Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Not enough money

Normally one had to say something before quitting a job. That was the proper etiquette. Having almost no good memories from that place Gorn felt no need to do that. The phone message was more than enough as a form of courtesy.

After waking up, Gorn felt no desire to ruin his good mood thus no further actions were taken. It was a miracle that he even lasted these two past weeks.

One step in front of the other Gorn went directly to his refrigerator, he was very hungry. Open it, a long sigh escaped from his mouth.

"Some cheese, a few eggs, three thin slices of ham, and least but not last five pieces of black bread."

Closing the refrigerator he went to his closet. Taking a pair of pants from there he looked inside the pockets.

"One dollar, two dollars..."

With great patience, Gorn started to make an inventory of his remaining cash.

"Five hundred dollars."

He quickly changed clothes while making a few calculations.

"Two hundred dollars is the rent, and at least one hundred is the bare minimum for utilities. That leaves me with a measly amount of two hundred dollars."

If he wanted to have a decent meal in the city fifty dollars was the minimum amount of money required. Gorn wanted to cry, but no tears came out.

"I've been working my ass off for the bare minimum required to live...That is now going to change..."

Taking a thin slice of ham, a little cheese, and half a bread Gorn had his lunch.]

"I guess this is all the food for today..."

He wanted to spend as little as he could for the moment.

"I have approximatively one month and one week's worth of time left."

During this time it was mandatory to bring his stats as high as possible, and find a decent job.

"This is the start of a new life. Let's fucking go!"

Motivating himself Gorn jumped in front of his laptop, eager to start another gaming session.
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After ten hours Gorn was still standing in front of his laptop.

"Nothing..."

This time he didn't find any orbs of power. Being a little dejected, and tired Gorn went to sleep. The next day he repeated the same actions.
As something extra, he tried to go deeper inside the forest by taking the easiest path. That worked for a certain amount of distance, but after that the monsters that appeared were wolves. An opponent he could not defeat at the moment, not to speak that they traveled most of the time in packs.

You have died!

After a short time, his character respawned at the starting point.

"Monsters take a short time to respawn, so dashing too far ahead is a certain recipe for getting surrounded by strong opponents..."

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For the time being the game focused more on the grind aspect, and on the dropping chance.

After another round of ten hours, nothing dropped yet again. Gorn's patience started to thin.

"Give me something you motherfucker!"

Being furious, Gorn refused to go to sleep before gaining at least something. After five more hours something finally happened.

Leather pants: A pair of sturdy pants. +2 strength. Equip/Unequip

"What?!"

Gorn jumped from his seat and started to jump around the room.

"Who is the boss?! I am the boss!"

He was extremely happy, so happy that he kept dancing around the room for a long time.

"Equip! Status!"

Strength: 10+2
Agility: 6
Endurance: 10
Energy: 7

Items: Legs: Leather pants

"Finally a change!"

Eager to test his strength Gorn moved the chair to the side, got down, and started to do push-ups. After three hundred he stopped. His breathing was a little heavy, but he recovered quickly.

At this point, he was stronger than ever. It was almost morning, but Gorn was too agitated to sleep.
Crashing on the bed he dreamed of a better future. After an unknown amount of time, he finally fell asleep.
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After an entire week of gaming Gorn's results were as such.

"Status!"

Strength: 10+2
Agility: 8
Endurance: 10
Energy: 7

Items: Legs: Leather pants

An entire week of effort brought him the leather pants and two white orbs of power which he used to increase his agility to eight.

"To be able to add the equivalent of four status points to my physique I would probably need to work out for a couple of years. That plus the right food, plus the rent to play..."

Saying these things out loud Gorn started to laugh. He worked very hard these days, so it was time to go outside and stretch his legs a little. It was around one P.M, and the weather was excellent. A quick shower coupled with some decent clothes, and he was ready to go.

Before exiting the room Gorn made sure to properly hide the old phone, after all, it was the key to his future. Initially, he thought of taking the device with him, but after careful consideration, he concluded that it would be safer to hide it somewhere in his room.

Whistling Gorn left his room for the first time in one week.

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