God of Systems: Maker of Heroes and Villains

Fabian was sitting on a chair when he saw a familiar screen that he had been missing for quite some time. It had been months since he had gotten any quest and until now, he had only managed to finish one of the sub quests.

[Assistance Mission]

You have managed to unify all the small groups into one and the only thing remaining is to make a name for yourself. Reputation is reputation, it doesn't matter whether it is good or bad.

Main Quest: Steal or Rob the plant known as Green Thyme from God of Medicine, Galen's Church.

Optional Quest: The first prince of Morose kingdom is a scholar and is trying to create an aphrodisiac that does not have a smell or color. One of the main ingredients to achieve this is the Green thyme petals. Make a deal with the prince and get hired by him so that you can have a reason.

[System Message: You are just a mercenary, so you simply work for money. With a client, the blame can easily be diverted.]

Fabian quietly read the contents of the quest and then his gaze fell on the rewards, which was basically two free upgrades. He already had one saved up, but now that he got an opportunity to get more, he didn't hesitate.

'I'll go request for a meeting with the prince first. Maybe I should write a letter and give him a small clue that I know one item that can help him achieve a breakthrough.' he thought and got up from the chair.

He barely took any break or rest and he absolutely loved his one hour worth of daily rest. This was because he spent most of his time doing the physical tempering that the system had advised him to do.

And now that his rest time was done, he had to get back to training.

This was the difference between Vincent and Fabian. One of them had an extremely strong system, but barely put in the work while the other had a weaker system and worked to the bone.

Fabian's discipline was something that managed to inspire even Keith a few times and he was the sole reason for Keith's decision to give his team a two month intense physical training.

Fabian did his daily routine, but by the time he was done, the sky had turned dark. His group worked and brought him money, so he didn't have to worry too much.

But there was one thing that they couldn't bring him and that was quests and the free skill upgrade rewards. In his eyes, these were invaluable.

He sat down in front of the small table in his room and began to write a letter to the prince. Once he was done, he got one of his men to deliver it to the palace.

"Here, take this and give it to the knights that are around the royal palace. Tell them that the leader of Black Boar Sect wants the prince to read this letter and that it is extremely important. Give them some money too." he said and slid a few noted into his subordinate's palms.

The subordinate nodded enthusiastically, "As you wish, boss. I'll go give it right now."

Fabian silently watched the guy leave and then headed back to his house to get some well needed rest after all the training.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

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In a small city that neighbored the capital in Baroma Kingdom, Vincent silently stared at the ceiling as he caressed the bare back of the prostitute with whom he had slept with a few minutes ago.

He felt absolutely unmotivated and in a way, he felt like no matter what he did, he wouldn't be able to beat Fabian.

Every time he closed his eyes, the twitching muscles and flesh on Fabian's body replayed over and over.

Sometimes he felt rage, sometimes sadness and despair and sometimes, he felt like there was no purpose in life other than waiting for death to take him away from all his suffering.

And that as exactly what he was feeling at the moment.

The only thing that gave him some semblance of "feeling" was sex and right now, he didn't even know that he was partially addicted.

Keith's new approach of indifference wasn't helping him in any way and he was moving closer and closer to depravity. His savings had been slowly going down and at this moment, he barely had any money.

Even then, he splurged money on prostitutes for only a few hours of pleasure while he could have used the same money to keep himself well fed for a week.

As he stared at the ceiling, a system screen suddenly popped up in front of him.

He sighed and began to read the contents, making up his mind to skip the quest as long as it wasn't compulsory.

[Regular Quest]

Scour through the streets and slums in the capital of Baroma to find a child that has an awakened ability. She has the ability to control plants and she also has bright green eyes.

Rewards: Cursed Artifact (2 Hours usage), 1 Free war god inheritance unlock.

Punishment for failure: Intense physical torture

[System Note: Trash.]

Vincent read the contents and the message from the system stung him hard. It hurt, but he knew that he had no excuse.

Even now, he didn't not want to get up from the bed.

With a groan, he pulled his arm from under one of the girls and got up from the bed. He then turned around to look at them with tired, dead eyes.

"I already paid, so I'll take my leave. Today wasn't that good... you guys did better last week. Maybe I should find a different place."

Before any of the girls could say anything, he left the room and closed the door behind him before he walked out of the building.

"The capital huh... it's been a while since I went there, but I guess I don't have a choice right now. Ugh, I don't like pain."