Chapter 2: Play to Earn
While strolling in the meat section, he noticed a girl wearing a mask, with big sunglasses and a tall figure.
This kind of outfit is the most common outfit celebrities wear as a disguise.
He thought his cousin would probably wear the same after she debuted.
Life of an artist is really hard.
They can't go out without any disguise or they might be surrounded by fans or be followed by a paparazzi.
The girl noticed his gaze and looked away, adjusting her mask with stiff movements.
"Did he recognize me?" Thought the girl. She might've been recognized by a fan.
Realizing that Nam-hyuk's gaze was rude, he bowed slightly and walked away. Although he was in a daze just now, the girl must have misunderstood him staring at her.
Seeing that Nam-hyuk was walking away, the girl patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Unnie!!" A mischievous voice sounded at her side.
"Oh my god!"
"Ryujin!! You scared me!" Yeji was startled and slapped Rjujin's shoulder while gritting her teeth.
"Unnie, what are you doing?" Ryujin smiled foolishly.
"Nothing..let's go checkout." Yeji rolled her eyes at her.
"Really?" Ryujin narrowed her eyes and asked suspiciously. She looked around but no one was there.
She took Yeji's arms affectionately and both of them walked towards the counter.
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Today's dish is beef bone soup.. Nam-hyuk murmured softly.
After completing the ingredients he went to check for seeds while talking to himself.
'I'll just buy grapes to eat and save the seeds, and plant it into the game! Right! I'm a genius! Two birds with one stone.' Nam-hyuk nodded with satisfaction.
"Alright, let's choose melon, lettuce, pepper, and cauliflower. Buy, buy, buy.
Let's buy a variety of seeds for experiments. "
He also bought two types of grapes, a shine muscat and a grape usually used for wine.
While checking out he kept looking around to see if he could still find the girl from before but after for a while there's no sign of her.
He went to the parking lot and got into the car, turned on the music.
'Boom..'
'Ah ahh..
Choose only one of the two Yes or Yes'
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Don't know what you'll choose so I prepared these options: Yes or Yes…
Choose only one of the two Yes or Yes.'
Nam-hyuk hummed along with the energetic song of Twice with a happy mood.
Because his cousin is a fan of Twice, Nam-hyuk got influenced by her and he also became a fan.
But he probably can't recognize all the members. This guy is what you call a casual listener.
..
After arriving at his home, he organized his groceries and got ready to cook for lunch.
Although he can cook, the taste is only average.
After finishing his meal and washing the dishes, he went to his sofa lying down like "Ge You".
Nam-hyuk checked his phone and saw that the crops were ready to harvest. Although he can auto harvest it, Nam-hyuk wants to experience it.
He closed his eyes and entered the game..
Seeing the lush vegetables and fruits, they are slightly bigger than the ones in the real world.
He picked one strawberry and checked the stats..
[Strawberries: Common]
[Remarks: Sweet +1, Appetite +1, Immune system +1]
[Sweet strawberries increase appetite.]
"Immune system?" Nam-hyuk was confused and ate the strawberry.
It tasted sweet and he couldn't help but want to eat more. After a while he couldn't tell the effects besides sweetness, he didn't feel disappointed because the fruit was delicious. And fruits in Korea are very expensive.
He picked some tomatoes and tasted them..
[Tomato: Common]
[Remarks: Sweetness +1, Appetite +2]
'Hmmm. No extra stats but the appetite was doubled.' Nam-hyuk guessed the stats are sometimes random.
[Cabbage: Uncommon]
[Remarks: Appetite +2, Skin Healing +1, Improved Digestion +1]
"Skin healing and improving digestion? Does this make my skin whiter?"
Nam-hyuk blurted out and widened his eyes.
Although it's only a grade higher, the stats were much better.
"Good stuff!! Hahaha!" Nam-hyuk was overjoyed. He harvested the fruits and vegetables and stored them in his inventory.
Ding..!
The system prompted..
[Level up! Player is now level 2]
[Store is now open. You can now buy and sell items in the store]
[Selling items, fruits or products in the store can be exchanged into gold coins.]
He checked the store and most of the items are still locked and blackened out.
He tried to sell about 1.2 pounds of strawberries and it was converted to 2 gold coins.
He focused his thoughts on the gold coins and a prompt opened..
[Do you want to withdraw gold coins?]
[Note: You can convert gold coins to real cash to 1 gold = to 1 USD]
"Yes!" Nam-hyuk tapped immediately and he almost got a heart attack because of excitement.
This is a play to earn game!!
Ding!
[Your account number has been linked to your phone and the widrawal has been processed. Congratulations!]
I exited the game and hurriedly checked my phone and saw the message notification.
[You have been paid 2,793.12 KRW in your account number ending in 0830]
This amount should be 2$ if converted to USD. He thought.
