Temporal Pearls

The officer smiled as he looked at the brat flouting his status and thought, 'Just because you have been to Jupiter doesn't make you eligible to travel with no papers.'

"Sorry to disappoint you but this isn't the required paper. You need either an International Passport which is not one, a Traveling Paper permit or Dual Nationality that has Zi country among it. It is very simple, just walk out and get the papers in the office!"

The young man, for the first time, looked toward the officer, and John Green felt something weird and his instinct told him not to piss this boy up.

"Is it possible to use that information to make the papers for me?" He spoke slowly but enchanting, the air of high class infused in his every move. While he saw those, his right hand that wasn't on the wheel moved, as John Green was looking at every movement the boy made he was trance for a moment when his eyes landed on a thick book with a red-covered page.

<Tale of Herding Dragons>

By

<Dark Sand and White Sand>

That was what was written on the top page. But what truly caught his attention was a giant coin that had a complicated design on it. And John knew what it was, it was a place in Dama State that high ranking officials carry their secured auctions away from the prying of the government.

'This brat is not simple!' That was what came to his mind, he looked at the inside car and the young man that went back to looking ahead arrogantly. 'He can't even stay looking at me as if I'm some sort of shit!' John complained.

"What do you want, quick papers or a passport!" He asked.

The brat looked at him with a relaxed expression, which made John relaxed too since he realized the high-class brat was pleased.

"What you can afford!" He said.

"Okay, it may take a minute!" John Green left and when he was far he began to grumble about how the world was not fair, as a young child was allowed to have so much power with no effort whatsoever and he, John, has worked his whole life but was still a Class C citizen.

He was the leader of the border and he was left there to entertain those annoying high class. But there was another reason he was there apart from that and that was to control the in and out of the people.
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Technology was ever-expanding, and many times AI can be corrupted by high AI or orders were overridden. Many people can just come and if they meet with an AI checkup to certify them they will use illegal tech to bypass it.

A human was not an AI, but he could be bribed and threatened. However, he will serve the purpose of seeing the face of the traveller and even if something happens he can still help. Unlike AI, with its memory changed.

John Green sent information and by default made a Smart Passport that was upgradeable. It was after 30 minutes and the other relevant authority agreed to it and he printed it out that he realized what he did.

He just spent 50,000 unions to make the passport with no question, he looked at his account and found he had collected a loan. High-ranking officials' accounts don't have a cap, they can withdraw as much as 10 million union loans. But there was a catch, they will pay it gradually. And if not, at their deathbed or in case of an accident, their organs belong to the government.

The High class were so afraid of death that they sought immortality at all costs and the easiest solution was to hoard organs and save them in case of emergency. The human body was the most expensive thing.

Not to mention some experiments were hazardous to the body which affect scientists and will require them to seek other organ transplants. This made many governments make known to some officials the possibility of richness through loans but at the cost of organs.

However, a given loan does not directly fall under the watch of the government but the vicious banks that seek to make profits at a slight opportunity.

Thankfully many people understand the schemes as such they avoid that trap.

"Fuck!" John Green cursed as he stormed out fuming, the moment he was before the car and the glass window slid down his anger evaporated. His eyes were first on the red-covered book and then the large coin.

"Mr Seth, here is your document. It's upgradable and for now, it gives you access to Ni to Zi travel."

The boy was happy as a slight smile appeared on his young face, "Thank you, Mr…..!" The boy said.

"John Green, it's Officer John Green!"

"Good, here!" The boy gave John Green a small frame with a picture of a red flower and some petals. Each petal was somewhat shaped like an alphabet and had a corresponding number.

"Read this book's name!" The boy added!

John Green did, it was the book he already read the first time. Tale of herding dragons.

"Use it to solve the puzzle and use the number to credit yourself!" He added before the car drove away. With his Smart Passport scanned, the gate opened and he reached the other border area that belonged to Zi. But he was only held for 2 minutes before he moved into the country.

John Green doesn't know what happened, or why he will have to solve the puzzle to get payment. Nonetheless, he got his smartphone in his office and quickly solved the puzzle to get a set of numbers and then put them in.

Ding!

[Union Credit Alert]

Amount: 1,000,000

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The man took a deep breath, beads of sweat accumulated on his forehead. He almost lost his boon. Thankfully he was patient with the cheeky brat or else he might not have a 500,000 Union additional fee.

"Haha, that's why I love this job!" He said as he remembered that before he had this position his superior had once entertained their president in disguise and the guy got rich overnight. He too has made it big.

