Chapter 10: Education Committte

"4607 U.C!"

"I earned 4607 in one day!"

Sam stared blankly at the popped-out panel.

The previous day, his sole six hours were spent using his special ability and recovering rune energy, and the net profit was 1607 since his investment was 3000 U.C.

"1600 profit in one day, which means..."

"48000 U.C in one month!"

He fidgeted excitedly, his eyes sparkling with money.

Taking a deep breath to calm himself, his thoughts moved.

'I can't let money rot in the bank since banks earn by using their customers' musty money...'

'I need to research startup companies...'

'No. It can't be since I can't know their inside information.'

Sighing, Sam shrugged his shoulders.

"Sigh! I have to invest in a stable company."

He had many legal ways to earn money, but he didn't have time to manage them, so the easiest and safest way to earn money was to invest in a medium-scale, stable company. It might give only a tiny bit of dividend, but his money would be safe.

'In VR, the stall charges a 3 percent tax...'

'Owning one stall costs 5 percent of the total amount earned by selling other people's goods but has no tax on selling his goods...'

Sam licked his dry lips. Somehow, this VR business enticed him more since he didn't have to pay tax to other stalls and could bring forth his ambition there without worrying about revealing his identity.

This VR had already scaled to a world level, so it was managed by AI, and this AI was wholly devoted to running the VR—even the owner of the VR couldn't access the data. Initially, Sam had lacked confidence due to this VR being owned by a single company, a behemoth in the industry like BlueBlack: Wacts. But after reading all the documents and related cases yesterday, he calmed himself down and thought about his goal, which he now needed to adjust. He couldn't be rigid and had to let go of the consciousness of his previous life.

Suddenly, Sam shook his head.

"First, I have to plan my day well."

Yesterday, even happier news had reached his ears. He was granted permission to take the examination and would have the same value, but with one condition—he had to take it before the education committee of the Central Education Board. Sam nodded since he didn't mind. He was mostly grateful to the teacher who had somehow managed this, but how he had done it, Sam didn't know. Perhaps the teacher had his own story.

Unfolding the side notebook on the table, the pen danced in his hand.

Total remaining days: 10

Rune pill - 6 hours; Profit: 1600 U.C.

Study - 4 hours

Fruit - Kiwi [5 per day]

Even after squeezing his head, Sam could only write these four rows. The education committee had given him 10 days to prepare for the upcoming exam, and his results would be announced along with the other students who had taken the exam previously. This gave him relief, as no one would know, and he could have a smooth journey without worrying about being unable to attend a government college.

Rune pill: This took him six hours, including the recovery of rune energy, and he somehow felt that his rune energy was becoming more refined after being used by his special ability—merge. It allowed him to accumulate money for his dream.

Studying was essential since he was already a final-year student with a package of 60 lacs, but having knowledge of this world was also crucial as it formed the foundation of his very existence.

Fruit: His funds only allowed him to have kiwi since they were easily available and priced at 50 per piece. His other option was boiled eggs, but seeing the price, he had already ignored that.

Having realized his goal, Sam's body slumped onto the table, his eyes staring at the ceiling while his palm clenched into a fist.

"Money! Money! If I want to do anything, I need money."

If he had money, his starting point would already be different, and he wouldn't have to rely on the government college. But he was also thankful to the government, and he couldn't let himself drown in gloominess since he already had an intact and healthy body—something many could only dream of but could never have.

His previous days had been filled with free time after realizing that he had nothing to do after refining the spiritual fire Ganoderma.

As he contemplated his day, a cool and soothing golden ray caressed his face and body. His eyes inadvertently roamed to the clock: 6:30 a.m.

Here, the month was now March, which could be considered both refreshing and intoxicating, as it carried the influence of both late winter and the upcoming summer season.

'So, half an hour passed.'

Getting up from the study table, he took the exercising towel. With a click!, the door opened, and he moved toward his daily exercise since the previous owner had been dead set on spending at least 30 minutes in the field to ensure all his efforts wouldn't go to waste.

"I'll start my journey from today!"

With that, Sam descended the stairs, his shadow stretching along the wall as the golden rays cast their glow.