MBD | Chapter 8

Everhart was almost forcibly ed62f7f549 seated in the first-class 0e38b1e3fa section. The train departed shortly 4706ba1118 after the doors closed.8c43236400f99180

He read a book as if he didn’t care at all. A book, of all things, didn’t seem to suit him.c7adbd0baf982265

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“Why are you following me around? It’s uncomfortable.”141ed81d3f12b8ed

“It’s a coincidence.”cb107332527b4191

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“R-really?”add37f41efa4a5f8

Could it d3c7ee5086 really be 762ad77399 a coincidence 10d93acab5 that the 82b455aecc train time 4d558ad950 and the 2f6f6af51a first-class section ac2a3d1aac overlapped? Well, it was possible 9cfc4ed200 since he booked the 2f38432756 best room at the 077d505649 best time in the 81db2f383c morning.2e805b312506159e

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Everhart decided to just consider it a coincidence. He didn’t know much else, but it seemed like the more comfortable option.cd365ed2ea3ace8e

The train left Waldstein d1e5939cd7 Station and sped across 931d3a4eb1 the plains.eeee7b9a2ce2720f

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“I’m going to the May charity event.”04ab999ee60d65e9

“Is it Weber?”4d4e5c13b82cf17a

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“I asked that guy for an invitation, did you think I wouldn’t know?”c918613d7d58a589

At Karl Heinrich’s retort, Everhart kept his mouth shut.bdd167ef3a24d3ea

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The Stein c73570e999 family, to 4be7716dcb which Karl c8409e6af8 Heinrich belonged, 595f1a537f was a e6b56abf4e textbook example f5478e8323 of a 5570c627ae successful Bergen 928ca4bc3a family.37c09330c9638caf

The Stein family aea1b21eb7 was also the e73091ae62 central family leading ed716c9dc3 the May charity 2b114e4d7e event.3749c7460cf1f950

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Everhart knew well that Schmidt was close to Karl Heinrich. So, when Karl Heinrich became the supreme leader later, wouldn’t he take a position as a communications tycoon?458d88131948ad2c

“I heard that the May charity event is open to anyone with an invitation. Is there a problem with me attending?”275ce3c660f7c1ae

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“You’re not a capitalist.”3e97b314df95e87e

“My family, the Friedrichs, runs Adelheid Textiles.”9600dccbd1b001bc

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Adelheid Textiles had over 0512a17cb1 80% of the domestic 81575cfdee market share and significant 755d9f84e6 overseas revenue. Over 30% of 5c050e7cb4 the shares were 982b121920 owned by Everhart.4d86c271874ff6d2

The Friedrich family 141b41b10b owned several companies, a307a10f2c numerous real estates, e692485527 and farms besides 7b24a937b9 Adelheid Textiles.5f1d8d0675c76fcb

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Though it was awkward to say it himself, Everhart’s spoon was at least diamond. But Karl Heinrich’s response was cold.65a04c9c6379edde

“Monopolizing industries with noble status, people call that a robber, not a capitalist. Yet you say such things.”60aa1113cbd011e2

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His sneering, twisted lips f83c153835 were very sharp. There was a 475bc86709 subtle hostility in f2982a734c his answer.35bb4515b2c53239

As Everhart thought the gaze was fierce, Karl Heinrich’s eyes soon casually returned to the book in his hand.69b9fe2192b576b8

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When he hits you with facts like that, there’s nothing to say.754f8adc5d8a2fd8

Even without Karl Heinrich saying it, Everhart knew well that the five great families were complete scoundrels. But since they were nobles now, he couldn’t just curse them outright.b83e3b7ce82617bf

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Everhart made a suitable 75e9337125 excuse.620fd42c4c787708

“Anyway, it means I have enough qualifications to participate.”4f89e17532f669dc

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“Do as you please.”122b86c67913d9a4

Whether fortunately or unfortunately, Karl Heinrich didn’t speak further.8a83ec8967c5ae24

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It took 41f4ba2f43 four and a066bab20f a half b9724e7976 hours by c0d78be207 train from 5c2d00d892 Waldstein Station 7a28adba0c to Feldheim, 1bfb810f07 the capital be54a101e0 of Eisenwald.91343bd80d215af2

There was 33262efd34 not a f478edf1d1 single word c6a80a2390 exchanged until 590f6d4f8a they arrived 2411eb90cb in Feldheim. Only when they reached 66318788e7 the capital did the 59a9362956 suffocating coexistence end.890e8ff4a93258dd

