Chapter 4

Sitting in a large food stall, Ye Yun deliberately ordered a table of food worth two hundred yuan, sitting in a corner and pondering the badge that had been turned into a ring on his finger.

The game badge indeed had many uses as the system prompt suggested.

He had already seen the storage space, and now Ye Yun was mainly looking at the other two functions.

Character Attributes: Used to mark various attributes, skills, bloodlines, and other data of the player.

Game Mall: Players can exchange weapons, items, skills, bloodlines, and miscellaneous items using game points and merit badges.

Currently, Ye Yun's attributes were as follows:

Faction: T

Rank: Private

Title: None

Faction Path: Not Chosen

Team: None

Bone Strength: 12.3 [Data for bearing body weight, absorbing reaction forces, and supporting attack power]

Muscle Strength: 12 [Data for exerting strength and withstanding impact]

Nerve Reaction: 12.4 [Data for agility, on-the-spot reaction, and reflex speed to external stimuli]

Cell Activity: 8.5 [Data related to the physiological state and function of cells, affecting all physiological functions]

Mental Power: 17 [Data affecting all brain activities]

Energy: None

Bloodline: None

Skills: None [Private Skill Slots: 3]

According to the badge's built-in prompt, the various attributes of an adult in 'absolute health' were all 10 points. Ye Yun, who had undergone military training since childhood, indeed had very good attributes. The only one not as good as an adult was 'Cell Activity,' but this was normal. Years of poor nutrition had even triggered leukemia, so it was understandable that his cell activity was not satisfactory.

In the game mall, Ye Yun's current permissions only allowed him to see a few items that could be purchased.

For weapons, there were a baseball bat (1), a watermelon knife (1), a folding stool (1), etc. The numbers in parentheses were the game points required for purchase. Most of what Ye Yun could currently buy were common 'weapons' used in street fights. Fortunately, bricks were not listed, or it would have been blinding.

The item, bloodline, and skill sections were all empty... Essentially, the game system was openly declaring that privates had no rights, privates were cannon fodder, and privates should not expect anything.

However, there were some items in the miscellaneous section that could be exchanged and were indeed needed. The first was attribute points.

Attribute Points (Basic) could be exchanged for 100 game points, and each point could increase any one of the five major attributes.

Then there was real currency. For example, one game point could be exchanged for about 97 yuan (RMB), equivalent to 10 pounds.

In addition, the miscellaneous section even had various combat technique training books and accompanying DVDs, each costing 100 game points. It seemed to be designed to give criminals more professional skills.

Finally, there was something called a 'Secret Codex.' Each one cost 200 game points, and the description said that using it could predict 'major events' that would occur within 100 kilometers of the player in the next month. These major events would be related to the chosen faction path, and their significance was similar to hidden quests in online games, which could even unlock hidden professions.

The fact that such a thing, akin to a prophet or a prediction, only cost 200 points was somewhat surprising. However, upon further thought, Ye Yun realized that this was just a gambling tool. If something 'major' happened within a month, it would be fine, but if nothing did, the 200 game points would be wasted.

Sighing, Ye Yun put the ring back on his finger and continued eating.

Ordering such a large table of food by himself was quite noticeable. Ye Yun inadvertently looked up and saw a man and a woman not far away, eating and laughing while looking at him.

The girl, noticing Ye Yun's gaze, felt a bit embarrassed and turned away. However, the man at her table did not look away, instead meeting Ye Yun's gaze with a domineering stare.

Ye Yun, maintaining a calm mindset, turned back to continue eating, keeping a low profile.

However, he had barely taken a bite when the ring on his hand suddenly became scorching hot!

"Random Task Triggered: Explosive Temper Can't Hold Back."

"Task Difficulty: E."

"Task Duration: Within 10 minutes."

"Task Objective: Severely teach a lesson to the man eating with a woman at the three o'clock direction."

"Task Reward: 200 game points."

"Failure Punishment: None."

