[Name: Sean Alfie Edison]
[Age: 21 years old]
[Vitality: D]
[Points: 100]
[Add natural element: +]
Sean continued to stare at the screen in front of him. He still didn't understand. Where did he get those points from? This was something new to him.
"Did I get points for paying the rent and spending the money given by the system?"
Sean looked at his new glasses. If it was true that he got the points for using the money, then it would be easy for him. After all, who in the world doesn't like spending money?
But in a way, Sean felt strange. The name of this system was the Natural Power Control System, and the name of the mission he had to carry out was the Natural Balance Mission.
Could money bring nature into balance?
If he thought about it, it made little sense. He was treated unfairly because he had no money. Then once he had money, people would be a little nicer to him.
"That's right! Money can balance nature." Sean said with confidence.
He glanced at the wound on his hand. The blood was no longer flowing. The wound wasn't too bad, but it still hurt.
Nevertheless, Sean didn't want to bother. He was sure the system would heal it tomorrow. Anyway, drowsiness suddenly struck. Sean decided to sleep on the couch.
At exactly five in the morning, Sean woke up from his sleep. He immediately checked the wound on his hand and grimaced in pain.
"Why is that wound still there?" Sean wondered to himself.
This was not like last night. The wound was not healing. Although compared to the monster's scratch wound back then, the current wound was not so serious. However, why wasn't it healing?
"Do I have to be seriously injured for it to be healed by the system?"
Sean shook his head, "No. That's not possible."
He was overwhelmed with curiosity. This system was not as simple as he thought. After all, it did sound strange that his wounds could heal without medical assistance. Whoever knew this, must have been experimented on.
"Maybe that's not how it works." Sean exhaled roughly.
Then Sean went to the bathroom. He quickly cleaned himself up and treated his wound. If he knew it would be like this, he should have done so when he came home yesterday afternoon.
Sean changed his clothes. He was all dressed up and ready to go to campus this morning.
Feeling hungry, Sean decided to stop by a fast food restaurant. It was his regular place.
There, he felt like he was treated like a human being. The people in this place were quite friendly. Occasionally, the owner even gave him free bread or drinks.
Finished with his food, Sean continued his journey. He didn't want to miss the subway to Kingdom University.
It was quite crowded like any other day. Sean sat not far from the exit. Right next to a pretty girl with thick makeup.
The girl seemed to be the same age as Sean. He had also seen her several times in the same train carriage. But every time he got out of the train, Sean never saw her again. The girl just seemed to disappear.
When he got out of the carriage, Sean saw a middle-aged woman running in fear. The woman bumped into Sean and they both fell.
The man chasing the woman also stopped. His body was fat and made Sean a little scared. The man was breathing heavily. His face looked red with anger.
"Damn woman, how dare you run away from me!" the man shouted.
He walked up to the woman and pulled her hair. The woman could only cry and be in pain.
Without pity. Without feeling ashamed of the people around them. The man hit the woman quite hard.
The woman's body swayed towards Sean. Reflexively, Sean held her back. What he did made the man even angrier.
"You! Leave my wife alone!" the man shouted.
Sean was silent. He looked at the two in turn. Were they a married couple?
"Young man, help me. He keeps torturing me."
The woman looked terrified. She held Sean's hand very tightly, but her husband immediately pulled it away roughly.
"You unlucky woman! Who do you think is going to help you? Only I have the right to you!"
The man took his wife away by dragging her.
The woman kept crying and asking for help. However, no one wanted to help her. Everyone just glanced at her, felt sorry for her for a moment, and then went about their business.
Such was life in several cities in Silentfort, including the city of Yulricia, where Sean was born. There were not a few cases of domestic violence released by the government. The level of patriarchy here was still very high.
Not a few of the married couples divorced. Many also experience violence in public places. Like what this woman experienced.
Our highly individualistic society makes this a frequent, and often tragic, occurrence. They don't want to interfere because they feel it's none of their business.
"Stop it!" shouted Sean. They were only about five meters apart.
