The Earth After Rebirth

Ishaan was even worse. He\'d been to the toilet a couple of times. Training was one thing but going into battle was completely different. Dread couldn\'t help but rattle the boat they had sailed, making them seasick.

Nobody tried to give a motivational speech because not a single person in that cart didn\'t know what had to be done, and they were going to do it, stomach cramps be damned.

They also paid for a normal cart, they thought it would be more inconspicuous. The last thing any of them wanted was drawing attention to themselves and what they were trying to do.

Since they were going for a business meeting first, Kiro explicitly told them they should adorn formal wear and they obliged. Even those who had nothing to do with the company were looking like smart businessmen.

Before they knew it, they had stepped foot into the middle district. The pair hadn\'t been here since their kidnapping, but they weren\'t worried about that right now.

"Mr. Waynworth, Mr. Felix and their entourage, welcome, welcome to Kismet." President Jon Scott said, shaking their hands in an exaggerated manner.

"Thank you for having us Mr. President." Kiro and Felix sung in a chorus.

"Not a problem, not a problem, I\'m the one who asked you here. Please follow me."

He was very pale from never leaving his lab. The guy was a hermit through and through. It was clear from the untidy unshaven facial hair that he hadn\'t had a wink of sleep in a while, so grooming would\'ve been the last thing on his mind.

Entering the building, the vice president gave him an earful that he had met their guests looking like that and apologised on his behalf.

"I\'m very sorry, he\'s a genius but also an idiot with zero social etiquette." He slightly bowed apologising.

Kiro was amused. Felix was a bit bored, the others were uninterested. They were ushered into a huge hall, there were already some board members seated.

The two entered and the atmosphere completely changed. Their last encounter remained with them, making them doubt these two were really so young. Naturally, they had gained unimaginable respect.

"Is it okay if my friends enter with us?"

"With what happened last time to you two? Of course please stay together. But they\'d have to sign an NDA."

The three nodded. It wasn\'t as if they had come from families of journalists or were hungry for attention that they would post this online for it.

"These refreshments, have them to your hearts content."Jon Scott told them, tinkering with a screen in front of him.

"Thank you for coming, thank you for investing in our little company, believing in me and giving me complete creative freedom to do whatever I please." He started, clearly a speech he\'d practised many times.

He cleared his throat, "Introducing Kiz, an AI that will be anything you wish for," he said showing a little marketing video.

The video had an advertisement. It was about a guy with a very tight schedule, everything made him unbelievably fatigued until...

"Get yourself Kiz, I was always tired from before..."

The scene would warp and another person would show up, this time, a kid that had the AI assist him with homework was over the moon that he\'d gotten a passing grade. The AI also acted as a tutor for kids.

\'Wow, this will be immensely helpful in the lower district. Where parents have to work day and night, and cannot afford to hire tutors for their children.\' Kiro happily thought to himself.

Unsure why they never introduced this feature back then. Probably something Gilbert Blakeson blocked from happening, Kiro had no doubt in his mind.

Another person had it installed in their cleaning gear, sitting around lazyly while it did all the work for her while she sat by the pool sipping what was no doubt alcohol.

Another scene showed a very fast train passing the screen making it feel like it was right in front of their eyes. It was faster than anything they\'d seen. Possibly faster than the jet that was within their society. The ad was a little bit...but they didn\'t stop them from being impressed.

"So it\'s truly a one in all." Mr. Oisen commented, greed oozing out of his very being.

"Yes, Mr. Oisen. We live in a time of great technology, anything of our is connected online one way or another. This should be a great accomplishment not just for Kismet Inc but for our country as a whole."

"I noticed the sensation of watching that speeding train, it was as if, I was there, is this another one of the many things it can do? Making cinema realistic?" Kiro asked.

President Scott simply nodded, happy someone had caught that little detail. The video eventually came to an end, a thunderous applause resounded from the room. Making Jon Scott blush, quite a lot.

He managed to satiate some of their concerns. The biggest being the selling price and when it could possibly go on shelves. Kiro knew it would be expensive, but he spat out his drink when the President told them the potential price for it.

"Then, isn\'t this just catering to the upper district? what about the lower?" He asked, he wasn\'t about to have a company that neglected where he came from.

"Can\'t we make the rich pay more while those who can\'t afford it pay less?" He asked again, when the president went silent trying to put on his thinking cap.

"That wouldn\'t reflect well on our business, but if we set the price to overcharge them while being lenient to those who are poor could work." He said thoughtfully. "Those who are poor could bring their papers to prove that they couldn\'t afford it and they\'d be given a huge discount."

Kiro smiled at the genius idea. But it was quickly wiped away when he heard those who were greedy and so, naturally complained.

"What are we? a charity case?" It wasn\'t Mr. Oisen this time, it was Mrs. Terez.

"You know, I\'d be glad to buy you out, name your price?" Kiro spat.

That shut her right up. The payout would be great, not as great as the income she would generate once everything was on the market.