After pressing the panel with the command to proceed to the next level, a small light appeared and a loud click sounded once. The panel quickly disappeared, and a new, much wider panel appeared.
Alex notices a rectangular panel hovering in front of him, seemingly out of nowhere. It is dominated by a faintly glowing blue light. An inscription slowly appeared there.There is a prompt to fill in his full identity. Starting from name, date of birth, parents' names, full address, family members, blood type, and other things related to Alex's life."Fill in everything to advance to the next level! You'll get more rewards!"The adult male voice came back. The tone is cheerful, but there is still a command there.Alex is silent for a moment, debating whether or not to fill in his full identity. Although the word 'reward' is tempting, he doesn't want to make the wrong move. He knows that this is the system that sent the million dollars to his account, but there's no denying that there's a feeling of anxiety lurking in Alex's heart.This isn't a scam or something related to a dangerous organization, right? Or worse a black market populated by the mafia?Alex is quiet for a long time. Images of Sans' family insulting him came to mind and he quickly shakes his head.No, it was the system that saved his pride. After all, he had already joined, right?There is no harm in following the orders and seeing what the system can do. So, Alex decides to fill it all out.The biodata input is very complete and detailed, even down to his underwear size.After making sure everything was filled in correctly, Alex clicks the finish button. The panel processed his information and loading for just two seconds.Then, the words "Success!" appeared on the screen.Is it done? Alex stares at the panel as it slowly dims, then disappears from his view."Congratulations! The identity filling is complete!"His supervisor's voice came back. Alex sometimes wondered where that voice came from, but perhaps he should get used to it."A stern warning! Listen carefully to these important instructions. You have successfully filled in your identity and entered the beginning of the game, level one. Every day there will be a new task that you must complete to level up the game. The pinnacle of the level is level 100, so make sure you complete every task. If you don't complete a task or get into trouble, then the impact will fall on your health which will slowly worsen. Even if your mistake is fatal enough, then you will lose your life."The serious voice of his supervisor makes Alex feel a little wary. Then his voice suddenly became cheerful as he continued, "However, if you complete each task successfully, your level will increase and spectacular rewards await you. You won't regret it when the prize is finally in your hands!"Earlier, Alex had flinched a little at the line about lives being at stake, but his attention was immediately drawn to the last line."If a million dollars is the starting gate for level one, there's no telling what the prize at level 100 would be. Is it 100 times the starting prize?""Spectacular prize!!" his supervisor said."Is it a palace? A magnificent mansion? Or maybe... an exotic island?" Alex's smile widened at the thought, but apparently his mentor's instructions weren't finished."Once you agree to play this system, there is no way out. There is only winning or losing. So, think carefully before you agree to these rules."The game is a challenge. Like a game of life and death. His life is at stake if he doesn't successfully complete the task, but incredible rewards await if he can make it to level 100.It might not be easy, but what is wrong with trying?Alex is tired of the insults from the Sans family, so he wants more rewards and wealth.Playing the system is dangerous enough, but living under humiliation is even more painful. Alex wanted to prove to the Sans family that he could stand on his own two feet and take revenge on them.After taking a deep breath, Alex finally clicked the 'Ready' button on the screen firmly. A new panel appears again.'WELCOME TO THE REAL WEALTH SYSTEM GAME, MASTER ALEX!'The text filled the screen. Then another text popped up underneath it.'YOU ARE LEVEL 1. THE TASK STARTS TODAY.'Then the screen dims and the panel disappears.Alex blinks and stares around his darkened home. So, the task will start today. But he didn't know if it was this afternoon, or this evening, or this night? Alex is going to wait while waiting for the divorce papers from the court.Alex walks over to his plush sofa and lays his tired body down. There is still so much money left in his account, he doesn't know what else to buy.Alex sighs and reflects on what he has done. He had jumped into a game system that is quite challenging and dangerous. It contains levels, tasks, challenges, and amazing prizes.It is as if Alex is the main pawn and he is plunged into a game in the real world. It all feels very strange and unfamiliar, but Alex is quite happy with what he's got now.As for the tasks and challenges, he would try his hardest to complete them.Although, he keeps asking himself about the consequences. Will he be able to keep playing until level 100?Suddenly a mostly blue panel light system appears in front of Alex.'DING!''FIRST TASK FOR TODAY. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!'YOU MUST GO TO THE SANS' FAMILY HOUSE AND GIVE THEM $100 EACH!'Alex is dumbfounded after finishing reading his first task on the panel screen.He should go to the Sans' house and give them $100? Isn't that too good?Alex disliked the first task, but he had already joined. Then, as per the rules, he had to complete whatever the task, even if he doesn't like it.Maybe this is one of the challenges for him, seeing how he hates the Sans family. Letting out a long sigh, Alex stretches his stiff body and gets up from the sofa. His dark irises surveyed his luxurious home for a moment. It is much more luxurious than his old home.Alex's eyes shifted to the expensive antique chandelier hanging from the ceiling, then grinned slightly. He is no longer a useless unemployed man with only $5 in his wallet.He now had half the money in his account, minus the money he is going to give to Sans' family. But after this task was completed, he would definitely get a much more valuable reward.Alex locks his door and walks to his car. He starts the engine and drives
