It was 7 A.M in the morning, and Asher suddenly woke up with cold sweat.
"Argh," Asher groaned as he picked himself up and massaged his head because of the headache he was getting.
"CALM THE F*CK DOWN!! I can change the future," Asher shouted to himself while clutching his head with his trembling hands.
It seemed like he stopped having those dreams after coming back in time, but the recent painful experience awakened his bad memories. He stood up and changed his clothes to some new casual ones and went outside to have breakfast with his family.
He took the stairs down to the living room and entered the dining room. Arthur and Sylvie were already waiting for him and were chatting with each other. Sylvie saw Asher entering and got excited.
"Congratulations, Ash, on your awakening. It seems like you broke the record of your grandfather," Sylvie said.
"But it seems like you don't love your mother anymore. I had to hear this news now. Hmph," Sylvie said in a sulky voice.
Asher laughed internally at his mother's little act. He found it cute how his mother behaved like a young girl in front of him. In the future, he could not enjoy such interactions, but now he could.
'Times like these are not so bad,' Asher thought to himself.
"It's not like that, Mom. I was very tired yesterday, and I told Dad to not announce this news because I don't wish for too much attention right now," Asher said with his usual calm face as he pulled his chair back and sat down.
"Yes, you should respect his wishes, Sylvie," Arthur told her while patting her back.
"Okay, fine. It's all good if you plan to announce it on a later date," Sylvie said while eating her breakfast.
"Did you tell Father about the whole thing?" Sylvie asked Arthur.
"Yeah, I contacted him, but it seems like he is still busy exploring the recent SS Rank dungeon outbreak which appeared in the lost lands," Arthur said with a serious voice.
In this world, there were a total of five countries named Somaria, Desmar, Fashia, Belvoria, and Halcyon.
The planet was called Earth, which is at least 10 times bigger than our Earth, consisted of each of these countries, which were way bigger than Russia. Desmar was in the northwest, Fashia in the southwest, Belvoria in the southeast, and Halcyon in the northeast and Somaria, which was in the center.
These countries were so big that when the first monster outbreaks happened hundreds of years ago, some land was discarded and was now called the lost lands. These lands were deemed too dangerous by the High Council and were only cleared by S Rank hunters and above.
Asher remembered clearly that the current SS-Rank Dungeon his Grandfather was exploring would be the cause of his death in the coming two months. He needed to convince him somehow to stop the exploration, which was going to be a bit difficult.
*ding*ding*
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Quest Issued
Objective: Save Nathaniel Von Greville from dying
Rewards: 100 Fate points
Penalty: -20 all stats, -80 Fate points
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[ Does host want to accept the quest (Y/N) ]
Asher didn't mind the quest because he was planning on doing the same anyway. The loss of his Grandfather was the biggest reason for the downfall of the Greville Family.
'Argh, I need to convince that old man to stay home, this will cause me some headaches but I am still gonna do it ' Asher thought in his mind.
*sigh* A sigh left the mouth of Asher and Sylvie noticed it and asked him:
"What happened Ash? Anything troubling you?" Sylvie asked with a hint of worry in her voice.
"I was thinking about meeting Grandfather on my birthday, this coming month but it seems like I would not be able to*sigh*" Asher made little bit of a sulky face intentionally.
'Oh he must be missing the old man' Arthur thought in his mind thinking he saw through his cold face.
Asher purposefully did this little act so that he can trigger the emotions of his parents and they will make sure Nathan attends his birthday. Then Asher just needed to stall him for a week or more.
'System open the quest' Asher was already thinking of ways he will approach this.
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Quest Issued
Objective : Save Nathaniel Von Greville from dying
Reward : 100 Fate points
Penalty : -20 all stats, -80 Fate points
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[ Do you wish to accept the quest? (Y/N) ]
Asher already knew his answer said 'Yes' in his mind.
[ Quest added, you can now view in the [Quest] tab ]
Asher remembered about the auction he was going to attend today.
"Mom, I want to start a new company called 'Aztech' using my personal funds under the Abyss guild," Asher said after finishing his food.
"Okay, just tell Stephen about it and all the paperwork will be done. I will also provide you with some funds to start, so feel free to try your hand in various sectors," Sylvie replied as she stood up to leave for work.
The Abyss Guild is owned by the Greville family, and its guildmaster is Nathan Greville. Nathan is often busy handling SS-Rank Dungeons and venturing to dangerous places, so Arthur handles the entire guild administration and everything related to hunters. Sylvie is the CEO of Abyss Enterprises, the industrial branch of the Abyss Guild that ventures into various sectors.
The Greville family's net worth was estimated to be around 250 billion Aurum (AUR) {* note that 1$ = 1AUR }. The Greville family controls much of Somaria's economy, thanks to part of Sylvie's business related talent and her use of the Raven Family's Information Guild to eliminate opposition. Johnathan Raven, head of the Raven family, dotes on his daughter and has allowed Sylvie to grow Abyss Enterprises to its current heights.
"Thanks, Mom. I will make sure your investment doesn't go to waste," Asher replied as he stood up from his chair.
"Don't worry. I believe in your talent, but if you need any advice, come to me or ask your father about it," Sylvie said as she hugged both Asher and Arthur before leaving.
Asher said goodbye to his parents and began typing important information related to his new company, Aztech, which would be his first step towards achieving his goal.
"Emmy, tell Stephen to check the file I just sent him and arrange the car. We're going to the Harkins Auction House," Asher said to Emmy, who nodded and left to make all the preparations.
