After Gustav picked an apartment, the agent, Mr. Kalu, took Gustav to where it was located.
It was only a few blocks away.
This was the edge of the city so Gustav could see the outline of a sparse forest behind this residential area with a well-structured road in the middle that led to the city borders.
They arrived in front of a seven-story building situated in the middle of the third street.
It was yellow and brown in color. It was well structured and didn't seem too fancy neither did it look poor.
Although this area was very far from Echelon Academy, transportation made the long distance seem useless. Gustav would be able to get to school within five minutes after walking to the hover bus station.
Mr. Kalu took Gustav to the third apartment on the last floor.
Each floor had about seven apartments but thelast floor had only four. This was because there was a big balcony up there that covered one-third of space.
The apartment Gustav was about to rent was just beside the door that led to the balcony.
The agent took him into the apartment and showed him how every room looked.
The apartment had two rooms, with a kitchen and a living room that was big enough to fit up to fifty people.
It was really well-spaced. Gustav walked from room to room inspecting everywhere with a satisfied expression.
Even though there was one extra room than he expected he still wanted to go ahead and rent the place after finding out the price.
"Fifty thousand rad?" Gustav asked Mr. Kalu.
"Yes, Mr. Gustav... is something wrong? We can bargain for it if you feel it's too expensive," Mr. Kalu proposed.
'Oh, so the price can still go lower than this?' Gustav was pleasantly surprised as he had been expecting it to be expensive than this.
"Well how about I pay forty thousand," Gustav decided to try out his luck. "Ah, Mr. Gustav forty is a bit lower than the bargain range, can we get it up to forty-five thousand?" Mr.Kalu asked with a wry smile hung on his face.
Gustav still wanted to bargain a little bit more but he remembered that Mr. Kalu had been nice to him since the start and also at this time he had enough money to spare so he decided not to drag it any further.
"Alright, then forty-five thousand it is," Gustav agreed with a smile.
The transaction was done in cash since Gustav didn't have a bank account.
Mr. Kalu was shocked that at Gustav's age he didn't have a bank account but he was lenient enough to accept the payment in cash.
This made Gustav add another activity to his to-do list, Opening a bank account.
Documents were signed and they still had to visit a government agency around that area for proper documentation and access before everything was done.
Around five pm they were done with the process and Gustav was given the key to the apartment.
Mr. Kalu left after a brief talk with Gustav about some other rules of staying in the vicinity.
Gustav stood in the empty apartment with a smile on his face.
"Now I can finally ha..." Before he could complete his words a notification popped up in his line of sight.
[Host has completed the goal: Achieve total independence]
"Hmm? Another goal achieved and this time it says total independence?" Gustav stared at the notification with a surprised look.
"Looks like renting an apartment was the last criteria for achieving this goal," Gustav held his chin in contemplation.
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[Goal rewards]
<New skill unlocked: Silent advancement>
<5000 exp>
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Gustav stared at the rewards with a contemplative expression.
"Silent advancement... sounds like a movement related skill," Gustav had a slightly disappointed look because he already had dash and sprint, he was expecting something that didn't have to do with movement.
"I'll need to test this later," Gustav muttered and proceeded to open host attributes on the system interface.
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[Host Attributes]
-Name: Gustav Oslov
-Level: 4
-Class: ?
-Exp: 5260/9500
-Hp: 170/170
-Energy: 80/80
{Attributes}
»Strength: 32
»Perception: 30
»Mental Fortitude: 28
»Agility: 28
»Speed: 30
»Bravery: 28
»Intelligence: 31
»Charm: null
{Attributes point - 36}
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Gustav nodded after seeing his exp increase, "Around four thousand more to go," He muttered softly.
"The rate at which I'm getting exp is really slow... apart from the daily tasks that give me up to fifty, the weekly and monthly quests I completed, and the goals, there should be another way to get more exp," Gustav pondered. He remembered when he was making more research about earth's old days' video games, monsters would have to be killed to get exp but this wasn't a game, this was real life and he had no idea where he would come across monsters that he could defeat to gain exp.
He looked at his level again, "Only moving up three levels in two months is not a good pace... My stats are pretty much progressing well but my increase in levels not so much... I'm like what those old gamers would call a noob, I need to find a way to farm more exp if not it will take a long time for me to unlock shop function, and that class thingy... I'm sure that also has to do with levels,"
Gustav closed the system interface after a long contemplation on solutions.
He stared at the empty apartment.
"Time to go shopping for home materials," Gustav smiled and headed out.
He was still new to this area so when he got outside the building he had to ask around for the closest stores.
He walked past three streets before arriving at a place where several stores could be on the right and left sides.
This place was like a local trading area.
Gustav looked around before finding a store that dealer with installments and home appliances.
Gustav walked into the store which was still didn't have a lot of customers at the moment.
There were rows of gadgets and appliances beautifully arranged within the small store.
Gustav could see projector bulbs that were a modern replacement for television sets.
There was the web board which was a modern replacement for computers.
