The next day, Greg woke up feeling refreshed and did some light warm-up before searching for his sister. After breakfast together, he forced her into playing the game and only logged in after confirming her login. He felt desperate and in a rush to ensure she played the game, Kyle being the reason for the rush. He was sure Kyle would not take his rudeness lightly and would definitely retaliate or show his true form soon.
Then why didn't he play along? Unlike the protagonists in books who bowed their heads and bided their time, Greg was a more direct person. Hiding his true feelings was a daunting task for him, and he was sure he would slip up soon. As for the gaming helmet? No way he was accepting it. From his past life during his last stand with Kyle, he realized that the gaming helmet given by Kyle was tampered with to enable surveillance of the game avatar, exposing talent and one's progress in the game. He was definitely not going to live a monitored life.
He logged into the game and walked calmly toward the starting point to wait for his sister. How could a small village contain a large number of people? Well, it didn't. Apocalypse had many startup villages, with the startup village of players determined by their geographical location at the time of login. Hence, the chance of his sister appearing in his starting village was 100%.
After reaching the village, he didn't need to search much before seeing his sister, who waited patiently at the exact spot they had agreed on beforehand.
"Brother, wow, this game looks amazing! Guess it's not as bad as I thought. And oh, your genius sister is really talented. Guess the talent I awakened!" Annabelle said with a proud smile on her face.
"Just show me, will you? We have a lot to do, sis," Greg said, not wanting to waste time as he had quite a crazy plan brewing in his head.
"Tsk, no fun," Annabelle said before giving Greg the permission to view her status.
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User: Scarlett
Title: N/A
Job: N/A
Level: 1
Health: 100
Strength: 3
Speed: 6
Stamina: 4
Intelligence: 6
Constitution: 3
Talent: Ex-rank - Goddess of Wealth (You're the embodiment of wealth and can disdain being poor.)
Abilities:
1. Profiteer: You can never lose in a deal or bargain. Loots from monsters are doubled in quantity or price randomly. When making deals, selling products, or making exchanges, you get twice the agreed amount.
2. Discount: When purchasing anything, you get a 50% discount.
3. Wealth for Power: You gain experience from making profits or gaining coins, assets, or anything of value (except loots from beasts). You can gain attribute points by spending money.
4. Haggling and Negotiating: You can greatly convince others to sell anything to you at the right price.
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"Wow," was the only thing Greg could think. The talent was overpowered. With this talent, it was only a matter of time before she created a dynasty of uncontrollable wealth.
But really, both siblings awakening an Ex-rank talent? While that was eyebrow-raising, Greg refused to care. Growing stronger was his priority for now.
Quickly, Greg utilized his Talent Share to link his talent with his sister. After teasing her brother for a bit, Annabelle accepted the request to share talent. Greg quickly checked his status.
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User: Nemesis
Title: N/A
Job: N/A
Level: 10 (1000/1200 EXP)
Health: 1000
Strength: 17
Speed: 14
Stamina: 13
Intelligence: 10
Constitution: 3
Talent: Ex-rank - 100% Absolute
S-rank - Talent Share
(Shared Talent: Ex-rank Talent - Goddess of Wealth)
??? Rank - Death
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Greg couldn't help but grin happily. The shared talent was awesome. He quickly tapped the Goddess of Wealth talent and discovered it was exactly the same as his sister's talent. Smiling happily, he checked the most important thing: if his sister could be invincible like him.
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User: Scarlett
Title: N/A
Job: N/A
Level: 1
Health: 100
Strength: 3
Speed: 6
Stamina: 4
Intelligence: 6
Constitution: 3
Talent: Ex-rank - Goddess of Wealth
Ex-rank - 100% Dodge Rate (Shared)
??? Rank - Death (Shared, Limited*)
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Greg was incredibly joyous when he discovered his sister could share his talent. Although the Death talent had limitations, allowing only the third ability to be shared, it was more than enough for Greg. He was finally assured that no harm could come to his sister, eliminating the last weakness he had in this world.
Now, he could truly spread his wings and fly. Friends? Well, he never really had any after the death of his parents. Most of his friends abandoned him after seeing him take up menial jobs. Kyle had been his only true friend—until he discovered the truth.
His sister? She was introverted and preferred staying home, so the chance of her having strong friendships was slim.
Nemesis and Scarlett: the undefeatable duo, the magician and swordsman siblings. That had a good ring to it.
"Alright, sis, it's time we head out for an awesome adventure. You'll level up on the way," Greg said, patting Annabelle's shoulder.
"And where exactly are we going, dear brother?" Annabelle asked curiously.
"Nothing out of the norm. Just paying a visit to the Primordial Dragon, bringing him under us, leeching off his talent, plundering his unlimited treasury, gaining complete domination over all dragons, and breaking the system. After all, I've set my eyes on one of the ten strongest beings in Apocalypse," Greg said, feeling pleased with himself for planning such a simple adventure.
Annabelle, on the other hand, was shocked by her brother's shamelessness. That was a simple adventure? He was literally trying to break the game! She shook her head and followed her brother. Deep down, she felt the thrill of going on such an adventure.