5 Are you ready...

֍ Updated, Revised, and Edited: 17/08/2022 ֍

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"Esmond, within the last few days we've found that over 500 applicants from all over Australia and parts of Asia applied for several of the positions we have up on the market.

Even interest was shown from Europe and the United States, but they weren't up to scratch, nor could some make the move over to Adelaide within the necessary timeframe."

Julia Sands was a middle-aged mother who'd worked for some top executives in the past and his mother in various capacities.

Though, she returned to her field of expertise after giving birth to a set of twins a couple of months ago.

More than anything, Julia wished to ensure her position at the company she worked was infallible to cooperate cuts and budget allocations, yet at the behest of Ruby, who hoped to call in an old favour for her son's benefit, Julia left the company.

Without waiting a moment to think over the decision, Julia knew if Ruby offered her a job, it meant great benefit for her and that of her children.

To her delight the job required her to be the Executive Assistant to Esmond while managing the team of assistants working under her and training a successor.

Thankfully, Julia already had an idea of the perfect candidate to aid Esmond, who she long considered part of her own family.

Esmond even considered Julia to be an Aunt, so he easily accepted her as his assistant and even agreed with her decision to hire additional assistants to ease the inflow of work and scheduling.

Believing his decision to hire additional assistants would go down well with Julia, Esmond decided to let her know so they could organise the interviews, only for his beloved Aunt to reprimand him for hastily making such a decision.

She explained her position was far more open ended than being an ordinary assistant, because it was in her skill set to command meetings, manage staff, and even negotiate with the other party if necessary, in various matters.

Julia could also train the assistants to pertain some of these skill sets, yet it would take too long and require a great deal of funding.

She also guided Esmond to behave and not go overboard in his expectations for the business and its operational size.

The decision was made to set up a small business with the goal for rapid expansion and growth from Adelaide and the state of South Australia as the headquarters.

Esmond agreed with Julia's choice of staff within her team of assistants that would work under her direct supervision and authority.

One of them happened to be Julia's niece, who Esmond didn't mind joining, because he knew the chances were that Julia trained her personally.

And Esmond understood his Aunt wasn't quiet when conducting business, but rather cut throat and capable on her own, so much that her last company of employment offered double her previous salary to continue her employment within the organisation.

Unfortunately, it was far from enough to keep her loyal to the business, since Ruby's offer meant far more to her.

After all, the authority being given to her by Esmond and Ruby far exceeded anything her previous employers would ever dare to offer her.

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Esmond walked past the hall with the hundreds of applicants with Julia by his side as the temp agent dealt with the constant influx of people, assisted by a handful of Julia's students she taught administrative, managerial, and corporate skills to in her spare time.

They were asked to help out for extra credit and certification on their degree at the end of the program, which Esmond saw as a genius method to obtain free labour.

"Will they be enough?"

Esmond was a little sceptical, seeing the number of people that made it through the first round of selections.

There were several hundred people still around after Julia went through the first round of preliminary interviews and cut off a decent number of applicants from the final pool of candidates.

"If the work is, as you have stated to me, then this many people are more than enough based on their skills, abilities, knowledge, and general experience.

We need to accept a third of the applicants at the minimum to meet business operational standards you have set, but it should be acceptable if we narrow it down to a quarter of the very best applicants.

Surprisingly, a number of the applicants have shown us already that they are capable of networking and expanding their contacts in all sorts of industries."

Julia had several documents Esmond scanned through within a couple moments as the superhuman level of intelligence and natural ability to absorb information through eternity helped whizz through documents within no time.

Everything written in the reports was taken in like a sponge gathering water, so it didn't take Esmond long to figure out what was going on today, and who were the best candidates so far.

He noticed some biased reports from certain assistants and even the temp agent himself, but it wasn't important considering the big picture.

"Julia…"

"Yes…?"

"Hire them all…

If I want to realise my goals, I will need them all and many more…

Once everyone here is trained and working, we will need to increase our hiring operation by at least double if not triple what it is currently."

