The orders were getting too big.
Restaurants wanted next-day delivery. Supermarkets demanded cold-chain logistics. Even private elite clients started requesting direct-to-door MergeCaviar drops in insulated black boxes.
Kai stood over a blueprint.
"MergeCore. I want control of all shipping."
"Specify: land, air, sea?"
Kai looked up.
"All of it."
[MERGE: Tier 3 Trucks + Cold Storage + Fuel Efficiency System]
= Tier 4 MergeFreight Trucks]
Traits:
Auto-temp regulation for cargo
MergeFuel Hybrid System – runs on bio-gas and solar
Route-Adjust AI with predictive traffic algorithms
Anti-theft electromagnetic chassis locks
[MERGE: Tier 2 Drones + MergeCooled Capsules]
= MergeSkyDrop]
Silent delivery
500-mile range
Encrypted targeting
Can drop MergeMart orders in rural zones, mountains, or penthouses
[MERGE: Delivery Network + MergeInventory AI]
= MergeShipping Grid]
Fully automated
Inventory-aware routing
Real-time condition monitoring
Fully scalable from farm to continent
Kai deployed 50 trucks and 200 drones.
Each one bore no logo.
Only a small emblem on the rear: two chickens merged into a phoenix.
His brand—seen only by those who mattered.
MergeMart sales tripled overnight. People in Alaska were eating MergeTilapia within 24 hours. A Michelin chef in Miami signed an exclusive contract for MergeCows and MergeOysters.
MergeCore pinged.
"Government agencies are now placing indirect orders under shell companies. Pentagon addresses flagged."
Kai didn't react.
"Expand the delivery zones again. Buy a freight dock. Merge a ship."
"Confirmed."
[MERGE: Cargo Ship + MergeCool Storage + Bio-Fuel Engine]
= Tier 3 MergeHauler Vessel – 'SEEDWIND']
Global range
Self-cleaning cargo hold
80% more efficient fuel
Immune to spoilage during transit
The first launch from Kai's private dock sent MergeMilk to Tokyo. MergeEggs to Dubai. MergeTobacco to private collectors in Spain.
The world was shrinking.
And Kai was in control of every mile.
Profit Summary
MergeMart Sales Boost: +$11,200,000
Private Freight Contracts: +$4,300,000
MergeShipping Subscription Tier: +$2,000,000
Expenses:
MergeTrucks, Drones, Ship: –$8,900,000
Dock Acquisition & Licensing: –$2,100,000
MergeGrid AI Infrastructure: –$1,800,000
Net Profit: $4,700,000
Kai's Total Net Worth: $817,443,000