A couple of hours ago, immediately after leaving his room’s floor and walking into the Sam’s Hotel stairwell, Alexander, who had gotten the privacy of no one watching him, said:“System, I’m curious, but aside from the Clause feature, what other features do you have?” He wanted to learn about everything the system had to offer, because what use is having power when he doesn’t know how to use it to the best of his ability?From what he'd been able to do with just the basic functions the system had given him so far, he could only imagine what else was hidden and waiting to be discovered.A message from the system popped up, answering his question with a list of all the features he had accessed to, starting from the Clause Feature.One by one, Alexander went through the features, which was how he found out about the Skill Copy Feature that allowed him to copy the skills of anyone and all he had to do was outsmart them. After that was the Deal Feature, which was the one he had used on M
[As Mr. Alexander Curry wishes][List of possessions to be sacrificed: 1. Vitality from Doctor Richard Evans. 2. Double Strength from Mr. Bob Murray and Mr. Josh Springfield. 3. Memories from Doctor Evans Richard, Mr. Bob Murray, Mr. Josh Springfield, Miss Rose Raymond, and Miss Julie Robert. 4. Driving skills from Mr. Adam Chase. 5. Card Counting and Memorization from Mr. Philip Shey][Measuring total possessions against the ultimate reward to be received][Progress: 5%… 12%… 20%…. Error]Alexander grimaced.He thought ‘Error? Why error? What happened, system?!’[Because the driving skill gotten from Mr. Adam Chase had undergone an upgrade, it can no longer be sacrificed for the Ultimate Sacrifice Feature] Alexander took a deep breath and sighed, grunting when he finished reading the message from the system. ‘Can you still go ahead with sacrificing the listed possessions without adding the driving skills I got from the Uber driver?’ Alexander asked.[As Mr. Alexander Curry wishes]
“You won?! What do you mean, you won?!” Mathew spat. The veins on his forehead and neck throbbing. Alexander looked at the man with a surprised face and asked “Is the air in here mixed with something or are you purposefully acting clueless?”“What did you just say to me, you brat?!” Mathew threatened. His fists clenched and vibrated as he stared down Alexander. “You were here when we made the bet and look at that” Alexander pointed at the jackpot slot machine with his thumb “I got all three lucky number sevens which if I’m not mistaken is the highest possible jackpot to get.”The young multimillionaire took a deep breath, adjusted his suit, and sighed.“So, I won’t waste my energy asking for what I’m owed. I think it’s time to bring me my money” Mathew laughed mockingly then he smacked his tongue“Bring you your money? Like hell we are! What you’re going to receive is a whole world of hurt—“ Mathew said, taking a step forward and acting like he was about to punch Alexander.However
One of the security personnel got close enough and placed his hand on Alexander’s right shoulder.“If you don’t mind coming with us, we’ll escort you out of the premises.”Alexander looked at the man whose hand was on his person then he looked at all the other security men and realized that he was greatly outnumbered.“We would like to make this as peaceful as possible so don’t do anything stupid that you will end up regretting later” It would be a five versus one battle if for any reason a fight did break out and the thought of the outcome forced Alexander to behave himself.He had sacrificed the double strength he got from Bob and Josh which meant that he wasn’t strong enough to defend himself if all of them decided to attack him.What’s worse, all five security men had very painful-looking batons strapped around their waists so not only was he outnumbered but he was also out-armed.He could have stood a chance of evading their attacks but sadly even the combat memories he got from
Both bouncers took Alexander to the back of the casino then they pushed him towards the wall that blocked the young multimillionaire from escaping. With his hands up against the wall, Alexander looked up, realizing how high the wall was. There was no way he could climb it even if he had enough distance to get a running head start.The only thing that could help him was a ladder but where was he going to get something like that in a situation like the one he found himself? Nowhere.With that path out of the option, Alexander looked left and right, realizing that they led nowhere. He was completely boxed in with the only path of leaving that area being blocked by the two muscular bouncers.“You have nowhere to run or hide so don’t even bother trying,” said the first bouncer.Alexander took a deep breath, dropped his hands from the wall, and sighed.He turned around and faced his two assigned assaulters.“Yup. Looks like I’m trapped but that’s pretty obvious just by looking at this situ
“What?” Jeremiah asked.Alexander, who saw that he had successfully gotten them to halt their attacks, gradually stopped panting and then gulped.“I mean, the salary here. How much could it be to allow yourselves to be used like this? You two are here, doing the dirty work, while that bastard is in there drinking a glass of champagne. Doesn’t seem fair now does it?” He asked.“What does it matter to you?” Trey asked. Alexander shrugged and replied “I mean, just looking out for the everyday worker. Bastards that use people really annoy me and it’s obvious that you two are being used as two piles of walking muscles. Don’t you want better for yourselves?”“Want better? From who? You?” Jeremiah chuckled.“You’re dead meat either way so just shut it and receive your beating” Trey added then raised his baton again and was about to attack Alexander but the young multimillionaire wasn’t done.“Okay, I don’t have to know what your pay is but I’m willing to double it if you let me go. How does
“What are you doing here, Sir—?” Jeremiah asked the man who walked closer to him, Trey, and their assigned victim, Alexander, but was cut off before he could finish his sentence.Francis brought out an unsealed pack of cigarettes from his pocket. He pushed the top backward, exposing the scanty arrangement of cigarettes inside and then he took out one stick from it.He carried the cigarette to his mouth and the pack back to the pocket it had come from. From his other pocket, he brought a lighter and used it as intended before returning it.Francis took in a lungful of smoke and then exhaled.“You’re here asking stupid questions when a delicious proposal like that has just been made. Real or not, you two should have jumped at the opportunity before anything else but you chose doubt instead.” Francis said, shaking his head in disappointment as he smoked and got even closer“Honestly, I don’t even know who to blame here. The meatheads who undervalued an opportunity or the one who brought
Alexander’s and Francis’s conversation progressed smoothly.“Glad to see that we’re on the same page. Anyway, my yearly salary working at the Del Monte Royale Casino is two hundred and fifty thousand dollars which means to have these two meatheads pardon you, you’re going to have to give me half a million dollars”Immediately after hearing the amount, both Jeremiah and Trey’s eyes widened.“What?!” Trey exclaimed.“Sir, I don’t mean to question your intelligence but do you seriously think that such a young fellow has that kind of money to give out?! I know you said he gave you ten thousand dollars but you’re asking for fifty times that amount here!” Jeremiah said.Smiling confidently, Francis looked at the bouncer and asked “Do you think it’s an absurd amount?”“Pardon me for saying this, sir, but absolutely yes! That’s half a million dollars we’re talking about here! Not many people can go around giving an amount like that on a whim” Francis raised a brow.“A whim? Don’t be stupid.