[Player absorbed bronze combat mode. Defense and attack increased.]
Erland could feel a surge of strength spreading throughout his body. He felt his power multiply several times over.
Besides feeling lighter, his agility also increased significantly.
"Damn! That loser hit us!"
"Erland!" shouted the senior leader, enraged. He had just gotten up after being hit by Erland.
"Boss! Your teeth are gone!"
Two front teeth had fallen to the floor. The senior leader glared at his lost teeth with anger.
"That bastard made me lose my teeth. You want to die!"
Without thinking, he lunged at Erland, trying to punch him. But before his punch could reach Erland’s face, he was already kicked by Erland.
This time, the senior’s body wasn’t just thrown back; his bones were broken.
The senior's subordinates, seeing how strong Erland’s attack was, began to back away, keeping their distance out of fear.
"Come at me, all of you! Don't be cowards! Haven't you been bullying me all this time because I stayed silent? Now, who’s the loser here!" Erland declared, clenching his fists.
His eyes were sharp. "Your mouths were quick to insult my wife, but now you’re silent? Are you mute? Oh, you’re cowards after all."
"Bastard! Who are you calling a coward!"
"Still denying? If you’re not cowards, then what are you? Fight me!"
The five workers began to be provoked by Erland’s taunts. They were furious.
"Beat this bastard! Teach him a lesson!"
"Attack!" A loud noise of punches and kicks began to be heard.
The five men who attacked Erland were knocked out one by one, all badly injured. Erland beat them like flies, defeating them swiftly.
[Player received 10 Bitcoins.]
[Player received 50 Bitcoins.]
Erland saw that all the seniors who had always bullied him were now unconscious. The system then appeared, showing the coin earnings he had received.
"Do I earn Bitcoins every time I beat them up?"
Erland smiled, although he wasn’t very familiar with this digital currency. But news in the papers often reported on the rising price of Bitcoin.
"I have a total of 60 Bitcoins, meaning I got 10 Bitcoins for each of them. Hahaha, the system really gives me money. It wasn’t in vain to complete the daily mission. The secret reward the system gave brings many benefits."
"Boss! Erland caused trouble! He picked a fight with the seniors!"
Erland couldn’t be complacent with the Bitcoins he had earned. At that moment, someone came to report to Teddy. Teddy’s already ugly face darkened with anger.
"Erland Colvin! How dare you cause the factory a loss!"
"The factory is at a loss? I’m the one at a loss here, Sir. Mr. Teddy, didn’t you see? The six of them ganged up on me first. If I didn’t fight back, I would be the one beaten up. Can Mr. Teddy guarantee my medical bills? You’ve been exploiting my labor! You often cut my pay! And Mr. Teddy just stood by while these seniors bullied me!"
"You!" Teddy felt humiliated. The foreman felt exposed because all his dirty secrets had been revealed. Erland had had enough of enduring the bullying.
"Shut your mouth, Erland! How dare you insult your superior! Do you want to be fired? I’ll make sure your pay is cut!"
Erland raised an eyebrow. He wiped his face and laughed.
Teddy became annoyed because Erland no longer seemed afraid of his threats.
"Cut my pay? Go ahead, keep cutting it, Sir! How much of the employees’ pay have you eaten already! You always looking down on workers while secretly taking their money. Thief!"
Teddy could no longer tolerate the insults. He looked for something to hit Erland with.
The fat man grabbed a wooden block from under the factory machine, used for fueling the furnace. The scene became lively.
The factory workers, who had pretended not to see Erland’s bullying and had remained silent about the injustices, now gathered around.
"Erland has gone mad."
"He wants to fight Teddy."
"Erland must really want to get fired."
"How does he think he’ll feed his family with stones? Besides working at the factory, where else can he get money? His wife is always sick. His parents are poor and in debt."
Erland’s ears were deaf to their low opinions of him. These workers had always been Teddy’s puppets. They always obeyed and flattered the foreman to get a raise. Their hypocrisy in ignoring the bad treatment Erland received was evident. These workers were not his colleagues; they were just trash.
"A punk like you will regret challenging me. After I beat you and fire you, you’ll be begging at my feet. You’ll be begging me for a job! Hahaha!" Teddy’s arrogant laughter made Erland grit his teeth. This fat man was very annoying. He was filth that deserved a beating.
[A societal waste boss has appeared. Teach him a lesson and earn 100 Bitcoins.]
A white light began to appear in front of Erland’s eyes. That power spread through his body again.
