Chapter 9 Abandonment and the Choice of Growth Path
"Hey!Jackson!What's wrong with you?!" When Lin Rui and Tom arrived at the school, Peter noticed that something was wrong with him and asked curiously.
"Uh...... It's nothing. Lin Rui sat in his seat and took off the mask easily, so he didn't have to hide it too much when he went to school.
"Ha! Are you going to be a hero at night?! Being beaten like this!" Seeing the two black bruises on Lin Rui's face, Peter immediately became interested.
"Yes, I'm a good student at school during the day, but I'm a street hero at night!" Following Peter's words, Lin Rui replied seriously.
"I don't know if you're going to be a hero at night, but you're not a good student during the day! Have you forgotten that yesterday you slept almost all day?" asked Harry with a smile behind Peter.
"Isn't that too tired at night!" Lin Rui explained helplessly, God knows what he said is true.
"Alright, our street hero, don't fall asleep in class today, Mr. Simon was already very dissatisfied with you yesterday. Harry kindly reminded him.
"Yes, I know. ”
After a brief chat, everyone sat down in the classroom and waited for class, while Tom sat next to Lin Rui as before. And today, Tom seems to have some things, although he has been in class, he has been a little absent-minded, and his eyes are always drifting towards Lin Rui.
Lin Rui, whose physical fitness and observation are far beyond ordinary people, obviously noticed Tom's small movements, and after waiting for a few minutes, he finally couldn't help it, brushed and wrote a small note and handed it to Tom: Are you in trouble? About me?
Tom was surprised at first, but then quickly wrote down the note. After finishing writing, Tom took advantage of the teacher's inattention and handed it to Lin Rui again.
"After you ran back from school yesterday, Gwen came over. I think Peter and Harry were kind of interesting to her. ”
After seeing what Tom wrote, Lin Rui's eyebrows furrowed, but there was not much surprise. As far back as he could remember, Peter and Harry seemed to like Gwen's.
"However, it's not easy for me to meddle in the current situation, it's a matter for the two of them. Shaking his head, Lin Rui thought silently in his heart.
Call!
Just when Lin Rui was thinking in his heart, Tom saw that he didn't respond for a long time, so he handed over the note again: I thought you liked Gwen? Why didn't you react at all!
This time, Lin Rui replied quickly: Gwen and I are just friends, if Peter and Harry like her, I won't interfere!
After Lin Rui answered, Tom's side finally quieted down. Although he is now friends with Peter and Harry, if they really like Gwen, then of course Tom will help Lin Rui.
"Hey, but according to normal development, it seems that Gwen will still choose Peter in the end! Who made him become confident and capable after becoming Spider-Man! Although Harry has some advantages now, it is nothing compared to Spider-Man. After Tom's reminder, Lin Rui couldn't help but think of the ending of this love triangle.
"Who said it was destined to be like this?" Just when Lin Rui felt a little sorry for Harry in his heart, the voice of the system appeared without warning.
"Well, is this going to change? Don't say you're going to give me some weird assignment, like something that ruined the relationship between Peter and Gwen. Hearing the sound of the system, Lin Rui asked angrily.
"There's no need, haven't you already accepted a mission, did you forget it so quickly?" the system's calm figure reminded faintly.
"What task? Didn't I just complete the task of that street hero?" asked Lin Rui, who was a little confused, stunned.
"That quest worth 50,000 bonus points, you forgot about it so quickly, or do you think you can ignore the quest I posted when the main quest appears?"
"That mission?!I've already chosen the main quest on the road to becoming a superhero, why is there still that mission to destroy Peter and Harry?" Hearing the system's reminder, Lin Rui didn't understand very much.
Destroying the relationship between two good friends, how can this be like what a villain does, how can a superhero do such a thing? Lin Rui should have thought that he chose to become a superhero, and that mission would naturally disappear.
"It's your own misunderstanding, and the two tasks are completely unrelated. Ruining Peter's and Harry's relationship doesn't matter at all to you becoming a superhero, so does the breakdown of Peter's and Harry's relationship affect your becoming a superhero?" explained the system indifferently.
"But...... But ......"
"But you don't want to continue this mission anymore, do you?" the system then finished what was in his heart after Lin Rui.
"Well, Peter and Harry really think of me as friends, I can't do that. After thinking for a long time, Lin Rui replied honestly.
In fact, it can be seen from Lin Rui's choice of the road of superheroes, he is the kind of person who would rather let himself suffer more than make himself look more upright. The reason why he took on that task before was partly because he didn't know Peter Harry, and partly because of the temptation of 50,000 bonus points that the system had never had. And now, Lin Rui has become friends with them, and the reward points of the main quest he chose seem to be quite generous (just one newbie quest rewards 1,000 reward points and two items), Lin Rui doesn't want to continue this task of pit friends.
"Then it's up to you, but now is the best time for you to complete this task. If you really don't want the 50,000 bonus points, you'll have to wait until the end of the mission to automatically determine your failure. But until then, there's a chance if you change your mind. Although the system followed Lin Rui's words, it finally gave him some psychological temptation.
