In the middle of a private hall, Ray was faced with a crowd; there stood many lawyers and managers of now his company.
On the other side of the room, some military higher-ups stayed silent in their place.
Even though his title was not a real one, in public a few people from the military always followed him. With some protecting the tower at all times, after the crafting had gone successful, his importance had increased many times for Alexandria.
The whole crowd was silent, waiting for Ray to start his speech.
Ray cleared his throat and stepped forward on the stage, ready for him: "As you may already know, from an hour ago I have taken full control over all the possessions of my family. I must appreciate all of your hard work since my parents passed away to keep their legacy alive."
The sounds of claps continued for a minute before Ray continued again: "I have to announce a few things before the party begins. First, from now on, the top manager of each branch gets 10 percent of the revenue of that branch for themselves in that month, the second place gets 5 percent, and the third gets 1."
Once he had created the biggest underground business, his experience in the field was greater than most of them.
Upon the announcement, all the managers went crazy; if they succeed, that could be a life-changing number to gain in one month. The company had 104 branches, each in different fields like entertainment, clothing, engineering, etc. All the top managers were focusing on Ray.
"Second, Marin Mercury will be the top manager of the wine branch."
"What?" Marin sat on the front. She was as surprised as others; the wine branch was one of the weakest branches among all of them.
"Is he throwing me away?" Marin thought to herself, she didn't dare to cause a fuss in the middle of everything.
Ray didn't mind her and resumed, "Third: From now on, Marian from the jewel shop will blend with all of our brands regarding her fields." He had talked with Marian about it; she liked more money and her brand, so they both agreeing didn't take much.
"And at last, the Bible tower will be the main base for the company. Additional details will be sent to you in private."
He observed all the people in the room; some were frustrated, others were motivated by the changes. Ray smiled as he returned to his backstage. Marian followed him too.
Yelena awaited him with a few maids by her side; she had worn the most revealing dress that Ray had ever seen. It was so short that it barely covered half of her ass, with her cleavage all in view.
"You did great, kid. But are you sure about Marin?" She said with the empty bottle of wine in her hands.
"She will have a better life than she could ever get if she was not my parents' friend." Ray said with an indifferent tone. Marin had no benefit to keep around.
"Too cruel, kid." She licked her lips: "Not like I give a fuck anyway. See you at the party; don't hit on me in front of my husband." She left after picking up a few more bottles.
"Leave." With Ray's command, all the maids left the room, leaving him and Marian alone.
"Someone among the guests is a spy." Marian dropped her usual act.
"It's normal; the question is, are they spies for the judges or just a business rival?" Ray wondered how she had found there was a spy.
"The frequency they use is only used in military or very secretive lines. The chance of them being from the Judges is greater. So what is your plan?" She leaned against a wall. Unlike most other women, she had her usual suit.
"Nothing. We are going to enjoy the party. They are not stupid enough to attack the tower tonight." In his previous life, after destroying the tower. Judges left him without to be for the rest of his life. Although this time was different, Ray knew they didn't want that much attention.
She shrugged as her tone returned to her usual energetic voice: "Well, we should go to the party too. Rumors about us have probably started by now; that makes it easier."
A few days ago, after that, Ray wanted to go for his trainings in her place; they faced a big problem: lots of paparazzi were locked on Ray after Alexanderia announced him as her vice general.
"You know they can be truths." Ray tried his best. Marian was a long shot for his current situation.
Marian laughed at his flirting: "I'm flattered. Maybe one day in the future when I graduate you from being my apprentice. For now sex is off-limits between us."
"I will await then." His thoughts were wild about how she would be in bed.
She picked up her phone. "Don't be late for your training tomorrow. It will be your first day. Also try to reach level 3 by tonight."
Ray was only about 1000 experience points short from his next level. In the past days he had spent a lot of time with Rose.
"I will try. You leaving?"
"Yeah, I don't like free sex parties. See you." Instead of leaving like a normal person, a silver portal swallowed her, ignoring all the defenses of teleportation around the tower. "What is the point of defenses even?"
Ray closed his eyes while planning for the future too: "Tonight I should get Kaine. She, Rose, and Yelena should be all that I need until I reach Level 4 before the kingdom of ice starts."
His lips curled into a smile. "After tonight, I will reach a point that I can go hunting."
His affinity for the heart of the demon still had a long way to go to be satisfied.