Three days passed.
Christian had just arrived home from school and was sitting at the chair in his room. His looked forward event receiving the accumulated Idle practice, would happen now, with his level increasing, and his hypothesis about gaining one more Idle Practice Slot, he could affirm that this was his favorite time.
[First Slot - Trading - 16:10:01/24:00:00]
[Second Slot - Program Hacking - 16:10:10/24:00:00]
After staring at the system window in front of him for a while, Christian didn't collect the rewards immediately. Instead, he thought of his parents, who were devout Christians, then his and his sister's names which were based on their faith. And while he didn't believe in God, he did believe there was some great power out there.
He was eight years old when they died, so he still remembered them, though not very clearly. And while he would occasionally think of them, how his and his sister's life would be a lot better with their presence. Still he never prayed, reasoning that they were already gone. So, should he really follow their religion now, when he hadn't done so while they were alive?
His answer was no, but today he decided to do things differently. In honor of his parents, he resolved to live a life worthy of his name, Christian, and to pray to God—for the first time—to grant him a third Idle Slot.
Even though his progress now could be considered very fast, he actually wasn't satisfied. Before he had the system, he didn't feel he needed anything, just a roof over his head, some food, and internet.
But now, after experiencing the benefits of the Idle System, getting a taste of it. He felt like he needed so much more, and no matter how many Idle Practice slots existed, they would never be enough.
Putting his palms together and staying silent, and to have the effect of two go is always better than one, Christian made his wish—for his parents to find peace, for him to gain a third slot, a fourth slot, and, if possible, even some more.
After nearly ten minutes, feeling like he was finally ready, he willed the system to collect the accumulated knowledge.
[You have received 135 Experience]
[You have received 90 Experience]
[Your Level has increased]
[You have received 2 unassigned points]
[The Idle practicing slots have became 3]
[The skill Intermediate Trading had become Lv.6(25%)]
[The skill Basic Program Hacking had become Lv.6(70%)]
Having grown accustomed to the surge of information, it didn't take him long to digest it. Then, he turned his attention to the system windows—finally, it was time for the revelation.
"Yes!"
Reading the messages, Christian couldn't help but shout with joy. He had finally gotten the third slot and felt so happy he could almost fly.
Thinking of his previous plans again, he now had to decide: should he focus on working on his body or on studying?
But it didn't take that much time, because, Christian after these past three days, decided to actually abandon any plans involving Olivia. As he couldn't imagine himself, being able to get close to her now.
And when all his qualifications improved later, he wouldn't need her anymore either. So he would think of some other plan later.
Now focusing on his body, Christian knew that fitness wasn't the only way. He could also try some martial arts or sports, which would help his body improve as well.
So, should he focus purely on fitness for now, or should he learn some self-defense arts?
He could even learn some sports to attract attention and make things easier at school. But Christian trying to imagine himself playing Soccer. Dribbling past ten players, and facing the goalkeeper. He would play around with him a bit, then give the ball a light push to score a goal. He envisioned standing in the stadium with millions of spectators, hearing them shout his name and cheer. Then, the final moment would come: his teammates, who hadn't contributed at all but felt the victory was their own, would run to him, jump, and hug him, creating a touching moment for everyone except him.
Feeling goosebumps and every hair on his body standing from just imagining that one kind of scenario, he rejected the idea immediately.
Turning to the main issue of what to choose, Christian thought carefully again. There were many types of martial arts and self-defense techniques. If asked which was the strongest, the best, or the most suited for him, he wouldn't know.
But getting a sudden epiphany, Christian knew his choice immediately. Why not first aim for a perfect body? Or knowing how difficult it was to achieve perfection, he could start to strive for one that was nearly perfect in its proportions: lean, flexible, and powerful, with compact muscles that followed the golden ratio.
So, what should he focus on for the third slot? Should he concentrate solely on achieving a perfect body?
After a bit of hesitation, he decided to go with the perfect body and see what the system would name the skill.
[The Idle Practice at the third slot, Perfect Body has started]
[The skill Basic Kinetix Body Building has been created.]
[Currently the skill Basic Kinetix Body Building is Lv.0(0%)]
Reading the name of the skill, then the word 'Kinetix,' which he didn't know the meaning of, gave him a strange feeling. But after reading it a couple of times, he shrugged and decided to go with the flow.
As for the skill being at level zero, it was normal since he didn't have any prior information about this sort of thing.