«↓ 3¡3 Goal Achieved ↑»
«↓ 3¡3: Find and Invest in any thriving Company | Completed ↑»
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Woah, that was unexpected.
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«↓ Mission Activated ↑»
«↓ Find a Business Ally ↑»
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Before now, I did think that I would be better off on my own, why a business ally?
What possible qualities can I find in a person to be sure it's a fitting Business Ally?
As if listening to Rino's thought, the system chimed again.
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«↓ Mission Activation Bonus Acquired ↑»
«↓ Implementing... ↑»
«↓ Bonus Activated | Help the user to make a choice ↑»
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Indeed, the system had initially informed Rino that it was only a should-you-do system, so, the surprise on his face wasn't unexpected.
Well, he advised himself not to get the better of the present situation until the system was done.
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«↓ Quality Features to find in a Business Ally will be attributed according to their Identity Rating ↑»
«↓ Trustworthy: [0/10] ↑»
> Should be dependable, transparent, and confidential with all dealings, shared information, and strategies in your investments.
«↓ Communication: [0/10] ↑»
> Should be an acute and active listener to be able to provide constructive feedback for use in your investments.
«↓ Vision: [0/10] ↑»
> Should be strictly someone who's not interested a lot in personal gains to support the stable alignment of your investments.
«↓ Accountability: [0/10] ↑»
> Should be willing to own up to mistakes, either personal or impersonated mistakes for corrective actions.
«↓ Support: [0/10] ↑»
> Your business ally must not be poor. A business ally should be well-to-do and should understand strategy in digitalization and investment.
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«↓ Reminder | Completing a total of 3 goals will enable the user to activate a mission ↑»
«↓ Note—
> Completing any mission will reschedule you to a different category of three goals to achieve...strictly based on your mind concept.
> Completing a total of 10 missions will lead you to upgrade your skills.
> The number of missions completed will count as your Skill Points [SP]. ↑»
"..."
«↓ Skill: Wealth Vision [Lv. 1] ↑»
«↓ SP: [0/10] ↑»
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Rino listened attentively to the system's voice in his mind as he made his way to his room.
"Being able to complete three goals earns me an activation of a mission," he said, counting his hands.
"And being able to complete any mission renews another three goals?" he noted. "So, call it a cyclic quest given by the system."
Then, he recalled another piece of information.
"Completing 10 missions will actually graduate my skill? Probably to Level 2."
If that's the case... if that's the case...
He thought as he bumped into Ribby who was coming from the opposite direction.
"Sorry," Rino said calmly, as he continued down the pathway leading to his room.
Ribby stood there, confused as well as contemplating whether the doctor had made any mistake by discharging Rino.
Has he not gone insane due to the accident?
The doctor... she's a perfect practitioner in the field...
Or, is the young master gradually losing some notes as the doctor had initially predicted would happen if Rino failed to take his medication right.
Wait, don't tell me young master has been missing his medicine.
"What are you staring at in the open space, Mr. Ribby?" a maid's voice called him back out of thoughts.
"Huh?"
"..."
***
Josh paced around in his room, smiling, with his left hand placed on his waist while he kept motioning the fingers on his right hand as if he were facing desperation.
But he wasn't.
He had actually become nervous as to why Rino had to suggest that kind of change should be made in the contract.
And he had made the mistake of not thinking twice, before accepting that Rino signs the documents.
He always knew Rino had something up his cloak, but he had failed to get to any of it over the years even while they grew as a child.
He should have involved the young expat he had employed a day before for advice before accepting that the change be made.
Madling.
That's the name of the young expat he had employed.
Josh had met Madling the day their father's Will was shared.
And it was also as a result of uncontrolled nervousness that he had summoned Madling that day.
After the Will was shared, and the properties given to both him, his mother, and Rino...that of his stepbrother was considered the most non-profitable and useless property.
But—
Rino had warned him to watch him turn the sloths the gold.
How?
That was why as he returned to his room on that day, he had to make inquiries and search through the net to know if he could get connected with any expat.
That was how he connected with Madling through RUST.
Madling Cucke, a Statistics student in the business department at the University was running his final year program in the school.
So, it's either he might have only heard about Rino Carter because of his father's influence, or didn't even know him at all.
But both of them shared a similarity in academics—they were top students in each of the courses they offered.
Madling was the one who had specially picked interest with the Resort, due to his reason that people now get interested in things of fun and enjoyment.
He was, however, made to prove his point by providing analyzed data of how the economic improvement of Ratzh was improving over the years since that was where he was based.
He also provided some significant data concerning future investments that will be made in the area by sole industries and the federal government which will be a big boost to the Resort's growth over time.
After providing Josh with this information, he didn't regret inviting him over to Medar Central, where they currently lived.
And right there, Josh already employed him to work as his Personal Business Advisor at his company. Then, he had prepared the contract documents to be signed inviting Rino over and dismissing Madling to leave until he gets back to him.
That was how Rino met Madling living in Josh's room.
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Madling Cucke.
Rino held a transparent glass of orange juice in his hand as he stared out through the window.
He no longer thought about the system's information. His thought had switched to thinking about Madling.
"I will deal with you," he said, pointing his index finger at the wide window as if he were talking to someone staring from outside.
In this new timeline, Madling or even, Josh might not be aware of their crimes, due to the fact that Rino Ikenna of the nether world didn't exist in this world.
But, Rino Carter of this world, housed the soul of Rino Ikenna, and that was what had kept him alive from being dead as he was supposed to be after the accident.
Put simply, Ikenna's reincarnation had granted Rino Carter a new life.
And since Ikenna existed in this new body, he couldn't but only think of how best to take his revenge on those two scavengers.
"After all, they would soon become my business foes," he muttered, recalling Josh's words about the Cat and Duck.
Just then, he got a beep from his phone which was in his pocket.
COME PICK ME UP FROM PURPLEHOUSE ESTATE.
I WILL BE WAITING IN FRONT OF THE GATE BY 7:00 P.M.
Rino read the message, then dropped his phone on the stool beside his bed and slumped into the bed.
He needed to take a short nap before that time since it was a nightclub he would be attending.