The city woke slowly beneath a pale morning sky.
Traffic began filling the wide avenues of the downtown district, while the towering glass skyscrapers reflected the early sunlight.
For most people, it was just another workday.
For Lin Tianyu, however, it was the day his life officially changed.
Morning — Government Registration Office
Lin Tianyu stood quietly inside a modern government office building.
Rows of desks stretched across the large hall where entrepreneurs submitted paperwork to register new companies.
Beside him stood Zhao Ming, dressed in a sharp suit, holding a folder filled with documents.
"You're unusually calm," Zhao Ming said.
Lin Tianyu glanced around the office.
"Should I be nervous?"
Zhao Ming chuckled.
"Most people are."
"For many entrepreneurs, registering a company is the start of years of struggle."
Lin Tianyu smiled faintly.
"For me, it's the start of something bigger."
Zhao Ming studied him quietly.
The young man standing beside him didn't look like someone who had just built a rapidly growing AI product.
But the data didn't lie.
Aurora AI was expanding quickly.
And the potential behind it was enormous.
Zhao Ming handed the paperwork to the clerk.
"Company name?"
The clerk looked up.
Lin Tianyu answered calmly.
"Tianyu Technologies."
The clerk typed quickly.
A few minutes later, the registration certificate was printed.
Zhao Ming handed it to Lin Tianyu.
"Congratulations."
"You're officially the founder of Tianyu Technologies."
For a moment, Lin Tianyu simply looked at the document.
A small piece of paper.
But it represented the beginning of an empire.
Inside his mind, the system interface appeared again.
MISSION COMPLETE
Establish Technology Company
Reward Issued
• ¥10,000,000 transferred to host account
• Corporate AI Management System
• Technology Points +300
His phone vibrated.
Bank notification appeared.
Deposit Received: ¥10,000,000
Another system message followed.
ECONOMIC NETWORK REPORT
Current Balance: ¥34,720,000
Projected Profit (Next 24 Hours): ¥4,100,000
Lin Tianyu exhaled slowly.
Thirty-four million yuan.
Only a few weeks ago he had barely been able to afford basic equipment.
Now he had the capital to build something far greater.
New Office
Later that afternoon, Zhao Ming brought Lin Tianyu to a newly rented office building.
The building wasn't enormous.
But it was modern.
Clean.
And located in a growing technology district.
"Temporary headquarters," Zhao Ming explained.
"Until the company grows."
Lin Tianyu walked through the empty office floor.
Large windows overlooked the city skyline.
Rows of desks had already been installed.
Servers were being delivered in the corner of the room.
"Development team will arrive next week," Zhao Ming continued.
"We recruited several engineers."
Lin Tianyu nodded.
"Good."
The Corporate AI Management System inside his mind activated automatically.
A new interface appeared.
CORPORATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Company: Tianyu Technologies
Departments:
• Software Development
• AI Research
• Infrastructure & Servers
• Business Operations
Current Employees: 0
Lin Tianyu studied the panel.
Soon that number would grow.
Developers.
Researchers.
Engineers.
Tianyu Technologies was about to become a real company.
Aurora AI Explodes
Back in the office, Wang Hao rushed in excitedly.
"You need to see this!"
He opened the laptop and showed the dashboard.
Aurora AI's user count had surged again.
Users: 482,000
Zhao Ming raised an eyebrow.
"That's fast."
Lin Tianyu nodded.
"The algorithm spreads naturally."
Productivity software had a simple advantage.
Once people found it useful, they recommended it to others.
Within hours, the number crossed another milestone.
Users: 500,000
Inside Lin Tianyu's mind, the system responded.
SYSTEM NOTICE
Host Influence Increasing Rapidly
Aurora AI User Base: 500,000
New Market Phase Unlocked
Lin Tianyu smiled slightly.
Half a million users.
And this was still only the beginning.
Trouble Arrives
But success never came without enemies.
That evening, Zhao Ming received a phone call.
His expression changed slightly as he listened.
After hanging up, he looked at Lin Tianyu.
"We have a problem."
"What kind?"
"A legal complaint."
Lin Tianyu frowned.
"From who?"
Zhao Ming answered calmly.
"Your old friend."
"Wang Jun."
Apparently Wang Jun's family company had filed a report accusing Aurora AI of violating data privacy regulations.
It wasn't a serious accusation.
But it could cause delays.
Investigations.
Legal trouble.
Wang Hao slammed the table angrily.
"That guy is unbelievable!"
Lin Tianyu remained calm.
"He's desperate."
Zhao Ming nodded.
"Probably."
"But this is how business wars start."
Lin Tianyu looked out the office window.
The city skyline glittered under the evening lights.
His voice was quiet.
"Then we'll deal with it."
Meanwhile — A New Rival
Across the city, inside the headquarters of a large technology company, a senior executive studied a report.
The company was called NovaTech Systems.
And the report contained something unusual.
Aurora AI's growth statistics.
The executive frowned.
"Half a million users in two weeks?"
An assistant nodded.
"Yes."
"Developer is a new company called Tianyu Technologies."
The executive leaned back.
"Interesting."
"Keep watching them."
Sometimes the biggest rivals appeared when success started becoming visible.
Night — The Next Vision
Late that night, Lin Tianyu stood alone in the new office.
The building was quiet.
Outside the windows, the city lights stretched endlessly into the distance.
Inside his mind, the system interface appeared again.
TECHNOLOGY TREE
Unlocked Industries Available:
• Artificial Intelligence Platforms
• Operating Systems
• Game Engines
• Biotechnology Research
• Pharmaceutical Development
• Energy Systems
• Ocean Exploration Technology
• Space Infrastructure
Lin Tianyu stared at the list.
Aurora AI was only one branch.
One product.
The system contained the blueprint for entire industries.
His voice was calm.
"The real empire…"
"…hasn't even started yet."
Outside the office window, the night city shimmered with opportunity.
And far beyond the campus where everything began—
The first sparks of a technological revolution were forming.