Human nature never changes. Someone just needed to post something they had just found interesting. Unluckily, Marx could not get recorded unless it was with his consent. The guard was still speaking and he had not even registered the fist that had landed on his face.
His glasses glew away and three teeth flew following the glasses. The guard then fell sideways his face deformed. His eyes wide with shock. The four remaining all stared at the fallen man who was almost twice the size of Marx.
They then sent glares at Marx who was shaking his wrist.
"Dammit! His face is hard," Marx cursed. He then raised his eyes to look at the four. Their faces just showed how angry they were. If not for the glasses, one could see the blood vessels reddening them.
They all sent fists at Marx. Marx just sighed. These guys were not even worth his time. Not even his match. Currently, probaby someone with their stats around 6 could give him a headache but these amateurs were nothing in his eyes. The battle was already over in his part.
With the speed fist techniques from the mission, the four men did not even see his fists. And so did the rest of the observers. It was like he walked past them. He was a meter away from them when they all fell on their knees their hands on their bellies.
Someone who had just recorded the video saved it but to his surprise, Marx's face was tampered and blurry. The person replayed the video but there was not a single part where his face was visible.
He raised the camera and took a photo of Marx but after saving it, his face was blurry. The person felt disappointed with this but he was not the only one. Everyone who recorded was disappointed. Still, it was going to get some views...
Marx walked towards receptionist and removed the UMC.When the receptionist saw the card, she felt her knees tremble. Just who had they offended. Not even 1% of the population had an UMC. Where was the mall heading after they just offended someone they shouldn't.
The lady picked the card with trembling hands and swiped it and handed it back with shaky hands. Marx snatched the card from her and walked outside under the atmosphere which had turned silent and stiff.
They sucked in cold breaths and they reaized that he did not deserve their pity but they should pity themselves. They watched his back as he left the mall without even turning to look back. The mall was already in his back books for they could tell already.
They should have noticed the Familiar on his shoulder all along. This was going to be the only recognizing factor about him in the video. His monkey Familiar. If Marx knew that he was going to trend, he would shed tears. He was not here for more than two hours yet he was already getting attention.
Marx stood outside the mall. He did not know where the ARPO was. He waited for a cab shuttle and instantly a red one stopped and Marx got inside as the door opened automaticaly for him. Years ago, in order to solve unemployment, the robot driven cab shuttles were eradicated and replaced with humans.
"Take me to the ARPO." He said. The cab shuttle took off and maintained a distance of a meter aboveground. It did not take long before the cab shuttle stopped. Marx saw the part where he was supposed to insert the card and paid.
He did not even seem to notice the sweat that formed as beads on the man's face. Marx thanked him and walked into the building. It was a twenty storey and the IRPO offices were in the tenth floor.
Marx walked into the elevator and he pressed the button. The elevator finally stopped at the tenth floor and Marx walked towards office. He stopped at the receptionist and stated his business. He was then directed to the animal department and he walked into the office.
He stated his purpose but he was shocked that one had to pay some tax and for him it was more than 100A per month. He signed the contract by scrolling to the last page and they scanned his ID and inserted some infromation into it.
Then Jerry was given a wrist band but it was the same as an ID. That was the connection between them. Marx gave his card and told them to deduct enough for ten years. By ten years, he was propably not going to be in the Milky Way.
The man stared at Marx with shock but he just sighed and a defeated smile appeared on his lips. He just could not compete with one of those of the upper echelon. Just how much money had he spent just on a familiar!Marx returned the card to the inventory and walked out.
He was now sure that he had met all requirments for him to walk freely. Now, the next part was looking for a house. But he was tempted to look for a bike. He stood at the roadside waiting for a cab shuttle and not long later one stopped next to him.
But he discarded the thought of buying the bike. He was just going to leave it here one day. Then he would have wasted his money. What a waste.
"Take me to a rental apartment."
The driver nodded and then drove away. After a while, Marx paid and got out. He stared at the apartment and walked inside. He walked to the receptionist who was a man. He told him about the room he required and the man told him the only available rooms were in the third floor.
Marx paid the rent which was 50A monthly. Very cheap. He paid a whole year's worth rent and picked the keycard to the room. The room also had key that he was given. He walked to the elevator and stopped at the room with the number on the keycard.
He got inside the one bedroom house and looked at its structure. There was a screen a coach, a table and shelves. It was better. He then walked to the bedroom. Other than the bed, there was only a wardrobe and a bedside table with a lamp.
He walked to the bed and lay facing the ceiling. Now he needed to know the course of action to take. He needed a starting point and he still had a debt to pay. It was just as he was thinking of this that thr system came demanding.
Marx grit his teeth but he could not go back on his word. He always kept his promise.
" Alright, exploit me!"
Marx was shocked when he heard that there was an assassin organization. He could not believe that these people were given rights to run such a business.
"Is that even legal?"
Marx could feel his hair rise when he heard the explanation. He was being indulged in illegal activities here. It was a good name to begin with for the organization.
"What should I know before I go to apply?"
Marx listened intently. And nodded. All he needed was a name. He had the rest. Only that the helmet was only available to him for only one hour but he was sure that the time had increased. For his name, it was going to be a secret he would reveal when he was getting registered. Marx walked to the bathroom and took a quick shower. He then changed his shirt and went to the coach. He switched the screen on and checked if there was anything worth watching. Just then, he saw an advertisement that made his heart beat in excitement. [It is only a few weeks left for the junior millitary schools to have their entrance exams. Everyone is eager to see the new geniuses risk their lives to take the tests of the military school or rather say, the military academies. [ Our prestigious top ten academies with their branches in this planet will have their entrance examinations live broadcasted to you through our channels. Preparations are still ongoing and the organizers are as eager as we are to the examination...] "Wow. I want to join the number one academy," Marx spoke with awe. Marx asked for his stats and he did not understand how they had increased while all he had done was sleep and argue with the system but he realized that it was probably about the energy from the cube. Speed- 5.01 Agility- 5.0 Reaction- 5.01 Stamina- 5.11 Coordination- 5.0 Intelligence- 6.1> Marx sighed. Now they had increased a decimal point. But it might seem insignificant but across geniuses, the 0.01 difference could make one lose a battle. But he was glad his stats had already reached 5. But for his intelligence, it was going to stagnate for a while. He realized that for him to link with the system fully, he had to have his intelligence reaching 10. This was because, as he was now, he could not manage to hold all that information from the system. It would probably send him into a psychotic state if activated...