29 Businessman? Alyx? (1/2)

”So are there any restrictions on who can do business here?” Alyx thought of earning some CP as a side business.

*In Paradise, you can do many things and anything is allowed as long as there is a market for it. Users provide various services based on demand. The best advantage of Paradise is the instant transmission, as you can go to any location which you have access to so there is a huge market with demand for almost everything.* Ax explained.

”Can I go to all Aon stations in Paradise or is there a limit?” Alyx asked.

*As I mentioned earlier Paradise is divided into layers and right now we are in the bottom most layer. Travel between stations is only allowed to users of second layer.* Ax said with an evil grin.

It was the first time Alyx seeing Ax's expression and was unable to make sense of it.

”What does that expression supposed to mean?”

*I'm just trying to create a suspense. Am I using the expressions correctly?* Ax once again showed the same grin.

”Ok, tell me what you are hiding.” Alyx was still unable to adapt to Ax showing expressions.

*Since you are an Aon you directly get access to the second layer. But what you are thinking is already being implemented by some low level Aons and some other civilizations. It a competitive field with huge entry barrier. So forget it.* Ax said.

'I can only give up thoughts of becoming a merchant, even if I can't transport physical items, I thought of just outsourcing it and concentrate mainly on intellectual property.' Alyx thought. Since the universe is so vast there is definitely going to be a huge disparity in development across the universe and he assumed that he can sell technology for an exorbitant price in some backward areas.

Ax read Alyx's thoughts and immediately replied, *You can't do that it is illegal. Only you can use the material you bought. Even if you want to sell open source material those who are able to enter here have already got access to it.*

Alyx can only give up as he got no talent in business.

”Let's move everyone is giving us weird looks.” Alyx noticed how he was standing out from others.

Alyx moved on to one of the shops to see how payments and services are in Paradise.

[Hello Mr. Alyx. How can I help you?] A voice rang inside the shop as soon as he entered and a hologram of a floating orb appeared ahead of him.

Before Alyx could answer Ax answered, *Looks like this is a low end shop which is fully automated and the owner is not present at the moment.*

'How did it know my name?'

*Your identity is kept as visible if you want you can keep it private.*

Alyx understood and asked the hologram, ”What services are available here?”

[We are a mercenary company and can provide you with a range of options to choose from based on your needs and we also have storehouses on many major planets, just for ****PP. If you like I can even take you on a virtual tour of the locations. We are very reputable in MBN and have an exemplary track record…]