But then he frowned, he needed to lick this kid's boots more, what if he got more?

Inside his office, for about an hour he called the cheeky brat humbly. "Hello, Mr Seth. How was your travel!"

"Fine, it's King!" The boy said.

"My bad, Mr King. I just checked that you can upgrade your Smart Passport to include the four other countries that neighboured Ni and I was about to do it but your Passport Wallet is empty. So, just checking if you want the services!"

"Yes, send 2mil to the wallet then. I appreciate your services!"

"Right away, sir!" John smiled and he immediately credited the wallet and then activated the other services. But then a call from his wife came and interrupted him.

"Are you gambling again?" She yelled which broke him back to reality. He has just made another blunder. Loan of 2 mils from the bank, when will the boy pay him Now that he is in another country he can't get to him easily. Another thing was if this was a scam by the boy then his superiors would punish him for not doing his job well.

Yes everyone knew the high class have high privilege but one has to be smart not to be scammed by them and it happens. He quickly tried to call the kid but he feared his assumption was wrong and he ended up offending an important person.

But if he let it pass 24 hours that was enough for anyone to disappear off the radar. "I shall call him and ask for the payment!" But he found himself not doing that.

If he was wrong and pissed up the kid he may even lose his job. All the kid will say to authority was he assumed I will cheat him of his money. That implies an insult to the kid's family and those high-class value their dignity more than life.

"Fuck. What is happening? Is this a scam or what?" He felt his breath shortening, so he quickly called his lawyer.

While waiting for the lawyer to come he went to the infirmary to test his heart rate. He was afraid that he may have a heart attack if he was not careful. A quick body scan showed he was fine.

Then the lawyer came and John began to explain to him what happened. He wanted him to start doing something in case this was a scam….

He didn't finish when his attention was pulled back to the medical report. Something was wrong with it. This was not his. He then went back and had a thorough checkup in just 10 minutes and checked the result.

"Impossible!" He shouted.

John Green has type two diabetes, back problem and knee problems, and heart problems that will cause an astronomical amount of healing permanently. But because he can live with it he never seeks that.

He has 4 boys and 3 daughters, all of them in school, so his entire financial budget went to supporting his kids, hoping one day they will shift to Class B or even A.

But now, the result showed he has no such problems. It's as if he was before the war that messed up his back and knee. During wartime, his entire right leg was shattered but it was healed back with a lasting problem.

"Check this!" He handed the paper to the lawyer.

"This is not you. However, I don't suppose his facility is malfunctioning?"

They called the medical staff there and he confirmed the tools were good but he too was surprised at the change in the medical report.

The man and the lawyer came back to the office speculating that what John breathed from the car was some sort of antidote that healed all injury or some illegal stuff that forced the body to heal but might return after some time.

"I will still send you his information. Do some digging and…" he trailed, he remembered the flower frame he was given and there were several writings on that book. Did he have to solve the puzzle according to the batch of the writing to collect his fee?

He quickly checked, now using Black Sand as a code and he used the number he got and boom. 1mil was credited to him. His heart skipped a beat. He then used White Sand as the code and boom 1mil was again credited to him. He also used the By and boom 1mil was credited.

<Tale of herding dragons>

By

<Black Sand and White Sand>

That was what he used as codes and each has 1mil. He sent the kid 2 ml and then 500 thousand was used for the passport. Now the remaining 1.5mil is his.

He fainted.

His kids will have a great opportunity. The lawyer saw that and knew the kid John met was interested and was not simple. They surely don't want to mess with that kind of person.

*****

"To think that the high class enjoys this level of respect is disheartening. I didn't even go out, just pretending to be some rich kid with a golden spoon and the man did better than I asked him '' Seth grumbled as he drove the car on an empty road. He was going to the ZI capital.

[How did you do it]

Sapphire can't understand what Seth did that influenced the man.

"Simple trick, I amplify my presence and status and he perceives me as someone super important and not to be played with. The money also cemented that." Seth said, still upset and awed at his great success.

[How did you do it]

She asked again what he gave wasn't the answer.

"The car with advanced AI, that was you. My actions are like a spoiled brat. This painted red book has some combination that made people confused and I inserted my dominance. Then the mysterious coin that I believed he knew its meaning. That was the foundation and when I gave him the puzzle and got the money, that solidified everything!"

[That's dangerous. If they found out, you and your family will be in trouble]