After looking at his status window, Christian was disappointed that nothing had changed except for the skill level, and seeing his own level starting to slow down in progress, he thought that maybe he should explore other ways to increase the leveling speed.
Coming back toward the Intermediate Trading skill again, Christian was ready to see if he should start right away.
But as he browsed through the information in his head, he arrived at the cold truth.
He needed a lot of time, especially since he was just starting now and didn't know anything about the market.
And tomorrow was Saturday, meaning the stock exchange market and some others would be closed.
Christian felt sorrowful, his double happiness of tomorrow being a holiday and his first Intermediate skill… had just died down slightly.
He naturally didn't have the fantasy that his money could have been multiplied through these two days had everything been available, but he was still a little excited, as this was his first time trading… the first time he would be earning money on his own. And he had wanted everything to be perfect.
Shaking his head, Christian decided that today he should spend the little remaining time playing his games, knowing that tomorrow he'd likely spend all his time working.
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As the day began differently from usual since it was the weekend, Christian had a late breakfast and found himself sitting in the living room with his sister, with her usual questions coming one after another, asking how school was going and whether he should at least try going out today, given it was the weekend and perhaps a chance for a change of pace with her.
Christian hesitated, wondering if he should just go along with her… he was torn between starting work already or spending time with his sister.it was a decision he rarely found a difficulty with making. But with a sudden call from her friend, and as she assumed he didn't want to go like usual, she decided to head out on her own, forcing him to delay their outing for another time.
She spent nearly half an hour preparing herself, even though she was just meeting a "girl" friend. And Christian wasn't sure if he should feel sad for her, but when he noticed her somewhat old clothes and her worn-out bag, he genuinely felt bad and sorry for her… and even guilty.
His clothes for going out, which he mostly didn't even use, were better than hers. The fact that she prioritized him in everything really left him unsure of what he should do.
And most importantly, now that he had acquired the idle system, Christian felt that no matter what he gave her in return, it wouldn't be the same as what she had given him. What he had was easily obtained, unlike what she had sacrificed for him to provide so many things.
… But even if what he could give her wasn't enough to repay her, he still thought that the first thing he should do with his money, once he had some, should be buying something for her.
"Okay, I'm going. If you get hungry, there's some food left from yesterday in the refrigerator that you can heat up. And I'll be back before dinner to make something fresh, so don't worry."
Her words made Christian feel warm inside, but at the same time, it also made him feel bad, that she couldn't do anything without worrying about him. Still, he replied with a reassured smile.
"Don't worry, Sis. Just go out and have some fun."
After nodding, Annabelle, still at the entrance of the house, added, "If anything happens, call me immediately."
"Okay, okay. Just go already."
Feeling the concern in her voice and her words, Christian couldn't help but feel like she was treating him like some eight-year-old child.
But, once his sister really left, he stopped thinking about that, and headed straight to his room.
He opened his PC and began by researching the current market conditions. He watched analysis videos from well-known experts and then made a temporarily strategy development.
Though it took him nearly four hours and made him lose track of time, he discovered that both his reading skill and high comprehension were valuable assets here, coming in help a lot
He felt he was finally ready for the first step: executing his trades. And since there weren't many options today, he decided to start with cryptocurrencies and prepared for his initial purchase.
Still to be safe, he decided to invest in multiple types of cryptocurrencies and allocated a small portion for the foreign exchange market as well.
Taking nearly another hour, Christian was now monitoring and adjusting his positions.
Which also took time, and before he knew it, his sister was back.
Coming down some time later. After dinner with her, Christian went back to his room. But instead of continuing what he was doing, he laid down on his bed.
Staring at the ceiling. At its while color which he preferred. Then turning his head toward the walls, starting from some anime poster, some k-pop idols, to famous singers.
He got to discover that he was tired, not so much physically but mentally.
Working was really not for him, even from the house it seems. He wanted everything to come to him with the least effort possible.
So what should he do? Should he work a little more in trading, then buy some apartments or residential properties and live off the rental income?
But is this really the best option? Like what could he really gain from just rental income? It's not like he will really dapple into the real estate market, and relying solely on rents won't get him very far.
Then what should he do? For the first time in his life, Christian pushed his mind to its limits, searching for an easier path. But what is the easier way out there exactly?
Nearly half an hour later, as Christian stared at the blue frame of his Idle system, suddenly an epiphany struck him.
Just as his system was working for him to study trading now and would continue to study and practice other things for him later.
He just needed to find someone or something to make money for him.
But who would work for him? If there were someone like that, he or she could simply give him money directly instead. There would be no need for all this roundabout approach.
Feeling stuck again, Christian was frustrated as nothing seemed to come to his mind.
After thinking a bit more without coming at an answer, he decided to continue searching for another ways to make money or for someone to work hard instead of him later. Then He set a limit of two hours for trading each day.
And opened his phone to continue reading his unfinished novel. Having a masochist Chinese protagonist, who loves the hard the way while also going against the heaven. There was really nothing more satisfying than to read stories of how people struggle out there, while he lay lazily in the comfort of his bed.