Chapter 13

Reward

Even in his previous lifetime, Zachary, as a general rule, hid his emotions. He figured they were intel he should not hand over, and so at all times, his face was blank.

But today was different. Zachary had just received the first mission rewards from the system, and excitement poured out of him like sunshine through fine white linen; he glowed from the inside out. It felt like every fiber of his being was vibrating with anticipation when he looked at the virtual screen before him. He first rubbed his palms together and sat down on his bed before tapping on the system-shop tab that was still blinking red.

[Ding!

SYSTEM SHOP

->Gift Packs (temporarily-unlocked) (1 msg)

->Purchase Skills (locked)

->Purchase Elixirs (locked)

->Lottery Coupons (locked)

->lnventory (temporarily-unlocked)

(1 msg)]

The Gift-Pack tab was blinking red,

and Zachary right away extended

his right forefinger and tapped on

it. For the first time, he noticed that

the screen felt tangible against his

touch but d