Chapter 25: Life 51, Age 16, Martial Disciple Level 1
I wanted time alone. Time to brood? Maybe, but I thought of it more as time to reflect.
Alone time was difficult to get. Soon, I would be pulled out to be tested and then sent somewhere. I didn’t know where. I hadn’t run the loop with Peak affinity, so there might be changes. I didn’t want to deal with that. I just wanted time to myself, just for a little while.
“System, when I’m tested, I want them to think I just have a High affinity. What’s the cheapest you can do that for?
50 credits.
Purchase confirmed. 1,950 credits remaining.
I did my best to relax as I waited. I felt conflicted about what I was going to do. I knew of only one place where I would be able to spend as much time alone as I wanted. I would be able to work and improve myself in solitude. I wouldn’t have to worry about rent, or food, or the cost of materials, or anything. I wasn’t sure how many different ingredients I would have to work with, but that would be ok. There were still things to improve in even the most basic pills.
I was planning to go back to a place I hated.
I went through the test and was assigned to Rudy, who, of course, made sure I had the slave mantra.
Once in my room, I sat down.