After around 10 minutes, a man came downstairs and stopped before the old man.
He looked towards Ryder with confusion as he didnât recognize him.
"Why are you standing there like that? Heâs here to talk about a job, go greet him," the Old man said to Aleson.
"Ah, H-hello Sir," Aleson said, but he stuttered as he was nervous.
âJust like I had heard, his lack of university scores and his shy personality was the main reason for the world not to notice the upcoming genius,â Ryder thought as he smiled.
"Donât worry, Aleson. Iâm here to offer you a job. I have a pharmaceutical and tech company, and I want to hire you to work with me on an idea that I think will revolutionize the world. As this is just the beginning, I can only pay you 10000$ but when our companyâs profit increases, your salary will increase as well. What do you say?" Ryder asked Aleson.
"I agree," Aleson responded immediately.
"Hmm? Donât you want to hear the idea first?" Ryder asked in surprise.
"Thereâs no need for that. I need the money to take care of my family. No matter what the idea is, Iâll give it my all to make it the reality," Aleson responded.
"Hahaha, thatâs fine. Letâs go to your room. Iâll show you the contract and tell you what I need you to work on," Ryder laughed as he stood up.
Aleson took Ryder to his room.
Alesonâs room was mostly empty. There was nothing much in the room except a bed, a table, a computer, and a wardrobe.
Ryder took out the contract papers and gave them to Aleson.
"Read that carefully before signing. There are a few important things in there, like the fact that you will be the leader of our pharma team and about your salary and your future. Iâll wait here while you go through it," Ryder said before he sat on the bed.
Aleson began reading the contract, and after reading it thoroughly, he signed it.
He gave the papers back to Ryder.
"Great, now hear my idea,"
"You know how many people in the world get cancer every year? Despite all this growth in our society, we havenât had a large breakthrough in this field. Let alone the treatment, even the testing hasnât been improved, but I want to change that," Ryder said to Aleson.
Aleson just looked at Ryder with curiosity on his face and a little bit of surprise.
"I want you to work on a piece of tech that can be used to find out cancer, its type, and its stage just from a blood drop. Something that everyone could use right in their homes without going to the hospital. Just imagine a world where everyone could test themselves,"
" A lot of cancer patients die because of not finding out about it in the initial stages, but I want to change that. I want a world where people can actively test themselves. I believe that this would decrease the deaths in our society as people wonât have to wait for symptoms to show," Ryder explained.
"That?" Aleson had his mouth wide open in surprise. This was similar to a thought he had previously, but he didnât intend to explore that idea as he wasnât sure if it was possible.
"Donât worry. Itâs entirely possible, and I believe that you can do it. I have the initial idea on the principal this test would work on, and a few other basic things about this and I need you to work on what I know and dive deeper from there. Iâll tell you more details about what I know; you can start working after a few weeks. Iâll send you the office address and other details. Give me your number," Ryder said to Aleson.
He took Alesonâs number before he left his room and went downstairs and left the house.
He got into his car and left the place.
"The start wasnât bad, I guess," Ryder muttered as he drove the car under the evening light.
As he drove through the city, he saw a lottery stop along the way.
"Wait a minute. How could I forget about that? Isnât tomorrow the date that happened?" Ryder muttered as he increased the speed and went to a different part of the city.
He remembered that there was a lottery worth millions of dollars. Even though he didnât remember what the winning numbers were, he did remember the shop the winner bought the ticket from. It was still in his mind as that was a massive thing at that time because the winner was from his area.
Ryder stopped the car in front of the lottery shop.
He got out of the car and entered the shop.
"I need all your lottery tickets," Ryder told the shop owner. He purchased every lottery ticket the owner had and left the place.
The lottery winner was supposed to be announced after three more days, but he was confident that the grand prize was already his now.
Ryder got back to home right at the time of dinner.
He walked straight to the dining room.
"Youâre back, How did your work go?" Alice asked Ryder as she served the dinner.
"It went great. Soon everything will fall into place," Ryder responded as a smile formed on his face.
He finished dinner and walked back to his room.
He rested on the bed and wore the Divinity Glasses. He found himself in the world of Divinity inside his bedroom in the Royal Palace.
Ryder got off the bed and left his room.
Miku was still standing outside his room.
"Do you always stay outside my room?" Ryder asked her.
"Itâs my responsibility to take care of Your Highness," Miku replied.
"Is Rale still in the practice hall?" Ryder asked her.
"No, Your Highness. Master Rale went outside to the town. He should be back soon," she replied.
"Alright. Iâm going to Miyaliâs room. Inform me when heâs back," Ryder told her before he started walking towards Miyaliâs room.
Soon he got there, he knocked on the door and entered the place.
Miyali was sitting in the bed.
"Miyali? Is it my misconception, or are your eyes a deeper shade of red now? Can I know what your species is?" Ryder asked in confusion as he saw her eyes.
Miyali looked worried as she looked at Ryder.
"Why are you worried? Donât worry. You wonât be hurt because of your species," Ryder told her as he walked closer to her.
"I-iâm not a full demon. Iâm a half-demon and half undead," Miyali replied as she gathered her courage.