The angry man stopped what he was doing. He glanced at Sean. His face was red with anger.
"Did you just yell at me?" the man asked.
"She is your wife. Why were you so cruel to her?"
Sean didn't care about the man's anger. Even though the man was much bigger than him. He didn't care. His pity for the woman made him act recklessly. He also felt disgusted and thought of himself.
The students often noticed him when he was bullied by Arnold. None of them took the initiative to help him. Some of them even enjoyed it.
What she was experiencing now was the same. She needed help, but no one heard her. It was like they were suddenly deaf.
Sean knew how that felt.
Some of them might try to help by calling the police. However, sometimes it didn't help much.
"You'd better stay out of this, young man! This is our family business!" the man said.
He was about to walk back, but Sean's words stopped him.
"I won't interfere in your family affairs. But the violence you've committed is also unjustified."
Some people paused for a moment. They were curious about Sean's next move. If they got into a fight, it was obvious that Sean would have the most to lose.
"Violence? What do you know about violence?"
The man released his grip from his wife's arm. He rolled up his sleeves and walked towards Sean.
Sean was stunned. He was not afraid. For the first time, he dared to face another person in a crowd.
His resolve was made up. He didn't want to be bullied again, or see others being bullied in the crowd.
The man continued to rant and demonize his wife. He also accused Sean of being one of her mistresses.
His wife tried to stop him but ended up getting hit again. She fell to the floor and was in pain.
The man became even angrier. He lunged at Sean and was about to hit him. Fortunately, Sean was able to dodge at the last second. Otherwise, he would have lost one of his teeth.
"You bastard! You're just lucky, young man!"
The man looked even angrier. He was about to throw a punch at Sean when the voices of several people interrupted the two. The man immediately stopped his actions and looked towards the source of the sound.
Two women and three men were walking towards them. Sean didn't recognize any of them, but he had a feeling that he had seen the pins attached to their lapels. At the same time, the fat man looked very frightened at the arrival of the five people.
The five people stood in front of Sean. One of the two women briefly glanced at him from head to toe, then turned to look at the fat man.Being looked at in that way made Sean feel uncomfortable. He was offended. What's more, the person who was staring at him earlier seemed to look down on him.Sean didn't know who they were and why the woman was treating him that way. However, they looked like people with power.This was also reinforced by the fat man's reaction, which seemed frightened. Maybe they knew each other. That was good for Sean."We meet again, Mr. Hugo," said the woman who had been looking at Sean.Sean looked at the fat man. The woman had called him by his name. It was obvious that these six people knew each other."We got a report about violence in a public place. At first, we didn't think it was you." The tallest man said.The man named Hugo looked panicked. Then he said, "It's not what you think. I can explain it.""You are very good at acting."Another woman came in h
Alfred watched Sean's reaction intently. This wasn't the first time he had faced a case like this. It had been many times, with predictable results."Sir, I don't know them. I don't know Mrs. Emma. How can I be accused of being her mistress?" Sean asked.He was visibly unsettled. Ever since he saw the violence Hugo inflicted on Emma, Sean had made up his mind to help her. But what he got now was unexpected.The couple accused him of being Emma's mistress. This made no sense.After all, he was the victim of Rose and Arnold's affair. There was no way he was going to have an affair with Mrs. Emma, who was far away from him in age.Even if he had to have an affair, he would look for a girl more beautiful than Rose. Perhaps one of the two goddesses on campus would be better."I'm just trying to help her from her husband's abuse. That's it!" Sean continued.Alfred sighed. He seemed to know a few things about what happened to Sean."What made you want to help a stranger, young man?" asked Al
