8) Issues

Sitting back at the table with Billy and Guss we were staring at a piece of paper with some information on it when Duke finally entered the room.

He had a bit of a haggard appearance but he was definitely nowhere near his near dead state in the backyard.

"What are you all frowning about? I know that I wasn't gone for that long."

Guss answered. "Billy decided to open the can of worms by asking what our response would be if the real illuminati showed up. So we have come to the conclusion that we would simply be fucked."

"How so? Did you forget we have access to everything and anything?" Duke seemed to not understand the problem.

"And did you forget the word tactical strike? If they exist, destroying us and making it so we never did shouldn't be a problem for them with the resources at their disposal." Billy looked at him like he was talking to an idiot.

Duke simply shook his head. "Now I truly see why I always end up being our raid specialist. You guys are forgetting two simply incredible advantages we have over any group or government body; Magic, and unlimited everything."

"Yes we know that but how does that make it so we suddenly no longer exist and then can be killed at their leisure?" I asked

"You guys are really hopeless. ANYTHING do you understand what that means? You're only limited by your imagination and your knowledge. But you can create that knowledge so your only limitation is time and imagination"

Guss was the first one to truly realize his words.

"Guys… anything. Like anything, anything. Like potentially entire worlds or galaxies can be made of anything."

Both Billy and my own jaw fell open at the thought of that.

"We could literally make our own isaki-like world with all kinds of things!"

Billy joined my tune and added his own spin. "We could create many races and even make cat girls!"

Guss and Duke both made stupid grins at this while I just simply shook my head.

"That is for the future. Now we need to decide our roles; who is going to do what and how will we establish ourselves. Are we going to be a shadow organization or one operating in the open?"

Billy was the first to speak. "Should we be deciding this amongst ourselves? Shouldn't we wait for the girls to join us?"

"Well they would be here if you guys didn't doubt me and think that I had gone crazy."

"That is true, but you can't really blame us. You would react the same if I said I had received omnipotent powers." said Duke.

"Yeah you got me there. Guss you should go and call both of them and get them here stat. We want to get this off the ground before people start asking how my sister got all that. Lord knows she will love that attention."

"Got it guildmaster!" Guss stuck out his tongue and walked away, pulling his phone from his pants pocket.

"With that out of the way we need to think of this, what is the fastest way to consume knowledge?"

"That is a good question. Since you need the knowledge to make something, the first thing you need is a perfect memory. I think it's called Didactic memory or something like that."

"Thanks Duke, I'll get on that. Can you two work on the rest of that problem? Just write it on the paper for me."

The two nodded their heads as well and started passing the paper between each other and writing with their new pens.

"Create Item: Perfect Memory Skill Scroll. Create Item: Didactic Memory Skill Scroll."

The two scrolls appeared in front of him but despite the different name in creation both scrolls were the same.

Just shrugging my shoulders I placed one in the inventory and the other I used on myself.

Instantly I gained access to everything. Every fart, laugh, itch and awkward moment I had ever experienced along with every time I stubbed my toe and burnt my tongue; It was strange and unpleasant but I could immediately see how this would be useful.

After taking some time to get a hold of myself and swim through all of my memories which were now perfectly vivid I came back to reality.

Guss had joined Duke and Billy in their brain storming and there was about half a page of things written and scratched out.

"So what have you come up with?" I asked.

Billy jumped, startled, he seems to have forgotten that I was here.

Guss laughed at Billy and Duke passed me the sheet and started talking.

"There are three things you need: an artificial intelligence, you should be able to get one that is nearly perfect, a digital hive mind would also work. You also need an outrageously powerful server or computer to allow it to do what it needs to do. Third you need an interface from your brain to the web, this would allow you to be able to 'download' information right into your brain. If you can make the knowledge into a computer accessible chip that should be it but if not you need a speed reader to use the computer to bypass this."

Guss spoke up afterwards. "You could also bypass the need for all of this once your status gets to a certain point, if you have enough intelligence and wisdom you should be able to go through books in seconds. At least theoretically."

Billy finished their little presentation. "Either way though the AI will be important for monitoring the internet and doing any hacking or other cyber monitoring we need it to."

"I understand most of this, but why is AI so necessary? Especially going to the point of having a hive mind controlling it, couldn't a simple one work for us or even a complicated one. Why does it have to be a god-like AI?"

I frowned at some of their suggestions, it seemed like they had bigger plans for this than I did; despite this being my power.

They all looked at eachother, seemingly having a silent argument. Duke finally sighed before asking me a question.

"How far do you plan on taking this organization? Also how do you think others will react to your newly founded organization? If you have this power do you think you are alone with it or do you think there is some kind of demon king or other boss type monster that will show up too?"

I thought about it for a moment but his last question seemed too accurate for it to be anything but true.

Any great power needs to be balanced out by another great power, since I have this then isn't it also true that this would have its evil counterpart.

My palms were sweaty at the thought.

Then there was the others, governments don't like anything challenging their supremacy especially those with a monopoly.

They won't like the amount of power I hold so that means that it will eventually bring us into conflict at some point.

"Fuck…."

Without realizing it I had spoken out loud and the faces of my playgroup changed into a grimace.

"I guess that means that we will have our work cut out for us. To answer your questions, it is extraordinarily likely that there is some force out there with similar powers to my own and they almost certainly are opposing myself. Secondly those with power do not like to lose it, finally I want to go all the way. We can do it so why not shoot high. I want to conquer our solar system."

The group had different reactions to my declaration.

Duke seemed surprised at my grandiose plan but not that I was willing to go for it.

Guss just nodded like I hadn't said anything outlandish, well considering my power it wasn't really that bad.

Billy raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything so I assume he is on board.

So now we need to work on setting ourselves up for the goal, should we begin or wait for the girls?