After waking up Carlos found that he could not see the blue screen anymore. He thought that he must have been seeing things because of the head injury and now that he is well rested he is not seeing things anymore.
[System Initialising...]
The sudden appearance of the familiar blue screen almost made Carlos scream but he managed to not shout at the last moment. Suddenly he realised the implication of the appearance of the blue screen. That what happened before he passed out was not his imagination. Either that or he is going crazy.
[Tutorial Initiated...]
[The Automotive System will help the host to improve anything related to automobiles. To start, think 'Stats']
Still confused and worried at the prospect of him going crazy, Carlos decided to do what the blue screen in front of him told him to do and thought 'Stats'
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Name: Carlos Reidrich
Age: 21
Strength: 14
Dexterity: 12
Intelligence: 9
Points: 0
[Skills]
[Upgrades]
[Shop]
[Inventory]
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Carlos was dazed by the appearance of the new screen. It looked like a screen from an RPG he used to play as a kid. Not understanding what this is, he thought 'What the hell is this? Am I in some game? Did my brain short circuit?'
[Welcome to the 'Stats' screen. Here the host can see the physical stats of the host. A healthy and fit body is required to work with automobiles after all. Think 'Skills' to view the skills you posses]
Slightly getting hold of the situation Carlos decided to continue with this so-called 'Tutorial'. Normally in games, you get some kind of reward during or after the 'Tutorial'. So keeping his finger crossed he thought 'Skills'.
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{Skills}
[Hoisting Lv 3]
[Tool Handling Lv 3]
[Overall Checking Lv 2]
[Carwash Lv 4]
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[The system has found the hosts previous experience with automobiles and have added to the skill list. The maximum level for a skill is 10. Repeated use of a skill will help to level it up.]
[Think of a skill to find it's description.]
'Hoisting' thought Carlos deciding to try out this new feature.
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{Hoisting (Common)}
It's an important skill which is required for any job that may require something to be suspended.
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'No shit Sherlock! I can get that from the name. Is the system trolling me.'
[To go back to the previous menu think 'Back'. To go back to the 'Stats' menu think 'Main']
'Main'
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Name: Carlos Reidrich
Age: 21
Strength: 14
Dexterity: 12
Intelligence: 9
Points: 0
[Skills]
[Upgrades]
[Shop]
[Inventory]
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[Think of the next category you would like to get information on.]
'Well, Skills seems to be what I gain through practice. Let's see what 'Upgrades' do. Maybe I can become Superman or maybe a transformer.'
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[Host does not own any vehicles or parts that can be upgraded. Please come back when you have vehicles or parts that can be upgraded.]
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'.....'
'The system sure is salty. Well, let's see what other things the system has.'
'Shop.'
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{Shop}
[The host can buy various products which can help improve an automobile. This includes parts, paints, materials, chassis and blueprints.]
[Paints]
[Materials]
[Parts]
[Chassis]
[Blueprint]
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After browsing through the different products in the shop Carlos didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The cheapest item he could find in the shop was regular paint. And that cost 100 points. He didn't know whether it was costly or cheap but he knew that the blueprints were very costly.
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[Hydraulic Suspension Blueprint]
Cost: 100,000 credits
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And this was the cheapest blueprint he could find. He found that the listing in the shop was according to price. He also found filters that can be used to shorten the search. There was also search toolbar that can be used to minimise the range of search.
'Well, I can't do anything in here for now. So let's go back and look at the 'Inventory'.'
'Inventory'
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{Inventory}
[The host can place anything that belongs to you rightfully or has been purchased from the system shop in the Inventory.]
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'Looks like the system does not want me to become a bank robber huh. Well, I was not planning to become one anyways. Whatever, let's figure things out as it comes.' thought Carlos.
[Tutorial Complete.]
[Begginer's Pack has been awarded.]
[Check 'Inventory' for the pack.]
'There it is. Hope it is something good.'
Praying for something good to come from the pack, Carlos thought 'Inventory.'
Then a blue box with 20 grid appeared in front of him. In one of the boxes, there was a green colour card twirling around. He imagined himself picking the up the pack but nothing happened. Then he thought of tearing it and suddenly the pack disappeared. Instead, there was a golden coloured card in its place.
[Begginer's Pack opened.]
[2000 points awarded. Skill card awarded (Rare).]
Thinking that a rare skill must be a good one, he thought of using it and suddenly he felt lightheaded. But it was only for a short while.
[Skill [Scan] has been learned.]
'Let's see what this skill does.' thought Carlos and a screen with the details of the skill appeared in front of him.
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{Scan (Rare)}
This skill lets the host scan people and finds any skill that may be related to automobiles that they may possess. Or it can scan any automobile to give the specifications of different parts. It is a non-upgradeable skill.
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The first thought that appeared in Carlo's mind when he saw the description was 'Police Car Auction.'