Asher wore a designer all-black suit and looked dashing, with a sharp jawline and crimson red eyes. He resembled a handsome devil who would fulfill your wish, but take your life in return. His charm was very high, and stats like charm were inherited values that were mostly decided at birth. While a person could increase their charm, there were limits to how much they could improve it. However, Asher could also increase his charm using the system's "AP." If he wished, he could spend his attribute points on increasing his charm.
Asher left the mansion and got into his car. Emmy signaled the driver to head towards the Auction House. They passed through a bustling area, which caught the attention of many as they saw a group of high-end cars passing by. A kid on the road was fascinated by the cool cars and asked his mom to buy such cars as well. The mother could only smile and say that they were too expensive for them.
They arrived at the Harkins Private Estate, which had been turned into an Auction House. Emmy got out and walked with Asher towards the VIP entrance. She had already arranged everything, so Asher received the best VIP room. Asher sat down on the sofa and signaled for Emmy to sit beside him.
"Emmy, I told Stephen that you will handle the administrative work for my new company. Do you think you can handle it?" Asher asked while looking at the catalog handed to him by a female assistant stationed there to assist the VIPs and make them feel comfortable.
"How could I refuse the young master? If you feel that I am capable of doing this, I will make sure I don't let your expectations down," Emmy replied confidently with bright eyes.
Asher was happy to see his loyal maid, who was ready to accept his sudden request. He needed to gather his own team of people to achieve his future goals and make sure most of his future actions were hidden from his family. This was one of the reasons Asher created his own company, so he could move more freely in the future.
At the same time, outside the Auction House, two sports cars stopped and two young women and two young men got out. It seemed they were heading towards the Auction House.
"Marcus, you're sure spending big today!" the other young boy told him excitedly.
"Of course, a man should never be cheap when escorting a beauty!" Marcus said while gesturing towards the two young girls accompanying them.
At his flirtatious words, both of the girls blushed a little. It seemed like Marcus was taking some girls on a date to the Auction House to show off his wealth.
"But are you sure? It seems like we may not be able to buy any land here," the young boy accompanying Marcus spoke to him in a low voice.
"Don't worry, who would stop me? I'm a member of the Williams family. They have to give me face here," Marcus muttered to his friend while laughing out loud. Indeed, Marcus was part of one of the elite families named Williams, but he was just a son from the branch family.
When Asher almost died in his previous life, the blue-haired woman who talked to Kevin was none other than the famous Heir of the Williams Family, Eva Williams, who was called the Genius Scholar in that future by the whole world. In the previous timeline, Marcus Williams bought this property, and when the "opportunity" arrived, Eva Williams cleverly took the rights of the land from Marcus Williams, and her family became one of the major contenders against the Greville family.
This "opportunity" was actually a dungeon. It was a low-level E-Class dungeon with low-level monsters, but this dungeon world had multiple Mana Stone caves. Even though Mana Stones were useless for awakening, they were used everywhere in the world. They were used as a power source, to enchant items, and to charge up teleportation gates. This world basically used Mana Stones as a fuel source, and Abyss Enterprises' main industry revolved around the constant supply and distribution of Mana Stones. The Williams Family was also one of the few elite families that did similar business to the Greville.
In his previous life, this dungeon cost the Greville Family around 30% of its net worth of 250 Billion AUR. This time, Asher would cut off the major business opportunity for the Williams.
"Come on, ladies, let's go inside," Marcus waved at the girls, who were admiring the whole Auction House. Marcus took them to a VIP room, and his room number was 6.
Meanwhile, in VIP Room No. 1, Asher was sitting on the sofa, waiting for the Auction to start.
After some time, Harris Harkin got on stage and said, "Welcome to our Auction, ladies and gentlemen. I, Harris Harkin, will be your auctioneer for today!"
*Murmur*Murmur*
Other guests were surprised to see Harris himself hosting today because he was usually a busy person, but it seemed like today was a special day.
Harris hosted today because he wanted to increase his network with the Greville family, so he decided to host the day Asher was coming.
Seeing the chattering of the audience Harris quickly started the introduction before wasting more time.
"Today, we have several mountain ranges and two special surprises that I will reveal at the end," Harris announced excitedly. This news made the people who attended the Auction happy.
Marcus and his group were also happy to see this change from the usual.
"This was done because we have some special guests in the VIP Room today," Harris announced.
Hearing this, one of the girls got curious and asked, "Is it because of you, Marcus?" she said with shining eyes.
Marcus was dumbfounded, but he saw the opportunity and decided to grab it.
"Of course, the Williams Family is respected wherever we go, no matter who we encounter," Marcus said, spouting whatever came to mind.
Both girls started praising him, which pleased Marcus, who was only there to show off to these girls.
"Are you buying these lands?" the other girl asked.
"Of course, I will buy one land and one of the surprises Mr. Harris will show today," Marcus originally planned to buy a land, but decided to impress these girls more. Even the young boy was impressed by his friend Marcus.
"So let's start with our first land in a mountain range northwest of Soran. The starting bid will be 1 Million AUR, and the increment will be 100k AUR each!" Harris announced.
People started to bid on this land, and Marcus also decided to play along.
"1.5 Million AUR,"
"1.8 Million AUR,"
"2 Million AUR,"
"2.5 Million AUR," Marcus said from his VIP Room.
"100 Million AUR ! " a voice came from VIP Room 1 nobody knew who was sitting there but they were shocked at the bid. Even Marcus got startled by the amount.
"Going once, going twice, sold to bidder VIP Room 1 for 100 Million AUR !" Harris announced happily.
I need some thoughts on the story so far and if you are liking the pacing or not. If you are confused about some stuff and not understanding certain things. Because the story is in my head, sometime I may ignore a certain factor during writing and your comments usually helps a lot during such cases.
Thank you for reading <3
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