Disaster strikes! The vanished system releases a new mission

Li Xing's bewitching voice sounded like a demonic incantation.

It continuously rattled Pilaf's mind.

Drool leaked from the corner of Pilaf's mouth.

Slurp!

"Excellent, that's a great idea."

"Right, regarding the corporation, I'll give you 10% of the shares. For instance, if the company earns ten thousand trillion a year, you'd get one thousand trillion. How about that?"

Pilaf suddenly sobered up.

"My Lord, that's not right."

Li Xing suppressed his laughter, feigning ignorance.

"Oh? What's not right?"

Pilaf furrowed his brows, mobilizing his clever brain cells as much as he could.

He might not understand schemes, but for a scientist like him, numbers were as simple as could be.

"My Lord, why is it only 10%?"

Li Xing looked at Pilaf.

"You really are dense. First of all, once your income reaches the level of hundreds of millions, there's actually no difference between one hundred million and one thousand trillion; you can do whatever you want. What does the amount matter? Secondly, does the company not need costs to manufacture products? For example, the rockets, satellites, and launches you produce—aren't they made from materials bought with the money exchanged from my jewels? We are a legitimate company; we can't just go around robbing people. Everything must be legal and compliant, conducting business properly. Even if the cost is one-third, doesn't that mean 33% is already gone? Furthermore, doesn't company operation cost money? Don't the people we hire need to be paid?"

Li Xing was just about to continue his deception.

Pilaf suddenly grew anxious.

"Wait, My Lord, I agree with everything before that, but why pay them to work? Shouldn't they be paying us to work at our group? Giving them food to eat is generous enough, let alone paying them money?"

Li Xing stared at Pilaf with glowing green eyes.

He had thought the experts from his past life were already invincible in their stupidity. He hadn't expected such an idiot to exist in the Dragon Ball World. And this idiot was his own subordinate.

"Alright, money is of little use. Once we unify the Earth, don't you want to go see other planets? There are many strange and wonderful things in the universe."

"What? Are there really aliens?"

Pilaf immediately shrieked in surprise.

Xiao Wu and the lethargic Ashu were also stirred with excitement.

Li Xing nodded with a chuckle.

He wasn't a professional at painting grand visions, but it was more than enough to hoodwink these three simpletons.

"Of course, don't doubt me. In fifteen years at most, you will see for yourselves."

Li Xing said with certainty.

In his heart, however, he thought that this wasn't necessarily true.

In Pilaf and his cohorts' minds, only those living outside of Earth were aliens. If technological development was fast enough, he might be able to build a spaceship first and head to Namek. That way, he could prove his words directly.

"Right, Pilaf, get your affairs in order. As the Chief Scientist of Aurora Group, you will be in charge of the group's research personnel and research direction. No problem, right?"

Pilaf's heart was surging with emotion; he had no other thoughts left.

He excitedly shouted that there was no problem.

"Good. Next, Xiao Wu, you will become the Chief Human Resources Officer of Aurora Group, responsible for the deployment of all personnel in the company, excluding the scientists."

Xiao Wu's face flushed, and she immediately replied in a shrill voice.

"I guarantee I will not let Director Li Xing down. I will handle the case impartially."

Li Xing wore a look of resentment once again. He had actually watched Super Detective.

This left Xiao Wu feeling anxious, wondering what she had done wrong.

Li Xing waved his hand. "As for you, take 5% of the net profits."

Xiao Wu did not compare herself to Pilaf. They still held loyalty toward Pilaf, and since Pilaf's utility and abilities surpassed theirs, they naturally would not compete with him.

After arranging things for Xiao Wu, it was Ashu's turn. Li Xing had originally intended to train Xiao Wu, Ashu, and Pilaf. It was only after arriving at the castle that a sudden inspiration struck him to establish a corporation and pursue a path of science.

There was still much that Li Xing had not seen. However, there was one point: in the GT Timeline, if Bulma hadn't developed that Super Concentrated Blutz Wave, Vegeta would never have been able to transform into a Super Saiyan 4. That wasn't all; Li Xing also coveted the high-tech advancements Bulma would later develop, such as space-time teleportation.

The Dragon Ball World was composed of countless parallel worlds, and he was not certain whether he was in the Super God Timeline or the GT Timeline. Li Xing had only one thought: regardless of the timeline or event sequence, he would first raise his own strength. Whatever enemy came, he would simply blast them to pieces. Possessing such a cheat, if Li Xing lacked confidence, he would be doing a disservice to the experience of climbing his way up from an orphan to a position better than most adults.

He arranged for Ashu to become the head of the group's security, responsible for mobilizing the troops. In this way, research, reserve personnel and supplies, and frontline combat power were all fully formed. Among the three, apart from Pilaf who needed to be in the laboratory frequently for research, Xiao Wu and Ashu did not. Ashu, in particular, had the primary task of finding people to spar with Li Xing.

Why make money? Wasn't it for enjoyment? Compared to running around everywhere to train bitterly, he could simply train a group of talented people himself. By sparring with that group every day, his strength would naturally soar. As long as he maintained the right balance, there wouldn't be any problems, and he could continuously gain strength from the people he trained.

"My Lord."

Li Xing stared at the bitter-faced Ashu and hummed noncommittally.

"My Lord, it's so hard. Can I... can I not be this security head?"

Li Xing raised an eyebrow. "Is that so? Then who would you like to swap with?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Ashu fell silent. Swap with whom? He couldn't even do basic arithmetic correctly; who could he possibly swap with? Ashu looked aggrieved.

"Um, I!"

Li Xing cast a sidelong glance at Ashu. "Otherwise, you can choose to hold no position at all and give up that 5% net profit."

Ashu's face turned deathly pale. That was absolutely out of the question. He had to have it.

"Fine." Li Xing waved his hand. "Very well. Xiao Wu, start recruiting. Our chief scientist will begin perfecting the research, starting with personal computers, then moving on to smart mobile terminals. These trillions are just pocket change. Once the internet is launched, I will teach you all and show you what it means to rake in money by the day."

Li Xing was brimming with ambition. Once he finished speaking, he shooed them away.

"Come here, Ashu." Li Xing said with a beaming smile, while Ashu looked as if he had just lost his parents, his face twisted in misery.

Li Xing was just about to stand up and head toward the training room.

"Opportunity detected, Super Choice System activated."

The system's voice, both strange and familiar, rang out.

This useless system had issued a mission two months ago, settled it half a month ago, and now it had appeared once again.

Counting it up, it had only popped up three times in two months; it truly was a stranger.

"Ashu, you go down and rest for a while first. Make sure to recruit some powerful people to spar with me; that will also take some of the pressure off you."

Ashu's eyes lit up, and he immediately straightened his back and puffed out his chest.

He had thought he was in for a miserable time, but who would have guessed such a good thing would happen.

My Lord was still very considerate of him; it was clear he had changed his mind halfway through.