15 Chapter 15 : Quest
*Ding*
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He had a total of 5 achievements in the trading site now. Rendering the prerequisite for tier 2 opened. He only needs to finish 3 quests to get to tier 2.
After consulting the group chat, he thought maybe he will do a personal quest rather than the system quest. He hesitated to do the system quest as the quest is like this.
¬Tier 1 quest : kill the kingpin, become the new king of the underworld
¬Tier 1 quest : expose the existence of Hydra
¬Tier 1 quest : join shield and become a 5th level agent
¬Tier 1 quest : find captain America before shield does.
¬Tier 1 quest : make the black widow part of your harem.
¬Tier 1 quest : record a commercial with the hulk. "You're not you when you're hungry, Grab a snickers"
The system quest is actually a public quest given by the members of the trading site. Once finished, you will get quest rewards from them, and your authority level can be increased. But many quests are not suitable for Ryan at the moment.
So he turns to the member in the group chat so that he can coax them into releasing a quest for him. Only 3 people give him a quest, but it's filled with ulterior motives.
RetiredMechanic : Makes an Iron Man suit before Tony Stark. Let him know who's the true mechanic!
QueenElf: plant 10 million trees all over the world.
VampireKid: Ask Gwen out on a date.
"I really hope the system updates to allow people to slap others across the universes". Only the queen elf quest is available for him for now. He needs to wait for other members' kindness to make an easy quest for him.
It's not that he couldn't finish the quest, but it will give unnecessary attention to him. After cursing the VampireKid and Mechanic in the chat, he lay down on his bed thinking what he had done until now.
In New York, he is monitoring several spots that were based on his memory of the Marvel world.He used the mini drone he bought and spider drone to establish a communication network all over the place.
Some of the places he monitors in New York are Matt Murdock law firm who just opened, Rand industries, Kingpin headquarter (although he only finds the stand-in, not the real kingpin), some Hydra bases, Peter Parker home, et. cetera.
He was surprised when he found out that Peter was only 6 years old at the time." Aunt hottie… no I mean Aunt May just lost uncle Ben to cancer, she took Peter in when Richard and Mary Parker died." he has a soft spot for Aunt May.
"Dad, I have a favor to ask." He personally asked his father to hire her in the industry when he saw that May was applying for a job. As she had lost her husband, her financial situation was devastated. Tim was surprised at the time as to why his son knows and vouches for the woman.
"Okay, I'll see what I can do". To be honest, May's qualification is only average. But since his son personally asked him, he accepted her into the company. May was surprised at the time, and cried tears of joy. After receiving the call, she checks a few times to make sure it's real.
She runs and hugs Peter. "Guess What! I JUST GOT A NEW JOB!" These few months have been hard for her. She needs to stay strong in front of Peter, to take care of her only family left in the world.Peter who is still a kid didn't realise at the moment, that while May is hugging him, tear stains are visible on her cheeks.
Now she got a job with great perks given to her. (Ryan's helping out) An apartment in Queens for accommodation, a company car, company mobile phones and service, health insurance and other benefits.
It greatly alleviated her hardship. When she asked about her hiring process, the HR department just smiled and said "This is the order from the top".
People treat May with great care there as they know that she was hired directly with the word of the CEO. Not many people dare to mess with her, making her work life easier.
Moving back to Ryan, it's been almost a year since he transmigrated. Now he has started to adapt to the world. He is not detached from the world as he used to. This contributed highly to Gwen, but he didn't realise it at the time.
Although he is still relatively low-key, he didn't shut down his social life completely, like going to the college party for 10 minutes before he left, travelling with a friend that he drives his own car, or wishing people happy birthday through text. Nah,he didn't have any friend other than Gwen.
Ryan still goes out with a mask, in addition to his habit, now he uses it to avert people's attention. When word got out that Ryan had been responsible for inventing many Knights industry new technology. Some media called him the new Tony Stark and some even ambushed him for an interview.
Tim demoted the staff member who leaked the word out after he saw his son's unwillingness for the media. He didn't directly fire him or make him dead in a ditch somewhere, as it was an honest drunken mistake the staff made when trying to score with a reporter chick.
