Jaden was silent for a while after hearing what the systemhad said. It was clear that currently, the system wanted to join with the


    missing part, which would lead to an upgrade of the system. Sёar?h the ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    This was going to be the second time that the system was


    going to undergo an upgrade. Previously, Jaden was not really sure about the


    upgrade that the system had undergone. Maybe it had already experienced many


    things, and decided to change?


    In any case, he was quite curious about the change that was


    going to happen this time round. So, without hesitation, he immediately


    consented, allowing the system to continue with the upgrade.


    [System upgrade under progress. The upgrade will take 2


    hours to complete.]


    That was the prompt that Jaden received, just a moment


    before the stone that he was holding in his hand suddenly crumbled.


    It crumbled Into several small pieces, but at least, they


    were not that small but they could fall from his hands. And, having reacted


    quickly, Jaden managed to catch all the pieces of the stone, before they fell


    onto the ground.


    At this moment, Jaden understood the origin of not only the


    system, but even the stone that he was currently holding. It was obviously a


    mixture of different chemicals and elements from outer space.


    It was a good thing that It was not harmful to humans, at


    least if taken in small amounts. But still, Jaden remembered the fact that even


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    though many people had decided to join the experiment that was being carried


    out by his parents, only a few of them had managed to come out alive.


    Jaden was not really sure about the criteria that was being


    followed, which would then lead to the successful mutation. If he knew about


    it, he would go ahead and use it on John, so that he could guarantee that even


    if John went through the procedure, he would be able to come out alive.


    Just then, Jaden suddenly thought of something. Was there a


    possibility of using a method that could improve John''s success rate, and use


    the upgraded rebate card?


    If he did something like that, then, was there a possibility


    of him getting something better? After all, currently, the rebate card was not


    only going to be applicable to money, but instead, it could be used on other


    items as well. As long as it was an investment, or income.


    But suddenly, Jaden thought of something. Was it possible


    that the stone that he was currently having, for it to be considered as income?


    After all, income did not simply imply that he would have to actively do jobs


    so that he could be paid.


    Instead, income could also refer to something that could be


    earned by doing something else. By coming over, he had managed to get something


    that had been left for him by his parents. To him, Jaden thought that this was


    also supposed to be considered as income.


    ''System, can I use the rebate card on this stone?'' Jaden


    suddenly asked.


    This was a crazy idea that he has gotten. The origin of this


    stone had already been verified. But, the components contained within the stone


    could not be explained, considering that they could not be found within this


    world.


    It was due to that reason that his parents had not managed


    to find a method of ensuring 100% success rate in the mutation, when it came to


    the usage of the solution that was formed from dissolving the stone.


    The success rate could not be measured, at least, it was


    quite difficult to be able to get the accurate figure. Even the figures that


    had been given were just estimates from the number of successes and failures in


    the past few years.


    Jaden believed that his parents had already done


    investigation about those people that had managed to live on after being


    injected with the solution.


    They would have definitely tried to find what was unique or


    common among this group of people that had survived. But considering that there


    was no information if there was any success in this or not, Jaden believed that


    there was a possibility that they did not find out what really set apart this


    group of people.


    This time, even though the system was currently under


    upgrade, it did not go offline like it did during the first upgrade. Instead,


    it was capable of functioning even during the time of the upgrade.


    [The host is right. The stone can be considered as income,


    considering that it is a form of a gift that the host has received from his


    late parents.]


    Upon receiving the system prompt, Jaden finally took a deep


    breath. This was going to be a hard decision to make. Yes, there was a lot of


    mystery surrounding this stone, but Jaden was willing to bet on it.


    There was a possibility that what he was going to receive


    next was something that would be completely useless to him, but Jaden was


    willing to risk it. In the current situation that he was in, and considering


    that there was already a group of mutants above them, he had to do this.


    If it really worked, and he gained something that was going


    to help him, then, that would be something that would be exciting. He would be


    able to deal with that group of mutants quite easily, and maybe, he would be


    even capable of avoiding the detection of the mutants within the city.


    Yes, he already believed that the mutants were going to look


    for him sooner, but still, it was better if he could avoid them for the time


    being. He had yet to stabilize himself, and considering that he had just found


    the location of the laboratory, it would be better if he could avoid


    unnecessary troubles.


    Jaden had the rebate card in his pocket. So, he took it out,


    and stared at it. It was just as it was after it had been upgraded. It was


    plain, and blue in color.


    Jaden took a deep her breath. He understood that this was


    going to be a big decision that he was going to make. But, having already made


    his mind up, he immediately thought of using the rebate card.


    The moment that he thought about that, a prompt from the


    system appeared in front of him.


    [Would you like to use the 1000 times rebate card on the


    stone?]


    Jaden raised his brows slightly when he heard that. From the


    looks of it, there was no name of the stone that he was currently having. Maybe


    that was due to the fact that it was formed out there while the system was


    traveling.


    Maybe it had not been recognized by any form of


    civilization, thus leading to the stone not having a name. Regardless, Jaden


    immediately agreed, accepting that the card should be used on the stone.


    The moment that Jaden accepted, the blue card in his hand


    suddenly flashed, disappearing from his hand. In the next moment, a blue light


    suddenly enveloped the stone in his other hand.


    Just as Jaden was surprised, another prompt from the system


    appeared in front of his vision.


    [Would you like the stone to be enhanced in terms of quality


    or quantity?]


    Without a doubt, Jaden immediately selected quality. There


    was no need for him to improve the stone in terms of quantity for the time


    being. After all, the mystery surrounding the stone had yet to be unraveled.


    Additionally, there was a great possibility that after


    improving this stone in terms of quality, it would be more efficient as


    compared to 100 of the original stones.


    The moment that Jaden made a selection, the stone in his


    other hand that was currently enveloped in a blue light rose into the air.


    This was a phenomenon that Jaden had already experienced two


    times by now. That was when he was using the technology upgrade card, and


    during the time that he was upgrading the rebate card.


    As expected, just like the previous times, the blue light


    suddenly erupted, nearly blinding Jaden. Jaden had no other choice but to


    squint his eyes, as he continued observing.


    It was just that due to the intense light, it was impossible


    for him to be able to see what was going on inside the blue light. But he was


    not anxious at all. He just waited, waiting for the upgrade to be completed.


    About an entire minute later, finally, the upgrade was


    completed. The blue light receded, and finally, a stone was revealed.


    It was just that what was exposed left Jaden a little


    speechless. The reason behind that being a fact that even after the upgrade,


    which was a thousand times in terms of quality, the stone did not actually


    change at all in terms of appearance.


    It would be a lie to say that Jaden had not anticipated that


    the stone was going to change from being half, to being completed. But looking


    at the stone that was the same in every possible means as it was before the


    upgrade, Jaden could only shake his head.


    He caught the stone that was falling from its previous


    suspension, and carefully scrutinized it. It was just that he realized that it


    actually seemed as if it had not changed at all. Well, no matter how much he


    observed it, he realized that there was actually nothing that had changed about


    this stone.


    ''System, has the rebate card failed?'' Jaden asked with a


    small frown on his face.


    [The upgrade has been completed. The quality of the stone


    that the host currently holds is 1,000 times better as compared to the one that


    the host possessed before.]