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Your Current Mission: System Use Tutorial (100% done)
Congratulations on completing the Mission. As a reward, you have received the following:
—> Level up + 1
—> 10 MC
Well Done. Keep working hard and one day you will truly become a Master Programmer.
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Jason felt some sense of accomplishment as he read the prompts, but seeing his rewards, he was once again reminded that he was dealing with a Stingy System. Just 10 MC? How much was MC worth in relation to Dollars anyway? And one level up? What was he doing? Making newbie bread? Farming Goblins?
Shaking his head, and once again wincing, Jason headed over to the Stats page Page where he wanted to see if he reflected anything. Since he levelled up, did he get stronger smarter, or more charming?
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Name: Jason Cross
MC (Master Coins): 10
Level: 1
Stats: (Unchanged, [Expand] to Explore)
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Ah no… never mind. This was the Stingiest System. He should get it to rename itself into the Stingy Programmer System. Or just the Stingy System. Yeah, that was more truthful.
Jason, now frustrated, figured since he was someone with a bit of a level and maybe a bit of MC, it was time to check out the Store. But even there he realised that he was being led to a corner from which he was probably not going to extricate himself. The stingy corner.
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Your Current Level: 1
Number of Items available: 0
System Hint: Keep working hard. You'll make it one day.
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Work hard… Yeah, alright, buddy. He might have become some wage-slave, working for chump change after all. Jason was about to remove the System from his sight when he remembered that he still had something he had not attended to.
After all, there was the second Mission, right?
Blinking a few times, Jason looked around, seeing an empty room. It was great nobody was around, otherwise they would have seen him smiling and frowning like some idiot.
Anyway, he had nothing to do. And he was going to be here for a while. Might as well deal with the second mission, or at least see what it required of him.
Sighing, Jason inwardly lamented that he had been hooked after all. The Stingy System had hooked him in, and he was not going to forever be a wage slave under its thumb.
Jason clicked into the [Beginner Mission 1] and what he saw was another popup page in his vision.
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Jason Cross, you are about to undertake Beginner Mission 1. In this mission, you will have to do one thing.
Task: Get the Numbers of one of the Nurses in the Hospital.
Time Limit: 12 hours.
If the Mission is not completed within the time limit, you, Jason Cross will receive no penalty but you will have failed the Mission. To start the mission, click the Start Button below now.
[Start]
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What?!
He went from reading imaginary words in the air to getting girl's numbers. Was the Master in Master Programmer something rated R?
Jason shook his head. The R must not be what he thought it was. It must be R for retarded, because there was no way this was real. This felt like a twisted joke. But at the same time, Jason could not help but think about the Nurse from before…
Jason had nothing else to do anyway, and he was in a situation where he had access to the Nurses… especially one Nurse who he could see from the corner of his eye, moving outside the room.
Anyway, now was the time for him to become one someone who went above and beyond who and what he was. If his mind was playing tricks on him, then so be it.
Just then, the door to the room creaked open, and the very same nurse Jason had seen earlier walked in sporting a pinkish face as she busied herself with gathering some stuff she had left behind when she left in a fluster.
What was this if not for the Universe sending him a sign?
Jason sat up straighter, wincing as he did and this brought the nurse's attention to him. She glanced at him and then at his chest, coming towards him with concern. Meanwhile, Jason felt something akin to amusement and nervousness.
Jason was not the kind of guy to hit on someone just because a blue box told him to, but he was also not the kind of guy to let go of an opportunity. He had to go for it! Having gotten the nurse's attention, now was the perfect moment.
What, am I 15 years old? Get it done, Jason!
Clearing his throat, Jason called out to her, mustering his most confident voice and demeanour saying, "Uh, hey. I was wondering if you could keep me company for a little while. It's kinda lonely in here."
The nurse stopped in her tracks, a surprised look colouring her face. With a small smile, she spoke, saying, "Sure." She said it softly, her voice showing just how shy she was, especially with the situation from before, but Jason was over the moon.
Jason smiled back at her, feeling a small thrill of success go through him. Okay, lock in Jason. Now was the time to secure the bag.
Jason, not easily swayed by beautiful women in Nurse's clothing, spoke up, exchanging pleasantries with her. And it seemed she had a bit of time on her hands and she spoke to Jason too. Her name was Isabella it turned out, and Jason tried by all means to keep the conversation light.
It was never good to escalate at the first meeting. That was something Jason knew for sure after conversing with girls and getting advice from all sorts of sources. Go wide not deep at first. When she finally shows comfort, that is the point where you go deep and not wide.
Light-hearted flirting was also perfect at this stage, and it was important to not compliment her concretely in case she could see his intentions and then start playing defence as most women did. Plausible deniability was the name of the game. As the topic turned to Guardian Angels, Isabella's eyes lit up.
"A guardian angel? Do you really believe in that kind of stuff?" Isabella said.
Jason chuckled softly, saying next, "I'm starting to think I do… Maybe my Guardian Angel's been with me this whole time, and I just didn't notice it." Jason paused, giving her a meaningful look with his green eyes. "Maybe they're standing right in front of me."
Isabella blushed, biting her lip to stifle a laugh. Jason took that as a good sign. Blushes were involuntary responses that showed the inner workings of her body. Her heart rate was increasing due to adrenaline and it was forcing her blood to her skin to make her sweat and cool her body. He was doing good work.
Jason flashed her a charming smile as he began, "You know, I'd love it if my Guardian Angel could keep me company even after I get discharged from this place. But for that, I'd need her number."
Isabella looked at Jason with a blank look for a second before giggling, covering her mouth with one hand. Oh no, did he fuck it up? Was he about to get rejected? However, when he finally saw her nodding shyly, he breathed a breath of relief.
"I think that can be arranged."
Fuck yeah, it can!! Watching her scribble her number on a piece of paper and hand it to him, Jason felt a strange rush of excitement and happiness he had not felt in a long time. What was this feeling? It felt good.
Their conversation carried on for a bit of time before her pager rang and she excused herself, leaving Jason in the room alone. He stared at the paper in his hand, but actually, his eye was locked on something else. It was the Blue panel he had minimised when he finally had the paper in his hand.
This Stingy System… What was it going to give him this time?