As they settled into the limo and Bella smoothly pulled into Manhattan traffic, Parker's phone chimed with the distinctive sound of the system delivering good news.
[Ding! 50x Cashback Card reward...]
[Ding! You have received $300 trillion from the Sophisticated Space acquisition!]
[Ding! Current liquid assets: $300.292 trillion!]
Parker glanced at his system and phone screens, a satisfied smile playing across his lips. Six trillion spent strategically—he could have acquired Sophisticated Space for 2.5 or 3 trillion, but deliberately overpaid to maximize the cashback bonus. Three hundred trillion earned in return, plus the 0.292 trillion he'd had remaining from previous transactions.
Even by cosmic standards, that was what financial analysts would call "gaming the system beautifully."
"Everything alright?" Maya asked, noticing his expression as she leaned against his shoulder.
