The next day

Dr. Walter and Mathew showed up again in the afternoon, and this time, Aric's parents were ready to host them. The day before, they hadn't been prepared for their arrival, but today, they were.

Though Aric didn't care whether his parents hosted them or not, probably because over the past year, he had seen and met more amazing things and people than anyone on Earth could ever imagine.

"Welcome to our home," Aric said, inviting them in. His father and mother, over the past year, had finally learned English; though it wasn't fluent, it was enough for them to communicate and understand. Everyone was introduced and took their seats on the smooth, soft sofa.

"We would like your son to join us in the Department of Agricultural Sciences at ETH, Zurich. I'm guessing Aric must have spoken about us to you," Dr. Walter said.

"Yes, my son has spoken about it. I would like to know what facilities my son will be provided with," Eklavya asked. This made Dr. Walter smile and beam with joy; his words indicated that their son would join their university. Dr. Walter enthusiastically spoke of all the facilities, accommodations, the grant for his further research, and even help in building a company for Aric so that his research could actually bring in money and not just keep him a research scientist all his life. It was a long speech, but Dr. Walter was ready to offer a lot of luxury to Aric.

"What about his citizenship?" Eklavya asked.

"As I've mentioned before, Aric would be granted citizenship, allowing him more freedom in the country," Dr. Walter said.

"What about our citizenship?" Eklavya asked. This caught Dr. Walter off guard. When ETH sent him, they only discussed Aric's citizenship, not his parents'.

"Uh... about that... We'll have to discuss it with the government and the university..." Dr. Walter felt a bit shy as he said that, not knowing if he could fulfill these two people's wishes. If it were up to him, he'd gladly grant them citizenship, as Aric's work was much more important than Switzerland's border issues.

"I understand your concerns. How about I invest 100 million US dollars into Switzerland's economy and another 100 million into ETH? Would that be enough for securing citizenship?" Eklavya said. This surprised everyone, including Aric himself. It wasn't what they had discussed at all. But he said nothing.

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The foreigners were the most astonished; they couldn't believe their ears. Two hundred million US dollars? Did this man know what 200 million US dollars looked like?

"I'm sorry... but what?" Mathew couldn't help but ask, almost out of breath. He wanted to laugh, but he knew doing so would be quite insulting. Eklavya smiled at the shocked expressions on their faces.

"No offense, but do you know how much 200 million US dollars is?" Mathew still asked.

"I know you have your doubts, looking at our home and the place we're in. How about you read this and then decide?" Eklavya handed over a file of documents, and Dr. Walter took it, dazed. He didn't believe there was anything in the documents that could convince him this man could invest such a sum.

But after 15 minutes of reading through the entire file, he was proven wrong. Before, he thought Aric was a once-in-a-century genius blessed by the gods to usher in a green revolution.

Now, he looked at Aric as if seeing a monster. He felt ashamed, thinking of how he had offered facilities, accommodations, and even funding. This guy was never after the money!

"I... I'm sorry. I spoke out of line." Alongside Dr. Walter, Mathew was also reading the documents and was just like Dr. Walter: flabbergasted.

"It's okay... You didn't know. Any other person would have thought and acted the same, given our home and location," Aric replied.

"I'm not well-versed in our country's foreign and border regulations, but I'm sure that with your investment, Switzerland would be more than happy to accept your money in exchange for citizenship. After all, you have such a large amount of investments in the Swiss bank," Dr. Walter said. This made both Eklavya and Avni smile. This was what they had been aiming for, and now they could fulfill their dream along with Aric.

They talked a bit more, and Avni even invited them for lunch, so the two foreigners enjoyed a sumptuous feast of Indian cuisine. Both of them loved it. During the meal, Dr. Walter was curious about how Aric had amassed such wealth from Google and yet remained under the radar.

He was also puzzled by why Aric had such diverse interests and, more importantly, how his brain could handle so much knowledge.

"I can't compete with you in terms of knowledge. You should take an interest in the medical field. It could change people's lives forever and maybe even cure cancer... Hahaha..." Dr. Walter joked.

"At the moment, I have no interest in the medical field. Maybe someday I'll try," Aric joked. It would have been easy for him to enter the medical field, but he hadn't done so.

At least, not yet.

After a fulfilling feast at Aric's home, the two foreigners promptly left.

"We'll contact you as soon as we get the green light. See you in a few months for the new semester at ETH," Dr. Walter said with a wide grin. Mathew also thanked Aric for changing his life. It was a coincidence, but this coincidence had changed his life forever.

After they left Aric had to ask his father of why he had decided to give so much money to them.

"I have been seeing you for quite some time now. I can see that you want to change the world. And changes are not something that can be brought while head first. It's good to make friends first." Eklavya said.

"I.. don't want to change the world." Aric said.

"You are my son. You don't think I know what you really want to do?" Eklavya glared at Aric which made Aric cower.