Система Доставки / Unique Delivery System: Глава 24

Chapter 24

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:29

No matter what you say, doing nothing is great, but it's exhausting. Not everyone is able to do it.

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:30

Deciding that I had had enough of miracles and adventures, I decided to take a break.

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:30

In the morning, I sent Junior to work, to improve my trading skills, and fell back into bed and tried to sleep. It didn't work; with no computer, there was nothing to stop me from thinking about what was going on around me... and that was exactly what I didn't want to do. Usually, when you sit down in a cozy chair there are a thousand reasons not to live real life: videos, guides, comments. Of course, on the phone, it is also present but I was going to do nothing, right? And in my magic mirror, there are too many secrets, you open it and it will drag you away.

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:32

But what to do in a room where all the entertainment was just looking at a pile of junk and incomprehensible packages that my "second self" had dragged along? No, there is always the option of going out to eat. But after an hour I gave up because I could not eat anymore, and there was nothing to eat. I sighed, opened the Delivery app, and took a simple quest. Not for the sake of making money, but for a purpose in life. I needed to take up to two hours... Because it's only safe to get into Grandpa's house in the afternoon. More or less safe. No, he's not some monster, he's much worse - a man with strong principles! And those principles include the obligatory moralizing conversations with the only grandson, as soon as this grandson appears within reach.

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:33

In the afternoons, my grandfather works with texts, that is, he sits and makes up ideas about how people used to live in the old days. This process takes place in the office on the second floor, and the closet I need is on the first floor, and I will be able to get to it to take something... Whether my plan will work or not I'm not sure. If I believe my grandfather's lectures and my intuition, it should work. After all, everything around here is so delusional, why not?

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:34

You shouldn't go before lunchtime, because the venerable ancestor works with students. When I was young and foolish, I sometimes wandered into my grandfather's house in the morning, and it didn't end well... Last year he once quizzed me about ritual sacrifices in the culture of ancient peoples. I was not the only one, but a dozen of his students - we first killed chickens, then drew signs with their blood, and then burned them to please heaven.

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:35

Burning fresh meat?! Without even trying to marinate it?!

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:36

Even the dogs looked at my grandfather with reproach, not just us. I then rushed to my grandmother's pot of pies, while the students tasted only smoke to better understand the existence of the ancient deities. At least grandpa didn't make them starve and ritually purify themselves.

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:38

"Hello, Delivery..."

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:38

"Oh, I know you!"

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:41

The young woman looked at me with a smile. Actually, I was supposed to pick up an item here and take it to the buyer.

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:41

"You are the Happy Buddha!"

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:41

Actually, fame is already boring me. But what to do with the truth:

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:42

"Yes, that's me."

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:42

The woman immediately interrupted:

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:43

"Are you a practitioner of spiritual arts? I also try to do yoga and read the writings of the ancient Gurus... But how did you do it?"

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:43

Quickly going over in my mind all the things I had done in the last few days, I clarified:

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:43

"What exactly?"

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 18:44

Pulling her phone out of her pocket, the client flicked her fingernails across the screen in a stunning rhythm and then turned to me. They were filming from somewhere overhead, and I could barely see my face. But it was definitely me. It must have been taken by someone who thought that the jackass who parked on the sidewalk was wrong. And now he had to take it off while I was testing the glove by moving my car!

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 19:18

Dejectedly watching the video I saw under it statements along the lines of "apparently, a former weightlifter, they quickly get fat, and the muscles are wow!" Then there was a long thread of discussions with expert opinions, which I scrolled through with increasing sadness. By about the 300th comment I had been given a heroic biography. Which I, an ordinary guy from the provinces, was a sportsman, dragging tractor tracks, but, having stood up for a girl, was injured and did not make the Olympic team. After that, I sold out everything to pay for the operation. The doctors tried, but something went wrong. However, I still have not lost heart and now I work as a courier, at the same time restoring my form. At the same time it turned out that I had been seen in three cities in the country and, for some reason, in Goa, where I had gone for Indian spiritual practices.

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 19:21

Well, maybe they saw me, how do I know where the Delivery trail will show me to people.

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 19:22

I was distracted from my thoughts by a customer who was patiently holding the phone in front of me:

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 06:26

"You know, I try and I even seem to succeed, but not always. What is your secret? Such power!"

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 08:31

And what should I tell her? When I put the package in my bag, I looked at my client and said:

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 08:32

"Diaphragm. It's all about proper breathing. Practice, you can do it. Not right away, but you will!"

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 08:33

The woman looked where my diaphragm should be and wondered. I did not say goodbye, though she tried to shout something in the back. It would seem that the usual philistine, but the System caught her, too - with what? Cooks for sale flower soap in a randomly bought at a flea market antique cauldron of a potionist?

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 08:34

Just in case, I scanned in all directions like in a horror shooter, but there were no unpleasant surprises. Only when I got on the bus did an ad pop up, "Download our app - all the hot witches are a mile away!" which I resolutely removed. I can find them without your aid.

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 08:36

Should I think about something important? I've noticed for a long time that as soon as one is distracted from earning one's livelihood, one begins to wonder about the meaning of life.

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 10:37

But what can I do, there are too many incomprehensible things in the System.

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 10:38

For example, what is this very "warranty"? The direct effect on...

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 11:28

"Can I take a picture with you?"

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 11:28

Playing with complacent pleasure, I posed with two pretty girls, who immediately jumped out of the bus. They were only interested in me as an excuse to take selfies, which was a shame...

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 11:29

So what am I talking about? For example, why do I need to choose a setting? Because here, in the main world, I do quests completely unrelated to it. And outside of it - both of my "rescue missions" weren't in dungeons with dragons at all. Just for the names of the upgrades and rewards? Or is there a way to connect to the "world-forming egregore"?

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 11:30

I couldn't think of anything good to say. I spat and focused on the latest prod of a lazy man, but as soon as I started reading, I was there. The quest was surprisingly simple, I only had to stand in the shade once, until the permit rang. Walking into the old garage cooperative I walked along with the shabby gates, stopped at the scanner-lit ones, and knocked three times loudly. Behind the door someone cursed loudly in surprise, something fell with a clang, and then the door opened and my age peeked out:

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 11:31

"What do you want?"

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 11:32

It smelled like a perfume store from the garage.

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 11:32

"Delivery, order number..."

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 11:32

"Uhu, give it there."

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 11:33

He immediately tore open the bundle he had received, pulled out the box, and opened it. Inside was a stack of perfume sticks.

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 11:33

"Thanks, have a nice day."

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 11:33

The door slammed shut and the deadbolt slammed from the other side. I listened just in case, but no one was calling for help, so I threw my bag behind me and headed for the exit. What was the point of this simple "B-rank quest"? Why send me specifically? What secrets are all these doors hiding?

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 11:34

Bleep.

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 11:34

A new quest?

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 13:16

After reading the description, I turned around and drove back. The second time I knocked on the same door, I felt sorry for my fists.

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 13:16

What the hell do you need?"

Camrad_RIP 08.06.22 в 13:16

"Did you call?"

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 19:24

This time I got a closer look. He was a bit below average, with a slim build, with plain clothes, his hair disheveled, his eyes averted - a typical maniacal nerd, to cut a long story short. All the more so, he was busy with something suspicious in the garage. And some odor he needs to break!

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 19:25

Just in case, I set a teleport point and repeated:

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 19:25

"A call came into the Delivery System. What needs to be sent and where?"

Camrad_RIP 06.06.22 в 19:25