The Hidden Urban Wealthy Alchemy

Ai System.

Taylor spoke to the motherly-looking nurse, pale.

He attempted to appear unhurried. This has to do with the $200,000 lottery winnings. The name Taylor McGill is mine. Kindly give my sister an additional hour to make her deposit."

Taylor vanished from sight in front of Kerry Lim, the nurse.

Kerry called out to him from the end of the hallway, "Young man, what's the name of your sister? I'm not a psychic who can guess the name of your sister, please."

"Libby! "Libby McGill!"The form of Taylor disappeared entirely at the confluence of the hallways.

Kerry was lucky to have good hearing. At Taylor's request, she would halt the deposit payment made in Libby McGill's name. Kerry's thoughts changed after she saw Libby's status update. Her expression shifted, and she extended Libby's deposit suspension by three hours.

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Taylor arrived at the Dragon Gate Shop gasping for air.

Now, the foreign woman had transformed into what appeared to be an Asian outfit. She didn't see Taylor at the door, so she claimed to be busy.

"Pardon me," said Taylor.

The woman kept her face down.

"Excuse me, I've come to claim the lottery prize!" This time, Taylor's voice was clearer.

The woman heard Taylor's loud voice and looked up. For a brief while, Taylor's familiarity with the unfamiliar woman seemed to be growing as she studied her face, almost as if they had known each other for a long time.

"Where's your lottery number?"

Embarrassed, Taylor pulled the leaf from the door where he had sealed the wad of lottery tickets that was still inside the door's metal cage. "Right here!"

The woman nearly burst out laughing, stunned. With a thousand unexplained inquiries, she fixed Taylor with her gaze.

"What are you trying to say? Not the door, but the lottery numbers," the woman uttered.

Taylor was mortified.

He suddenly felt foolish in front of this stranger. He confessed, embarrassed, "That's one of the lottery piles that's still trapped in the iron cage. I brought the entire thing, even the door, since I was unable to open it." Taylor's face flushed instantly.

Taylor stated, grudgingly, "I only did it because I'm forgetful," when she eventually laughed. The last money I have was the lotto wad that I purchased yesterday."

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Taylor took slow, deliberate movements, and two checks were securely tucked inside his pocket. He had knowingly asked to pay the deposit at Mount Sinai Hospital using a cashless system.

The lights of Mount Sinai Hospital were on when Taylor arrived. He peered up at the impressive structure that seemed to reach the sky from below. "I'm already late!"

Taylor found Kerry still at the administration desk. Taylor sat tensely as the family of a patient talked with Kerry.

"I foolishly hurried to request a one-hour extension on the payment deadline. It's been two hours now." Taylor voiced his displeasure.

Taylor felt more and more desperate the more the family spoke with Kerry. He wanted to cut the man off from Kerry, but he refrained from doing so to avoid coming across as a bully.

At last, the family departed, and Taylor got up and hurried to Kerry's nurse's desk.

"You once more! Kerry remarked, "Unfortunately, you're going to be arriving later than you had promised."

Kerry was going to show Taylor something when she swiped the screen of her iPad.

Sadness struck Taylor as her heart collapsed. He was concerned that Libby would have been moved to a less expensive hospital and that her late deposit payment would have an adverse effect. Taylor's head was filled with many suspicions.

"I apologize. I apologize for being late. However, the Dragon Gate Shop is far from my residence, and..." stated Taylor. He made every effort to maintain a serious expression.

Kerry gave a sage smile upon seeing such a trembling child. She liked Taylor in private for loving her sister Libby so much.

The nurse held up the iPad to show her. She was notified by the screen display that Libby's deposit payment deadline was still outstanding.

Kerry clarified, "I changed it," as Taylor displayed a bewildered face. Upon reading Libby's address in the note, I began to worry that you might not be able to return in an hour. Three hours seems like a reasonable deadline to me."

Taylor felt a sense of relief. "Oh, thank you!"

Kerry simply grinned and took Taylor's deposit cheque. Kerry appeared to Taylor like a benevolent angel.

With genuine hope, Taylor remarked, "I hope Libby recovers soon."

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Taylor recalled the system that invaded his body through his palm as he was resting down at home.

"The System of Queen's Eye? Okay, I will review it.

When Taylor touched the tattoo of an eye on the palm of his hand at that moment, an AI-Chat-like screen materialized. Taylor was taken aback and stunned.

Taylor had some computer experience while attending university, although not being an expert in the field. Sadly, his tuition costs prevented him from doing so, so he made the decision to take a few years off and look for employment. Taylor picked up the skill of using basic apps like AI while doing tasks in college.

Taylor is not your typical hardworking person. He likes to sing or play music. Taylor likes to play video games as well. His all-time favorite is "The Grand Master Alchemist." He could spend hours watching the Alchemist's concoction of pills and selling them for exorbitant amounts on the computer in the city library.

As soon as the image flickered before his eyes, Taylor took action.

"Do I need to type? But the keyboard is absent."

In a state of bewilderment, Taylor suddenly recalled a comparable feature from an online game he was enjoying.

"Talk! All I have to do is speak, and the computer will type."

Taylor struck into a discussion.

"Can you understand what I'm saying?"

The only thing on the screen was text; there was no sound.

[Your allotted time has passed. The assignment for today is over. Please return early tomorrow to ask questions. The prize for doing the daily assignment is kept in the bag. Kindly make sure.]

Taylor nearly leaped to his feet in rage. "What's this all about? Rather than answer me, he told me to come back early tomorrow morning. A satchel? Where is this bag located?"

Just as Taylor was ready to use his hibernation command to shut down the machine, he noticed an image of a bag in the right corner of the screen that resembled the bag in the online game "The Grand Master Alchemist."

Taylor's chest was pounding. It turned out that this system was similar to the system in the Grand Alchemist that she loved. Is this a sign that Taylor's life will change for the better like the character in the wealth game, Grand Alchemist?

Continued.