"Congratulations, you have finished your rehab early. Your body is healthier than most people." the family doctor said to him.
Ryan breathes in relief. It's been 3 months since he transmigrated,but he couldn't get his alone time. His rehab finally ended. 2 weeks ago his doctor cleared him for normal activity. He has since had a talk with his father about moving out of his house.
"Isn't it normal dad, besides, Long Island is for old people. If I stay in New York it's easier for me to commute."
His father got him a penthouse in Brooklyn after a discussion. It's in Brooklyn Heights, therefore it's easy for him to commute to NYU. He just needs to cross the Brooklyn Bridge.
He didn't reject it as he knows his father is watching out for him. After driving a Knights X-series luxury sports car, he went to his new house. He left a present for his father in his room that he asked his father to check it out.
"Why didn't you give it to me yourself?" Tim asked. This little kid is acting all mysterious. His son is a little different nowadays. He sometimes notices that his son may unconsciously keep a distance from other people. He didn't say much about it as he sees that the kid is trying.
It's like he's uncomfortable being with other people. Maybe that is why he wants to move out. He is not sure that moving out is the right move, but seeing Ryan's determination, he accepted the result.
After waving his son off,and seeing Hiddle wiping his tears with a handkerchief,Tim went to his room to find the present. There's a few documents on his son's desk tied together with a ribbon.
Hiddle follows Tim from behind. "It's what he's been working on." Hiddle knows about it. Ryan has been working on it everyday since he asks for the data.
Untying the ribbon, Tim was shocked after he read the document. It entails a new design for a twin turbo V6 engine, framework for smart car design, new material for chassis, modified suspension and new modification that will make Knight industry become the frontrunner in the luxury sport automobile industry.
Even a modified NA engine was included. That's not all. A design for new cars and F1 race cars is also there. The 300 page document covers it all.
He also includes several new technologies for material processing, vacuum arc melting furnaces, large hydraulic press for new alloy, basic framework and code for GPS system, in which his father needs only a little work to complete it. It can be done by the company.
Ryan was torn to give his father complete technology rather than design and theories. But he did this to ensure that his father didn't think he copied the design from somewhere. He made it look like he thought about it during his stay.
He even makes some scribbles, wrong equations that he scratches out to make a new one so that it looks more genuine. Call him faker or sociopath all you like, but he doesn't want to become high profile.
Tim is absorbed in reading the document. Hiddle who sees this says "What is it?". Tim snaps out of it and says "My son's a genius!"
He can use this to restore the board member's confidence. Ryans ideas will make the company get out of crisis after some verification. "He gave us a new car, and new technologies. All of it are theories for now, but it's had a solid foundation. The modification is written in detail making our work easier"
Only three months but he can make what 10 R&D teams couldn't make in five years. He knew that his son was a good student in school, but not to this level. There's also a CD and a small, rectangular device next to it with a note. 'the CD and the drive also contains something - XOXO Ryan'
Tim didn't notice this, but Hiddle did. The kid had explained it clearly to him. "Master Tim, it seems like there is something else"
They check out the CD together. But they are clueless about the rectangular stick. The CD contains his initial drawing for an animated movie, titled 'The Lion King'. It has a great storyline and is really fun to watch. He has also composed all the songs for the movie. They only needed to find the voice actor for it.
Wrecking their brain for hours, they finally decided to call Ryan. "Open the cap, then stick it to the pc. Use the port to stick the mouse in". His son has to teach them a couple times before they get it. "It seems like this is the flash drive he is talking about".
The drive contains the softcopy of the automobiles modification. The duo didn't notice it yet, but the storage of the small stick surpasses all other flash drives. It's going to be easy to use as they don't need to burn the data onto the drive. Just copy it. Ryan will let them figure it out by themselves,which they did, months later.
"This is the first time I can move house without bringing any stuff with me." Hiddle already transferred all his stuff and made renovation and furnishing. It's also equipped with a top of the line security system.
*Cer-clack* He pops open a beer and then watches some anime he bought from the system. In this world, anime and manga are not as developed as his previous world.
Even cartoons are filled with Captain America. "It's like people are afraid to try new genres". There are not even Disney companies here, in which many movies are not created. Ryan does have the ideas of taking movies from his previous world and creating them here. He'll do it slowly. Now, he wants to enjoy his precious moment in which he can be alone and unwind.
