11 Grand Trading
"Eve, good job! I see, buying and selling, That's not a bad idea." Arc said as he thinks about it.
"But I have no background in trades. Even though we're not in it for the profit, we can't be in deep red, or it will be suspicious. No matter how we edit our ledger, buying high and selling low, will be suspicious, especially word of mouth, if someone talks about it, we can't escape being investigated."
"I know, boss... I'm searching for a broker who has dealings with Hunter."
"Ok, but I think it's better if we can sign a contract with them. But for now, do you have a warehouse location we can purchase in cash?" Arc asked
"I have found 3 locations, Boss, take a look..." Eve replied
"Hmm, the first one is interesting. It's in a good location near the Jorge market. Why is it cheap?" Asked Arc.
"This place should be a good place for a warehouse and therefore should be expensive, why is it cheap? Do you know why?"
"According to data, I have gathered, the owner needs a huge amount of money to pay for a gambling debt. I've watched and observed the owner's action the whole day, and all I can say is, he's a pathetic idiot. He used his company money for gambling and lost big-time, now he can't pay his employees, and the casino is asking him for his debt." Said Eve
"And the warehouse is in bad condition and in need of immediate repairs, it is one of the reasons no one is willing to purchase it. There's another reason as well, but it is not important." Eve continues
"I see. Well, we can take advantage of... eh, what did you just say, you watch and observe him?" Ask Arc in shock.
"Boss, it's easy to hack their CCTV. I have not only observed him, but I have also observed the casino to which he was indebted." Eve replied proudly.
"The casino is definitely connected to a Mob. So the owner of the warehouse is in a panic. He needs a lot of money fast, so he's selling his warehouse below market price." says Eve
"Mob, huh, is that going to be a problem?" Arc asked.
"I don't want trouble for me and my family. Not until I have enough power to protect them. I'm still too weak." Arc replied worriedly
He was after all just another bottom pile worker, he knows what happens to those who tangle with a Mob, he heard a lot of stories about them during the time he was working in the market.
Many workers are dependent on drugs and when they can no longer afford them they would then be indebted to the mobs in order to get more drugs. Suffice to say none of them have a good life.
So the last thing he wants is for the mob to be interested in him when he has no power to protect himself and his sisters.
"No problem, Boss, I hack into their secured server and download all their illegal activities I can just release all that to the public before they become a problem, and I think their appearance there is also a good thing for us," says Eve
"Eh, really why?" Arc asks curiously
"Their presence will keep the good guys off our noses. Let them attract all the attention of the cops allowing us to do business in peace, and beside our warehouse is far enough from them to interfere with us. It's also one of the reasons they didn't just take the warehouse from that pathetic guy, as they want all their business inside their territory." Eve replied
"Well, I don't understand the reason for all that, to be honest, but I trust you, so let's do that," said Arc Shrugging his shoulder
He would be lying if he said he wasn't worried, but a Two-Star Ai is not something this world can deal with
"Schedule a meeting with the warehouse owner tomorrow. And one more thing: order a computer system and have them delivered here."
"I need to keep my appearance of being a stockbroker to my sisters, after all," Arc said, smiling
"No problem, Boss."
Ding! New mission activated.
"Eh, a new mission? I didn't expect a new mission this soon."
#### MISSION ####
SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISH A BUSINESS WITHIN TEN DAYS...
REWARDS
# 120 ENERGY UNIT
# 1 STAR RANK - HUMAN MANAGER.
# 1 STAR RANK - HUMAN GUARD X2
# 1 STAR RANK - HUMAN SECRETARY
FAILURE
- 80 ENERGY UNIT
REMOVAL OF ONE RANDOM ITEM OWNED BY THE USER.
NO NEW MISSION WILL BE ISSUED FOR 100 DAYS.
"Nice rewards, But the failure is also bad. Minus 80en plus one random item removal, if I lost both 80en and Eve, I'm f@#k."
"Hmm, by the way, what do you mean, human?" Arc asked curiously
"IT'S A HUMAN CLONE THAT HAS SPECIALIZED SKILL SETS." Nine replied.
