《Florida Man in Magus World: Unleashing Liberty and Freedom》 Chapter 2: Florida Man Collected Trash to Prepare for Isekai Adventure Jessica coldly ignored Felix''s odd conversation and proceeded to introduce the system screen to him. The system menu is split into two. Jessica''s portrait remained on the right screen while the newly created left monitor showed Felix''s information. Felix nodded and stopped steering the conversation. He looked at the screen. . Name: Felix Ariel Bloodline: [Unknown] Element Affinity: Fire, Metal, Void Level: 0 Mana: 0 . Felix was a little disappointed as he thought of typical RPG attributes, such as Strength, Dexterity, Agility, Vitality, and Intelligence. Instead, it showed strange information. "What is my bloodline?" asked Felix. Hearing an insult from an anime girl was painful. Still, Felix was curious about the censored words. "Who is my ancestor again?" "Why the censor?" "Forget it, then," Felix changed the subject. He pointed at his level. "So, how do I raise my level?" Felix rechecked his system screen. On the left side, there were two functions available: the status detail screen and the mana extraction choice. He pressed the second option to test it. The system screen changed, showing a recycle logo and a giant trash bin image. Under the picture, an empty square box shone, attracting Felix''s attention. "And what will happen?" "Sounds like a perfect system for throwing away chemical waste. I''ll bite." Felix left his room and explored his house. Entering the living room, he grabbed empty beer cans from the coffee table and turned around. The system screen followed Felix. When he whirled around, it was already in front of him. Testing the system''s ability, Felix deposited an empty beer can by pushing it against the system screen. Jessica''s portrait screen on the right mumbled with dull eyes and prompted Felix with a confirmation message. "Hah?" Felix was taken aback by the amount. "Not even one mana but 0.001?!" "" Although Felix was disappointed, he silently gathered trash and unwanted items, giving them to the system. . . By 3 PM the same day, Felix had cleaned every room in his house. Since his entire family had passed away, he didn''t need their clothes, personal items, and some furniture. As such, he discarded almost everything except for his belongings. . Name: Felix Ariel Bloodline: [Unknown] Magic Element Affinity: Fire, Metal, Void Level: 0 Mana: 7.595 . After sacrificing so much trash, clothes, and furniture, Felix still couldn''t raise his level to 1. He stared at the sparkling clean house and broke a sweat. "You even took all the dust in my house, but you only gave me 7ish mana. What do I have to give you to increase it higher?" Felix complained. Felix''s expression turned dark. "I know the element table. Au is gold, but what the hell is Element 710?" Sarch* The Novl?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "I haven''t played games recently. What is that?" "" The references were killing him. Felix rubbed his forehead in exasperation. "And how the hell do I get crude oil?! Dig up my freaking backyard and pray that dinosaurs died somewhere around here?!" The system reminded Felix about the pending transmigration. He had less than 21 hours to strengthen and prepare himself, which brought up some questions. "What do I have to prepare exactly?" "Oh, no issues, then." Felix grinned widely. He returned to his room and pushed his bed aside, revealing a trap door on the wooden floor. Unlocking the trap door, Felix opened the cover, revealing a secret 20-cubic-meter room full of crates and boxes. Climbing down into the room, Felix admired his family''s collection of firearms. Floridians couldn''t call themselves Floridians without big guns! Florida men without guns were heretics and a disgrace to the state! "How about these?" Felix proudly showed his arsenal to Jessica. However, the system girl was not impressed. Jessica''s avatar stared at Felix with a dull expression. "But why?" Felix pouted. He gazed at his grandfather''s Karabiner 98k, which was broken in half. A rusty M1911 pistol inside a glass box was also a treasure his father cherished. But since both of them had perished, Felix shrugged and sacrificed the two items for mana, shoving the entire showcase display table into the floating system monitor next to Jessica''s avatar screen. *DING* His mana stock increased to 9.000, but it was not enough. He searched for more objects that he didn''t need. "What should I give you for that one point of mana?" Felix asked the system. "Will that be enough for the mana?" "If you say so." Although Felix doubted Jessica, he tossed a metal ammo crate full of 7.92x57mm cartridges to the system screen. There were only 10 remaining inside the box. *DING* Chapter 4: Local Drug Dealer Calls Cops on Florida Man for Stealing Their Heroin Felix rubbed his hands, eagerly awaiting his reward. He wondered what he would get. Extra mana? A skill? A status point? A special item? A gorgeous female assistant? A ring with the soul of a super expert lurking inside? A Lamborghini? Felix was excited. He gazed at Jessica with great anticipation. Meanwhile, Jessica dully stared at the dork and muttered in her usual monotonous voice. "A supply crate?" Curious, Felix opened his inventory and discovered an icon of a wooden crate. *DING* Just as Jessica had said, as soon as Felix thought of pulling the crate out of the inventory slot, it materialized in front of him. Opening the crate''s cover, Felix discovered a bundle of necessities such as gallons of water, packages of rations, lighters, a portable tent, sanitary items, antibiotic medicines, first-aid kits, a bag of coffee beans, a carton of cigarettes, and a combat knife. Looking at the crate, Felix gulped. He wondered why he would need it after the transmigration. "" Felix silently deposited the entire crate back into the inventory. Inspired and alarmed by the upcoming transmigration, he decided to leave the house to gather more mana elsewhere. . . 