Chapter Seventeen
Author: Menz Raider
last update2025-01-21 16:06:16

Adrian Blood was on his way to the dinner party hosted by the Rodriguez family when the system gave him new information.

"Following your actions tonight in response to the confrontations from Trevor Steel, Mrs Huddersfield and Billy Huddersfield, I would like to inform you that you have completed a massive record of faceslapping missions. NOW, YOU HAVE JUST ONE MORE MISSION TO LEVEL UP FROM ANCHOR STATUS!"

Adrian was satisfied at that. He had not gone through all that trouble for nothing. He had taken advantage of the situation and completed more filler missions, and he was even going to be rewarded for that as well.

"YOUR REWARD IS RIGHT HERE!" The system announced. A white box appeared before Adrian, glowing. There was a human handprint at the front of the box.

"What is this?"

"This is the Salphinx box. It belonged to Sebastian Waters."

"My father?"

"It contains a power you cannot imagine, and only you can open it."

Adrian thought for a moment. He had always wanted to know who his f
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