Mike kept sitting on the chair, thinking about everything he just read, some time had passed since he started reading, and it took a lot of time to finish reading, but it was because he got surprised after each line of words. He just couldn't process everything in the papers in a few minutes.
-Assistant, is there a pencil or something where I can write notes? - asked Mike about the artificial assistant, now knowing the truth behind the assistant, he knew a little about how to use it, and its limitations... almost non-existent limitations.
-Yes, sir. There are pencils and many sheets of paper to write on in the upper office and the secret office, but if you would like, there is the TV in the dining room where you are right now, it has a function that works like notes and can be used as a digital board- said the mechanical voice instantly.
-I see no keyboard here, does it have a tactile function, it is too high placed to do that-
-Indeed, have a tactile function, but I can write on it in your stead-
-Then, let's start, first, let's summarize the topics...-
...
After a very few minutes, which also felt longer than expected due to the content involved in each point, the summary was written on the big TV in front of him.
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Confirmed topics
1- Grandfather (Alex Blood) is not dead.
2- Grandfather (Alex Blood) is part of the great organization that kept the PhySEC a secret from humanity for hundreds of years.
3- Cousin (Louis Blood) ex-member of the same great organization. Now called a "Fake Fallen Deity" by the organization's standards.
3.5- confirmed once again the real name of the organization, the Deity's Guild. This was debated for years but nobody could tell if it was or not the name of it.
4- Mike's father is not fully unknown. Alex Blood seems somehow evasive about talking about him in the letter.
5- The artificial assistant is made from the artificial intelligence technology from the organization, decades more advanced than the current technology on planet Gaia
6- Mike's mother (Anne Blood) is indeed dead, the cause is not the same as it is shown in the forensic records. Real cause: murdered.
7- Anne Blood's murderer is already arrested in a special prison made by the Deity's Guild. More info about the murderer is in the secret office, but I have no access to that prison and the info is confidential because of the nature of the organization.
8- The ability I (Mike Blood) have is a very rare one, and different from the telekinesis other people think. Supposed to be a powerful one (there are no useless abilities in the PhySEC users, or so it is known in the Deity's Guild).
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-ok... it hurts my brain to think more about it for now, Assistant, save the current sheet and send it to the... is there a computer in the office, right? - asked Mike before finishing his order. His grandfather was old, and old people usually did not use much technology. But the assistant's answer made him realize that there was nothing to worry about.
-There is a computer there, no need to worry, do I send the current digital sheet to the office computer then? -
-Yes. - he said, clearly his grandfather was old but the organization held advanced technology and his grandfather needed to use it, and now he needs to use it too as well -now is time to summarize my current objectives to achieve for... starting for a job, I need to do something with life since mercenary doesn't suit me right now until I train more my powers... - he said that last part in lower voice, almost sighting.
He didn't want a normal job for two reasons, first, he wanted to use his powers openly and regularly, and second and most importantly, he didn't want to work for hours just to be barely able to survive, in Aether, the country in which he lives... it is not precisely a rich place to live right now.
-I can help you with that, sir. Your grandfather made some arrangements in case you need it, also with the long list of contacts he had, is not hard for you to find work even without those arrangements. - said the mechanical voice of the assistant after a moment of silence.
Mike could not help but feel like Alex's words were more than true and this assistant could help more than any other person, it was made by the high technology of the organization.
-Assistant, you have information about everything in this house, right? -
-Not exactly everything, but I have connection to the sensors all around the house, I can find anything in the house as long as you know what are you looking for, or the specifics-
-Including the building plans? Do you have it? - asked Mike, but the answer was more than great.
-I don't have the current building plans, but I can make them since I have access to every place in the house, also I can make a 3D model for you so you can understand better, do I proceed? -
-Yes, I will decide what to do after exploring the house, how much time do you need? - 3D models would take some time even for artificial intelligence, or at least at the current Gaia technology level.
-The plans are finished, the simplified version of the 3D model is almost done-
-"That's fucking fast"- said Mike in his mind, but this time it didn't surprise him much. The assistant comes from the Deity's Guild, and most important he was already resistant to impacting surprises after today's events. Well, he was already resistant, not immune for now.
...
Not much time later, after returning from going back to the hotel to retrieve his things, in the house again, he stood in front of the door and said the answer 2005, to his surprise the numbers must be told in the sequence, first his mother's birthday year and then his own.
-Ok, so I just need to meet that person and ask him for a job, sounds easy, but knowing how the people are in this country, I still feel insecure about doing it that easily- A little uncomfortable, when he said those words to the assistant while taking a bath, it was lucky the house still has a well-preserved water reserve almost as much as energy reserve.
-Sir, the current conditions say so, but actually, remember that you just need to mention your family's name first and Sir Alex' name and it will have a great impact, don't forget that even when your grandfather's origins, the Deity's Guild, is a secret, he still made a name for himself in this country- said the assistant convincing him.
-I guess that's right, maybe I am too used to acting with many plans before proceeding, well, this is the best job I could get after discussing it... don't have much money so guess I need food to survive after all-
Some time passed since he finished exploring the house or... at least the upper floors of the house, he still didn't explore the basement even if he saw the instructions of how to get in there, he even found the methods to train his ability in the secret office (well, the assistant made it for him since he didn't get inside the secret office yet) and trained it,
After leaving to buy food and eating he worried about not having enough money, and since the assistant offered to help, he summarized his experience and skills and the assistant summarized his options, now he needed to finish his bath and go to find that job, he needed the money not only for food,
The assistant said that the electric energy public service was not needed in the house, the current batteries could last for decades and the only worry was water for now.
-Repeat me the name of the man that I need to talk with-
-The name's Adam Slades-
-"Adam Slades, brother of minister Slades... Ministry of defense, right?"- while not in worry, he still needed to think about it, after all, it was not easy to trust someone in Aether, much less some politic person in a high position in Aether government, so he needed to think his words before meeting his brother. -Special bodyguards, eh? I really never thought of becoming one, since they are usually normal people and not PhySEC users you know? -
-I am aware of that, sir- answered the assistant, its mechanical voice made it hard to feel any emotion from it, but since it was artificial maybe it wouldn't show any emotion even if using another kind of voice.
-The thing is that special bodyguard is a concept born in Aether, and has only been used in one other country so far, you know why? well, I guess you know why, that's why you suggested that working for someone with a high position in Aether would be better than working for someone with a lower stand... right? -
-That is, as we discussed before, the grand part of the reason, want me to summarize again, sir? -
-No need, does my grandfather have some formal clothes here? Nothing too much formal I hope, nor too much old...- he replied and expressed his thoughts to the assistant as he walked towards the main bedroom.. He had some hours of relax, now it was time to start working, it was afternoon but still working hours. Time to return to the outside world, outside of the armored and comfy big house... how was his grandfather even eager to leave the comfort of that house?! There is no way to know it yet anyway... at least for Mike.