Time waited for no one.
Although Gort Fairbang seemed calm these past few days, his heart was still in turmoil and his eyes would subconsciously fall on his watch from time to time.
It's been a week since he returned.
Only he, his parents, and his friends knew his true aim behind starting GF world Tech.
Today, all of them were gathered in his home.
"Boss... Tenten, Linty and I are back from the Company's site. Everything is in order." Katrina Shield reported.
3 of them were tasked with overseeing the construction of the towering walls surrounding the site.
Most villagers had their farmlands close by and together.
But their Fairbang family had farmlands in a lone and unique spot on 2 slightly enclosed spots that formed a slight valley path running between them.
In addition, there was a stream that passes between both twin peaks, making watering far easier than others who had farmlands too.
Constructing a towering wall around the farmland was nothing.
Gort specifically asked for the walls to be built very thick and tall, as if one was thinking of a short castle wall.
He felt that they should never play around when it comes to security.
In addition to that, he also asked for several simple structures to also get built in there.
One week...
He had asked for the project to be completed within a week.
When it comes to things like building and construction, many of the village men were actually very skillful builders.
Of course, he still hired a professional company to quickly get it all done. He hired 12 times more workers than required for constructing such a wall, all because he wanted the job done fast.
Please!
With the world coming to an end in 6 months, do you think they have days, weeks, and months to waste on a single wall?
If they took so much time, then when will they build even more vast infrastructure?
NO WAY!
He hired 12 times more workers, and even had them use almost all their equipment the company he hired had.
The pay was also exceptionally high, motivating the workers even more.
Everything happened so fast.
During this past week, several people truly got a glimpse of how serious Gort Fairbang was.
Several villagers moved from doubt, to somewhat being confident about this GF worldtech company Gort planned to open.
Soon they started pouring in every week to buy shares.
Of course, there were still others also pouring in with anger, wondering why Gort Fairbang was using their money to build a wall around his family's farmland.
Don't ask them to be imaginative!
The more they thought about it, the more doubts swarmed in their minds.
Some people came over to withdraw the funds they deposited.
What's more, after listening to others like them, they truly became feeling that it was only a matter of time before Gort Fairbang's project failed.
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—In the Fairbang Home—
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Everyone sat around with documents before them.
"Dad, how much have we gathered?!"
"Hmmmm…" Park Fairbang sat with an expressionless face and his arms crossed around his chest. "Today is the deadline, and so far, the villagers have contributed a total of 678,000 Gwins."
Some people gave 1000 Gwins, others gave 2000, 3000 and there were 12 people who actually contributed 10,000 and 5,000 Gwins just like that. .
So much?
Hearing that the villagers contributed over 678,000 Gwins, everyone's heart throbbed chaotically.
What was 678,000 Gwins? They have never seen such huge amounts in all their lives.
1 million was their targeted amount to start up with.
As a genius, Gort had privately amassed quite a small fortune of his own over the years, doing simple stock trading now and then.
Fortunately, it paid off, because he contributed another 300,000 to the cause. Finally, his father covered the remaining 22,000 needed to hit that 1 million mark.
Success!
They finally have enough to start. Everyone now gathered around with faces that showed their excitement.
They have never seen so much money in one bank account before. Sure enough, money can heal a tired heart.
Many smacked their lips with a smile. Who says money can't buy happiness?
Just looking at the stream of zeros made them forget about the flood.
"Now that we've hit our target, what's next?"
These days, they got professionals to modify their basement area into a partial laboratory-doomsday bunker for Gort's experiments.
Now, no one can go in or out without Gort's retina scan, code and finger scan.
Although the professionals did all they could, he knew he would have to upgrade the security with a few more modifications of his own. But that was a matter for another day.
With the company registered, the company grounds fenced, the laboratory completed and the money just right, it was time to assign duties.
Firstly, seeds…
They need various seeds of fruits and veggies to grow using the specially made fertilizer.
More importantly, they'll need to buy the raw materials he'll need, as well as all equipment needed to equip his lab.
After thinking about it, Gort Fairbang quickly made arrangements.
"Dad, you'll be getting the company's raw materials needed for the lab in future."
"Tenten and Linty… here's a list of seeds we need. This assignment must not be completed in a day or a week. At most, 2 months, 10 catties of each seed type on that list must be acquired."
The list alone had over 500 different types of seeds. They can collect several bags of different seeds weekly.
"Bullen, Bunten, and Kat, I need you three to handle other company matters, as well as handle all unrest from our shareholders."
***Kat was Katrina's nickname***
It was easy for unrest to rise within the villagers from a few bad mouths. If anyone has any concerns, these three should be able to handle it.
He, Gort Fairbang, knew the strengths and weaknesses of his people.
They knew how to bend and stretch and were excellent with handling the affairs given to them.