The system activated the bronze combat mode that had previously been dormant.
Erland saw a sign indicating 100 Bitcoins above Teddy’s head.
The ugly fat man was worth a lot. Erland wouldn’t waste this opportunity. He would make Teddy wish he were dead.
"Why are you smiling? Have you gone mad? Oh, maybe you want to apologize now?" Teddy held the wooden block, laughing arrogantly.
"Good, it’s better to realize before it’s too late. Quickly kneel, and I’ll forgive you if you kiss my shoes. You have to kiss them until they’re clean, hahaha." Teddy thrust the wooden block in front of Erland’s face. He smiled mockingly as if saying, you’ve already lost, Erland.
The other workers began to cheer, raising their hands high, pressuring Erland to obey Teddy’s command.
"Kneel, Erland!"
"Hey! Don’t be stubborn! The boss is still giving you a chance!"
"Hurry and apologize to him! Before you get fired!"
"Idiot! Lower your ego! Just kissing his shoes won’t kill you!"
"Stop holding onto your pride! You can’t feed your family with pride!"
"Kneel! Kneel!"
The cheers made Teddy even happier. His pride was sky-high. He looked down on Erland and spat in front of him.
"Kneel, loser! Didn’t you hear what your colleagues said? Quickly kiss my feet! Before my kindness disappears. You know, I’m a man who quickly changes my mind. This is your last chance, kneel and beg at my feet. Then I’ll forget about what happened today. I’ll act like nothing happened. You can go back to work and get your pay."
Teddy started patting Erland’s shoulder, smiling arrogantly.
Erland, feeling the pat, grabbed Teddy’s hand that was holding the wooden block.
"Are you finally going to kneel?" Teddy asked, feeling victorious, smiling disgustingly.
Erland replied with a thin smile. "Yes, Mr. Teddy, thank you."
"Hahaha! Good, good, you’re right to thank me. I am kind indeed."
"Who’s thanking you for your kindness, fatty! I’m thanking you because you’ll give me 100 Bitcoins!"
Everyone stared at each other, then looked at Erland before bursting into laughter. The workers, including Teddy, thought Erland was out of his mind, crushed by the burdens of his family's life."Hahaha! Erland, you're so ridiculous! You're going to get 100 Bitcoins from Mr. Teddy?""Hey buddy, do you think Mr. Teddy will generously give you Bitcoins? He wouldn't even deign to give you a single dollar!""What does Erland know about Bitcoin anyway? He must be bluffing! Pretending to know about Bitcoin, when in reality he's too dumb to go to college! He only graduated high school! What does he understand?"Teddy, hearing Erland being mocked by the workers, just smiled contentedly, feeling superior because of his education. Teddy was a college graduate, which is why he was able to hold the position of factory foreman now."Enough, Erland, there's no need to be embarrassed to apologize to me. Stop your nonsensical talk. Let me tell you, Bitcoin is a type of cryptocurrency. Your salary i
Two hours ago, after the incident at the factory, Erland didn't go straight home. He decided to go to the nearest convenience store and buy a cup of ramen noodles and a bottle of soda. He had something to check."How much money did I get when I sold this coin?"Erland opened the system's cash-box menu. It was 160 bitcoins. Erland ruffled his hair, he felt dizzy. How do I convert these bitcoins into dollars?"System, do you know how? I want to exchange these coins for real money! Not virtual money!"[Go to sales menu].Erland was surprised when the blue transparent screen changed to the sales menu. There were many items to buy or sell. This menu was similar to an online store, except that not all items could be sold."Are you serious? There's a menu like that?"Erland tried to touch the cryptocurrency sales image. A wide variety of crypto coins appeared. The price of each coin was listed in world currencies, not just dollars."This is amazing!" Erland exclaimed in amazement. He searche
"You must be lying! How could Erland have such a large balance! His salary as a factory worker is very low!""If you don't believe me, you can check."Anne's two friends looked at the computer screen in front of the cashier, their eyes perfectly round at the balance of $8,800,000. They were embarrassed.'Did this poor man secretly have a second job all this time? How does he have that much money?''Maybe Erland is lying to us with his shabby appearance. He's actually a rich man hiding his identity.'Erland who could read their hearts smiled, “Count all the groceries of my wife and these two women. It looks like they're daydreaming because they can't pay for their groceries.”“We don't need your money. We'll pay for it ourselves!”The two women hurriedly gave their credit cards, but strangely enough, their credit cards suddenly became unusable."Sorry, your credit card cannot be used for payment. Your card has been blocked by the bank.""What?""Maybe you owe a lot of money to the bank.