Julia didn't know if she should stop Esmond or call his mother and see what was going on, however she went with her gut and followed along with Esmond's plans.

Before she went out and gave everyone the good news, Esmond held her back and told her some goals of the organisation he was building because Esmond needed his Aunt to accept what would be thrown to the company to deal with.

"… You want to be the first to space?"

Julia found it hard to believe but listening to Esmond discuss his goals and ideas, she couldn't help but think if it could be achieved, let alone possible.

The people gathered today were going to be hired for a recycling business which could process all types of waste through various factories Esmond explained were being set up.

In reality, the waste would be sent to the Spatial Ark Land and analysed by the System and the Space's function.

Esmond had purchased and improved a Dismantling and Recycling Factory, first by asking Carter to acquire the design blueprints for the facility before improving it through various means and methods.

One of the new functions of the factory would be its ability to break down materials to an extremely fine point, allowing them to be separated to a fine degree of precision ensuring the highest quality of material would be saved and recycled.

The facility would also ensure the recycled materials were ready for use again, through various means for storage.

Plastic bricks, roughly the size of household bricks, was the predetermined state for the final product of the materials sourced through recycling.

Another function of the facility would be its capability to dismantle electronics, and other goods to safely strip components to either understand the disposed item and find a way to improve it for the current market.

Esmond and Carter used the Drones from the Spatial Ark Land to enact the improvements to the Dismantling and Recycling Factory, ensuring it was able to function and operate immediately to gain a steady income that wasn't solely dependent on finding money gained through nefarious actions.

After the redesign and construction was completed, Esmond and Carter advertised their business to many different private garbage dumps across South Australia.

They became interested in Esmond's new business venture when he offered to return them land, they had lost because of the garbage mountains that built up over time.

Plastic was a major concern for most garbage dumps because the waste from it was substantial and usually mixed in with other junk, making it difficult to recycle.

A handful of government run dumps nearby Adelaide had entered a simple agreement to take part of the waste collected throughout the week to reduce the pile up of garbage.

Julia went as far as to propose a contract with the federal government of Australia, yet it was unknown how they would consider the deal when the business was only operational for a short time.

Certain state governments and local councils were happy to cooperate in some manner or another, but they just wanted to wait and see the results of a successful operational business.

Thankfully, Carter knew Third World Nations would easily jump at the prospect of cleaning up their homelands, infested with junk from First World Nations.

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Deciding that staying any moment longer would be pointless, further it was not appropriate for Esmond to waste time needlessly at the hotel when he could work on developing all the projects lined up with Carter.

Leaving Julia behind who also had his mother's help as she happened to be at the Hilton Hotel, Esmond knew the two would be working overtime to ensure all of the people present would start the hiring and training process.

Instead, Esmond left to acquire some important real estate to ensure there was an office for his business to call their headquarters.

'Are they serious?!' Shouted Ruby over the phone call with her son, utterly furious over the news she came to learn from Esmond moments earlier.

"Not kidding, Mum, they are willing to sell the building, but the problem is that they want a personal stake within the business for selling the property at the cheaper and fairer price, which I honestly believe is the market value for the building." Esmond replied, not concerned one bit by his mother's anger and fury.

'How much was full price?' asked Ruby, having calmed down a little, though furious enough to make a note of the owners and their contacts within industries across Adelaide.

"200 million…"

'*Sigh*… Buy it…' stated Ruby coldly, aware the sum of money gone to ensure the building was their own would hurt for a time, but later, Ruby expected greater returns in the future from the decision.

Esmond didn't want any partners or people involved in his business venture besides family or those he considered close.

External influence would no doubt cause problems in the long term, especially concerning the development of the business and its growth, which were key points of the long-term business goal.

The building Esmond chose to start his business venture from was set up within the Central Business District of Adelaide; but it was further away from most of the foot traffic.

