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They would receive 75 percent of that amount in profit sharing and the rest would be reinvested in the company, so Jake received $ 227 million and $ 700,000, and Matthew would receive $ 3 billion,415 million and $ 500,000.
Jake thought it a shame that Matthew was not confident in investing everything he had in Cisco stock like he would if he did that he could earn even more than $ 100 billion.
Of course, if he did that, they would have a significant percentage of the company's shares and that could interfere in the company's future when they sold everything, even so, Jake never intended to invest in Cisco again and just wanted to know how to earn as much as possible in 2000.
The biggest problem for Jake was that he couldn't just invest all that money in Amazon, otherwise, in the future, he would be guaranteed more than 60 percent of the company's shares because if he did that, the future he knew would change.
"So let's talk about the future of the company, we are developing the next digital camera putting the improvements you suggested, Jake, but this camera will not be as superior to the current one and sales will not be that good."
"That's right, in fact, the first camera that our company sold was just to let the market and consumers know about our company, this current camera is what we know how to do best."
"The technologies used in this camera were developed by our company and many components that are used to make this camera are also manufactured in our company."
"So the next digital cameras cannot be much better than the one we are currently selling, we have to improve its quality little by little and we have to be careful not to be overtaken by competitors."
Jake explained what he had already thought to Matthew and Oliver who thought it was true, after all, it was Jake who helped the company to have all these technologies much more easily, so it was reasonable that they could not improve much.
But that was not really true, Jake had the knowledge to greatly improve the technology of the cameras several times still until the quality of the camera is 8k, but many of these things were not possible with current technology.
So Jake thought it was best that they add things to the cameras that would make the customers they buy find interesting and that it was worth what they paid for, the real quality of the images would improve only slightly.
"Besides, I already said that we will probably sell just two more different models of cameras that will have such good sales, after that the camera technology in cell phones will start to appear and we have to be involved in that."
"This year, the current camera we have will still have a good sale, so at the end of next year, if possible, we can launch the next camera for a slightly lower price than the current one and warn in advertisements that the quality of the cameras is almost same."
Matthew and Oliver agreed with Jake, they had already talked about the business strategies they had and they knew that perhaps this was the digital camera that they would gain most from her sales.
In the next sales, it would not be so interesting anymore and those who already bought would not want to buy the new camera if the quality was almost the same, so they would have to depend on the company's brand to be able to sell a few billion dollars.
The other companies have not yet managed to make a digital camera that is as good as the previous camera they were selling, so they knew it would take several years for them to outperform their technology company.
In addition, Matthew had already submitted several patent applications and some had been approved on the components they created to make these digital cameras, so other companies will have to worry about making their cameras in a way that would not violate any patent or earn less by having to pay a commission to Matthew's company.
Jake was thinking about how to help Matthew in the future so that they could continue to earn even when smartphones started to be used, he already had several ideas that could keep Matthew's company leading the market for many years.
The problem was that some of these technologies were from companies that Jake wanted to be a partner in, so he would be stealing technologies from himself to help Matthew being that he would always have a 5 percent profit.
But that was something to think about in the future because for the next 5 years Matthew's company would still have products to keep making billions of dollars, after talking for a few more hours Jake came home.
Jake had raised more than $ 227 million with his profit share, with the money he received from selling shares of Emily's father and their friends and with the money he had before Jake had more than $ 242 million.
Seeing this with all the money Jake had invested in stocks he was proud of what he had achieved in the last 9 years, he worked hard to achieve all this and thus managed to accomplish almost everything he wanted before returning.
He managed to get his mother out of that bad job and made sure that she fulfilled her dream next to Anna who was a friend that Eva didn't have in Jake's past, and so she was happy in a way that Jake never saw in the past before to go back in time.
He had fulfilled his dream of running and still managed to win some marathons which were something he did not even expect, and soon he would fulfill his other dream of going to the NBA, having all that money was something he did not expect to achieve.
Jake just did the things he could do and didn't want to miss out on the opportunities he had, but he really hadn't thought what he would do with so much money after selling his shares in Cisco in 2000.
He certainly would not invest everything again because it would be very greedy, he would already have billions of dollars with Amazon guaranteed and would also earn billions of dollars by investing a few million dollars in future companies.
Even more, because he knew that money invested was something he could earn more in the future, but he could not spend and use what he wanted, it was the case that he wanted to buy a better car and could not because he was saving the money for the future investment.
So he would invest the current money in stocks and then take advantage of the money he earned from sponsorships and wages to do what he wanted, after 2000 he would not invest anymore unless he found an excellent investment in companies that were starting in the market.
Jake set up a meeting with Clara the next day to talk about the business he had and after that, he would have to talk to Emily the other day to tell her how much money he would invest in Cisco shares and how much money he would save for an investment that he had been planning for many years.
The year 1998 would be the year that another of the biggest companies in the future would start, the company Google would start that year and Jake planned to meet Larry Page and Sergey Brin that year and thus befriend them.
In early 1999, when they failed to sell the company to Excite's CEO George Bell, Jake would offer a large million-dollar investment in exchange for most of the company's shares.
He knew that if he bought the company or did something different the development of the company would be different, so when they thought about selling the company and Jake offered to invest for most of the shares it was obvious that they would accept.
Even more because Jake was someone very famous and the two would certainly recognize him, Jake would also say that he had invested in Amazon and so it was almost certain that this deal would be a success and Jake would guarantee a few billion more dollars.
So Jake always had to save a few million dollars without being able to use it, so he wouldn't have to sell his stock to make that investment, and the profit share of Matthew's company was not certain how Matthew could decide to reinvest everything in the company.
He would talk to Clara because she said that this year her company would also make a profit share for the shareholders, Jake wanted to know how much he would receive, he knew that this year Clara's company should have made a big profit because she was not trying to invest in company after Jake bought Robert's shares.
But before that he was waiting for Eva to come home because he had decided that he would talk to her about going to the NBA that year and leaving college, he was sure his mother wouldn't care about that because he would still finish college as had promised.
Jake made dinner because he knew that Eva didn't eat at the restaurant when he was home, he always worked hard in the kitchen when he was home because at university he never cooked because they lived in the dorm.
Jake prepared a four-cheese lasagna because he didn't want to do anything very special as they would have to talk about a serious matter after dinner, Eva arrived and was happy to see that Jake had made lasagna.
After a nice dinner talking about good things that happened at the restaurant with Eva and at the university with Jake, they went to the living room to talk about the most serious matter, Eva knew Jake well and knew that he had something important to say and was curious to know what it was.
Jake didn't normally talk about serious matters with her and always dealt with his own affairs, so whenever Eva got serious, she knew it was something very important for Jake to decide to discuss the matter with her.


