Set To Learn, Don't Be Lazy!
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Saturday, 25th February 2017 0558hrs
“Matthheewwwww!!! Wake up, you sleepyhead. You know, it is not good for one to sleep too long in bed if one has a mission to complete, you know! Hahaha…! I just want to tell you that I had gotten a job already and I will be setting my status to ‘concentrate on the job’ now!”
“WHAT THE FUDGE!!! What time is it, SUE HUNTER? Can’t you wake up a person normally or what? God Dang! U U R R G G H H!!! I will have a heart attack if I am being awakened rudely every morning. Do you there is a song called “Rude Awakening”? Yeah! If not, then I am going to compose it and dedicate it to you, SUE HUNTER!!!”
“Ooooo, you are being really sweet to me, Matthew! By the way, I have never heard there’s a song called ‘Rude Awakening’ before and yeah, it would be a good title for a song. Its close to 6 am, Matthew! I think I should be waking you up at this hour every single day so you would have a wonderful start in the day!”
“SUE HUNTER!!! You, you… NEVERMIND. U R G H!!! Fudge it then. I am fully awake now. Are you coming along with me to the restroom or what? Shoo, Shoo, Shoo! Go and get yourself some breakfast without even brushing your teeth! By golly!!!”
I chased Sue Hunter off from my space bubble since she was intruding it early in the morning and I don’t feel comfortable if anyone who just got acquainted gets too close to me. It is not that she is not ideal for me but then I knew its way too troublesome to have someone climbing over your back all the time and not giving you space to breathe!
Today I decided not to do housekeeping as usual and decided to scrub the restroom as it doesn’t take too much time. In about 5 minutes, it was all clear of all soap scum on the glass over the sink top as well as the soap scums over at the showers. With just a squirt of vinegar and a bit of scrubbing is all it takes to remove it permanently.
Sue Hunter was exceptionally active today and she was seen flitting from one destitute to another and asking if the person is an NPC or a player! I had a hurried breakfast and then left after I bade farewell to Laura. It was only 645 am when I boarded the metro towards Russell Square Station.
“Good morning, Mr Edwards. I am here again as usual. Any luck on the two books that I had unearthed in the pile of books earlier?”
“Ah, good morning lad. I am putting a kettle to the boil and pikelets are on the way. Would you like to join me for a cuppa later on when the pikelets arrive, lad?”
“Sure, I would never turn down a pikelet with honey, cheese or butter. It would simply melt in the mouth and our hearts as well! Hahaha!”
I soon dived into the mountain of books as I once again sort out the books according to the genre on the floor first before I place them into their respective bins. Since all were hardcovers, it seemed much easier to handle them since the cover itself would not be dog-eared!
Just an hour passed and I had discovered yet another skill book. It looked new and pristine like as if it had been recently placed there so that I would find it. It had the same gold trimming which seemed to accentuate with its maroon book cover. I picked it up and it was yet another skill book that is not what I am looking for.
Skill Book of Fashion. Only women would need that! Do men need this? I don’t think so right? We won't be walking the catwalk and flaunting their clothes to the cameras and videos and the bright lights too. As I was about to toss the book aside, I was once again stopped by Sue the System.
“Wait, wait, wait. Don’t toss it aside. Do you know what you had discovered, Matthew? This book is much sought after by all the popstars here in this MMORPG! If you had read this book, not only you have a certain of flair on you but then even if you are in your knickers, your fans would think it’s a new fashion statement that you are making!”
“Besides, when you accomplish reading this, it would add to your Showmanship and Charisma! Just think about it, with your Basic Makeup and Basic Fashion, you could be anyone’s idol on the streets of London! And once your music had reached international standards, more audiences would be wooed by your appearance alone. Clean cut, clean music, clean fun!”
I wanted to take a peek on what’s inside the book but somehow I wasn’t able to turn the page since it was magically locked or something? I wanted to take a peek into it to make sure that what I would be utilising in the future would be of my benefit. Surely the system would not ask me to take those books based on gender preference like the system – a girl?
“You can unlock the Skill Books once you had purchased it and had decided to place it to “Learn Mode” or else the skill book would remain shut just like the way it is. The same goes for all the books in this way.”
“So, Sue, I would not be able to take a peek if its good for me or not, eh?”
“No, as a guidance system, I am here to advise you which are the books that would benefit you. Besides, I am sure that the skill books that had been listed for you would be good enough for a start. It has more than 11 books for now and it would take up quite some time for you to learn all the books to get all the 5 stars required.”
“If I set the status to Learn the books et cetera, how long would I be able to attain the 5 stars for each Skill Book?”
“Well, Matthew, if you set it to ‘Learn Mode’, then your progress for each star would be set to 5 days per star for all Basic Skills. In other words, it would take 25 days for you to complete a single Skill. However, if you set it to ‘Learn Mode’ and you practise what you are learning, then it would be reduced to 5 hours per star.”
“As I said before, if you concentrate on talking in front of a mirror for an hour, then you would be able to complete one star in 5 hours. Just imagine that in 5 hours, you could attain one star! If you are not working and concentrate talking in front of the mirror for 25 hours, you would earn 5 stars and max out on your abilities on Charisma!”
“WHAT THE FUDGE! How would you expect me to talk in front of a mirror without taking a single break and look like a looney!!!” I replied to Sue in anger and I was then unexpectedly forewarned. “Please curb your anger. The system has the right to work in a safe and non-abusive environment. If the system detects any kind of abuse or hostility, it will shut down for 8 hours, likewise for the penalty for profanities too.”
“Then what I should do next is to BLEEP BLEEP BLEEP BLEEEEEPPPP!!!”
I was enraged but I try not to be too fiery since I might get the books to be on fire! Besides, if Sue the system says that I need this book, then I will pass it to Mr Edwards before I resume my excavation work through the books, a book at a time!
“Ah, what a find, young lad. Let me take the book away and hand it once again to the associates. They would let me know about the 3 books, alright?”
I then continued to burrow through the pile of books once again after I handed the Skill Book to Mr Edwards.
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