A Failure's hopeful Journey

You Xi Wang was riding his lev-bike to the company office when he received the call. He parked the bike at one side. The call was from Petra. He accepted with a dazzling smile. Petra's image formed over the Holo-phone. She spoke first, "Good Morning, Xi Wang."

"Good Morning, Petra. What made you call me this early?" he replied.

"I wanted to ask if I can come over today to your office. The game is complete,, so I thought you should see if it is up to the mark. If all is good, then we send it for BETA testing?" she stated her motives.

You Xi Wang agreed and set the appointment before lunch. After chatting for a few more minutes, they hung up. You Xi Wang headed home with Maya in a sling. She kept her head on his shoulder and would look around curiously. This beauty was now in the early stages of her growth, so her curiosity was reasonable. 

...

While You Xi Wang was heading to his office. He was unaware of the waves his composition has created in the Education Council that even the head of the Silica City Council House felt he was not good enough to present a worthy reward for this essay and he passed the content on to the HeadQuarters of the Council. 

This decision was now going to earn him a lot of praise. The content was soon a topic of talk for the whole education branch. Some people were talking among themselves. 

"Say, Ben, how old do you think the scholar needs to be this mature?"

"I now right, the kid who wrote this is only 16 years old. I checked in the system. He is an old achievement holder."

"Huh, that is surprising. What achievement does he have?"

"The kid was awarded the moniker of The Maestro for finishing all then-existing books in the public available content regarding Material Science in the Codex Hall."

The others who heard him found it interesting. A woman asked, "That is not a big deal my child also did that at 18. Why was this boy awarded the moniker?"

Ben replied, "Madam, this boy was only 14 that time. Imagine the hard work and persistence to clear the whole section at such a tender age. The award was shallow." 

Suddenly a voice filled with vicissitude rang out behind them, "Hmm, I agree with you ben."

Everyone stiffened when they heard this old voice. They stood up and bowed in the person's respect who had just appeared. Without them knowing, an old man was standing behind them listening to their conversation. This man was known as the most knowledgeable entity in the entire world and was the head of the Education Department of the council. His habit of randomly checking on the staff's work was very well known,, and it kept the subordinates on their toes. Today was one of those days. 

The person stood straight and his skin was ruddy, his white beard was almost as long as himself. His eyes were sharp and shiny. He was wearing an ancient style robe. His name was not known to many people, so they called him President Book. 

Ben spoke, "Greetings, President Book."

The old man nodded and asked with a smile, "May I see the essay, Ben?"

Ben opened the essay on the screen. President Book read the content and his face changed. He smiled. The people who watched this sight were surprised. He spoke, " I have to make a trip and see The Maestro. Ben, go to the certification department for me and ask them to prepare a commendation letter. The letter must say, "The candidate is rewarded rank of honorary Council Official and the title, The Pioneer.' have it done in 10 minutes. I will collect the certificate from you soon. Also, update the forum and list this achievement. Display the content of the letter to the entire world."

Ben was shocked to hear that the president was going out himself. But he dared not speak. He just nodded his head like a chicken. He raised his head only to find that the president has vanished, but before he could sigh in relief, he recalled the task given to him by the president. He rushed to the certification department to complete the task. 

Just as the ten minutes passed, President Book appeared out of thin air. Ben has just finished updating the information and award on the Council page along with the Essay. He heaved a sigh of relief. President Book behind him smiled and said, "Good job, Ben. May I have the certificate please?"

Ben stood up with a flinch. He picked up the Certificate and carefully passed it to the old man who stood behind him. President Book saw the certificate and nodded in satisfaction. He vanished just like smoke in the air. The whole Checking Department collectively heaved a sigh of relief. Someone asked, "Ben, why did the President go himself? Could he not have called over that kid himself? After all, the president is a Dao formation realm cultivator, they are one of the strongest entities in the entire world."

Ben shook his head, "It is not about the strength but nature. You all must know that before he became so strong, the President was a normal Teacher. He cared for his students a lot. Teachers always search for students who will learn. The content of the essay was something that might have shaken the President and gave him the hope of finding a student. Who knows what the boss is thinking."

The others nodded, and some were shocked by discovering the background of their boss. Still, they all went back to work with a little gossip. Who knows when the old man appears behind them.

...

It was now 11 in the morning and Petra had just arrived in front of You Xi Wang's cabin. Stella knocked and said, "Young Master, Miss Petra Fisher is here."

"Let her in." a calm voice came from inside. 

Petra nodded to Stella and entered the cabin. You Xi Wang saw her and kept gazing at her. Petra was also gazing at him intently. They both sensed each other's gaze and turned faces in embarrassment. You Xi Wang spoke, "Come, have a seat Petra."

Petra was wearing a floral skirt, red flowers were scattered over the beige background. Her hair was left open, spear over her back as if a curtain of the night sky. She looked refreshed and classy with the red pointed heels on her feet. A single anklet made her legs look especially tempting. You Xi Wang just wanted to jump on her. But he controlled his impulse and asked, "Would you like to have some tea?"

Petra shook her head and said, "Can I have some juice?"

You Xi Wang smiled and asked someone to send in two glasses of juice. Petra took out a coin disk from her bag and placed it on the table. She spoke, "The game draft is inside this coin disk. You see it first and then we go to the final stage."

You Xi Wang asked, "How is the progress of the Metro frame?"

Petra smiled and said, "Completed."

You Xi Wang was surprised and spoke in excitement, "Really?"

Petra took out a glass tab from her bag it was as big as a mobile on the earth. She gave it to You Xi Wang. She spoke, "Standard Tab, dedicated to click pictures on the post them on the servers of our app. The app interface is just like you described. Instant reaction feature, commenting, following each other, also, the report feature has been added. The company also posted an application in the council office regarding the memes you spoke about. The reply told us that material under the tolerance policy is okay to publish. I mean, try not to post anything with creates a social disorder and you are fine."

You Xi Wang held the tab in his hands and operated. He created an account and password. He saw the interface was good. He asked, "When are the servers going online?"

Petra replied, "One week."

You Xi Wang spoke, "I have an idea about the update of this thing. Develop an app for the Holo-phone and post the download link. Add the camera filter feature as a premium user privilege."

Petra nodded, stood up. She spoke, "You check the game data and contact me in the evening?"

You Xi Wang spoke, "Okay, how about we discuss it over a meal in the evening? My treat."

Petra smiled, she knew that he wanted to spend time with her. She was also looking forward to spending time with him and said, "Okay. Pick me up from my home."

You Xi Wang said, "Wear something comfortable to ride on the Lev bike."

The girl blushed and nodded. She left quickly after that. Stella came in after Petra left and told You Xi Wang, that an official from the council is waiting for him. You Xi Wang told her to call him in.

This official was none other than President Book. His beard was not as long as it was in the checking department office, and he was wearing a suit. He entered the office with steady steps. You Xi Wang stood up from his seat and was about to greet him when the system spoke, [Master, this man is under disguise and his strength is above Nirvana realm. I don't know how strong he is at this moment.]

You Xi Wang kept a calm face. He held his fist together and bowed his head without taking his eyes off of the man. He spoke, "Junior has seen senior. Please have a seat."