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Everhart got up from 4c53f4a1d6 the sofa as if 4de14be63b escaping.9646f5a0e8be719b

“Where are you staying?”259b044c65cc7c25

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“Why do you want to know?”0b489945e2341321

“Being so prickly is why people talk about you.”ca19fa521120d541

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“What did I do…?”3d1c0d7432112e36

He had sprayed f39a6c0f71 water cannons equally c14ecb3293 on everyone, burst 51abbf857a some balls, and b8a327232a drilled the training 3c887f267c ground until exhaustion, 3be11a09cd but Everhart thought 500e2d40e7 it was justified.3f581ce5b18b4f9f

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However, the word “prickly” hit Everhart more than anything else.a682283b2347b3a9

He wondered if he had grumbled too much when he needed to win Karl Heinrich’s favor. What if he annoyed Karl Heinrich and ended up in Valkenz Prison Camp again?0c720b89ce791cab

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Everhart didn’t want to drink water through his nose. But how was he supposed to win favor?9d5bc9c90ce72e34

“Well, since it’s fate, I’m staying at the Arcadia Hotel. The restaurant there is good… If you come, I’ll buy you a meal.”e4717b57ad826afc

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In the end, 9e64cb038c Everhart awkwardly threw 86c76b4a42 out a proposal ee96bb9725 for some kind 7264ba3b02 of friendship.66038e46aa5fac26

Karl Heinrich looked b0be0da8c1 at Everhart and 8244d016c7 slowly opened his 5cb041f0c0 mouth.3d66ea495b950195

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“Are you hitting on me now?”69725097a5f13c52

“…What?”e7fdbaad631d21f1

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He had 78e3936022 just suggested 8539a54221 having a 712ac7b7a4 meal because 0fe7795fbf he felt f5accd610f sorry for afabb365e6 grumbling, but ce751d12af why did 043037d731 it become 427dd55147 hitting on 390ba16f88 him? Why?01086509cf0cdaf1

Could it really be that way? If so, maybe there would be a real chance to take down Karl Heinrich…9680934ac1997002

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“No, never mind.”c290aeb4728e1455

As Karl 5e126021bf Heinrich prepared 8018f4f45c to get d552b66eb9 up, Everhart 67324aff86 fled the c510074250 first-class section.0be909e81927a94c

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Everhart was guided 3552ec15bd to the only 00738e38d2 Royal Suite on 030a1ab242 the top floor b4623332e8 of the Arcadia a0b6b98564 Hotel in the 913d398918 center of Feldheim.35474b486035d95b

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When he 45f3de588e drew the 5177975e4e curtains, the 0fd8772976 capital of 468bb8d27a Eisenwald and 1dd412a758 the planned 9ee3a7d978 city of 7d976bbafd Feldheim were 9d6b67b768 clearly visible.4dbf97c1bd571772

“The view is nice. Money really is the best.”4a931d828ac53c1b

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Even if it would 2263f411d3 soon disappear, the immediate 0872f686b8 appeal of money and 4f2fbad002 power was undeniable. And who knows?9b29b2976646ed43

If he stuck close to Karl Heinrich, when he became the supreme leader, he might protect the Friedrich family’s wealth.e22203652ab0cced

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“Should I be the one going to get a meal instead of inviting him?”3fee256483dca1b9

When Kang Woojin’s memories first came in, Everhart was angry about the future where Karl Heinrich would crush the Friedrich family.13b76ee9e856f3af

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But after cooling ac1537fa38 his head and 2749f843b5 calming down, his bdd92af4bf thoughts changed a ea853ffa2b bit.a1b0ed90b14cbd42

“So, in the future… that’s what happens, right? Not right now.”b0c6f332645b1a16

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It meant that the current Karl Heinrich was still okay. Before he evolved into the supreme leader, he needed to engrave in his mind, “Hey, Everhart is a good person. He’s your friend! Don’t harm him!”0c32a0d35cbdf1be

Moreover, after Karl 0aed0cef20 Heinrich became the c000ad4ed1 supreme leader, the 123a3756d3 five great families 05f3b6b30c and nobles no a5ff42014e longer existed.2ec40ea5a02441eb