A person who lived the life to the maximum even being a person with paralysis, always played his favorite sport basketball, even if alone, follow the story of Jake Smith to be happy with a second chance.
Jake who suffered a lot in his life, was unable to use his legs, lost his mother, was even more optimistic, before his death he received help from the fate that will be his system when he returns to age of 10, now that Jake can do it all over again, he will become a pro at basketball, and give a better life to his mother, and do everything he can to be happy

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Chapter 2436 - Zero Wing's Craziness
Upon hearing Phoenix Rain's words, Blue Phoenix, who had just stood up from her seat, immediately came to a realization.
"Big Sis Rain, does this mean that Nine Dragons Emperor and that Vice Guild Leader from Mythology understood that something like this would happen from the very start, and that's why they gave up and left so peacefully?" Blue Phoenix felt a sense of dread when she recalled how calm Nine Dragons Emperor and Cold Shadow had been after failing to force Phoenix Rain to sell her Candlelight shares.
Previously, when Shi Feng stated that he could supply Advanced Ancient Barrier Scrolls in large quantities, the benefits the Twelve Elemental Pillars could bring had occupied Blue Phoenix's thoughts. She had failed to consider the potential problems that the Twelve Elemental Pillars would bring. She also never imagined that Nine Dragons Emperor and Cold Shadow would think of this problem so quickly.
Meanwhile, judging by how decisively Cold Shadow had left the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's Residence, she might've already started planning how she could capitalize on this matter.
"That's most likely the case," Phoenix Rain said, nodding. "However, we can still salvage this situation. So long as we can falsify this matter, the two of them won't be able to take action even if they want to."
Although Shi Feng had publicly revealed that he possessed 10 sets of Twelve Elemental Pillars, he didn't actually prove that he was capable of supplying the Ancient Barrier in bulk. At the very least, none of the people that knew about his ability to do so was an outsider. Hence, it wouldn't be difficult to convince the various superpowers that he couldn't.
If those superpowers discovered that this matter was fake, then Nine Dragons Emperor and Cold Shadow's plan to target Zero Wing would naturally fall through. After all, the strength Nine Dragons Emperor and Cold Shadow possessed on the eastern continent couldn't shake the current Zero Wing's foundations.
"You really don't need to hide this matter. If they wish to take action, they are free to do so. If they are capable of doing so, that is," Shi Feng said, chuckling when he saw Phoenix Rain and Blue Phoenix worrying about the problems that the Twelve Elemental Pillars would bring Zero Wing.
In the current God's Domain, nobody knew better than Shi Feng what influence the Twelve Elemental Pillars would have.
Compared to the benefits the Twelve Elemental Pillars could bring Zero Wing, the consequences of publicizing it were insignificant. After all, the current Zero Wing was no longer as weak as it was before.
In God's Domain, the period when players were transitioning from Level 100 to Tier 3 was the longest and most difficult for players to get through. In the past, a massive gap had formed between the various powers because of this period. Some unknown Guilds had become superpowers, and some superpowers had faded out of existence as a result of this period.
Although Zero Wing currently had a tremendous advantage when producing Tier 3 players, the Guild's lack of experts prevented it from capitalizing on this advantage. Meanwhile, it was only a matter of time before the various superpowers caught up to Zero Wing in this regard.
Hence, what Shi Feng needed to do now was expand Zero Wing's advantages and utilize these advantages to allow Zero Wing's experts to break free from this problem.
"This…" Phoenix Rain hesitated when she saw Shi Feng's confident expression.
Zero Wing's current strength indeed could not be underestimated, especially with it having three Flying Ships. The presence of these three Flying Ships made it practically impossible for anybody to threaten Zero Wing's air superiority. However, the various superpowers were not easy opponents, either. If the various superpowers banded together, even the Five Great Super Guilds would have to compromise.
Moreover, this matter was all because of her. In reality, Shi Feng could've conducted this transaction in secret and slowly developed Zero Wing's strength in God's Domain. There wouldn't have been any need for Zero Wing to become enemies with the various superpowers at all.
"Actually, before I came here, I had Aqua contact a few other Guilds and arrange for a meeting with them three hours later. At that time, I'll be selling the Twelve Elemental Pillars to them as well," Shi Feng said, smiling. "So, even if the incident just now hadn't happened, the various superpowers would still find out about this matter. There is no need to blame yourself, Phoenix Pavilion Master."
So long as he started selling something like the Twelve Elemental Pillars, he would definitely draw the attention of all superpowers. Hence, he had not hesitated to use the Twelve Elemental Pillars to humiliate Nine Dragons Emperor and Cold Shadow.
By doing so, not only would he elevate Phoenix Rain's position in the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion, but it would also serve as a small promotion to the several Guilds he had invited. At that time, he could save himself the trouble of proving that he was capable of supplying the Twelve Elemental Pillars in bulk. After all, the madness of the various superpowers was the best proof.
After hearing Shi Feng's explanation, both Phoenix Rain and Blue Phoenix felt that he was simply crazy.
Shi Feng was basically forsaking his life for money!
Selling the Twelve Elemental Pillars might bring him a lot of benefits, but even Super Guilds would not dare risk becoming enemies with the various superpowers just for this much profit.
After all, the current era was different. Tier 2 experts were no longer as useful as before. Only Tier 3 experts could be considered a Guild's true combat power.
Meanwhile, the various Super Guilds might have a lot more Tier 3 experts than an ordinary super-first-rate Guild, but the total number of Tier 3 experts of just three or five super-first-rate Guilds could easily surpass that of a Super Guild, what more all of the eastern continent's superpowers.
"Since you have already said so, then I'll represent the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion in purchasing 100 sets of Twelve Elemental Pillars from Zero Wing. Guild Leader Black Flame, may I know if you can supply this many?" Phoenix Rain asked seriously after taking a deep breath.
After seeing how crazy Shi Feng was behaving, she decided to take a leap of faith.
The current Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion was in a very awkward position, ranking neither very highly nor lowly among the various superpowers. Since Zero Wing was already doing its best, she naturally had to try her best as well and gamble all of the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's available materials and Magic Crystals.
The Twelve Elemental Pillars were very expensive. In the off chance that the loot of the Level 100-plus Mythic monsters the Guild hunted was not ideal and failed to allow the Guild to recoup its investment, the other superpowers in the Apocalypse Empire were likely to surpass the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion. After all, a Guild's development required plenty of resources. This was especially true for Magic Crystals.
However, if her gamble paid off and the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion managed to secure enough top-tier equipment to arm a 100-man raid team within a short period, at that time, not only would the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion attain absolute dominance over the Hill of Ruins, but it could also start raiding Level 100 Team Dungeons much sooner than other superpowers. With these advantages, the losses the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion would suffer from expending so many resources would no longer be a problem.
"Big Sis Rain?" Blue Phoenix gaped in shock upon hearing Phoenix Rain's words. She never thought that Phoenix Rain would take such decisive action.
With the invasion of the Otherworld powers having greatly intensified the competition in the Apocalypse Empire, just purchasing 30 sets of Twelve Elemental Pillars would have already put a heavy strain on the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's resources. Purchasing 100 sets would basically empty the Guild's stockpile.
If the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion failed to secure dominance over the Hill of Ruins with the 100 sets of Twelve Elemental Pillars, then the Guild would suffer immense losses. At that time, Phoenix Rain would lose all hope of becoming the next Great Pavilion Master.
"That won't be a problem. However, I'm afraid you'll have to wait until tomorrow for all 100 sets to be delivered," Shi Feng said. He, too, was surprised at the amount that Phoenix Rain requested.
Purchasing 100 sets of Twelve Elemental Pillars would cost 500,000 Magic Crystals, 50,000 Gold, 50,000 Elemental Crystals, and 50,000 Elemental Cores. This was no trivial amount of resources. There was no superpower that would not feel strained from spending so many resources.
"Blue, start making the necessary preparations." Once Phoenix Rain received Shi Feng's confirmation, she immediately had Blue Phoenix collect the required materials from the Guild Warehouse.
When Blue Phoenix visited the Residence's Warehouse, her actions immediately created an uproar among the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's upper echelons.
The request for 50,000 Gold was fine, as that wasn't a significant amount of money for the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion. However, the number of Magic Crystals, Elemental Crystals, and Magic Cores that Blue Phoenix requested was another matter altogether. These were all materials necessary to produce potions needed for exploration, yet Blue Phoenix had put in a request for more than 90% of the Guild's stockpile for these materials.
However, neither Ku Rong nor the Grand Elders of the Guild tried to stop Blue Phoenix. On the contrary, they immediately approved Blue Phoenix's request and instructed the warehouse manager to supply Blue Phoenix with all of the requested materials. They also didn't bother questioning her purpose for these materials. After all, in the current Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion, Phoenix Rain could already be considered the pseudo-Great Pavilion Master. She was well within her authority to make use of these materials.
Meanwhile, this shocking piece of news also entered the various superpowers' ears immediately.