After thinking for a while, and getting some advice from Alfred, Sean finally decided to talk to the woman. He would give it a try first.Although he didn't know what the result would be, Sean didn't mind. He also didn't mind if he couldn't persuade Mrs. Emma to retract her statement. As long as the money requested was not more than $5,000, he would be fine.Sean was honestly surprised. Why did Alfred tell him to do this?Shouldn't it be their job to talk to Mrs. Emma, and explain that what she did was wrong?Sean was about to ask Alfred about this, but the man had already gone out of the room. Right after Sean decided to talk to Mrs. Emma. He immediately rushed off.Sean was again left alone. This time he just hoped that everything would go smoothly. He couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to leave this place immediately.In less than ten minutes, the door to the room opened again. Sean saw Alfred carrying Mrs. Emma into the room. He immediately stood up and looked at the woman with
[Name: Sean Alfie Edison][Age: 21 years old][Vitality: D][Points: 600][Add nature element: +]Sean stared at the changes on the screen intently. Then, he recalled what he had gone through that day. Not much. Just stayed in the office of the Women's and Children's Protection Organization and talked with Alfred and Mrs. Emma."I only used the money for food, but why did the points add up so much?" Sean wondered in his mind.He didn't understand what had happened. This system was completely new to him. Even about how it worked, it didn't seem as simple as Sean thought.Sean entered his house. He went straight to his room and lay down on the bed. His mind was still thinking about the five hundred points he had just gotten.Then Sean remembered the name of the mission he had to carry out. It was a nature balance mission, which he thought was a mission to spend the money given by the system.But it was not that simple. Sean began to realize that maybe the mission he had to carry out was
Sean began to turn on the faucet. He let the water just flow. There was a slight hesitation in him.Sean stared at the water in front of him. He didn't know what he should do. Slowly, Sean aimed one hand at the stream of water.Five minutes passed, and nothing changed. The water continued to flow, and Sean continued to stand there."What's going on? Why is there no change?" he thought.Nevertheless, Sean kept trying. Until seven minutes passed, he felt bored. He also felt that his efforts were in vain."Maybe the level should be higher so I can control the flow of water," he said.In the end, Sean gave up. He decided to take a shower. After all was done, he went out to get something to eat.Now he had quite a lot of money. Sean was going to start enjoying real life.He went to his regular fast food joint. As usual the people there were very friendly to him. Sean ordered the food he usually ordered there. Then left after paying and gave them a little more money than he had to pay.The
Sean set up his stance hesitantly. He had never fought before, so it was only natural that he set up his stance carelessly. His hands were already clenched into fists, and he took a position to attack.He made his facial expression as normal as possible. He didn't want to look scared or pitiful in the eyes of these three thugs, who were very arrogant and rude.He already had a strong determination to fight them. As for the outcome, he hoped that he could defeat the three men. Because, in a way, Sean was very curious about the points he would get.Fighting one thief, he got a hundred points. Helping Mrs. Emma from her abusive husband, he got five hundred points. Then, if he managed to defeat these three men, how many points would he get?Sean looked very curious about that.The three men in front of him smiled dismissively. They had beaten people up many times. It might even be their way of life. Therefore, seeing the way Sean set up his stance already made them confident that they wou
Sean stared at the unconscious girl in front of him. He didn't understand why the girl was unconscious after seeing him successfully defeat the three men who wanted to harass her. She should have been happy, not scared.Sean looked at the girl's face intently. The room was only dimly lit, but she looked quite beautiful, even though her face was puffy from crying. Likewise, her body was quite sexy. No wonder the three thugs wanted her.However, it was obvious that the behavior of the three men was unjustified. They indulged in their animal-like lust too much. To the point of causing many parties to suffer losses.Sean's gaze wandered around. The three men, who had underestimated him, were already lying on the floor. He didn't expect to defeat them without much effort. This was a big improvement in Sean's life.He was really happy that he managed to defeat the three of them and save the girl. He really couldn't imagine what would have happened to the girl if he hadn't arrived on time. O
