Chapter 278: Zeros' Growing Forces

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"Forget about them. Let's play Edolas Super Brawl." "You're on!" Edolas Super Brawl which Zero developed a few months back had been released to the public. It had become very popular with their gaming console selling for up to tens of millions. The demand for these gaming consoles was very high while the supply was very limited. People were more than willing to buy the consoles, even though they cost 500 Ethan excluding the games. It reached a point where people would buy the console in bulk and resell it for a much higher price. With this success, Tech Genesis increased the production of the gaming console. Along with that, with the instruction given by Zero before he went to the Tower of Obelisk, they started to make multiple games that could be played on that game console. With limited entertainment apps in Edolas, Tech Genesis was the only company that people relied on for enjoyable games and innovative apps. As far as social media apps and games are concerned, Tech Genesis had a complete monopoly in Edolas. After Tech Genesis' success, many people tried to copy their apps. Many guilds recruited a lot of software developers and were trying to make engaging games for people but they were not on the level of Tech Genesis. There was a small success with games but they could not make anything that different from Tech Genesis and lacked innovation. The cause of this was because there were not enough skilled developers, and secondly, all the talented developers were already taken by Tech Genesis. As a result of Tech Genesis' treatment and protection from multiple high-ranking guilds, many chose to work at Tech Genesis as software developers. They also enjoyed high status even as software developers as long as they worked for Tech Genesis. Because of this, the treatment of software developers, in general, has changed. Previously, people who took software engineering as their career were looked down upon, and they were given very low salaries. But seeing how much profit they bring in and because of the demand for software developers, both the social standing and salary of software developers changed. Anyway, the leading company for all this change was Tech Genesis and every product that they introduced was excellent. People didn't doubt the quality of products sold by Tech Genesis. Because of this, even when the reseller sold the gaming console for 2000 Ethan, which was very expensive in comparison to the original price, many consumers didn't hesitate to empty their pockets. Anyway, Edolas Super Brawl was just one of their recent successful projects. Along with that, Tech Genesis developed many apps such as VidFlow which is basically Youtube, and NovelNexus which is similar to web novels. This was all based on the idea of Zero, and Tech Genesis was making them. With such a project at hand, even without Zero, Tech Genesis was already busy. Besides Tech Genesis, NightShade, who swore to work for Zero, and ManaElemist were also extremely busy fulfilling their duties. The NightShade Guild's primary job was to safeguard Tech Genesis' employer and protect Zero's parents. Although Shadow Genesis has been growing at an alarming rate as well, it was not comparable to NightShade which had an S-Rank Explorer and multiple Rank-A+ Explorers. Along with that, they also have to raid dungeons occasionally in order to prevent dungeon outbreaks in their territory. Moreover, they would obtain various treasures from the dungeon which would increase their guild's strength. However, those were not difficult tasks. They were busy because of their rising influence which prompted many people to apply for their guild. With the resources provided by Zero, their power has already risen to become one of the top guilds in the city. Many graduates from Top-5 Academy had planned to join NightShade due to the resources that they promised to provide. NightShade has plenty of training resources as well as an excellent reputation, making it the ideal place for people searching for a guild to join. NightShade had to use a considerable amount of time and human resources to select new guild members. Because the day of graduation was coming closer, NightShade could not slack off and miss out on a talented graduate. Similarly, Mana Elemist was extremely busy because of growing demands for their products. ManaElemist, while it was under Tech Genesis, had a completely different focus than Tech Genesis. Unlike Tech Genesis, which involved making software, ManaElemist mainly created products using Mana stone. Be it the phone used by Explorers or the surveillance system that The Authority is using in dungeons and dangerous areas, everything was made by ManaElemist. The product of ManaElement was limited and therefore, exclusive to only some of the people. Due to Zero, the NightShade guild and Shadow Genesis guild are able to purchase those products at a low price, and The Authority is also entitled to the same privilege. As a result of their favor to The Authority, they were able to make a connection that benefited both parties. The Authority benefited from this connection as they would get all kinds of technologies from ManaElemist which greatly enhanced their exploration capabilities. As exploration became less dangerous, the speed with which it was completed greatly improved. Tech Genesis also benefited from obtaining The Authority's favors, which included protection from other guilds and a strong organization. With The Authority having a good relationship with Tech Genesis, other people didn't dare to mess with Tech Genesis unless they wanted to become the enemy of The Authority. Moreover, the profit that ManaElemist generated from selling the products was very high, almost reaching 30 % of what Tech Genesis made. Day by day, the force that Zero had cultivated was getting stronger and more influential. His company could already be regarded as one of the most profitable businesses in Edolas and NightShade was not very far from becoming a Diamond Grade guild. Though, with fame came all kinds of rumors. With how famous NightShade and Tech Genesis became, it was not very odd for people to know that NightShade was acting as a bodyguard for Tech Genesis. NightShade protecting Tech Genesis was very odd for many people. Usually, no guild would lower themselves to protect a company unless it was under their name. However, rather than Tech Genesis working under NightShade, it was more like NightShade working for Tech Genesis and many confirmed this relationship. NightShade guild members showed great respect for the executives of Tech Genesis which confirmed that NightShade was working for Tech Genesis and not the other way around. While many speculated that the NightShade guildmaster was also the owner of TechGenesis, the NightShade guildmaster denied those speculations. The identity of Tech Genesis was mysterious and many were curious about it. Many wanted to know because of their admiration while others were trying to profit from that information. The media would do anything to obtain that information, as it would make for good news, while the hostile organization wanted it so that it would reveal Tech Genesis' vulnerabilities. Anyway, the mystery of Tech Genesis remained unsolved which was good for Zero. He didn't want greedy people to threaten his peaceful life and this information could also affect his family. Though with Zero gone, nobody would know that answer unless Tech Genesis Top executives or The Authority revealed the answer. Because of how valuable Tech Genesis had become, various strong guilds were keeping their eyes on them. It is only because of NightShade and The Authority that those guilds refrained from attacking them. In another world, right now, Zero's company was dominating the market and no one could do anything about it.

Chapter 278: Zeros' Growing Forces

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