39 Gone Shopping (1/2)

It is a wonder why the truth is so effective against Celine.

From your experience, girls prefer sweet lies to the truth.

Compliments and gifts have always win them over. They brought you many, many blissful nights back when you were in College.

You understand that Celine isn't exactly like all the other girls you have dated. No woman in their right mind would dare to stalk a grown man overnight. Considering her above-normal attributes and a set of self-defence skills, no man would try anything with her either.

No man besides you, of course.

You are even more daring than her in this regard.

It becomes very clear when you expanded the book icon that is hovering to the side of Celine. It is just under the heart icon just like every other icon.

The book reveals the summary of her past and history. The most recent events are listed on top of the list, illustrating what had happened between you and her, including the sex part.

Strangely, the sex part is described in greater details than the rest of the story. However, this is nothing new when you recall what happened with all the abilities you are given.

The System is such a pervert.

You wonder who created such a System in the first place.

Returning to the history logs, you scroll down to the juicy bits.

With a quick read, you learn that Celine is going through a painful breakup with her boyfriend of many years.

His name is Mike, and he was a detective at the Los Angeles Police Department.

Celine and Mike dated back when they were back in Highschool. They get along with each other very well. And even though Mike usually looks down upon her due to her being a woman, she nevertheless helps and supports him getting his shield and becoming a detective.

Their relationship changed after that, however. Due to one thing or another, Mike didn't want to rely on Celine anymore.

Mike wanted to solve cases on his own just to prove that he didn't need anyone. It is just unfortunately that he isn't as smart or as intelligent he had given himself credit for.

Mike was unwilling to listen to Celine when she pleaded to him not to go through with his theory and accuse someone he should not have. He went as far as even insulting her intelligence.

The ending result is obvious to you.

Yet, Mike had blamed all his misfortunes on Celine and her family, especially her brother, who did not speak up for him when he got fired. He even called out the corruption of the police department in his rage and stupidity.

You close the history logs and continue to pat Celine's back gently.

If you were her, you would have been pissed as hell as well. She was rewarded with belittlements and insults for her loyalty. But despite all that happened, she still loves her ex-boyfriend dearly.

You allow Celine to rest on your chest for minutes on end.

During that time, you have a good look at the Shop that has been unlocked.

With a thought, the shop appears in your mind just like the inventory.

There are several tabs available immediately.

They are Buy, Sell and Auction.

Buy and Sell options are obvious, so you check the Auction first.

Auction is always a wildcard in game, allowing the players to buy and sell things that cannot be brought in shop normally.

Since the Auction is always create for players, did that mean that you are not the only person that has the System?

The System did refer you as a User after all.

There must be other Users. But then why they haven't made any splashes in the world yet?

Considering your current progress and powers, within a couple of years, any User of the System would be unimaginable powerful and globally recognize.

Is there anyone like that in the world?

You couldn't think of anyone. While some stuffs are different from what you remembered, significant events still happen when they are supposed to.

The Soviet Union is collapsing due to corruption and internal strife, and China will undoubtedly replace it as a Super Power.

No major butterfly effect yet.

The shop window flickers before the System speaks up.

[User has insufficient Prestige. User is not allowed to place bid in the Auction until User increases the Prestige level. However, User can place any item available in the Inventory for auction.]

The window then moves to the left, leaving space for your inventory to appear.

[User can auction any items available in the Inventory. User must set time limit for the bidding process as well as the instant buy price. When time limit is reached, if there is a valid bid, the item will be sold regardless of the bidding price. A fee will be deducted from the seller for using the Auction.]

Every item in your inventory can be auctioned, including the car you are safe-keeping for Celine. Next to each item is a number, indicating the average price they go for.

Beside the black book, every item is worthless, denoted by the value zero.

Your eyes winkle at the value of the black book itself.

It worth 99 years on average.

That is more than your entire life span!

You know that it is not an ordinary book, but you didn't think it is that valuable.

What it does still eludes you. You don't want to use it without have some idea what it does.

Since there is nothing else that worth auctioning in the inventory and you didn't want to sell the black book, you check what is available for purchase instead.

There is only one item available for purchase.

It is the Basic Intelligence Potion.

The potion increases the consumer's intelligence attribute permanently. How much can be increased is due to several factors as well as the effectiveness of the potion.

The potion costs 1… year each.

That is fucking expensive, considering you only have 62 years at your disposal.