The following weeks became even busier.

The inquiries never stopped.

In fact, they increased.

Every morning, Richard would wake up to dozens of messages.

Some asked about the remaining BMW X3.

Others wanted the Fortuner GR Sports.

A few inquired about the Honda Civic RS.

Some wanted to know if financing was available.

Others simply asked one question.

"Last price?"

Richard eventually became immune to it.

At one point, he even considered creating an automatic reply.

He was still a one-man operation.

The office.

The sales.

The marketing.

The accounting.

Everything still rested on his shoulders.

Yet despite the workload, business was booming.

Three days after checking the quota, one of the Fortuner GR Sports sold.

The buyer was a contractor from Pampanga.

The man arrived with his entire family.

Wife.

Two children.

And apparently his older brother.

They inspected the SUV for nearly two hours.

The children spent most of the time sitting inside and playing with the infotainment system.

The wife loved the black leather interior.

The brother crawled underneath the vehicle to inspect the underchassis.

The contractor himself brought a mechanic.

In the end, they purchased it in cash.

Another parking slot became empty.

A week later, one of the BMW X3s sold.

This customer was different.

A young businesswoman from BGC.

She arrived alone.

No family.

No mechanic.

No driver.

She inspected the vehicle herself.

Asked technical questions.

Test drove it.

Reviewed the documents.

Then transferred the money that same afternoon.

Richard was slightly impressed.

Even more impressed when he found out she was only thirty-one.

The empty spaces inside Phoenix Auto Trading continued increasing.

Another Civic sold.

Then the remaining Camry.

Then the second Montero Black Series.

The lot gradually became quieter. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

The once crowded dealership now looked strangely spacious.

At one point, Richard counted the remaining inventory.

Then blinked.

Then counted again.

Only three vehicles remained.

A Fortuner.

A Mazda CX-60.

And the remaining BMW X3.

That was it.

The realization felt surreal.

Several months ago, the lot had looked like a miniature car exhibit.

Now it was nearly empty.

Then another blue holographic screen suddenly appeared.

[Ding!]

[Quota Progress Updated.]

[Current Profit Quota Progress: ₱42,830,000 / ₱50,000,000]

Richard nearly stood up.

Forty-two million.

He was only eight million pesos away.

Eight million.

That was all.

At his current pace, that amount suddenly felt very close.

Very, very close.

Then something even more unbelievable happened.

The next customer arrived the following afternoon.

A shipping company executive.

He had seen the Mazda CX-60 online.

Apparently, he wanted something different.

Something uncommon.

The Mazda immediately caught his attention.

The man arrived at ten in the morning.

By one in the afternoon, the deal was done.

Cash.

Just like that.

The CX-60 left the dealership.

Another parking slot became empty.

[Ding!]

[Quota Progress Updated.]

[Current Profit Quota Progress: ₱45,380,000 / ₱50,000,000]

Silence filled the office.

Four point six million.

That was all he needed now.

One good sale.

Maybe two.

And the fifty-million-peso quota would be complete.

Richard looked outside.

Only two vehicles remained.

The black BMW X3.

And the white Fortuner GR Sport.

The dealership suddenly looked absurd.

A fifteen-hundred-square-meter property.

Large roofing.

Container office.

Security cameras.

Internet.

Lighting.

And only two vehicles sitting in the middle.

It looked almost depressing.

Yet strangely enough...

Richard couldn’t stop smiling.

Because those empty spaces represented success.

Each empty parking slot represented millions earned.

Represented satisfied customers.

Represented business growth.

Represented progress.

The phone suddenly vibrated.

Then another vibration followed.

Then another.

Three inquiries.

All at once.

The first was asking about the BMW X3.

The second was asking about the Fortuner.

The third was asking if more inventory would arrive soon.

Richard blinked.

The third question made him laugh.

People were now asking when he would restock.

That was the kind of problem he wanted.

He immediately replied to all three.

Then leaned back in his chair.

At that moment, he realized something.

Phoenix Auto Trading had become successful.

Not moderately successful.

Actually successful.

The dealership had reputation.

Repeat customers.

Recommendations.

Followers.

Demand.

Everything.

And it had happened in only a few months.

His thoughts were interrupted by another notification.

This time it was a bank message.

Another deposit from a previous sale had reflected.

The numbers inside his account increased once more.

Richard slowly looked at the amount.

Then looked at the system screen.

Then looked outside the office.

Only two vehicles remained.

Only ₱4.62 million remained.

Only one final push.

His heartbeat slowly accelerated.

Because he knew.

Absolutely knew.

The quota would be completed soon.

And after that...

Level 3.