Chapter 26: I too want a piece of the pie.

Author's note: I have received some inquiries about why is the book going so slow and I know it feels like that but the first 15 chapters were completely unrelated to MCU as they were only made to define kar-el skills and capabilities and to explain the presence of A.I. like Serena.

The last 10 chapters were the actual start of the story so it was necessary to introduce some world-building around Kar-el.

The story is not like "speeding through MCU with superman powers", it will go a little slow as I want to write a story, not just copy-paste the whole movie while inserting my character in it because that's just bad writing.

If some readers feel like my writing isn't up to their expectations and they do not want to read more then that's fine too. Readers have complete freedom to read what they like to read and I agree with that as a reader myself.

***Kar-el P.O.V.

It took a few days and some extra cash but my computer was ready to roll. I already got permission from Mila to use the internet.

Today is 10th March, the day when Nasdaq hit the peak that it could in the current bubble. There was no point in purchasing shares now because once something hits the peak, it always comes down so I would only lose money if I invest in the shares now.

Fortunes were a different matter altogether. While shares and debentures provide yearly dividends which didn't interest me at all right now, fortunes were like a gamble in the share market.

The concept of fortunes was that you predict a future while investing a certain amount of money and if your prediction proved to be successful then you would receive a certain time of that invested amount and if you fail then you had to pay the amount.

Since I already know that this was the highest peak that Nasdaq would reach, I brought fortunes with the highest returns predicting that Nasdaq would not go above the current index which was 5,048.42.

Today was Friday so the market would re-open on 13 March. I had already played my cards and now I just had to wait for the eventual first ripple to be created on Monday.

On Monday, News that Japan once again entered the regression will create a global sell which would indirectly affect the Nasdaq, and I would receive my first piece of the pie.

Since there wasn't much more that I could do rather than wait for Monday to come so I began writing a hacking program that would help me shortly in the future.

It would take some time to write the thing completely but everything takes more effort during the beginning if you didn't have any resources.

' It is what it is. ' I kept typing as I lamented at the reality. My thinking capabilities received an increase as soon as I started receiving psionic energies from the sun on this planet.

It was still increasing steadily as I typed the codes. Honestly speaking it was one of the possibilities that I thought might happen during my stay on krypton.

While my third wish was pretty much a waste as long as I had a supply of psionic stellar energy, It could not be denied that it didn't help me at all.

If I didn't have it while I was on krypton then I might not be as capable as I am now since krypton's sun was a red giant.

" What are you doing? " I turned toward the voice to discover that tania and Emma were standing at the door.

" You could have knocked" I saved the file before inviting them in.

" Technically speaking, we were outside of the room and you left the door wide open so we are not in the wrong here. Anyways, Did you build this yourself?" Emma swiftly walked up to the computer and checked it out.

" So you know your way about tech too, huh?" Tania meanwhile walked calmly as she observed the state of the room," Where did you get the money to make it through? This looks like a custom-made second-hand computer but even then it would cost at least something. "

True, the Cabinet is old while the monitor has a few scratches too but I inserted the best materials in the C.P.U. so it might look like a second hand but it still worked like any other latest computer on the market.

" Had to do some freelance jobs in several hardware shops for a few days but it was worth it. And yeah, I built it myself. " Emma quickly took the front seat and started searching for games.

" Just in a few days? That sounds a little unbelievable, to be honest. Hey, Where are the games!??" She turned around with a sour face.

To be honest, I had to spend some cash too but they didn't need to know that.

" Well, I was lucky that a company just ordered to repair most of their computers and they had a lot of jobs this time of the year. As you know, the Financial year is about to close and the company needed the devices as quick as they can. " I looked at Tania as I shrugged my shoulders before turning to Emma.

" This is strictly for business, lady. I could download a few days after a week if you like but right now I'm busy so if you please step aside, I would be very much grateful. " She pouted but still silently rose from the chair so I could take the seat again.

" What business?" Emma stood behind the chair to observe the screen while Tania took the chair from the study desk.

" Making software, Right now software is very much in demand and people are hiring freelancers on the internet to meet the demand of the market. " While what I said was the truth, my ambitions and necessities didn't allow me to be a software developer right now unless it was original software.

" Let's go, Emma. You should focus on your studies too and let him focus on his work. " Tania got up as she checked the time on her clock, " I need to go for a meeting too. "

They exited the room while I once again started to write the source codes.

Once I succeed in my current venture, I would focus on making Serena online.

*** Third-person P.O.V.

( And moving on, the Stock market had once again closed with a hefty rise. Tech stocks are sold and brought without a break and many companies' share price has reached new heights. Critics have warned of a bubble from months ago but people are still positive about the market and it is expected to rise again on Monday. This is sky news and you were watching our daily news segment )

"Here are your orders, sir" the waitress put the drinks on the table before excusing herself.

The man distributed the drinks among his friends with spring in his shoes, " We made another bundle of money. I told you guys that this is the best time to invest in tech companies and look where are we now. "

" You are right my friend but the share market has a certain risk element that can't be denied. " A man sitting calmly on the left remarked after taking a sip.

" Come on, George. You and I both know that there will be thousands of people that will invest even their savings to get a little piece of the pie. As long as there are people that believe that this share is worth 100$, this share is worth 100$. Do you think I don't know that this is a bubble, I knew that months ago but if you don't take the risk then you can't earn a piece of the pie too. " He drank the whole drink in one stroke before sighing, " I will be again investing on Monday, this will be the last time so I want to play big. What do you all think? "

George raised his glass as he spoke, " For the last time "

"""'For the last time """".

""""" cheers """".