"No, I want you to talk to the investors and somehow get a week's time. I will present my latest project in front of them in just a week, and also tell them that if they don't like my project after the week, then they will get extra interest for those extra days too."
"Hmm, what are the chances that your idea will work?" Arjun asked, and then Karna replied, "More than 100%," and cut the call. "Now that things are aside, let's sleep. I am already way too exhausted. From tomorrow onwards, I will start making humanity's first creation platform."
With that, he drifted into sleep, unaware of the discussion taking place in the void, away from his universe. A feminine voice rang in the void. Even though there was nothing to make that voice sound in that void, it still rang like absolute magic, or what one called a very high level of science.
"Are you sure it would be right to give him such a creation tool?" It looked like she was questioning someone, and then a male voice rang in the void, "Hmm, yes, it is necessary."
"But, beloved," again the feminine voice rang out. "Because those humans don't understand the value of the world that they are living inside. There is no planet like Earth in their entire universe, yet they treat that planet as a liability and are looking for something else, even though they have real diamonds there and yet they want to throw them for some other shining rock," a deep male voice responded.
"Yes, the high reincarnation requests and high suicidal thoughts of the beings on Earth are worrisome indeed. I had looked at reports of the reincarnation requests to another world, and it's unbelievably high. It's so sad that most of them are children who just want to leave their paradise planet to go into some lawless world," the feminine voice sounded.
"Sigh, I don't understand why they want to abandon their most equal and balanced planet to wander and go to some other worlds, planets where laws are just for the namesake. Only power rules; the mana or cultivation that they admire is nothing but a poison that will crush their humanity and emotions, making them power-hungry fools whose only goal in life is just to become stronger and not to enjoy life. That's why I want to change that and give him a chance to change this mindset and help the Earth to get its lost glory back," the male voice said, and with that, the void became silent.
And just like that, the night passed, and a ray of bright and warm sunlight fell on Karna's face from the window, with the chirping of birds that made any listener close their eyes and enjoy the beautiful melody created by Mother Nature herself. He opened his eyes with a bright smile on his face, the smile that made others know that the person was having the best day of his life, the smile that inspired and motivated others, the smile that ignited the hope and power to achieve or to do something.
He then brushed his teeth, took a bath, and after having his breakfast, he wrote down the materials he required to make his first creation platform. He wanted to make a 16 by 16 platform because that was the maximum size that could be supported by one digital life core.
So basically, he wrote all the materials he needed, especially the special glass and the motherboard. He even had to make many changes inside his laptop, so all in all, it was a hectic schedule.
After writing everything down, he opened the door and then started going towards the hardware shop to fulfill his demands. The owner of the store was his father's old friend, so he could get the things at a little discount and also for their brilliant quality production of the orders taken by them. After a ride of a few minutes, he arrived at the store. There, he saw an old man sitting on the counter while looking at a game of cricket.
"Common, that would be a catch for God's sake... these guys don't even know how to play the goddam things, yet they get selected!" Karna smiled while listening to the curses of the man. He then entered the shop and greeted the old man, who looked happy to see him.
"So, how's the deal? Did you get it?" the old man asked with concern, as he had never had children, so he treated Karna as his son. Karna gave a warm smile and said, "The deal went well, uncle. Also, I am here for something that would be much greater than that deal." He lied about the deal, as he didn't want to hurt this old man's heart.
"Oh, that's good news! It's celebration time, boy! Your aunty will be too happy. Hey, come tomorrow for dinner, okay? Even if I didn't tell you, she will call after knowing that you successfully got a deal, and also bring that Arjun lad too... it's been ages since we had seen him," the old man said happily.
Karna couldn't refuse it, as he too knew the pressing nature of his aunt and uncle, so he decided to enjoy the dinner. Keeping this small talk aside, he put a piece of paper on the desk and then a small blueprint. "Uncle, I want these things ASAP, and also please tell Aniket to make the platform as shown in the blueprint. I don't want a single mistake in any measurement."
The uncle took the piece of paper and then looked at the lists. He nodded as he had everything that Karna wanted in his shop, and then the blueprint of the platform. "Okay, in how many days do you want this?"
"Tomorrow. I am ready to pay the urgent fees," Karna said, as he wanted to finish the platform work tomorrow so then he could save three days to work on a supercomputer.
The old man then nodded and then took a paper and a calculator. He then started listing all the prices, and then after a double-check, he said, "The total amount is 30,000 rupees ($365), and the making of that platform with the most quality material will be 5,000 rupees ($61) including urgent fees. So the total is 35,000 rupees minus the discount of 20%, the total fees is 28,000 rupees ($341)."
Karna nodded as he was more than satisfied with the price. He happily paid for it through his smartphone, and then after a talk of half an hour, he drove away with all the necessary equipment to his home. All the things that he needed to make were now with him. He just had to do some little modifications, and about the motherboard, he had already told his office staff to make it, and that too would be delivered tomorrow.
The day passed as he kept himself indulged in making and modifying the equipment, and with that, the day passed. The next day in the morning, he received the platform base and the motherboard from his company. He then started assembling the things and doing some upgradation and adjustment according to the design.
Now the base of the platform was ready; all other things were ready. He now just had to put the digital life core inside the specially created black box inside the center of the platform. This special black box was made up of special metal, and the most important thing was the special explosion materials that he had put inside the box. The explosive material was the first of its kind; it had the power to destroy an entire house and also the entire platform if opened with force or any other malicious method. The size of the black box could be adjusted according to the size of the platform.
This was one of the special security plans created by the system to ensure that the main components of the platform, that is, the digital life core, remained safe and didn't fall into the hands of others.
He was happy because if the world even knew about the existence of this core, then it would be the start of the next world war as every other country would want to have that level of technology.
One digital life core cost him 10 entertainment points, which was very costly, as one entertainment point was equal to one dollar. So you can imagine that each core cost him 10 dollars, which is 823 rupees, but he didn't care about the prices as he knew once this product would hit the market, the dollar would fall, and the money he would get would be more than enough to purchase as many digital cores as he wanted.
He then looked at the small black core and again marveled at its creation. The ball was as dark as a black hole; it had a very mysterious vibe around it which couldn't be explained by words. "To think someone is capable of creating such an exquisite piece of technology..."
He felt a chill run down his back just by thinking of making an enemy with such an advanced race.
After putting the core inside the box, he sealed it tightly and then placed it in the center of the platform and then closed it by putting the upper part. "It almost looks like the prototype provided by the system but required a little finishing touch here and there."
He then admired the beautiful platform which he had created with his own hands, and then suddenly his phone rang, and he looked to see Arjun calling.
He suddenly remembered about the dinner and picked up the call. "Hey, where are you? Come fast! Uncle and Aunty are waiting for you," Arjun said from the other side.
"Haha, just working on that project. Don't worry, I am on my way. I will arrive there in a minute," he said while hurriedly changing his clothes. After that, he washed his face with soap and water and then, giving one last look at the platform of creation, he closed the door and then took out the bicycle and started pedaling toward his uncle's house.
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