"Honey, I really don't want any secrets between us. But right now, I still can't tell you where the money came from. But I can promise you that I didn't get it by stealing or borrowing from loan sharks. I got a good paying job. I got out of the factory. This $8,800,000 I got as a bonus from my job.""What kind of job can pay that much, Erland? You scare me. I don't want you to get involved in anything dangerous."“Ainsley, listen to me. Look into my eyes. Do I look like a man who likes to do dirty work?”Ainsley shook her head. Erland grasped her hand tighter.“I won't do bad things or commit crimes just because of money. Trust me, this money is clean. You can trust me, right?”Ainsley paused, she hesitated but remembering all of Erland's struggles working hard to pay for her medical expenses, Ainsley had to trust her husband.“I believe you.”Erland smiled, "Thank you dear, thank you for believing in me."The transparent screen message disappeared and Erland breathed a sigh of relief
Ronald followed them into the bar, where some of the men from the group were smoking outside the singing room. They were dressed in dark gray clothes, with prominent snake tattoos on their hands."What are you looking at? Move it! Boss Jefrey is on the second floor."Several men in suits with guns surrounded the second floor, presumably those in charge of guarding the floor."Is that him?""Yes, boss."The dark-haired man with burns on parts of his face crossed his legs. He put out his cigarette, "How much money do you have to come looking for me?"Ronald took out a picture of Erland, "If you can confirm that he is disabled, I'll give you any amount!"Jefrey laughed, "Pft, hahaha, are you serious? You'll pay any amount? No nominal limit?"Ronald took out a blank check, "You can write the amount yourself. But if this plan fails, until the police find out. You will die.""Dead?" Jefrey smiled."Who do you think you are to hurt the boss?" Jefrey's men were angry."Before you kill the boss
"Mr. Erland, your father's operation will cost $50 million, including hospital fees. And I want to inform you that the operation requires payment in advance.""50 million dollars? Can I pay in installments, Nurse? I promise I'll pay it off soon, just please operate on my father's leg! His leg must not be amputated!""Only if you pay in full, Mr. Erland.""Please, allow me to pay in installments, Nurse.""I'm sorry, but our hospital does not offer a credit system.” One of the hospital visitors rushed forward and became angry."Damn you! This is a high-class hospital, you have to pay in advance, there's no negotiation. If you can't afford it, you should check the hospital's background before bringing your father here. If you're poor, you better take him to a county hospital that receives government subsidies. You're just making a fool of yourself!" "Knowing that you are poor, why did you bring him to an elite hospital? Are you trying to act like a rich person? You should know your pla
"She is here for work," Ronald answered. "We are short of servants." "What do you mean, Ronald?" Erland probed, trying to connect their shortage of servants with his sick wife's presence in that place. Ronald smirked. "What else do you think? Of course, Ainsley is here being a servant!" Erland's hands clenched tightly. Ronald enjoyed making the poor man angry. "The Thompson family is not a charity organization, we can't give out free money. If Ainsley asked for money to buy medicine, she has to work for it." Erland's patience was wearing thin. He quickly stepped forward and grabbed Ronald by the collar, pushing his body against the wall until he almost fell to the floor. "My wife is not just anyone! She is a daughter of the Thompson family! Your family too! Giving her a little money for medicine won't make you poor! Especially since she's sick! How could you make your sick sister work? What if her condition worsens! Heart failure is not a trivial disease." Ronald just laughed.
The command kept appearing, refusing to disappear. Even the mission completion time continued to move.[Time remaining: 8 minutes. Complete your mission before the penalty is imposed.]Erland was confused. In this critical situation, the strange screen kept pressing him. Meanwhile, his father-in-law started approaching him. The man's face darkened, fists clenched, ready to hit him.Ding! A new notification flashed on the screen.[Warning! Player Erland Colvin, the penalty for your mission failure is being prepared. A 1000-volt electric shock will be processed. You will soon experience death. Countdown starts: one minute, 60, 59, 58, 57...]With each passing second, Erland's heart pounded. With courage and a determination to defend himself, he delivered a hard punch to Edie's cheek, sending his father-in-law flying several meters and crashing into an antique vase displayed near the window.Erland's powerful punch caused the vase to crack and shatter across the floor. Ronald, Anne, Bre