Built closer to South Terrace, Esmond quite liked his headquarters being on King William Street, ensuring plenty of people saw them when driving by.

The building was roughly 100 metres tall, so it didn't have the title of the tallest building in Adelaide, but it was plenty beautiful and versatile in Esmond's eyes.

With some help from Carter, Esmond already started to redesign the internal layout of the building with open floor spaces to build a culture of openness and ethic work practises.

Culture was important to Esmond, knowing it could influence the direction of the business greatly when he moved to hands off approach.

So, he was glad for the help from his mother and Carter when he went to scan through the empty building after leaving Julia to deal with the hiring process.

Ruby was working beside her to hasten the process, so people could start working within the next few days at the very least.

Esmond walked over to the building from the Hilton since it wasn't too far away, though he knew the importance of having his own vehicle, even more so with his plans for the company.

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'Check your phone.'

Carter sent some plans that visualised the ideas everyone had suggested for the internal design and layout of the building.

Both of his parents as well as Carters added their own artistic choices and thoughts, ensuring Esmond couldn't ignore them if he wanted to continue seeking their help.

Quite pleased by the overall creative design organised by Carter, except for some critical changes that needed to be made to ensure the uniqueness of the business, Esmond approved its construction.

One thing that he immediately removed though was his own office.

He felt it wasn't necessary right now and that it was fine for him to work from home, but once they built their own skyscraper, then it would be a different story.

Instead, an office was built for the management that would operate from the headquarters, allowing Esmond to work on the goal, either from the Spatial Ark Land or from some point across the globe.

"What's next?" said Esmond aloud, only for his other half to reply.

'For now, I need you to visit certain businesses and locations around Adelaide to open a gate so I can send out Drones for construction and other purposes.' Carter firmly stated, only to disappear so he could work on other projects within the Spatial Ark Land.

Esmond wasn't concerned with Carter and started planning out a new business that would take care of his rebuilding and designing of preestablish buildings across Adelaide and across the globe.

Though most of the work would be covered by Drones, Esmond still wanted to recruit workers to ensure there was visible truth available to present if anyone ever thought something weird was going on with the speed of construction.

Esmond wanted to make sure people wouldn't question the changes right away, such as the upgrade to the family home in Adelaide.

A few days earlier, Esmond summoned a Construction Drone along with a couple others to the house, only for them to start rebuilding the internal structure of the home.

From upgrading the kitchen to the bedrooms and natural features of the home, Esmond saw it happen in no time, including the backyard that turned into a lush garden with some of the most beautiful plants and trees set up with the rustic and open design layout.

Esmond learnt out of curiosity to see how the Drones were able to replenish their materials after use, that they were connected to the Spatial Ark Land, giving them access to come and go as they pleased.

Carter managed the Drones and their operational function outside of the Spatial Ark Land, making the reconstruction speedy and easy.

Yet it attracted the notice of neighbours and friends who were surprised by the developments of the home that easily seemed far ahead of their current design state of the market.

Esmond's parents just stated that their son had opened a new company and they let them experiment with the house to see if their products and services were worth it.

To Esmond's delight, plenty of people were ready to ask for his help in renovating their home, but there was plenty to do first.

Before the construction business was operational, Carter chose to build some structures within the Spatial Ark Land to increase the control over the Drones so he could improve efficiency and effectiveness through measured data.

That wasn't all, the few buildings that were operational already caused the Drones to improve substantially.

Working beside the upgrades Esmond and Carter made to the Drones, they were able to operate at a moment's notice and adapt to sudden changes while remember the previous steps taken in the project and making sure everything is done accordingly.

Without missing a component of the project through the upgrades made to the Drones individualism and semi-independence gave each of them greater control and ability in the field.

Though, the plan for now only meant for one of the recycling centre's they bought and the offices in the city to be renovated.

Thankfully the recycling centre was already renovated and working, leaving only the internal and partial external renovations for the headquarters of the business on King William Street.

