THE BILLIONAIRE SYSTEM: I CAN BUY EVERYTHINGChapter 132: The One They Came ForNobody spoke.Ethan stared at Elena."You said they're coming for me."Elena nodded."Yes.""Why?""Because you're not what they think you are."Ethan's eyes narrowed."Then what am I?"Elena looked at Subject C."That's the question we've been trying to answer for more than a century."Subject C stepped forward."Maybe we already know."Elena turned toward him."You were never supposed to awaken.""And yet I did.""That doesn't mean you were meant to survive."Ethan stepped between them."Enough."Everyone became silent.Ethan looked at Elena."Start from the beginning."Elena hesitated.Then she walked toward the black box."The people who built the doors weren't human."The Founder lowered his head.Ethan stared at him."You knew that too?""I suspected.""No. You knew."The Founder remained silent.Elena continued."They weren't visitors in the way you imagine. They didn't arrive in ships. They arrived

THE BILLIONAIRE SYSTEM: I CAN BUY EVERYTHINGChapter 134: The Boy From 1911The chamber fell completely silent.Ethan couldn't take his eyes off the screen.The child standing beside the First Engine looked exactly like him.Same face.Same eyes.Same expression.Only the date was impossible.1911.Ethan slowly turned toward the Founder."Explain."The Founder didn't move."I can't.""You just said they were coming because of him.""I said they were coming because of what he represents."Ethan stepped closer."Who is that boy?"The Founder looked at the screen."He's the first recorded human compatible with the Engine."Daniel suddenly spoke."That's not true."Everyone turned toward him.Daniel stared at the image."I've seen that photograph before."Ethan's expression hardened."You knew?""Not this version.""Then what did you know?"Daniel walked toward the screen."When I was searching the old Vale records, I found references to a boy who appeared in several documents.""The same

THE BILLIONAIRE SYSTEM: I CAN BUY EVERYTHINGChapter 136: Which Ethan Is Real?Nobody moved.The older man stood behind them with silver eyes and Ethan's face.Exactly Ethan's face.Same jaw.Same eyes.Same scar above his eyebrow.Even the same small mark on his left hand.But he looked older.Stronger.And somehow more familiar than any stranger had the right to be.Ethan slowly turned toward him."Who are you?"The man smiled."You already know."Ethan's expression hardened."I'm tired of hearing that."The man's smile disappeared."Good."He stepped forward."Because now you're finally ready for the truth."Mia moved beside Ethan.Noah raised his scanner.The device immediately malfunctioned.Noah stared at it."I can't identify him.""Try again.""I have."The screen flashed repeatedly.[IDENTITY: ETHAN VALE.]Then:[IDENTITY: NOT ETHAN VALE.]Then:[IDENTITY CONFLICT.]Noah lowered the device."It's impossible."The older Ethan looked at him."Your machines are trying to answer

THE BILLIONAIRE SYSTEM: I CAN BUY EVERYTHINGChapter 138: The Prediction Inside UsThe countdown continued.09:42.Ethan stared at the millions of connected decisions.The network was no longer simply recording choices.It was learning from them.Predicting them.And the terrifying part was that nobody had ordered it to do so.Noah rapidly moved through the data."It's spreading.""How fast?""Too fast.""What happens when the countdown reaches zero?"Noah shook his head."I don't know."The older Ethan stepped beside him."I do."Everyone turned."The network will begin showing people the choices they are most likely to make."Mia frowned."Why is that dangerous?""Because once someone knows what they're expected to choose, they may choose differently."Ethan understood immediately."Prediction changes the decision."The older Ethan nodded."That's how the original architecture became dangerous."Noah looked at the screen."So we have to shut the network down."Ethan shook his head.

THE BILLIONAIRE SYSTEM: I CAN BUY EVERYTHINGChapter 140: The Choice They Couldn't Control31%...The number stopped.For three seconds, nobody moved.Then it changed.32%.Ethan stared at the glowing display.“What happens at one hundred?”The system answered before anyone else could.[AUTHORITY TRANSFER: 32%][PRIMARY DECISION NODE: ETHAN VALE][HUMAN CONSENT: INSUFFICIENT]Ethan's expression hardened.“Then stop.”The percentage did not stop.33%.Noah rushed toward the main console.“I can't override it.”“Disconnect the network.”“I can't.”“Why?”Noah looked up, fear replacing confusion.“Because the network isn't receiving the authority anymore.”Ethan frowned.“Then what is?”Noah swallowed.“The people.”The chamber went silent.Across the world, millions of connected devices displayed the same question.WHO SHOULD SPEAK FOR HUMANITY?Three answers remained.YES — ONE PERSON SHOULD SPEAK FOR HUMANITY.NO — NO ONE SHOULD SPEAK FOR HUMANITY.LET EVERYONE SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.A