The dim blue-lit panel displayed the commands for Alex's next task.'TASK 2. PLEASE GO TO THE SHOWROOM AND BUY A LAMBORGHINI CAR'. Before going to the car showroom, Alex searches for info on the latest Lamborghini first. He then cashes out the money in his account and puts it all into a medium-sized suitcase. He had $700,000 dollars to buy a new car."I'm coming soon, Dear Lamborghini," Alex said as he jumped up from his chair. He was happy to complete this task.Alex drives his car to the city center, where the best showroom is located. He parks his car far enough away from the main parking lot because he doesn't want to be conspicuous, then pulls his suitcase towards the main door of the showroom.But as soon as he stepped through the door, the two showroom employees stared at him with furrowed brows. The tall male employee openly scrutinized Alex's appearance. His face frowning in dislike, he frowned in disgust when their gazes met for a few seconds.What the hell is this employee
Alex stares at Jasmine who is still glaring at him, it seems that Jasmine is not seeing the panel that appears in front of Alex, and Alex realizes that the panel is only visible to him.Even though this task had come out of an emergency, Alex is sure that he had to complete it immediately. Emergency task is probably much more challenging than regular task, because they come unexpectedly, with a very short time frame.Alex quickly takes out his wallet and pulls out his $20. Jasmine stares in confusion when Alex raises his hand and throws the $20 into her face.Alex wants to laugh at the sight of Jasmine's face turning into an overcooked crab boil.The woman growled angrily, feeling deeply humiliated by her ex-husband's treatment."How dare you!" Jasmine shouted in annoyance.Alex gives an unconcerned look and casually walks past Jasmine when the notification that his task has been completed is heard. He walks into Bianca's room, while Jasmine punches the empty air with extreme annoyanc
Alex is silent for a moment. Meanwhile, Jasmine continues to beg him. She even bowed down at Alex's feet. Then, Bianca came to her parents who were at the front door of the house. The little 5-year-old girl sees her mother, she immediately runs to Jasmine and hugs her. "Mommy, I miss you so much." Bianca said to her mother. Jasmine hugged Bianca tightly, "I miss you too, My princess!" Then, Bianca let go of her mother's embrace, and she looks seriously into Alex's face. "Daddy, let Mommy stay with us in this house. I want Mommy to be with me, Daddy. Please!" Bianca pleaded with her father. Alex sighs. Really, this is a difficult thing for him. Because, he is already hurt by Jasmine who has betrayed his love. But, today his daughter requested that Jasmine be able to live with them in this house. "Please, Daddy!" Bianca begged Alex again with a sad expression on her face. As a good father, Alex can't see his daughter sad. All this time, whatever Bianca's wishes were always fulfill
The panel system suddenly disappears from Alex's eyes. And now there is the sound of John laughing.John and his wife Yisabella are laughing at Alex. Because, Alex's appearance is really shabby, and he confidently goes to the mall. "Haha! Look at your appearance, Alex! You're so embarrassing! It's a good thing you're divorced from my younger sister, otherwise I'd be even more embarrassed to have a brother-in-law like you!" John said while laughing at Alex and looking at him with disgust. "That's right, Honey. It's a good thing that he's no longer our brother-in-law, otherwise I would have been very upset today and I would have scolded him all the way home!" Yisabella said too. Alex is still silent. He really is lazy to argue today. So, he doesn't care about John and his wife. Alex is still waiting for the waitress to bring his order. "So, why are you standing here? Before security comes and kicks you out, you better get out of here quickly! I'm still nice to you, I don't want you t
[UPGRADING YOUR WEALTH SYSTEM] It was clearly written on the system panel. The loading display appeared, and the percentages continued to increase rapidly to 100%. After the number reached 100%, the word success was written there. 'UPGRADE SUCCESSFUL! "Master, we have added many features to your wealth system. It's a magical system that can not only make money for you, but can also detect enemies from near and far. This feature is to protect you from evil." The Supervisor's voice rang in Alex's ears. Alex was very happy to hear this, "Really? Am I dreaming? This system will not only benefit me financially, but it will also protect me. This is amazing!" 'NEW TASKS! CLICK NEXT!' The text on the panel appeared, the text flashing repeatedly. Alex quickly pressed the next button. Then, a new display appeared again. 'TASK 1 AT LEVEL 7. LOOK CAREFULLY!' 'APPLY FOR ANY JOB AT X.YOM COMPANY! DO THIS TASK IMMEDIATELY, BECAUSE THE NEXT TASK WILL BE RELATED TO TASK 1.' Alex was surprised