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"Baby, your home…"

Ruby greeted Esmond as he entered the Cabin Home within the Spatial Ark Land.

He'd entered the Hidden World only after reaching his family home in Adelaide, before hoping over through a gate that was similar in appearance to a large circular opening in the middle of spare space.

His mother was pretty much living full-time within the Space unless she left to help Julia with her work or connecting with old friends to aid Esmond's business venture.

Thankfully, Carter connected already with the global internet system, giving everyone access inside of the Hidden World, allowing Ruby and Daniel to connect with past colleagues, and conducting part of Esmond's business.

Sadly, one of the complaints both parents had of the Hidden World was the emptiness they felt, since there was no one else besides them.

Animals, creatures, and insects were scattered across the Spatial Ark Land, but it couldn't replace human interaction and society moving forward.

Carter tried his best to help the two-feel comfortable, but it was like a Band-Aid on a gushing wound.

One thing that helped deal with the lack of society was the quality of food ingredients that easily increased the taste of each meal.

Ruby prepared a feast for both of her boys, hoping to sit down with the two and simply talk.

She had been busy earlier, getting suggestions for Carter who'd constructed an automated textile factory which made clothing of all sorts.

Taking some time out in her schedule, Ruby worked with Carter to design clothes for her family, and even some to sell as part of their own brand.

Because of the Spatial Ark Land's ability to reproduce anything once it has entered the Hidden World and analysed, it made sourcing their own materials for the clothing easy and inexpensive.

The high quality and durable material ensured the clothing would last far longer than items purchased in the shops across Adelaide and beyond.

Right now, the dress Ruby was wearing would have caused Vogue to have a meltdown if they got the chance to inspect it closely.

Carter used knowledge of trends from different lifetimes to aid Ruby in her dress designs, creating some wonderful masterpieces that drew a great deal of attention.

Some people even asked Ruby where they could purchase the same dress for themselves, but also, she replied with was a gentle smile, saying, 'My dear son made it for me'.

Many would praise her for raising a wonderful son, others would curse their misfortune for not birthing such a son into their own home.

"Hey mom, just really overwhelmed with the amount of work inside the Space and outside, more so past the boundary of the state…

It's exhausting… even if I haven't left yet for interstate or abroad."

No matter which life it was, Esmond hated administrative work, and the groundwork required to build up a business empire to be unbreakable over generations and lifetimes.

Thankfully most of it was carried out and managed by either Carter or Julia for now, with his parents assisting but they were finding time for their own hobbies, drawing the two away from the business.

It still required Esmond's input from time to time, draining him of his energy as it would take a lot out of him at times dealing with the pathway to take for the business's rapid growth.

"Go deal with what's left for the day after eating something.

You look exhausted, Esmond, so leave the work to your father and I for the time being, ok?" said Ruby, in a rather authoritative tone to ensure Esmond listened and wouldn't go off to work on some project.

"Sure Mum…"

"Good," smirked Ruby with a victorious glint in her eyes, "Your father and I will probably head out later and go out shopping for some things.

Thought I would let you know so you can let Carter know."

Without thinking about it, Esmond handed over his credit card to Ruby, ensuring her it was fine to use for their little trip to the city.

What Esmond didn't know in that very moment was the sheer shock he would experience from his parent's ambitions purchases after a night out and a couple decent glasses of wine.

It didn't cause any harm in his bank account, yet the thought his parents were still children at heart solidified in Esmond's mind.

After eating, Esmond left to practise and strengthen his body through the recently built Training Facility made by a collection of Drones, which maintained the beauty of nature, uninterrupted by humanities development and expansion.

The Spatial Ark Land was immense, and the area Esmond had used for the Cabin Home was barely anything in the overall sense of the Space's vastness.

It wasn't measurable, according to Carter, but he figured it would develop one eventually, though only after the Spatial Ark Land was improved enough.

The area around the Cabin Home was a prime example of the improvements made within the Spatial Ark Land.