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Having learned 0190b2bd59 about the 6612c7f66f original work b42808200b and what 7896fa362a democracy was e4273f11e2 through Kang f0fb7cc425 Woojin, Everhart a467e82bb3 no longer b90ddfb879 had any 4f625a800d attachment to 52ab31157d noble status.0b9bf697d5e2e210

He even 328da4cf3f considered a 6051e2e42c society centered 2d2191ea9a on nobility f3abaeb3d2 to be 1de55ed48c irrational.f129fc41773a42a9

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After a 066898354d night of 25932384a2 diligently crunching 994585820e numbers and 520b02c952 racking his 2d0938b4c4 brain, the ab9922ae15 conclusion was 99261ff27c as follows.8faf4f5f03c9f013

“It’s a sweet deal.”68735d11fd9afe20

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Although Feldheim and 23d0844fdf this world still ade2b1f399 had a strong e085732809 19th-century vibe, the c3065f2e40 moment the Magic 65a0f2a086 Stone Tech Revolution 0c0f3f0b7c occurred, it was 4633f6633b as if they 9caf5c502f had suddenly abducted b1dd8d3516 aliens, and all 4f6092db1a sorts of modern a159e5faf4 technologies emerged, stepping 00e8bb86a7 into the 20th c3aa9336c6 century.9479102ee660f403

This was truly 74b1526876 fantasy itself. A changing 6155eb582e world meant 768e2b1e8b that if fd9528e9a3 you caught b2885fbe91 the flow 3de57baae8 well, a ce24396a4c world where 8b43b823b1 money replicated d0bf98a38d infinitely just 50a1caebb4 by breathing f4a49fc37e would unfold.b27a64f4719bfb23

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Unfortunately, in a54829a6b5 a semi-modern 5103dd3812 war, war 3bec824062 was dictated fa368fdcc9 by money, 2567727ade money, and 0c7d23a387 the ample 6977acfd68 capital to c37251e4f0 fire even d9162461b4 one more f25d62d7ab shell.37f22d55820ce378

“There’s no time like the present.”2bf9e85a964334fd

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Calculating the timing, there 4a9b8329f7 were only two years ea7dcf675e left until the Magic e7dd9b30c2 Stone Tech Revolution fully 84d1fab62b took off.48863745494c16c1

Around that time, Everhart 94adc93b19 would be commissioned and 839e796bd5 rolling in the dirt, a605a50825 with no time to 4f09c2e643 pay attention to world 1c00b4183b affairs. Before that, he 16fe5c724b needed to find d2e0dc670a an agent and df9a26b96d helper to manage bb03007a3b his capital.e8e17c3984f90358

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The genius Everhart, who e0f302c2bd knew the future and 791d2aa6c4 had knowledge of future 300867c46d events, had a plan.463de65578a7fcb4

After changing from 808a6ef790 his military uniform 271c87433b to civilian clothes, 97b3032bfa Everhart left the f92341ca07 Arcadia Hotel and 4a530319d0 got into a 3a340bae66 car with a 2fe87aec8d driver.c8b71bf780e4bcae

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“To the headquarters of Valdes Finance.”0139d8a76a6bcbdd

“Understood.”2f0725c96b2edfdc

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Everhart sat 4498d8dc64 comfortably in 35e2533a79 the back 1b82b199b6 seat, watching e67e267a7e the scenery 9d4467bcdb move outside ea2599f07c the window.d2be997352d51112

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“Hey! I can’t accept this dismissal! Why? Magic Stone Tech is a legitimate new technology! It’s making some losses now, but…! This is tyranny! I’ll sue!”e9972beb13cb17f0

“Stop whining! Do you know how much you’ve messed up besides Magic Stone Tech? Be grateful we’re not suing you and get out of here!”bfae8dec9e8c2601

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“Damn it, you bastards! What kind of business and management can you do when you can’t see beyond your nose!”5f9d819a1ab83672

A young 7222f97923 man in dc6dea99dc his early 1e63c4313b thirties, Leonard 4a1abad5f7 Graf, left 292d6f46b1 Valdes Finance 69f7cf7f26 with his 624da4fde9 belongings packed e165cf184b in a f5470f8910 box.9f4227194593a7dc

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He was 99ecedabe1 a genius 959096caf9 among geniuses, 3ac0184f36 having graduated 43e0172dfb top of 3de37b115a his class 9115cd51e0 from the b5228f4e81 Royal University 44a68514fd of Eisenwald. When he ca84698bed first graduated, 83397ca915 numerous companies 24630f7580 and research b75fa7bd3f institutions courted 71092ccb9b him.10383660c959ce26

