"We're here," Malcolm Miller said as he stood in front of the metal door together with Audrey Williams.
Creak! Creak! Creak! The door opened as they both walked in. The sight in front of them was a weak, thin man who looked no better than a skeleton, his spar hair clung to his face as his cheeks boned out, and his eyes sunk in.
He looked like a walking dead, coupled with his hospital outfit.
Audrey was endowed with beauty and grace, her small oval face donned with blue eyes and a high nose bridge, coupled with her enchanting figure and her blond hair.
Malcolm stood out equally handsome but with a hint of fierceness around his handsome countenance, his light brown amber eyes had a touch of arrogance, and his Black wavy hair shined like that of volcanic glass.
"Brother, l can see you are still alive, this is great, so i hope the service here is to your liking," Malcolm said as he saw the weak man.
"Malcolm, Audrey, you two traitors, forget it I will never sign that agreement, l would rather destroy my empire than give it to both of you," Eren said in anger.
"When did all this begin". Eren thought as his gaze rested on Malcolm. Ever since their parents died, all he could remember was the 8-year-old child running after him calling him "big brother".
He labored from scratch as his uncles confiscated every bit of property owned by his parents. He started working at a junkyard, where food was scarce, but he made sure Malcolm got the best side of the meal with a daily ration of 3 meals a day.
Most times he starved, but he made sure Malcolm was well-fed.
After securing his first significant amount of wealth, his circumstances improved, which allowed him to enroll Malcolm in a reputable school. However, as his success grew, so did his workload.
The demands of these expanding businesses made him spend less time with Malcolm. Reflecting on this, Eren couldn't help but feel a sense of regret and self-blame.
He wondered if his lack of attention and presence contributed to Malcolm's current situation.
This realization weighed heavily on Eren, making him question his priorities and decisions. He wished he could go back and change the past.
"Malcolm, I apologize for not being there for you, but why did you do this? How fragile was your love for me that you had to collide with my enemies to go against me? You know how l suffered to build TRENOX Group, but you aim to destroy my life's achievement?
You poisoned me and put me here, why Malcolm, why?" Eren uttered in pain
"You want to know the reason? Eren, hahaha, don't kid me, you are the reason, and you will always be the reason, ever since we were small, l was always the junior brother of the all-talented Eren.
Nobody saw my abilities because you were there, you were just like an annoying stain that refused to wash away.
You said it yourself that you built TRENOX yourself, where do l come in here, l freaking hate you, you are constantly hugging all the game and glory to yourself while you leave the scraps for me to get," Malcolm said, his eyes green with envy.
"That's why l collided with Audrey's family and regularly drugged your morning tea every day for five years. To be honest, words cannot express my happiness seeing you like this because very soon, Eren will die and Malcolm will thrive. Malcolm continued
"Exactly, Eren! Malcolm, l took great pains fawning on you, you have no idea how much hatred l have for you each time i am addressed as your fiancée, Malcolm is the one l love, not you, Now sign this paper so we can't get out of this disgusting place," Audrey said as she tossed a paper bag to Eren.
Eren's sight shifted to Audrey, honestly, he had no impression of this idiotic socialist, the only thing he could remember was him being engaged to her because of a deal, but he made sure she got everything she wanted, so it still hurt seeing her all lovey-dovey with Malcolm, but that wasn't even his concern as his gaze glued onto the agreement in the bag.
"You guys got to be kidding me, l will never do such a thing, l won't give up all my life's achievements to a number of white-eyed wolves.
You want recognition, build your company step by step, and stop being such a wimp, Malcolm. Only fools give excuses for their inadequacy." Eren uttered in anger.
"As for you, you can take the garbage for all l care, it's as disgusting as you by the way, and just for your info, l never liked you so stop treating yourself as a treasure and get the heck out of my face, Eren continued as he tossed the paper bag back at Audrey.
"You bastard, how dare you" Audrey shouted in rage as she glared at Eren.
"It hurts when someone tells you to your face how insignificant and ugly you are? Oops, I'm so sorry I kept this from you all this while." Eren jokes.
"Enough! Eren, how dare you insult my girl, l have no patience left for you, look at this, you might want to consider your stance again".
Malcolm said as he tossed another paper bag back to Eren.
"What's this, Malcolm, you bastard! How could you do this, you, you... Killed Fred, how come, he was my friend, he was like a brother to you, you killed him, why?" Eren shouted in rage as he lunged himself at Malcolm, but he was easily subdued.
"Eren, if I could treat you my brother like this, what a more mere childhood friend, Eren, anything that stands in my way of getting TRENOX will be eliminated. So sign these documents or Fred's family will join him in the grave, this choice is yours". Malcolm smirked.
Eren signed the papers and returned the documents to Malcolm.
"Let's get the hell out of here Audrey, our work here is done.," Malcolm said as he held Audrey and they both walked out.