There were several major facilities situated equally apart from the Cabin Home, offering various services to the inhabitants who lived nearby.

One was known as the Training Facility and utilised by all members of the family, including Carter, who used some of the cognitive training machines to help enhance his operational capability through the human form.

In Esmond's case it was a weights room with various Virtual Simulations allowing combat practise and weapons training.

Another facility set up was a processing line to deal with the production of various goods used around the Cabin House.

Unsurprisingly, Ruby used this facility the most to produce sauces, pasta, and herbs used in her recipes, so it could later be introduced to the market for sale.

One of the last two facilities managed the crops used by the Cabin House, including any experimental plants Carter wished to develop.

There were trees, unique plants, and crops from around the world, gathered within this facility, after being bought by Carter online.

Everything was planted and experimented on to see the changes brought upon each seed, plant, and tree from outside of the Spatial Ark Land.

The other facility housed all of the hardware used to machine the Drones whose main task was overseeing the Cabin Home property.

It also eased part of the congestion built up on the Drones own server network, increasing the speed and function of the machines.

Even a small production line was installed to create various Drones, including any Esmond and Carter randomly designed.

What caught Esmond off guard was the small city dedicated to warehouses full of goods and products produced within the Spatial Ark Land.

Simple items like a toaster filled up close to fifty warehouses the size of eighty thousand square metres.

When Carter first came across the issue of storage, Daniel recommended the creation of a city, designed to ease traffic in and out of the region, since nobody would be present, meaning the movement of goods was efficient.

In fact, Daniel also told Carter to involve humans, their growth, and natural progression for a city, but for the Warehouse City, it wasn't necessary.

Carter worked on creating a city for humans to inhabit one day, but it was far from being ready for construction.

It was more or less a practise run for Carter, who wanted to include creating a palace for Esmond, Ruby, and Daniel to live in, including future generations.

Another city was included in the plans too, because Carter sensed the Spatial Ark Land would progress forward at a rapid pace.

It even came up in discussion one night during dinner, when Daniel asked what the name of the Capital City would be.

"How has the little pet project going, Carter?

I heard from your mother you would like to build several cities.

Am I right?" asked Daniel, a little worried Carter was heading off in a random tangent he had no clue on how to deal with.

Esmond heard his father and perked up to look over at Carter, "What the hell have you been doing?"

Brewing with sarcasm, Carter replied "Well, Esy, I've been having some problem adjusting to my balls getting caught in the zipper.

Ended up creating a small project to save my 'pecker', as Father likes to state."

Grinning ear to ear, Carter saw Esmond burst out laughing while Daniel tried to protest innocence to his wife, Ruby, who was furious at him for teaching Carter inappropriate words.

"Back to Father's question… I discovered some major issues that'll impede the construction.

Honestly, things were far too ease before I needed to include the human element, but it's getting easier now."

Carter continued to discuss the first issue, which laid in the middle of the first city being built.

Using New York's 'Central Park' as inspiration, Carter focused on building the first city around a forest that rested in the middle.

Part of it would be used for public transportation networks, easing congestion for cross city travel.

But majority of it would remain untouched and left in the care of the Manston's, since the Cabin Home was set up in the middle of the forest.

Carter wanted to make the Cabin Home central to everything and one in the so called 'Capital City', though it brought up plenty of issues, because the forest wasn't a small area.

It came close to thirty kilometres wide in diameter, easily making it a grand gesture to not only the Manston's, but the future citizens of the city who'd come to enjoy the serenity of a forest parkland.

When Ruby asked why so much land was spared for the forest, Carter simply explained it would turn into a parkland for the citizens to explore, with lakes, fields for sports, gardens and much more.

A full eighteen-hole golf course, a small airport for emergency use and that of the Manston's, numerous sports fields, and grand gardens were planned for the forest parkland.

Unfortunately, Carter hadn't included any emergency services for the public to call upon because it was believed to be unreasonable in the Spatial Ark Land.

