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Chapter 9: Attribute Points

It took Gustav about an hour to get home from school because, unlike in the morning, he wasn't in haste, and his mind was currently preoccupied with plans.

When he got home, the entire house was empty. Normally, Endric would have been picked by his mother and dropped off at home once school closed for the day.

Gustav would always meet him at home after trekking from school.

Gustav didn't overthink it. He walked straight into his room and sat on the edge of his tub.

Unlike normal people, Gustav's parents felt Gustav wasn't worthy of a bed, so a bathtub from the junkyard was placed in his room.

He had been sleeping in this bathtub for almost ten years now. How he still managed to fit into it was because his body was small from malnutrition. He was only slightly taller than his little brother.

Gustav opened the system interface again and quickly called for the Quest panel to open up.

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[Quests]

»Daily

»Weekly

»Monthly

»Yearly

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"Daily," He called out, causing the panel to change again.

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[Quests]

»Daily

-Today's task (1/3):

.Run 3km (Status: Completed √)

.Climb to a height of 20 meters (Status: 9/20m)

.Carry a total of 150 kilograms (Status: 0/150)

<Rewards for completion: +5 attributes points>

<Punishment for failure: (Hidden!) will be revealed when the host fails to complete the task>

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This time Gustav properly read it from top to bottom.

"I will receive five attribute points when I complete the task. Hmm, just like those games, I should be able to add it to whatever attribute I wish to improve," Gustav analyzed, "There's also punishment? Wait, hidden? Why is this whole system power thingy so mysterious?" Gustav wondered but knowing he wouldn't get an answer right now, he threw it to the back of his mind.

"It says I've climbed as high as nine meters already?" Gustav was surprised to see the status of the 20 meters climbing task.

After thinking about it for a while, he understood that it must have been because of the stairs he always climbed to get to the last floor, which was where class 3c was located.

Normally, they was an elevator to get up. Despite that, Gustav always liked to avoid the other mixed-blood whenever he arrived in school hence his reason for using the stairs.

There was even a time when he was beaten up inside the elevator. He preferred not to make contact with the others.

His plan initially was to visit the mountain at the edge of the city and began climbing again even though he remembered that it would be dangerous since his encounter with the unknown man. He was still willing to risk it. But now that he knew, he just needed to climb some stairs to finish the task. Traveling to the edge of the city wasn't necessary anymore.

Gustav didn't know that he just made the right decision when he concluded not to visit the mountain region. Had he decided to go, he would have met with a force that he couldn't handle.

Since he knew how to handle the issue of climbing, the next one was lifting up to one hundred and fifty kilograms.

Gustav had a bead of sweat rolling down his forehead as he pondered on how he would handle this situation.

"Wait, since the system counts and gives me a status of how much of the work has been done, that means it doesn't have to be at once... I don't have to carry one hundred and fifty kilograms in a go," Gustav finally came to this realization.

"This means I can keep lifting anything that weighs about one kilogram, a hundred and fifty times for me to complete this," Gustav smiled as he thought of this and proceeded to dashed towards the living room.

Since no one was around, he was bold enough to come out. He looked around the living room.

It all seemed foreign to him since he hardly came out. He couldn't even remember the last time he sat on the sofa.

"The sofa," Immediately his mind went to the sofa, he walked towards it.

The sofa was placed in an 'L' format in the middle of the living room.

A two-seater and a three-seater. Gustav stood in front of the two-seat couch.

He knew the weight of a regular two-seat couch was about forty kilograms which was more than he had the power to lift but, his parents were poor. So, he believed the sofa would be lesser in weight since they couldn't afford high-quality materials.

Also, the sofas could dislodge one another. He planned on separating them so he would lift one several times.

Gustav quickly did that and lifted one of the sofas.

"Huff," Gustav grunted as he lifted it for the first time.

He kept the daily task open just so he could see the progress.

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.Carry a total of 150 kilograms (Status: 16/150)

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Gustav smiled as he noticed the progress.

He dropped the sofa and lifted it up again.

