Chapter 14: The Foundation Begins
The next few days passed quickly for Anshul.
Ever since submitting the registration application for Giri Technologies, his schedule had become even more intense. From the outside, it looked like he was simply spending long hours in his room using his computer. But in reality, almost every minute of his day was carefully planned.
He woke up early in the morning, usually around six.
After breakfast with his family, he would return to his room and begin working immediately. Most of his time was spent writing code, studying financial markets, and refining the early structure of his AI assistant.
Even without taking NZT again, his thinking had become far more organized than before.
The habits he developed while using the drug had not disappeared.
Instead, they had reshaped the way he approached problems.
Complex ideas were broken down into smaller logical steps.
Information was categorized quickly.
And his ability to focus for long periods had improved significantly.
Still, there were moments when the pressure from the outside world returned.
One afternoon, while Anshul was deeply focused on debugging a section of code, his phone began vibrating repeatedly on the desk.
He ignored it at first.
Then it rang again.
And again.
Finally he glanced at the screen.
Dad — Calling
Anshul exhaled slowly before answering.
"Hello?"
"Anshul," his father said immediately, "your university contacted us again."
Anshul expected that.
"They said you haven't attended lectures for over a week now."
"I know."
"What exactly are you doing all day in that room?"
For a moment Anshul remained silent.
His father's voice wasn't angry, but it carried a serious tone.
Both of his parents had spent years building their careers as lawyers. In their eyes, discipline and responsibility were extremely important.
"I'm working on a startup," Anshul said.
"A startup?" his father repeated.
"Yes. A technology company."
There was a short pause on the other end of the phone.
"You're nineteen," his father said carefully. "Your responsibility right now is finishing your degree."
"I understand," Anshul replied calmly. "But this opportunity is important."
Another moment of silence followed.
Finally his father sighed.
"We'll talk about this later. Just don't make decisions that you'll regret."
The call ended.
Anshul placed the phone back on the desk and leaned back in his chair.
This situation was inevitable.
Because time flowed normally across all active worlds, every day he spent focusing on his plans meant another day of missed lectures and unanswered questions.
Eventually his parents would demand a serious explanation.
But that moment had not arrived yet.
For now, Anshul returned his attention to the computer screen.
A program window displayed hundreds of lines of code.
This was the AI assistant system he had been developing.
At the moment it was still a very primitive system.
But even this early version had already started showing impressive results.
The AI could now gather financial data automatically and organize it into structured reports.
Stock market trends.
Technology sector investments.
Startup funding announcements.
All of this information flowed into the system and appeared in clean summaries.
Anshul clicked a command to run the analysis model.
Within seconds, new graphs appeared on the screen.
The system had detected several interesting patterns in short-term financial movements.
Anshul studied the data carefully.
After a few minutes, he opened a trading platform connected to his account and placed several small investments.
He wasn't risking large amounts of money yet.
This stage was mainly for testing.
Still, the results so far had been encouraging.
The AI's predictions had already produced several successful trades.
If the accuracy continued improving, the profits would eventually grow much larger.
Anshul leaned back slightly and stretched his shoulders.
Then he opened the World Theater interface again.
The translucent system screen appeared instantly.
Traveler Level: 1
Current World: Origin World
Limitless — 23%
The progress bar had increased again.
That meant time in the Limitless world was continuing exactly as expected.
Anshul thought about the timeline of that movie.
Eddie Morra was probably already rising rapidly in the financial world.
Soon he would gain attention from powerful investors and politicians.
Eventually he would gain control of the pharmaceutical company connected to NZT.
And at the end of the story…
The perfected version of NZT would appear.
A drug with no side effects.
That was the real treasure in that world.
Until that moment arrived, Anshul had no reason to interfere.
Instead, he closed the system window and opened another document.
This one was labeled:
Hiring Strategy
No matter how intelligent he was, building a large company alone would be impossible.
Eventually he would need programmers.
Data scientists.
Engineers.
But hiring people required money.
Which meant his first priority remained the same.
Growing his financial resources.
The AI assistant would help with that.
Anshul stood up and walked toward the window.
Outside, the streets of Pune were busy as usual.
Cars moved slowly through traffic.
People walked along the sidewalks carrying groceries or chatting with friends.
Everything looked ordinary.
Yet somewhere beyond this peaceful city existed countless other worlds.
Worlds filled with technologies far more advanced than anything on Earth.
Worlds containing magic.
Alien civilizations.
Entire kingdoms.
And one of those worlds had already caught his attention.
The world of
The Princess Diaries.
Compared to other universes, it was peaceful.
Safe.
And most importantly…
It contained Genovia.
A small European kingdom that could eventually become the headquarters of his multiverse operations.
But entering that world required preparation.
Timing.
Planning.
Anshul smiled faintly.
There was no need to rush.
For now, the foundation was being built.
Giri Technologies had been registered.
The AI system was improving.
And his financial resources were slowly growing.
Step by step, everything was moving forward.
And when the time was right—
Anshul Giri would begin expanding beyond this world once again.