Chapter 26

It had only been a single day. Yet, his mindset had shifted so drastically. "No wonder people say that sudden wealth makes a man arrogant and a target. I just got the system, and already I can feel my ego swelling. "But in the grand scheme of things, there are still countless people richer than me. And even if I had all the money in the world. So what?" Nicholas took a deep breath. That whole "wealth rivaling nations" idea? That was just a saying from ancient times. Look at Andrew Mellon, one of the richest men in history. Didn't he still end up getting cut down by the powers that be? At the end of the day, money could never outrank power. No matter how rich you were, authority would always be the heavier hand. "Good thing all the cashback I'm getting from the system comes through completely legitimate channels. No one can trace it back. "Otherwise, I wouldn't even have time to hit a ten-million balance. Some official in a uniform would've come knocking the moment my first big