Getting A System In A Modern World

Chapter 136: Meeting Carl

Silas had never thought he would find himself in such a situation where someone of the opposite sex would be asking out. Even after he maxed out hisxl stats, he never really thought much about the opposite sex.

He wasn't dumb and he understood clearly what the lady's words means. He understood that the "go somewhere where we can do something fun" means, and he wasn't in the mood for such, neither does he have the time.

Thinking of what the lady said reminded him that he's still a...

'Ughh...' Silas thought to himself.

He decided to decline the lady's offer. He felt he might be overthinking it but the doesn't care anymore as he made the decision to decline.

Whatever the lady's offer actually meant, Silas wasn't interested. Maybe one day in the future, he will actually get things done himself.

"I'm sorry lady, I will pass on your offer. I just want to be alone," He said to the lady, and continued drinking his frappucino.

The lady was surprised when Silas refused her offer. She saw the look he had initially when he saw her, the same look that every men has when they see her, but surprisingly he refused her offer to have fun with her.

She noticed that Silas was back to drinking his frappucino and wasn't paying anymore attention to her, and she felt hurt somewhat. Actually it's her pride, the pride she has in her body and beauty was hurt when she saw Silas was ignoring her completely.

She isn't a an easy woman but she's someone who would go for what she want and she would acquire it at all costs, and now she wants Silas.

Looking at Silas' young and extremely handsome appearance, she understood that the age difference between them might be a lot but she felt it's not a deciding factor. She felt that as someone older, she has a lot more to offer, a lot more to offer.

"Cool, there are times when we all want to be alone and I respect that. We can exchange contact so that if there's a time you're looking for someone to talk to, I would be just a call away," She said, as she brought her phone and gave it to Silas, with the smile not leaving her face.

Silas saw the lady's action and sighed internally. He understood that she's a persistent type of woman that won't let him be if he doesn't give her what she wants.

He thought about it and he felt that giving her his contact won't affect him in any way. He can just give it to her and blacklist her from being able to call him, and even better, he can have Luna do it for him.

Silas collected the phone and dialed in his number and pressed the call button, and his phone that was in his pocket started ringing a few seconds later.

He gave the lady back her phone and brought out his from his pocket.

"There," He said and stood up from the chair, leaving the coffeeshop and the lady behind.

Silas drank his frappucino as he walked through the street that was now starting to bustle with night activities.

He took the last sip of it and disposed the plastic cup in a trash can by the side of the road.

{Master, it was a good idea for you to refuse her offer.}

Silas heard Luna's voice in his head.

{Who does she think she is? Just coming up to you and asking you to go somewhere with you and have fun? Tch. What a woman.}

Silas smiled when he heard what Luna said. He didn't dwell on what happened with the lady as he has far more important things to think of.

"Luna, what's your progress on the buildings?" He asked her, telepathically through the Gear's neural interface connection.

{I was able to purchase the building that would be used for the bank, and I have already gotten in contact with the sellers for other buildings that around the country.}

"Good. Focus on getting the buildings." Silas said.

'Now, I have to start thinking about staffs fur the bank. Should I just put a notice on the internet? I can't have Kim do it Z she's taking care of things in USA. Also, this isn't the right time to bring her into everything.

Even though she had no reaction when I told her about the $1 billion and building acquisition, I know she has a lot of question she wants to ask and I'm not ready to tell her or anyone in the family anything yet," Silas thought to himself.

'I guess I will have to put the vacancy notice online and have Luna take care of it.'

"Luna, complete the bank's documents and put up a vacancy notice online and advertise it through every possible channel," Silas said, giving Luna instructions on what to do.

{I will take care of it.}

"Good. How long does my father has left before he gets discharged from the rehab?" Silas asked.

{70 days left.}

"Ok, remind me a day prior to when he would be discharged."

{I will. It's getting late already and you haven't made preparations for where to sleep, or do you already have somewhere in mind?} Luna asked.

"No, help me book a room in closest hotel around," Silas replied.

A few minutes later, he got a response from Luna saying that she has already made arrangements for him, and she gave Silas the details.

After he got his lodging details from Luna, he started walking towards the hotel.

***

In his hotel room, Silas walked into the bathroom to take his bath before going to bed for the night.

After he was done taking his bath, he was about to go to bed when he heard his phone ringing.

He took a look at it and saw that it's an unknown number but that was irrelevant as the name was already being displayed by Luna, on the Gear's screen.

{Carl Davidson}

"Who is he, Luna?"

{He's one of Professor Edward's students.}

Hearing what Luna said, Silas picked up his phone and answered the phone.

"Hello." He said.

"Hello, is this Silas?" A voice came from the other side of the phone.

"Yes. Who am I speaking to?" Silas asked.

Though he already knew who the person on the phone is, the person behind the phone doesn't know he does.

"This is Carl. I'm one of Professor Edward's students. My teacher told me about everything and I'm kind of interested in it. Is there a way for us to meet and discuss more on it?" Carl asked.

"Yeah. I will make arrangements and send it to you," Silas replied.

"Ok, that would be tomorrow. Good night," He said and hung up.

"I guess that can be called progress," Silas said to himself, and dropped his phone back on the bedside table.

With a sigh, he climbed into the bed and got cozy and it didn't take him long before he fell asleep.

****

The next morning, Silas woke up and freshened up. After he was done, he ordered his breakfast.

While he waited, he thought of where to set up his meeting with Carl.

He thought about it for a moment and decided to have it at the hotel's restaurant area. He didn't feel like going far and thus the reason why he made the decision.

After he made his decision, he sent their meeting time and location to Carl.

He set the time of the meeting for 12pm and the location at the hotel's restaurant.

The rest of the morning went by quietly and it was finally time for his meeting with Carl.

He left his room and made his way to the hotel's restaurant. When he got there, he walked towards a table and took his seat, and started waiting for Carl.

He didn't have to wait long as he saw a man walking towards his table.

"You must be Silas?" The man asked, when he got to the table. He stretched out his hand for an handshake.

"Yes." Silas replied, and shook his hand.

"I must say that I was very doubtful when I heard from my teacher that you were very young, but you're really young. Now, I'm curious and really interested," He said, and took his seat.

"What do you want to know?" Silas asked with a smile.

"My teacher told me he met someone young and crazy, and that person is you. He said that you have a very big dream and huge ambition, and you might actually have a way to attain it. He said all you need is assistance and that is the reason why I'm here.

I don't need you to prove yourself to me as my teacher won't recommend you so highly if you didn't impress him. The world needs to experience change and I want to help you with it. All I want to know is when we start?" Carl asked, as he looked at Silas intently.