Chapter 3: Getting Job
Within a gym, Alex stood in a boxing ring. opposite him was a bodyguard who had on boxing gloves. Alex was putting on his boxing gloves while his uncle stood at the side, calmly looking at everything.
"Go easy on my nephew, he is new to this sport. Alex, I'm guessing you heard how those YouTubers made a lot of money and you thought this was a good chance for you to make a lot of money. but I will tell you later why thats a bad idea." He said calmly, before having the battle begin.
Alex although confused put his hands up like how he saw those boxers do it. He watched the bodyguard move, he wanted to learn and copy this guy's capability. since he had the peak level of human capability, this meant his mind was also at that level. he should be able to learn things far faster than others.
The bodyguard stepped towards Alex before punching towards Alex, Alex quickly moved backward, dodging the punch. but his footing wasn't good, leaving him open for an incoming fist. but Alex was faster than this guy, so he was quickly able to react, getting out of danger.
The bodyguard was stunned by Alex's reaction speed, it was clear he didn't expect something like this. So, he got more serious and began to start throwing faster punches, yet at shocking speed, Alex was dodging them all, while his footing was improving. it wasn't anything extreme like him perfecting his movement after one mistake. No, he was still making a lot of mistakes, he was just getting the basics down.
'He is too slow.' Alex thought seeing how easily he was dodging the incoming fist. His mind was faster, and his reaction speed was just too fast. that not adding his subconscious reaction speed. Wanting to try and throw a fist, Alex threw one once the bodyguard threw a punch, caught off guard and not expecting such a fast fist to hit him, the bodyguard was sent stumbling backward before falling to the ground, shock written all over his face.
He couldn't believe he was knocked down by a punch that had such a trash position from behind it. He looked at Alex, shocked by Alex's clear overwhelming strength.
"That's enough." Alex's uncle said, also stunned by this showing. that bodyguard had the skills needed to be a pro. yet one punch knocked him down, he was beginning to realize what Alex meant now.
He had Alex follow him and took him back to his office where he went on to have everyone leave them alone.
"Like it or not, you're of the Willaims family. once you go public, many will target you." He said calmly while sitting back in his seat. I was about to ask what he meant, but he spoke before I could
"This would isn't simple... its complex to explain. You should have stayed home and lived the life of an in-law. now with your capability, you are bound to draw unwanted attention." He said while letting out a deep sigh.
"... I don't hold the same strong of standing in the position as I once did. Ever since news of your father and mother's actions of treating you poorly, the other branches of the family had used this as a chance to suppress our main branch of the family. I haven't left my home in 2 years because of this." He said calmly, leaving me stunned.
"You should stay away from the family, or else you would find your food poisoned, your car would explode, or something like that. pretty much, our family is at war with each other. So, I don't want you to be a boxer... be my bodyguard." He said calmly, making my eyebrow raise.
"I will of course pay you, plus I will give you training to best perfect your form. I'm saying 100k a month? Plus some bonus from time to time." He said calmly, I of course nodded my head at the chance to have so much money.
"Good, I will have your payment for this month be given to you ahead of time... plus an extra 100k as a gift." He said with a smile, making me grateful. I nodded gratefully. but he went on to go ahead and print a few papers.
"Of course, you have to sign a bunch of papers. by the way, how is your marriage, I stopped looking 5 months after your marriage," he said softly,
"Well, she is cheating on me... I guess seeing her have someone new entering her life gave me a flashback to my younger sister's birth... I wanted to leave before things got worse." I said softly, making his eyebrow raise for a moment.
"It's not a big deal, it's not like we were ever truly in love... So, I plan to move out and get a divorce tomorrow. I also want to have a flow of passive income." I said softly, making him look at me for some time.
"Then, in that case... your work would only be needed when I'm leaving the house. Go out and play the life of a spoiled rich boy, just make sure you keep your name as Smith. If the family realizes you didn't die on the streets, you will be dragged into this war. just stay low-key... then again, I am dragging you into this war." He said softly,
"I see it as me paying you back, I would be in prison or dead by now if not for you. So thanks." I said with a smile, making him nod his head slightly while watching me go through the papers before signing them. he was stunned that I could read and write, he had only remembered that I had never been to school when he saw me writing, he was even more shocked at how fast I was reading the paper.
My mind processed information extremely fast, so I was able to quickly read the pages and sign them. After all the papers were signed, my uncle offered me to stay the night, but I refused. instead, I asked for his help in finding a nice place I could stay and was by a gym or something like that.
after, I headed home. on the way, a nullification popped on my phone, saying I had just gotten 200k. Seeing such a high number appear before my eyes, I sighed softly before pulling over and going on to look at the system. My lips twitched as soon as I saw the conversion rate between the dollar and OM was 15 times greater.
1 OM was equal to 15 dollars. After some thought, I had all of the money from my bank converted into OM. I guessed that the worth of the OM had increased thanks to me growing stronger. with that, the total amount of OM I got was 13,890.23 OM.
I went on to go ahead and think about my next move. Should I strengthen myself, If I did, it would lead to my power reaching beyond the limits of human capability. that was cool and all... but would it raise an eyebrow?
'fuck it, I found a Glitch, let me use it.' I thought before going on to level up [Strengthen Condition], and once again I grew stronger. but this time, my body didn't grow taller nor did my muscles. my body is perfect, I stand 6'3 and weigh around 260 lbs.
Before doing anything, I looked at the convert rate between OM and the dollar. As expected, the rate had increased. right now, 1 OM is the same as 40 Dollars. to level up [Strengthen Condition] to level 3, it only cost me 100 OM. if I were to turn my OM back into dollars, then I would have around 500k OM.
I didn't level up [Strengthen Condition] to level 4. Why? Because the stronger I was, the greater the value of the OM. I didn't want 1 OM to be the same as hundreds of dollars, or else it would be harder for me to get 1 million OM.
Right now, I am superhuman. that was good, I didn't know if I was fast enough to dodge bullets or something like that. But I should be able to react before the trigger is pulled.
Everything about me was sharper, be it my senses to even how powerful my muscles were. my muscles seemed to be like armor. with a flex, I was sure that blades wouldn't be able to cut through me so easily.
I went on to look at the wheel. the chances to get something were still trash, but I went on to look at the price of using the wheel. without the ticket, the price was 50 OM. it was 20 OM when [strengthen Condition] was at level 2. So, it was clear the prices increased... and also, one couldn't forget that the prices were in a discount state, which would end soon.
But this was still good. with everything I had now, I had little to worry about. My mind was far stronger now, I mean I could close my eyes and picture everything that happened perfectly. I could even far better comprehend my flaws during boxing. at first, I thought even I would need 8 or so months to master boxing. but now, I was sure I needed 4 or even 3 months.
I could even shorten this down even more to 2 or so months with the right teacher, and if I put in the work. this was a guess I came to for one reason... my mind was like a supercomputer. the human mind was already a powerful computer, mine was superhuman.
By the time I arrived home, it was already morning. I parked the car and entered, just in time to see my wife, Lisa, getting ready to head off to work. She was stunned seeing me just open the door, completely different from what she saw a few hours back.
"... just where the hell were you all night?" She asked with a deep frown, I looked at her slightly, before speaking, but she cut me off.
"Whatever... grandma is calling for a family meeting. so get your dirty ass ready to go." She said coldly, leaving me frowning slightly. Should I go, or should I blow the matter off? well, I should go to announce the divorce.
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