"There should be no problem with the game's help with the transfer right?" Nam-hyuk thought for a moment. Afraid that it would be detected as an illegal transaction.
"Whatever! It should be okay! Systems are omnipotent" Nam-hyuk calmed down.
"I can now continue to be a salted fish while earning money! Hahaha! Nam-hyuk laughed hysterically.
He can't wait to explore more of the game...
He went to the kitchen and thought for a moment and the cabbage and strawberries appeared on the table.
Nam-hyuk washed the strawberries and put them in the refrigerator.
He processed the cabbage and made kimchi according to his mother's recipe.
Although the taste when using real world's cabbage tasted mediocre. But by using the product in the game, which has a stats of 'increase in appetite' so obviously the taste was better.
"The taste is top notch. It will probably be sold out if I sell this in the supermarket." Nam-hyuk can't help but smack his lips.
Weekend.
Ringgg..
Nam-hyuk groaned. He was awakened by the urgent ringing of his cellphone.
He reached out his hand while his eyes were closed and answered his phone but was still sleepy.
"Oppa!"
A coquettish voice was heard on the other end. He rubbed his sleepy eyes, after checking that it was Seol Yoon, Nam-hyuk cleared his throat and quickly responded.
He can't upset his cousin.
"Yoon-A are you okay?" Nam-hyuk answered and tried his best to sound normal, while still confused.
"Oppa you forgot to pick me up~! Today is Saturday!" Said Seol Yoon with a slightly aggrieved tone.
Bae Jinsol on the side looked at her roomate with a stunned expression.
Realizing that Seol Yoon was not alone, her face turned red with embarrassment.
"Oh I didn't forget, I was about to get ready. How could I forget my favorite and beautiful Yoon-A." Kim Nam-hyuk comforted her cousin, who was obviously pouting.
He doesn't want to admit that he overslept due to gaming last night. That would upset her more.
"Hmph! Don't be late oppa!" Seol Yoon felt slightly better but her mouth was still pouty.
"Arasso~." Nam-hyuk said in a calm tone but actually was panicking. He hurriedly got up to wash.
Dormitory..
Seol Yoon put down the phone and turned her head stiffly and looked at Bae Jinsol who's staring at her with a smile.
"Is he the cousin you mentioned who lives with you?" Bae Jinsol asked while smiling.
"Yes. He will pick me up later and both of us will go home together." Seol Yoon nodded with a smile and slight blush.
"I'll introduce you guys later when he comes." Seol Yoon added.
"Okay." Bae Jinsol said with a smile and got up. Both of them went to the living room while waiting.
It's the weekend and trainees can choose to go practice or go home.
Haewon was in the kitchen while Kyujin was lying on the sofa browsing on the phone.
"Unnie are you going home?" Kyujin looked up and asked.
"Um. My oppa will pick me up in a bit." Seol Yoon nodded and smiled.
In the kitchen Haewon was listening while stroking her chin thinking about something.
"Let's go downstairs later and meet Seol Yoon's oppa." Haewon said with an intriguing look.
Seol Yoon nooded.
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Nam-hyuk arrived at the coffee shop near JYP company and sat near the window and waited for his cousin to arrive.
Nam-hyuk sent a message to Seol Yoon to meet at the coffee shop near the company. And sat there while controlling the game on his phone doing some task.
His inventory has a lot of crops harvested.
Once it was put in inventory it won't rot or go bad, which was the same as space storage.
He tried the rice before and it was very fragrant and it can also increase appetite.
He can now also go fishing in the lake, after he crafted a beginner fishing rod in the workshop.
The lake was very large and it was connected to the mountain waterfall, but due to distance and the place was surrounded by forest, he still couldn't check the mountain.
Nam-hyuk also cleared some bushes near the house and built a pond for future use. Since the game also includes fishing, he might be able to raise fish to eat.
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Seol Yoon's dormitory is also close to the JYP company so the girls walked towards the coffee shop where Nam-hyuk was waiting.
After a while, seven girls entered the coffee shop while Seol Yoon spotted Nam-hyuk in the corner.
"Oppa!" Seol Yoon jumps up and hugs Nam-hyuk's neck, smiling charmingly.
Recognizing the sweet voice, Nam-hyuk turned around and stood up. He patted Seol Yoon's head while looking at her dotingly.
"Yoon-A, you're a big girl already. Aren't you embarrassed hugging me in public?" Nam-hyuk pinched her cheek and said with a smile.
Haewon gazed at Nam-hyuk's face, she couldn't help but stare for a while.
Nam-hyuk has a handsome face and charming lazy eyes which is quite rare.
Although she knew a lot of handsome guys in the entertainment circle. She couldn't help but look at Nam-hyuk's face twice.
Seol Yoon's face turned red with embarrassment while she pulled Nam-hyuk's clothes.
The girls laugh at the side. Which further made Seol Yoon shy.
To be continue: