Getting A System In A Modern World

The night sky was sprinkled with stars, giving it a very beautiful and magnificent view.

From his position as he lay on his bed, Silas looked out the window and enjoyed the night view.

This was the same thing he did everyday with his family during their family vacation. It was a very enjoyable one to say the least.

Silas smiled at his own thoughts. He loved the time he spent with his family at the beach. It was the only time he truly allowed himself to be free from everything, every worries and thoughts. As he just spent time with his family.

If he could, he would love for all of them to go on a family vacation again but that is currently impossible due to how busy things. And they are to get even more busy in the coming days.

Silas' thoughts drifted to his meeting with Elizabeth. The truth was that he didn't expect the meeting to go so well without any incident.

The meeting also made him to realize that even more than ever that he still doesn't know enough of the world he lives in. He understood that he still has a lot to learn about the world and those that run it.

He knew that climbing to the top wasn't going to be easy. It will never be. There's no way that those old geezers at the top of and entrenched power would just allow him to do as he pleases.

He was aware that they were still monitoring him to see his next move. If he does too much, they will act. He knew that things were always as simple as it is in the corporate world and in the world at large.

The fact that nothing has happened yet shows that they are taking their time and that makes Silas very curious about what they are planning to do. This also made him to raise his guard as he knew that what's to come are going to be a rollercoaster of events.

His thoughts also went to the beta testers candidates. He knew that they are being contacted by different people and organizations with different offers.

Even if they don't tell him, he has Luna who feeds all information to him. He knew that they all have been contacted with an offer and three of them have accepted the offer that was made to them.

Silas couldn't blame them as the offers were very lucrative but that doesn't mean that he was going to let them off easily. He intends to give them the punishment they deserve and he also plans to sue them if they really go ahead and betray him—as it's a breach of the contract they signed.

It was only the candidates that were being made offers. The staffs of the company weren't left out. Majority of them have been getting calls offering them things they can only dream in return for one thing; information on the VR game and Pod.

This was the same as the beta testing candidates. The two groups were being to get insider information on the Pod.

Yes, it's still the same thing as them asking for the source technology of the Pod. Something that's very impossible for anyone to acquire.

The Pod is something that was bought from the system store. Forget about getting its source technology, there's no way that an average Joe would be able to understand how it works.

Hacking the Pod? Pfft! That's the most ridiculous thing that Silas has ever heard.If the Pod wasn't researched in the simulated research world, there's no way that Luna would had been able to access its software and encrypt the Domain.

That's just how hard it is. This was the reason why Silas was calm about the offers that were being made to the beta testing candidates and the staffs of the company. It's because he knew that they were destined to fail from the start.

Silas wasn't worried about whatever the old geezers and whatnots are planning as he already has a plan of his own. To him, it was only a matter of time before everything falls into place.

Silas also doesn't plan to stay idle. He will start putting in place countermeasures for any possible attack from the council of top dogs. He wants to make sure that he's at least ten steps ahead of them.

There was something that made him slightly worried and that's the Black Hand Organization.

Silas didn't put them in his eyes before. He only viewed them a group of people who wants to hold onto control and dictate how the world operates. But this changes slightly after what Luna told him.

This made him even more curious about the organization and its depth. He wants to know just how much of their strength they are hiding.

Also, he has curiosity towards what could be hidden in the mysterious places around the earth. He plans to take a trip to those places and find out for himself.

"So many unknowns. I should get some sleep. Tomorrow is going to be a very busy day. I wonder what type of collaboration those companies want with us," He said to himself with a contemplative look.

"Meh... It's not like it matters anyway. If it doesn't benefit me in any way, I won't accept it. They are not the first that has been rejected."

Silas snuggled into his bed and closed his eyes, falling asleep almost immediately.

.....

In an hotel room, Elizabeth stood in front of the window, looking at the beautiful night view of the city.

"So, how did it go?" A voice asked.

Her eyes shifted slightly as different thoughts ran through her mind. She opened her mouth to answer but all she could do was sigh.

"It went well."

"It didn't go well, did it? The fact that you took that long to answer and you sighed means that there's something on your mind. Little Angel, tell me what the problem is." The voice said.

Elizabeth was quiet for a few moments. She didn't really know what to say. Throughout the whole meeting, all she did was put up a strong front but she felt that Silas saw through her facade.

She left the window and went to take her seat on a sofa but still turning her view to the window.

"Dad, what do you see in him to make you so sure that he has such ability? How sure are you that he can help us to find mom?" Elizabeth asked as she continued looking out the window.

"Because your mother said so."