"....."

Scolded, He was clearly being scolded by this ungrateful system.

Yeah he wrote a little too much which might be because of the fact that the voices in his mind never stop arguing with each other, crosschecking and then trying to figure out the ways to counter his own plans so he can be prepared for the countermeasures.

Also isn't he helping the system from not creating too much mess?

Given he used this opportunity to solve many issues of himself, like for example throwing Belladonna's mess on to the Morningstar's, so they can keep her under the checks.

He also made sure Isolde would not be on hostile terms with him, simply because she was already in the Protagonist camp being grown beside him since childhood, so when they meet there would be -20 drop in the favorability because of his Villain Halo.

The move of his made sure she would be curious of him at their first meeting, so her favorability does not fall into the negative, as long as it's not negative, his charm can handle the rest but once in negative it would be harder to rise back up again without his immediate actions.

There is also the issue of Nathan. He does look useless right now but it's far from it, Alex steals too much stuff from him, his first Heroine Alia, his money making charm Grace, his backup powerhouse that is Helen and most importantly his own mother of whom he has unconditional support.

And what happened to Nathan? Not only was his luck not emptied but it would have even increased if not for Alex to be smart enough to interfere and stop it from happening.

Compared to Nathan. Jake, who had a more powerful background and even strength was just nothing but an ant, losing thousands of luck left and right by simple actions of Alex, the only reason he was still alive is simply because of his Cultivation technique.

Alex also understands now, Nathan was not losing his luck not just because he is the main protagonist of this world currently unlike Jake who was just a bait but also because these early plot heroines though provided lots of help and support to Nathan in plot, they are not actually needed for his growth.

If he wanted to cut off Nathan's luck then he had to attack his main support, Which are of course his Master and childhood sweetheart Isolde, though there were also senior sisters they should not be an issue once he captured the master.

He wrote that the synopsis pulled Isolde, an important pillar of Nathan's growth on his own terms, not letting her grow and firm her foothold, making it easy to raid.

Of course he also pulled the Vespera Morningstar, a mid plot Villainous from Nathan's plot directly in his camp.

Yeah Villainous simply because she is standing against Isolde Morningstar, being the evil step sister for just wanting to get her birthright.

'Come to think of it, this Nathan is too hypothetical, asking everyone to be fair and then completely ignoring when others ask for what is rightfully theirs, His own sister's right he stole it.'

Alex couldn't help but think of it. He remembers in plot Vespera Morningstar though the 2nd born by birth is actually more eligible to be head of Morningstar family.

But it was Nathan who jumped and morally started questioning the Morningstar family saying by family law, the firstborn daughter rightfully became heir of the family.

Completely ignoring that Isolde is bastard not blood of actual head of family, Regina Morningstar nor seeking hypocrisy of his as he took the position of family's heir from his elder sister, saying birthright is backward thinking, family go to those who are capable of handling it along with being talented enough.

"Hey it's me Nee-San, Can you help me to buy some good VR pods for that new game "New Dawn"? Send two to the Valentine household under the name of Rebbeca Valentine, Rest you give to the girls then let's all join when that game launches, Can you do that?.....Oh Send a few extra to the hospital ward you know which ones quite well."

Alex's chain of thought train derailed as he went from feeling wronged to praising his planning then to calling Amara as he suddenly remembered to play that game he needed a VR pod.

Though he brought a lot of stuff but Liora being who she is hoarded all that stuff, and then come to think of it he just brought the games and pc to play that game not brought the VR pods as they are quite costly given how much tech that goes into it.

".....Brother we do have the military grade VR pods but there are only 10 of them available in the stock right now…..I am sorry if you give me time I can arrange others till tomorrow morning."

Amara was sitting on the boss chair in her personal office from the manufacturing branch company in Berlin city who made the components needed for other machineries to make sure every part was up to the standards.

Normally a firm woman who made other employees tremble with her gaze alone right now was frantically typing on the laptop in front of her, trying to use her contacts to get what her brother asked for her.

Winchester family actually did build these Military grade VR pods which used to train the new recruiters without putting these new girls in actual line of fire.

Normally there was not much stock available, simply because these VR pods are filled with too many life systems and such safety protocols in it, which is giving because unlike VR headset, VR pods put the whole body in an indefinite period of time.

So there are lots of safety protocols, for example life system on board to keep eye on the vitals, there is also CANH System (Clinically Assisted Nutrition & Hydration), which make sure body still get the nutrients, this is absolutely necessary because once in VR Pod, it would pass the center nervous system (CNS) blocking all singles brain was giving which also include the rest and digest ones.

This blocking is done to make sure user not hurt herself using the VR, as in virtual world actions done there be same for brain to use it in real world, sending signal by brain to move body, jumping and such also going to done same.

Of course there are also single emitters too to make the brain experience the 5 senses from VR, there are also EMS pads to avoid atrophy, there also conducting liquid filled in the pod for more immersion along with vital monitoring and safety locks to prevent….accidents.

And the most important thing is bio encryption. Due to how sensitive those pods are filled with advanced level tech to manage full immersion for generating virtual battlefields, each pod given to the only exception recruiters, all rest gets lower mass produced ones.

That pod cost a full 200 Million UC per pod, So it was only custom made by orders, Amara having 10 pods right now is nothing much. She is always keeping extra good things for her beloved brother.

There is option to give others mass produced one but she not even considered it, Simply because regardless who those pods for, her brother asked her so she can only give him the best of the best stuff.

"Wait, military one's? Why? I thought it was a game bundle with VR pods, right? Or am I mistaken?"

Alex asks her in shock, he believes developers often sell their VR game with the bundle, Though these VR pods are not that advanced and not good for long gameplay but it is value for money costing just over 1-2 Million UC depending on the model, even offering the EMI options for it, which made them affordable.

However Alex believed there was something strange going on here as that game was popping up everywhere, even in this washroom stall he saw the promotional poster was on the restroom stalls, where it's written in bold letters state of art technology in their pods, same as those in Military grade VR pods…..at least immersion capability is close enough for just 2 million UC.

So he was even more intrigued. He knows that this world is a mix of many refreshing brainless novels, so there was such a plot happening everywhere.

If nothing else happened, he got to enjoy the real native VR game.

".....Yeah but brother they are not safe, Don't use those, normally most if not all VR pods are made by us in this country regardless of what label brand put on it but no one contacted us for manufacturing those pods not even any orders for necessary parts needed for the it....I investigate the developers and that pod manufacturer company but found nothing strange, I mean they are too clean Alex, Nobody can be that clean, Let me see what i can do with other pods, Don't use theirs."

Amara's panicked voice hurriedly came from the other end of call as she was earnestly trying to convince her brother not to use some unknown company's product, especially something like the VR pods.

Someone who is in the business of manufacturing those products, she knows how deadly those products can be if not followed the safety protocols, even if not death but paralysis and coma are common results of early models of VR.

Though technology has improved and become a lot safer, that is because there were tight safety protocols companies had to follow, needing to add redundant failsafes.

That is why VR pods are not treated like death machines but household luxury items which girlfriends buy for their boyfriends, just like what cars used to be.

'Yup definitely some plot.'

(A/N : I have had this plot in mind for ages, finally got the opportunity to write this arc.

Like always thank you for reading and have a good day 😁.)