It's almost winter now. He's already adapted in a new environment after a month moving out. Ryan modifies his house himself for his needs. There's a total of 5 rooms in his house. He modifies 3 of them into a liquor room, a tech room, and a personal gym.
He put the rare liquor into the room, he wanted to make a collection from across the omniverse there. In his tech room, he set up a server and a supercomputer, in which he is setting up for artificial intelligence creation.
He wants to make his own JARVIS. The server room is also equipped with its own energy line to avoid suspicion, especially from authorities. He got a lot of advanced technology from tier 1 marketplace. He can even buy a miniaturised arc reactor. There isn't a blueprint for it, but only a completed product.
He uses a quantum displacement module room, a room in alternate space that he bought for 2000 tc in the trading site from someone in the DC Universe, username Peacemaker. It uses tech that looks like a rubix cube. Once the room is finished, the cube is integrated with the room.
It needs a password to get into it. The alternate space is only 20m³. But it's enough for him to set up a lot of things. For ordinary people, the room is just an ordinary antiques collection room.
He wants to buy Newt's Scamander luggage, but he has no magic to use it. During his few weeks of trading, he only got a book on occlumency, some tier one magic knowledge, but he still hasn't got tier 1 mana circuit skill.
From his group chat recommendation, rather than using mana core or mana heart, the mana circuit is more flexible and more stable. It also hides magic fluctuation from his body. The magic was created by an archmage transmigrator in tier 4. Trading authorities, not magic tier. He already passed by tier 9 in the magic tier.
This mana circuit can mimic most magic systems in the universes. It's different from sorcerer magic in marvel as you need to get energy from dimensions in exchange for a price. This mana circuit can allow you to use the natural magic of the world.
He also has started to sell miscellaneous items on the trading site. He trades some food and water, living necessities and some entertainment.
Targeted customers are the post-apocalyptic survivors. They don't lack gold, but food and other basic necessities. It sounds opportunistic, but after talking to some of them, it is what they wanted.
Ryan is looking at the letter on his desk. It was the itinerary and class schedule for his study in New York University. There's also some book, some study notes, his basic information there, his social circle (which there isn't any) and many more that he gets from his stand-in.
Although he wants to study again to make up for his regrets, he is conflicted as he is going to school in his 40's,no…, 60's combined age with the previous Ryan.
And he is going to the University starting with "the final exam!?" Ryan was shocked as he read the itinerary. He cursed "That b*tch, that's why he looks so relieved", during the time he met his stand-in, Dana Carvey, he felt a bit weird but he doesn't know what it is about.
Dana POV
"That's a fu**ing relief. I know this is a luxurative assignment and all, but to study in the university and take a test. Last year was so wonderful when 'Ryan Knight' took a leap year and travelled to Europe. I did some interesting things there, had fun with some Scandinavian girl, did some weed and so on. "
" This year I need to keep my head down in the university, as I can't be as loose as I used to, thank god this kid wakes up early, this exam is a nightmare. I got through the quiz and assignment by cheating but I don't think I can do that in the final exam. "
Ryan's POV.
" Well I'm fucked. "
He looks at the course and material he got, he only has 2 more days before the final exams start. There are 7 subjects, each more challenging than the last.
Luckily most subjects had been bought by him, such as biotech, machinery, psychology, higher order mathematics and statistics, experimental physics, thermodynamics and so on.
Just to be sure, he buys some elementary version of the knowledge in the trading site. "Luckily I checked it today, otherwise, I would have to wait until next week. The final will be gone by then."
He spent two days preparing for the exam. On Monday, he drove to New York University for his test." I forgot to check the exam hall." As the hall is different from the lecture room, Ryan is lost. He didn't panic, it's now 8.30 am. The exam starts at 9.
He went to check the university information and walked slowly as he turned his attention to other kids there. As the exam is near, many students walk around with their nose in books.
Ryan then checks for a thermodynamics book as he has the exam first. He then saw a beautiful, blond young woman with a ponytail, a green pair of eyes waiting green sweater and a pencil skirt having the same type of book. He went to the girl and asked " Hey, do you also have Thermodynamics 101?"
Gwen Stacy looked at the guy in disbelief , "why are you being weird ? We had the class assignment together… Did you forget me?"