The offer came folded in black silk.
Delivered by drone. No name. No logo.
Just a note:
"$500,000,000 for 12% of MergeMart."
Kai didn't flinch.
đ§ Tier vs. Equity
He didn't need the money.
He had Tier 5 pigs, Tier 5 horses, a Prestige network, and military contracts.
But what he didn't have was time.
Scaling to global dominance required:
International food licenses
Trade route clearance
Tier protection enforcement
MergeCore clones for field distribution
The offer wasn't money.
It was reach.
Still, he wasn't handing over a piece without terms.
đď¸ Counterproposal
Kai sent back a 1-page reply.
MergeMart remains fully private.
ButâŚ
He would build a mirror platform â MergeMart Global â and sell up to 10% of that as a silent stake, purely logistical.
No MergeCore access. No Tier secrets.
Just profit cuts and distribution backend.
He would keep the power.
đ Deal Adjustments
The syndicate agreed, but tried to renegotiate at $300 million.
Kai ghosted them.
Three days later, they came back at $750 million for 10% of MergeMart Global.
Accepted.
đ˘ International Launch Begins
With the funds, Kai launched:
MergeMart Global hubs in:
Singapore
UAE
Brazil
Nigeria
Canada
Dedicated merge shipment centers
Temperature-controlled smart packaging
AI signature verification for high-tier goods
Now even distant countries could get:
Titanblood pork
SweetPlump tomatoes
MergeMilk aged tiers
Cigarettes with upgraded smooth-core blends
All without touching MergeMaster directly.
đ Apex Strider Debuts
Back in Monaco, Kai's Tier 5 MergeHorse crushed its first three trial runs.
No human rider. Just data.
Investors flooded in.
Racing syndicates offered $5 million per race for exclusive rights.
Kai didn't reply.
He bought ten more horses, sent them to different nations, and built a Tier 5 Racing Division â private, silent, controlled.
𧏠MergeCore Vault Protocols
Now with global attention, Kai enabled Vault Protocols:
DNA firewall encoding
TierLock biological timers
Self-collapsing genetics on tampering
Shipment jamming tech on theft
They weren't just trading food anymore.
They were defending an empire.
Earnings
Standard Product Sales: +$210,000
MergeMart Prestige: +$380,000
Apex Strider Trials: +$600,000
MergeMart Global Stake Sale (10%): +$750,000,000
Expenses
MergeMart Global Launch: â$90,000,000
Tier 5 Racing Infrastructure: â$10,000,000
Shipping Vault Tech & Security: â$11,000,000
MergeCore AI Scaling Nodes: â$18,000,000
Net Profit: +$621,000,000
Kai's Total Net Worth: $633,218,000