Feed the nation!

{Mission reloading, 25%, 45%, 65%, 75%, 100%. New mission unlocked: Feed the Nation. Reward: 50 trillion.}

"What!" he screams.

{Every single necessary person.}

"Who are necessary people?"

{Everyone that needs it.}

"Oh, but how will I do that? How? How?" he wonders aloud in his room.

Then he calls Sandra, his new secretary, his new interest.

"Hello, I've got a new mission for you, the system's new mission," he says.

"What's that, and Mr. Davis is greeting you".

"My regards to him. The mission is to feed the nation."

"What!" she exclaims so loudly that he shifts the phone away from his ear.

"What did he say?" Mr. Davis asks from the background.

"How is that possible!" he yells.

"And if it is possible, you know it will damage the economy," Sandra asks.

"I know, but I have to do it. It seems impossible but somehow possible. I want you to calculate the nation's population, then calculate how much will each person collect if 10 trillion is to be shared," he requests.

"See, you want to make history, and I don't think it's something good. The government could have you sued and investigated," Sandra says.

"It's what the system demanded, and the reward is high. The system always has a genuine reason behind every mission, and I am sure there's a reason in this."

"Ethan!" Mr. Nock calls for him.

"Grrr, this old hag," he groans before answering.

****

They have just finished the meeting about the Mighty-E, about him. What are they cooking? What is the meeting about? And does the recent mission have any connection with it?

"Drive him home," he orders him.

"I'd rather drive myself. Who knows what he has in his mind," Mr. Ben says, and they both laugh.

"I dare not do so. I don't want to spend my days in jail," he mutters.

"That's good of you with that thinking," he says and hands him the car keys.

They board the car and drive away. As he drives him home, he thinks of the olden days, how he drove him to meet his parents.

Then something strikes his mind when his uncle claimed that his parents were not his real parents. He didn't even think of investigating it. Who knows if he is lying, a scheme of both him and Mr. Desmond.

"You slow down," Uncle Ben says.

He realizes that he is pressing on the gas pedal too hard. "I am sorry."

"You better be, rag boy," he spits at him.

They arrive at the destination, once upon a time his home.

"Thanks," he smirks and is about to exit the car.

"Uncle, why did you do that?" he says.

He settles back.

"I thought you had come back to your right senses, but I can see you still have some grudge in you. Let me tell you, I have nothing to explain to you," he says, then exits the car.

"Soon, you will over-explain," he mutters to himself.

His phone rings, and it is from Sandra.

"I have done the research. The approximate population in the country is three hundred and thirty-one millions, if we have to feed all with Ten trillion that will be something like thirty-three thousand dollars per person. Do you even have that amount?"

"You are underestimating my crazy system. I have more than that."

"Wow! That's great. Now how will we proceed?" she inquires.

"The system said the necessary people, so here's what we'll do. We'll create a publicity campaign and a platform. We'll ask that every necessary person who needs thirty-three thousand dollars should subscribe and leave their bank details."

"Huh," Sandra scoffs and adds, "They won't believe it. They'll think it's just some scam."

"Then what will we do? That is the only solution I can think of".

"What if we don't put the amount that we'll give them? This may not end in just one day, but people who get paid will make others believe," she says.

Ethan nods and sees good sense in it.

"Okay, create the platform today and launch it tonight, then spread the word."

"Okay, I can't wait to see how this operation 'Feed the Country' turns out."

"Hope it turns out good," Ethan says.

"What will we name the system?" she...

"The fund raiser?," she suggests.

"Wow, I love that. Off we go!" he says, cuts off the call, and accelerates away.

****

Today's meal is apple pie with caramel sauce. something Ethan is very good at. He serves them as usual, leaving Ariana to serve herself.

He stands as he was told.

Mr. Desmond then receives a call, then suddenly bursts out in loud, prolonged laughter. The family stares at him, wondering what's wrong.

He ends the call, "I can't believe that bastard," he says, still laughing.

"What's that?" Mrs. Desmond inquires.

"You won't believe it. The Mighty-E created a platform to feed all the people that subscribe to it."

They are at first silent, then burst into laughter.

"It's highly impossible. He's simply saying he wants to feed the nation. I swear no one has that money to do that," Nick says.

"Don't you find that ridiculous, Ethan?" Max asks, facing him.

He shrugs, "Who knows, he might acquire that kind of wealth."

"Are you numb? No one acquires that kind of wealth," Mrs. Desmond remarks

Ethan smiles, "We shall see."

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