Система Доставки / Unique Delivery System: Глава 15

Chapter 15

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 09:49

The morning did not start out well.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 11:13

My grandmother called me.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 11:13

I generally love her, she's nice, but sometimes she has a sudden attack of preoccupation. And that's when anyone who hasn't had time to turn off the phone is in trouble.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 11:24

Come to my place, aren't you hungry? What, are you having a bet with your father? What nonsense, we just won't tell him! Who's going to know? You overcomplicating everything. And call your mother, why don't you call her? What are you eating? Fast food crap?! Come here right now! You don't want it? I'll send you some money to buy some real food. Oh, stop this childishness, be a reasonable person! Come here, I don't want to hear anything!

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 11:26

And that's it for half an hour. Loving and completely disregarding my objections and various arguments. At the same time, my grandmother kept trying to persuade me to go back to study on various pretexts. Like, education is always useful, because "a good man is not a profession". That is, she does not even know what streamers do!

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 11:41

Finally, I resolutely lied that the shift starts and people are waiting for me - at this point, she curtailed her monologue and wished me good luck after a brief five-minute goodbye passed out. That was it, I could breathe, now she would not call for a week.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 11:43

After walking through the empty corridors of the dormitory, I stepped outside, looked at the sun, at the green leaves, and decided that I wasn't going to exert myself today. No deep unreal, no miracles, no adventures. Boring С orders, minimal risk: the bonus is ticking, so hit the road! The phone, once again eavesdropping on my thoughts, gave out the most appropriate song:

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 11:44

"East bound and down, loaded up and truckin', we're gonna do what they say can't be done..."

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 11:44

That's right: "I've got a long way to go and a short time to get there". By the way, aren't there too many references in popular culture to something too similar to the System? What is primary, our idea of the unreal, or the unreal itself? It's all complicated, for a mere pretty boy.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 11:45

I entered the Seventh Hall listening to the song for the twentieth time. It felt so good, I was walking along to it. Sage, glancing over the top of another newspaper, sneeringly stretched out:

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 11:53

"Let's welcome our new celebrity!"

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 11:53

Brute, who was busy with his phone, and Goggles-kid, who was packing something in his bag, laughed cheerfully.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 12:02

"Hey, hey, where did I become famous?"

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 12:08

It turned out that I had, unexpectedly, become a meme. Yesterday's relaxation on the bench, when I was pouring water on myself and rejoicing that I had escaped the heat, resulted in half a hundred pictures. My face was so happy, it looked like Hotei's Buddha.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 12:09

After saving particularly good pictures for memory, I just shrugged my shoulders. Before I would have jumped to the ceiling, would have told everyone, would have made my way to the TV, so everyone would know that it was me, Marius Yulievich, so cool!

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 15:30

I'd rather do something useful now.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 15:30

The storekeeper, having received both of my artifacts, took them away to charge them, while I decided to look at the proposed options for improvements. They give me a discount, right. I should at least take a look. Of course, I wouldn't buy anything from my employer, but it was worth it to plan some upgrades for my character.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 15:31

So far the only slots I use are rings, cloak, and backpack. There is a slot for earrings, a slot for necklaces - one, but with the possibility to expand with amulets. Two slots for bracelets, one for a belt, a slot for gloves, and a slot for shoes. Clothing did not count as equipment.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 15:34

A total of seven slots, what should we close first? I need a passive shield, something as a "last chance" or a save from a surprise attack. My most powerful artifact is the ring, all tactics are based on teleport. Not very good and not always suitable, but it's very simple and therefore effective.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 15:52

On the other hand, running is good for rabbits, and I have a different totem animal. And I need at least something to defend myself actively. So that the villains will understand - no one dares to offend a hippo! And since active protection is hard to put on an earring or bracelet, I should look for gloves... Or shoes.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 15:53

The bonus store did not offer much in the way of choice. At my level, the more or less useful one was the "premonition earring" with a range of ten seconds, which gave me a direction to a supposed threat. It was a pity that, judging by the description, it acted directly, through my brain, and that didn't sound safe. The bracelets with shields of various kinds, activated by command, were also unimpressive. Each was strictly against a certain type of attack, which meant that they could be changed by the courier as circumstances dictated. Come to think of it, it was not for nothing that my unknown colleague had an entire ring case for two dozen slots. And he left only one in it... why, by the way? The most unnecessary one? Or did he sell off the rest, stashing the most valuable? He had left encrypted records, too, so I'd better check them.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 16:09

Tick the checkbox - to purchase an "identification scroll".

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 16:10

That's what I love about the chosen setting, is that it has the tools to solve all kinds of problems. Sometimes they are hard to get, but they are there by definition, which means the System can lead to them.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 16:12

So the purchase of a single shield makes sense if I choose a route, find out all the dangers on it, and pick up the equipment for them. But on the universal set, I still do not have points. No coins, no crystals... And someone has them! Who are these ugly people who obviously got rich dishonestly! How would I myself so ...

