[Status: Andrew Clancy
Strength : 15 (Average = 5)
Intelligence : — (Average = 10)
Endurance : 15 (Average = 5)
Agility : 15 (Average = 5)
(Locked)
(Locked)…
Talents:
None
Skills: Full Body Manipulation (High), Meditation (High), Pain Tolerance (Medium)
]
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Andrew looked at the status panel a bit skeptical.
Werent these values… a little bit low?
"Most importantly, where tf is the god damn talent at?!"
Andrew rubbed his eyes before realizing he wasnt misreading this.
"Why in the world is there no value for my intelligence? Whats going on?"
Andrew was more confused at these 2 than anything else, maybe a slight feeling of dissapointment by the actual values.
Maybe he was a bit greedy.
But as the saying goes people always want what they dont have.
"System, explain."
The panel quickly shifted back to its original form.
[The talent column speaks for itself lololol, you just suck. However for the intelligence stat, my reasonable calculation would have to be because of your past life.]
[Let me ask, what did you exactly do in your past life? I can sense a very high magnitude of pattern compression inside your brain, geometrically extremely close to the dimensional geometry of the plane you exist on.]
"Well…. I guess you could say I was just a jack of all trades."
"And then at one point I realized that I could become a pretty solid "master of all" because everything can be connected in one way or another." Andrew recounted, recalling his past like an old knight who took an arrow to the knee.
[I suspected as much, your what must be known as a multi domain specialist.]
[An advantage is an advantage whichever way you phrase it. Right now your intelligence might be more closely mapped to your old realitys system…]
[However, you will have a much higher ability to adapt to this world, a couple extra constraints wont be a problem once you start learning martial arts.]
"I would hope so, ive never been afraid of the unknown…"
Andrew began looking forward to this journey he was about to embark on.
From what he knew, there was 4 main levels of martial arts, respectively known as 'Body Building', in which the body is tempered repeatedly to prep for the storing of Qi.
'Qi Refining' in which the qi is stored in what was known as the dantian, being constantly refined into the body, allowing the control of qi to a minor degree.
'Foundation Building' which states reinforcing meridians, in which a stable system is built to properly use qi stored inside the body, to externalize it.
'Core Formation' being the highest stage in cultivation reached at this point. Condensing qi in the dantian into a solid core, in which quantity, quality and longevity greatly increases.
"Coming into this world, this is all i couldve ever asked for, a new chance at deciding the direction of my life…"
determination flashed in his eyes as stood and began walking back to his home.
Upon reaching his place, he quickly threw together a new grotesque supplement drink, before sitting on his bed and downing it.
This time, it didnt taste as disgusting as before, now that he had a trajectory that would set him apart from the others.
He looked at the clock, it was still only 5 pm, not yet time for him to sleep, but enough time for him to prep for tomorrow.
"Tomorrow will be the day that i copy my first talent. I hope someone at school awakens something next level…"
"Its not like im doing anything unreasonable, atleast i wont have to hang my head in shame knowing that i stole someone elses talent."
He lay his head on the pillow, taking his phone out of his pocket.
Now that he was done with the day, he knew he had to get to work to supply some income.
It was something he did in his free time to make sure his parents money wouldnt run out and he could move safely in case of emergency.
These methods being writing webnovels, and also trading the stock market in order to multiply the capital he got from the webnovels.
He could make about $2000 a month with the webnovels doing some half-assed work here and there, and he could usually 2–4x this by leveraging the stock market.
He opened his phone and opened his webnovel that he had been writing, titled "The Backwards World Of Technological Advancement".
This is where he converted his past world experience into a creative genre this world only barely touched.
Writing for about 2 hours, he published one chapter while having one more backlogged for future uploads when he wouldnt have as much time.
After this, he looked at the clock and realized it was 7 pm, the perfect time for Asia market open.
Tapping into the 15 minute timeframe, checking previous day market conditions, scanning Asia premarket at 6 pm, he went down to the lower time frame to place his trade as he suspected it to be choppy conditions as according to premarket market structure.
Placing a trade, all he had to do was wait 5 minutes before he hit his take profit, gaining an extra 500 dollars for the night just like that.
After admiring the work for the day, he realized it was already 9 pm, he ate a quick high-calorie meal with a supplemental shake to end the night.
He took a quick shower before returning to bed.
Once the clock struck 9:30 PM, it was gonna be sleepy time for Andrew.
"Tomorrow, life will get even more exciting, but only if im willing to put in the work required of me to reach the highest version of myself…"
Andrew rolled over onto his side.
"Yes, even with the system, this is just a sign that im gonna have to work harder than anyone else, or i risk not fulfilling my desire for freedom."
Andrew shut his eyes, drifting off into a calm, deep sleep.
Tonight, he had a feeling that he wouldnt have a nightmare from the past.
This time, he knew it would be a dream about the great inevitable future that awaits him…
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