Starting over once more, he has entered this “living game” again in order to control his own fate.

This time, he will not be controlled by others.

Previously the Level 200 Sword King, he will rise to a higher peak in this life.

Methods to earn money! Dungeon conquering strategies! Legendary Quests! Equipment drop locations! Undiscovered battle techniques!

Even the secrets Beta Testers were unknowledgeable of, he knows of them all.

Massive wars, life advancement, entering Godhood, sword reaching to the peak; a legend of a man becoming a Sword God has begun.

Going into the guild attracted nearby adventurers' and guild staffs' attention as it was rare for someone of Asfi's level to come, especially with a random that no one knew. Soon, a guild staff with pink hair and pink eyes came towards Artemis and Asfi, "So Asfi, why'd you come here today? I didn't hear of the Hermes Familia doing any expeditions, so you shouldn't have any magic stones to sell, and as part of the Hermes Familia, I doubt you need information."

"You are correct, Misha. I'm not selling any magic stones, however, the boy next to me is selling them." Asfi replied to Misha.

"Ohoh? The famous Perseus is with a random boy? Is he your boyfriend?" Misha teased.

"No Misha, this boy is a new member of our familia. Artemis, this is Misha. Misha, this is Artemis," Asfi introduced the two of them to each other.

Artemis and Misha introduced each other, and after that, Misha asked Artemis, "So boy, how much magic stones are you selling?"

Pulling out all the magic stones from his inventory, which elicited a cry of shock from Misha, Artemis asked, "So how much would this be?"

Seeing the small but abundant purple crystals, Misha couldn't help to ask, "Asfi. You sure this boy is a new adventurer and this was his first day? You didn't help him or anything?"

"Not at all. I was planning to help him on the first encounter against monsters but he soloed against three goblins. It was interesting, however, I can't tell you anything. Hermes' orders," Asfi replied.

When she heard Asfi's reply, Misha was having an inner monologue, 'This young boy soloed up to floor 4 on his first day? Furthermore, from what I can tell, he killed every monster efficiently and quickly as the amount of magic stones he got was equal to a party of 5, level 1 adventurers.' "Anyway, here's your Valis. For your first day, getting 26,500 Valis is a first-time accomplishment, well done Artemis. Also, since you haven't been assigned one before, I'm going to be your advisor in the future. This means if you need any help, come to Big Sister Misha."