The entire store was packed with different kinds of gadgets and home appliances.
Gustav wasted no time in selecting the ones he wanted.
At first, the store owner wanted to send him out when he noticed there was a student in school uniform parading around his store and picking different things but when Gustav brought out a wad of cash, the store owner swallowed saliva and became very polite.
He personally showed Gustav around the store, helping him to pick up his desired appliances.
Seeing the way money made the store owner become humble Gustav decided to use him more to his satisfaction. Gustav told the man he wouldn't be able to get everything he bought down to his apartment because they were too heavy for him and he also needed to buy more things in the other store beside them.
At first, the store owner wanted to say Gustav had to find a way by himself but Gustav threatened to go to another store to get what he needed if the store owner decided not to assist him.
Seeing that he was going to lose quite a sum if Gustav decided to go elsewhere, the store owner had no choice but to help.
He first called two of his male workers to help but it still wasn't enough so even he had to assist.
They left the store and headed for Gustav's apartment. Each person was carrying about three cartons where the goods were kept.
They nearly cursed out loud when they found out that Gustav was staying on the seventh floor of a building without an elevator.
They would have to carry the goods that high.
Normally Gustav would be able to use the storage device to keep these goods but he wanted to punish the store owner for almost sending him out earlier.
Somehow the store owner turned out to be a chubby man with a pregnant woman kind of stomach.
'I'm only helping you exercise,' Gustav erased any form of guilt he felt after staring at the store owner who was currently sweating buckets.
Several minutes later they arrived at the top floor and took Gustav's purchases to his apartment.
After this Gustav headed to another store to get other things like cushions, mattresses, wooden structures like reading tables and shelves, e.t.c.
Unlike before Gustav carried all these things back to his new apartment by himself.
He was using this to complete the daily task.
While he was moving to and fro people in the neighborhood had been staring at him an intriguing look.
His face was unknown around here so it was pretty much expected.
He finally brought the last equipment he needed and was headed towards his apartment with a large box in his hand.
He got to the front of the building and was about to head towards the stairs when someone called out to him from the side.
"Hello, are you the new person who stays in apartment 48?"
It was a soft feminine voice.
Gustav turned to the right to stare at who had just spoken.
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"Hello, are you the new person who stays in apartment 48?"
It was a soft feminine voice.
Gustav turned to the right to stare at the person who had just spoken.
It was a teenage girl in a blue sweatshirt and green tight-fitted shorts. She looked athletic with her slim figure. Her hair was a touch of silver and pink giving her a tender look with a soft smile on her face. Another thing that made her stand out was the two small horns protruding out of the sides of her forehead. The horns were about three centimeters in length but they had a spiraling kind of look like that of a unicorn.
She was coming towards Gustav from the alleyway.
"Yes, can I help you?" Gustav questioned after analyzing the girl in an instant.
"No on the contrary, can I help you with that?" The teenage girl pointed at the box in Gustav's hand while speaking.
"No thanks, I'm alright," Gustav replied while turning around to head towards the stairs.
The girl was surprised at Gustav's uninterested and aloof look.
Gustav started climbing the stairs surprisingly the girl followed him.
"Hold on, I also live here, we're going to be neighbors so let me at least assist you," She called out to Gustav from behind.
"No assistance needed, " Gustav replied without looking back.
The girl who was obviously a stubborn type ran to Gustav's front and turned to face him while climbing the stairs in a backward motion.
"I'm Angy nice to meet you, I also stay on the last floor," The girl said with a cute smile hung on her face.
"Nice to meet you also Angy," Gustav replied while turning towards the left and climbing up the stairs faster.
He passed by Angy's side as he ascended.
"Hold on, what about you? What's your name?" Angy questioned Gustav who had already climbed past her.
Gustav froze for an instant before he continued climbing upwards again, "Gustav,"
The tone of his voice was low but audible.
"Gustav? nice name," Angy giggled lightly and ran up the stairs to stand before Gustav again.
"Come on let me assist you with that," Angy proposed again.
"No assistance needed," Gustav said again before turning towards the left and climbing upwards to pass by her side.
Tom! Tom! Tom! Tom!
She ran up the stairs again and blocked Gustav.
"Come on we're going to be neighbors we have to be nice to one another," She said while trying to grab the box from Gustav.
"No need!" Gustav stated as he moved to the box to the side dodging her hand.
"Come on," She said again while reaching out to grab the box.
"No need!" Gustav dodged her arm again.
"Come on,"
"No need!"
"Come on,"
"No need!"
"Let me help you,"
"Your help is unnecessary,"
Gustav was starting to get annoyed with Angy trying to help by all means.
She pushed herself forward again to grab the box and this time Gustav moved out of the way completely.
"Uh?" Angy exclaimed as her feet tripped on a small metal that protruded out of the stairway.
Before she knew what was happening she had lost her balance and her body was falling forward.
Since they started exchanging words, they had already climbed to the third floor so falling at this point would make her roll down fifty steps and sustain injuries.
