Chapter 4: Brace Yourself.
" Excuse you? Are you trying to insult me?! Only 1 intelligence?"
" Are you calling me an idiot?" A smiled at the screen while cracking my knuckles yet a felt even more enraged when I recalled I couldn't touch the thin.
[Please remain calm]
[Forgive me if I offended you but, The intelligence stat doesn't necessarily mean a person's actually intelligence but their magical talent. Which in this case is pretty low but no need to worry, it'll rise so long as you can Lvl up to higher stars.]
I furrowed my brows, clearly confused by what it meant, wondering to myself what on earth it was talking about.
' Stars? Level up?' I wasn't oblivious to normal video game terms like stars or leveling up, although I hadn't heard of a system before. Nevertheless, I was still confused as to what it meant by leveling up in real life.
[I see you must still find it hard to grasp]
[No matter, I promise to guide you every step of the way.]
[First off, let me brief you on what being an honorary angel is all about]
I listened as the system explained to me, going on and on. Honestly, I basically blocked out most of the Information because it kept talking about good deeps, being a good person, helping those in need.
How on earth did all that matters to me? The only thing I really cared about was finding a new job by next month. But when I heard the last thing it said, my interest was peeked.
" These mission points you just mentioned, what use do they have."
[Finally interested are we now]
[With points gained from missions, you can Level up, or use them to purchase skills or items or even exchange them for real world currency]
"..." My mind went blank when I heard the last part.
" You're saying I can exchange these point things for money?" I asked again as if I couldn't believe what I was hearing.
[Yes, Mission points can be changed into worldly currency but besides that they can also...]
I didn't even bother to read the remaining words on the panel, instead my mind was blank as that prior sentence kept bouncing off the walls of my mind.
" What's the exchange rate?!" Fearing that this was all a dream, I asked. Right now I felt more excited than I had ever been in awhile.
[Umm, the exchange rate fluctuates depending on the value of the currency and economy of it's origin but, currently, in the country your standing in. It's about 1 point to 100]
' 1..1..100?' I blinked in disbelief, the words reverberating in my mind.
1-100? didn't that mean I could get $100 for helping someone out with a simple task?
" When do I start!"
[Oh... Umm right now but I thought you'd want me to explain some other things first]
" Forget everything else, just tell me..." I squinted at the screen, filled with excitement and anticipation.
[Ok, Currently you have 3 pending missions]
[ The number of missions and type, refreshes every 24 hours or so]
[Here are the current missions]
• [Mission 1. Help miss Granger find her cat.]
[Mission Reward: 20 Points]
• [Mission 2. Escort little Manny home.]
[Mission Reward: 25 Points]
• [Mission 3. Save the Old farmer's wife]
[Mission Reward: 15 Points]
' Are you kidding me? These are the missions?!' I almost exclaimed in disbelief at the sight.
' I can actually get $2000, $2500 or even $1500 from completing these?'
[Yes you can. But I'd appreciate it if you were a bit more focused on the good tasks at hand instead of the rewards. An honorary angel should show as much humility if not more than that of a real one]
' Oh, sure sure. I've heard you.' I waved tiredly at the panel yet I couldn't stop mouthing the prices to myself, over and over again.
' Anyone of those prices could settle the grocery problem for a month, and with the rest, I should be able to cover up the gas bills, water bills, Honestly, Even the electricity bills wouldn't be a problem.' A broke into a cheesy grin, giggling to myself.
' Let's get them done as soon as possible but, first I need to get changed.' I pulled against my t-shirt, taking a faint whiff of myself.
My clothes weren't too smelly but I could still feel some damp parts, probably caused by sweat, especially around the part beneath my chest and armpits.
I headed into the shower to take a quick bath, the floating panel hovered next to me, with no words displayed on it, which was strange but, I didn't think too much of it, instead I was more focused on the rewards I was bound to get after this.
After showering and taking care of myself, I put on a new pair of clothing, a nice jeans that clung to my thighs and long legs and a white t-shirt that I reckoned was a bit tight but i didn't have the strength to change out of it, next were my signature sneakers.
As for my hair, I didn't need to do much except dry it since it was more of a short cut style that was higher at the top with a low cut round, not passing beneath my nape.
"Ok I'm finally ready!"
[Oh... Great, so which mission would you like to complete first]
" Hmm..." I furrowed my brows, giving it some thought. Subtly glancing at my out fit, I reckoned i couldn't head to a farm with my top since I didn't want it to get dirtied, and even if the destination wouldn't be a farm, I didn't want to take the risk.
' Then there's the escort mission... Little children are always a handful, who knows if this one's a messy kid.' I thought to myself, rejecting the option, leaving the last and only one.
" I think I'll take the cat finding mission first."
[Alright, please brace for transmission]
" Trans.. what?" I blinked in surprise only to realize that my surroundings had shifted, the sight was surreal, my bedroom seemed to be warping and rippling at the same time.