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Chapter 450: 450. SCSGC

"What do you mean?" Magnus asked him.

Harrison spoke in a saddened voice, "Look at America, a perfectly capitalistic rich nation on the skin but a broken unequal society under it. Discrimination is rampant, crimes are increasing. Look around the world, there are worse examples.

"When you make a colony on Moon and Mars, let's say someday their population reaches hundreds of thousands, enough to call it a small country. What will stop them from declaring independence from Earth and calling themselves an entirely different species?"

Magnus instantly responded, "I have thought about that. First of all, we all are working to bring humanity together under one umbrella and identity. Now that you're the US president I'm sure you can fix your country. And about them declaring independence in space, there is a simple solution. Never make any colony self-sufficient. Always make sure that they are dependent on each other.

"For example, we will make sure that they can not grow more food than they need for let's say a few weeks. The rest will arrive from Earth. The food production will also be controlled by me, or when I pass away, by someone I completely trust. We will not allow a single person to hold too much power on a single colony for more than 4 years.

"We shall treat it like the Army. They are going to be employees, not real colonisers. The real colonisation of Mars can only happen when we have the technology to terraform the planet and that's not going to happen in a century to come. All men and women won't be allowed to take their family there, hence they will have to return home every few months. This will ensure that their connection with Earth doesn't go loose." Magnus revealed his plans.

"What if someone is born on the Moon?" Ragnar asked this time.

"Simple, we won't allow it. I mean, we will send the pregnant woman back to Earth as soon as it's found out. This will be done in the name of providing a better safety and facility while also making sure that the limited health facility on the colony is not burdened." He answered.

"What do you need from us?" Harrison asked.

"Simple, let my companies hire wizards from the United States at a faster pace. Work on keeping your nation free from dark lords. Wizards pose as much threat to the world as a nuclear weapon." Magnus requested from him. He would do the same with any major leader of any nation's wizard representative.

"You got yourself a deal then." Harrison shook his hand, but at the same time warned him about something. "Headsup, FutureTek Industries might also face Antitrust investigations, Emrys Construction too. For one, you are trying to completely buy Intel when your company already has a majority stake in the world computer and chip market. And Emrys Construction has been accused of backhand deals to get contracts. I cannot help you with this, it's fair law and trade."

Magnus appreciated the warning, "Thanks. I appreciate it. I will look into it."

For the next few hours, they talked about some other things. Such as stabilising South America and using its wizarding population too. In the end, the meeting turned out to be highly productive.

After this, Magnus went straight to Brunei in the South China Sea, where FutureTek defence had a shipyard. It was a special day as the UK's first-ever nuclear powered super aircraft carrier with a displacement of a hundred thousand tonnes. But the most amazing thing about it was the design, it had three airstrips. Two smaller ones for faster jets and a bigger one for bigger slower aircraft.

It was officially named HMS Pendragon. How can the UK afford to buy this? Well, all the money that was coming in the Economic boom was going somewhere and since Magnus had advised for expanding military strength because of the UK playing a bigger role around the world, they did.

By 1981, the UK had officially crossed a trillion dollars in GDP. Now, it was worth 1.124 Trillion, as compared to 3.2 of the US. But the good part was that the GDP per capita of the UK was now higher than the US due to having a lesser population of 72 million, as compared to 220 million of the US.

The start of this decade was being dubbed as the "Era of Wealth" in the UK.

"Excited?" Bobby asked him. This was the reason Bobby was not present in today's meeting.

"Yup, I wonder what the guys at the company designed." Magnus wondered.

"You're gonna like it, it's nothing like other aircraft carriers. Although it will be going through sea trials for a year, the world will be seeing it for the first time." Bobby himself sounded excited.

"Hmm, Bobby. Can you do me a favour? After the ship is in the waters, can you help me hold a meeting on its deck? I am soon going to talk with the leaders of Malaysia and the Philippines." Magnus requested.

"What about Vietnam?" Bobby asked back.

"Oh that, I'm still in the middle of regime change there and rooting out the communist government. China is keeping an eye there. But will soon have them too." he clarified.

"No problem, first watch the carrier for god's sake," Bobby led him into the giant shipyard where the HMS Pendragon was docked. It was already floating in the water as the shipyard had the feature of modern floodgates to allow it to be submerged.

"Behold." Bobby opened the door, allowing Magnus to walk into a giant empty space. In front of him was a huge steel behemoth with a strange shape. It looked like an arrow.

Bobby talked about its features, "It can hold about a hundred aircraft and can house 8,000 crewmembers. It has all kinds of facilities available and a state of the art modern mega-kitchen. And the best part, there is a VIP room at the front just above the nose of the ship. They have large windows that can be shielded when needed. They give a wide view of the sea and are made to look luxurious. Befitting royalty. Oh, it also has a Thorium reactor."

Magnus just blankly started and it and blinked. All this time, he had bought many things with money, but. Seeing something like this truly gave a sense that with money one can buy anything.