After the incident, Ryan got many invitations to join a high class party from the top society in New York. Even got the Starks new year party invitation. Of course, he makes excuses for them all. "I'm not gonna slather myself in bait and swim around with the sharks"
When he thinks about all that's happened, he still chuckles when he remembers Gwen's reaction for him getting the perfect GPA. Her jaw just dropped at the time and she made a reaction as if her reality had been destroyed.
"You cheated, didn't you! It's the only explanation." Gwen accuses him. He smiles and says "To be honest the test wasn't that hard" He receives a death glare from her afterwards.
While reminiscing, TheDoctor pops into the chat room.
TheDoctor : I have a quest for you kid, but you need to give me money first.
Hydra: What quest?
TheDoctor : Give me 2000 tc and I'll tell you. It's an easy quest for kids. It doesn't take much time.
Ryan is suspicious, he knows the doctor has something wrong in his head.
Hydra : Why do I feel ominous.?
TheDoctor : Just trust me kid, it's for your own good.
VampireKid: Is it a clone again? Just take my quest kid, it's very simple.!
Hydra: ...…
Hydra : Alright I will accept your quest for the time doc.
TheDoctor : Okay, you won't be disappointed kid! You have learned about parallel thinking, right? And how to split your consciousness and so on?
Vampire kid: I knew it was a clone.
Queenelf: (disdain.gif)
Hydra: Wait, I take it back.!
TheDoctor : Too late, kid.
The system shows that :[Hydra] already accepted [TheDoctor] quest.!
TheDoctor quest : Run a clinic in the chaotic area in your city. You need to SAVE at least 10 patients before the quest is completed. Spread the legend of [the doctor] in your area.
Props : intermediate medical knowledge, intermediate medical kit, medical licence.
Rewards : perfect t-virus.
TheDoctor : Good luck kid.!
Hydra: Why is this easy, this is not easy.! Why should I become a doctor in the first place!
TheDoctor : Do some good kid. I know you have been living like a neet. You need to go out more.
Hydra : Many people recognise me, if I suddenly become a doctor, I'll get screwed.
TheDoctor : That's why I'll give you some clones. Tell me, do you want to make a split image of you or customise the appearance?
Hydra: (sigh) This is non-negotiable is it?
TheDoctor: Nope!
Ryan contemplated for a while. 'You can cancel a quest, but you have to pay a penalty', that's the rule of the system. The penalty is multiplication of quests needed to level up in authority. If he cancels this quest, he will need to complete 6 quests to level up.
After thinking for a while, he gives the doctor his specification. Making the clones in his image is just stupid. He customises his clone body as in his 30's, 180 cm tall, black hair and black eyes, have a short buzz cut, and a cold looking face.
TheDoctor said it'll take a week to complete. Ryan does ask if the quest will count if it's done by a clone? The doctor say " It will count if it was allowed by the quest giver "
Before ending the session, Ryan asks QueenElf some questions about her quest.
Hydra: I don't need to personally plant 10 million trees by myself right? (worried)
Queenelf: smirking.gif
Queenelf: No need to, I count as complete if there's 10 million trees planted because of you.
Hydra: Alright, then I accept the quest!
VampireKid: Accept mine too kid!
Hydra : (middle finger)
[Hydra] has accepted [Queenelf] quest!
Quest : The Queen of elves loves nature. Plant 10 million trees as a tribute to her.
Rewards : Trees growth serum formula.
"This is manageable", he is satisfied with the quest. There's no trap in it like the one the doctor gives. The trading time is now over. He was going to sleep when a text came in.
Gwen : Come to my birthday party next week.
Ryan : Will there be many people ?
Gwen: only close friend and family members are coming
Ryan: So I'm considered a close friend? (smirk)
Gwen : You don't want to come, that's fine. (rolling eyes)
Ryan : I'll come, as someone's close friend, of course I'll come to her birthday party.
Gwen : allright, see you Friday
Ryan : See you then.
Ryan is glad to be invited. Before going to sleep, he didn't forget to curse VampireKid about his quest."That bastard sure is a professional in annoying people". For him, Gwen was his best friend in this world. He didn't want to do anything to jeopardise that.