7 PM. A Toyota Vigo 2000 arrived at a local junkyard, 10 miles from Felix''s house. Felix got out of his father''s truck and admired the abandoned junkyard, filled with rusty frames of ancient vehicles. This junkyard once belonged to a local family of five. But ever since this family had won a Powerball lottery, they sold the place to an investor who planned to turn it into a resort hotel. Construction vehicles were already on the premises, but there were no workers. It was already 7 PM, and nobody worked overtime. Felix climbed the fences and sneaked into the construction site. He approached the remnants of a mountain of rusty car frames and a pile of metal junk. Looking at the mountain of trash, Felix rubbed his hands and asked Jessica, "Can you help me convert these into mana? They''re too big for me to move into the system screen." Once again, Jessica sighed and shook her head. "Oh, nice." Felix grinned and began his experiment. He grabbed the edge of the screen and noticed that he could touch it. Pushing it like a shield, he started plowing through the mountain of metal junk. *DING* Within the first few seconds, Felix managed to harvest almost one mana from a few pieces of junk. He licked his lips and pushed the system screen like a vacuum cleaner, sucking everything in front of him into the void. Then, a surprise message caught his attention. "Shit." There were hidden drugs there. Fortunately, it seemed abandoned. Otherwise, Felix might have gotten himself into trouble. But since he would leave this world tomorrow, there was no point in worrying. Felix shrugged and continued working all night. At 3 AM, Felix finished cleaning two acres'' worth of trash without approaching the nearby construction site. Avoiding the CCTV cameras, he crept in the dark and climbed the fences back to his truck. Upon getting back into his truck, Felix drove off, heading back home. While driving, he glanced at the bright blue screen on his right side. --- Name: Felix Ariel Bloodline: [Unknown] Element Affinity: Fire, Metal, Void Level: 2 Energy: 10/35 Mana: 35.25 --- Level 2! It was worth the grind. Felix patted his chest to calm his racing heart and parked the truck at the side of the road to admire the new system perks and the system quests. Opening the quest menu, the daily quest remained almost the same. --- **Daily Quest** - Increase mana credit by 10. (CLEARED) - Create one firearm of any type using your system feature "Arsenal of Freedom". - Create 100 cartridges of any type using your system feature "Arsenal of Freedom". - Purchase any item from the Florida Man''s Online Store. (LOCKED) --- Two new daily quests were unlocked, and a new teaser quest appeared, hinting at the next feature of his system. In addition, the daily quest hadn''t reset yet even though it was already a new day. Answering Felix''s doubt, Jessica clarified how it worked. "Oh... that''s cool. I thought they would reset at midnight." Since Felix had time to spare, he explored the new system option. As usual, the options tab was located on the left side of the screen above his status detail option. Upon pressing the text, the screen changed. --- **Arsenal of Freedom** You may spend your energy to create firearms and ammunition to spread democracy and freedom. However, you require special permits called "Super Democracy Pass" to enable this feature. The pass can be acquired by completing main quests or secondary missions. Currently, you have no permit. You can only create basic firearms and ammunition. **Craftable Firearms** - Makeshift Peashooter x 1 (10 Energy) **Craftable Ammunition** - 9mm Round x 10 (1 Energy) --- Felix wasn''t familiar with the gun''s name. He frowned and looked at Jessica. "What''s a Peashooter? May I see the sample model or specs?" "...Is this a scam?" "True." Testing the system''s ability, Felix pressed the "Creation" button at the bottom left of the screen. Blank images of craftable weapons and ammunition appeared, including their price tags. Felix chose to create the Peashooter, which cost all his energy. *DING* A black automatic handgun manifested from nothingness and landed on Felix''s lap. He picked it up to examine it. At a glance, it resembled a Glock 17. However, the plastic material, rough chamber, and unbalanced weight made Felix frown. This was a defective gun! He''d rather use it as a throwing weapon than risk shooting himself! *DING*
"" Instead of answering Felix''s question, Jessica updated the information and informed him about the completion of another daily quest. Since Jessica refused to communicate normally, Felix checked the specs of the new system weapon. --- Makeshift Peashooter This weapon was assembled by an amateur tinkerer who used recycled materials to make the gun parts. This weapon is unreliable and unsafe. It is advised to use it as a throwing weapon during an emergency. --- Felix shook his head as this system perk seemed useless. He questioned Jessica. "Will this system skill ever be useful?" "If you say so," Felix said, changing the subject. "I see that my energy is depleted. What do I have to do to regain it?" Reminded of the energy potion Jessica had just given him as a quest reward, Felix opened the inventory menu and checked the new item. Indeed, a new item was already there. The energy potion was a modern canned drink with a transparent surface, revealing a fizzling blue liquid