Seeing the pile of Valis, which was more than he got when he busked on his first day of Orario, brought a tear to Artemis' eyes. 'Mother, I'm doing fine in this new world, please be fine by yourself back home. I'm sorry for leaving you but I found a new purpose in my life: adventuring. I can finally do everything I couldn't back at Earth.' Wiping away his tears, Artemis stored the Valis into his inventory and asked Asfi, "So, what restaurant are we going to?"

Not bothering to question his tears, Asfi replied, "Hostess of Fertility. It has the best foods in Orario."

When the two walked in and took a seat at a table, a young lady in a green dress with light gray hair and eyes walked up while introducing herself, "Hello there, I'm Syr Flova, may I ask what your name is?"

Understanding that Syr was not asking for Asfi's name as she is famous, Artemis introduced himself, "Hello there Miss Flova, my name is Artemis Hahn, a new adventurer that came to Orario."

Hearing that Artemis is a new adventurer, Syr asked Artemis, "No need to be so formal with me Artemis, you can just call me by my first name. Anyways, you're an aspiring adventurer right? Have you gone into the dungeon yet?"

"Yes, Syr, I just came from the guild after selling some magic stones." Artemis replied. However, something about Syr didn't leave a good impression on Artemis. As someone who had constant attempts of manipulation in his past life due to hiss fame, he could understand that Syr was purposefully trying to leave a good impression on him for a purpose. Whether this was intentional or unintentional, Artemis couldn't tell. 

"So what will you be having Art-" Before Syr could ask Artemis what he would want for dinner, a loud voice mocked him, "A new adventurer just thinks that it's so easy to get some magic stones from the dungeon and sell them? I bet he got carried by Perseus, haha! Newbies shouldn't even enter the dungeon!"

After the mocking words, everyone turned to see a werewolf with light grey hair, amber eyes drinking a beverage. Bete Loga, a famous level 5 adventurer in the Loki Familia that excelled in speed. Yet nobody was surprised to see Bete, as he had a reputation for demoralizing new adventurers. However, what did surprise everyone inside the restaurant was when Asfi stood up for Artemis saying, "Bete. Shut your mouth. I don't want to have someone in my familia be ruined by your vicious words."

"Asfi, if my words can stop a boy from adventuring then he should never adventure. He should stay home with his mother and be raised by her for all of eternity, haha!" Clearly, Bete was drunk. Everyone could see that because of his rosy cheeks and slurred pattern of speaking but Artemis didn't notice it, he was fuming from Bete's words as it struck a chord with Artemis. Indeed, he had been raised by his mother and stayed at home for eternity but those days were no more. Finding a new purpose other than just having fun in a new world and beating up Apollo, Artemis declared his aspirations.

"Bete, give me two months and I'll have my name famous in Orario. Give me two years and I'll make you grovel underneath my boots." The restaurant turned cold at Artemis' declaration. Everyone knew that even the current record holder, Ais Wallenstein, took a year to become level two and then another two years to become level 5. Even Ais couldn't say she would always beat Bete in a duel.

"Haha! Did everyone hear that? A newbie just said that he was going to beat me up! This has to be the best joke of this year, if not decade! Alright, brat, if you can become famous in Orario within two months, I'll acknowledge you. However, don't think I'll take those words of beating me lightly. If you can't even become famous, I'll break your legs." Although Bete wasn't being serious as he didn't think Artemis could even reach level 2 in a year, someone else was serious.

"I accept your conditions." Instantly, dead silence but while the restaurant was quiet, a sound was made inside Artemis' head.

*Ding*
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Pride
- Difficulty: SS
- Details: Challenged by a drunk Bete Loga, Artemis Hahns accepts a duel against Bete. 
- Condition 1: Have at least 60% of Orario's population know your name. Current: 3%
- Condition 2: Win a duel against Bete Loga in two years. 
- Optional Condition: Put your foot ontop of a groveling Bete Loga
- Failure Conditions: Not becoming famous in Orario, and losing a duel against Bete Loga
- Rewards: ???
- Failure to Complete: Permanent loss of function of Artemis Hahn's legs if he doesn't become famous. Loss of reputation depending on the duel's outcome.
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The son of the legendary Hilary Hahn, Artemis was a boy born into talent. However, along with his talent, he was born, fated to die young. But he persevered through the problems and eventually became the best violinist in the classical music world. 

However, he died at 18, but after his death, he was granted the opportunity to go to another world, which he took.

P.S. No offense to anyone that is referenced in this.
P.P.S. I am only doing this due to my boredom during quarantine and this could be randomly dropped due to my mood. This did only come from an inspiration which I definitely credit to the work of Einlion on his story of EP:IC. So if you're reading this, know I am a huge fan of yours and have been with you since 2018.
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Gun-Ho had a large lunch that day. After he came back to his office, he had his afternoon coffee before sitting at his desk. Once he sat at his desk, he opened the stock trading application.
"Hmm, Dyeon Korea's stock buy requests have noticeably reduced."
Gangnam Stock Brokerage Company was using a different strategy in selling Dyeon Korea's stock. When SH Investment Partners' President Geun-Soo Son was selling Gun-Ho's 3 million Dyeon Korea's stock, he let other sellers have a chance to sell their stock as well, but this time, whenever they see buy requests, they threw a massive number of the stocks at once in the stock market and made the market quiet. Gun-Ho opened the stock discussion forum for Dyeon Korea's stock.
 
"Evacuate, everyone. So many sell requests are pouring into the stock market now."
"Who the f*ck is selling that many?"
"Gangnam Stock Brokerage Company is throwing a massive amount of stock. Mirae Asset, KB Investment & Securities, Shinhan Investment, and Yuanta Securities Korea are trying to buy them all, but the amount that they are selling looks limitless."
"Are we going to see a huge price drop today?"
"Sh*t. I just bought Dyeon Korea's stock today. It's my first day. T.T"
 
The following day, the media reported about Dyeon Korea's major shareholders' selling their stock.
 
