Building A Technological Empire
Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Chapter 30

The internet was on fire.

Tech forums, news websites, and YouTube channels had exploded with discussions about the Pendolt Laptop. SchaffWelt, a company that had seemingly appeared out of nowhere, had just dropped what was, without exaggeration, the most advanced consumer technology ever seen.

And people were losing their minds.

The reactions ranged from sheer amazement to outright disbelief. Every corner of the internet had something to say about it, whether it was technology enthusiasts analyzing the specifications, corporate executives scrambling to understand the implications, or everyday consumers marveling at what seemed like a glimpse of the future.

YouTube exploded with reaction videos. Influencers, tech reviewers, and engineers scrambled to get their hands on any footage of the Pendolt Laptop in action. Some were skeptical, some enthusiastic, and others downright terrified by the implications.

"This has to be the most insane laptop I’ve ever seen," a YouTuber named Linus Radcliffe said, staring at the screen in disbelief. His channel, focused on in-depth tech reviews, had amassed millions of subscribers, but even he had never encountered something like this. "I don’t even know where to start. The AI integration, the processing power, the cooling system—actually, scratch that. There is no cooling system. It doesn’t need one! How?!"

Another reviewer from QuantumTech leaned back in his chair, shaking his head. "It shouldn’t be possible. There’s no way a laptop with this much power has near-zero power consumption. The efficiency is beyond theoretical limits. Even with miniaturization and quantum processing advancements, there’s just no feasible explanation for this level of performance without a revolutionary breakthrough."

The skepticism was understandable. Every major laptop manufacturer had been chasing efficiency gains for years, and yet this one device had apparently leaped past all of them. The video cut to footage of a live benchmark test, where the Pendolt Laptop crushed every performance metric in existence. There was a long silence before the reviewer sighed, rubbing his temples.

"Alright. So, either this company just discovered an alien technology, or we are witnessing the biggest tech hoax of the century. And honestly? I’m not sure which one I’d bet on."

Another channel, FutureTech Reviews, ran an extensive test of the laptop’s AI capabilities. "This isn’t just an AI assistant—it’s something else entirely. The AI learns at an impossible rate, adapts to user behavior almost instantly, and can even predict what you’re about to do before you do it. We’re talking next-generation, almost sentient-level optimization here. Nothing on the market comes close."

Mainstream news outlets weren’t far behind. Articles flooded in, covering every angle.

SchaffWelt’s AI-Powered Laptop Disrupts the Market—Are We Entering a New Era of Computing?

The Pendolt Laptop: A Breakthrough or an Overhyped Illusion?

Who Owns SchaffWelt? The Mysterious Company Shattering Tech Norms

The last question was one that no one could answer. The company had appeared seemingly overnight with no prior history, no known CEO, and no public investors. It was as if SchaffWelt had materialized out of thin air, already miles ahead of the competition.

One particular article from Tech Sphere summed up the situation:

If the numbers are real, if the performance is legitimate, then SchaffWelt isn’t just disrupting the industry—they’re forcing the entire tech world to reconsider everything we thought was possible. This isn’t just competition. This is paradigm-shifting innovation.

Even hardware engineers from leading tech giants were stumped. Some industry professionals, including former Intel and AMD engineers, had taken to social media to share their disbelief.

"Look, I’ve been in the CPU business for 20 years. We’ve had roadmaps planned for at least the next decade. What SchaffWelt just dropped wasn’t on anyone’s radar. Not even as a theoretical possibility."

"It’s like they skipped a few generations of progress and just jumped straight to the endgame."

"This shouldn’t be possible. Period."

Even university professors and AI researchers chimed in, baffled by the advancements. "The AI embedded in the Pendolt Laptop isn’t just an improvement over existing models—it’s an entirely different beast. It’s like comparing a candle to the sun. We need to reevaluate everything we thought we knew about AI development."

Naturally, when something seems too good to be true, people start looking for explanations—no matter how ridiculous.

"Government-funded black ops project?" one user posted on a tech forum. "Think about it. The tech is too advanced for any regular company. Maybe some secret division of DARPA finally went commercial."

"Nah, it’s aliens," another replied. "We finally got access to that Area 51 stash."

A particularly viral Reddit post titled ’SchaffWelt is NOT a normal company’ listed out every suspicious thing about them:

No corporate history, No known CEO or leadership team, No investors or funding rounds. Their tech is YEARS ahead of anything on the market. Their laptop supposedly generates ZERO heat at peak performance capabilities that go far beyond current research. No one in the industry has even heard of the engineers behind it

"This isn’t just a startup with a good idea. This is a company that either doesn’t exist... or has access to technology that shouldn’t be possible yet."

Some even speculated that SchaffWelt was a front for a hidden megacorporation, or perhaps an underground research team with breakthroughs they were finally ready to release.

Of course, not everyone was convinced.

Many outright refused to believe it, even with video proof circulating. "CGI. Fake benchmarks. Controlled demos. It’s all staged. Mark my words, this laptop will never ship."

"Even if it does ship, there’s no way it performs as advertised. There’s going to be some ridiculous catch. Maybe it throttles performance after ten minutes. Maybe it needs some proprietary power source. We’ll find out soon enough."

Yet, despite the skeptics, pre-orders were already flooding in. The website had launched only a day ago, and the Pendolt Laptop was already selling out of its first batch. Some customers reported their orders being placed on backorder due to overwhelming demand. Tech enthusiasts, early adopters, and even corporate buyers were racing to get their hands on a unit.

"If this thing is real, it changes everything," one Twitter user posted. "I don’t care what it costs. I just want one."

Another user jokingly wrote, "If SchaffWelt is hiring, I’ll sell my soul to work there. Who’s with me?"

Whatever people believed, one thing was undeniable—SchaffWelt had the world’s attention.

And Henry?

Henry was watching the chaos unfold with a smirk.

Everything was going exactly as planned.