Huff! Huff! Huff! Huff! Huff! Huff! Huff! Huff! Huff!

He dropped and lifted it a total of ten times before stopping.

By the time he was done, he was panting heavily.

He laid down on the floor and smiled as he stared at the notification that popped up.

[Daily task completed (2/3): Carry a total of one hundred and fifty kilograms✓]

After breathing in and out profusely for a while, he quickly connected the sofas back to themselves and placed them in the right position. He didn't want to leave any signs behind that he was there.

Gustav knowing what to do next, went back into his room and pulled off his school uniform, placing them in the small closet behind his tub.

When he opened the closet, only a single cloth could be seen within. It was a blue kind of tight-fitted jumpsuit. The color was a bit faded, but that was Gustav's only piece of cloth right now.

The jumpsuit had a hoodie, and just like its name (jumpsuit), it was truly a jumper. Its trouser part only got past his knees by a few inches.

Gustav quickly put the hood on and dashed out of the house.

-

-Two hours later

Gustav was jogging back home with a smile on his face. He didn't even mind the stares of the people in the surroundings, who kept looking at him with pity, thinking he was a beggar.

It was almost pm 7at this time. The sky was close to darkening completely, but the streets were as bright as ever.

The tall buildings glowed up as the skies darkened more and more.

When the sky became completely dark, the light bulbs floating above the air brightened up.

These light bulbs were lined up all across the streets, positioned in the air on both sides.

They weren't visible during the day, but they were always up there.

Gustav paused in his steps and stared at the beautiful view.

There was no doubt that it was a wondrous sight to behold.

Something, in particular, caught Gustav's attention in the distance.

It was a tall, brightly lit building. It was so high that its tip pierced into the skies above.

It was the tallest building in the city, and it was positioned in the heart of the city.

The glowing blue letters on the surface of the building were particularly eye-catching. It gave off a unique feeling.

»MBO«

Gustav stared at it and smiled, "I can't wait to be among those that will be granted access into that building,"

After saying that, Gustav turned around and started heading straight home again.

In a few minutes, he got home and headed straight for his room. He didn't know if his mother and brother had arrived yet, but he wasn't bothered.

He remembered the notification he got immediately after climbing a three-story building stairway repeatedly.

[Daily task completed (3/3)]

[Host has received +5 attribute points]

[Host has received 50 exp]

The people within that vicinity gave him stares like he was retarded, but only he understood what he was doing at that point in time.

Gustav quickly sat on the tub and opened the system interface. He didn't waste time before checking the attributes panel.

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[Host Attributes]

-Name: Gustav Oslov

-Level: 1

-Class: ?

-Exp: 50/100

-Hp: 100/100

-Energy: 10/30

{Attributes stats}

»Strength - 1

»Perception - 1

»Agility - null

»Speed - 1

»Bravery - null

»Intelligence - 4

»Charm - null

{Attributes point - 5}

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"Oh, it truly got added," Gustav spoke in an excited manner as he stared at the attribute points.

"Now, how do I share these points?" Gustav questioned internally as he held his chin.


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Chapter 10: Slow Progression

Gustav stared at the panel with a look of contemplation.

"Being able to add five attributes point to whatever attribute I wish to increase is not bad, but looking at my attributes, five isn't enough to go around,"

Gustav stared intently at the attributes panel.

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{Attributes stats}

»Strength: 1

»Perception: 1

»Agility: null

»Speed: 1

»Bravery: null

»Intelligence: 4

»Charm: null

{Attributes point: 5}

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"Placing everything in one category is the only way there can be a substantial difference, but at the same time, the rest will be lacking," Gustav was having a hard time deciding.

After contemplating for a few minutes more, he came to a decision.

"Even distribution will be a much better option," Gustav decided.

"One stat being way above the other like strength and agility will have an adverse effect... imagine having strength but being slow, how will the strength be used properly?" This was Gustav thought process as he came to the conclusion of even distribution.

"Now let's go with... add one point to strength," Gustav stated.