[As a response to the recent dramatic price increase of Dyeon Korea's stock, Dyeon Korea's major shareholders are selling their stock. Its stock price went up to 48,000 won per share, and now the price is rapidly decreasing due to its major shareholder's sale of their own stock. Dyeon Korea's stock price is now 42,000 won. Dyeon Korea's stock was recently classified as a theme stock.]
 
As Gangnam Stock Brokerage Company continued to sell Dyeon Korea's major shareholders' stock in the stock market, the stock manipulators started selling their Dyeon Korea's stock as well. It seemed that they gave up fighting against it, and the current price was good enough for them to make profits anyway. Every stock discussion forum designated for Dyeon Korea's stock was noisy with complaining and blaming Gun-Ho.
 
"Gun-Ho Goo, you son of b*tch, he is selling his own stock."
"That bastard is trying to make money not by running his business but investing in the stock market. He is an a*shole."
"Are those two—Dyeon Korea and the politics—working together to make money?"
"When is their next board meeting? Let's protest."
"Oh, my. What am I going to do? I bought the stock at 47,000 won because my friend recommended it to me. The price has dropped to 36,000 won."
"The one above, you'd better sell the stock now while you can. The price will keep falling."
 
With the substantial amount of the stock that Gangnam Stock Brokerage Company was putting in the stock market for sale and the stock that other people who decided to play along with them, Dyeon Korea's stock price dropped dramatically.
 
Gun-Ho received a call from the branch manager of Gangnam Stock Brokerage Company.
"We completed selling Dyeon Korea's stock of 500,000 that GH Mobile was holding and another 500,000 that Lymondell Dyeon had."
"So, we've sold 1 million Dyeon Korea's stock so far."
"Yes, sir. And, I notified this to the Internal auditor at Dyeon Korea, so he can make a public announcement about it."
"How much did we sell per share on average?"
"We started with the price of over 40,000 won, and later, we sold 30,000 won something after the price had dropped. So, the average price that we sold them for was a little bit over 40,000 won, sir. After deducting relevant stock exchange tax and fees, I will deposit 40 billion won in Dyeon Korea's business bank account today."
"Good job, Mr. Branch Manager."
 
Right after getting off the phone with the branch manager, Gun-Ho gave a call to the internal auditor.
"Have you received a call from the branch manager of Gangnam Stock Brokerage Company, about the public announcement that we have to make on the major shareholder's shares sold?"
"Yes, sir. I already made the announcement immediately after I received his call."
"We are expecting to receive 40 billion won in our company's business bank account soon. Please verify it, and once you are confirmed with the receipt, inform that to Mr. Adam Castler."
"Yes, sir."
"When you talk to Mr. Adam Castler, make sure that he understands that each party—GH Mobile and Lymondell Dyeon—sold 500,000 shares, and that left each with the company ownership interest of 32.69%."
"Understood, sir."
 
"The last time when we conducted our initial public offering, the amount of the fund that we made from it was 15.6 billion won. Is it correct?"
"Yes, it is correct, sir. At that time, we issued 600,000 shares, and we made 15.6 billion won out of it."
"As we are adding 40 billion won to it, the company currently has 55.6 billion won, right?"
"Yes, sir."
"Open a separate company's bank account, and transfer that 55.6 billion won to it."
"Yes, sir. Do you want the fund that we made by selling the products to the new bank account as well?"
"No, don't do that. We will keep that fund in our current bank account."
"Understood, sir."
 
Dyeon Korea had 55.6 billion won that was made as capital earnings, in addition to their income from their business activities. The amount of 55.6 billion won was more than enough money to open a few additional new companies or acquire another business by M&A. Dyeon Korea could do anything with that money. Gun-Ho was thinking about what he would do with that money when he received a call from the branch manager of Gangnam Stock Brokerage Company again.
"Sir, I just transferred 40 billion won to the company's bank account."
Suddenly, Gun-Ho felt like he might have taken someone else's money, and he didn't feel good about it. Gun-Ho believed that when he made money, someone else would lose that much money, just like a zero-sum game.
"I feel bad when I think about those people who bought Dyeon Korea's stock very recently."
"Oh, my, sir. You shouldn't think that way. Otherwise, it would become really difficult for you to continue to invest in the stock market. People sometimes make money, and also they sometimes lose money too. That's the risk that everyone knowingly takes when they invest in the stock market."
"Hmm."
 
"Sir, since Dyeon Korea is now loaded with enough funds, would you like to acquire a good company through M&A? Or, I have a good CB (convertible bond) that I want to recommend to you, sir."
"Well, I will have to think about it."
"Of course, sir. When you decide, please give me a call at any time. I will be ready here for your request, and I will provide you with the best service, sir."
"When we made our initial public offering, the unit share price was 26,000 won, and then as we split it into 5, the unit share price became 5,200 won. Do you think Dyeon Korea's stock price will drop to that low someday?"
"Are you thinking of buying them back, sir? I believe that it would be very hard to see 5,200 won again. Moreover, the stock is already classified as a theme stock. With that fact, even though its major shareholders sell all of their stock and the stock price drops substantially, Dyeon Korea's stock will still be popular."
"You think so?"
 
"Think about it, sir. Party Leader Jin-Woo Lee implied that he might run for President even though he didn't clearly give his decision about it. Moreover, his little brother is currently working for Dyeon Korea as its senior director. As long as his little brother is holding his senior director position with Dyeon Korea, the company's stock price will never go down below 20,000 won. In other words, the source that made Dyeon Korea as a theme stock in the first place hasn't depleted yet. Party Leader Jin-Woo Lee's other future statement will well make Dyeon Korea's stock price fluctuate again. You will see."

