Chapter 9: Explorer Chen
"I'm going now, I will try to come back early." Alex waved at his mother who was standing at the door of their house while he walked away, on his back was a small old backpack. "Alright son, take care of yourself!" His mother waved back, she stood there until Alex was out of sight before going back inside the house.
Alex, dressed in a simple old but neat sweatshirt and brown pants, walked along the road with old buildings on both sides as he headed for the commercial district of Balon city.
That was the district where most organizations and shops were located, one could trade and look for jobs there.
The previous day after their dinner, Alex had left the house and came to the commercial district. The next day (present day) was a weekend and he would not be going to the academy, Alex had decided to make preparations for today.
He had gone to the commercial district under the disguise of the all-knowing mask and indestructible robe to register as an explorer under the Union.
The Union was like the government in his previous life and anyone who wanted to go out of the city had to be an explorer or have a valid reason to go out, explorers were people who hunted magic beasts and went into cracks to investigate and kill demons.
Cracks are spatial rifts that appear randomly and lead to other realms where powerful demons come out from, these demons are way stronger than average magic beasts.
Alex had decided to become an explorer because he wanted to hunt magic beats for both the system's missions and also for money; he was as broke as a church rat and could barely afford anything that could help him on his mage journey, luckily, registration was free.
Alex would have been unable to even register if that wasn't the case.
But he was planning to earn money just because he was poor, that wasn't all. Alex recalled from his new memories that his parents were in debt and would soon lose their house if they didn't pay on time.