The position did not have any manuals or guidebooks to follow so he believed it was always best to simply listen to his every instinct.
"Wait, wouldn't that mean that the perception filter was really an edit" David thought as he put on his clothes after stepping out of the bathroom.
Back then he was more focused on the weird death that the cultivator had suffered than the glitch that erased every evidence of the fight.
Back then it had felt an abnormal deep sense of irritation to the glitch, it felt wrong and unnatural. If he was right in his position being guided by his instincts then that must have been an edit.
"Why would a past editor make such an edit?" David questioned
Without much thought, he simply shrugged and immediately got ready, wearing some breathable clothes. Yesterday had taught him a lesson that he hoped wouldnt ever repeat again.
"Okay i'm ready, lets start" David said as he stepped out into the sitting room
In the sitting room, he could see Ibrahim sitting quietly while doing something on his phone, on the other side, he could see a young woman, she looked to be in her mid twenties. It was Nous.
"Yes sir:" Ibrahim said as he put away his phone.
"Wont you like to change, i bought an extra set to help you during training" David said as he brought out the extra set.
He didn't know what Nous's training would be like but he had come prepared
"If that is all, let's get going, I have prepared the perfect spot for your training so for the next two weeks this is all you would do everyday, twice a day" Nous said as she walked ahead of them
Nous led them through a long winding path around the Airbnb and soon, they were standing in front of a stream.
It was small but just by looking at it, he could tell that it was deep.
"How did you even find this?" David asked
[I chose this Airbnb because of this small stream.. Well it is an underground river] Nous replied
"Please don't tell me that our training involves entering that stream?"
[Naturally, however before we do so, hand him the armband in your palm]
"What armband?" David asked as he opened his palm
But as he did so, he saw what looked like a liquid coming out of the ring on his finger
The liquid soon gained stability and shape as a red armband was formed. Seeing this, David suddenly felt the need to go review Nous's capabilities.
"Ibrahim, here wear it and don't take it off" David said as he handed it over.
Since Nous had created it, he guessed that it was probably to monitor his health and body during the training.
"Okay since anyone here would want to experience the long and fluff full weight lifting and gym breaking long hours, so I wanted to keep this short simple and highly efficient. Today you both will be swimming against that current" Nous announced as her construct turned around to face them
. Ibrahim obeyed even if he was confused.
After that, Nous began instructing them. They started with a brief warm up before NOus forced both of them into the water. Nous's efficient training method turned out to be swimming against the current.
As it said the water was deep and drowning was definitely a risk but it didn't stop her from forcing them in. Despite all the protests, it fell on deaf ears.
Not even three minutes in David could feel his entire body burning, his arms and legs were aching, his lungs were burning but Nous's hands were still on him.
For the construct of a woman in its mid twenties, the amount of strength that Nous could exhibit was scary. Without any choice they both continued until they could barely move.
Afterward Nous made them do a set of regular exercises, just the standard warm up set before eventually forcing them back into the river. At some point they both forgot why they were even doing this and just continued as instructed.
The entire training session lasted only an hour but Nous had to carry them both home afterward. Both were fully awake but completely unresponsive due to tiredness.
"Please next time can you give us a heads up before such an intense training session" David complained
"Your request was to forge him into a special force grade individual in the shortest time possible and through this, all it would take is six weeks to complete physical and mental conditioning then about a month for auxiliary training" Nous replied while pointing at Ibrahim.
"Even if, couldn't you at least ease us into it, na just bodyguard work i come for, no be this thing" Ibrahim complained as David nodded in agreement
He understood that he had made the request but he did not expect such training that could put them to death if they weren't careful.
"I did, rest up, we will continue at night but you will have tomorrow off" She said before leaving the room to them
As soon as she left the two looked at each other before collapsing on the floor. They laughed but even that was painful
Just touching the bed, David could feel his mind slipping into the embrace of lord morpheus but before he could fall asleep, They both saw Nous walk into the sitting room with some food in hand.
"As much as sleep is needed, it is not advised now, east first then some light exercises to reset your body unless you want to wake up with your entire body locked up" Nous advised
"Sir you didn't tell me that this would be how things would be" Ibrahim asked.
"Do i look like i knew it would be like this too, anyway we have already started, we cant stop now" David said as he dragged the food closer to eat.
To Ibrahim it may look like a needless exercise but then it could mean the difference between dying today and surviving till tomorrow. He didn't blame the man though, it was just how things were here.
There were plenty of industries that were looked down on by Nigerians which meant that the man before him never considered that being a security agent needed such strict training.
….
In this manner the weeks went by as the two gradually got used to the absurd training schedule that Nous had printed out.
The AI controlled everything from nutrition to sleep in fact this was like a military camp. Well that is if military camps allowed massage chairs and exceptionally good feeding.
This was the third week since they began the routine and he had already begun to see results.
He didn't get rock hard abs or become handsome as many novels and fanfictions had portrayed, but he liked what he was becoming.
He didn't become bigger like the standard bodybuilder, Nous said that this was because swimming training all the muscle groups at once.
Meaning he was building functional strength not aesthetics, this meant that he didn't look much different from before but at the same time, he looked worlds apart from what he once was.
"Sir, On behalf of XXxX group, I would like to thank you for your cooperation, however do understand that it would take a while before the commission is complete" a voice said from across the screen before him.
"I understand, I wouldn't have contacted you with such outrageous requests if i expected a quick delivery, if you guys need anything, you know how to contact me"
"We will and thank you for your understanding" the representative said before the video call was cut.
David relaxed back into his seat as he stared at the now blank laptop screen.
"That's the fourth brand to accept right?" David asked
[Yes sir, however does this mean that you are willing to extend Nous Group beyond just entertainment] Nous asked
"Who can turn down money?" David replied with a sigh
The past few weeks had yielded results beyond his expectation. First Renovatio was now officially the most downloaded PC game there was and kept on winning several titles after that like the most streamed game and all.
He was already a billionaire by the end of the first week and now the last thing he considered was money.
Apart from that, Nous's idea of physical conditioning was doing its wonders.
It didn't give him rock hard abs as he had thought but he felt stronger, faster than he normally would be. It was truly as it had explained, the exercise built core strength not aesthetics.
Ibrahim was different though, turns out being a B-rank talent simply meant that his body reacted best to physical conditioning meaning that he exhibited about 1.5x more effects than the regular result.
As for what was happening now, it was simple: he wanted to buy a car. However Nous didn't approve of any car he came up with, something about the dignity of the Editor.
So now rather than buying a car, he was launching another business.
"By the way, shouldn't we take it a step further and give blueprints for actual car designs?" David asked
[Considering the original purpose of this, that seems like a good suggestions but as a company, it is best to only license certain technologies to them, that way they can create freely and you earn more] Nous explained