Becoming A Tech Tycoon Begins With Regression novel Chapter 138

Chapter 138: A Relaxing day? Nah... Let’s Make Infinite Energy Instead

The next day arrived a lot earlier than Ethan would have liked it to.

Apparently, when you had multiple minds that needed rest at the same time, sleep didn’t last as long as it should have.

His mental processing speed worked against him , a few hours of rest felt like a full night’s cycle to the system-enhanced parts of his brain, even though his body clearly disagreed. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

After a couple of minutes spent laying on the bed and just looking at the high ceiling, he sighed, moved off the bed and headed towards the bathroom.

After ten minutes, he finally stepped out, toweling his hair dry before moving to the sink. The mirror was still fogged, and when he wiped a hand across it, his reflection stared back.

His blue eyes let out a subtle glow as they looked back at him.

Compared to his self a couple of months back, just after his regression, he could see his progress being reflected back at him.

Well, that might be because ONI was still active but still.

Ethan shook his head, chuckling faintly as he tossed the towel onto the rack and walked out of the bathroom.

His apartment was still half-furnished minimalist, and painfully empty....save for the furniture that came with the place.

He knew María would hate the way it currently looked, as it had no homey touch to it.

He had intentionally chosen not to buy anything permanent.... at least, that’s what he told himself, but the truth was, he sucked at decorating.

Ethan stood in the middle of the living room, mug in hand, staring at the blank wall opposite the couch.

An art or two would make a world of difference but he had no idea what to buy... So instead of just randomly choosing and having to look at it every, he preferred to leave the wall as is.

Besides, the view through the window was a work of art of itself.

The sun had just begun to rise over Atlanta, painting streaks of gold and amber across the skyline. From his window, Ethan could see the city slowly come to life.

He took a sip of his coffee, the bitterness successfully supplementing any bit of sleep his body needed.

It was pretty relaxing just standing here and looking at the world below. He really had to remind himself to take simple breaks like this, away from everything else, unlike in his previous life.

He stood there for a while longer, watching as the sun slowly rose past the horizon before a ding from his phone interrupted the moment.

He reached for the phone resting on the counter, glancing at the screen.

It was a message from Isabela.

[Morning, Ethan. We’re settled in. Base systems are online. Vigilants are already arguing about who gets the best room.]

[P.S. — You owe me coffee for making me deal with them.]

A smile appeared on his face as he read.

[That’s good... oh, and as for the coffee... we’ll see.]

Almost instantly, a new bubble appeared.

[Cheap. You’re cheap.]

Isabela had become a lot comfortable with him ever since she found out he had saved the Vigilants.

They were close enough now, for jokes like this to be exchanged which was a good thing.

If she was this comfortable with him now, then that meant her loyalty was also with him.

Another message came through before he could set the phone down.

[Anyway, we’ll send a a detailed report of our new base later, but for now, everything looks good.]

Ethan could practically hear the smile on her face through the message. He could feel that she really cared for the Vigilants, even if she didn’t want them to know.

He knew that she was this happy because she knew they were completely safe right now....or as safe as possible.

Ethan then typed back:

[Good. Let the team take it easy today. No heavy assignments until I say so.]

A few seconds passed. Then:

[Well, that’ll be hard since they are impossibly motivated due to the challenge you gave. They’re already running tests for fun. Zero’s trying to ’break into Sentinel,’ apparently.]

That made him let out a quiet chuckle. Of course they were, it’s not everyday you’d get the chance to make half a billion in a single job.

An impossibly hard one but a single job nonetheless.

[Let him try. It’ll be good practice.]

He put the phone into his pocket and took another slow sip of his coffee, savoring the warmth as the caffeine did its work.

He put the cup in the sink and moved towards his home lab. Today being the weekend didn’t mean he had nothing to do.

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