Chapter 13: Phone Calls and Text Messages!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Ding! The beginner’s tutorial has ended. B-rank house-leaving crisis and above has been unlocked!”
Upon hearing this, Bruce felt weak in the stomach.
The fire was only considered a C-rank crisis. What kind of terrifying crisis awaits in the B-rank?!
At that moment, Bruce only wanted to shout at the sky, “F*ck, don’t make it harder for me!”
Then, he immediately calmed down — this was the system’s decision.
In other words, it seemed that the only he thing he could do is to be prepared for the upcoming crisis!
But no matter what it was, he had to talk about it tomorrow.
All he had to do now was sleep!
With such a beauty by his side, who would refuse a warm bed?
Moreover, according to Bruce’s speculations, the fire was the supposed ‘major crisis’. Things should be quiet before the next crisis comes — for a while at least.
The moonlight was just right, Bruce and Annie cuddled each other to slept.
It was already noon when Bruce woke up.
Annie was gone.
Bruce then glanced through the attribute panel.
Host: Bruce
Otaku level: 3 (3666/10000 growth rate 300/hour)
Points: 12
Strength: 14.9 (growth rate 0.3/hour)
Agility: 14.9 (growth rate 0.3/hour)
Vitality: 18.2 (growth rate 0.6/hour)
Spirit: 14.9 (growth rate 0.3/hour)
Skills: Eye of Truth (demigod, proficiency 30/10000), Breath-holding Mobility (intermediate, proficiency 10/10000), Beginner Recovery (intermediate, proficiency 20/1000), Icy Flurry (intermediate, proficiency 100/1000)
Free Time: 3 hours
Currently, Bruce’s vitality was already twice the amount of a normal person. With all his skills combined, his ability to protect himself wasn’t all that bad.
Continuously, he picked up his cell phone and noticed a few missed calls and text messages.
The text messages were from Annie. She reminded him to eat after he got up, and the rest was just a few ordinary texts.
After he replied to each of the messages, he looked through the missed calls. They were from the community worker – Aurora.
‘Why is she calling me?’
‘The party had ended, and the fire had been completely dealt with.’
‘Logically speaking, there should be nothing else she would contact me for. Does she think I no longer have hope for life? That’s incredible.’
After all, it was his personal problem. There was no need for Aurora to be worried about it
Now that she called him, Bruce knew that it must be another strange matter.
Not returning the call seemed a little impolite.
Just as Bruce contemplated on dialing, Annie sent a text message: “Bruce, everyone knows that you rescued the fireman yesterday. So Aurora said that she wants you to be the representative of the citizens during the fire. She wants to give you an interview and promote you as a spokesperson to other communities. You’re going to be a busy bee.”
While reading the text, Bruce’s facial expression became unusual.
It was as if what he saw weren’t words, but a bunch of random code.
‘Spokesperson?!’
‘Promote?!’
‘Busy?!’
In the end, it was just to get him to leave the house, wasn’t it?
‘No way!’
When Bruce was still thinking about how to reject the offer, Aurora called.
‘Forget it!’
‘I’ll just reject her directly.’
“Hello?”
“Hello, Mr. Bruce. Our community saw how calmly you handled the fire yesterday, especially when you saved that fireman. We’re planning to promote the news so that each community could inform their residents, raising awareness for fire precautions. Can you come to the community center right now?”
“I’m not going,” Bruce rejected her directly.
“Ding! Congratulations to the host for overcoming a F-rank house-leaving crisis.1 point rewarded!”
But Aurora did not give up upon hearing that rejection and said, “That’s fine, Mr. Bruce. We can go to your house for the interview. Plus, with the photo of your house, the situation would be clearer when we advertise it. How’s that?”
After hearing this, Bruce finally understood.
If he rejected Aurora now, this little bugger would definitely come to visit him in the future. Why not just let her come now?
It would let him help.
“That’s fine, but under one condition.”
“Mr. Bruce, you name it — as long as it’s not a strange request — I will try my best to fulfill it.”
‘Strange..’
Bruce didn’t know what Aurora was talking about.
He just thought of the passionate sex they’d have.
He shook his head. The thought of it seemed great, but now was not the time.
“Nothing crazy, I just want you to help me buy some stuff.”
“Okay, no problem. What do you need?!” Aurora agreed immediately.
“Okay, I’ll send you a list and give you the money when you come, okay?”
“Okay, got it. See you later.”
A minute later, Bruce finished typing the text: a game console, bedsheets, a TV, a cell phone, a laptop, a wireless Internet card, and a wireless walkie-talkie.
Although these items could be bought online, time and tide wait for no man. Who knew what would happen next?!
After seeing the message, there was an uncanny look in Aurora’s eyes
‘These are probably some preparations for not going out.’
Although she didn’t understand what was going on, Aurora didn’t push for further questions. She closed her phone and began preparing the items requested.
Things that could be bought with money were naturally better when bought with money. It would be wasteful if they were redeemed with points.
Though the quality of the double bed was great, and even if the fire did not burn it, 1 point was still very valuable.
Therefore, he would try to reduce such luxury in the future.
After making the appointment with Aurora, Bruce waited in the house. Not long after, a courier delivered the solar panels and generators that he had bought.
It costed him a lot of money as he chose the express delivery.
But at least it was efficienct.
When the installer finished his work, Bruce heard Aurora lead a number of people upstairs.
“This time, we’re here for an interview. Don’t provoke Mr. Bruce. We don’t know if he has any dark thoughts from yesterday’s incident, so try to reduce the unnecessary questions.”
Aurora was wearing a pantsuit which highlighted her curvy figure.
There were three people with her. Other than the two staff members that Bruce had met last time, a plain-looking man with a burly figure was there.
He was a member of the TV station and was carrying a movie camera.
“A simple interview will do. After all, he is not the main character this time. If it wasn’t for you guys, our television station might not have carried out an interview!”
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