* Raon POV *
I look around my room and notice it's the same room from inside the Village Chiefs house. Nothing seemed out of place except for the plates of food left on my dresser. I look out the window and notice that at the moment it's night. I decide that going into the Astral Realm immediately would be the best course of action. I lay down on the bed and head to sleep, while also entering the Astral Realm.
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When I arrive inside the Astral Realm I notice a few differences. I am able to sense and feel my surroundings better, while also the new appearance of a purple tattoo on my chest. The tattoo is simple a purple sword with a black handle. While I was inspecting the new changes that happened to my soul someone bursts in my room.
"Master! Finally you're back!"
"Huh? Stephanie what's wrong did something happen?"
"Yes, a lot of thing have happened. In fact I would like to say a great change is coming to the Astral Realm with our appearance. Yes a new major power or player in the Astral Realm."
"Hmm? Is it that good? I mean we only really control hotels and restaurants, with our main thing being the transportation firm"
"Yea, that's the best part! We've seen an increase of 350% of visits to the transportation firm compared to the Lin family. This has also brought us a major increase in our visits in our hotels as we have a hotel in most human sectors. At the moment we're making in pure profit 1,000,000,000. While we are making in total 1,900,000,000. It takes 900,000,000 to keep up all our operations. We also have people asking for alliances and major trade deals."
"Wow! That is a major increase, have we accepted any of the major trade deals or alliances?"
"No I've been waiting for you."
"Have you at least investigated everyone who wants a deal or alliance?"
"Yea I have most of them are apart of different forces and are solo. The main few forces are the Qin-Sun alliance, the Mutual trading commerce, and lastly the Magic Tower."
"Alright what are their terms for cooperation? Exclude the Qin-Sun alliance."
"Alright, the Mutual Trading Commerce want to have us join their commerce with the promise of 20% off our products for a 20% off their products. They also want room reserved for them in all the hotels and priority for the transportation firm."
"Hmm? Alright replay to them that I can accept their terms except for the priority in the transportation firm. Instead I will be changing the structure of our properties and they should be satisfied with that."
"Alright. The Magic Tower wants to have the same thing as the Mutual trading alliance and also a lump sum of 500,000,000 however instead they would provide you with an elder seat inside their council. This seat would give you a discount on their products, allow you to use their connections, hire magic users, have a say in future projects, and share a portion of their profits."
"Alright agree with their terms however tell them the same thing as we told the Mutual Trading Commerce about the transportation firm. Then also reject the Qin-Sun alliance."
"Alright Master I shall get it done."
"Oh! Another thing, Stephanie I'm officially putting you as CEO of my company inside the Astral Realm. So please establish a parent company and also make companies for each type of property. Like a company for all our hotels, all our restaurants, etc."
"Alright I understand Master, what would the name of the companies?"
"You can choose the names for the smaller and child companies, while the parent company would be called 'A Simple Dream' and also list my villa and the towers under the parent company."
"Alright it will be done Master. Oh yeah! Master someone wanted to meet you."
"Oh? Who?"
"The young miss of the Sun family."
"The young Miss of the Sun family? Why would she want to talk to me?"
"I don't know? She just wanted me to leave you a message."
"Hmm? Alright I guess I can hear her out. I just need to do a couple of things first. Tell her I will meet her here in around 3 1/2 hours."
"Understood Master. Oh yeah, Ron apparently has something important to tell you."
"Alright call him in here than."
"That would be unnecessary Master, I am already here. Would you like some tea?"
"Yes I would that I you Ron. Now what's the thing you needed to tell me?"
"Ah yes, we have run into some problems regarding something and would like your opinion. Alone."
"Hmm? Alright, Stephanie can you please leave."
"Understood Master."
"Now what is it that you wanted to talk to me about."
"I would like to build an intelligence network and would like your support and approval."
"Hmm? Why did you not want Stephanie to know?"
"The less people that know the better."
"Alright I give you my permission, I would also like you to make them useful to me. I give you a 147 days or a week inside the Mortal Realm. I will also leave you with three hundred million Astral Coins for your funds. You may collect them from Stephanie later. Your first mission will be to find any rats inside our operations."
"What would you like to do with them?"
"Nothing, mark them and lower their influence so when they reinstate violence. We will then kill them all immediately and swiftly."
"Keke! I understand Master."
"Also check everyone who is a slave also."
"Understood. Here is your tea Master. I shall take my leave now."
"Sigh."
Alright now I need to do a few things, let's first take a look at the official shop. The shop is operated by the managers of the Astral Library, Astral Bank, and Astral Transportation. It is something anyone can access and buy or sell to. The shop would take a 5% processing fee and will do the delivery.
The shop is sorted into multiple sections from weapons, clothes, protection, treasure, skill, etc.
I'm looking inside the treasure section for a specific item.
[ Multi-Realm Space-Time Stabilizer
Rank: Epic
Use: Able to stabilize time between two realms for a year. After a year this item will break.
Price: 950,000,000 ]
Hmm so I gave three hundred million to Ron and I should still have 1,200,000,000.
Alright I buy the item and leave the rest to help Stephanie.
That didn't take as long as I expected, it's due to arrive at 9PM today. Well I might as well set the stage for our little visitor.