CHAPTER 93: EAGLE’S VISION TRAIT INFUSION COMPLETED

"Ahhh... that was exhausting," Liam sighed heavily as he collapsed back onto his bed.

He had just gotten off a call with the last company’s IR department. After the first call, it was like a domino effect had been triggered — one after another, they came, each wanting to introduce themselves, congratulate him, and walk him through the perks and rights that came with being a major shareholder.

It was polite, professional, and honestly repetitive. There wasn’t much variety in what they said, though each company tried to make it sound as though they were giving him something special.

Liam listened with patience, gave polite responses, and made notes where necessary. But at the end of the day, they were all saying the same thing: Welcome to the table. You’re one of us now.

The table being the world’s corporate elite.

Liam stared at the ceiling, exhaling slowly. "Finally," he murmured. "That part’s done. I’m free for the day."

His original plan had been very different. He’d been thinking about going on that familiarization tour Captain Adler had arranged for the Airbus A380 Flying Palace.

The thought of stepping aboard, seeing the crew, walking through the compartments, and experiencing the reality of what had once only been a rumor felt thrilling. But as much as he wanted to, Liam held himself back.

The same went for the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet Imperium. The car had been delivered, pristine and waiting in his garage, but he hadn’t taken it for a spin yet.

Why? Because until Daniel accepted his offer, he didn’t want to make any public moves with these assets.

It wasn’t fear — not exactly. It was discipline. Liam understood the moment he took either the aircraft or the Cabriolet out in public, Forbes, Bloomberg, and every financial watchdog in the world would be on him like hawks.

They would connect the dots: the mansion, the hypercars, the equity stakes, the impossible acquisitions. The narrative would spin faster than he could contain it.

Daniel was more than just a private banker now — he was Liam’s shield. His Chief of Staff in all but name. And if Liam went public with these toys before Daniel officially crossed over, then he would be exposed without his primary defense. That was unacceptable.

Discretion first, spectacle later.

Since he had nothing urgent to do, Liam decided to stay home. He hadn’t had a true day of rest in days. Between building Lucy, her exhaustive training, the assembler, the Dimensional Space exploration, and his rapidly expanding wealth, his life had turned into a whirlwind.

It wasn’t that he was tired in the normal sense as his enhanced stats left his body overflowing with energy. But mentally, he needed stillness.

He picked up his phone and opened a chat group he hadn’t looked at in a while. Dozens of unread messages blinked at him, a storm of activity he couldn’t be bothered to scroll through. Instead, he simply sent a single line:

"Hey guys."

He had no idea if anyone was free to reply. If they weren’t, he didn’t mind. His eyelids were already heavy, not from fatigue but from the rare luxury of being unburdened.

And so, Liam let himself drift off. He slept through the entire afternoon.

***

Evening

Liam groaned softly as his eyes fluttered open. He saw the familiar ceiling of his bedroom, the golden-orange wash of late sunlight through the curtains.

But then, something changed as a faint tingle pulsed behind his eyelids, like static electricity.

When his vision cleared, the world looked... different. Too bright, too sharp, too much. His pupils adjusted unnaturally fast, snapping into clarity rather than gradually.

The sunlight seemed to blaze with a piercing intensity, every ray separated, and every reflection almost blinding. But then his brain caught up, adapting instantly, filtering the flood of detail into something usable.

"Sir," Lucy’s voice said in his mind. "The nanites have completed the eagle’s vision trait infusion."

Liam sat up slowly. His gaze fell on his bedsheets and he froze.

He could see the fibers. Not the weave, the thread count, but individual fibers, twisting together like microscopic ropes.

He turned his head and looked at the curtains. Where before there had been simple fabric, now there was a vast interlacing of faint threads, each strand distinct, and each junction clear.

And when he glanced at the air itself, he saw dust. Tiny specks drifting in shafts of sunlight — not as vague dots, but as worlds of their own, glowing like tiny planets caught in beams of fire.

Liam stood, his bare feet sinking into the carpet, and walked to the window. He parted the curtain and looked outside.

