Kotario
He way he is gathering funds is more suspicious than setting up a day trading account. Also the sudden amount of online courses and scientific papers is also suspicious. To think otherwise is naive.First of all your quantum computer with futuristic AI, can easily create a shadow company. The company can then trade the stock market to fund other people's research. You then funnel future tech to them, then when one of the labs has a 'breakthrough', he still wins, without the scrutiny. You do this until the shadow company is to powerful for anyone to do anything about.
Not leaving a review yet because I feel we're not even over the introduction stage so I will leave my thoughts here. The best thing about this novel is the world-building since it seems huge and properly explained, yet this also adds up to its problems. The main problem being human interaction. The MC is what you'd called "a man with a mission". He is laser-focused on one thing, which makes him feel like a lifeless NPC. Everyone treats him like dirt and he does not care as long as he gets where he needs to be. The author describes him as being "angry," but it is told, not shown. Angry people would act differently. Aside from very submissive people, no one would take the level of disrespect he's been getting lying down. I'd say to not be afraid to make the MC act on his emotions, which is not the same as being impulsive. With the exception of highly submissive characters, most people wouldn't tolerate the level of disrespect the protagonist faces without some form of response. I would encourage the author not to hesitate in allowing the protagonist to act on his emotions, which doesn't necessarily equate to impulsiveness. All humans are driven by their emotions to some extent, and it's only considered rash or impulsive when the consequences are ignored or disregarded.