"Oh, so it's a 1-Star rank human clone, I guess they are perfect for running the business I'm opening," says Arc while nodding
He was impressed with the timing the system gives the mission, not only that the rewards are also what he needs. He was aware that the mission is given based on the decision he makes, but this is just impressive. He cants wait for what awaits him in the future...
"It's time to use that 2-Star enhancement serum. Will I turn into a superhuman? Hehe, let's hope so." Arc said excitedly in his mind.
Arc went upstairs to his bedroom, laid on his bed, and opened the system storage, he clicks on enhancement serum. A silver injectable vial appeared in his hand. The whole vial is a pure black metal-like substance, he can't see what's inside, but he felt the weight of the vial for such a small vial it weighs around a kilo or so he almost dropped it when it first made contact with his hand.
This is it, I'm going to be a superhero, he chuckles to himself trying to calm his mind.
He took a deep breath and injected it into his arm.
For a while, nothing happened, as he was about to ask the system he felt something in his arm felt like a hot liquid traveling to his veins; it started slow but soon got faster and faster. And when it reaches into his head, a sudden pain hits him. Then he blacks out...
The next day.
"Aarrgh, my head." Arc wakes up groggily, he held his head with both hands, and he has a terrible headache.
He felt like he's been drinking the whole night, and now he had a really, terrible hangover.
"What the hell," he complains
He stood up, and went to the bathroom groggily, he looked into the mirror and was shocked. He looks much younger, all the wrinkles and pimples he had are gone. In fact, he looks handsome. He noticed a black sticky substance on his face, He also noticed that his whole body is sticky, and he stinks.
"Shit, what's that smell, did I just poop and roll over it?"
He immediately took a shower.
In the shower, he noticed that all the scars he got in the last few years are gone. He also noticed that his skin is looking smooth,
"Shit, how am I going to explain this to my sisters."
After showering, he removes all the bedding and replaces it with a new one.
When he went downstairs, he noticed that both his sisters were gone. So he took a quick breakfast and checked his status.
### STATUS ###
ARC D GRAND
Strength 3.5
Agility 2.9
Endurance 4.1
Intelligence 3.9
SKILLS: none
"Whoa, that's some increase. Nine, please display my old stats."
STRENGTH 2.1
AGILITY 1.8
ENDURANCE 2.0
INTELLIGENCE 2.8
"Wow, my strength increased by 1.4 points, not much compared to endurance, which increased by more than 2 points. My intelligence increased by 1 point. Well, I'm close to being superhuman."
"User stats will continue to increase in the following days. The serum strength is too much for the current users' stats. Only 10.67% of the serum has been used; the rest are being stored inside your body." Nine said.
In fact, the reason the serum uses more than 10% of the serum power is not to increase his stats but to cleanse his body, with the way he lived in the past his body has accumulated a huge amount of impurities. His substance abuse when he was still in school and the abuse on his body by being overworked accumulated a huge amount of impurities.
"Eh, this is just the beginning? Well, when I think about it, it is a 2-star rank after all. Good thing, my body didn't explode from injecting too much energy."
"THE USER SHOULD STOP IMAGINING TOO MUCH" Nine synthetic voices rang in his head.
"THE SERUM IS NOT MADE OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF ENERGY, BUT OF AN EVOLUTIONARY BIOENGINEERED SUBSTANCE THAT ENHANCES THE GENETIC MAKE-UP OF CARBON-BASED LIFEFORMS..." Nine Explained.
"Right, whatever that means, I'm not interested in it. As long as it is safe and can increase my stats, that's all I need to know. Though I understand the theory, I don't have any interest in it, so I won't ask for any more explanation, it's just a waste of time for me." Arc said while shrugging his shoulder
In truth, he wasn't lying even if Nine explained all this to him, he won't be able to understand it even if he does it won't matter as he already injected it. He trusted the system, so if the system said it is safe, then that's all he needs to know… he is not a paranoid person.
For Arc the reason is simple, the system changes his life, so he trusted it and for whatever reason, the system chooses him he was powerless to resist it so instead of being overly suspicious he simply trusted the system. Until it shows otherwise.
"Right, it's time to go and meet that pathetic owner of the warehouse," Arc said happily