Chapter 562: Let’s play a little game

Idan clearly remembered the events that had taken place during his conversation and drinking with the four men, but he could not say at what point he had lost consciousness.

When he opened his eyes and came to himself, he found himself sitting alone, staring at the table, and there was no one around.

Surprisingly, Idan felt great. No discomfort, no headache, no hangover. It seemed that he didn’t drink alcohol at all.

And most importantly, he felt completely refreshed.

He felt a little sad when the men left without saying goodbye or giving their names.

During the conversation, they said almost nothing about themselves, mostly asking questions and listening to him.

“This is not like me,” Idan thought, realizing this. He was usually introverted and cautious, and revealed his soul to few people. And then, before he could really get to know each other, he was already sharing his experiences with them.

Was there really something else besides alcohol in that drink? He asked himself. “And was it alcohol at all?”

After sitting for a while and trying to remember the details of what happened, Idan noticed a piece of paper on the table with handwritten contents.

Idan took the paper and was surprised to find that he could make out what was written.

“So that’s how they decided to say goodbye? Should I write a letter?” he laughed, realizing that it was a farewell message from four men.

{It was very nice and fun to meet you, young man.

We didn’t even notice how time flew by and we had to leave.

Don’t worry, we’ll have a chance to meet again in the future, as long as you don’t die prematurely.

We don’t know if you recognized us, but let’s play a little game.}

“Play a little game?” Idan repeated to himself, reading these words again.

{Yes, to play a game. The game is very simple. Each of us will write a few sentences here. After reading these sentences, you just need to say out loud who is who. If you answer correctly, you will receive small gifts from the four of us.

We’re sure that a smart young man like you can handle her easily.}

[Ding! A task has been issued. Get ready to play a little game — find out who’s who.]

[Solved 0 out of 4.]

[The reward for the game depends on your correct answers.]

[You only have one chance to answer each sentence.]

“Oh, the task? What a surprise! It’s been a long time since you’ve offered us something like this, System,” Idan was surprised and, concentrating, continued reading.

{_The first sentence:

“Don’t stop there, young man, and get those two sets of weapons for me as soon as possible, okay?”}

“Two sets of weapons?” Idan reread, and it dawned on him who could have written this. But before voicing his guess, he decided to re-read the other three messages to make sure of his guess.

{_The second sentence:

“I can see that you liked my creation, since you chose it for such a significant evening.”

_The third sentence:

“I heard that you successfully passed the experiment and survived. How would you like to be offered to go through something like this again?”

_The fourth sentence:

“If you find out who I am, I will give you a permanent discount of thirty percent.… No, thirty is too much. Let’s stop at fifteen percent. So the question is: who am I?”}

When Idan read the rest of the sentences, a smile appeared on his face.

“That’s how it is. So it’s them,” he said.

“System, my answer to the first sentence is the Host of the Supreme Blacksmith System? Am I right?” asked Idan, remembering that he and Arabel had received a task from this System: “To get a set of Sacred and a set of Dark Weapons for analysis.”

[Ding! Right answer. Solved 1 out of 4.]

Idan’s smile grew even wider.

“Most likely, this is the same muscular short man with a thick white beard,” he recalled and made a note to himself.

“As for the second one, is the Host of the Supreme Tailor System?” Idan said aloud, looking at his uniform, which he and Arabel had ordered from the Supreme Tailor System.

“It must be him,” Idan replied, remembering the middle-aged man with brown hair and round glasses.

[Ding! Right answer. Solved 2 out of 4.]

“Not bad. It looks like I’m really smart,” Idan jokingly said.

“Well, the third one is, of course, the Host of the Supreme Bloodline System,” Idan had no doubt about that. The sentence mentioned an experiment where the Supreme Bloodline System itself intervened and changed their second Bloodline slot.

“Moreover, this man had too pronounced features, like different eyes and different wings behind his back,” Idan recalled the most distinguished of all four men.

[Ding! Right answer. Solved 3 out of 4.]

“Phew,” — sighed Idan. “The last one left.”

“And this is a man in a business suit with well-groomed hair,” Idan recalled the last of the four men.

“System, is this the Host of the Supreme Merchant System?” asked Idan.

[Ding! Right answer. Solved 4 out of 4.]

[Ding! 500 System Points are awarded for each correct answer.]

[A total of 2,000 System Points has been awarded.] — the System announced.

[Ding! Received a permanent 15 percent discount on purchases in the “Trade” function.]

“Oh, 2000 System Points? And a discount? Not bad,” Idan nodded and waited to see what would happen next.

“Is that all?” he asked after a short wait.

[Yes, that’s it.] — the System replied.

“What the? Did they really consider these 500 System Points to be a small gift?” asked Idan with some disappointment.

But then he remembered that these were almost free System Points, and his disappointment evaporated.

“Well, that’s something. I didn’t expect anything when I came here,” Idan whispered, turning the page.

{PS:

Are you disappointed with our little gift?

We would like to see your expression at this moment.

Eh…

Well, since you’re reading this, consider that you’ve completed an additional task.

We discussed for a long time what to give you, and finally came to an agreement.

Considering that you currently have only the third rank and you can buy a maximum of a fifth-rank item from a «Trade», we decided to give you 5,000 System Points each so that you can purchase what you consider necessary.}

[Ding! Received 20,000 System Points.]

“Huh?”

Idan watched in great surprise as his and Arabel’s System Points instantly increased to 22,000.

{And finally, I wish you, boy, have a nice evening with your girlfriend and say hi to her from us.

Let’s meet up sometime in the future and have another drink.}

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