Ethan Long pulled out the bank card from the ATM.
The series of numbers on the screen just now left him in silence.
To get this money, he had paid too much.
Especially the negotiations with publishers, agents, and Warner Bros; he didn't know how many brain cells were consumed.
If the source of his money gets out, it will definitely stir up the entire country and become the focus of discussion.
A minor, yet he wrote a world-renowned sadistic novel.
It is conceivable that the sensation caused would spread worldwide.
"It's not time to expose it yet."
"At least not now, and even if Warner has a contract, in the future, for the sake of profit, they might take the initiative to expose the author of this novel, which is me."
"The manuscript fee has arrived, and the club is leaving?"
The corner of Ethan Long's mouth curled into an arc.
On the street, some passersby gave him a malicious look.
Ethan chose to ignore it. In public, he wasn't holding cash, so he wasn't worried.
First, he was a student, attending Midtown Tech School.
You read that right, this school is full of heroes.
Especially Spider-Man.
Plus, he's an author.
He didn't write Harry Potter or Twilight novels.
Instead, he wrote the only novel he had read and was impressed by.
This book, which took him more than a year to lay out, finally has today's results and completed the task.
It's called "Fifty Shades of Grey."
"The copyright has been sold. According to the agreement, if Warner breaches the contract and leaks my information, they need to pay me 100 million USD!"
Ethan Long carried his schoolbag and walked back to Hell's Kitchen.
"System, carry out task settlement."
[Drip, the first task, harvesting desire points worth 100W has been completed.]
[Drip, the second task, harvesting wealth worth 20 million USD has been successful.]
[The host chooses the task scrolling mode and completes the task excellently. The blue blind box + cyan blind box task rewards are combined, and the critical strike reward is doubled. Congratulations to the host for getting the purple blind box reward.]
[Note: Task reward levels: white, blue, cyan, red, purple, gold, black]
The royalties of "Fifty Shades of Grey" were 14 million dollars after tax, with subsequent sales of film and television + game + novel royalties being 30 million USD after tax!
But Ethan Long's real purpose is to spread this book and obtain the desire points needed for the mission.
What is the fastest way to get mission points? Can it also make millions of people have a strong desire and provide him with desire points?
Fear? Anger? Joy? Or male and female pleasure?
Ethan Long chose to do the first task and the second task together.
According to the system rule, one who completes the task can get the reward.
However, another rule is that if one does not get rewards after completing the task, you can choose to continue to do the task, scroll down the task, accumulate continuously, double the rewards, and finally get a bigger reward.
It's like an award-winning TV quiz.
After completing a question, you can get the corresponding bonus.
But if you choose to continue answering questions, you can get more generous bonuses until you get the final prize.
And Ethan Long's system reward rule has added a series of tasks.
Keep doing missions, the difficulty of missions continues to increase, and the final mission is settled to get higher rewards.
The two tasks of Desire Point and Wealth Point are originally related, so Ethan Long chose to roll the task.
If the second task is completed within the time limit, the reward for the first task will be canceled.
With his head down and a hood on, Ethan Long avoided the chaotic crowd and quickly returned to the apartment in Hell's Kitchen.
Ethan Long unlocked the door, looked back to see if anyone was following in the corridor, and then entered the house with confidence.
"Find time and change the environment. The environment in Hell's Kitchen is too bad."
Ethan Long never tires of the soprano's shout from next door.
"Bang bang bang~~~"
"Can you keep your voice down?"
Listening to the sound of the neighbor next door hammering the wall and complaining angrily, Ethan Long smiled.
It's hard to imagine Jessica Jones' lean physique with the power to smash a car.
When Ethan Long was renting a room in Hell's Kitchen and met blind Matt Murdoch, a lawyer, he knew he had come to a remarkable world.
Marvel world?
Fortunately, he met Daredevil, so Ethan Long could live safely in Hell's Kitchen.
But when he knew that Jessica Jones lived in the apartment on the same floor as his own, Ethan Long was always vigilant about his surroundings.
Jessica Jones is not scary. What is scary is the Purple Man who once used his ability to control this lady and force her to live with that man, constantly tormenting her heart, which is the scariest thing.
When encountering the Purple Man, Ethan Long at this moment has no power to fight back.
He would obediently become the opponent's puppet.
The Purple Man, Zebediah Kilgrave, has a unique control ability. He can emit a hormone all over his body. Once an outsider inhales it or touches his skin, he can control the other party through words, similar to mind control, known by him as Hypnotic Ability.
The treble continued.
It didn't stop because of Jessica Jones' anger, but the treble continued to soar.
Ethan Long is used to it.
"System, open the blind box."
Ethan Long waited for this moment for a long, long time.
After finishing junior high school, he was taken by his parents to study abroad.
All the houses in China were sold, and their nationality was transferred to the United States.
