"You know Kal'tsit?" Shiro asked to Aaron who now has a weird expression.
"Well, yeah. I mean, who doesn't? At least every person who lived for more than 150~200 years will surely know her. Her influence is that big."
"I see..."
While Shiro is mulling over this experience, he finished spitting out Pure Gold from his [Dimensional Storage].
"I am just wandering, is your Art related to Space?" Aaron asked.
"That's right."
"It must be the Artistic one, then..."
Originum Arts in Terra is divided into three known categories: Scientific, Artistic, and Divine Arts.
Scientific involves the use of modern knowledge to further improve their usage of it. An example of it is Shiro's Hydrogen Arts. Through his knowledge of Biology, he managed to make use of his Arts in a unique way.
Meanwhile, Artistic is more on the person's imagination, whereas they control physics through their willpower alone. All they have to do is to practice their imagination through different arts (piano, painting, etc) to improve their Arts.
Lastly is the Divine Arts. Simply put, it's power that originated from the gods - only their acknowledged ones can use it.
In Terra, Space Manipulation is merely a theory; the amount of requirements for it to work scientifically is huge, thus it's stated that it'll be related to Artistic Arts.
Of course, there's a small possibility that it can be done scientifically, albeit small; this small possibility is achieved by Shiro.
"Wait for a while. This will take some time to finish calculating."
Rubbing his forehead, Aaron began calculating the costs. Thanks to his Gold Arts, he knew the precise details without any use of equipment. Shiro knew too, thus he's only waiting for this guy's own results.
If he ever tries to rip him off, Shiro would also rip him off.
Literally.
Even if it's a god, he wouldn't allow himself to be mistreated.
Fortunately, Aaron gave the right data as they had the same results.
"There's also the quality and rarity, so this'll cost thrice more in my side."
"So... What's the total amount?" Shiro asked him with interest.
"A few trillion, at the bare minimum." He paused for a while before saying, "This is enough to collapse a country's gold economy, y'know? Though, I bet that you still have some in your pockets."
"That's right. Its not like I'm greedy for money."
Shiro admitted it, simply because he doesn't care about it. After all, the only reason why he converted them into money is due to him wanting a foundation in this world.
Since he doesn't have much to do, he might as well create his own force. There's still the Feranmuts and other mysteries in Terra, so he couldn't bull-doze everything with strength.
Though, he has the ability to do so; Shiro chose not to since there's no reason to conquer the world.
The other purpose of it is to help Kal'tsit. If even she, someone that has deep connections on Terra, couldn't manifest her ideals, then how would he?
Even with strength, it'll be useless if the world that she protects become a wasteland due to its aftermath. To him, he's hitting two birds with one stone.
It's not like he wanted to laze around while his subordinates do all the work, definitely not!
"Do you want to convert it to Lungmen Dollars or keep it as credits? I can convert it into at any time, just so you know." Aaron said with confidence.
Hearing this, Shiro thought of it for a second before replying, "Convert it to 300 Billion LMD first. I'll keep the rest as credits."
"Alright." Aaron then grabbed a glass screen made out of translucent gold. After some clicking, he paused.
"What's your account number?" He asked.
"It's..."
Beep-!
A notification rang out on Shiro's smartphone, indicating that he received those 300 Billion through electric transfer.
"There goes my three decades' worth of salary. Meh, not like it matters." Aaron mumbled.
"You're a mechanic, right? How come you only have trillions in 30 years?"
By being a mechanic, one can earn hefty sums every item. There's also their opportunity of being recruited by some nations to build weapons.
Since Aaron's an ancient Durin Mechanic, it's only reasonable that Shiro thought of it. Just a single salary of his might amount to few hundred billions, considering that he has these Relic Guns lying in his storage!
"It's just that... I don't take commissions much. Be it repairing Sankta's Relic Guns or Columbia's secret weapons, I don't do it often. Once you have a long life, you'll find those stuff boring. That's why I visit one places after another."
"Understandable."
It didn't take long before Shiro left the store, leaving Aaron alone to think.
"His tone sounds like they've been friends for years. Well, the other Doctor already has the Sarkaz Queen, so this seems completely reasonable..."
*****
[Private] Shiro: I cashed in the Pure Golds to that guy. I'm planning to take over some companies for a while before partnering with Babel.
[Private] Kal'tsit: I see. I'll mention this to them once you're ready.
[Private] Shiro: Copy that!
Sitting on the living room's sofa, Shiro wore the [Augmented Glasses (R)]. Rows of company names flashed along with their in-depth info. Cardinal is right besides him, browsing through each of them.
