Shelly folded her hands, waiting for an explanation from Ethan."How about we go somewhere more quiet?" Ethan said it with a smile on his face."It's still work hours; I can't leave," she replied."I'm the boss now; you can have as many breaks as you want." Ethan smiled as he said that."That's not enough." She said it with a straight face."Ok then, how about we take out both your congratulations for double promotion and my congratulations for owning O&M?" Ethan suggested it with a smile."What do you mean?" She asked. "You see. O&M have no manager at the moment, and you're the only one I trust and the only one I'm sure would be able to handle that position. Alright, we are friends.""Friends?" Shelly muttered lowly before replying with a smile. "Okay, I accept." She finally agreed.Ethan asked Jude to watch over the place while he was away, and he tipped his old time buddy with a sum of ten thousand dollars before leaving with Shelly in the ride he had booked.As Ethan and Shelly s
Ethan spent more than a week in the company monitoring the activities and also discussing a lot of changes that would be made to the company in the long run. With the minds of Shelly and the legal backing of Jude, his growth was sure to go a long way. Victoria and her "boyfriend" haven't visited to make trouble for the past week. Ethan was worried about the safety of Shelly and her mother so he moved them to new part of town. In the CrestGold estate where she would be safeguarded by trustworthy personalities and security personnels. Also he helped his buddy Jude to settle a few things which requires money, he also bumped a lot of money into O&M. They bought new vehicles and hired more delivery guy with above average pay that would make them not to think about quitting their job. They increased production and spent money on advertisement. Ethan even personally designed a website a good app to keep things running from them. Also they used medias like TV channels to boost their
[Mission available] [Mission: Dungeon of flame monster, Grade: B] [Reward: $200 Million.] [Penalty: - $250 Million] [Duration: 3 days] 'Finally a mission.' Ethan sighed in relief. Then he gave his orders to his workers that he would he away for 3 days and left the company under the leadership of Jude his lawyer and Shelly his manager. Ethan arrived at his place. First off he scroll through the shop to see if there was anything new. Actually there was, there a sword called the Flame King signature. It was was a weapon compatible with flame magic. He also purchase a set of armors. Healing potion and all the potions available at the moment. Afterwards, he accepted the mission and the portal appeared in front of him and he walked inside the portal and was led into a dungeon. The moment Ethan stepped into the portal, a rush of heat washed over him. The air crackled with the energy of flames, and the surroundings transformed into a dimly lit dungeon filled with molten lava stream
With a leap of faith, Ethan propelled himself through the air, narrowly reaching the next platform as the one behind him disintegrated into the fiery abyss below. He landed with a slight stumble but quickly regained his balance, the urgency of the situation fueling his determination.The floating rocky platforms continued to crumble and fall, disappearing into the molten lava with a sizzling sound. Ethan's heart raced as he surveyed the remaining platforms, realizing that the path ahead was becoming increasingly precarious. He knew he had to act swiftly and accurately to avoid the same fate as the crumbling rocks.Gathering his focus, Ethan calculated his next move. He took a deep breath, his mind sharp and his reflexes primed. With a burst of agility, he sprinted towards the next platform, his muscles straining with exertion. As the platform beneath his feet began to crumble, he propelled himself into the air, his body soaring through the heat-filled chamber.Time seemed to slow down
Ethan was sent flying towards the rocky walls, his body collided with the walls causing the sharp parts of the rocks to tear through his body creating a ghastly wounds that served as a major obstruction to his battle with the hydra that proved to be in invisible. He has only been able to take out 1% of the hydra's health point which is quite measly in the long run. While he has lost more than 80% of his max HP. Luckily, he has obtained some bottles of level 3 healing potions before hand and he quickly used them. He drank two at the same time while keeping a distance between himself and the hydra. The warmth from the potion washed over his body and a cool aura was radiated from him that washed off the heat. His armor also cooled down by a large margin. His injuries began covering up at a rather speedy rate. Ethan brought out the sword from his inventory and sent several whips of flame towards the head of the hydra that towered over him. The flames collided with it. They were
"We served master master for millennia, and he died without giving us a thing; how can a mere human wield his sword?"[Fiery Phoenix] -Level 62 -Hp: 6,000/6,000Ethan tightened his grip on the sword, feeling the weight of the responsibility that had been placed on him. The fiery eyes of the phoenixes glared at him, their feathers ruffling with a mixture of rage and confusion."I didn't know about your master or his sword," Ethan replied, his voice steady despite the growing tension in the air. "But I defeated the Hydra using this weapon. If you want it, you'll have to face me."The phoenixes let out a synchronized screech that echoed through the chamber, causing the flames around them to intensify. As the temperature rose, Ethan could feel beads of sweat forming on his forehead, but he remained determined. He knew that his chance to prevail lay in the power of the Flame King crystal he had acquired.Ethan swiftly slashed the sword, causing it to emit a brilliant, pulsating light. Th
Ethan returned to his room. The first thing he did was check his total Worth which was growing each seconds because it was now connected with everything he uses his money for. It was like monitoring the price of cryptocurrencies. [Worth: $2,009,777,098.] When he Closed his system and opened it again after ten seconds, the worth was now. [Worth: 2,009,778,006] Ethan smiled, he hurriedly had a shower before going through his new rewards. First off, he went to the Newly unlocked [Lab] The lab was a part of the system where he could experiment with different ingredients which he has obtained in those dungoens he conquered in the past. Once he clicked it, he was sent to an ancient labyrinth with all the needed equipments for his research. The labyrinth has a fireplace that never runs out, and storage system to store unfinished and finished products of his research including the raw materials. There was a golden cauldron over the fireplace and a liquid that is useful for all resear
After checking the [Lab] he suddenly came to a realization that he was supposed to be start working on his journey to china. He dressed up and went to O&M to see how things has been going. He was briefed about everything that happened while he was away and the records of sale and production. Actually, he is already aware that they made a lot of profits because of the system but since he was in the midst of those who aren't aware. He decided to play along and act intrigued when he saw the large margin of profits. An online supplier also proposed to partner with them, thus they have to increase the production by 50% and as expected the business kept on growing. Ethan asked Shelly out for lunch that afternoon, both of them went to the same restaurant they visited the last time and Ethan asked Shelly to come with him to china.While in China, he would also go on business trips to top class companies and work toward partnering with big companies in that country and he would need his M