World Domination: My Rise To The Top

[New Mission: Stable Source of Income.]

[Description: Have a source of income that earns you a minimum of $100,000 monthly. Increase networth to $1M. Reward(s): 2000 SP, +5 Charisma.]

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"....."

For a long time, James was stunned silence by the notification without idea on how to react or what to say, as his slowly registered what he just read.

"What the...?!"

This was the first thing that came out of his mouth after his brain has finally registered everything.

"$100k monthly Income?! Is the system for real? I was only able to easily complete the first one because of the martingale strategy I got from Ralph. If it wasn't for that, I would still be thinking of how to clear my negative networth."

James couldn't believe what he just. He understood that the new mission is parallel to his plan to create a stable source of income and rebate-eligible funds, so that he won't have to have to continue depending on betting. But he felt that this was too much.

How is he expected to create a stable source of income that would earn him such amount monthly?

The memecoin project isn't even guaranteed to be successful as there's a big chance for it to fail.

And to add to how difficult the mission is, the factor that would decide when the mission has to be completed wasn't stated. This made things very speculative.

"It seems like the only way to confirm when I have completed the mission us through system's notification. There's no other way around it," James said to himself.

Actually, the only reason why James didn't lose it completely when he saw the new mission is because of its rewards.

2000 system points was by no means small, considering how much they cost. And to add to that, he would be given 5 Charisma stat points, which is 10 times more expensive than a system point.

Also, the fact the 2000 system points would significantly help him towards his goal of acquiring 10,000 system points to unlock the system store, was something to be very estatic about.

And as for the 5 Charisma stat points he would be getting, James felt that he has an idea as to the reason for this but he wasn't exactly sure.

Even with the mouthwatering rewards, the difficulty of the mission isn't one to be overlooked.

"I can't do anything about it now though. I can wait till the memecoin has been launched and see how it does. Then, I will see how things goes from there," James said to himself.

"I do hope it does very well." James sighed, and started funding his betting account.

This time, he decided to fund it a substantial amount as he deposited $30,000. His goal is to flip the $30,000 and turn it into a minimum of $100,000.

Yes, it sounds like a lot but James was sure that he would be able to achieve, as he plans to invest the rest of the day into it. Also, he would increase his base staking amount significantly to make the process faster.

Of course, James wouldn't increase it to the amount that would put his capital at risk.

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The day passed with James' eyes glued to his phone screen, intently watching the figures in his betting account increase as time passed.

He had no idea how much time has passed until he heard someone at the door, and he turned to look at who it was.

"Hey, Leslie," he greeted her, before turning his attention back to his phone.

"Hey, you," Leslie greeted back and walked towards him.

"You're looking good. New clothes?" She asked, when she saw the clothes on James' body.

It was different from the worm out and faded ones he usually wear.

"Yeah," James replied, without removing his sight from his phone.

"You look busy. I will leave you to whatever it is you're doing. I do hope it's not what I'm thinking it is," she said, before turning to walk up the stairs, to her room.

James smiled when he heard what Leslie said, but he decided to remain silent this time, instead of replying back.

It has been hours since he started and his account balance was now reaching a critical point.

"Just a few more hundreds to $100k. Yes!" James smiled, as he clenched his fist in excitement.

His balance kept increasing and just as it was about to hit the $100k mark, he started losing.

The balance started dropping and it dropped from more $99,950 to $74,350.

James felt like his heart dropped to his stomach and sweats started unconsciously forming on his palms, and forehead. His throat felt dry, and his fingers tightened around the phone.

Seeing this, James took in a deep breath, relaxing his nerves. He had already done his calculations before he started playing, and there's no way that he would be able to lose his capital.

And besides he has experienced something like this more times than once. So, he was used to it. His reaction was just an unconscious action by his body. It was something he can't control as he hasn't had enough experience with it.

The game was playing on automatic mode and so, it didn't take long for the next round to start and the stake amount was placed automatically by the system: $25,600.

James smiled when he saw this. He knew that he was definitely going to win the next round and there was other way around it.

The round played and just as James expected, he won the next round and his balance hit the desired $100,000.

He let out a small sigh of relief as he immediately stopped the game, and withdrew all his balance.

He got a credit alert from his bank, confirming that the money has been deposited.

He tapped on the notification to view his account balance.

$167,074.7

"Nice. With this, I now have $60k in rebate-eligible funds. When the rebate is applied, it should be enough to cover whatever expense related to promoting the memecoin," James said to himself, nodding in satisfaction.

He stood to go himself water to drink from the fridge, when he heard someone at the door, then it opened and Patty walked in.

"Hey, honey," she smiled when she saw him.

"Hey, Patty," he smiled back, and walked to the kitchen.

He was still drinking water, when Patty walked into the kitchen and started preparing the things for making dinner.

"Let me help you," he said, dropping the glass cup and going to help her out.

"Thanks," Patty said, and continued what she was doing.

"Your new clothes looks good on you. It makes you look more handsome," Patty suddenly said out of nowhere, complimenting his new look.

James wasn't ready for it and he was left speechless.

"I... Um, yeah. New clothes," he said, with his face red in embarrassment.

Patty bursted out into a hearty laughter when she saw his reaction.

"Hehehe. You're still weak from compliments. You always get flustered whenever I do it, or Leslie do it," she said, enjoying the reaction on his face.

"I don't know why it always happens," James signed.

"Awwwn. Honey, you don't have to feel bad about it. You can't always be uptight, composed and guarded all the time

Sometimes, you just have to let yourself feel," Patty said, with a smile, as she pinched James' cheek.

James couldn't help but smile at this. This is one of the reason why he wants to continue putting a smile on Patty's face.