Either of them would be notified if a crime or emergency required their attention, yet the two were sternly scolded both Daniel and Ruby for such a foolish thought.

"What happens if either of you are away or busy dealing with something outside of the Space?!

Do you believe yourself to be infallible?

Even after you've both spoken about the countless lifetimes of the past, it seems neither learnt anything valuable." Ruby harshly remarked, only for Daniel to pile on with another assault by word.

"They were probably thinking themselves to be the main character of the world and those around them to be nothing more than pointless junk."

By the time Daniel and Ruby stopped with the harsh remarks, Carter finally explained his revised decision on the matter.

"For Emergency Services, I used the Australian System that's in place, which connects with a local operator branch, redirected through a triple 0 call.

From that point, the caller needs to just state what service they require.

Police, firefighters, and medical services can be asked for by the caller.

I've made some small changes because the regions in the Space won't be the same as those across Australia.

Medical services are also going to be universally covered, instead of following the American system which ends up costing the citizens a decent penny."

Esmond followed with, "I have to wonder why people still bother calling America, 'The Land of FREEDOM!', when people prefer doing home births over having their children in a hospital because they can't afford it."

Ruby actually agreed with Esmond, in regards to America, and their society in general after being affected heavily by capitalism and religion through politics.

Daniel wasn't overly bothered with the 'colonies' as he liked to call it, because their stance on civil rights had caused him to lose an old friend to unfortunate circumstances.

He never spoke of the matter to Esmond or Carter, but Ruby knew her husband too well that the small flicker of pain which flashed past Daniel's face didn't pass her eyes.

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Back to present day, with both parents out and about in Adelaide, Ruby enthusiastically called out to her husband after coming across certain items in the glass showpiece while window shopping.

"Daniel honey! Look at this!"

Ruby was trying to get her husband's attention while out in the city.

They stopped to look at jewellery on display, at a store cutting prices on various pieces, some of which Ruby liked the longer she continued to watch them with her sparkling eyes.

They were at a local store who housed their own jewellery, marked with their own brand.

Ruby found the designs to be completely original and different compared to pieces released by major jewellery houses and brands.

The store quickly became one of Ruby's dearest stores and a cherished one on top of that, largely due to the customer service.

Daniel innocently thought his wife was looking at two simple matching bracelets of gold and dark stone, leading to a comment that would come back to haunt him.

"Ohh… I thought you looking forward to buying the whole store with your eyes darting around at all the different jewellery, like a madmen hahaha…!"

Only seconds later, Daniel narrowed his eyes and quietly asked, "Why are you grinning ear to ear,like a creepy serial murderer, dear?"

Daniel realised very quickly that he opened the flood gates he would be left struggling to close.

Even worse, he would be left explaining the event to his sons, leaving what little respect he built up in the household to vanish.

"Dear?!" Daniel screamed as he raced after his wife, who raced ahead of him, laughing maniacally like a kid with sugar injected into their blood, and handed their parent's credit card a week before Christmas.

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"What were you thinking about working on next?

My personal choice is working on building the Capital City, but I'll leave it up to you, Esy." Carter thought he'd played it smart to get what he wanted, yet Esmond's following words caused the mood to turn dreary.

"Weapons, ships, aircrafts, and so on…

Carter I'm afraid… my actions might speed up the end of the world and we won't be ready in time…"

Esmond expressed genuine fear at interfering and altering the fate of the world through his actions, bringing forth certain cataclysmic events.

"Esy… *Sigh* we've been through worse… this time though its different.

While you might have been alone in the past, I can play a greater role this time and protect all those we care about.

Anyway, with you attending university soon, you'll be busy with classes.

Even though you could bullshit through each and every one of them without bothering to study, but I suggest you focus and gain some top marks.

It might seem like a weird request but follow through with it and gain your bachelors.

I was meaning to say something earlier, but now turned out to be a perfect moment."

Carter knew education would occupy Esmond, especially went it would aggravate him to no end to see pointless theories across a wide range of studies.

