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Chapter 13 - UPGRADE

Anthony was very excited today.

He was waiting for his grandpa in the living room.He kept looking towards the door as if to see through it.

Sadly that was not possible for him as he still was a 8 year kid not a superman.

Honk! honk!

He quickly walked towards the door as when he heard the car horn.

He went out to see his grandpa Thomas in his car calling him to get in.

Anthony quickly entered as they with a slight grin on his face.

"A little excited, aren't you?, Anthony".

"Yes grandpa, I have been waiting for it since a year".

Said Anthony with excitement in his eyes.

He just wanted to teleport to where they were going as he was feeling just that eager.

Their ride took about an hour to reach their destination.

They went to the building they have leased six months ago.

This was the head quarters for ACT companies and co.

I was a five story building which previously housed a IT company that went bankrupt due to Dot-com bubble.

They have been working here with a group of employees from the previous company.

Those people were in desperate need for jobs during this time even if the salary was less.

Thomas quickly contacted these people and signed them up for low salaries.

Thomas and Anthony quickly entered the building and went towards the basement.

The basement was build with only entry way which is guarded by four guards.

But the real security comes from what they housed the basement with.

Seer was present here or it's main code was present here.

While this was not the option Anthony would like,He had to make this decision due to various reasons.

It was mainly about space and security.While their house was secure,it was not to the point of holding an AI securely if known to the outside world.

Google was already gaining popularity and making SEER known to the world would only bring them trouble.

Anthony went towards the newly installed super computer they have brought.

It was more of a deal than buying.

Due to the futuristic design and features of Google,It's popularity was increasing upwards in a straight line.

Even though some companies tried to replicate some of the Google's feature's,it didn't gain the popularity Google has.

In fact,these type of copycats helped Google gain more users as they are more advanced than others.

Due to all this,they made a deal with a manufacturing company for advertisement in their search engine for their super computer.

It was not that much costly and powerful but still a super computer nonetheless.

It has already arrived some time ago, but took time for setting it up.

'Finally!,I can start the next phase of plans'.

Thought Anthony as he was typing codes at a speed Thomas could only marvel at.

His grandson never ceases to amaze him anytime soon.

He looked at his grandson immersed in his work as he sighed with concern evident in his eyes.

After being with Anthony for more than a year.He noticed the problem his grandson has.

He would be so immersed in his work that he would even forget about eating and sleeping.

It has happened some times even after the first time.

Fortunately,Seer was there to inform him when he doesn't listen to her.

The AI has keeping him updated with his grandson health every week.It couldn't be helped as his grandson will never stop working and he can only look after him.

Though this worry has been decreased as he saw his grandson managing his diet now a days for some reason.

"OK Seer,ready for a new brain".Joked Anthony in humour.

[Always ready, sir]. Said Seer sarcastically

"Initiate transfer protocol".Commanded Anthony as he looked at the screen.

[.....Initiating transfer protocol....]

[transfer progress:1%.....2%........99%]

[100%.....]

[Transfer complete....checking for errors.....]

[None detected...]

[Transfer successful]

"Seer, now check the you performance and speed compared to previous one".Requested Anthony

[.....]

[The processing speed is 7.8 times the previous one in optimal condition]

"I see,so it is possible for the initiation of the next phase?".

[....]

[It is possible, sir but it will take about 6 days and 9 hours to complete it]

Answered Seer for the unasked question.

Anthony noticed this and felt happy that his plan was successful.

Thomas who was observing this the whole asked his doubt.

"I know you wanted to increase the processing speed and all,but what are the changes that you bought this super computer for?"

Anthony looked at his grandpa with a smile as he said.

"I didn't change much grandpa,I am just upgrading Seer's hardware to increase his working capacity".

"You do know that our future projects need more man power and more time to launch.I don't want that to happen and Seer is the solution for my problem".

"Now, he alone can complete our projects more efficiently with a little guidance.No problem,with man power,quality,time and more importantly secrecy".

"Every company will have some moles in it".

"And I don't want to have an information leak in our company".

Thomas was a little speechless at his grandson.Even though all these points his grandson said are common for every businessman,it is still different to hear it from a little kid.

"Then we will check the results after the completion of the next phase".

"Let's hope for the good news".

Said Thomas as he is still worried about letting an AI take over the work.

Anthony understood what he was worried about.

In a era where AI is still not known to the world,anyone will be doubtful of it.

Anthony couldn't do nothing but wait till Seer proves herself.

He has full confidence on her as she will become a masterpiece he had envisioned for her.

He knew that although he was gaining knowledge,he was powerless as he still had no superpowers in him.

Now with the begining of the next phase,he can finally gain some powers or protection in his own terms.

But before all that,he still has some business to deal with.

"Seer,is the next project ready?".Asked Anthony.

[Yes sir,just waiting to get started]

"Then schedule it for the time we planned before and yeah,please do start initiating the Law suit protocol".

"We will break into the lawsuits than get pulled into it".

Said Anthony in a authoritative tone with a cold glint in his eyes.

Anthony knows that dealing with law and breaking them are part and parcel of business.

He knew that they will be legally and physically attacked as they will be entering the big leagues with the NEXT phase.

So,he is getting prepared for it as he doesn't want to be passive for this matter.

Seer will handle the legal part as he is preparing the protection part.

He will have to travel for a while though to fetch some one or two if there were no accidents during this time.

After all, he needs to build a arc reactor and Tony Stark will not be kind enough to give it for free.

"Grandpa,when will we start for the Airport?".

Asked Anthony as he looked at Thomas.

"Tomorrow morning, we will start at 6'o clock for the airport".

Thomas replied as he understood why his grandson was so excited.

Building an revolutionary product or minimizing it is indeed very exciting.

Even he was excited about all this.

'Then lets get the arc reactor'.

'Because a big tragedy is sure to come in a while afterall'.

Thought Anthony as he immersed him self with the new super computer.

Thomas just shook his head slightly at his grandson's behaviour.

He walked towards the upstairs as he still had some work to do.He didn't have to worry much about his grandson's health as Seer will take care of him or inform about his health. 

Seer was like a personal butler but a digital one to Anthony. 

 

 

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