Ethan's became thoughtful looking at his grandfather's changing expression, first it was confused and then it became doubtful and solemn; now he can see profound solemnity, as if something big has happened.
"I understand; I want to add three names: Earl Walter, Ethan Walter, and Gale White."
Grandfather Earl replied after a little silence and then dismissed the call and put away the phone, his brow furrowed, looking at Ethan, and then solemnly said,
"Ethan, it seems our world is going to fall into huge trouble. It was an official call from the southern imperial family; they invited us to some kind of special royal underground shelter."
Grandfather Earl reminded, and then his brow furrowed; he raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache, and added,
"Although I don't want to believe all this, I just don't want to be careless about your life. You have just started a new life, and now the world is falling into trouble. I just don't know what to do. Anyway, let me calm down a bit; there is a solution to everything."
After speaking, Grandfather Earl turned around and walked toward his room inside the villa while pumping an inhaler in his mouth.
'It seems my hunch about that green meteorite is right,'
Ethan thought his brow furrowed, looking at his grandfather back thoughtfully, and then asked, "Grandpa, how much time did they give you?"
"They will pick us up in a month. Also, he was talking about some neurogel technology; they will seal us inside it to avoid some kind of virus attack on our bodies."
Grandfather Earl's footsteps halted, and he replied; then he turned and glanced at him solemnly and reminded again,
"We have to prepare for the worst. I will try asking them about such technology. Let me talk to some of my old friends first; I have to confirm the situation first."
After speaking, he turned around and walked toward his main room hurriedly.
Ethan glanced at the hurried footsteps of his grandfather thoughtfully.
"Star, invade the network of the imperial research facility and find the information related to this neurogel technology; also find the information related to the shelter."
Ethan ordered calmly and then walked toward his room while looking at his phone. Instantly, information about the neurogel technology appeared.
"Master, It's a technology that stops aging and keeps the body functions, including the nervous system, frozen for more than ten years, but the person must be fully covered in the liquid gel and will stay unconscious for that duration. This technology was developed for space-traveling purposes and the age-delaying process because the most important feature of this technology is that it can be repeatedly used if the gel expires after a ten-year duration."
Star appeared on the screen and explained,
Ethan's eyes widened in shock looking at the technology details and muttered,
"Damn, I didn't know such horrible technology existed in this world. Then why didn't they expose this technology to the public eye if it has such amazing features?"
"Master, because Neuro gel is extremely hard to produce and it's expensive, also the space exploration technology is stalled; that's why this technology has no practical use except preserving bodies for future awakening; some elite and nobles are using it to skip the time."
Star answered his question, and then more information appeared with images of fishes and birds with visible green veins on their bodies.
"Master, also the previous assumptions about the green meteorite containing a virus were correct; the top research institutes of four empires have named it the G Virus. It will spread in the whole world in about two months, but they haven't released this news to the public in order to avoid chaos and panic. Four empires are creating underground shelters on the four famous mountain areas in four directions of the world. They are planning to fully enclose these shelters for a hundred years and keep people inside dormant for years until they find a solution for this virus."
Star then gave information about the virus and underground shelter, showing the four mountain areas and a lot of cargo planes on the runway in the middle of the mountain area, and other machinery from the whole world is working with all their might at full speed, as if all four empires are helping each other in the construction of these bases.
"It's impressive that construction technology here is more advanced than the earth in a previous life,"
Ethan muttered thoughtfully, observing all the images, then his expression became solemn.
"Star, prepare a plan for the next forty-five days. I want to manufacture a shelter and secure this villa area. Also, I need a lot of material for the next ten years of survival. Divide the plan into stages and day-by-day tasks so I can complete all daily tasks easily."
"Yes, master, I will prepare the plans, but I am recommending that you should join the shelter and stay dormant for ten years."
Star nodded and then suggested he join the official shelter.
Ethan fell silent and then shook his head, replying, "It will be a waste of time for me to sleep for ten years with the talent I have; instead, I can stay awake and do a lot of things in these ten years, even find a way to remove the virus from this planet."
"I understand, master; as you wish, here is the list of tasks you have to complete for the next 45 days," Star replied, and then the task list appeared in front of Ethan.
Day one tasks are all highlighted in red; when they are completed, they will turn green, and pending tasks will be marked as blue.
"Good job," Ethan spoke, satisfied with bright eyes looking at day one's task.
"Master, your first task is to order the star company under your name to bring ten plastic and metal printers, all kinds of metallurgy machines, and materials processing equipment. It doesn't matter if all these machines are old, faulty, or new; the star company has enough inventory of these items from the past one hundred years, and they can provide all these items to you right away."
Star showed the first task in red and informed him,
Ethan nodded and then said, "Call the general manager of the company."
"Dialing," Star replied.
"Hi, Wilson here, sir. How can I help you?"
The general manager spoke politely.
"I am Ethan Walter. I am giving you an important task as a chairman. If you can complete it, then you will be rewarded well." Ethan said calmly,
"Sir, it's my duty to complete any task you assign; how can I expect any reward in return?" The general manager smiled and replied with humility.
"Well, I need some items from inventory, and you will personally bring these items to the Walter's villa. You have 6 hours to complete this task before the end of office hours; check the list I sent you." Ethan spoke calmly.
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