Varun took a deep breath, trying to suppress the overwhelming emotions surging within him. The voices of his so-called friends and his girlfriend, Ananya, felt distant, like background noise in a movie he no longer cared about.
He needed to be alone.
Forcing a small smile, he turned to them. "Guys, I have a headache. I think I'll step out for some fresh air."
Ananya frowned, concern in her eyes. "Are you okay? Should I come with you?"
Fake.
Varun held back his smirk and shook his head. "No, I'll be fine. Just give me a few minutes."
Without waiting for their response, he stood up, adjusting his graduation robe, and walked away. He could feel their eyes on him, but he didn't care. This wasn't the same Varun from before.
Alone with the System
Varun made his way to an empty bench under a tree at the far end of the campus grounds. The sunlight filtering through the leaves cast dappled shadows on the ground. It was peaceful, a stark contrast to the chaos in his mind.
The System.
He focused, and just like before, the blue panel appeared before his eyes.
━━━ SYSTEM INTERFACE ━━━
[Welcome, Varun. You have been granted the Technology & Business System.]
[Your journey to power, wealth, and domination begins now.]
━━━ SYSTEM FUNCTIONS ━━━
🔹 Stock Market Prediction (Locked) – Grants the ability to predict future market trends.
🔹 Business Blueprint (Locked) – Unlocks detailed plans for future billion-dollar businesses.
🔹 Technology Innovation (Locked) – Provides access to technological advancements before they are discovered.
🔹 Investment Mastery (Locked) – Reveals hidden investment opportunities with high returns.
[Mission: Establish Your First Source of Income]
Reward: Unlock 'Stock Market Prediction'
[Time Limit: 30 Days]
━━━ ━━━ ━━━
Varun exhaled sharply. This was real. It wasn't a dream, and it wasn't an illusion.
He had been given a system—a cheat code to wealth.
Breaking Down the System
He analyzed the features carefully.
1️⃣ Stock Market Prediction – If this worked the way he thought, it meant he could see future stock trends before they happened. If he had this in his past life, he could have easily turned a few thousand into crores.
2️⃣ Business Blueprint – This one intrigued him. Would it give him ideas about future companies? Startups that would dominate the world in the next decade? If so, he could establish the Indian version of global giants before they even existed.
3️⃣ Technology Innovation – Could this mean he would have access to future technology before it was invented? If so, he could patent ideas, create tech companies, and dominate the industry.
4️⃣ Investment Mastery – This sounded like an all-in-one guide to making the right investments. Whether it was stocks, real estate, or businesses, this could make him unstoppable.
Varun's fingers clenched into fists.
"This system… it's giving me everything I lacked in my previous life. Power. Wealth. A chance to be someone."
But there was a catch. Everything was locked.
He had to complete the first mission to unlock Stock Market Prediction.
The First Mission
Varun focused on the mission details.
━━━ Mission: Establish Your First Source of Income ━━━
▶ Objective: Earn money through any means (business, investment, freelancing, etc.).
▶ Minimum Target: ₹10,000
▶ Time Limit: 30 Days
▶ Reward: Unlock 'Stock Market Prediction'
━━━ ━━━ ━━━
₹10,000.
It wasn't much, but it was a start. In his past life, he struggled for years just to survive. Now, with the system's help, this was nothing.
But how should he make it?
He could do a part-time job, but that was slow. He needed something fast and efficient.
And then it hit him.
The Golden Opportunity – IPL Betting
Varun leaned back on the bench, his mind racing. He wasn't just a finance graduate; he had spent years watching market trends, but also following cricket passionately.
And right now, in 2010, the IPL semi-finals and finals were still yet to be played.
He knew the exact results of these matches.
The teams, the scores, the winners.
He knew which underdog team would win.He knew which players would perform unexpectedly well.He knew the exact match outcomes.
In his past life, betting on IPL matches had made many people millionaires overnight.
Of course, he had never tried it himself. But now?
He had guaranteed knowledge of the future.
"If I place bets on the matches… I can easily turn a small amount into ₹10,000 or even more."
His heart pounded.
This was it. His first step towards wealth.
But there was a problem.
He had no money to start betting.
Even if he knew the results, he needed an initial amount to place bets.
"Alright. If I need money, I'll find a way to make it. No excuses this time."
His first mission was clear—get ₹10,000 as soon as possible.
Once he had some money, he would bet on the IPL matches.
And when the stock market prediction feature unlocked?
He would never be poor again.
A smirk slowly formed on his lips.
This was just the beginning.