This is the story of a poor young man whose poverty even shreds apart their family willing to climb his way through society and into the top. A very realistic novel that moves away from fantasy and sci-fi and focuses solely on the issues of society and life.

As the next few days slowly passed by, the amount of healing medicine that the Jia Lie Clan sold in their marketplace at Wu Tan City began to decrease. On the last day, when the last bottle of healing medicine was finally sold, the Jia Lie Clan members responsible for selling the medicine had little choice but to embarrassingly smile at the mercenaries jostling outside. “I’m very sorry. Due to a shortage of stock, our stall will be temporarily closed.”

The mercenaries who were squeezing for a better spot outside the stall became silent upon hearing those words. After glaring furiously at the stall workers for a long time, they began to start scolding angrily.

As the crowd dispersed, some of the less courteous customers verbally abused the medicine sellers.

The news that the Jia Lie clan had ceased the sales of healing medicine spread throughout the entire Wu Tan City in less than an hour. The first reaction of everyone was shock followed by some who gloated at their misfortune, some who felt regretful, and some who sighed…

Without the support of the healing medicine, the Jia Lie Clan, in the fight against the Xiao Clan, was totally defeated. Following their miserable defeat, the Jia Lie Clan was severely weakened and their influence within Wu Tan City was unlikely to ever recover to the high influential level that they had enjoyed in the past.

The Xiao Clan’s home, Meeting room.

“The Jia Lie Clan has lost the source of their healing medicine?” Hearing the news that his subordinate had brought him, Xiao Zhan was momentarily stunned before abruptly standing up. The happiness on his face was difficult to hide.

In his excitement, he exchanged glances with the three elders, only to find that their faces were also filled with uncontrolled happiness. Xiao Zhan agitatedly took two steps in the hall. A while later, he finally suppressed his happiness and asked the messenger with a smile, “What about Liu Xi, their Alchemist?”

“I have no idea. Ever since that day when Jia Lie Ao and young master Xiao Yan fought, he was never seen again.”

Hearing this, Xiao Zhan and the three elders were surprised. They shifted their gaze stealthily at Xiao Yan, who was sitting in one corner.

“Why are you looking at me? This has nothing to do with me.” Seeing the four pairs of eyes looking at him, Xiao Yan rolled his eyes and innocently said.

Xiao Zhan helplessly shook his head. In any case, he did not believe Xiao Yan’s denial. Nothing to do with him? Then why was it that Liu Xi would vanish after having a conflict with him?

“That’s right. Clan leader, a member of the Jia Lie Clan inner circle accidentally leaked out that the Jia Lie Clan’s second elder, Jia Lie Nu, was killed by a black cloaked man when he was transporting medicinal ingredients.” After a brief hesitation, the messenger finally said in a low voice.

Xiao Zhan’s strolling legs suddenly froze. He drew his eyelids and nodded before waving his hand to dismiss the messenger. He stared intently at Xiao Yan and said with a wide smile, “Yan Er, I don’t think that there is anyone in the entire Wu Tan City who has the ability to kill the three star Da Dou Shi Jia Lie Nu other than your teacher.”

Xiao Yan rubbed his nose and sighed. He helplessly nodded his head. “Jia Lie Nu is indeed dead.”

Hearing the admission from Xiao Yan, Xiao Zhan also shook his head and sighed. The Jia Lie Clan, which had fought for decades with the Xiao Clan, had actually fell into a decline because of a single young man. This feeling… Xiao Zhan bitterly smiled and said, “I know that the reason for the esteemed elder to extend his help is because of you. Still, if there is time, please convey our Xiao Clan’s thanks. We owe him so much.”

Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders and carelessly nodded his head.

“Now, let us see how the Jia Lie Clan tries to get out of this mess.” Xiao Zhan laughed quietly. The gloating manner in his laughter was hard to hide. In the competition for the healing medicine market, the Jia Lie Clan had pulled out after a big loss and this huge loss had severely weakened the Jia Lie Clan while the Xiao Clan benefitted greatly.

In these short two months, the Xiao Clan had miraculously pulled themselves from their initial miserable position to win the competition. In addition, the two months of profit from the healing medicine was equivalent to their annual income from before. Moreover, their influence within Wu Tan City had obviously surpassed both the Jia Lie Clan and the Ao Ba Clan. Even the Primer Auction house had made gestures of goodwill because of Xiao Yan. With the accumulation of these factors, the Xiao Clan had the greatest spot in the limelight in the entire Wu Tan City.

Nevertheless, a centipede dies but never falls. Although the Jia Lie Clan had received a terrible blow, they were still a force that couldn’t be underestimated. The armed forces that the clan had built up over the years was a force no one in Wu Tan City dared look down on.

The Jia Lie Clan was also well aware of the current influence of the Xiao Clan. Hence, after they knew that it was hopeless to continue to compete, they gathered their body like a poisonous snake and began licking their wounds, seemingly waiting for an opportunity to devastate their enemy.

However, the days that were occupied in such a manner did not last long. Two days after the Jia Lie Clan announced the ceasing of the sales of the healing medicine, the Ta Lan City medicinal supplier sent a group led by two Da Dou Shi. They aggressively entered the Jia Lie Clan family home and rudely demanded that Jie Lie Bi pay up the three hundred thousand gold coins owed to them within two days.

The action by the Ta Lan City medicinal ingredient supplier was equivalent to worsening the problem for Jia Lie Clan. At this moment, however, Jia Lie Bi did not dare to recklessly offend a party that was not weaker than the Jia Lie Clan regardless of how angry he was. Therefore, he could only swallow his bitterness and attempt to raise money.

After searching all over the Jia Lie clan, however, they could only find a hundred thousand gold coins. This was a far cry from the debt they had.

Helplessly, Jia Lie Bi could only thicken his skin and attempt to borrow money from the powers which the Jia Lie Clan had better relationships with. However, there are far more people willing to share in your happiness than aid in your sorrow. Seeing the current pathetic state of the Jia Lie Clan and the hostility from the Xiao Clan, those powers which once had a good relationship with the Jia Lie Clan did not want to get involved in the mess.