[+1 attribute point has been added to strength]

"Add one point to perception,"

[+1 attribute point has been added to perception]

"Add one point to speed,"

[+1 attribute point has been added to speed]

"Intelligence already has four points, so I'm not adding to that yet... hmm, which should I pick between bravery and charm?" Gustav held his chin and pondered.

"Let me go with bravery," Gustav decided to pick bravery since he felt charm would only assist in getting girls to fall for him while bravery would help him stand up for himself.

What a foolish thought indeed!

"Add one point to bravery," Gustav said.

[Unable to add points to a non-existent attribute]

"What?" Gustav was surprised to see the notification that popped up after trying to add a point to bravery.

"Add one point to bravery," Gustav said once again.

[Unable to add points to a non-existent attribute]

Gustav noticed that he skipped agility and tried adding points to it too.

"Add one point to agility."

[Unable to add points to a non-existent attribute]

Gustav had the urge to curse upon seeing this, but he held himself back.

He scrutinized the attributes panel properly and finally came to a realization.

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»Agility: null

»Speed: 2

»Bravery: null

»Intelligence: 4

»Charm: null

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"This means I can't add points to agility, bravery, and charm," Gustav started to worry after he came to this realization.

"Then... how do I raise it?" Gustav had a confused look.

No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't find an answer. The system notifications that always popped up to give him answers to questions like this were absent.

"Since I can't add it to them yet, then I guess I'll just add it to strength and speed," Gustav said with a solemn look, "Add one point to strength,"

[+1 attribute point has been added to strength]

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{Attributes stats}

»Strength: 3

»Perception: 2

»Agility: null

»Speed: 2

»Bravery: null

»Intelligence: 4

»Charm: null

{Attributes point: 1}

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"Add one point to speed,"

Immediately Gustav said that a notification popped up in his line of sight.

[Host has achieved agility]

[Points can now be added to agility]

Gustav had a look of confusion on seeing this.

"How did I suddenly achieve 'Agility'?" He wondered.

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{Attributes stats}

»Strength: 3

»Perception: 2

»Agility: 1

»Speed: 3

»Bravery: null

»Intelligence: 4

»Charm: null

{Attributes point: 0}

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"Is it because I added points to speed?" Gustav wondered.

Gustav was still new to this, so he knew that overthinking it wasn't going to help.

Even though it was faint, he could feel that he had truly increased in strength.

He stood up and turned to face his tub.

He placed both hands on the edge, clenched it tightly, and lifted it.

"Hnnn," Gustav was able to lift the tub a few centimeters off the ground before dropping it back.

"Huff! Huff! Huff!" Gustav stared at his hands in shock as he breathed in and out.

"I definitely increased in strength. I couldn't do that before," He said with an excited look.

The bathtub weighed about eighty-five kilograms. Although he couldn't lift it completely or with ease, he knew he would be able to lift fifty kilograms without stress now.

Gustav sat inside his bathtub and smiled.

"This is it," He clenched his right fist as he raised it.

"This is how I can finally achieve my dreams!"

-

The next day Gustav went to school with his usual means... trekking.

Even when he met his brother and mother about to leave the house, he didn't even bother asking her to drop him.

He even left the house before them.

The daily task was the same as the day before, with slight differences.

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[Quests]

»Daily

-Today's task (1/3):

.Travel 7km (Status: 0.1/7km)

.Climb to a height of 40 meters (Status: 0/40m)

.Carry a total of 250 kilograms (Status: 0/250kg)

<Rewards for completion: +5 attributes points>

<Punishment for failure: (Hidden!) will be revealed when the host fails to complete the task>

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Gustav checked out the increase as he ran to school.

He already had today planned and well thought out.

Before he got to school, a notification had popped up in his line of sight.

[Daily task completed (1/3): Travel 7km ✓]

Gustav was faster in running than before, so he got to school before activities for the day had begun.

He quickly went to his class block and started climbing up the stairways.

He ran to the last stair and ran down again.