"Welcome to our company, Mr. Alex. As we agreed yesterday, are you sure you can accept the job as cleaning service here?" Maher asked the man who was sitting in front of him. Alex looked serenely at Maher's face. Then, he nodded. "Yes. Of course I'm sure, Mr. Maher." "Then this is your work clothes. Please change and start working today," Maher told Alex as he handed him a plastic bag containing the uniform. Alex took Maher's handout. He was ready to work today. He accepted the job as cleaning service because he remembered his supervisor's order, that he must get any job in this company to carry out his next task at level 7. So, Alex was ready to accept it. "Okay. Thank you, Mr. Maher. Let me change my clothes first, then I'll start working today," Alex said. Maher nodded and gave Alex permission to leave. Alex went to the changing room, and after that he entered Daniel's room, who was the head of the division for cleaning service workers. Previously, Maher had told Alex about Dan
Maher and Daniel together entered the technician's room to check the CCTV. There they saw clearly that it was John who made trouble for Alex first. They saw that John first laughed at Alex, and then kicked the water bucket so that it flooded the floor. It was very clear from the CCTV that John was the trouble maker. Maher and Daniel looked at each other, after seeing this CCTV they already knew what to do. At that very moment, they called John and Alex to join them."John, we saw on the CCTV that you interrupted Alex's work! Why did you do that?" Maher asked. There was a disappointed look on his face. Because, all this time he knew that John had never done anything wrong in this company. But today John disappointed Maher.John answered with a lie, "No! It was Alex who insulted me first. That's why I kicked the bucket." John kept defending himself. He didn't want to be blamed. Especially now that his opponent was Alex, whom he hated so much. "But why did you laugh at him first when
Alex ran down the hospital hallway in a hurry. Sweat poured down his face and neck. His expression was one of panic and anxiety. He was still in the office when Alex's trusted doctor called to say that Lucia was in labor.There had been a traffic jam on the road, but luckily Alex was able to get out quickly. He rushed down the hospital hallway to the room he was told about.Lucia was in labor.He repeated the words in his head and his heart began to pound loudly.Having just turned the corner, Alex could already hear the sound of a baby crying from the open door of the room. He ran inside and saw the doctor begin to transfer the baby into Lucia's arms.Lucia turned around with her cheeks already wet with tears. "Alex, our child... our child was born safely."Alex couldn't help but cry when he heard that, especially when his eyes fell on the baby's tiny body.Lucia was right about her guess. Their first child was a girl. Alex thought she was just guessing, but she really meant what she
A cold breeze blew in carrying the falling snowflakes, lightly brushing the side of Alex's face.A pinch of hair that Alex had neatly combed back, again fell across his forehead. Alex sighed and smoothed it back down. Lucia was right, Alex should have worn a spray to keep his hairstyle from changing.This afternoon, Alex received an official invitation from the system world. He was to be crowned the system's human master and the ceremony was to take place at seven o'clock.Alex told Lucia that he had to attend an important event. Lucia didn't ask many questions and asked Alex to be careful.Alex was honestly at a loss to tell Lucia about the world of systems. How he got there and participated in 100 levels of the game, how he earned a lot of money for his hard work, how he fought monsters...He felt conflicted about telling her.Alex could probably brush everything off as if nothing had happened, but he felt he had to tell Lucia. After the invitation, he knew that the knot tying him t
This morning, Alex and Lucia were finally able to go to the doctor without a hitch.Lucia had been vomiting since she woke up, so a worried Alex didn't want to delay the examination any longer.Alex felt that his suspicions about Lucia being pregnant were correct. Lucia herself felt the same way, but she didn't want to jump to conclusions. They had been hopeful since the beginning of their marriage, so Lucia didn't want to end up disappointed.They both stepped into the examination room, but suddenly, Lucia stopped walking and squeezed the cuff of her husband's shirt."Lucia, what's wrong?""I'm scared." Lucia bit her lip as she glanced into the examination room. "What if the results are disappointing?"Alex sighed and rubbed his wife's shoulders. "Honey, everything will be fine. Whatever the answer is, I'll accept it. The most important thing now is your health. We need to know what happened to you. Even if you're not pregnant, I won't be angry," Alex whispered, trying to calm Lucia
