Getting A System In A Modern World

Chapter 105: Report From LUNAR

After they were done eating, Kim decided to do the dishes. Since Silas was the one who did the cooking, she felt it would be more appropriate for her to do this.

She cleared the plates off the table and took them to the kitchen to have them washed, while Silas cleaned the table and Alex said thank you before going to his room to freshen up, and sleep.

After he was done cleaning the table, Silas decided to join Kim in the kitchen. He intends to inform her that he has already bought the house and he wants to know when they would be moving into it.

Kim noticed Silas walk into the kitchen and she couldn't help but think of the dinner's incident.

It was only something casual she said without thought but who would had expected that it would have such unintended impact.

She only wanted to compliment Silas' cooking in a roundabout manner but she ended saying something that she shouldn't have.

"Silas, you need anything?" Kim asked, as she continued washing the dishes.

Actually, Kim was the one putting too much into the incident as the incident can be said to have been wiped from Silas' mind.

Who is Silas? He's someone who would try his best not to make any wasted emotional investment and to him, dwelling on the dinner's incident is one such way to make a wasted emotion investment.

"I want to tell you that I have already gotten the house and I want to know when we would be moving?" Silas asked, as he walked to the fridge and took out a bottled water, opened it and started drinking.

Kim was somewhat surprised with Silas' efficiency when she heard that he had already gotten the house. It hasn't even been up to a day since he told her of his plans for them to change houses, and he has already gotten the house ready but she knew that it's to be expected since it's Silas.

"That's nice. Where's it located?" She asked, as she washed the last dish and started cleaning the sink.

"San Jose. It's in an estate located at Almaden Valley," Silas replied, as he paused his drinking, and dropped the bottled on the sink.

"Almaden valley? Where's that?" Kim couldn't help but ask, as she didn't know where the Almaden Valley said was located, as the only valley she knew is Silicon Valley.

"Silicon Valley."

Kim raised her brow slightly in surprise when she heard this.

'Silicon Valley?' She thought to herself in surprise.

To anyone in the States and around the world, Silicon Valley is known as the hub for innovation and a first-choice location for tech companies, as the area has been a leader in technological innovation for decades, and is home to many major technology, software, and internet companies, including Apple, Google....

Due to its status, it's one of the country's most expensive places to live in, with its high costs, driven by housing prices.

'He bought a house in such a place?' Kim thought to herself, when she remembered how expensive Silicon Valley is.

Her thoughts went to the possible cost for the house, and she decided to ask Silas directly when she couldn't hold in her curiosity.

"How much is it?"

"Approximately $4.6 million," Silas replied, and Kim's eyes widened in slight shock.

Actually, wshe found it odd that she's actually still being shocked and surprised by what Silas says.

For someone who has the financial capacity to purchase a 30-story building in San Francisco, it would be very odd if he can't fork out a measly $4.6 million.

Yes, for her to call $4.6 million 'measly', then her sense of money has probably been broken.

Kim decided not to pay attention to the house price and decided to ask about its details.

"How is the place?"

"It's a nice place. It has five bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, and it has all the basic necessities and amenities," Silas replied.

Kim nodded when she heard this but she still felt it would be better for her see it in person first before they can think of moving in.

"I would like to check it out. Is this possible?" She asked.

"Sure. Let me know whenever you're ready and I will take you there," Silas said with a nod.

"Ohh... I forgot to ask. How far is it from Alex's school?" She asked.

This is something she felt was very important and needs to be considered before they make a decision to move.

Silas heard Kim's question and thought for a bit before giving a reply.

"I think it would be better for him to change school."

Kim became curious when she heard what Silas said.

"Why is that?" She asked.

"The distance from his school to the new place is almost a 50 minutes drive, which is quite a long distance if you ask me. Also, there are better schools there but Alex would be the one to decide if he actually wants to change school," Silas replied.

This is the decision he came to after giving it a thought. He felt it would be better for Alex to have a change of scenery but he knew that won't be his decision to make.

Kim also agreed with Silas' decision to allow Alex the make the decision on if he actually wants to change school.

"You will have to talk to him about that later." She said, as she opened the sink's tap and rinsed her hands.

"Yeah, I plan to do that tomorrow."

"About the house, how about I check it out during the weekend?" Kim asked, and Silas nodded.

"Sure, just let me know when you're free ready," Silas said, as he disposed off the bottled water in the trash bag and left the kitchen, with Kim following behind.

When Kim thought of Daniel's possible character as the seedling of Lucas and from what Silas had told her about him, she felt that it would be better for her to check out the new house as soon as possible.

She knew that it would be disastrous if they are to get another 'unwanted visit' from them.

Since it was already late and time for bed, Silas went directly to his room.

Though he wasn't feeling sleepy or tired due to his high stamina, he decided to go to bed as he has nothing else to do for the day.

He was about to take off the Gear and take his shower when he heard LUNAR's voice in his head.

{Master!}

"LUNAR, what's the report on your progress?"

It has been almost two days since LUNAR went to Venezuela to assist Mr Yusmairobis with the cleanup process.

{We have achieved a bit of progress. We decided to start from the country's lowest administrative unit and we were able to see a little bit of progress, but we will continue with our current pace, it would take us at least more than a year before we can achieve what we want.}

"Why is that? Are things that bad?" Silas asked.

{Yes, but it hasn't escalated to a point where I can't handle it.}

"Good. If you need any help, let me know but I doubt you will be needing my help."

{Yes, I will.} LUNAR said and disconnected the conversation.

He wasn't surprised as he expected the situation in Venezuela but for it take them more than a year to complete the cleanup was a bit too much.

He doesn't have that long to wait. He changed his plan because he plan to start taking actions when the cleanup mission is completed. This was also the reason he decided to release the new game at the end of the month.

'It seems like Mr Yusmairobis really neglected his country that much. I guess his daughter's situation affected him that much,' Silas thought to himself.

About Mr Yusmairobis' daughter, Silas hasn't made a decision on when to rescue her. He also knew that it won't be anytime soon as a lot of things needs to be done before he can take action.

Yes, he can literally run to Antarctica, break into the facility and rescue the girl without suffering as much as a single crash, but he didn't feel like it.

Yes, he promised to rescue his daughter but he didn't say it would be immediately, neither did he give him a certain time.

Another reason why Silas still hasn't decided on saving Mr Yusmairobis' daughter is because he's still keeping an eye on the lab facility, as he wants to see what they would be able to achieve with their experiments.

Though, he doesn't want to save her yet, he was still keeping an eye on her and making sure that no harm comes to her. It would be very unwise of him to let her die and break of his deal prematurely with Mr Yusmairobis.

Silas gathered his thoughts and stepped into the bathroom to freshen up.

After he was done, he lay down on the bed and put on the Gear.

"Time to torment the COD players' community again."