May 11,2007
11:05 PM
Bakultala, Howrah
The scene of cracked walls, old rusty fan and same old posters, Class IX books, one thing was 90% certain in Rahul's mind that he may have been reborn.
To check things out, he reached out the mirror which is hanging on the wall by a nail.
He stumbled towards his way after all he is still shaken from the tragedy and this unbelievable reality.
From the mirror which he saw his reflection starring back wasn't the weary man he knew. It was a boy, aged probably be 14 or 15, with deep black eyes thick eyebrows, messy black hair, round face, plump body with belly fat clearly resemble a rounded sphere.
There's no doubt about it, this is his body in younger days. This means he is 100% rebon after that tragedy.
[WELCOME HOST, YOU HAVE BEEN GRANTED THE LEGENDARY LEARNING SYSYEM. YOUR OBJECTIVE: HONE YOUR KNOWLEDGE, UNLOCK VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES LEAD HUMAN CIVILIZATION TO A NEW HEIGHTS]
Rahul blinked, his mind raced as his so called 'GOLDEN FINGER' activated.
The pale blue system window flickered in front of him showing him the message. But surprisingly there is no reflection of system window in the mirror.
Taking a deep breath Rahul said, 'System what's your powers and what it grants me?'
[ANSWERING THE HOST, SYSTEM IS A LEGENDARY LEARNING SYSYEM WHERE YOU CAN ACCUMULATE EXP AND YOUR WORLD'S DOMINANT CURRENCY BY READING. BUT THE SUBJECT MUST BE RECOGNISED BY SYSTEM. SIMPLE STORY BOOKS AND FICTIONAL WORKS ARE NON ELIGIBLE TO EARN EXP FROM SYSTEM]
"With the future knowledge and help of system, I WILL CONQUER THE WOELD!!!"
"BABU CHUP KOR! RATER BELA SAAR ER MOTO CHACHAS NA!!" (Shut up babu! Don't roar like a bull at night) Maa shouted from the room beside me.
"SORRY!!"
"System do I have any beginner's gift pack?" I asked just in case since I have read many stories that system didn't issue reward since host didn't ask.
[HIDDEN MISSION COMPLETE: ASK FOR BEGINNERS GIFT PACK. HOST HAVE GOT: (1) A VIAL OF GENE ENHANCEMENT SERUM, (2) A VIAL OF BRAIN DEVELOPMENT SERUM, (3) SKILL- MULTIPLE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, (4) SKILL-PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY, (5) SKILL- ADVANCED STOCK ANALYSIS]
"System explain these items."
[GENE DEVELOPMENT SERUM- MAKES HOST 100 TIMES MORE POWERFUL, 100 TIMES MORE AGILE,10p TIMES MORE SENSITIVE REFLEX AND 100 TIMES SLOWER CELL DECAY THAN A NORMAL HUMAN BEING.]
[BRAIN DEVELOPMENT SERUM- IT MAKES BRAIN 25% TO 30% MORE REACTIVE AND SHARPER THAN NORMAL HUMAN. (EINSTEIN, THE PEAK OF BRAIN DEVELOPMENT ONLY USED 6% OF HIS BRAIN)]
[MULTIPLE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY(Ex)- BY LEARNING THIS SKILL HOST CAN SPEAK, READ, WRITE AND UNDERSTAND ANY LANGUAGE]
[PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY(Ex)- BY LEARNING THIS SKILL, HOST CAN REMEMBER ANYTHING JUST BY READING ONCE]
[ADVANCED STOCK ANALYSIS(A)- BY LEARNING THIS SKILL HOST CAN ANALYZE ANY STOCK BY READING INFORMATION ABOUT THAT STOCK]
"Good. System what should you recommend, should I use gene enhancement serum or brain development serum first?"
[IT IS ADVISED THAT HOST SHOULD NOT USE THE SERUMS. HOST'S BODY IS STILL GROWING AND AS MATTER OF FACT HOST IS ALSO AS WEAK AS A CHICKEN. SO SYSTEM RECOMMEND HOST FIRST BUILD UP HIS STRENGTH AND STAMINA THEN USE THE GENE DEVELOPMENT SERUM AFTER THAT HOST CAN USE BRAIN DEVELOPMENT SERUM SINCE BOTH CAUSE GREAT PAIN TO BODY. IF YOU USE THESE NOW.... YOU MAY DIE.]