"Eren has tried, we should give him a gift, don't you think, Audrey?" Malcolm asked Audrey as they descended the slope in their Macbeth car.
"Of course, we should give him a present, what present will suit Eren more, let me think, oh ah death, we can kill him.
To be honest, death will be best, Eren is a threat as long as he's alive, let's kill him now that we have milked out his value". Audrey said as she tapped her fingers on her jaw
"Wow, you always know what I am thinking. Okay, let's kill him."
Chris alerted Hanks to take him out, don't make it too painful, he is still my brother, Malcolm told the driver as if he were talking about the weather and not someone's life.
"Taken sir"....... Hanks, cold red confirmed, kills the hostage. He said to an accomplice on the phone.
In the psychiatric hospital, Footsteps could be heard as a burly man dressed in a black suit walked briskly to Eren's room, in his hands was an injection containing cyanide, a deadly poison that kills in minutes.
He slowly walked towards Eren who was currently grieving the loss of a dear friend, and slashed the needle at Eren's arm.
Eren struggled against Hanks in an attempt to safeguard his life. As he crawled on the floor, he managed to grab the iron table and smashed it on Hanks's head.
"Ahhh!" Hanks screams as he collapses on the floor, using that breather Eren runs out of the already opened door, as he runs, he can slowly feel his body weakening, his feet stiffening and his blood turning cold.
Eren's entire being screamed for him to stop, but as he saw the speck of light coming from the far end of the corridor, he felt a surging strength arise within him.
"I can't die here, l need to live, just five more steps, run, please run, Eren run" Eren urges himself as he sees the lights closer than ever.
Finally, he runs out of the building, "No..... This can't be, how can this be" Eren exclaims in disbelief as he looks around the cliff he is on, and beneath the cliff is a raging sea.
"What should l"..... Thump, thump. The sounds of gunshots cut Eren's imagination short as its force threw him unbalanced into the embrace of the sea.
Splash! Sounds of water echo as Eren's body falls headfirst in. As Eren hit the water, all he could feel was heart-wrenching pain that threatened to rip his whole body to pieces, coupled with the cyanide poison and the gunshots.
Eren could feel death approaching as he slowly closed his eyes, just as he was about to take his last breath, a flash of light that tore through the Earth's atmosphere blasted right into his brain, forcing him into a coma.
"Host detected, Host detected, system initializing 5? 15...... 79..... 99... 100. System bounded, detected hosts are facing a life and death situation, offering emergency help, instant rejuvenation
In that instant, the torn tissues and damaged body of Eren began to rapidly fix itself as a white liquid circulated Eren's body. His physical injuries also began fading rapidly, but Eren was too unconscious to notice all this.
Splash! The waves hit the shore as it brought Eren's body along with it Eren's body....
Wow! What beautiful scenery, this must be heaven, right, Eren muttered as he stared at the pure white expanse that stretched to infinity.
"Welcome Master Eren" A voice interrupted thought. "What! Who are you and where is this?" Eren asked as he looked around the vast space that looked too virtual, it didn't look like heaven, it was just white, too white to be exact.
"I am the Al of the SUPER BUYER SYSTEM of which you are the host, You are currently in the system's space which is located in your consciousness."
"Wow, l have a system, doesn't that only happen in novels, how could i get one, especially one with such a high-sounding name?" Eren asked puzzled
"The system is only one of a kind and is given to whoever is deemed worthy of it, someone who has high mental fortitude and reasonableness, and you were chosen to be the host of the system.
You did not lose your mind or collapse mentally despite the series of consecutive mental blows you suffered, and you showed reasonableness in choosing to give up wealth to save the lives of your friend's family
This made you a worthy host of the SUPER BUYER SYSTEM." The system's Al answered Eren's second question while ignoring Eren's first question about the system existing only in novels.
"Are those only the things the system checks out for while selecting its host and why are they necessary, also what are you addressed by, surely l can't keep calling your system's Al, what's the function and purpose of the system?
What's happening to my body as l I am talking to you now? Who are the people who gave me the system, do you have a physical body, are there other system users like me?"
Eren unleashed a barrage of questions on the system's Al, "These are the only things checked, the host needs to have strong mental fortitude because the system contains numerous secrets and information that would blow the brain of an ordinary man with low mental fortitude or render him brain-dead.
The host is responsible for giving me a name, whether the name you decide is what I will bear. Your authority is not enough to know the creators of the system, when you reach the highest level possible, which is quite far, the information will be made known to you.
I have a physical body, but you have to reach level 15 before you can see me. There are other system users but not in the world you currently reside, so there's no way you will run into someone with a system on planet Earth aside from you." the system calmly replied to him.
