Chapter 148: License, Expansion Begins

Universal Aerial Operations License. This was the certification that was required in order for him to be able to control all aerial vessels without any restrictions.

It was just like the master class driving license, which allowed him to be able to operate all types of vehicles without restrictions.

As usual, before obtaining the certification, even from the system, he required to possess the knowledge in that particular field.

With the current skill, universal aerial operations being at the expert level, he was more than qualified to obtain this certification.

From the system store, he could see that the price of acquiring this certification was at 75 SP. It was way pricier than the masterclass driving license, which was to be expected.

After all, the cost of operating aerial vessels was way higher than normal cars. The aerial vessels included fighter jets, and even the rocket.

Breaking down the cost in terms of cash, the license carried a cost of $7.5 million, a figure built from the logistical and regulatory demands of certifying universal flight capability.

The fee covered access to civilian, corporate, and military-grade aircraft, high-fidelity simulators for rare or restricted vessels, fuel and maintenance during examinations, risk insurance, and multi-agency oversight across all aerial domains.

Without hesitation, Michael made the purchase, bringing down his SP balance to 41,168 points.

At the same time, just like the time when he received the master class driving license, there was a flash of light, before a card appeared on the bed beside him.

The card was slightly different from the driving license. In terms of size and shape, it was just like the driving license, but this time, the card was golden in color.

And on the golden card, his name was written in black. At the back, there was a QR code that could be scanned, just like on the driving license.

From the looks of it, the card was issued from an organization that was similar to the one that had issued the driving license.

Michael scanned the QR code, before his profile appeared. The outlook of the profile was exactly the same as that of the driving license.

<Profile

Name: Michael Santos

Background: Confidential

Privileges: Granted full operational authority over all civilian, corporate, and military aerial vessels, including clearance for restricted airspace and multi-crew command, with recognition across all major aviation authorities. >

Looking at the profile, Michael nodded. With this, he could finally fly a helicopter if he wanted to. And, it seemed to be quite a good idea. He decided that he would have Adrian purchase a helicopter for him.

He did not have to waste SP on something like this that could be bought with money. In any case, it was not as though he was looking for something that was extremely rare, or limited edition.

As he was done with the issue regarding the license, he thought of anything that he was supposed to be doing on this day. But in the end, it seemed that there was nothing major that was scheduled for today. So, he decided to earn more SP.

At the moment, he had already realized something. The skills that he possessed might be for different things, but they were related in one way or the other.

That was especially if they belong to the same broad field. For example, with him having mathematics at the expert level, it had already made it easy for him for the acquisition of several skills.

That was particularly for the skills that used mathematics as a foundation, examples being robotics, AI engineering, electrical and mechanical engineering, etc.

So, if he was able to learn several skills that were related to physics, then, it would be much more easy for him to be able to obtain the skills that depended on physics and mathematics later on.

A good example would be during the time that he was acquiring the mathematics skill. Due to the knowledge that he previously possessed from middle school, the progress of the beginner level skill was slightly higher.

This would be applied to the other skills. Simply put, in the future, he was bound to be able to acquire more skills at a much shorter time. That way, he could earn more SP.

This time, the skill that he was focusing on was called human insight. This skill granted the ability to perceive, interpret, and predict the thoughts, intentions, and emotional states of others through subtle cues in behavior, speech, facial expression, and body language.

Most probably, Adrian had used this skill previously when he was interrogating the Hitman. As for the fate of the Hitman, it had yet to be decided.

Adrian had already confirmed that there was nothing on the hitman that would indicate that he was currently within the villa. So, the guy was still being locked up in the basement.

And from the looks of it, he would have to deal with this guy later on. But, now was not the time to do that.

Focusing on the skill that he was deciding to go with, Michael felt that with this skill, he would be able to understand the people around him better.

That way, if there was a traitor around him, it would be easy for him to be able to find out in advance. Then, he could avoid some unnecessary winding paths of only taking action when it was too late.

Michael did not leave his room, pushing the skill to the expert level. Adrian was the one who brought him food, considering that he needed to frequently eat.

[Experience full. Human insight skill upgraded to the expert level. +5,000 SP.]

With the skill reaching the expert level, his SP balance was brought to 47,179 points.

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While Michael was busy with acquiring the skill, outside, different things were happening, causing waves within the city.

Considering that the Kingsley family had only been dealt with, which was something major, the expansion of Annex supermarket chain was also something major that many people focused on.

During the time that the Kingsley family was dealt with, many peoples saw that there was a gap that had opened up. Several of them had already began preparing to take action, to seize the market that was left idle by Price Point supermarket chain.

But the actions of Annex supermarket chain left many people shocked. Just as Price Point supermarket chain was declared bankrupt alongside the Kingsley family, they actually began making announcements on their expansion.

Just within Brenton City, they had acquired several shops, and the renovation of the shops began immediately. Seemingly, they had already acquired the shops the previous day, and the renovation only began today.

This made many people believe that the fall of the Kingsley family might be related to Annex Supermarket chain. This left them wondering who was behind this supermarket chain.

And as they began doing some investigation, they were even more dumbfounded. That was because, the acquisition of Annex supermarket chain was quite strange.

The supermarket chain had been acquired on Sunday. On Monday, they acquired stores in different parts of the eastern province. As long as there was a city within the province, Annex supermarket chain had a store there.

Previously, they had spread to several cities, but this time, they had gone to a greater extent. With the acquisition of several stores, as long as they began operating, the level of this supermarket chain would rise to another level.

But what surprised them the most was the efficiency at which they acquired those stores. And more than that, it was the money that was used to acquire those stores.

After some investigation, they began understanding what kind of plan the owner of Annex supermarket chain had.

They obviously wanted to dominate the Eastern Province completely. Across its 26 cities, they had acquired over 120 stores, including multiple flagship outlets in major cities and dense coverage in smaller towns.

This was quite shocking, as the price of acquiring the stores was not going to be low. The initial investment alone would exceed three hundred million dollars, and that was not considering the renovation costs and stocking of the stores.

For a supermarket chain like Price Point supermarket chain that was owned by the Kingsley family, they mainly rented most of the stores that they had. But it was different for Annex supermarket chain. They actually bought all the stores.

With the series of actions taken by annex supermarket chain, it was clear that the owner was someone with a very big background.

This was something that surprised the major families within Brenton city. After all, Brenton city was the biggest city in the entire eastern province. So, most of the greatest families and businesses were located here.

For those that had the intention of seizing this opportunity, they were left dumbfounded. Just from this acquisition of stores, they could tell that it was impossible for them to be able to compete.

The thing that showed that they were serious was the fact that Annex supermarket chain had already begun recruiting employees, even before the renovation of the shops was completed.

Through the recruitment agencies located in different cities, they had already begun hiring the employees.

As for the executives, most of them were the previous executives from the supermarket chain, while some new ones had been added, obviously interviewed on Monday, which was the previous day.

The executives were the ones that were in charge of interviewing the employees. But, the efficiency was just too high.

Looking at the information on the tablet in his hand, Charles could not help but exclaim, “Just how efficient is this kid?!”

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