Hearing systems analysis a shiver ran down Rahul's spine. He just reborn and nobody wanted to die too early.
After some hesitation Rahul asked, "System can I intricate the skills now?"
[Because host is weak it can cause a great headache, but it's not the level of serum that the host will die. If you can endure them then you are free to do so.]
After weighting the pros and cons Rahul decided to intricate just 'PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY'. But before that Rahul took a towel, fold it and place it between his jaws. Then he lay down on the bed.
'System intricate 'photographic memory' now!
[PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY SKILL INTRICATING, ESTIMATED TIME 3 HOURS. GOOD LUCK HOST.]
Then a sharp pain like thousands upon thousands of needles hit his head as he clutched his head and groaning in pain.
'GOOD LUCK MY As*! F*ck!'
...
May 12,2007
02:15 AM
Rahul lay motionlessly on his old small and hard bed after enduring three hours of sharp headache. His eyes starring blankly towards the cracked ceiling. The ceiling fan spun lazily, creaking with each revolution as groaning under the weight of time itself.
"I'm never gonna do this again anytime soon, not before I used the serums." Rahul took a mental note for himself.
Well his choice was practical. He my not be of of the genius students but he is a rational one. The skill 'photographic memory' gives him an edge over others in studying. As for the other skills like 'language proficiency' he didn't need it for now because mainly he didn't have to negotiate deals anytime soon also sanskrit was rolled down from learning subjects in class IX.
As for 'advanced stock analysis' like any other 14 year old boy most of his money was with his mother for 'safekeeping' which will not gonna roll down anytime soon so no need to play stocks for now.
All he have to do now is making a healthy body. Truth to be told, he was little fat and it really bother him a little.
'Well system now show me learning systems functions.'
[LEARNING SYSTEM HAVE TOTAL THREE SECTIONS: (1) STATUS, HERE HOST CAN CHECK HIS STATUS; (2) MISSION, HERE HOST CAN TAKE MISSION FOOM SYSTEM; (3) SHOP, HERE HOST CAN BUY FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY FOR POINTS. INVENTORY IS SYSTEM'S UNIQUE STORAGE ONLY SYSTEM GIVEN ITEMS CAN BE STORED INSIDE.]
"Okay. Show Status."
[STATUS
Name: Rahul Sen
Age: 14
Subjects downloaded:
Bengali: 2 (854/10,000) +
English: 3 (8,732/100,000) +
Mathematics: 3 (78,843/100,000) +
Life Science: 2 (0/10,000) +
Physical Science: 2 (0/10,000) +
History: 2 (0/10,000) +
Geography: 2 (0/10,000) +
Welding technology: 2 (0/10,000) +
Accounting: 3 (43,234/100,000) +
Costing: 3 (39,961/100,000) +
Taxation: 3 (24,567/100,000) +
Auditing: 2 (0/10,000) +
Computer technology: 3 (71,874/100,000) +
MANY OF HOST'S SUBJECTS ARE DORMANT DUE TO LONG TERM DISENGAGEMENT. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT HOST TAKE PROPER REVISIONS.]
It seems not only the current life subjects but also previous life subjects are also downloaded in system.
"Let's take a look at history, and test out systems reward and points function."
After that Rahul read his history text book for approximately 40 minutes and in the system log there was 20 messages for completing 1,000 words and after each message, there was a reward of $1 along with 10 exp. Totaling $20 and 200 exp.
Not only that but his history have gained another 400 exp without knowing it. It was his skill 'photographic memory' at play, as he remembered every word he read earlier.
Seeing the (+) sign behind the subjects, he tried to press it and then after allocating all 200 points to history, it's now at 600 points.
New knowledge of understanding suddenly popped up in Rahul's mind making his knowledge even more extensive but reading history at night also took a toll on him.
As the exhaustion of the night crept in Rahul decided to sleep for the night, leaving everything for the next day to solve.