Nightshade Town.

"Congratulations on receiving the achievement sign-in for releasing a book."

"The weekly sign-in has arrived."

Ethan opened the system interface and saw two sign-in options.

"Sign-in."

Ethan got direction skills for achievement sign-ins and gun mastery for weekly sign-ins. He checked the points, and there were only 72,500 TP. When he inquired, the system informed him that 50,000 was utilized to upgrade, which was half of 100,000. The system will upgrade by consuming TP, with the next upgrade will be when his fortune exceeds $500 billion.

Currently, his total assets, including cash, exceed about 130 billion dollars. The Imperial Group was founded with $50 billion. 20 billion were assigned to his people deployed in various nations. 12 billion were utilized to repay the company's debts. His company's valuation is $25 billion. Approximately 20 billion USD are held in various bank accounts. The balance comes from some private assets.

Ethan's future knowledge allows him to create money, but he must keep it hidden from keen eyes. A week ago, there was a lot of buzz in the papers. The news of him selling gold has surfaced. There are several conspiracy theories that his family controls the global economy and Nightshade's family fortunes have reached billions.

His legal team has already formed multiple offshore businesses on Nova Kingdom's shadow islands. Ethan also recruited expertise for the offshore corporations, which will gradually acquire shares of his companies. All of his companies are private, therefore they are not required to disclose their shareholdings or finances to the public.

William's wife died two days ago, and then William died as well. Ethan finished the funeral, and they wrote a will stating that all of their possessions were donated to the Nightshade Trust. Of course, all of this was a lie, and his robots were the ones that pretended to be dead.

Ethan is the one who manages the Nightshade Trust, which donated to many initiatives and supports multiple orphanages. The trust was established by his great-grandfather.

After two days, he directed several things at his ranch before taking an aircraft to Nightshade town, 200 miles away. His ranch had a runway for aviation use.

Nightshade City was bordered by small mountains, a river, and forest land. The city's population has nearly reached three million. The majority of them owned agricultural ranches and employed ranch laborers. The city has around two hundred years of history. It began as a little town and, with the support of his family, grew into a city.

It is also an important economic center for southern states. Infinite Stock Exchange is not a major stock exchange, but it does have numerous publicly traded companies. There are iron, gold, and silver mines around the city. Several small oil mines were listed on the stock exchange.

The city center is also known as Nightshade Street, and it is lined by high-rise buildings. The majority of enterprises are concentrated in the city center. Victor International Airport is located two kilometers from the city center.

After two hours, Ethan landed at Victor International Airport. Outside the airport, his bodyguards and the Mayor awaited him. The Mayor of Nightshade City is Anthony White. Don't assume he came from a white family; instead, he was raised in an orphanage run by the Nightshade Trust.

His trust managed all of the children in orphanages in this way. Most of them will graduate from Nightshade University and work in government agencies. His family understands that, while they will not be devoted to the Nightshade family, they will at least express gratitude.

"Hi, Mr. Ethan."

"Hi, Mr. Anthony." Anthony was in his forties and of Italian descent.

"I apologize for not attending Mr. Williams' funeral."

"That's okay."

Ethan talked passionately as he glanced out at the bustling metropolis.

"This is my first time seeing the city."

"Do not worry, Mr. Ethan. I'll discuss city information with you."

"Thank you for that."

The surrounding spectators saw the Mayor and a young man converse happily.

"Hey, who is the young man?"

"We have not seen him."

"Is from a wealthy family.

In his car, Anthony proceeded to briefly describe city information.

The Nightshade City Council serves as the city's legislative body. It is made up of 20 council members, each representing a specific district in the city. The City Council passes local legislation, approves the city budget, and oversees city agencies. They have jurisdiction over all divisions within their divisions. Some presidents preside over land use and some budget-related issues.

Nightshade City contains agencies in charge of providing services and enacting policies in a variety of sectors, including transportation, education, housing, health, public safety, and social services. City agencies include the Nightshade Police Department (NPD), the Department of Education, the Department of Sanitation, and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, among others.

The city manages its court system, which includes criminal and civil courts, housing courts, and family courts that handle a wide range of legal issues under its authority.

Nightshade City's taxes come from a variety of sources, including property taxes, sales taxes, company taxes, utility taxes, fees and licenses, and state and federal aid. His company is a major taxpayer in the city.

He had a general understanding of the city after hearing the information. He has little interest in the world's political system, but he had to be involved in politics if he was going to protect the interests of his business.

The Nightshade family lived in the suburbs of the city. Anthony dropped by his house and left him. Ethan also informed him that he would throw a party a month later and would send out an invitation. Ethan approached the small castle and entered inside.

He decided to visit his businesses one by one the next day. He had another task to do, which was to obtain a high school diploma. He will not attend university in this life, and a high school degree is sufficient. The town's GED exam will be held in a month, and Ethan has decided to write it.

Individuals who did not graduate high school can take the General Educational Development (GED) test to achieve a certification recognized as comparable to a high school diploma.