"Magnificent. In today's day and age, although aircraft carriers are obsolete, these can still be an image booster. Good job, Bobby." He praised.

Bobby giggled, "I'm happy that you're pleased, your highness."

"Ugh... stop making me feel like a fat good for nothing nobility. Let's go, give me a tour,"

...

After hours of last checks, the ship finally entered the sea. Magnus was able to prepare the VIP room for the meeting. After that, the leaders of the two countries, Malaysia and the Philippines were brought over. They were in awe of the ship and the might it represented. It was clear in their eyes.

Magnus didn't appear to be an overly strict guy. He accepted their official bows as greetings and shook hands. His aim was something big today, one that could make him and these people billions for years to come.

"Thank you for meeting me on my request," Magnus spoke. The two men and their staff were acting all polite.

For the first hour, they exchanged pleasantries and ate a meal. After that, Magnus handed them a file with the title "SCSGC - South China Sea Gas Company"

Basically, oil and gas make everybody's lips wet, except Magnus as he knew the future was all about electricity. The UK was already in the middle of electrifying everything.

They read the proposal. It basically laid out the plan to create a new company. Magnus will be the creator and the one to run it. As the Asian nations lacked the money and tech to invest in seriously extracting the huge reserves of gas from the sea, he will do it for them. All he asks is a 10% share in the profits, 12% until the initial cost of setting each rig is earned. The plan was to partner with each country that was present in the sea and had a special economic zone. Heck, Magnus had SEZ here too as the UK now had Brunei as its main territory.

The idea was juicy enough, getting 90% profits by doing nothing was great. There was even a clause that said their nation's workers would be used as long specialised ones were available. It was a big boasting point for them as a politician.

"I agree with this plan, but what about China? They claim the entire sea theirs?" The leader from Malaysia asked.

Magnus shrugged, "That's madness. The British crown once controlled the majority of the world's waters, do you see me laying claim all over the world? Don't worry about them, the UN will handle everything. They can have the part that falls under them"

"Then I agree as well," the President of the Philippines agreed.

To some eyes, this would have seemed strange, how can they just accept it so fast? But to understand everything one needed to see the image Magnus had around the world. He had single-handedly lifted Bhutan out of poverty, helped India and Pakistan transform(by investing), and made Thailand rich too with a canal. The man was on the moon, his family creates things that help the world.

The trust value was too damn high.

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Chapter 451: 451. Newton's 3rd Law

[A/N: Sorry for the late chaps, I was travelling and just got home.]

Magnus returned home after his tiresome meeting about creating a Gas Company, he was sure to face some problems from the Chinese side as they claimed the whole sea on a historical note, at that time Magnus too will lay claim to the entire sea on a historical claim of his family legacy, then he would bring the matter to the International Court of Justice where the matter will run for years to come, by the time it will resolve, he will have made fossil fuels irrelevent.

Of course, a military conflict was not out of the equation, but one would be the dumbest creature on the planet to fight him at this point.

He met Emma at home, "Love, you need to start preparing. You are going to be the queen consort. Hence, you need to have an image similar to mum's. For this, you need to invent something that can be used in the muggle world. Something they can feel proud of."

"Well, I only know how to make brooms, I have no idea about the muggle science either." She was confused now.

"That's the point. *sigh* This one is going to be hard. Even Rag was able to create things. Wait, I got an idea, we're gonna fool the world. Do you remember the flying needle you made? Make it smaller, strap a spy camera on it, we'll just call it the most advanced drone in the world. Who cares if the people can't have it, as long as they know you made it, they will be WAP boys." He suggested.

"Ugh... I thought I was done with that thing. I just made one for you." She grunted.

Magnus didn't know that, he smoothly caught her and pulled her to his lap, "Really? Was that like a gift or something?"

"Umm... Of course, so what are you going to give me in return?" She asked.

"What do you want?"

"SURPRISE!" All of a sudden the three gremlins barged in.

Emma quickly got up and greeted them. "Look, big brother, we made pancakes today. Mum taught us. Please taste and tell us how it is."

Pancakes made by his siblings? Nothing can be sweeter than that. He took the plate and cut a small slice to bite. However, as soon as it touched his tongue, his eyes widened in horror, ~W-Why the fuck does this have so much salt in it?~

"Aww... Let me taste it," Emma also took a bite and had the same expression. ~My mouth, WATER... I need water.~

Aurelia smiled brightly, "Woah, they like it so much. Let me taste it,"

Magnus picked the whole pancake and gobbled it. He patted their heads with a bright smile, "That was very tasty. But you don't need to put salt or sugar in the batter. There is syrup for that. Now, I need to go out."

He walked to the window, it was on the 3rd floor. He jumped straight out of it and ran to the Thames river. *Splash* "Aaaaaaa... MY TONGUE!"

...

