BXBX NOVEL Chapter 61 - Busy
The first thing Adam did was head to a nearby clothes store and phone store, and bought two non-traceable non-smartphones and also different changes of clothes that were all comfortable and easy to move in.
Although he didn\'t want to worry Cole, he also didn\'t want to face him and have to lie to his face, so he decided he would call him after he had bought a new phone, in the meantime forming a story that he would use to excuse his disappearance.
Adam\'s money was running out and he didn\'t want to use gold, as although it had a better value if used to exchange with currency, it would be more beneficial to him if he converted them into System Points as money could be earned in reality.
Along the way Adam bought a ski mask that he had found in a random store and it covered the bottom half of his face, but his eyes could still be seen.
Which made him realised he also needed to buy contact lenses that would make his eyes appear a normal colour.
Adam carried his new clothes and placed them into his bedroom wardrobe then prepared to call Cole.
Charging the new phone that he had just bought, Adam dialled Cole\'s number.
The phone was almost instantaneously answered by Cole as soon as he saw Adam\'s call.
The entire time since Cole had left, he had been lamenting on his decision to take Adam with him to the small Auction House that had captured quite a lot of attention but putting up a Master Graded Weapon for auction.
He would never have went to such an Auction House if it wasn\'t for the special occasion and because of his father forcing him to go, and now he might have gotten his childhood friend into trouble.
It was obvious to Cole that Adam had changed completely and was no longer the scrawny friend that he had to protect, but he knew that Adam had no idea what true power was like.
Answering the phone he worriedly began to call Adam\'s name.
"Calm down why are you screaming down the phone. You haven\'t even given me a chance to respond" stated Adam.
Hearing Adam\'s voice that was calm and not seeming to be in any trouble, Cole was able to calm down.
"Where are you, what happened and why did it take you this long to contact me" screamed Cole frustratedly.
To him it seemed as though Adam was relaxed and uncaring while he had been worrying and waiting for him to exit the building.
Cole waited for hours outside the Auction House for Adam to exit, but after a few hours everything was wrapped up and they had already begun preparing for repairs without any signs of Adam.
Anybody he asked had no idea about where Adam was and after asking people and looking around the area until nightfall, Cole was tired and returned to his penthouse and straight to sleep.
Emma and Sarah were ignorant to what was going on and the two intelligent youths were engrossed in setting Sarah\'s detailed business plan into motion.
"Can you calm down, I was only able to leave this morning and I was detained by the Auction House and interrogated while my phone was broken. So I bought one just now and called you straight away" answered Adam.
He knew he could use Elizabeth to prove his story and it was the only believable excuse that he had came up with.
"Where are you now" asked Cole.
"I have just arrived at my apartment to charge my phone" answered Adam.
"I will be there in a second" stated Cole as he ended the call and rushed out of hispent house.
Adam was expecting a similar reaction and had made it seem as though he had just entered.
He had made sure to hide the sabre, he had stolen, under all the clothing he had just bought in corner of his wardrobe.
Another pressing issue that Adam had was hiding the sabre somewhere safe where it couldn\'t be found by anybody.
The best solution he had came up with was using the system inventory.
[System how much would it be to unlock the inventory feature in reality] asked Adam, knowing that everything in the system had a price.
{It would cost the host 10,000 system points} answered the system.
The system\'s valuation, although extremely expensive, was understandable and expected by Adam.
Once again he needed more System Points and Adam was itching to get back into the dungeon and hunt to relieve his Bloodlust and stress and to gain more strength and System Points.
There was a sudden knock at the door and opening it, a worried, frustrated and annoyed Cole waltzed inside.
"Are you okay, did they do anything to you" asked Cole as he began scanning Adam\'s body.
"No they merely detained me and asked me questions and after I told them how I had separated from the crowd then I was blocked in they allowed me to go" answered Adam, who had become a very compelling liar after all the excuses he had to make to hide his ability and the system.
He was becoming more and more of a pathological liar, which would manipulate the truth and lie habitually. However, he had no choice but to do so, otherwise he would have to either reveal his secrets or cut ties with everybody.
Cole instinctively didn\'t completely believe Adam, despite the seemingly honest answer of his, but he decided not to follow his instincts this once and to move past what had occurred.
Despite the pair of friends having their own suspicions about each other\'s current identities and capabilities, they allowed their bond and friendship to overshadow that.
They both stood before each other silently until Cole had a sudden outburst of frustration, worry and care.
"You need to stop getting into trouble, do you understand" he suddenly scolded.
"Yes father" answered Adam sarcastically as the tense mood was uplifted and the friends brushed past what had occurred the day before.
After they both ate together with Sarah and Emma, all of them seemed to have busy schedules with Cole working under his father, Emma studying and helping Sarah and Sarah working to form the company.
All of them were busy apart from Adam, which was exactly how he wanted it.