The Ultimate Tycoon System

New York City was a battlefield where dreams were made and shattered daily. For Jake Walker, it had been mostly the latter. He sat in his dingy one-bedroom apartment, staring at a final eviction notice taped to his door. His landlord had stopped being patient weeks ago. His startup had failed spectacularly, burning through every dollar he had. Now, he was dead broke, with nothing but rejection emails and unpaid bills piling up.

The apartment smelled of stale coffee and desperation. The walls were covered in cheap, peeling paint, and his furniture consisted of a secondhand couch and a wobbly desk where his laptop sat, its screen illuminating his exhausted face. Outside, the bustling noise of the city reminded him that life moved forward, with or without him.

Jake leaned back in his torn desk chair, exhaling sharply. He was a man with big dreams but no capital to make them happen. It felt like the city was squeezing the life out of him, chewing him up and spitting him out like countless others before him.

He ran a hand through his messy brown hair, sighing. "So much for changing the world," he muttered. His laptop screen flickered, displaying job listings:

• Entry-Level Data Entry - $15/hr

• Bartender Position - Tips Included

• Delivery Driver Needed - Immediate Hiring

Jake clenched his fist. This wasn’t the future he had envisioned. He had always dreamed big—launching a tech empire, revolutionizing industries. But the world didn’t care about dreams. It only rewarded power and money.

Frustrated, he shut his laptop and leaned back, staring at the cracked ceiling. Just as he closed his eyes, something unexpected happened.

Ding! You have been selected as the host of the Ultimate Tycoon System. Do you accept?

Jake's eyes snapped open. What the hell?

Floating in front of him was a blue holographic screen, its glowing letters pulsating faintly. His heart pounded. Was this a prank? A stress-induced hallucination?

He hesitated, rubbing his eyes. The screen didn’t disappear. It hovered, waiting for his response. His fingers twitched as he reached forward, though there was nothing physical to touch.

Accept the system? (Y/N)

His mind raced. He had nothing to lose—literally. If this was some kind of scam or delusion, what did it matter? He was already at rock bottom.

Gritting his teeth, he whispered, “Yes.”

Ding! The Ultimate Tycoon System has been activated! You have unlocked your first ability: Hundredfold Investment Multiplier. From now on, every financial investment you make will return 100x profits.

Jake sat up straight, his pulse racing. This couldn’t be real… Could it? But something deep inside told him otherwise. His life had just changed forever.

His breathing was uneven as he stared at the screen, which slowly faded away. His room was quiet again, except for the distant honking of New York traffic. But Jake wasn’t the same man he had been five minutes ago.

He wasn’t just a struggling entrepreneur anymore. He had a system.

And if it was telling the truth, he was about to become the richest man alive.