Of course, what Shiro chose to acquire are the new companies - those that'll be successful in the near future. Thanks to his "A Wealthy Dragon" buff, he managed to see these opportunities along with how big they are.
Columbia is simply the Silicon Valley of this world, consisting of many companies. Even foreign ones has their branches here, a testament of how Columbia is the center of economy in Terra.
"Are you planning to take over this world?" Cardinal asked with suspicion.
It's been more than 3 days since they first arrived here, and Shiro explained everything to both of them including this new world.
Knowing that Terra developed in a somewhat parallel line compared to Earth, Cardinal thought that its power structures is quite similar to it. Her stealthily hacking to the Internet gave her this knowledge.
That's where she was proven wrong.
In this world, there are humanoid nukes that can dispatch at moments notice. Unlike Earth, these 'nukes' can be used more freely than nuclear bombs - their destructive attacks doesn't cause any long-term effects.
Moreover, Terra is also advanced in other fields, making it more distinct than Earth.
Still, Cardinal found everything interesting in the end. She even helped in Shiro's plan to build a foundation here.
"Not really. If I'd wanted to do so, I'll use my ace in the hole straight away and showcase my strength for the whole world to see."
"I see." She replied knowingly.
Both of them know that they'll only act based in interesting things, thus she understood him easily.
Beep-!
A screen appeared on his glasses, which shows that there's a call for him.
"Oh, it's the informant." Shiro muttered as he answered the call.
*****
A/N: It's nearing the 100th chapter! To celebrate that, I'll be doing a Q & A. Feel free to drop off some questions here that I might be able to answer!
PS: I'll also post the notice above tomorrow so that I can choose some questions before writing it in the 100th chapter.
Fact #53: Setsuna/Soran's (00 Gundam Protag) talent in piloting Gundams are actually, seeing how he only took no more than 2 years to pass all the tests to become a Gundam Meister. Though, piloting one needed ALOT of studying and practice, with you reading so many complicated manuals of sorts. That is, except for Unicorn that has the Psycho-frame. With it, you can literally control a Gundam with your mind, effectively skipping so many tests and still have a higher combat potential. That's why Banagher Links (Unicorn Gundam Protag) is one of the few Gundam pilots that had it easy when it comes to piloting one.
If you're wondering why I placed a Gundam-related fact today, think of it as a foreshadowing ;)
"You know Kal'tsit?" Shiro asked to Aaron who now has a weird expression.
"Well, yeah. I mean, who doesn't? At least every person who lived for more than 150~200 years will surely know her. Her influence is that big."
"I see..."
While Shiro is mulling over this experience, he finished spitting out Pure Gold from his [Dimensional Storage].
"I am just wandering, is your Art related to Space?" Aaron asked.
"That's right."
"It must be the Artistic one, then..."
Originum Arts in Terra is divided into three known categories: Scientific, Artistic, and Divine Arts.
Scientific involves the use of modern knowledge to further improve their usage of it. An example of it is Shiro's Hydrogen Arts. Through his knowledge of Biology, he managed to make use of his Arts in a unique way.
Meanwhile, Artistic is more on the person's imagination, whereas they control physics through their willpower alone. All they have to do is to practice their imagination through different arts (piano, painting, etc) to improve their Arts.
Lastly is the Divine Arts. Simply put, it's power that originated from the gods - only their acknowledged ones can use it.
In Terra, Space Manipulation is merely a theory; the amount of requirements for it to work scientifically is huge, thus it's stated that it'll be related to Artistic Arts.
Of course, there's a small possibility that it can be done scientifically, albeit small; this small possibility is achieved by Shiro.
"Wait for a while. This will take some time to finish calculating."
Rubbing his forehead, Aaron began calculating the costs. Thanks to his Gold Arts, he knew the precise details without any use of equipment. Shiro knew too, thus he's only waiting for this guy's own results.
If he ever tries to rip him off, Shiro would also rip him off.
Literally.
Even if it's a god, he wouldn't allow himself to be mistreated.
Fortunately, Aaron gave the right data as they had the same results.
"There's also the quality and rarity, so this'll cost thrice more in my side."
"So... What's the total amount?" Shiro asked him with interest.
"A few trillion, at the bare minimum." He paused for a while before saying, "This is enough to collapse a country's gold economy, y'know? Though, I bet that you still have some in your pockets."
"That's right. Its not like I'm greedy for money."
Shiro admitted it, simply because he doesn't care about it. After all, the only reason why he converted them into money is due to him wanting a foundation in this world.
Since he doesn't have much to do, he might as well create his own force. There's still the Feranmuts and other mysteries in Terra, so he couldn't bull-doze everything with strength.
