THE HIDDEN QUADRILLIONAIRE HEIR SYSTEM

CHAPTER 2 — THE SYSTEM OF THE NAMELESS HEIR

The river was cold. Very cold. Dominic was floating, half drowning, half alive. His rented suit was torn, wine stain plus blood now, his one shoe lost, his velvet box with $320 necklace still inside mansion on floor, no one picked it up. His shoulder was bleeding from the hit of black Maybach S680 plate X-88-EC, the car Felix Cross used to try to kill him.

But his ring was glowing. Black gold Lionheart Ring, golden lion with crimson eyes, glowing bright gold even under dark river water. The ring was too big for his finger when Romulo found him fifteen years ago, now it fit perfectly. It was warm, even though river was cold.

He coughed water, tried to swim. He could not. Strength 15 only, Defense 14 only. Too weak. But then he heard voice, not human voice, but AI voice, deep, old, like butler who waited 40 years.

"Young Master, I found you. GPS locked. Safehouse 07 deploying rescue drone. Hold on."

That was DEN. DEN, Digital Entity Network, AI of Wright Dynasty, built 39 years ago, waited in black glass tower with no lights, no people, just black marble and gold veins.

A small drone, black, silent, with golden lion logo, flew over river, dropped rope. Dominic grabbed rope with weak hand. Drone pulled him up, slow, steady, not like police helicopter, but silent, no light, ghost rescue.

He landed on rooftop of Safehouse 07, Floor 30, The Lion's Den. Black marble war room, twenty monitors, all dark before, now lighting up one by one, gold veins pulsing under marble, like building breathing after 39 years of holding breath.

DEN said, "Welcome home, Young Master Dominic. I am DEN. Your grandfather Romulo Sterling, real name Romulo Wright, built me. He told me to wait for boy with black gold ring and no last name. I waited 39 years."

Dominic lay on black marble floor, wet, bleeding, shivering, but ring glowing brighter, making floor warm.

"Romulo... is dead?" Dominic whispered, small voice.

"Yes, Young Master. Heart attack, two months ago. He left letter for you, sealed, with name Dominic only, no last name. But you cannot open until you reach Heir Status Level 2. He said you will have nothing left first, no home, no love, no family, no name, just like now. Only then ring will tell you who you really are."

Dominic cried, first time in 15 years since Romulo picked him up. He cried not because shoulder hurt, but because Romulo was only person who knew his real story, who said "you will have last name when ready."

Then system DING again, louder, floating screen only he can see.

[DING!]

[Main Quest Update: Survive The Night]

[Host Name: Dominic.]

[Family question mark locked: Level 25 - 10% Clue]

[Parents question mark locked: Level 50 - 0% Clue]

[Heir Status: Level 1, 0/1000]

[Health Points: 45/100 - Bleeding, Shoulder Injury]

[Strength: 15]

[Defense: 14]

[Agility: 13]

[Intelligence: 17]

[Money Power: $10,000,000,000 - Locked until Heir Status Level 2? No, Unlocked Now]

[Skill: Combat Instinct Level 1 Active]

DEN said, "Young Master, you have $10 billion Money Power, but you cannot use all yet. You need to buy ghost companies first, like your father Kael Wright did in 2002 before he disappeared. Your father also started with nothing left, no home, no love, no name, only ring. He bought three companies — security, catering, media — to control city silently."

Dominic stood up slowly, holding shoulder, blood dripping on black marble, but marble absorbed blood, gold veins pulsing faster, like it liked his blood.

"Show me the companies," Dominic said, voice calm now, not crying, with Presence of a King starting to appear, Level 1 faint.

DEN showed on twenty monitors — Apex Security, 200 guards, ex-military, owned by old general who wants to retire, price $80M. Celeste Catering, 5-star catering, serves all Galas, price $12M, owner bankrupt. Prime Live Media, controls live stream of Grand City, 10M viewers per Gala, price $45M, owner in debt.

Three ghost companies, invisible to public, but they see everything — who enters building, who eats what, who watches what.

Dominic said, "Buy all three. Use Money Power."

[DING!]

[Companies Acquired: Apex Security - $80,000,000]

[Companies Acquired: Celeste Catering - $12,000,000]

[Companies Acquired: Prime Live Media - $45,000,000]

[Total Spent: $137,000,000]

[Remaining Money Power: $9,863,000,000]

[EXP +400]

[Heir Status: Level 1, 400/1000]

[New Contacts: Marcus Kane - CEO Apex, Chef Celeste - CEO Catering, Lara Prime - CEO Media]

DEN lights flickered, happy. "Good, Young Master. Now you have eyes and hands in Grand City. Apex guards will now work for you, not for Sterling. Celeste will poison check all food for you. Prime Live will give you 10M viewers when you need."

Dominic went to Floor 15, Master Han's Tailor Room. Master Han, 80 years old, Korean, waited 40 years with needle and thread, with twenty suits black, all Dominic's size, all bulletproof, Kevlar lined. He saw Dominic, saw ring, cried.

"Young Master Dominic Wright," Master Han whispered, using full name even though Dominic cannot use until Level 25, "I made this suit for your father Kael in 2002, before he disappeared. Now I make for you. Twenty thousand dollars, free for you, because you are Wright."

He gave black suit, second skin, perfect fit, no more rented too big shoulders, short sleeves. Golden lion tie pin with crimson eyes, same as father's.

Dominic wore it, looked at mirror, black marble mirror, gold veins. No longer orphan in torn shirt. No longer John Doe body not recovered. He was Dominic, no last name yet, but with $9.8 billion and three ghost companies and black suit and ring glowing.

He looked at monitors showing Sterling mansion — Julian drinking whiskey, Selene crying in red dress holding $320 necklace that maid finally picked up from floor and gave to her, Felix laughing in Cross tower, Captain Harris closing case file as accident.

Dominic said to DEN, "Tomorrow, Skyline Gala. I will walk in as ghost waiter. Number Seven. No one notices waiter. Then I will take stage. Let Prime Live Media prepare 10M viewers."

[DING!]

[NEW SIDE QUEST: THE GHOST IN THE GALA]

[Objective: Infiltrate Skyline Gala as waiter Number Seven and reclaim necklace]

[Reward: +300 EXP, +$50,000,000, Skill: Presence of a King Level 1]

[Heir Status: Level 1, 400/1000]

He slept on black marble that night, first night in 15 years not in small room in Sterling mansion, but in war room of Wright Dynasty. He had nothing left — no home, no love, no family, no last name — exactly what Romulo said needed to start.