Chapter 29 Decision 1/?

I let out a long sigh and say, "Okay, sit here, next to me, but speak quietly. Missy can't know what we're doing, otherwise the whole neighborhood will know by the next day."

"Okay," Paige hints that she has a zipper on her mouth and closes it.

Of course, I really wouldn't tell Paige everything. That would be stupid, announcing the existence of the system without knowing if you'll be exterminated as soon as you spill anything about its existence.

"Alright, Paige, this is a computer I created. I use it for work. See these graphics?"

"Uh-huh," Paige nods absorbedly. "So basically, it's a bit simple but complex at the same time. These are the stocks I have in companies. I created a program that simulates real-time stock actions. All you need to do is buy and sell at the right time."

"For example, I have 2 million dollars in Microsoft stocks and 500k in Apple. According to the charts, I'm very optimistic about these companies. And I have an additional 300k that I use to test the waters, making small but quick profits. That's why my capital keeps rising."

Paige was surprised by how much money I had in stocks, but her focus was elsewhere.

"A program?"

"Yes, it's an operating system I created with this source code here. Each code has its function. Let me give you an example. You know the game Street Fighter that was released recently?"

Paige quickly nods and says, "That game where the characters keep hitting each other. I always wanted to know how it works."

"And basically, every move, whether it's jumping, walking, stopping, or performing a specific action by pressing a button, they're all codes. I simply made some modifications to some known programming systems and created my own. And I made this graphics program here. With it, I managed to increase my capital significantly. I also managed to infiltrate some company systems and steal information to invest better."

"Infiltrated a company? How without leaving Texas?"

"Well..."

A few hours passed, and at some point, Paige picked up the MacBook and started messing with it. Her eyes never left the screen while I explained some lines of code to her.

I must agree with one thing, geniuses are different. She keeps asking me questions, and I answer them, despite knowing 500 programming languages. I feel like I really won't be able to answer all of this curious girl's questions.

We managed to hack into a camera system of an Indian telemarketing company and laughed at them...

"Hey Paige, wake up, it's morning," I shake Paige who fell asleep in the tent while playing with the codes.

"Uhmm, huh?" waking up a bit groggy, Paige says, "Good morning," while yawning.

I sigh and say, "Next time, don't play with codes until late. It will ruin your sleep."

"Okay," When Paige and I unzip and come out, we see Missy looking at us with a strange expression, as if discovering a new world.

"Missy, I can..." Before Paige finishes her sentence, Missy tries to quickly run out of the garage.

I quickly get up and run towards her like a cheetah at high speed. When I catch up to her and lift her by the waist, I shout, "I got Missy, I got Missy, I got Missy, I got Missy" (lots of references here, let's see who gets it).

I toss Missy onto the bed and say to Paige, "Paige, help me here. We're going to shut this girl up."

Paige, who understood my intention, quickly approaches with a playful smile.

"TICKLE ATTACK!" Paige and I quickly tickle Missy, who was almost peeing herself from laughing so hard.

"Alright, alright, stop it, Connor, or she'll die laughing," Paige says while laughing.

"Okay, let's explain what happened and why Paige was inside your tent."

"So it's simple, we were studying, and we didn't want to bother you, so we closed the tent," I say, taking out a book from the advanced algebra inventory.

When Missy looked at the book, she started to feel dizzy, not understanding any of the scribbles inside.

"Alright, let's have breakfast. Mary must have made cookies today," I say as I pat Missy's head.

"Don't touch my hair!" Missy says, slapping my hand away. We laughed and went to the kitchen.

A few days later...

"Missy, kick her in the waist the way I taught you. Paige, keep dodging her attacks,"

For some reason, a few days ago, Missy and Paige decided to have fun spying on me, but they couldn't keep up with my pace in training every time I ran.

Until yesterday morning.

"Connor, teach us how to fight, please. I want to do cool fighting moves too," Missy pleads with her puppy eyes, and in the distance, Paige is hiding, cheering for Missy.

Thinking about it, it would be really good for Missy to know how to defend herself. When she goes to high school, I'll be somewhere else, in some university finishing my studies, and Georgie can't always help her.

So I started teaching the martial art I know best, Taekwondo. Although Taekwondo is more of a competition martial art, I was taught by my Master to endure a lot of beating. Sometimes I thought he liked to beat me, but thanks to that, I learned not to be bound by the rules of competition martial arts, turning into a true deadly martial art.