Though, he has the ability to do so; Shiro chose not to since there's no reason to conquer the world.
The other purpose of it is to help Kal'tsit. If even she, someone that has deep connections on Terra, couldn't manifest her ideals, then how would he?
Even with strength, it'll be useless if the world that she protects become a wasteland due to its aftermath. To him, he's hitting two birds with one stone.
It's not like he wanted to laze around while his subordinates do all the work, definitely not!
"Do you want to convert it to Lungmen Dollars or keep it as credits? I can convert it into at any time, just so you know." Aaron said with confidence.
Hearing this, Shiro thought of it for a second before replying, "Convert it to 300 Billion LMD first. I'll keep the rest as credits."
"Alright." Aaron then grabbed a glass screen made out of translucent gold. After some clicking, he paused.
"What's your account number?" He asked.
"It's..."
Beep-!
A notification rang out on Shiro's smartphone, indicating that he received those 300 Billion through electric transfer.
"There goes my three decades' worth of salary. Meh, not like it matters." Aaron mumbled.
"You're a mechanic, right? How come you only have trillions in 30 years?"
By being a mechanic, one can earn hefty sums every item. There's also their opportunity of being recruited by some nations to build weapons.
Since Aaron's an ancient Durin Mechanic, it's only reasonable that Shiro thought of it. Just a single salary of his might amount to few hundred billions, considering that he has these Relic Guns lying in his storage!
"It's just that... I don't take commissions much. Be it repairing Sankta's Relic Guns or Columbia's secret weapons, I don't do it often. Once you have a long life, you'll find those stuff boring. That's why I visit one places after another."
"Understandable."
It didn't take long before Shiro left the store, leaving Aaron alone to think.
"His tone sounds like they've been friends for years. Well, the other Doctor already has the Sarkaz Queen, so this seems completely reasonable..."
*****
[Private] Shiro: I cashed in the Pure Golds to that guy. I'm planning to take over some companies for a while before partnering with Babel.
[Private] Kal'tsit: I see. I'll mention this to them once you're ready.
[Private] Shiro: Copy that!
Sitting on the living room's sofa, Shiro wore the [Augmented Glasses (R)]. Rows of company names flashed along with their in-depth info. Cardinal is right besides him, browsing through each of them.
Of course, what Shiro chose to acquire are the new companies - those that'll be successful in the near future. Thanks to his "A Wealthy Dragon" buff, he managed to see these opportunities along with how big they are.
Columbia is simply the Silicon Valley of this world, consisting of many companies. Even foreign ones has their branches here, a testament of how Columbia is the center of economy in Terra.
"Are you planning to take over this world?" Cardinal asked with suspicion.
It's been more than 3 days since they first arrived here, and Shiro explained everything to both of them including this new world.
Knowing that Terra developed in a somewhat parallel line compared to Earth, Cardinal thought that its power structures is quite similar to it. Her stealthily hacking to the Internet gave her this knowledge.
That's where she was proven wrong.
In this world, there are humanoid nukes that can dispatch at moments notice. Unlike Earth, these 'nukes' can be used more freely than nuclear bombs - their destructive attacks doesn't cause any long-term effects.
Moreover, Terra is also advanced in other fields, making it more distinct than Earth.
Still, Cardinal found everything interesting in the end. She even helped in Shiro's plan to build a foundation here.
"Not really. If I'd wanted to do so, I'll use my ace in the hole straight away and showcase my strength for the whole world to see."
"I see." She replied knowingly.
Both of them know that they'll only act based in interesting things, thus she understood him easily.
Beep-!
A screen appeared on his glasses, which shows that there's a call for him.
"Oh, it's the informant." Shiro muttered as he answered the call.
*****
A/N: It's nearing the 100th chapter! To celebrate that, I'll be doing a Q & A. Feel free to drop off some questions here that I might be able to answer!
PS: I'll also post the notice above tomorrow so that I can choose some questions before writing it in the 100th chapter.
Fact #53: Setsuna/Soran's (00 Gundam Protag) talent in piloting Gundams are actually, seeing how he only took no more than 2 years to pass all the tests to become a Gundam Meister. Though, piloting one needed ALOT of studying and practice, with you reading so many complicated manuals of sorts. That is, except for Unicorn that has the Psycho-frame. With it, you can literally control a Gundam with your mind, effectively skipping so many tests and still have a higher combat potential. That's why Banagher Links (Unicorn Gundam Protag) is one of the few Gundam pilots that had it easy when it comes to piloting one.
If you're wondering why I placed a Gundam-related fact today, think of it as a foreshadowing ;)
