Chapter 202: You Can’t Refuse

When Max was finished advertising the Eclipse Immersion Pod, the head engineer walked up to him and said, "Congratulations on the successful advertisement.

For the next two weeks, we will be able to produce a little more than a hundred Eclipse Immersion Pods.

I assume that you want to buy another one for your brother, correct?"

Max nodded. "Money won’t be a problem."

The head engineer chuckled. "Given your position, I won’t even be surprised if Aethernova grants you five slots for the Eclipse Immersion Pod."

Max chuckled.

He chatted with the head engineer for a while until the team responsible for transporting Max’s Eclipse Immersion Pod finally arrived.

They carefully placed the Eclipse Immersion Pod into proper storage and carried it away from the room.

Max shouted, "Be careful!"

The head engineer chuckled.

He said, "Since the cargo will be transported via plane and truck, the estimated arrival will be tomorrow.

Can you wait until then?"

Max nodded. "Fine by me."

"That’s good to know. Anyway, I won’t be taking much of your time. You are a busy individual, after all.

Have a nice day, Max."

Max nodded. "Mhm. You too."

The head engineer left, and Kylie finally arrived in front of Max.

She said, "Good work, Max."

Max nodded. "We’ll return now."

Kylie hesitated for a while.

As though Max noticed her reaction, he didn’t wait for her reply and walked past her.

Kylie hurriedly followed him and said, "There are still interviews waiting for you."

Max shook his head. "We will be late for the plane."

"There’s still an hour."

"I should take that time to rest. I haven’t had a rest for the past week."

Kylie tried to convince Max.

Just as she fell into despair, various news reporters immediately gathered around Max once they reached the lower floors.

It turned out that they had received the news of him visiting Aethernova and hurriedly asked him for his opinion about the first world-event.

Max sighed.

He faced them and said, "If you know the whole story about Malveris, you will know that he will bring disaster upon the Empire.

If that’s not a world-class event, what is?

That’s precisely why I believe the world-event will soon commence.

It doesn’t follow the anniversary or whatever other nonsense those analysts... what are they called again?

Apocalypse Online is a game that is published by an unknown developer. Let’s say the developer died and the game just followed the story itself, then it’s obvious.

Apocalypse Online revolves around its story. You should know if you play the game."

As though perceiving Max’s exasperation after giving his opinion on the world-event, the news reporters thanked him and didn’t bother him anymore.

Max soon left, and Kylie silently followed him to the airport.

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It was already evening when Max returned to his residence.

Kylie went to her apartment while regretting vexing Max, causing the latter to ignore her on the plane.

Auntie Sarah was already informed of Max’s return and had already prepared dinner for them.

Auntie Sarah, Enzo, and Max gathered at the dining table and finally ate.

Max immediately asked Enzo, "How is your preparation going?"

Enzo replied, "The Monster Hunters Guild is fully prepared at the northern border.

We only focus on the northern border as you suggested, Brother."

Max nodded. "That’s good. Unless you have deeper connections with NPCs in different provinces, it’s best to focus on the province that you have invested a lot in."

Enzo asked, "Mhm. I’m honestly quite envious of your Guild. They are spread across every province."

Max smiled. "My Guild can function without me. In fact, there are five A-rankers in my Guild."

Enzo was utterly surprised. "Really? I didn’t know."

"It’s normal that you don’t. As far as I know, not a single Demon Hunter has been a player."

Enzo smiled helplessly. "I’m not surprised by that part.

If that’s the case, you will definitely conquer the first world-event."

"That’s what I’ve been aiming for."

Enzo suddenly recalled something and hurriedly asked, "That’s right, Brother. What rank—"

His voice was cut short when Auntie Sarah’s phone suddenly rang with a notification.

When she opened it, her eyes widened, and she hastily said, "Cassie. Turn on the TV. Display Aethernova’s advertisement."

Max was stunned. "How did you know that?"

Auntie Sarah smirked. "Did you forget that you told me earlier?"

Max smiled helplessly and shook his head. He recalled informing Auntie Sarah in advance in case she wondered where he went.

The way he informed her was treated lightly, but he clearly did not expect her to take advantage of it and had been waiting for Aethernova to post it.

Come to think of it, Aethernova’s advertising agency is sure efficient. They already finished editing it, huh?

As expected, a minute later, Max’s voice echoed in the living room.

Although they could not see the TV, the volume was loud to the point that it was clearly audible to the three individuals in the dining room.

For the first time, Max felt embarrassed.

He didn’t expect that he had been so enthusiastic earlier and was brimming with energy.

For others, nothing was wrong.

But for Max, it was pure revulsion that made his stomach churn.

Auntie Sarah saw through his reaction and teased him nonstop, which only made Max smile.

When the advertisement was finished, Enzo asked curiously, "Is what you said true, Brother?"

Max nodded. "Yeah. If it weren’t, I wouldn’t have been so excitedly advertising it."

"Fair enough. You’re not that kind of person, after all... you know what I mean," said Enzo without staring at his brother, fully concentrated on his food.

Max snorted. He understood what Enzo was trying to convey.

Max was not a cringey individual after he regressed.

Enzo might have been truly shocked.

He immediately changed the topic and said, "I will give you one once it’s publicly released."

Enzo glanced at his brother in shock.

"I-I can buy it."

Max grinned. "You can’t refuse. It will be at our doorstep the week after next."

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