The next day,

Magnus remained in his office. Not the one in the Palace, though, that was only for official king business. For his personal work, he'd sit in the building of Dragon Holdings. His office spanned the entire half of the top floor, giving a panoramic view of the city.

*Ring Ring*

"Sir, the CEO of DailyMart is here to meet you." His secretary informed him on the call.

"Send her in," he responded.

DailyMart was a huge multinational giant right now. To be able to shop groceries from the convenience of your home was a revolutionary concept. The cost was cheaper as well.

The company now not only sends out flyers in newspapers every week but also runs television channels every day where the whole sale list would be shown. The latest offers and biggest discounts get revealed. The company now even started to make original products such as clothing. They had their own farmlands and contracted farmers around the globe too.

They were so efficient because of their state of the art automated inventory warehouses. They were made to be automated and fast with the help of robotic arms used by car manufacturers. Not to mention, each warehouse had a resident wizard posing as the repairman. He would fix any broken machine with a wave of the arm in secret.

But he wondered why the CEO came, the company was doing well. They had no plans of doing IPO before expanding so their evaluation is higher.

Freya was in her late 20s right now and owned 40% of the company. She entered and gave an official bow to royalty, "Y-Your Majesty."

"Take a seat, Freya. I'm not the king here right now, I'm a businessman. So, what brought you here today?" He asked.

She put some documents on the table, "Sir, as you know, we've been expanding the company for a while now. But in America, we are facing some troubles. We're stuck in a price war with Walmart."

Magnus read the documents. It showed how both companies were trying to undercut each other. If one sold toothpaste at 1.50$ then the other would sell it at 1.45$, meanwhile, the normal market price was 2$.

The fight had gone on for so long that Walmart was now selling various items at a cost price, making no profit or very little.

"Can we buy them?" Magnus asked.

She shook her head, "They are a publicly-traded company and hit 1 billion in revenue in 1980. It's run by a family dynasty system and they will not sell it."

Magnus silently thought about it. "How do we pay our delivery boys?" He asked.

"From the sale of items." She answered.

"Hmm, okay. We're going to continue this price war and cripple Walmart until some instigated rumours hit the market and its shareholders start panic selling so we can buy. To pay our delivery partners, launch a new offer, pay 5$ a month and get free delivery for the entire month. Those who don't pay will be charged slightly more delivery charges but the cost of our items must always be lower than Walmart. I think it can be good if DailyMart buys Walmart and gets into physical retail stores.

"I will use some funds from Dragon Holdings to cover the extra operational expenses of our warehouses." He planned and wrote things down for her to remember.

She wobbled her head in agreement. "Yes, sir."

"Don't worry too much. They are a publicly-traded company. They have to answer to shareholders, we don't. They can't keep this price war going for too long." Magnus reassured her.

After this meeting, he worked on a few other things until his secretary called again.

"Sir, a man from Oxford is here, his name is... Tim Berners-Lee. He says he has an idea for you."

He allowed the man to come in and pitch his idea. After all, Magnus was renowned around the world as the greatest angel investor. Especially in the UK. All the new companies that were doing well had Magnus' investments in them.

The man entered, probably in his 20s. He was wearing a suit and acted nervously. "Greetings, your majesty."

"Take a seat, Mr Lee. What brought you to me today?" He got to the point.

"I had an idea to develop a network for computers, sir. Just imagine, all your companies and employees are connected to each other. If you want you can search for names of people and projects on it. You can feed data to it for others to use.

"And imagine one day it going universal, the entire world connected to the internet. All knowledge is accessible to everyone. Just a few keyboard strokes further. Although DARPA has made it before, it was strictly for the US Army. I want to make a version for the public. I have a few ideas with which accessing and using the internet can be made easier." The man pitched his idea.

Magnus did learn programming and understood what the man said. But he was not the expert, "I like your idea. But FutureTek is run by Brandon. I am an investor, if you had a company Idea I would've invested. But what you have is a science project. Here, I'm writing this reference letter, take it to FutureTek tower and show it to reception, they will take you to meet Brandon quickly. If he's interested, you will be given a free hand to work on it." Magnus sorted things out.

Tim Berners-Lee was elated with this news. Brandon was famous in the tech world. But he came to meet Magnus because he represented the country.

"Sir, if I can show its usefulness, will you expand it to the whole country?" He asked.

"If it's really as good as you say, I will expand it around the world and even the moon with satellite, whatever it takes. Here, take this letter." He handed it over.

The man bowed and left happily. What both of them didn't know was that this meeting was the creation of history, a meeting that will change the future, ushering the world in the era of the internet.

~Ah, nice business as always,~ he muttered and relaxed in his seat, turning around to look outside at London city.

But what can go wrong will go wrong. Magnus had not really faced many hardships that could be called real setbacks all his life. Yes, he was under mental pressure but he never faced something he could not deal with.

He didn't know that there were things in his body that were changing and they were not for the better. For everything in the Universe has a price, every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

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