Helping the Jia Lie Clan now would undoubtedly offend the rising Xiao Clan. As a result, even after putting in tremendous effort, Jia Lie Bi was unable to raise a sufficient amount of money.

With his face filled with gloominess, Jia Lie Bi returned home and raged like a war god. After which, he unwillingly voiced a shocking suggestion: Selling the marketplaces.

Jia Lie Clan had a total of three middle sized marketplaces and four small sized marketplaces in Wu Tan City. The ones that Jia Lie Bi intended to sell were two of the middle sized marketplaces with the best location and popularity.

Once these words were out, the members of the Jia Lie Clan reacted strongly. Even the entire Wu Tan City was in a state of shock. The revenue from theses two marketplaces basically made up half of the income of the Jia Lie Clan. Being forced into selling their marketplaces showed just how desperate they had become.

If a marketplace had a sufficient crowd, it was a business venture that would definitely be profitable. However, there were only slightly more than ten marketplaces in the entire Wu Tan City. These marketplaces were usually controlled by both the Jia Lie Clan and the Xiao Clan. The Ao Ba Clan did not rely on a marketplace for a living. Instead, their income mainly comes from underground gambling dens and brothels. Therefore, after hearing that the Jie Lie Clan intended to sell the marketplace with the best location, many people were tempted. However, after the initial fervor subsided, they became down heartened. In the current Wu Tan city, almost all of the crowds were dominated by the marketplaces of Xiao Clan. Other than the extremely profitable marketplaces of the Xiao Clan, all of the marketplaces could at best only break even. Buying the marketplace at this moment would undoubtedly be a bad business venture. More importantly, whoever bought the marketplaces of the Jia Lie Clan would definitely offend the Xiao Clan. Those who were slightly interested had little choice but to withdraw their interest with plenty of disappointment.

After announcing his intentions to sell the marketplaces, Jia Lie Bi, who had originally thought that there would be a surge of interest, once again tasted embarrassment. He had not expected that the current influence of the Xiao Clan had already reached such a great stage.

With the two day deadline drawing closer and the inability to raise the needed money, Jia Lie Bi began perspiring anxiously. Just as Jia Lie Bi became extremely anxious, a stranger appeared. After spending the entire afternoon discussing about the price, the marketplaces were finally bought by the stranger at a cheap price of two hundred thousand gold coins. In front of the Jia Lie Bi’s extremely gloomy face accompanied by killing intent, the stranger swaggered out with two sales agreements, feeling extremely satisfied.

Upon receiving two hundred thousand gold coins as payment for the two marketplaces, the Jia Lie Clan finally managed to be rid of the group from the medicinal ingredient supplier. Seeing those bandit-like debt collectors leaving the courtyard, Jia Lie Bi felt like crying, though no tears came out.

Not long after sending off the debt collectors, a member of the clan came rushing over to report the latest news. The two marketplaces which they had sold in the morning were now under the name of the Xiao Clan. Hearing this news, the extremely furious Jia Lie Bi was stunned for a moment before finally coughing up blood and fainting.

Watching Jia Lie Bi being hurriedly carried into the room, all the members of the Jia Lie Clan let out a sigh. From then on, the Jia Lie Clan was condemned to be a second rate power in Wu Tan City…



In a land where no magic is present. A land where the strong make the rules and the weak have to obey. A land filled with alluring treasures and beauty, yet also filled with unforeseen danger. Three years ago, Xiao Yan, who had shown talents none had seen in decades, suddenly lost everything. His powers, his reputation, and his promise to his mother. What sorcery has caused him to lose all of his powers? And why has his fiancee suddenly shown up? 

To his way home, he made a decision to take a few medicines from the grocery store, the sales madame felt worried, but Karas tried to brush her off by saying that he merely fell down on the dorm's stairs.

Karas managed to get away after persuading the madame for fifteen minutes, in the end, she gave him free additional medicines such as bandages and some first aid sprays.

Karas sighed, this old lady is too kind for her own good, still, he couldn't help but to view her as his own mother, from this life and his past, after all, an orphan has no family, especially for a person like him who's fat and ugly.

This old lady will definitely be one of his top priorities to save from the coming catastrophe.

As soon as he arrived home, he deposited all of the things he needed inside his inventory, he needs to observe if this inventory can act as a preserver, hence, the meats were also placed inside.

"Right..." As he spoke of this, he looked at the store again, immediately went to the weapon section.

From his previous life, guns were not much of use, but until that day was to come, guns will definitely be a huge game-changer.

He needs to at least get ten thousand gis to acquire that gaming capsule, it will both help him earn money and get a faster way to decrease his fat. Also, he needed to make it quite, after all, tomorrow will be its release date.

Under the weapon tab, there are some options, he decreased his option to those that are unavailable in the current world, the least one he could see is...

[Ghost Sniper Rifle
Rarity: Uncommon
Attk: 114 ~ 182
Attributes: 
+8 str
Description: A greatly balanced weapon suitable for hitting targets from far away, most suitable to kill normal humans quite easily. Made out of black steel.
Price: 1,118 Points.]

He looked at his pocket, there is still 318 gis, which includes the ones he received from the three thugs.

He looked at the Blue Sea Rock with the gem and spoke: "Well, selling this might help, I don't know how much this rifle will cost me, but gambling on it wouldn't be bad."

There is a much cheaper gun, but it's either an assault rifle or a mini-sub machine gun, these weapons are suitable for a huge fight, and if one is to buy this, they need to buy mass to equip their soldiers.

But for sniper rifles, only one or two soldiers are equipped with it in a group, hence, it will be less problematic.

He had been to the military in his past life, and he can see that this gun is definitely a level above their greatest sniper rifle.

It will definitely be a great way to earn more money, but he needed to also prepare many more things, like, where had he got the weapon, if he made it, which company are you from? or the same sorts of questions.