"Task Hint: As a fierce criminal, how can you tolerate someone staring at you? You have an explosive temper that can't be controlled. Since he dared to look at you, even gouging out his eyeballs would be justified!"

"System Message: 'What are you looking at?' 'What if I am?' 'Are you looking at my father?' 'What did you say?'... Battle begins!"

"Accept/Reject."

Ye Yun almost spat out the water-boiled meat slices in his mouth!

What the hell, are you kidding me? How bad would my temper have to be to go over and beat someone up just because they looked at me? And gouge out their eyeballs?

Moreover, this is a southern city. Doing something like that, which is more common in the northeast, would be too exaggerated.

Silently rejecting the task, Ye Yun continued eating.

He hadn't eaten for long when a group of men near the entrance, drinking and playing finger-guessing games, became increasingly loud. Although it affected other customers, this was a regular food stall, and it was normal for people to shout and drink.

However, as if by some evil force, the ring on Ye Yun's hand became scorching hot again!

"Random Task Triggered: Noisy People Must Die."

"Task Difficulty: D."

"Task Duration: Within 30 minutes."

"Task Objective: Knock out all six people drinking at the twelve o'clock direction."

"Task Reward: 500 game points."

"Task Additional Reward: For each minute earlier you complete the task, you get an additional 50 game points."

"Failure Punishment: None."

"Task Hint: You suppressed your anger after being stared at, but you were already in a bad mood. Now, a group of noisy people is affecting your appetite. To enjoy your meal, you decide to teach them a lesson."

"System Message: If someone makes me unable to eat, I'll make them vomit everything they've eaten!"

"Accept/Reject."

Ye Yun was utterly baffled!

What does this mean? To go over and beat someone up just because they didn't provoke me? And these random tasks are triggering too frequently. How can I eat a meal without one task after another? If this continues, I won't be able to live a normal life; I'll be fighting every day.

Am I a criminal or a thug?

Feeling complex, Ye Yun chose to reject the task again and sped up his eating, wanting to leave this 'troubled place' as soon as possible. However, his mood affected his appetite, making the food taste worse the more he ate.

Sighing and wanting to rinse his mouth to clear his mind, the ring became scorching hot for the third time!

"Random Task Triggered: Dark Cooking Causes a Family Annihilation."

"Task Difficulty: C."

"Task Duration: Within 1 hour."

"Task Objective: Beat up all the chefs, waiters, and the owner in the small restaurant."

"Task Reward: 1500 game points, 1 C-level merit badge."

"Task Additional Reward: For each customer you knock out in addition to the restaurant staff, you get an additional 100 game points."

"Failure Punishment: For each person not beaten within the time limit, you will lose 100 game points."

"Challenge Title: Barren Land."

"Conditions for 'Barren Land': Kill everyone in the restaurant and burn it to the ground. Title Effect: All attributes +15."

"Task Hint: This food is unbearable. The chef must be a disciple of dark cooking, unable to control others with food but able to disgust them. This kind of food should not be served, and everyone in the restaurant deserves to die!"

"System Message: Damn, daring to serve pig food to me..."

"Accept/Reject."

Ye Yun's pupils constricted to pinpoints!

It wasn't because of the 1500 game points and the C-level merit badge, nor because of the 'Barren Land' title or its luxurious attribute boost.

It was because he felt a chilling cold from the heat emitted by the grayish-blue ring!

It was like having a picnic on a desolate hill full of lonely graves, where even the most vigorous bonfire at night could not dispel the pervasive cold and deathly atmosphere...

It was the cold, stiff touch of a corpse!

Ye Yun quickly chose to reject the task, threw down the money, and fled the restaurant, running to a dark alley. An inexplicable fear and a vague premonition of something about to happen weighed heavily on him, making him breathe heavily.

However, before he could calm down, the ring became scorching hot again!

This time, the heat was accompanied by an even more intense, bone-chilling cold!