inside. He pulled it out and opened the can. *FZZ* Opening the can, the carbonated drink let out a sound. Felix pursed his lips and smirked. "A soda can? A potion? Really?" "" Many things sounded wrong, but Felix drank it anyway. It tasted like blueberry juice mixed with carbonated lemonade. As soon as the liquid reached Felix''s stomach, he felt refreshed. Rechecking his energy status, he noticed that it had recovered to full. 35/35 Felix had enough energy to mass-produce some ammo. As there was an incomplete daily quest, Felix tried to finish it before the daily reset. Activating the Arsenal of Freedom system, Felix chose to create ammunition. Testing the waters, he created only 10 rounds, the minimum requirement. Ten glossy 9mm cartridges fell onto his lap. He gathered them and inspected the quality and type. All cartridges were simple full-metal-jacket rounds that anyone could find at a range. *DING* Another game-like item appeared. Felix pulled it from his inventory and asked Jessica. "My status doesn''t show my HP. How does this work?" Felix asked. "Ah, it''s nice to have, I guess." Felix stored the item back in his inventory, hoping it would come in handy. S~ea??h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Reminded of the time, Felix looked at the clock. It was almost 4 AM. "Alright. Fine. I''m sleepy, too." He stopped what he was doing and drove home. --- Arriving home at 6 AM, Felix went to sleep, gathering strength for the upcoming transmigration. However, he forgot to set an alarm clock. Felix had converted almost everything in his house into mana. He no longer had an alarm clock. Thus, he overslept. Chapter 5: Florida Man Transported to Magus World the Second Time and Failed the First IQ Test Noon Felix lay on his back without a blanket, snoring with his belly button exposed. In the midst of his REM sleep, his manhood stood straight. A magic circle manifested under his worn-out bed, and both he and the bed vanished from this world. --- Bright sunlight shone through Felix''s eyelids, waking him from his slumber. The summer heat radiating from the stone road jolted him to his feet. "OW! WHAT THE HELL?!" Felix exclaimed, rubbing his back, which had slightly burnt from the heated stone road. He squinted, trying to adjust to the bright sunlight. Standing in the middle of a desolate stone road, Felix rubbed his eyes and scanned his surroundings. Realizing he was in a new environment, he asked, "What time is it?" *DING* "...Huh?" Almost an hour past the deadline, Felix realized he had transmigrated into another world as promised. Stretching his arms, he glanced at Jessica''s floating avatar screen. "So," Felix began, "I haven''t asked my ancestor and you yet. Why did I have to transmigrate to this... new world?" "A tenth? Hasn''t it been removed?" "..." Felix was enlightened. He opened the quest menu and checked the main quest and the daily quest. --- Main Quest #1 You have arrived in a new world. As a stranger in a potentially hostile world, it is imperative that you establish a base of operations first. Once a base has been set, you will gain more room and time to plan your next actions. Mission: Build a shelter. Reward: Super Democracy Pass - Class F --- The daily quests had already reset, and Felix could redo them. As for the main quest, it troubled him since he had never built a house or shelter alone before. "What kind of shelter do I have to build?" Felix asked. "Oh, nice." Felix rubbed his hands together and scanned his surroundings for building materials. To the north, the stone road continued to a large town on the horizon. There was nothing but wheat fields, tall white city walls, and a long straight road. To the east and west, a field full of tree stumps stretched out. The traces of deforestation were still fresh, with tree logs and workers chopping wood and transporting resources to the nearby lumber mill facilities. To the south, the area was still full of dense forest, but the trees were strangely dark. Purple fog exuded from the area, giving an ominous feeling. Even the lumberjacks working nearby avoided it. "Hmm," Felix rubbed his chin, knowing exactly where he should go. "Since you said this planet is hostile, I should avoid civilization and live in the wild! Therefore, north, east, and west are not options. Through the elimination process, the only place I should go is the south! To the purple mist forest, we go!" Jessica smacked her forehead with her right palm and shook her head. "Who are you talking about?" "Yeah! Let''s go!" --- Following the stone road into the purple forest, Felix''s nose twitched. The sour and rotten odor annoyed him so much that he covered his nose with his t-shirt. "Man, this place is worse than Orlando swamps. I bet those lizards back home would call this place a slum," Felix complained as he looked around, searching for a clear spot to set up his tent. As Felix proceeded further, the forest grew thicker. Fortunately, the road continued, and no creatures appeared to stop Felix from exploring. After walking five miles, Felix round a deadend as the road was cut off by tree roots. On the left side of the road, a lonely wooden cabin situated there, surrounded by thorn vine fences. Crimson rafflesia flowers bloomed on the thorny vines. Upon closer inspection, Felix noticed that each flower had an eyeball inside, looking back at him. Their petals extended small teeth and digestive fluid, eagerly waiting for Felix to touch them. Felix silently pulled out a pistol and pointed it at the nearest flower. "Jesus F-KING Christ! What the hell is this?!" Stepping away from the flowers, Felix looked at the house and asked Jessica, "Is this a witch''s house?" "Seriously?"