Chapter 15: System Skills

Tom knew what a storage ring was but this was his first time seeing and touching one. He knew how valuable they were and he couldn't help but ponder about how Alex got his hands on one, they were from the same poor town. He doubted that the town head would even have a storage ring.

He decided not to ask. He hadn't known Alex for long and even doubted that the other saw him as a friend.

Alex on the other hand didn't complete checking the system due to Tom's interference. He suddenly remembered something and asked Tom.

"Where did you spend the night?"

It was a weird question but Alex had remembered that Tang knew their room in the dormitory. If they were searching for him, surely he would have informed Big Dave and they would have gone there and waited for Tom to return, and due to the light-out rule, Tom would surely return if not, he would be tracked down by the school authorities through the bracelet. Unless...