This is the first time he is not going to upgrade things.
The first day of waiting and he is already feeling a bit restless.
Since day one of waking up, he has been using his upgrades to take care of his needs. So not using it is causing him to be a bit troubled.
It seems like he has become used to using his powers. He wanted to use it again.
'No! I have to wait for eight days!" He chided himself with a shake of his head.
To deal with this restlessness, he decided to look at his phone and write things all day. It's the only thing he can think of doing right now.
~~o~~
The second to sixth day is spent trying out some of the food from ODO's shop.
He is glad that the food came with their own containers. He have tried lunchboxes, chicken wings, burgers, and some arrays of salad.
While ODO can't sell anything that are cold or any beverages, it seems like it can still make things like salad or lasagnas.
He also takes this time and try some food he have only seen on TVs, animes, or webnovels. Food like ramen, yakisoba, siomai, siopao, bibimbap, and other food from the east.
They also came with their own containers. Like the ramen have their porcelain bowls, siomai are in their own plastic container, and bibimbap with it's deep black bowl.
All of it are delicious. He felt very satisfied by it.
He have also taken to doing some exercises, having enough nutrients inside his body. He can't really do any strenuous workout with the place being limited, but he can do something simple like pushups, situps, and curl ups.
He didn't want to be a useless lard of fat, sitting on the bed like an idiot. So he decided to do this.
Some of his fat is coming back thanks to the meal he have, so he can use this to strengthen his body.
Still, despite all of these activities, it is becoming monotonous. So he wanted to look for some sort of pastime.
~~o~~
On the seventh day, he have decided to test up some of his weapons on the second floor. Of course he is going to point it outside.
He have already opened the windows and is overlooking the scenery that his defense turned into a wasteland.
It seems like they take care of the corpses and every undesirables here, seeing nothing of them remaining. Not even their corpses were spared.
"Okay. Let's try this baby!"
He took one of the bulky weapons on the storage. This weapon is very large, and he have to carry it with his arms just to line it up carefully. The name of the weapon is the Doom Blaster.
"What can this do?"
["It can shoot an energy blast that will explode on solid contact. The explosion can level up a whole building."]
"Oh.... maybe I shouldn't try this one." He said sheepishly.
Then he put it on the dimensional storage before taking another one. This time it's a red rifle with some flaming designs on it. The name of this weapon is the Burn Rifle.
"What can it do?"
["This can shoot concentrated incendiary bullets, which can burn anything it touches. It is not good for solid things like vehicles, unless you hit their fuel tanks."]
"I see."
He took aim on the outside, then he pulls the trigger. He felt a bit of a feedback, but is not that surprised being used to guns.
The shot leaves a trail red as it wheezes through the air. Then it hits the ground, letting out a sputter of flames on it before it quickly vanishes.
"Wow. That is a bit satisfying." He said.
He tried using it for a bit more before finally deciding to change to something else.
This time, it is a futuristic looking gun. It's nuzzle looks like the mandibles of an antlion. This one is called as the Power Repulser.
"So...."
Prompting the DF, it responds to him.
["This charges electrical energy and shoots it out. The resulting shockwave can stun every biological organisms. Please hold the trigger to charge your shot. You can charge it up to ten seconds max. You can let go of the trigger after taking a careful aim."]
"Oh..." He takes aim on the distance.
He holds the trigger, and see the tip of the mandible-like nuzzle crackling with energy. A ball of electrical energy slowly forms on the tip.
After waiting for ten seconds, he finally felt satisfied and let go of the trigger.
This one didn't make any recoil. The ball just shoots out at neck breaking speed. In just the time it took him to blink, the ball of concentrated electricity hits the ground on the distance and explodes, causing a shockwave of electricity.
"That's so fucking cool!" He exclaims in excitement.
He goes around his other guns, testing it out. Whenever it sounds too dangerous or destructive, he won't test it and put it back as quickly.
The day passes just like that.
~~o~~
Finally. It is the eight day.
The sun is just going to rise when he sits up on his bed. Despite feeling lightheaded at the early time he wakes up, he is very excited for this.
"Okay! Time to upgrade my upgrading power!"
[Status]
Neil Howard (Human/Male)
Upgrades : 101
He have endured. He managed to store all of that upgrades until this day comes. He felt very excited for this day to come.
In an impatient manner, he quickly thinks of using his power to his status.
[Would you like to upgrade (Upgrades)?]
"Of course yes!"
[(Upgrades) has been upgraded]
[Upgrade income increases by 10]
After that message, it is gone. There is nothing else other than that.
He tries to wait for it, but nothing is really showing up.
"Wait. That's it?" He asked in incomprehension.
It felt anticlimactic. All this buildup, and the only thing it did is increase his upgrade income by 10.
"Damn, talk about a low return!"
He felt like he was scammed, though he can only blame himself for that. There are no user manual at all, so he didn't know what will happen after upgrading something.
He takes a sigh before looking at his status.
[Would you like to upgrade (Upgrades)?]
[Insufficient Points. 500 Upgrades are needed!]
"Yeah, of course it won't be that easy!" He clicks his tongue in annoyance. "Ugh... I still feel sleepy. I should sleep for now..."
In depression, he decided to sleep it up.