After sorting his own thoughts, he started to prepare to take out the things inside the Blue Sea Rock as soon as he cane, with a chisel and a hammer, he started his work.

Roughly four hours later, Karas finished the job, he couldn't help but sigh as he wiped the sweat out of his forehead: "Finally."

He took especial care about clearing the Blue Sea Rock with the gem in it, after all, a single scratch would definitely be a gis removed.

"Well, this is the first time I've seen a gem this beautiful." Karas spoke as he looked at the gem left and right, it's extremely round, no dents nor edges, just pure round, a satisfying one at that. He could see through it clearly too, if the gem was white, he would' ve definitely did so.

"A blue colored gem huh, but it's more expensive than aquamarine." He tossed it a few more times before inserting it inside his inventory.

Karas immediately took a bath before going to sleep.

The next day, Karas immediately started his exercise routine, from 8 am to 3 pm, he wanted to make use of the sun's heat to help his diet too.

As he finished, he just changed his clothes and immediately jogged out towards the market place.

After two hours, he made his way there, the first thing he needed to do is find something to sell the gems to.

Right, orphans, also have the chance to be adopted by a rich family, and every year, about 40% of the total orphan population is adopted by a family.

Mostly, they are 80% women, either for the purpose of having a daughter or having someone to marry their son.

But, there is a rule too, that if ever the whole family is to die, and only the orphans were left behind, no part of the family's wealth will go to the orphan, and will be kept by the empire until a blood relative that has a good connection with the family is to take it.

Karas made his way towards the jewelry district, there are around dozens of shops in here, he made his way on one of them, withdrawing the gem from the inventory before entering.

"I'd like to sell something," Karas spoke.

As soon as he entered, the shop keeper was all giddy and placed his business smile on, but then, seeing Karas' face and attire, he grew displeased: "Sure, what do you want to sell?"

Still, business is business, he opened his palm, expecting something small from Karas, even imitations too.

Karas sighed, everywhere in the world, people like this exist, actually, there's a chance that 90% of the world's population is like this, that might even an understatement.

Still, he handed the gem and observed his reaction.

The seller retrieving his hand, he sighed and looked at the gem, but his expression change for three seconds before it returned to normal: "Good blue jade, sadly, not that expensive quality."

He sneaked a glance at Karas and offered: "I'll buy this for 100 gis, that's the most I could offer you for this."

Karas is wearing a normal low rate attire, mostly, provisions from the Empire, an orphan's clothes that are made in mass.

"That so?" Karas smiled, he then grabbed the gem and made his way out: "Then, I'll try selling it to the other shops."

The seller felt speechless, he couldn't help but wake up immediately: "Wait, wait, come back, I'll be the only one that can purchase that here!"

He shouted loudly, but with that kind of volume, the shop keepers would definitely hear it too.

"Oi, Old dog, what kinda barking are you saying now??"

"You saying, if you can't buy it, we can't too?"

Immediately, shop keepers started to come out, their nose puffing with hot air.

They glared at the clerk that shouted such shameless words, after a while, they then shift their gaze at Karas: "Kid, you selling something? Show it to us."

Karas is only a 16-year-old kid in this life, hence, he nodded innocently and showed the gem: "I'm selling my Azure Dragon Pond Gem, but he said it only costs 100 gis, so I wanted to check the other stores if that's the right price."

As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes shifts and glued at his hand. Their eyes widened in shock.

"Old dog, 100 gis?!" A burly shopkeeper burst in rage: "You trying to ruin our reputation here?"

The old shop keeper sweated: "Brother Eng, I thought it's an ordinary blue jade!"

"Blue jade? Have you seen a blue jade like this? Even at first sight from afar, we can see it as an Azure Dragon Pond Gem, even a kid of 16-year old know of it, and you don't? You tricking anyone here?" A rebuke came again.

"Kid, let me look at it first." One of the shop keepers extended his hand.

Karas obediently handed it.

The shop keeper received it and started to observe: "Kid, I'm not gonna lie, but an Azure Dragon Pond Gem this size is around 400 to 450 gis, that is if we are only basing it with its weight."

"Flawless, the texture is just perfect, it's been extracted quite carefully." The shop keeper spoke, he then handed it to another person.

"It's actually much rarer than ordinary Azure Dragon Pond Gem, there are a few purple stripes inside, one has to know, the more purple stripes, the older it is, the pricier it gets."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"So, in everyone's opinion, how much this one costs?"

"Well, the best I could offer is 1,400 gis, but I think it could be more if I consider the purple stripes inside."

"Well, I could offer 1,650 gis at most."

They started to talk amongst themselves, and the best one offered 2,100 gis: "Well, that's the best I could offer if I wish to at least get a few benefits from it."

Karas felt satisfied with the result, he too knew that they won't be selling the gem raw, they will have it placed into a bracelet or necklace to be sold higher, but that will take more time, they might sell it to 3,000, even higher if a customer is extremely rich.

He made his way home, of course, while jogging.

As he made his way home, he found an alley to rest: "System, I'd like to receive a mission."

*Ding!*

[Missions Available;
F-class missions 8
E-class missions 12
D-class missions 7
C-class missions 4]

Karas' eyes opened wide: "Oh, well, let's see F-class missions first."

He clicked on to the F-class mission, he couldn't help but open his eyes in shock, he picked the one with the lowest difficulty.

[Mission: Train Station
Rank: F
Rewards: 
9,120 Gis / 4560 Points
100 EXP
Piercing Dagger 
Blacksteel Headgear
Objective: Kill Razor Dogs or Kill Crimson Razor Dog
Razor Dogs killed: 0/300
Crimson Razor Dog: 0/1

As soon as you accept the quest, a dungeon will appear in front of you, beware, others can enter too.
Do you want to accept it? Y | N]

Karas couldn't help but open his eyes wide: "So it's easy to get this many with just a question."

But he knew what these razor dogs are, he had killed uncountable amounts of them from his previous life, but with his current state, could he do the same?

"I need to prepare."

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