The Goal Structure

Learmar walked as he looked at the piles of garbage and electronics everywhere as his heart became heavy. He went to a shop selling some electrical appliances made from the scrap there. There was an old man there who was happy to see him and asked him of his day. Learmar said that it was fine but not till the end, he took out the broken tablet and showed it to him asking if he could repair it. The man looked at him telling him that nothing was free. Learmar had no money and asked if there was anything else that he could be of help to him as payment. The man smiled and said that he only needed a simple favour that he becomes his apprentice and learn how to make even more wonderful appliances explaining what they were. Learmar accepted it without any hesitation with excitement written all over his face. The man was called Kinstone and he was pleased to hear that but he also told him that it was a tough job and a complicated one as a matter of fact but they will start from the basics and he wasn't to slack off or there would be severe consequences. Learmar accepted it and wanted to get started immediately. Since people rarely stopped by his shop, he closed it early and took Learmar to an underground basement where he kept all his equipment. He showed Learmar the tools he would use and told him their purposes. He then dissembled the tablet so fast that Learmar was left utterly amazed. Kinstone showed him all the details of the part of the phone not leaving a single one but his interpretation was amazing. Learmar understood that and they continued , he was shown the damaged parts , how to replace them and the final part, to make a new body and screen for the tablet they went to the furnace and although rusty, Kinstone liked it for its efficiency. He started melting some scrap metal at high temperatures with a strong gas which only needed a source of fire to start up the heat. He then took some chemicals and little by little, he explained their purposes which was purification and structure modification making the body hard and resistant to damage. He mixed the chemicals and put them in the molten mixture then left it to melt completely after mixing them. After a while, he removed the alloy and poured it in a body shaping equipment and left it in water to cool, he then melted a lot of broken glass and also prepared a chemical reinforcer for it with Learmar's full attention. Then left it to heat for a while and poured it in a shaper and left it on cold water to cool, while it was cooling , he replaced some parts of the motherboard with the spare ones he had then, he assembled everything after cutting out the glass edges returning the tablet to its prime. He demonstrated by hitting the glass with a hammer and it didn't break. Learmar was so happy that words couldn't describe it he pausd and tried to assess what he had witness but it was too much for him. Kinstone told him not to be rash and that he was still young and had a lot of time to practice. Seeing his flaring interest, he gave him a book to start him off with the basics and everything was crystal clear. Due to time factors, Learmar left for home. On the way, there were piles of trash both electronic and plastic on both sides of the murram road. He passed by some communities and seeing everyone struggling broke his heart. He continued home in deep thoughts. He passed through thin pathways branching from the main road deep into the piles of junk till he reached home. Though the materials were rusty, the designing aspect was amazing and everyone was comfortable. He found his mother home working in her room on her computer online and she was winding up. She gave Learmar a warm hug then they talked as Learmar shared his worries. His mother looked at him straight in the eyes and told him that if he really wanted to help everyone, he should start by cultivating his power and so far only the outstanding in qi cultivation are respected but there was more to power than that. He was told that power had many aspects and the ability to think accordingly with the situation and provide a suitable answer comes at the top. With that, predicting the outcomes, and adjusting to the changes, one could be utterly invincible. Learmar was fascinated by that and asked how it could be acquired. She smiled and told him that experiencing the situations first hand was the best way to achieve it but also, through other people's experiences that was also possible. The only key factor was to face it open mindedly knowing that there is always a solution and he only had to open his eyes. She resumed her seat at her desktop and introduced a game to him called X Force which was a game designed with questions meant to challenge the player beyond the normal limits and a commanding challenge with one's very own team and weapons. Learmar was excited he looked at the questions which were mainly military based and he couldn't come up with any answer, his mother did the honours and explained the essence of the questions which would direct him to the answer. Although he was confused, he got something from her words and they continued. She answered ten questions that Learmar knew nothing about but was glad for the new atmosphere. The next test was a battle and she was to choose a team of seven on which she chose an archer,a dual knight, a healer,an assassin,a body builder, a summoner and a swordsman. She told him that the most important thing was to know his team's skills to the core so as to fully utilize them and avoid unnecessary casualties. Normally, the characters had their skills and couldn't be changed but with that game, there was a chance to add a skill to a player and she chose her healer giving him strength also making him her captain. The match then started against an AI with a sniper, a pill maker, an assassin, two swordsmen, a summoner and a bodybuilder.

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