutes later and...
”Congratulations, host. You have gained a new level. Please visit the system menu for further details.” Nancy announced with her usual lovely voice.
Clark has another level up and it was at this time finally that he could not anymore hold his boredom in.
”Nancy...” Clark growled the words out. He felt the whispers of the demons inside him take a toll on his patience once again.
A few deep breaths later and Clark managed to deny the onslaught of yet another memorable lesson for having a bad temper around in tow.
”What is it, host?” Nancy asked in that sweet familiar voice of hers.
”Do you have any free available games in there, Nancy? I'm getting my brains fried with boredom already!” Clark grumbled because of the extreme monotony of his wait.
Singing and whistling was good the first few times but to spend more than a day doing that over and over again made Clark already wanting to scratch his beard out of sheer dullness.
”The system is nigh omnipotent, host. You just have to say anything you want done and it will offer you all the comforts and necessities that you could only dream to exist.”
Nancy sounded hurt and was perhaps bragging about the system's abilities to save its wounded ego. But there was nothing wrong for Clark to test the veracity of this statement on his own.
”Really? Then do you have the Witcher 4 in your database?” Clark asked in a playful mocking tone.
”Affirmative, host. We even have an installment of that video game up to Witcher 10 in the system.” Nancy answered positively.
”HAHAHA! Nice! Nice! Would you be so kind as to let me play that game, Nancy? You would have my eternal gratitude should you let me experience the next episode of my favorite game.”
Clark sat up on the bed as he felt his excitement flood his veins.
The gamer inside him was very much awake right now and although Lu Chen's personality had quite diluted Clark's own through his additional wants and obsessions but Clark would never ever forget who he truly was.
Other than being an absolute otaku, he was also a prodigy in the gaming world and more.
”The system could not accept your gratitude no matter how sincere it may be, host. It wants something of real value in order to properly exercise the equal exchange principle towards both parties.”
Nancy apologized with much subtlety.
'Yes, indeed. A simple translation would be that you need more of my spirit stones again.'
'SIGH!' Clark moaned inside.
”How much would it cost me this time?” he asked after sighing for the umpteenth instance.
”Only the minimum price in the system shop, host.” Nancy replied in a voice full of humor.
If Clark did not know any better then he could fully imagine that his woman was not just merely a system spirit or even an A.I. at that but a truly functioning living human being.
But then again, Clark would not have it any other way. Especially now that he was already pretty used to Nancy's pleasing oddities.
”Minimum price, huh?” Clark remembered well enough that the cheapest items on the system shop were priced at 100 shop points and not one shop point less.
Since he still had 150 in hand and he had yet to convert the spirit stones he gathered from the entirety of his conquest in the whole city of Cresa, Clark chose to spend his available shop points without any second thoughts.
”Sure. I want to purchase that game, Nancy. Give me some Witcher fun once more.” Clark announced cheerfully.
”Affirmative, host.” Nancy responded and without another warning, Clark saw that his shop points had already dwindled to a depressing 50.
”Nah... it's just 100 shop points lost. I'll get more of them later!” Clark promised and opened up the new column that had materialized form his character sheet also.
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Games
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