"Don't worry, I won't do that. At this point, Lin Rui has completely given up the task worth 50,000 reward points. However, he could be friends with Peter and Harry more comfortably, and accept their care without the slightest guilt.
The peaceful day passed quickly, Lin Rui, who had no task on his body, had a rare relaxed day, and Tom no longer interrogated Lin Rui about the strangeness of the previous two days.
"System, you said that I have so many bonus points now, is it time to buy something?" Lying on the bed, Lin Rui looked at the system store over and over again, and asked with an itch in his heart.
"It's up to you, these bonus points are your own anyway. Besides, didn't you already have what you wanted since you were a child? Otherwise, you wouldn't have spent 200 bonus points for your parents to exchange for the Freya Guardian Talisman for so many years, and you yourself only spent 50 bonus points to learn the basics of martial arts. The system that had been watching Lin Rui shop for an hour replied lightly.
"Hehe, isn't that too few reward points in the past, and now that I'm a little richer, it's normal for me to think about it. By the way, do you think the thing I've always wanted to exchange is good?" Lin Rui was indeed too economical in the past, but it wasn't because the system gave too few reward points.
"You mean those immortal Titan bloodlines that you've been expecting?" the system obviously knew what Lin Rui was talking about, and asked indifferently.
"Yes, the bloodline of the immortal titan, this is the Marvel world, and if I exchange the bloodline of the immortal titan in Greek mythology, then I should really be immortal!" Lin Rui asked with some excitement. In the Marvel world, which is full of superheroes and supervillains, Lin Rui feels that it is possible to be completely safe only by making himself an immortal body that is not in the same system as them.
"You're right, the Titans in the Marvel world are indeed different from the Titan bloodlines you want to exchange. However, that doesn't mean you're really safe with the Titan bloodline. The world is far more dangerous than you think, and becoming a true undead Titan is not so simple. Hearing Lin Rui's analysis, the system said without being salty.
"Well, what do you mean?" Hearing the system's words, Lin Rui's heart tightened, as if he had missed something.
"Because your current level is relatively low, I can't talk to you too much. All I can tell you is that your idea of what you call the Marvel system is not correct. Also, you can become a true undead Titan, but you'll have to pay more than just sky-high reward points. The Titan's powerful bloodline will indeed make you almost immortal, but it will also completely change your body. Let's put it this way, when you're really not dead, you can't be said to be a human being. The system rarely explained so much to Lin Rui, and it seemed that Lin Rui's choice was very poor.
"The Marvel system has a wrong cognition? Could it be that there will be other ghosts and monsters in this world? Also, after becoming a Titan, I won't be a human being? Originally, he still wanted to exchange for the complete immortal Titan bloodline step by step, but now he didn't have the slightest idea. However, the powerful bloodline he originally seemed to have was not the only one of the undead Titans.
"Although there are many other bloodlines that do not change your human identity, I don't think they are very suitable for you. And once the bloodline is chosen, it is difficult to change, and it will be more embarrassing if you encounter an enemy who restrains you in the future. The system, which fully understood Lin Rui's excitement, spoke lightly again.
"So what do you say is best for me?! This is the Marvel world, where the rich rely on technology and the poor rely on mutation. Although I'm not a poor person, I'm not rich enough to rely on high technology to improve my strength!In addition to choosing these powerful bloodlines, what other ways can I strengthen myself?" Hearing that the system denied that he had always wanted to choose the route of becoming stronger, Lin Rui asked with some annoyance.
As he said earlier, the Marvel world is indeed a world where the rich rely on technology and the poor rely on mutation. Peter Parker, a poor boy, if he hadn't been bitten by a spider and had a lucky mutation, how could there be the Spider-Man behind him with greater power and responsibility? Harry Osborne, the son of the super group Osborne Biotechnology, if it weren't for the financial resources and technology behind his family, there would be no matter of the little green goblin behind. The two good friends around Lin Rui perfectly interpret his understanding of the existence of superheroes in this world, and they are also a basic general trend.
"That's right, you're not super rich, and choosing a super bloodline is indeed a choice for you to be fast and powerful. However, with me here, you don't really have to choose the path of mutation at all. You always don't start from yourself, haven't you noticed the changes in yourself in the past two days?" did not deny Lin Rui's words, the system just reminded him.
"Change, of course, it is stronger, the intermediate fighting essence has gradually become proficient, and "Dragon Tenggong" has also started, and the strength is at least three or four times stronger than before. After listening to the system's words, Lin Rui replied seriously.
"Uh...... What do you mean...... Don't use bloodline strengthening, don't use mutation, but choose to strengthen fighting techniques and advanced exercises to strengthen yourself?" After answering the system, Lin Rui himself reacted.
This kind of enhancement seems to be much slower than bloodline enhancement and mutation, but the advantage is that these are all self-practice, in addition to not changing his human bloodline, it is also more handy to use.
"Uh-huh, that's my suggestion. ”
"Well, listen to you first, at least I'm originally a Chinese, and it seems to be quite normal to practice the exercises." In the end, Lin Rui still accepted the system's suggestion.