[Congratulations on completing the Tutorial Level 3!] A single message before the entire world turned Dark. And then as the time stopped, I saw the white Game Master's screen appearing in front of me again. "Jeez! Why do you have to be so much hurried," I complained a little regarding how Voltaire just threw me in here. Though since there was little point in complaining, I decided to look at the messages for now. [Your Contractee (Adrian John Rodriguez) has completed the following Quests! -Save the Chief (Hidden)! -Kill the doppelganger (Hidden)! -The one who sets his own Path!] [You have received +200,000 GM Points!] [Minor Betting: Bet on the player with maximum [Safe Time]: 300 Points on (Adrian John Rodriguez)!] [Bet Won: +6000 GM Points] [Growth Betting: Bet on the player with most Growth: 300 GM Points on (Adrian John Rodriguez)!] [Bet won: +15000 GM Points] [Your Contractee (Adrian John Rodriguez) has completed the third Level of Tutorial: +10,000 GM Points!] [Game Master's ID: Adrian John Rodriguez/??? Authority Level: 2 (Upgrade Cost: 10000 GM) Current GM Points: 245,720] [The following Privilege has been unlocked!] [Privilege 1: The Game Master can see All the Quests Present on the current Level!] [Privilege 2: The Game Master can bet on the players present in the current Level!] [Privilege 3: Allows the GameMaster to Adjust the rules of the Games Equivalent to GM Points spent!] [Privilege 4: Allows the GameMaster to [Contract] a player and give [Blessing!] [Skill!] [Title!] [Coins!] [Curses!] [Punishment!] ] [Privilege 5: Allows the GM to view the normal quests of the next Event!] [Privilege 6: Allows the GM to Add a Sub-Quest in the scenario(Not applicable in the Tutorial)!] Because all the quests were compiled in one, I got all the rewards at once. To be fair, I kind of even forgot about the betting ones, but I was still glad that I had the most time with the [Safe Zone!], especially because of how many food items I put there on the first two days. In any case, it was time to up my Authority Level as well. Something that I had been delaying for quiet long. [Authority Level: 2 -> 4!] Though unlike last time, I didn't get two privileges per level but rather an item and a skill. [You have received the Skill: Debug!] [You have received the Game Master's Key!] Effects: Allows the user to remove any or all types of irregularities or bugs present within the system! The Game Master can create a firewall, anti-virus, trojan or other type of defense formation to deal with any threats! The user can also fix any form of breach that has occured to the system!] [Item: Game Master's Key! Status: Bound to Adrian John Rodriguez! Effects: Once every 24 Hours, the Game master can unlock any locked item/door!] "That seems rather useful," I thought as I understood that the key could be a really useful item given the right time and the right situation. As for the skill, it was still difficult to determine how much I am going to use it. Perhaps I should test it later? I wanted to increase the Authority Level once more but the cost once again increased by 10, reaching in 10 digit number. [Game Master's ID: Adrian John Rodriguez/??? Authority Level: 4 (Upgrade Cost: 1,000,000 GM) Current GM Points: 135,720] To my surprise, there were no more messages. Neither regarding the next quest, nor any bettings. I pondered about it for a moment before looking through the entire Game Master System once again. But since I didn't find anything more, I decided to press [Continue!]. And as soon as I did that, a dozen messages appeared on the blue system screen. [You have completed the quest: Points Collection!] [+2 Free Attribute Points Received!] [+Random Box Received!] [+Safe Box Received!] [You have completed the Hidden Quest: The one who sets his own path!] [+10 Free Attribute Points!] [+Skill Upgrade Coupon!] [+Artifact: Amulet of Pathseeker!] [Welcome to the Safe Zone!] [Time left till the next tutorial: 47 Hours: 59 minutes: 50 seconds!] When my vision came to be, I found myself at the center of a market area. Standing just beside the fountain, I looked up at the scorching sun and the bright blue sky, and then at the people around me. 'I guess, this is the safe zone?' I thought as I saw the carefree look on everyone's face as they continued their daily chore. I stood there with my [Stealth] on, invisible from the eyes of all the people here, wondering what I should do next. Collecting information always takes priority, but this time, I should sort out the system first. Given all the rewards and stuff, it wouldn't be a good idea to not take a look at all the things that I received this time. Especially that amulet and those gift boxes. With that thought, I was about to look through the system window, but before I could even do so, a familiar voice came from a distance, catching my attention at once. "Hey! What do you mean these costs 200 Points? They are barely 100! What are you? A thief?!" A blonde haired girl shouted as she haggled the price of some apples on the stall. She was Emily, my co-worker from the part time job that I used to do before the apocalypse descended.