Ethan Long was originally unwilling.
But he couldn't resist his parents' decision.
When Ethan Long was sixteen years old, his parents encountered a robbery in a supermarket and were shot dead by two criminals on the spot, and his wallet was robbed.
The killers are still at large.
But Ethan Long knew that these two were in Hell's Kitchen and had joined a gang.
With his current ability, let alone revenge, he would be bullied if he walked on the streets of Hell's Kitchen.
Unless he admits that he is Korean or Japanese, otherwise, the Chinese can only be bullied.
The Japanese gang in Hell's Kitchen is very powerful, so even if it is another gang, they should give the Japanese a little bit of face and won't provoke them easily.
But the Chinese are different. The largest Chinese organization in Hell's Kitchen is the human-trafficking gang.
Ethan Long had no time to dodge them.
[The host is requested to open the purple blind box with his mind. The blind box is risky, and the consequences of opening it are at your own risk.]
A virtual box appeared in front of Ethan Long, blooming with noble and gorgeous purple air.
"Open."
Ethan Long recited silently.
The purple blind box is opened.
A blue-white fruit with twisted patterns appeared in the blind box.
Ethan Long's pupils shrank slightly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't be controlled, and he began to laugh.
"Devil fruit, devil fruit, good stuff!"
Ethan Long quickly covered his mouth with an excited expression.
Fortunately, the two men next door were very powerful, and their high-pitched voices covered his voice.
[Congratulations to the host for getting the devil fruit from the natural department of One Piece—the frozen fruit. Because the world is different, there is no sea stone factor in this world, and the curse of the devil will not work.]
The system immediately made Ethan Long jump up.
Frozen fruit!
Who doesn't know, who doesn't know?
Admiral Aokiji, from the Ice Age, is so handsome.
He seems to have seen a tall and lazy man in a white suit say to him:
"Boy, let's inherit D's willChapter 1: Fifty Shades Of Grey, Frozen Fruit
Ethan Long pulled out his bank card from the ATM. The series of numbers on the screen left him in silence.
In order to get this money, he had paid a significant price, especially the negotiations with publishers, agents, and Warner. He couldn't count how many brain cells were consumed in the process.
If the source of his money were to be revealed, it would undoubtedly create a stir across the United States and become a hot topic of discussion.
A minor, yet he wrote a world-renowned sadistic novel. The sensation it caused spread across the globe.
"It's not time to reveal this yet," he thought. "At least not now. Even though Warner has a contract, they might choose to expose the author of the novel, which is me, for profit in the future."
"The manuscript fee has arrived, and is the club leaving?" Ethan's mouth curled into a smile.
On the street, some passersby gave Ethan a malicious look, but he chose to ignore it. He wasn't carrying cash, so he wasn't worried.
First, he was a student at Midtown Tech School. Yes, the school was full of heroes, especially Spider-Man. Plus, he was an author.
He didn't write Harry Potter or Twilight novels. Instead, he wrote the only novel he had read and was impressed by.
This book, which took him more than a year to develop, finally bore fruit and completed the task. It's called "Fifty Shades of Grey."
"The copyright has been sold. According to the agreement, if Warner breaches the contract and leaks my information, they need to pay me 100 million USD!"
Ethan carried his schoolbag and walked back to Hell's Kitchen.
"System, carry out task settlement."
[Drip, the first task, harvesting desire points worth 100W has been completed.]
[Drip, the second task, harvesting wealth worth 20 million USD has been successful.]
[The host chooses the task scrolling mode and completes the task excellently. The blue blind box + cyan blind box task rewards are combined, and the critical strike reward is doubled. Congratulations to the host for getting the purple blind box reward.]
[Note: Task reward levels: white, blue, cyan, red, purple, gold, black]
The royalties of "Fifty Shades of Grey" were 14 million dollars after tax, and the subsequent sales of film and television + game + novel royalties were 30 million USD after tax!
But Ethan's real purpose was to spread this book and obtain the desire points needed for the mission.
What is the fastest way to get mission points? Can it also make millions of people have a strong desire and provide him with desire points? Fear? Anger? Joy? Or male and female pleasure?
Ethan chose to do the first task and the second task together.
According to the system's rule, one who completes the task can get the reward. But another rule states you do not get rewards after completing the task. You can choose to continue to do the task, scroll down the task, accumulate continuously, double the rewards, and finally get a bigger reward.
It's akin to an award-winning TV quiz. After completing a question, you can get the corresponding bonus. If you choose to continue answering questions, you can get more generous bonuses until you get the final prize.
Ethan's system reward rule has added a series of tasks. Keep doing missions, and the difficulty of missions continues to increase. The final mission is settled to get higher rewards.
The two tasks of Desire Point and Wealth Point are intrinsically related, so Ethan chose to roll the task. If the second task is completed within the time limit, the reward for the first task will be canceled.
