My advice is to focus on New Eden and place the remaining city cores on optimal locations for the time being.

I guess you’re right Da’grass , sorry!

Don’t be , you’ve already done enough , you should focus more on yourself.

“Yeah Alex , you can’t shoulder all of humanity” said Helena comforting.

“Dude , did you really think you could manage and finance an entire planet ?” said Sam

You opened the door for humanity to an entire universe that’s more than enough let others do their part too .

You guys are right , I let myself go for a while , sorry !

El’Anor can you somehow show me the layout of the city ?

Certainly Alex .

She put her hand on a government core and a holographic projection of a city appeared in the middle of the room above a grand table.

We looked up the meaning of Eden in your database and figured it would be good to make it nature themed just like on our home world so we’ll be buying our residences here in the capital if you don’t mind.

“It’s gorgeous” said Helena.

Hanging gardens , wide lanes with trees , parcs , a lot of bars and restaurants , spacious marketplaces with kiosks , aesthetic buildings , enough housing as apartments and houses , villa’s , etc..

“I didn’t know a city could be this beautiful” said Sam .

I always thought about them as grey soulless sardine cans…

How do you move from one end from the city to the other end ?

“You can use the gates that are placed trough out the city or use transportation that you have bought.” Said El’Anor.

The gates can also be used to travel between cities if you want so.

In our city we also had people with the same function as your cab drivers but with animal drawn carriages …

“The kiosks are to access your account and mall I presume” said Alex.

That is right , we don’t want to many people use the government cores just to browse the mall and make purchases.

Once they buy the option of the bracelet they’ll hardly need them anymore but until then they can use the kiosks.

Can you make a general design for the rest of the city cores with that in mind ?

Like marketplaces with bars , restaurants and kiosks with the city building in the middle ?

That way they’ll have direct access to their account and mall , I know it’s not much but at least it’s something and they’ll have a starting point.

They can always change it like you told us , El’Anor.

We can make a general layout for all the other city cores but after building New Eden we’ll be as good as broke so it will take a time before we can build the other city cores.

Just build them one at the time when there are enough credits.

Make sure to build a city core on the location of each capital city on earth and include all largest metropolises , if there are any left choose the best tourist locations.

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Ok , we’ll do as you say Alex.

If the design meets your approval , would you give the green light and place your hand on the government core ?

Suddenly an excited Cathy came running in …

Good , I’m on time , for a moment there , I thought I wouldn’t witness this moment.

“Did you like the city , of course you did” she said seemingly to nobody.

Well what are you waiting for ?

Give your approval to the government core .

Approved.

“Congratulations your planet owns a world Capital city” says Cathy.

“Development will go slower now that there are no more new scans generating the first days of income” says El’Anor.

If it’s fine with you I like to bring out the rest of my people out of stasis and start purchasing property.

“I would like to do so too” say’s Cathy.

“You can do as you wish , it’s a big empty city for the time being but once people start coming in I would like you all to guide people in the right direction.” says Alex

For example how to use the kiosks and the use of scanners and credits.

We will , It’s the least we can do for taking us in.

But first we better buy the bracelet from the government core so that you can access your account and mall Sam , Helena .

Da’grass can you buy me one too ?

Sure here you are Alex, done.

Tell me when you’re ready , I want to talk with Cathy for a moment , El’Anor can you help them ?

Sure Alex , it will be my pleasure !

Cathy it was my impression that your people wanted to design games , can you afford a building to do so ?

Well not all of us want to do so but yes we would like to do so and no we cannot afford the building.

Most of us can buy a lifetime residence and some of us maybe a bar or a restaurant but there are still those who are without and you cannot rent unless you have an agreement with an owner.

Then how about I buy the building and you guy’s work for me , I can also buy a few residences and rent it out to your people until you can buy your own.

That shouldn’t be a problem right Da’grass ?

No it shouldn’t , you have plenty of credits to do so Alex.

That would be great Alex , thank you said Cathy .

We’ll make the best games possible , again thank you !

I’ll send you my contact information so that we can settle things more easly .

Da’grass can you buy a few apartment blocks and a game design studio ?

If possible not to far from each other and send the location to Cathy .

I do have enough credits for that don’t I ?

You’ve got plenty of credits Alex.

The purchase is done and the information is send.

Send everyone who wants to work with me my information and I’ll hire them as soon as I get their request , Cathy.

The same for the residences , just send them my information and we’ll get them settled as soon as possible.

Da’grass if I get those request handle them for me will you ?

Ok Alex , I will .

“Thank you Alex , I won’t forget this” Said Cathy.

Do you want to develop games Cathy ?

I would love to but you’ve done more than enough for me already.

It’s in my best interest also Cathy , you would be in charge of the company and handle all things for me.

Ok , I’ll do so , what kind of games do you wish to develop ?

Just do research on the games we have and study our lore and mythology a bit , you decide , you’ve got more experience in these thing as we have .

You won’t be disappointed , now if you’ll excuse me I’ve got to bring my people out of stasis and tell them the good news.

See you later , Alex !

Bye Cathy !

The moment Sam and Helena noticed that Alex was done talking to Cathy they walked over.

Alex , El’Anor pointed out that we have a lot of credits and that they will keep on rising for a few days , care to explain ? said Helena.

We’re not mad or anything like that but we didn’t do anything yet that could earn us credits and according to El’Anor it will be enough to never worry about credits anymore once the spike has ended and the income has stabilized .

Wel Da’grass ended up scanning a whole supermarket when I went shopping for groceries and since I already have so much scans on my name I decided to share it between the two of you.

I thought that maybe you could buy some property with it and have a head start on the rest of the population.

“That’s mighty considerate from you Alex , so now you’ve provided for us in real life and the virtual one , a girl might get some thoughts about the reason why you did so” . Helena said with red ears.

“If I didn’t know you I might think that you wanted something big from us like our first born or something like that because we don’t own anything as a family , we are not the Rockefellers or someone like that.” Said Sam

Let’s go house shopping then said an excited Helena.

“That’s actually not a bad idea” said Sam “but I want my own house !”

“Let’s go explore the city then and buy what we like” said Helena.

El’Anor , Il see you back here after we are done and you have settled your people , if there is something you need you can talk about it with us then .

As you wish Alex but first let exchange contact information , if I’m not here you can contact me !

Good idea , El’Anor!

Da’grass can you be our tour guide and financial advisor ?

I can and I will , Alex.

Then let’s go house shopping !

After wandering around the city for a few hours and admiring the sights they came to an agreement that they would first buy a residence and that business would come later .

Because there was still an influx of credits they would have more to spend later so a house would come first.