Immediately after he finished reading the message from the system, Alexander furrowed his eyebrows There was something slightly odd about it. ‘I didn’t ask the system to activate the Skill Copy Feature, but here I am receiving a message that it did, which must mean that it predicted what I wanted and did it for me. The robotic-seeming system I had yesterday wouldn’t have done this and that only means that I was right, the system is growing and becoming more aware’ Alexander thought and then smirked. With the rate at which the system was growing, it was only a matter of days before it developed self-awareness and Alexander couldn’t wait to see what that would be like. Alexander cleared his throat, letting go of any further thoughts about the system, and then focused on Laura. “Are you ready?” He asked. “As ready as I’ll ever be. Hit me” she said, anticipating what the riddle he was about to ask was going to be like. “What is there one of in every corner and two of in every room?”
[Progress: 10%… 25%… 45%… 55%…72%…85%… 93%… 99%… 100%][Skill Copy complete][Installing skill ‘Fashion Taste’ into Mr. Alexander Curry][Progress: 5%… 12%… 21%… 30%… 42%… 54%… 67%… 72%… 79%… 88%… 95%… 100%][Installation complete][Skill ‘Fashion Taste’ acquired][Congratulations on your new skill, Mr. Alexander]Alexander covered his mouth with his hand and smirked discreetly at the message from the system that only he could see.Now that he had gained a better understanding of fashion and a sense of style, Alexander took a quick look at all the outfits in the store around him and instantly, he could tell why they were paired the way they were.Because Laura had been the one who paired most of them and he had gotten his sense of style from her, to him, the pairing she had done seemed like the best one.Thanks to the skill, Alexander could also see some more combinations that could be made and every single one of them was impressive.Focusing on the message from the system once more,
Alexander returned to The Sam’s Hotel and what, at that point, had become a custom, he parked by the entrance, I’m front of the two valets he was acquainted to. “Welcome back sir!” both Valets greeted him enthusiastically, bowing their heads as he came out of the car. “Thank you” Alexander responded then walked over to the both of them.He dangled the key in front of their faces and asked “Which one of you is it this time?”Alexander, who didn’t want to hear the same argument that took place the day before, had assumed that both valets would have created a system amongst themselves, detailing who gets to drive the car whenever he gave them the key.A system that went along the lines of one of them becoming in charge of parking the car and the other automatically being in charge of getting it from the parking lot and taking it to Alexander whenever he wanted to go out. He wondered what their reply was going to be, considering the fact that one of them had already driven the car that
“How many days do you think you’re staying for sir?” She asked.“For now, just two days. It could become longer again, but I’ll have to wait and see” Alexander saidTessa nodded, saying “So a one-day extension. Got it”“Yes. A one-day extension” Alexander replied.Because Tessa was booking him in all over again instead of continuing his booking of the day before, his two-day extension had now become a one-day booking and another one-day extension.“Okay sir, everything is set,” Tessa said as she kept the pen on the record and closed it.“Thank you,” Alexander replied then raised and dropped his duffle bag on the counter.“The amount for the two days is forty thousand dollars, right?” Alexander asked, already unzipping the bag and starting to bring out the money one stack at a time.“That’s right sir. Forty thousand dollars, but I have a little good news”Alexander paused and grimaced after bringing out just five stacks.“Good news?” He asked, confused about how good news could come fr
Tessa looked longingly at the bundle of money in her hand then she gulped. She really wanted to keep the tip. Who wouldn’t when the amount was a whopping one thousand dollars which was half of what she makes a week working her current job? “I’m waiting,” Alexander said.Just then, the big hand of the counter clock hit twelve, lining up with the small hand already there and the inbuilt alarm, which informs when a whole hour had passed, went off.Alexander looked at the counter clock when he heard the alarm and thought ‘Looks like noon just hit.’He chuckled, thinking about how he had made it to the hotel in time and with enough to spare to get his new booking and extension completed before the deadline even reached.‘All that’s left is—‘ Alexander thought but then was interrupted when Tessa stretched the bundle of money back to him.“Sorry sir but I can’t keep this. I don’t want to break the hotel’s policy so please have it back” She said and Alexander was taken aback. After their i
Alexander got within a couple of feet of the stairwell’s entrance and right beside it was a trash can.“Just what I was looking for,” Alexander said to himself, smiling as he raised the bundle of cash in his hand to his face.“Hey system, activate the Possession Transference Skill”[As you wish Mr. Alexander][Skill ‘Possession Transference’ activated][What possession would you like to transfer and who whom, Mr. Alexander?]Alexander stopped at the trash can.“Before I say what and who, can you put a delay on when the transference takes effect?” Alexander asked.[That is within the parameters of my capabilities][Once the transference begins and gets close to completion, the process will undergo a pause and continue whenever Mr. Alexander chooses]Alexander smirked.“Good to know. Now, what I want to transfer is this one thousand dollar bundle in my hand and the person I want to receive ownership is the Sam’s Hotel receptionist Tessa. I don’t know her last name but that description s
Alexander was going to make sure that he did better than even the kids applying for scholarships and with that mindset, he bought all the books he needed for his preparation and put them in one folder.By the time he was done, he had more than fifteen books to study, all combined into hundreds of thousands of words, thousands of pages, hundreds of formulas, and diagrams.Alexander, feeling a bit overwhelmed after realizing the workload, took a deep breath and exhaled a very long and drawn-out exhale through his mouth.“I’m going to have to increase my intellect points, and with that my recall ability, way more than what it currently is if I want to be able to tackle this,” Alexander said and then grinned.“It’s time to become a genius.” He cleared his throat.“Hey System,” he said and the system came on.[Yes, Mr. Alexander?]“I need you now”[That’s great to hear, being needed I mean.] the system replied, sounding like it had been feeling lonely until he woke it.[What can I be of he
Alexander placed a hand on his stomach and chuckled.“I could eat a whole cow from how much this thing is grumbling,” Alexander said and his stomach grumbled even more ferociously.He covered his mouth and yawned, which was a sign of both fatigue and hunger.“I was so focused on reading that I didn’t even notice how much time had passed and now I’m super hungry because of it,” he said as he patted his stomach like it was a child.The reason why he was so hungry was because the act of reading causes brain activity to be more than usual, thereby increasing glucose usage, even though nothing strenuous was carried out.The usage of glucose leads to a drop in blood sugar levels which in turn makes someone more hungry than their usual capacity.This was why people oftentimes have a little snack to munch on when studying. “Now that I think about it, I’m not sure if I’ve ever focused that much on reading a book before. Is hyper-focus an unintended side effect of increasing my intellect and I