With his head down and a hood on, Ethan avoided the chaotic crowd and quickly returned to his apartment in Hell's Kitchen.
Ethan unlocked the door, looked back to see if anyone was following him in the corridor, and then entered the house with confidence.
"Find time and change the environment. The environment in Hell's Kitchen is too bad."
Ethan never tires of the soprano's shout of "Oumei Kar" from next door.
"Bang bang bang~~~"
"CUT YOU!!!!"
"Can you keep your voice down?"
Listening to the sound of the neighbor next door hammering the wall and complaining angrily, Ethan smiled.
It's hard to imagine Jessica Jones' lean physique with the power to smash a car.
When Ethan rented a room in Hell's Kitchen and met blind Matt Murdoch, a lawyer, he knew he had come to a remarkable world.
Marvel world? Fortunately, he met Daredevil, so Ethan could live safely in Hell's Kitchen.
But when he knew that Jessica Jones lived in the apartment on the same floor as his own, Ethan was always vigilant about his surroundings.
Jessica Jones is not scary. What is scary is the Purple Man who once used his ability to control this lady and force her to live with him, constantly tormenting her heart; that is the scariest thing.
When encountering the Purple Man, Ethan at this moment has no power to fight back. He would obediently become the opponent's puppet.
The Purple Man Zebediah Kilgrave has a unique control ability. He can emit a hormone all over his body. Once an outsider inhales it or touches his skin, he can control the other party through words, similar to mind control, known by him as Hypnotic Ability.
"I buy Karma~~~~~"
The treble continued. It didn't stop because of Jessica Jones' anger, but the treble continued to soar.
Ethan is used to it.
"System, open the blind box."
Ethan had waited for this moment for a long, long time. After finishing junior high school, he was taken by his parents to study abroad. All the houses in China were sold, and their nationality was transferred to the United States.
Ethan was originally unwilling. But he couldn't resist his parents' decision.
When Ethan was sixteen, his parents encountered a zero-dollar gun purchase in a supermarket and were shot dead by two insiders on the spot, and their wallet was robbed. The killer is still at large.
But Ethan knew that these two were in Hell's Kitchen and had joined the drug gang. With his current ability, let alone revenge, he would be bullied if he walked on the streets of Hell's Kitchen.
Unless he admits that he is Korean and Japanese, otherwise, the Chinese can only be bullied.
The Japanese gang in Hell's Kitchen is very powerful, so even if it is the Ross gang, they should give the Japanese a little bit of face and won't provoke them easily. But the Chinese are different. The largest Chinese organization in Hell's Kitchen is the human-trafficking gang.
Ethan had no time to dodge them.
[The host is requested to open the purple blind box with his mind. The blind box is risky, and the consequences of opening it are at your own risk.]
A virtual box appeared in front of Ethan, blooming with noble and gorgeous purple air.
"Open," Ethan recited silently.
The purple blind box is opened. A blue-white fruit with twisted patterns appeared in the blind box. Ethan's pupils shrank slightly, and he couldn't control the corners of his mouth, beginning to laugh.
"Devil fruit, devil fruit, good stuff!" Ethan quickly covered his mouth with an excited expression. Fortunately, the two men next door were very powerful, and their high-pitched voices covered his voice.
[Congratulations to the host for getting the devil fruit from the natural department of One Piece—the frozen fruit. Because the world is different, there is no sea stone factor in this world, and the curse of the devil will not work.]
The system immediately made Ethan jump up.
Frozen fruit! Who doesn't know, who doesn't know?
General Aokiji, from the Ice Age, is so handsome. He seems to have seen a tall and lazy man in a white suit say to him:
"Boy, let's inherit D's will!!!"
Wrong!! Ethan shook his head. General Aokiji Kuzan doesn't have D's will.
Ethan reached into the virtual purple blind box and grabbed the frozen fruit. He devoured it without hesitation.
"Well, it's sweet and delicious, without the smell of Xiang." His body began changing. Ethan's body reacted instinctively, and many inexplicable things appeared, as if he was born to know how to control the freezing ability.
Stretching out his hand, the five fingers were visible to the naked eye and turned into ice cubes. Along the palm, following Ethan's will, the body's ice melted and spread to the whole body.
The most amazing thing is that instead of losing his five senses, they became more acute. The temperature in the apartment dropped rapidly. With him as the center, frost spread.
By the time Ethan realized it, his goldfish bowl had been frozen. With a thought, he took back the frozen ability.
Exhale. "The first time I elementalized, I almost lost control."
Ethan estimated in his heart that if he lost control, he might freeze the entire Hell's Kitchen.
"The devil fruit given by the system seems to be more powerful."
"Without the devil's curse, can I maximize the ability of the frozen fruit?"