Knowledge and education from countless lifetimes made Esmond and Carter the most qualified individuals across the globe.

There were plenty of lifetimes Esmond spent living a simple life as a blue collared or white collared worker, achieving more peace and happiness than lifetimes that included unbelievable wealth and status.

If Esmond truly wanted to cause a storm throughout society, releasing novels based on various fields of work would easily overturn how society operated.

Yet at the same time, Esmond knew their release and distribution would be stopped by governments, kickstarting the revolution which would begin Armageddon.

Esmond knew there would be a day when his books happily were bought by the masses and distributed to enhance civilisation.

Carter used his new ability after gaining the Artificial Intelligence Programming to note down and categorise the memories shared between Esmond and himself.

Due to the enormous sum of memory data Carter categorised through a preliminary scan, Carter already figured all the knowledge could easily create a library, unlike any other in the whole of deep space and Earth.

It would take a great deal of time to analyse all the knowledge to make it useful, but neither Esmond or Carter worried about such matters, because by the time everything was thoroughly analysed and catalogued, the Spatial Ark Land would be prepared to educate its citizens.

Carter believed a decent number of people would move into the Spatial Ark Land and come to call it home.

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"Pushing aside other topics and matters, are you ready to head on over to Africa?" Carter asked before he finalised the flight for Esmond to visit the African continent.

The trip was being organised for Esmond to establish connections with men and women connected to the mercenary network across the continent.

It was critical to enter the private network of connections to build a strong and imposing private military force, working actively for the interests of Esmond and Carter.

Using what was left of the roughly 375 million System Credits, Carter purchased Military Training Facilities a few days earlier, which easily could transform a recruit into a battle-hardened veteran through eight weeks of intense training.

For now, they were placed in the Spatial Ark Land because each of the bought facilities from the System Store took up far too much land.

Esmond couldn't place them anywhere in Africa without drawing plenty of attention unless he tried to hide them in the desert.

Each of the facilities could house hundreds of thousands of people with ease and feed them without ever needing to leave the building.

They were self-sufficient to an extent, which made them impossible to set up in the desert, and nearby a city of the African continent without draining them of their power and clean water supply.

Each of the new facilities were updated by both Esmond and Carter to increase the effectiveness of the training programs.

They even installed an Elite Training Program, designed for the very best recruits, and for any to try out if they wished to test themselves.

Thankfully the harshest and cruellest programs were held back from being activated because it would overwhelm the recruits mentally and physically.

Using the facilities as a base, a handful of similar facilities were created as well to help streamline the creation of a functioning army, ready for deployment, even if it meant logistically for the transportation of materials.

But as of this moment, Esmond needed soldiers, and a great deal of them too, if he wanted to lead the globe in power, in a military and political sense.

Esmond already figured the new Basic Military Facilities being built would train soldiers roughly to the same standard as the military of the United States of America.

Completely aware it was necessary to meet face to face with certain contacts to enter the private Mercenary Network, Esmond replied "Sure… but have you found someone to be our entry point?

We need a reliable contact to help enter the game, otherwise we'll need to source people through another point across the continent."

"Don't worry," laughed Carter before continuing, "a former operative of the Central Intelligence Agency has agreed to meet with you.

I found some information pertaining to the man, which states he is 'Burned' and unable to return home to America.

Yet other reports explain he's been set up to take the fall for someone else's mess.

*Sigh*… You'll meet with him after being picked up from the airport by a small security team I've hired for your protection, even though you don't need it." Carter said, a little exhausted by the report on the former C.I.A Operative.

He planned to find the true culprit behind the former operative's expulsion from the C.I.A, but Esmond told him to hold off on taking action for now.

Esmond wanted to first meet with the man before thinking of any solution to help him deal with the 'Burn' notice.

For now, Esmond simply left a note behind for his parents, informing them of his travel aboard, while Carter organised him a taxi and flight for the same evening.