Twenty minutes passed, but the person Sean had called didn't show up. Wendy began to look uncomfortable. She thought about her fate again."Why aren't they here yet?" Wendy ventured to ask."The distance from their office to here is quite far. Please be patient."Sean tried to understand the fear that Wendy felt. He wouldn't do anything bad to her, but it was natural for Wendy to doubt that. In fact, according to Sean, it was a good thing and could be called a form of self-defense."Who exactly did you call?" Wendy looked at Sean intently."Someone from the Women and Children Protection Organization You'll be safe with them," Sean said.Wendy's brow furrowed. She had never heard of the organization. Nor did she know if there was such an organization in Silentfort."It is an organization in charge of protecting women and children who are victims of violence. They will protect you. Take it easy."Sean seemed to be able to read Wendy's mind. Then, he explained to Wendy what a wom
Dion and Sean went straight to the woman. For a moment, they hoped it was Mrs. Anne, but it wasn’t her. Dion found out that the woman was one of Mrs. Anne's housemaids who had asked for a week off two days earlier.The girl's clothes were tidy, but there was a red stain on the sleeve of her white blouse. Her gaze seemed empty, but her cheeks were swollen. She also looked dazed."Lea, what's wrong? What happened to you?" Dion asked while shaking the girl named Lea's body."Dion, I'm sorry," Lea said. Her body suddenly collapsed to the ground, and she began crying.Dion and Sean looked at each other. Then, they took Lea to Mrs. Anne's yard and let her calm down.After a few minutes, Dion asked her to explain what had happened. Then, amidst her sobs, Lea explained little by little.Lea said that she had conspired with Donny to harm Mrs. Anne. When Donny failed to execute his plan, Lea and several other employees carried out a backup plan. They kidnapped Mrs. Anne while Dion was off guard
Sean noticed a change in Dion's demeanor. His expression seemed to hold back anger. His hands were clenched into fists, making Sean even more curious. Sean wanted to know what made Dion angry."Are you okay?" Sean asked.Dion snapped out of his thoughts. He turned to Sean with a slight smile."I'm fine. But you're not.""What do you mean?" Sean looked at him questioningly."Didn't I tell you before? They're from Keyville and part of a criminal group. They won’t let you off that easily,” Dion said.“But I honestly haven’t offended anyone. Why would they target me?”"Try to remember again," Dion suggested.Sean seemed to be reminiscing. His brows furrowed as he recalled something."Did you remember?" Dion asked.“I did have a fight with three thugs once, and I thought those five guys earlier might be their friends seeking revenge, but I don’t know where those three thugs were from. I also fought with someone from my college, but he’s not from Keyville,” Sean explained.“You fought three
Sean stared at the five people who were surrounding him. He had no idea who they were, and he had no idea how they had gotten into his house. Because, as Sean remembered, he always locked the door, whether he was home or away. The five people were wearing face coverings, so Sean couldn't see their faces. However, one thing Sean was sure of was that these five people had evil intentions towards him. The five people stared at each other. Then, at the same time, they attacked him. Sean tried to fight them off. Sean dodged some of their punches. He also tried to fight back by picking up items that were within easy reach and smashing them at them. Unfortunately, it didn’t succeed in cornering the five people. They just attacked Sean even more aggressively, making the man almost overwhelmed. If only he didn't have the power of the water element to block their blows, perhaps right now his body would have been battered. It could even be worse than that. Sean could feel that the strength
Early in the morning, Sean was already out of bed. This time there were guests at his house, and he felt responsible for giving them breakfast. Therefore, he went straight to the grocery store and bought some groceries to cook at home.Sean has been living alone for a long time, no wonder he is good at many things. Including cooking.The young man entered the kitchen and was surprised to find Mrs. Anne already there. The old woman seemed to be looking for something."What are you doing, Mrs. Anne?" asked Sean.Mrs. Anne immediately turned her head. She was surprised too."Ah, I'm looking for groceries. I thought I could help a little by cooking something for you." The old woman smiled awkwardly."You don't need to do that. You'd better go back to rest, let me do the cooking. When it's done, I'll call you and Dion."Sean put away the plastic bag he was carrying. Then he began to take out the contents and wash some foodstuffs that had to be washed.Sean can cook, but so far, he prefers