He kept running up and down the stairs repeatedly for about fifteen minutes until a notification popped up in his line of sight.

[Daily task completed (2/3) climb to a height of 40meters ✓]

Gustav smiled as he saw the notification and proceeded to climb up the stairways again.

He was able to do this without disturbance since no one ever used the stairs. Everyone used the elevators.

Gustav got to his class, and as usual, insults and snorts were directed at him from different angles.

He walked to the far end of the class and sat in his usual lonely corner.

What his classmates didn't notice was, Gustav didn't look down like he used to whenever he was coming to school.

The day activities began.

Gustav listened to most of the classes that taught bloodline-related subjects with newfound enthusiasm. After close to six years of studying at Echelon Academy, this was the first time he felt passionate about being in class.

The day ended again, and Gustav went straight home to go lift the sofa again.

In a few seconds, he was done and the notification popped up in his line of sight again.

[Daily task completed (3/3): carry a total of 250 kilograms✓]

[Host has received +5 attributes points]

[Host has received 50exp]

[Host has leveled up]

[+1 attribute points has been added to all of host's attributes]

Gustav had an excited look on his face as he opened the system interface and checked the attributes panel.

"Just as I thought... leveling up adds one attribute point to each attribute," Gustav stared at the panel.

Extra one point was added to every category except for the charm and bravery.

Gustav was excited because he still had extra five attribute points to spare.

Gustav evenly distributed the attribute points again. Placing two in strength, one each in agility, speed, and perception.

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[Host Attributes]

-Name: Gustav Oslov

-Level: 2

-Class: ?

-Exp: 0/1000

-Hp: 150/150

-Energy: 50/50

{Attributes}

»Strength - 6

»Perception - 4

»Agility - 3

»Speed - 5

»Bravery - null

»Intelligence - 5

»Charm - null

{Attributes point - 0}

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Gustav noticed that his biceps that had always been tiny bulged slightly. The difference was barely noticeable, but it was there nevertheless.

Gustav tried lifting his tub again.

He placed both his hand and pulled up.

Crych!

The tub made a screeching sound as it scratched against the ground while being lifted.

Gustav was able to do it with ease this time. He lifted it to his height level before placing it back down.

Gustav's chest heaved up and down as he stared at his hand and smiled slightly.

-

The next day the daily task had increased in difficulty again.

Gustav didn't mind and kept his current routine in play.

As days passed, Gustav kept completing the daily tasks and receiving attribute points.

His body was going through a visible transformation in the past few days.

His brother Endric noticed the slight difference but didn't think much of it.

Gustav ignored them most of the time and just went straight to school without saying a word about their mom dropping him off.

--

Just like that, a week had passed.

-Echelon Academy

It was break period during school, and students could be seen walking towards the cafeteria close to their block.

Gustav was currently on his way to the cafeteria, which was located several blocks away from his class, towards the west.

He was checking his current stats as he headed there.

Of course, he didn't have any money, but there was a free food section there which he always visited every day.

He never ate from home except during the weekends, where he would eat the scraps from his mother and brother's meals.

His father was away most of the time due to the nature of his work which was energy mining.

(Author's note: This will be explained later on)

Gustav was used to eating once a day and sometimes none.

Gustav had been thinking about getting a part-time job so he wouldn't have to keep suffering, but that was proving difficult.

He currently checked his status and was happy to see his one-week improvement.

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[Host Attributes]

-Name: Gustav Oslov

-Level: 3

-Class: ?

-Exp: 500/2000

-Hp: 150/150

-Energy: 50/50

{Attributes}

»Strength - 13

»Perception - 11

»Agility - 10

»Speed - 12

»Bravery - null

»Intelligence - 12

»Charm - null

{Attributes point - 0}

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Even though according to the system, he hadn't achieved bravery or charm yet, he was still satisfied with his current pace of improvement.

With his strength right now, he was able to lift his tub using a single hand.

Gustav walked into the cafeteria that was two stories tall.

The one below was where he always got free food from.


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