Lian stayed at the storage facility to continue investigating along with doing some subtasks. If needed, he would stay longer at that storage facility and skip the fields for today. Regardless, he would be able to catch up at later time.
Seeing Matias, the middle-aged truck driver whom he befriended the other day, Lian started loading the truck with materials. Most of his storage subtasks consisted of making sure to store some of the different products correctly, along with carrying them to their destination. There were also random ones like taking a ride to the city in one of the trucks.
Peeking at Isabel’s truck which wasn’t too far away, he noticed that due to his late arrival, his loading speed was much slower. However, Lian needed to finish loading the truck quickly. This is because it was easy to deduce that Isabel was probably leaving to the city. She was just sitting in her brother’s truck and doing no work. It looked like she was waiting for something.
He quickened his pace and made sure to take care of as many storage subtasks along the way. Due to his investigation, he would probably lose out on time to complete the subtasks in the field. However, if needed, he could most likely do them early morning or late at night.
Finally having fully loaded the truck with music still buzzing in his hears, Lian requested to join in the ride to the city. But, he made it clear that it was because he needed to do something there in private.
Matias: “So that’s why you want to come this time…well, at least the ride won’t be as boring for me now. Come on in, haha!”
Lian jumped into the truck and they rode off towards the city.
Usually, in a strict job setting, work is counted through hours employed. However, the farm worked differently. Everyone was treated like family. As long as you reached a minimum amount of work during normal or extra shifts, what you chose to do for the rest of the day was up to you.
However, it was rare for people to perform on the level of Lian; who was already on the road to mastering all aspects of farming. Therefore, if Lian didn’t have his tasks to do, with his position of being a low-tier farm-worker, he could probably take 3-4 day breaks at a time after a single day of work.
Hence, he didn’t need to worry about leaving to the city. Furthermore, there were always trucks that returned and Matias knew a lot of guys who had later shifts, so Lian didn’t need to worry about the return ride.
Eventually, they reached their location. Lian thanked Matias at the truck checkpoint then went on his way. Walking in the city, he noticed a huge difference between its appearance and that of the countryside.
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Others might think that Spain isn’t among the so-called “developed countries”. However, from the buildings and infrastructure of this city, Lian couldn’t help but praise it.
He then hid in an obscure corner between two buildings. Making sure that Isabel’s truck would be visible, he waited.
“Shit… It looks I’m really a stalker now… all that’s left to reach creeper status would be for me to send some-“
“What the fuck am I thinking!? That Leah bitch’s rumours must have really traumatized me. Either way, I’m not just any stalker! Ahem…yes…I’m a stalker for justice! The justice we call doing anything for exp gain!”
A few minutes apart from Lian hiding, the truck arrived and Isabel started walking off to the distance. It was clear to Lian that Isabel’s brother, the truck driver, was just giving her the pass to do as she wished in the city without fully completing her work.
Since Lian was very self-aware, he would always argue with himself whenever he was being hypocritical or not learning from his past mistakes. Therefore, Lian knew that he had no right to lecture others on being lazy. But, he still couldn’t help but shake his head.
“I get that I’m a fucking hypocrite… so what? Fuck off! I’m busting my ass at the farm; without pay! Come on, where is her work integrity!”
Before continuing trail her, he changed into a cap and typical city clothing from his storage. He didn’t care to be accidently seen, so he just ended up quickly changing in the corner before following.
Isabel eventually stopped at a movie theatre. In front of her was a suave-looking Spanish man holding two tickets. Lian guessed that it was probably Rafael.
The ticket in the man’s hand was then taken by Isabel, following with them interlocking hands and walking into the theatre.
“Shit… it looks like I was right! Francisco really is getting cheated on. What a cuck!”
“I would feel bad, but he’s a fucking idiot with 0 EQ… this task’s going to be hassle…”
Lian decided not to follow the two in. He didn’t want to be a creepy voyeur and he was too cheap to transfer and convert money from his main body to buy himself in.
“Might as well tour a bit.”
Planning to come back in an hour or two, he continued walking around the city. All around were tall buildings, roads, and lamp posts. It reminded him of Toronto, but this city was a lot more colorful. Lian played a piano track in his mind, and continued touring. As the place was so packed, he would sometimes stumble upon tourists.
After a while, he returned close to the movie theatre and waited. To make time pass by faster, he coordinated with his main body and transferred an old phone through his storage. He might as well play games and get some exp.
*System: User has gained 1 exp point for spending one minute on: Gaming...*
Even before gaining the system, his gaming level was quite high due to him playing dozens of games to completion with many crossovers in terms of gaming ability. Therefore, the small exp he gained now wouldn’t give any huge boost, but it would at least allow him to feel like he’s being productive with training.
Half an hour later, Isabel left with the man as they entered a bar. The suave man put on a filthy expression as he slapped her buttocks with Isabel yelping before leading her in.
Isabel: “Rafael, you dirty boy!”
Lian shook his head.
“What the fuck am I doing here…?”