"Ha, what a nice day it is," Ray exclaimed.
Today is his last day at the office. He couldn't help but feel happy thinking about leaving this place and going back to his home village.
Ray is a software developer in City A of Country Neo.
An orphan raised in an orphanage, Ray studied there during his childhood and later left to pursue higher education.
He graduated from a top-tier university and landed his first job through a college campus interview.
When he got his job, he thought he could earn good money, buy a nice house, and settle down.
But in the last 3 years, he has earned a lot of money at the cost of his sleep, mental stress, and numerous dietary issues.
The last time he had a hearty dinner was during his early days at his job.
Now, he has quit his job to use the money to start his own small business.
Although the money he earned is just a drop in the ocean, he will still try freelancing instead of working for others worsening his health.
Ray happily entered the company office, took his seat at his desk, and started his daily tasks.
Since today is his last day of work and he completed all his assignments yesterday, he only needs to process the work, submit it, and then collect his relieving letter.
By the time Ray finished his work, it was already 1 pm. After his lunch break, Ray started his computer and began browsing for fun.
While he was scrolling through the feeds, a tab opened by itself, and an interesting quiz popped up.
Question: "If God has given you their wishes, what would you wish?"
Select from the options below.
As soon as Ray saw this dialogue, he initially found the question interesting but lost interest after reading the options.
What kind of fantasy options are these: cultivation, mage, wizard, and bodybuilding?
What era are we in, and what kind of questions are these? It's the era of technology; there's no place for such silly questions.
He quickly moved his mouse cursor to close the window, but to his surprise, there was no option available to close it.
After a few seconds of trying various keywords, he couldn't exit the page and despairingly watched the quiz question displayed on his monitor.
Ray quickly thought about switching off his desktop computer but couldn't do it as he hadn't saved his work yet.
So, begrudgingly, he stared at the window tab and decided to answer the question and try restoring his PC.
The first wish should be related to strength. There are various options, such as ultimate cultivator, ultimate bodybuilder, ultimate wizard, ultimate beast tamer, or immortal body.
Everything is marked in white, yellow, green, blue, and purple, but the immortal body is coated in golden red, which might be better than purple.
Each color represents a grade, with white being the lowest and golden red being the highest.
If we are going to choose, we should pick the ultimate and most powerful option and disregard the rest.
After pondering for a while, he ultimately chooses the immortal body because he doesn't want to be deluded by the other options.
For the second option, he chose a seeing eye that can be used to identify things and is also coated in golden red legend.
For the third option, after extensive thinking, Ray chose to generate all types of currencies, which is the last golden color.
Without money, no one can survive in any civilized world; money is the king.
All his wishes were chosen practically and perfectly aligned with his preferences.
After clicking the submit button, Ray began praying to all the gods for blessings, hoping no damage would occur to the data on the PC while he was answering the query.
After a few seconds of loading, Ray's PC went blank for a moment and then recovered, with the query box disappearing.
Ray quickly restarted his PC and began checking it.
Seeing that nothing was lost and everything was okay, Ray breathed a sigh of relief.
If anything went wrong, he would have to pay for the damage with his savings, which he would never agree to.
Now everything is fine, so he can calmly do his work, submit it at the end of the day, and leave.
If anything goes wrong after he leaves, he won't be responsible for it.
After taking a deep breath, Ray calmed down and started working on his remaining tasks so he could leave the office as soon as possible.
Three hours later, he finished his last task and began organizing the files for submission.
Once everything was organized, Ray grabbed the folders and headed to the manager's office to submit them.
By the time Ray left the manager's room, it was already 5 pm.
He returned to his desk and began packing his things. A few minutes later, with his belongings in hand, Ray took one last look at the office and walked out.
He loaded his stuff into his secondhand car and started his journey back to his rental room. On the way, Ray stopped by the nearby supermarket and picked up some groceries for the next few days.
By the time Ray reached home, it was already 6 pm. He immediately exited the car and unloaded his groceries and office items into his room.
Ray had a hearty dinner at home and enjoyed a beer while sitting on his balcony, gazing at the night sky.
After a few beers, Ray got tipsy. He went to the washroom and then unsteadily climbed into bed, where he lay flat and started sleeping soundly.
What Ray didn't notice was that when he went to the washroom, the scenery outside his house changed from tall buildings to a deep jungle.
The cool air from the jungle flowed into the room and began cooling it. Ray, who was sleeping soundly, felt a chill on his body, but without paying any mind, he covered himself thickly and continued to sleep soundly.