Sean was so shocked that he could not react after receiving the prompt and the voice in his mind. It was only after a few seconds that he finally reacted.
'This is real?' He could not help but ask himself. His expression showed both surprise and excitement.
Could it be that if he purchased food, unless he ate the food, it would not be considered as an investment? Or maybe the investment was not completed unless he got a return?
Regardless, Sean realized that he had gotten a big opportunity. This was a big opportunity that could change his life entirely. Not only his life, but the life of his family as well.
If it was true that the system was capable of multiplying the money that was invested by 10 times, did that not imply that as long as he invested in something profitable, he would be able to get the money back 10 times?
And with that money that was returned from the system, he could go ahead and invest yet again, and it would be returned back to him. Simply put, as long as it was a wise investment, he would have infinite money.
Just thinking about it, Sean could not help but get thrilled. But as he was getting excited, he was suddenly hit by a headache. While the headache was not intense, it made him flinch.
At the same time, a large amount of information was suddenly poured into his mind. All of this was related to cooking. Anything about being a chef was poured into his mind, and the different types of meals that he had never even heard of, he got both the recipe and methods of preparation.
The information that he received made him feel like he had been a chef for several years. And, it was only after he had managed to deal with the sudden influx of information that he realized something.
This seemed to be the reward that he had received after buying fruits, which seemed to be basic chef skills. But just looking at the information that he had received, and the skills that were currently ingrained into his muscle memory, Sean could not help but wonder if this really was just at the basic level.
After all, if he compared the current level to the one that he possessed before, he felt like there was a distinction between heaven and earth.
At this moment, his phone suddenly rang with a notification. Sean took out his old phone, realizing that it was a message from the bank. According to the message, $20 had been deposited into his account.
This immediately shocked Sean. But it was also at this moment that he realized something. It seemed that while the cash back of the system worked, it did not give him cash, instead, the money was deposited into his bank account.
The expression on Sean's face made the stall owner who had just sold the fruits to think that Sean was so excited about the taste of the fruits.
So, he commented, "Young man, if you like the fruits, you can buy more. Look here, I still have so many fresh fruits."
It was only when the stall owner spoke that suddenly, Sean came back to his senses. He realized that he was still standing in front of a street stall.
Realizing this, he decided to go back home first. While he was tempted to try yet again buying more fruits so that he could get more money back, he decided against it.
First of all, the hygiene of the food in the streets was not that good. Currently, while he was not sure if the system was going to disappear the next day, it was better for him not to risk getting sick while trying something like this.
Ignoring the street stall owner, Sean immediately rushed home. At this point, it was as if all the exhaustion from the work that he had done the entire day had vanished. He felt energetic as he sprinted back home, surprising many people in the streets.
Not caring about the looks that he was receiving, Sean headed home. In just a little while, he arrived at an old street that had fewer people. Well, while there were fewer people in the streets, the number of houses was quite high, and all of them were old.
Sean entered into an old three-story apartment. This was where they lived. During the times that his parents were still in their youths, they had managed to purchase an apartment here. It was also during that time that they had started the grocery store.
The apartment building was quite old, with chapped walls. It was clear that the building was in need of repainting. But considering the buildings around, one could say that the condition of this apartment building was way better as compared to the other buildings.
Sean entered into their apartment. He shared a bedroom with his younger brother, who was currently out, as he had not yet come back from school. Currently, both of his parents were at the grocery store.
Without having to worry about anything, Sean immediately entered into the room, got inside the bathroom, and took a quick shower. As the cold water rushed on the surface of his skin, Sean felt like he was dreaming.
But the cold feeling from the water told him that he was not in a dream. He had gotten a system, just like those that he had read in the web novels.
Thinking about this, and thinking about the current family situation, Sean thought that he needed to use the system to the maximum level possible. He was not sure if the system was ever going to disappear at any point in time, so, he had to make sure not to waste any opportunity.
But there was one thing that he was worried about. The money just appearing within his account was definitely going to raise some issues. While it was true that at first, the amount of money was small, and might not raise much suspicion. But if the amount of money kept on increasing, if the source of the money was not determined, then things would definitely get complicated.
Sean obviously had no intention of revealing the existence of the system. If he did that, would he not be taken into those laboratory by those crazy scientists for experiments? Or maybe he might be detained by the military, thinking that there was an alien race that was invading?
Regardless, Sean was not having the intention of even informing anyone in the family about the presence of the system. It was just that he was not sure about how to explain about the money.
If he spent the money and started a business, the money would be returned to him. But then again, he could explain the business' existence, but what about the money that was 10 times more than what he previously had?
Just as he thought about this, another prompt from the system appeared.
[The host does not need to worry about the source of the money. The money that is deposited into the host's account is from a legitimate source, one that exists in this world.]
Sean was slightly shocked. Immediately, he could not help but inquire, 'Is the origin of this system someone within this world? Maybe an organization?'
While Sean was excited about having a system, he was definitely not willing to be a guinea pig. If this was some form of experiment, then Sean would rather not have this system.
[While the source of the money is from this world, the system is an existence that is from outside this universe.]
Even though he had even more questions, Sean was at least relieved that for the time being, he did not really have to worry about someone in this world coming to look for him or his family. As for the existence of the system, coming from outside this universe, Sean decided not to question more.
What was the use of that? Even if he knew about the origin of the system, what would he do? Anything that came from outside this universe was definitely something that he could not deal with.
So, it was better for him to look for a way of exploiting the system to the maximum level possible, and even if anything happened to him, at least his family would be okay.
Thinking about this, Sean walked out of the bathroom, dried himself, before putting on a new pair of clothes. It was also at this point that he felt slightly tired.
He had after all come from a construction site not long ago. So, the fatigue from all the work that he had done during the day was coming in.
But thinking about the system, and not being sure about how long it was going to exist, shown decided not to waste time. It was better for him to try and invest more, so that he could gain more money.
He had an idea, and thinking about it, he immediately walked out of his room, headed downstairs from the apartment where he lived, which was located on the top floor, and headed to the grocery store that was owned by his parents.
The grocery store was not located far from the apartment, just a few blocks away. And as he got closer, he realized that there was a crowd of people that was standing in front of the grocery store.
Looking at the crowd, Sean's expression could not help but shift slightly, as he got a bad feeling about the situation.