Alex's battle axe hit the monster in the head.The axe stuck in the center, injuring both eyes of the monster which were now covered in blood.That made the monster's movements chaotic, it kept moving its tail blindly, no longer knowing where its enemy was.This was Alex's chance to leave.Alex quickly ran to his car, ignoring the pain in his hands. He circled around the monster's body and moved into the tunnel. Alex cheered inwardly, then sped up his car at high speed.In the rearview mirror, he saw the monster moving back into the tunnel, blocking the newly arrived participants with their oil-splattered cars.Alex didn't know how to describe his happiness when the finish line came into view. The spectators cheered excitedly at Alex's arrival from behind the tunnel, given that none of the participants had appeared so far."YES, THIS IS IT! FINALLY SOMEONE EMERGES FROM THE TUNNEL AFTER PASSING THE CHALLENGE AT THE RED DOT!""ALEX! GO! GO!"Alex rolled down the window and waved to his
Was the race attended by all the system world's inhabitants?Alex arrived at a large field filled with system humans. In the eastern part of the field, there were cars lined up with the race participants. Then at the edge of the field, there was a giant poster that read: "SYSTEM WORLD ANNUAL COMPETITION!"The three winners of the previous race were posted at the bottom of the poster. The race was said to be held every 10 years and could only be participated in by players who were in the 50s and above.That's why Alex was asked to join by his supervisor.Alex stepped closer and a system panel floating in the air instantly displayed his face."Participant number 20: Alexander Gates has arrived!" The voice echoed around the field.Alex could only raise his hand in greeting as his fans went crazy. They were all restrained behind iron fences. Even so, they excitedly continued to chant his name."ALEX! ALEX! YOU'RE THE BEST!"Alex didn't expect his fans to increase fivefold after defeating
They peeked again and now saw Alex's interaction with the lawyer.The two seemed very close, and the man even tapped Alex on the shoulder once in a while."So... Alex hasn't been lying all this time? How could this be... I thought it was all just because of Angelo's power, but apparently..." Bastian ran out of words to explain. He dropped his backpack and rubbed his face repeatedly, almost feeling crazy.Lecia and Tonny were speechless as all the strange things that had been happening were finally solved. As if their eyes were all opened, the lawyer's arrival completely stunned them."Yes Sir, the process of accounting for all your assets will be completed in a few days. We will donate a portion of your wealth to the schools and courses where your late daughter studied."The lawyer's voice sounded closer. Tonny peeked back and apparently, he had already started walking out with Alex.They hurriedly stepped back and took a spot some distance away from the door."I'll call you when ever
Bastian sat limply on his couch. His eyes were glued to his cell phone lying on the table."Let's call him," Vinna said with an annoyed look. She had been waiting since earlier, but Bastian hadn't done it.They were already in debt and the bank officials would be back in the afternoon. If they don't get a loan soon, their house will be seized as collateral."Come on Bastian! Are you waiting for us to get beat up by the banker's assistant?"Bastian let out a harsh sigh and finally reached for his cell phone. "Yes, yes, please be quiet. My head hurts."Vinna sighed and looked at her husband. They were already tired of being charged by the bank, so the only person who could save them was Lucia.Vinna honestly didn't want to ask Lucia for help, but what could she do? Once they were out of debt, he wouldn't want to grovel before Lucia again.Bastian puts the phone to his ear, waiting for Lucia to answer. The ticking of the clock fills the silence in the room, while Vinna waits tensely in h
'You're the best dad.You bought me dolls, and pretty houses, and princess clothes, and all the things I wanted.Anyway, Daddy is the best daddy in the world.I love you, Bianca. I want you to be happy. Mommy Lucia and you should live happily.When I'm gone, don't throw all my clothes away. You have to keep them and my dolls and things.I love you. Please don't cry when I'm gone. Dad, don't be sad and keep smiling.I love you.This letter is especially for you. I love you forever.Love from Bianca:Alexander Gates' beloved daughter.This was the 100th time Alex opened the letter and read it again for the umpteenth time.Two weeks had passed since Bianca's death, but Alex's heart was still filled with sadness.Alex just stayed at home without doing much. He couldn't think of anything, while Lucia patiently kept encouraging him.Alex looked at the letter as well as Bianca's mini version of the Iridium necklace. He now realized what Bianca had meant.Lucia arrived with hot tea, as well a
Towards midnight, Bianca's condition suddenly worsened. Alex, who had been waiting on one of the sofas, rushed to the bed in a panic.The doctor checked her condition quickly, while Bianca tried to pass a roll of paper to Alex.The letter she had written.More tears fell down the boy's cheeks as his chest rose and fell rapidly. Bianca seemed to be having trouble breathing, and the light in her eyes was fading."Bianca! Bianca!" Lucia anxiously cried out the child's name, her tears falling at Bianca's feet.Alex couldn't describe how he felt right now. He was terrified at the thought of what was going to happen. Cold sweat ran down his body. His legs were shaking so badly that he couldn't even stand up. He clung to the edge of the bed as Bianca tried to speak through her labored breathing."Daddy promised to... take care of his health... and you too, mommy..."Alex shook his head and tried to calm Bianca down. The child's breathing seemed to be getting weaker. Alex stood rigid with a f