[As for the functions of the system. Everything can be bought in this world, the SUPER BUYER SYSTEM will assist the host to be the wealthiest man on planet Earth not in material possession but in intangible things]
[The system is designed to help the host attain perfection in every criterion of life, below are your stats by which your progress is graded]
Host: Eren wind chaser
Age:26
Height:181 cm
Intelligence:20(78)
Strength:5(50)
Charm: 3(80)
Speed:4(32)
Mind power: 100
System's origin($$$-$&$)
Buyer points: 0
Skills: 0
Seeing his status, Eren was simply speechless.
"Ehm, system's Al, this is a joke, right? How in the world are my stats this miserable, you gave me 20 in intelligence, l don't mean to brag, but I am among the list of genius businessmen.
I won the best businessman among the younger generation for the last 4 years, surely that is worth more than a 20% rating.
As for my strength, please tell me you made a mistake, l can't be that weak, l will wisely not comment on my charm, the result is simply horrendous." Eren said speechlessly
[Host, please do not use just a low award list to judge the system's way of evaluation.
While you were a genius on that list, in the system's eyes, your business skills are merely so-so, just managing to touch the line of average.
The system has a lot to change in you, but first will be your mentality.
Since you have been chosen as the host of the system, you can't allow yourself to think averagely, your mind should elevate as your position and your wealth would elevate.
As for the other things in your stats, the numbers in brackets are the original stats you had but because of your serious life-threatening injuries, they are reduced in value, continue to improve to get them back]
"You are right, the system has given me a second shot at life, l am not going to leave as I did before, in this life, l won't work for money, money will work for me.
I will control this very world and, to be a great legend that will not be forgotten, my enemies will tremble at the mere mention of my name.
Fred, will you walk this journey with me, will you create this legend with me?" Eren said with a determined gaze as he gave the system's Al the name of his deceased friend 'Fred'.
[Very well, Master Eren, l shall journey with you and witness your transformation. The originators are pleased with your mindset, the mindset of a conqueror].
"How can I get buyer points and how do l increase my respective stats" Eren inquired?
[The system works with a sign-in system that checks in every day and to get buyer points you need to complete system missions. The buyer points can be used to purchase items in the systems space]
[You have a starter package, do you want to open it]
"Of course, l want to open it" Eren replied, instantly a force pulled Eren out of his consciousness. Then the sound of beeping messages began to ring in Eren's head.
[You received extreme luck, beginner sailor's experience, beginner medical talent, a bottle of water, a speed boat, 1000 BP, a sweatshirt and pants, a plate of Korean Ramyun with soft-boiled egg, extreme physique]
Instantly, Eren's body began to undergo heart-wrenching reconstruction.
"Ahhhh!" Eren screamed as he rolled on the floor, he could feel all his body cells ripping and repairing themselves, the pain was so intense that he passed out.
Eren's body continued the process for more than 2 hours before finally receding. The change was evident, Eren gained a perfect physique, his muscles were evenly distributed around his body, his height was now at 190 cm, and the tiny imperfections noticed in every human body were completely absent.
Mhm, Eren grunted as he woke up, groggily standing up, he made his way to the river to wash his face.
"Fuck!!! Who the hell is this?" Eren exclaims as he touches his face and body.
"Wow, l have gained the body of the ancient Greek gods, this is wonderful. Fred, show me my stats."
[Okay sir]
Host: Eren
Age: 26
Height: 190 cm
Intelligence:84
Speed:79 (average man is 45)
Strength:196 (average man is 100)
Charm: 134
Mind power: 132
System's origin($$$-$&$)
Buyer points: 1000 BP
Skills: beginners' medical knowledge, beginner sailor's experience.
System's inventory: a bottle of water, a plate of ramyun, sweatshirt, pants, speedboat
System's origin:($$&$&&)
Talent: extreme physique, extreme luck
Seeing the changes in his stats, Eren was elated, with the system, his road to revenge and bringing number 1is within reach.
"System, l haven't seen my extreme luck, are you sure l received it? Also, how do I access my system inventory and how do l open the system's shop?"
[luck is an intangible substance, it is already within you, and you don't need to feel anything.
To access your inventory, just call the inventory in your mind and your consciousness will drift to it, the system's shop is opened the same way, but you need 1000bp to activate the system's shop, so it is still locked]
"Okay," Eren replied as he called out in his mind inventory, suddenly he felt his consciousness transported in space similar to the system's space, the only difference being the items orderly stacked in it.
[The room can be modified according to your instructions, Master Eren] Fred chipped in from the side.
"Oh, they make the background blue and black. Divide the warehouse space into three, namely light, average, and heavy, and stack the items l receive according to this arrangement.
Also, differentiate essential items from the less needed ones" Eren said
Immediately, the changes were put into effect and the entire space underwent massive reshuffling. It became more orderly and spacious.
Satisfied, Eren touched each of the items one by one and was surprised that they disappeared. Stunned, he quickly withdrew his consciousness and saw all the items he touched now beside him.
He hurriedly wore the sweatshirt and pants and also ate the food provided by the system. The food was so delicious that he couldn't describe it. As expected of the system, the food is lit.