The repairing and rebuilding of Slough had taken another three months until it was fully complete. However, the progress of the rebuilding of Slough was far more than anyone had expected.
Due to the major destruction caused in the fight with the Phoenix Gang and the surrounding gangs, the city had a chance to rebuild itself completely anew.
Old structures that had been poorly formed due to lack of planning or funds could be completely destroyed to form buildings with the latest structures, built in a way that would clear up congestion.
The city was able to start to form an underground subway station that would get people quickly from one main district to the next, clearing up the roads of cars.
Even on the streets, wide cycle lanes were created where people were able to ride their bicycles and electric scooters. The city experienced an extreme wave of modernization and was nothing like the city where Gary had grown up or lived in.
This was mainly thanks to major support from the partners that worked with the Howlers. After the scuffle, people understood just who was backed by the Howlers.
The famous groups such as Cardenez Electronics and AJ Entertainment. Now knowing the strength of the gang and group behind them, AJ Entertainment had more talent and deals behind them.
No longer were they a group that just focused on rising talents, but even established celebrities and talents decided to sign up with AJ Entertainment.
Knowing full well that they had the backing of the Howlers behind them. It was the same with Cardenez Electronics. With Harry at the helm, he was making business decisions after decisions.
He had a keen eye for what technologies were trending and was able to team up or take over smaller electronic companies that were making breakthroughs.
Of course, at the helm of all of this was the Howlers gang, owning the majority shares, boosting their funds more and more. These were the funds being used to advance the city, and beyond that, this brought a large influx of people immigrating into the city.
Job opportunities, safety, and a modern style of living were what attracted everyone to the new city of Slough, and that’s when things changed.
There was now no doubt in everyone's mind that the City of Slough was a tier 1 city, and now that it was considered one, it was also considered that the Howlers were one of the New Kings. A new King was something that hadn’t appeared in a while, but not a single person could deny this fact.
Not only did one have to have the power to combat against the Kings but also the city and finances in their control to back it up, and now the Howlers had it all.
In Cipen, a new skyscraper had been built. It was the tallest building in the city that would light up at night. In the tower itself, there was a combination of offices that would run through it.
Not only did one have to have the power to combat against the Kings but also the city and finances in their control to back it up, and now the Howlers had it all.
In Cipen, a new skyscraper had been built. It was the tallest building in the city that would light up at night. In the tower itself, there was a combination of offices that would run through it.
A team would be left on each floor with connections to the subsidiaries that were under the Howlers and Gary Dem, the business tycoon.
As for the name of the building itself, it had been decided to be called Green Corporation.
At the very top, there was a single floor, an office with glass surrounding the entire side and floor made of white marble. This was where Gary was at.
“Hey, are you really sure of calling this building after my family name? That makes no sense,” Tom said as he was perplexed, having barged in the room not too long ago.
“Kai said that we have already achieved what we needed to with my name being a business tycoon,” Gary replied. “Everyone knows that I’m the leader of the Howlers now, in and outside of the gang, so there’s no need for me to have this second identity.”
“I’m not good at running the business anyway.”
“Then name it after Kai’s family name or something,” Tom said. “I just can’t accept this. I’m really not deserving of this at all.”
“Kai is running the Howlers, yes, and he’s running the business side of things as well, mainly due to the help of Harry, but we need more help.”
“Besides, your family, they all quit from NIRV and are helping the Howlers. There’s even a lab in the building now to help you with your own Altered research.”
“And, I even left an entire floor for your hobby.”
Tom was still shaking his head. Everything had changed so much from when the two of them were just in school a couple of years ago.
“It’s just a name,” Gary added. “Besides, it’s still related to me. I like the color green, and my hair is stuck this color now. Even the night lights light up green, so no one is going to think it’s related to your family name.”
“But you put half of this building under my name. I own half of it!” Tom shouted again.
“That’s for your hobby of the game studio and your help with the Altered research. We can’t have NIRV dominate the Altered scene, we need to understand all of this ourselves now.”
Tom felt defeated. He felt there was no way to argue with his friend, and the more he thought about it, the situation was just what it was.
Gary now had more money and assets than he could deal with. It wasn’t as if giving half the current building they were in would affect him in any way.
It just felt strange for Tom to have everything fall in his lap when it didn’t feel like he had earned it.
“Things have changed so much,” Tom eventually said as he sat down, defeated.
When the two of them looked at each other, they couldn’t help but smile, and in the middle of their moment, both of their phones pinged at the same time.
Pulling it out, they could see the notification.
“Oh, you got it as well, you’re still following the AFC?” Tom asked.
The two of them had bonded in class because of their interest in the AFC in the first place. They were completely different from each other, one being skilled at studying and the other practically nothing. The days of them just enjoying the AFC had long gone though, so it came as a surprise that they were both still keeping up to date with the matches.
“Yeah, there’s someone that Xin told me to keep an eye on,” Gary said as he looked at the notification.
“You mean… Jayden, right? The fight, it’s happening soon, right? And Xin still can’t get in contact with him?” Tom asked.
To which Gary nodded and continued to stare at the notification.
[Jayden Tiger, ranked 22 in the AFC, goes up against the number one Ranked AFC fighter Harvor Ego!]
‘What are you doing, Jayden? What did you want to talk to me about that day? Aren’t I ready to help you now?’