The gunshot was nothing but a warning sound from one of the police officers. They did that to get Sean and Donny to stop fighting on the spot. And yes, it worked.Sean looked at the two police officers who were currently with Mrs. Anne. He was surprised and did not expect this to happen. He was also happy with their arrival, knowing that Mrs. Anne would be completely safe.Next to the old woman was a well-built man whose face was battered. Sean remembered the man. He was one of Mrs. Anne's men who used to help the old woman get his things out of the house that Sean rented. None other than Donny's colleague as well.Regarding his battered face, Sean suspected that it was Donny's doing. They had a disagreement and ended up in a fight. Sean was also sure that he had called the police.Unlike Sean, who was happy about the arrival of the two policemen, Donny looked angry. He clenched his fists but did nothing."Stop your fight. And for the man named Donny, please come with us to the police
Sean still didn't move when Mrs. Anne asked him for help. He was still thinking about how the old woman had always treated him badly.As far back as Sean could remember, Mrs. Anne had never once treated him well. In Mrs. Anne's eyes, Sean was always wrong and just a poor young man with no future. Sean was still hurt by that.Although he now had the ability to awaken the power of natural elements, Sean felt that he was still an ordinary human being. His heart still ached from how people treated him. It was the same with his ego that asked Sean to ignore the old woman.Although the mission he had to carry out was a mission to help others, his heart still rejected it. He was not an angel who could forgive Mrs. Anne just like that. Nor was he a demon who would enjoy the evil that the man in front of them would do.Sean ruffled his hair in frustration. On the one hand, he wanted to help, but on the other hand, he didn't want to care. He was getting confused himself at the moment.For a mom
Sean snapped out of his reverie when he heard Arnold scream. He saw that the man had already thrown a fist at him. Sean panicked.He had no chance to dodge. The only way he had at the moment was to deflect Arnold's fist with his own. Then, with full awareness, Sean threw his fist. As for the consequences that he might get, Sean did not think about that.The only thing that was currently on his mind was how to avoid losing to Arnold. He was also thinking about how to avoid getting fatally injured. So inevitably, he would do the same with his opponent.Their fists clashed. So did their strength, causing both of them to retreat a few meters.Both Sean and Arnold were breathing heavily. Their hands were sore, but that was nothing."What the hell is this?! No one has escaped my fists so far." Arnold wondered to himself. He looked at Sean with a questioning gaze.Arnold was at the level three middle stage of the earth element, and the fist he threw just now was no ordinary fist. He gathered
Currently, Alfred was in the office of the central organization that he had previously alluded to. More precisely, he was in a room where the three corpses of the thugs who had been defeated by Sean were located. He was not alone. There was a man who was slightly older than him."One fugitive has been captured. Too bad he's dead," said the man next to Alfred.The man's name was Thomas Gordon. He was one of the people who worked there and was in charge of handling several cases caused by people from secret families. Thomas' eyes were only on Frank Matthew's body. He did not expect that this fugitive would end tragically. But in a way, he also felt happy about it."That's right. If he's still alive, we can extract information from him about the hidden fire element family." Alfred said."We already know that some of them are in Keyville and control most of the city. It's just that it's too dangerous to investigate them for now.""You're right. They are very dangerous.""The fact that Fra
Sean watched his system screen intently. There were still many things that made him curious.[Name: Sean Alfie Edison][Age: 21 years old][Vitality: A][Points: 100][Water element: Early stage Lv.03][Add nature element: +]"My vitality is already at rank A. Does that mean I'm already stronger than before?" Sean wondered to himself.In his previous rank, Sean had already managed to defeat three thugs without having to struggle. That meant, at his current rank, he had already become much stronger. This was obvious and should not be questioned."At my current rank, let alone fighting three thugs, even against monsters, I dare," Sean said it proudly. A smile was etched on his face.Aside from his vitality ranking, Sean also felt happier about the money he was earning. It was an amount of money that continued to grow a lot without having to work hard.Sean began to feel curious about the strength of the other elements.Were the points he had to spend the same as the points when he upgra