Endless Evolution: Last Star

Chapter 419 Training or Doping (Part 3)

"Well, turned out to be pretty expensive..." Adam muttered scratching the back of his head as he looked at his purchases.

Behind him was a drone that he was offered to rent from the store for a few hours. This drone could lift up to thirty kilograms, so it had no problem following Adam.

All in all, Adam spent over fifty thousand credits, and a good portion of that went on rare coffee that the average person or Operator couldn't afford.

"I hope Silvana will be pleased, though, I'll meet with her later than the others." Adam muttered before he stopped, glancing at the two-story house enclosed by a tall fence.

It was the house where his family lived, it wasn't his own, he paid rent, but by contract as long as he paid rent, his family had full rights over the area. Given how much money Adam had now, he could keep paying rent for decades.

Step.

Taking a few steps forward, the house's AI recognized him and opened the gate for him, letting Adam inside along with a drone that carried a huge bag of various purchases.

No one ran out to greet Adam, as he didn't warn anyone of his arrival.

'Well, I hope everyone's home. It's a work day, but as I recall we agreed with mom and dad that they should take time for themselves and Trici, instead of looking for an ordinary job.' Adam pondered before opening the door.

Walking into the hall, he saw a simple but comforting picture that warmed his heart.

His mother, Leona, was stretching in a tracksuit, she was already covered in sweat and her muscles were exhausted, but it was clear from her fiery gaze that she wasn't going to stop until she collapsed.

'Hah, if she had become a Phantom when she was young, she would be a real beast on the battlefield. Agh, good thing she's an ordinary person.' Adam internally muttered before shifting his gaze to the couch where his father - Gary, was sitting.

He couldn't and didn't want to maintain such a strict physical training routine as Leona, as he was more interested in riddles and puzzles. Right now, sitting at his desk, Gary was doing a crossword puzzle, occasionally looking up information in a reference book.

Adam cast a glance at the stairs leading up to the second floor.

'Hmm, I bet Trici is up there playing her games. I think she'll be happy with her gift.' Adam nodded slightly before raising his foot high and stomping for his parents to finally hear him.

Thump.

The muffled sound echoed around the hall, quickly drawing Leona and Gary's attention.

In a heartbeat, Leona abruptly turned her head with a menacing look. She immediately realized that it wasn't Trici.

Gary, on the other hand, flinched in shock.

But, after a second they realized what, or rather who was the cause of that sound and their eyes went wide filling with parental joy.

Gary scratched the back of his head awkwardly.

"Sorry, most of the questions here were weapons and military-related, but I didn't think it would be necessary to know something like that."

Adam smiled slightly before looking up at the ceiling.

"Amplifier, that's the word we need. I saw that thing work once, it's a pretty dangerous but useful one."

...

"Amplifier...?" Glara gulped, staring intently at the Code D in Aiden's hands, "So with this thing, I'll become strong enough to kill a monster?"

Aiden shook his head.

"If it were that easy, I'd be creating Phantoms on an industrial scale, but... the strength of a mere human and a monster differs too much. This will only increase your chances of winning as much as possible, nothing more."

Then, Glara looked at Natta, who was holding the second black case.

"If the first case contains Code D, then what is in there?"

Aiden waved his hand.

Natta nodded and obediently opened the case.

Inside was a syringe too, but it looked ordinary, the casing was plastic, the liquid almost transparent with a faint green shade, and a thin needle so it wouldn't hurt during the injection.

"This is your ticket to home."

Aiden explained, walking over to Natta and taking the second syringe in his left hand.

"This will make you faint and wake up a few days later. You are guaranteed to get amnesia and forget everything that happened in the last couple of days, forever."

Then, Aiden stepped forward.

"So, I won't burden your little brain with even more information and ask you a primitive question."

Aiden stretched his arms forward, showing her two syringes.

"Which one will you choose? The blue one or the green one? You have ten seconds to answer."