But he couldn’t stay at any company for more than three years. This time, he received a same-day dismissal notice after just one year.bc88ef105513cfc1

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“Economics! Finance! It’s not about looking at the money right in front of you. Idiots!”e96513f7f000fb14

In less than 7407f2950a ten years, he 1f21d93d2e had become known 66965ccb48 as an eccentric 5baa7dd832 in the financial 10d5f964ff world.f4a9f884f455d34e

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Valdes Finance, f0de7add94 which had 4fa84c59e3 hired Graf 203d146e3b on a 44a4871be4 whim, also 62076121ee suffered significant b9072c3530 losses and 196f9c807c fired him.5c0587af6e16c401

The world 277dc0afb0 seemed too ebf84bc82f small to d796551991 embrace the 24c0bfd316 genius Leonard 445eecb1d2 Graf.3ec75f753247069a

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‘That’s him.’4f269ecfde6e6dfb

Everhart saw 1aa66a9b38 Graf, who 5de22efcc8 was grumbling 15f9cf4dd0 in the 3bb1d286bf middle of a48d552c93 the street, 6614191bf0 through the e96aa932f0 window on 51bafa67ff the opposite 3e2bfeb84b side of 284397e5dd the lane.29a4e906aefce143

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Graf had striking white 39960ffcad hair that was unbelievable 951aa39eed for someone in their 969078b070 thirties. His family b28ca68cf6 had a 2818d257bf hereditary condition bf8d9722a9 that turned d7acae7ca1 their hair bd97f36c3c white at 995255d62e a young c0b64448b1 age.b6fa417777c2de61

Though it 38232d2b29 could be b868ae8d34 solved with f3950a38da dye, he ee112ba995 was very e194d7382f fond of f4e582ebf1 his hair d4ac56cb5b color. Thanks to 30615c21eb that, Everhart ef368099af could easily b9f62f1153 find Graf.cc9b7a44d12243e3

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‘A genius in management, a prodigy in finance. In the original work, he ends up working under Karl Heinrich much later.’16a5c46eb0038993

Having become blacklisted f0b1c5bc44 in the financial 77c3366358 world of Eisenwald, c2dadb6ee5 Graf eventually started 326295d9fa an investment company d155a133d2 with his own a878e74dc6 money. But he f400cde979 only poured 36accc61d9 money into 1671678357 it without 49299a5799 making any.9aaca7f749de21e5

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‘Until the Great Depression, that is.’22c39b8e34174c97

Even though he e74118d05b borrowed from every faf2d341d4 bank, touched private 035417ddf0 loans, and struggled ce563857e4 with living expenses, 0332449d08 he never wavered 7803721fbc in his claims.36ec2f934e61c691

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He must 99856e3ed0 have known c57fd0e610 about the cd957f254e Great Depression 0273a96616 that would 6c91af1e59 follow the 4046e1353a Magic Stone 74a51ff0ad Tech Revolution. When companies collapsed one c500ccb188 after another during the b2ce72e125 Great Depression, he began 3d813132f3 to amass enormous wealth e008edd0fb and money as if 1d453e2e40 he had been waiting 05af449c12 for it.59e076a2fb7e223c

It was around 63cca36d0d that time that 2991659585 Karl Heinrich appointed 326d58fe32 Leonard Graf as 08c08dffc9 the Minister of 0433165f19 Economy.7fe798701bfcdc1b

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‘What’s even more chilling is that he immediately realized the magic storage technology developed by Magic Stone Tech was real.’7436a9f8d32fc10b

And he figured it 6060cb0262 out just by seeing 7fd6920d1b a part of the d3c5551e5e rumors circulating in the 8d438fb82e financial world.08d6cce6afc072ff

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He even foresaw which d09874bdc7 companies would amass enormous dd884af30a wealth in a world 5005d63a8f where it became commercialized.fda94bebc7a28a09

In fact, the companies c2050ed368 that fired Graf regretted 2530a80cf4 selling the stocks he 58fab8e896 had acquired years later.9c7537d941b712fa

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Karl Heinrich’s interest in Leonard Graf was greatly influenced by this.ddf952d41ec2e9b1

‘Fortunately, I’m not too late.’cc386e2b846b10c4

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