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 16:16

I closed the shopping tab almost with annoyance. Everything is either expensive or unnecessary, or purely for work. Worth thinking about sharpening the bag to increase the volume, also making sense of emblems on the cape, like reducing fatigue, although they are disposable. The bonus store is all for those who want to roam the city and take orders, but nothing useful for the inter-world merchant. Why would I want "I'm fun today!" sticker on my bag or pictures of long-forgotten memes?

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 16:28

However, the System immediately mitigated my disappointment: the discount also applied to the auction sessions. Which I took advantage of.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 17:31

+Delivery System Worker Outfit used and discounted

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 17:54

I scrolled through the list, noticing only that some positions had been open for years. The prices were no consolation, either: if you make an honest income, that's how much running you would have to do! One item made me think, but it was not even a used item, but part of the work set, converted for specific needs clearly homemade. And still, fifteen thousand was a lot of money. Where to get it first? Though it's a promising piece of equipment... albeit situational.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 18:08

"Take it."

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 18:11

As I put the rings on, I remembered that I sort of still had a gift. The storekeeper, after swiping the reader, returned almost immediately with a small box. So what are you, "skill system dummy"? Open it up...

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 18:12

A balloon? A balloon, except the material, is kind of silky and it has a pretty massive ring where it's inflated. With runes. Apparently, the mannequin is an inflatable. The scanner, worth hovering over the "balloon," again gave me a link to install the Skills System app, which I again dismissed. First, it is worthwhile to understand what it is at all and why.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 18:14

The goggle-eyed kid said goodbye and left, and I, under Sage's usual muttering that young people do not listen to or understand anything, first went to the bulletin board, and then to the auction. It took me half a thousand points to formulate a request so that the names of the lots at least understand what I should ask. It turned out that I need something like a guide for dummies with personal notes.

Camrad_RIP 08.03.22 в 18:16

I know such guides, I wrote them myself. And then two years bought a penny recipe from an NPC resold at auction for many times the price, because according to my guide it can not work without it. Three or four grand a day lazy guys bought at auction, so it's not all so unambiguous.

Camrad_RIP 09.03.22 в 08:27

+Looking for a brief and detailed manual on the activation, operation, and features of the Skills System dummy, compiled by someone who has used it for at least a month

Camrad_RIP 09.03.22 в 08:29

Send?

Camrad_RIP 09.03.22 в 08:29

Yes/no

Camrad_RIP 09.03.22 в 08:29

Goodbye, two hundred points. But everything on the board was too generic, and almost all the links led to paid resources, so I'd rather splurge.

Camrad_RIP 09.03.22 в 08:31

Wait. Wait. Wait.

Camrad_RIP 09.03.22 в 08:32

Buzz.

Camrad_RIP 09.03.22 в 08:32

The downloaded file had the checkbox "Verified by the System" and was worth three coins. After quickly reading the description, I glanced at the "Confirm Purchase" button and decided to cheat a little. No, I'll pay, of course! But first I have to be sure... So, what's in the app? Is it even like that? I mean, is that how it works?

Camrad_RIP 09.03.22 в 14:00

I turned to the noisy coughing Sage and then looked at the screen. No, everything was there, and everything was clear. The only thing is that if you take the text out of sight, it is immediately forgotten. Maybe there's a way around it, like re-shooting the screen or something...

Camrad_RIP 09.03.22 в 14:02

Accept.

Camrad_RIP 09.03.22 в 14:03

+Order paid!

Camrad_RIP 09.03.22 в 14:04

But it would be easier this way. Besides, what if there is active protection built-in? What if it blows up.

Camrad_RIP 09.03.22 в 14:05

Putting the phone down, I wondered once again if I needed to get involved in another System. I was already thinking that Delivery was enough to distort the world, but what if these unknown Skills were to break it completely?

Camrad_RIP 09.03.22 в 16:17

On the other hand, who was just whining about the lack of an arsenal? If the skills are given a chance, do I really want to pass? At least look at it, try it out. Especially since it's unlikely anything can get past Delivery. The same one that watches even what I say on the shifts. And if a letter from S. S. ever came in the mail, I'm sure it will somehow help me in my messenger's work.

Camrad_RIP 09.03.22 в 16:22

After convincing myself, I activated the first quest of the day and headed for the bus stop, reading the guide I had purchased.

Camrad_RIP 09.03.22 в 16:22

/Remember, the mannequin is your second "self", you need to consider and always realize that you can pump only what you can pump. On the other hand, it's not you, so you can put it in conditions where you yourself would not risk.

Camrad_RIP 09.03.22 в 18:18

That's a fancy way of putting it.

Camrad_RIP 09.03.22 в 18:19