Gustav had already calculated this in his mind as he processed her fall. He felt that she was annoying and maybe he should just leave her so she would learn to mind her business but he remembered she was just trying to help him after all.
Gustav shifted the box to his left side with speed, placing it beneath his armpit while holding onto the bottom with his left arm.
He quickly turned around and stretched out his right arm.
Angy who was currently falling towards the stairs with her eyes closed due to fear suddenly felt a hand wrap around her lower chest region, preventing her from falling.
It missed her breasts by a centimeter.
"Uh?" She exclaimed in surprise while opening her eyes to see her body a few feet away from colliding with the stairs.
She turned her face to the side and stared at the owner of the arm which happened to be Gustav.
"Watch where you're going," Gustav said in a low tone while pulling her up.
At this moment Angy felt a wave of embarrassment Welling up from within. Her cheeks became flushed as she stared at Gustav who turned around and started climbing up the stairs again.
She stood there staring at his back for several seconds before climbing up quickly to go meet him.
Tom! Tom! Tom! Tom!
Gustav was climbing the stairs at a moderate speed so she was able to catch up to him easily.
She shyly turned her face to the left to glance at Gustav who kept climbing up the stairs with an aloof expression.
"Um, thank you," She spoke with a low tone before turning her face towards the side.
"Hnm, no problem," Gustav replied.
She noticed that Gustav was no longer carrying the box in two hands, instead, it was on his left side.
'Looks like he truly didn't need any help,' She said internally with a surprised expression.
At first glance, everyone would take Gustav as the typical weak-looking guy even though he was already growing bigger and bigger each day. Seeing the big box in his hands she had thought it wouldn't be easy for him to lift it to the top so she decided to come help.
"Um, are you a mixed-blood also?" She asked with a curious look.
"Also?" Gustav replied with a question.
"I'm a mixed-blood but you didn't look like one so I thought you were a normal human," She explained as they climbed up the stairs.
"Are looks a criteria for being a mixed-blood?" Gustav questioned with a slightly dissatisfied expression.
"Ah no, that wasn't what I meant... it's just that I've always wanted to help the weak with my strength as a Mixedblood and I noticed you... sorry, if I have upset you," She noticed that as she spoke more and more Gustav's face was turning sour so she decided to stop and apologize.
"It's alright," Gustav replied.
Her explanation was reminding him of his old self which was why he had a sour expression earlier.
'The world doesn't deserve any heroes... just try to survive first because without enough power your life is not really in your hands,' This was Gustav thought process after remembering the situation with Hung Jo and the rest. His death would have been swept under the rug had they killed him there due to their powerful backgrounds but him Killing Paul and causing Hung Jo's current state stirred up a lot within the city. He would probably have been caught and killed if not for miss Aimee which was why his current thought process was to climb to the pinnacle of power on this planet so no one would ever be able to control his fate or life again.
"Hmm, I saw you on the bus earlier, you attend Echelon Academy don't you?" Angy broke the silence after a while.
"Hnm," Gustav nodded in affirmation but was wondering why she would ask a question that had such an obvious answer since he was currently still in school uniform.
"Ah, that's great, I attend Black rock schools," Angy said with a smile.
Gustav remembered black rock schools since it wasn't too far from Echelon Academy.
Just like Echelon Academy, Black rock schools also had mixed-bloods, Slarkovs and humans mixed within, the difference was Echelon Academy had more prestige.
As they continued to ascend the stairs together, Angy spoke about her school, her plans for the future, her parents and sibling.
Gustav listened to her talks and inputted a few words till he arrived in front of his apartment.
Angy was still speaking but he had to cut her off saying he still had to arrange his apartment.
Angy nodded and waved him goodbye with a smile before heading towards the apartment opposite Gustav's.
Gustav had the urge to facepalm after noticing that she was staying with her family right in front of him.
'It's going to get noisy around here,' Gustav sighed as he walked into his apartment.
Gustav started to unpack and arrange everything within the boxes.
He put everything in the appropriate place.
The mattress, the wall projection screen, reading table, e.t.c.
He used sprint twice to make his work faster and in thirty minutes, he was done.
He stared at the apartment with a smile.
On the walls of the living room was a projection of the seas that glowed. It gave off a calming feeling.
The black and red leather cushions in the middle of the room. A reading table, placed on the northwest corner of the living room with a circular glass-like web board placed on it.
A shelf was placed at the south corner of the room.
Gustav was satisfied to see everything structured the way he wanted.
His face suddenly shown a frown, "I still need to go pick them up... I can't leave them there... they belong to me after all," Gustav sighed as he spoke.
He remembered leaving some of the clothes he had gotten during this period. He put them in the small closet inside his former room in his parents' house.
He didn't want to go back there again initially but now he had to.
There were just some clothes and he could easily buy them back but he didn't want to leave any trace of himself in that house.
Gustav walked out of his newly rented apartment and went downstairs.
At this time it was already past seven p.m.
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