The neighborhood stretched before him, calm and still. But his eyes pierced distances that should have blurred into haze.

A rooftop of a building located quite a distance away from the block resolved into perfect clarity, as he could see the faint grit of shingles and the rusted edge of a vent clearly.

A bird soaring lazily overhead was so detailed he could count each feather mid-flight, the subtle iridescent sheen along its wing.

His gaze dropped lower, catching the near-invisible micro-movements of insects darting between flowers. And when he glanced toward a garden down the street, his breath caught. He could see ultraviolet fringes blooming along petals, spectral gradients that no human eye was ever meant to perceive. The metallic glints of pollen sacs shimmered like faint stars.

"Wow," Liam whispered.

He had known the eagle’s vision would enhance him. But this... this was beyond anything he’d imagined. It wasn’t just sharper eyesight. It was a new spectrum of perception.

And he also suspected the effect was amplified because his vision had already been enhanced by the nanites. The nanites had taken something already superhuman and layered it with nature’s best predator optics.

Curious to test its limits, Liam entered the Dimensional Space. He gazed into the horizon, searching for detail. But the wasteland stretched endlessly, uniform and monotonous. He could see impossibly far, but without variation like mountains, trees, and other structures, there was nothing to anchor his perception.

He sighed. "Not the best place for this."

Decision made, he returned to Earth and went downstairs. Mason and Nick noticed him heading toward the garage and exchanged glances.

"Sir, should we accompany—" Nick began.

Liam waved them off. "Not this time. Stay here."

They hesitated, but they decided not to argue with their boss. Liam slid into the Maserati GranTurismo, the engine growling to life, and rolled down the long driveway.

***

The moment he exited the mansion’s gate and turned onto the street, his jaw tightened in awe.

He could see the end of the street. Not as a blur. Not as distant lights. He saw it clearly. Cracks in the asphalt at the far curb. A dent in a mailbox a quarter mile away.

As he drove, weaving through the familiar streets of Holmby Hills, he pushed the test further.

On Rodeo Drive, he slowed the Maserati and glanced down the luxury-lined street. From one end, he could see the other as though it were only a block away. The window mannequins, store logos, even faint fingerprints smudged against polished glass.

On Sunset Boulevard, his vision cut through the evening haze with surgical precision. Neon signs flickered in brilliant detail. People walking far down the block were no longer strangers in a crowd. He could see their expressions, the way their lips moved, even catch snippets of micro-gestures.

Finally, he reached the coast. He parked near the beach, the Maserati purring softly as he stepped out. The ocean roared before him, waves crashing in endless rhythm. He stood on the sand, staring out at the horizon.

The sea foam glittered under the fading light, each droplet distinct. Gulls wheeled overhead, their feathers etched against the violet sky.

Far out, beyond where any human eye should pierce, he could see the faint shadow of a fishing trawler cutting across the water.

There wasn’t much use for the traits and his insane strength now, and he’s waiting for when he starts jumping between worlds.

He exhaled slowly, putting his arms into his pocket.

Three weeks ago, none of this existed for him. He had been ordinary. He had plans, ambitions, sure but no system, no mansion and no impossible wealth.

Now? He was walking proof of a new reality. His life had changed beyond recognition.

And yet... a shadow lingered.

"There’s no free lunch," he muttered, voice low. The words were carried away by the sea breeze.

The system had given him everything. More than everything. But for what? There had to be a cost. A hidden clause. And he had no idea if he would ever be able to repay it — or what repayment would even look like.

The fear was real, though he hid it beneath calm breaths.

Liam sighed and decided not to think too much about it. He can’t exactly do anything about it. He can only just go with the flow of things and do what’s necessary whenever he could.

He stood there for over an hour, letting the rhythm of the waves ground him. Eventually, the sky darkened fully, and the first stars began to prick the heavens.

Liam turned back to his car, sliding into the driver’s seat. His reflection caught in the rearview mirror, and he smiled to himself.

"Time for dinner," he murmured.

The Maserati roared as he pulled away from the beach, heading back toward Bellemere Mansion.