I made a schedule, training every day after Missy comes back from school. Meanwhile, I was teaching Paige programming language.

In a garage, there were two kids, one teaching and the other giving occasional opinions.

"So Paige, I want you to do me a favor. Since you're here, I wanted to find a kid named Leonard Hofstadter. I read a psychology book called 'The Disappointing Child.' I found it a bit absurd what his mother does to him. He has a somewhat disturbed family from what I read in the book."

"Sure, just give me a moment," Paige says excitedly and eager to use her new skills.

After a while, Connor, who was napping next to Paige, is shaken and woken up.

"Connor, I found him," Paige says, waking Connor up. "So why did it take so long?"

Paige then gives a shy smile as she scratches the tip of her nose and says, "I was reading this book you told me about. I got a little curious. It's really horrible how he's treated by the family and his own mother. She's basically exposing the poor boy to ridicule."

"But I managed to find out where he lives with some references I picked up from her book. He lives in New Jersey, Princeton," Paige says, a little proud of her work.

"Very well, Paige, thank you very much," I say as I pat her head. Unlike Missy, it seems she likes it.

I was seriously considering inviting Paige to join the Assassins Order as logistical support, but first, I needed to do something.

"Paige," I say in a serious tone as I stare into her dark blue eyes. Seeing my sudden change, Paige straightens up and says, "Yes?"

"I want you to come somewhere with me, but I'll tell you one thing, this is a choice that can change the course of your life, and if you come with me, your world may turn upside down."

After thinking for a very short time, Paige seems to think of something and lowers her head, her ears turning red. She says, "I want to think about it."

How could I not know what was going on in her little head? My mother in my past life told me that girls tend to mature earlier than boys. I'm not a hypocrite; Paige is a beautiful girl, just a little girl at the moment. There's no harm in waiting for her to grow up because, after all, I also want to have a family in this world, in my old world as Mathias.

I had no one after my mother died, and the time I lived in was chaotic, to say the least. At some point, something went wrong, men and women against each other, etc.

It was really hard to understand, out of fear, I decided not to marry or have children. In the battalion where my comrades were, more than half of them were divorced and paid alimony. They were married for a while, then separated, and everything they achieved alone, half would go to her, and half of their salary, which was not much for the profession they held, was deducted for alimony.

And then fear prevailed, and I died alone. In those times, it was hard to find a partner who didn't just stand behind you but stood by your side, supporting each other, and if you found one, it was a rare gem. That's one of my biggest regrets.

I just have to wait a little bit. But for now, there are more important things to consider. Whether I'll recruit Paige or not, the Order is no longer in ancient times. Blades can't fight against guns and technology, so I'll change it a bit without losing the essence of a true assassin of the creed.

I'll use whatever it takes to achieve my goals.

-End of the chapter-

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Assassin's Creed System

Name: Connor Kenway

Age: 12 years

Occupation (Novice Assassin)

Health 100/100

Strength 5 (Adult Men 5)

Agility 6 (Adult Men 4)

Intelligence 187 (Qi)

Resilience 10 (Adult Men 10)

Available Points: 3.76

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Item Box: High-tech Headphones (1) Mac book Pro (1)

Weapons AK-47 (4)

Kukri (2)

M1911 (1)

Glock P80 (3) 

Mini-Uz (2)

Beretta M9 (1)

Winchester Model 1912 (1)

Consumables: First Aid Kit (5)

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Talents: Item Box: (20 Cubic Meters) lv1 Walk from the Shadows: (Walk on the Shadows Without Being Noticed) Lv2 Unarmed Combat: Lv2 Combat with White Weapons: lv3

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Knowledge: Advanced Automotive Engineering, Musical Talent, Eidetic Memory, Average Hacking Knowledge, Advanced Hardware Knowledge, knowledge, parkour beginner

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Main Missions (The Order of Assassins) As a true assassin of the order, you'll need companions: Get someone to join the Order of Assassins.

Reward: (Medium Assassin Set x1)x1 x2 (Low Quality Drawing) 3x

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Secondary Mission (None)

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Daily Missions

Do 5000 Push-ups

Do 5000 Squats

Do 5000 Sit-ups

Run 10 km Reward: Points (0.01