Reborn in America: I Have an Equipment Slot

Irving: Okay, then I'll take a "family bucket" meal. How long will it take?

James: I just asked, and for expedited processing, it will take about three days.

Kyrie Irving: So fast?!

James: Dude, don't you know state government officials? If you have money, they can process documents faster than machines!

Irving: Okay, but even so, three days is way too fast, isn't it? A few hundred dollars to bribe a gun permit inspector? Isn't that a bit too cheap?

James: Cheap? This price is not low at all, Kyrie. You should know that although a gun license seems high-end, it is actually not much different from taking a driver's license test. Whether it is document review or theoretical knowledge lectures, the examiner has to deal with countless people every day.

James: Think about it, even if each person earns $100 for expedited processing, 10 people would earn $1000, and 100 people would earn $1! Besides, these gun license examiners are just expediting your process; they're not responsible for giving you the license directly. The whole process is legal and compliant; they're just speeding it up for you…

Irving finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the message from James.

If it's just about speeding up the review process, then spending a few hundred dollars is understandable.

After all, it would be far too abstract for someone with various records of prohibited gun ownership to obtain a legal gun license by falsifying documents.

To legally own a gun, one should at least be able to determine that the person won't buy a gun and then "go around vomiting" it.

Just as Irving was stunned, James sent another message.

James: I'll give you a website in a bit. You need to register your real name information and fill in the relevant details on this site. Oh, I forgot to ask you, do you have a Social Security number? Without a Social Security number, you can't get a gun license...

Irving: Of course! I know that much common sense.

Irving clicked the link, entered the website, filled in his information, and a payment interface popped up shortly afterward.

Irving clicked the payment link and was slightly taken aback when he saw the account balance pop up on his phone. He realized that he only had $15.28 left in the credit card account he had previously purchased from James.

Irving scratched his head, debating whether to temporarily close the pawnshop and deposit the money at an ATM.

James sent me a few messages.

James: Oh, by the way, remember not to pay after you've registered your information.

James: You helped me collect the payment for the "Diamond King" club last time, and you haven't come to collect the $3000 reward I promised you. I'll deduct it from that.

Irving: Okay, I was just saying that my credit card account balance was low and I was thinking about whether I should deposit some money.

James: Absolutely not! Now that you have a Social Security number, you'll definitely need to apply for a credit card account yourself. The credit card accounts I'm selling are all from various blacklisted individuals, and they might become unusable at any time.

Irving: ...

That's not what you said when you sold the credit card account.

Seemingly sensing Irving's resentment, James quickly tried to smooth things over.

James: You know, that's what I used to do, hacking. Stealing dormant credit card accounts from small banks is easy, just a way to make some extra money on the side.

Now that he has a green card and is considered a legal American citizen, Irving suddenly realized that he no longer needs to use the fake passport he got from James.

Thinking of this, Irving asked James:

Irving: By the way, since gun licenses can be expedited, what about driver's licenses?

James was surprised by Irving's sudden idea. "You want to take a driving test? Don't you already have one? I got it for you."

"But that's fake... Besides, I paid for a legal gun license, so I can't have a fake driver's license either. If I run into a police checkpoint, I might get into trouble."

Although Irving didn't want to go through the trouble, considering the risks of being caught, he felt it was safer to spend some money and effort to get a real driver's license.

James: I understand. I'll cover the expedited driver's license fee for you. I asked around and it'll cost about $300. If all goes well, it should be issued on the same day. But I should remind you that compared to a gun license, a driver's license in Florida is a bit more complicated. Although there are some procedures that can be skipped by paying money, you still need to take the written test and road test in person.

James: I just checked, and I can expedite your appointment to tomorrow. Are you free tomorrow? I can go with you.

Irving thought for a moment and immediately replied that he could.

Anyway, the offline driving test was a piece of cake for him, and he was 100% sure he could pass it.

The road test is what stumps most people when it comes to driving license exams; 99% of people fail at this stage.

But thinking about it, it's normal. If someone can't even pass the basic road test, they'd probably be a road hazard even if they got their driver's license.

After roughly agreeing on a meeting time with James for the next day, Irving briefly practiced disassembling firearms before sleeping in the pawnshop's warehouse.

……

the next day.

Irving arrived at the location for the written driver's license test.

As a paid VIP user, the examiners for the written test were very friendly.

Irving entered the examination room, filled in his personal information on the computer, and then received a small note from the examiner.

Referring to the small note, I finished all the questions in a few minutes and then submitted them.

Less than half an hour after he left the examination room, his driver's license written test results were already available.

Without a doubt, a perfect score!

After waiting for a while at the entrance of the test center, James drove over in a Chevrolet with the materials and headed to the road test location.

Unlike other countries, in the United States, most states require drivers to drive their own car or rent a car to take their road test for a driver's license.

Upon arriving at the examination location, the examiner remained very nice.

For paid VIP users, the focus is on being conscientious and responsible.

After seeing the wink James gave him, Irving nodded slightly and then followed the examiner's instructions, first honking the horn, then braking, and then turning left and right. Apart from asking what to do when parking uphill, the examiner didn't say another word.

Irving drove around for a bit, then returned to where he started, only to hear the examiner say he had passed the test.

The whole process went so smoothly that Irving felt like he was dreaming.

Is this the treatment paid VIPs receive?

Irving never imagined that getting in through the back door would feel so good!

After a brief greeting and farewell to the examiner, James drove Irving to the service center to pay.

After waiting for about 20 minutes, a brand new Florida driver's license was handed to Irving.