“Sold!”Just as Harvey was about to increase his bid, the distant voice echoed once again, carrying obvious arrogance. “Six hundred million dollars, sold to Ms. Pearl!”The sound of the gavel was heard immediately after.Harvey didn’t even have the chance to react.At this point, the Five Virtues Temple was no longer supporting Sharon in secret. They were blatantly standing by her side!Harvey’s gaze turned cold instantly.“This is improper!” he shouted, scornful.“I haven’t even called my bid!”“I’ll buy it for seven hundred and fifty million!”“The Maiden has already decided that Ms. Pearl is the winner.”The middle-aged priestess glanced at Harvey without even bothering to explain any further. She smiled at Sharon and said, “Please head backstage and pay first before you take the Head Coach’s broken sword, Ms. Pearl.”“As the representative of the Five Virtues Temple, I congratulate you.”Sharon and Murphy froze, rather stunned.They thought Harvey would keep going a
“That item is mine! I’m buying it for seven hundred and fifty million right now!”“According to the auction hall’s rules, the highest bidder always wins.”“Even if you’re confirming the bid, you need to call three times before slamming the gavel!”“But you locked in on the lower bid without giving the others any chance to bid?”“What’s the meaning of this?!”“Are you conspiring with The Empire of the Sun that Never Sets to sell them something that belongs to the people of Country H?!”“You people should know what this item represents!”“This belonged to the Head Coach!”“You’re already disrespecting him enough to auction something like this…”“But now, you’re even deciding who gets to buy it?! Are you insulting the Head Coach?!”“How dare you, you brat?!” The middle-aged priestess screeched back, livid.“Do you know the consequences of smearing the Five Virtues Temple?!”Young priestesses of the Five Virtues Temple appeared from all directions, all shooting Harvey cold glar
“Of course not,” Harvey shot back icily, his face scornful.“You don’t have to participate if you’re not satisfied,” Teal replied calmly, indifferent to his rage.“If you’re here, you’ll have to abide by my rules.”“I have the final say in my territory, after all!”“Alright, that’s enough talk. Take Sir York and leave, Ms. Clarke.”“I won’t argue with you. For your family’s sake, I won’t put you two on the blacklist.”“But there will be no next time.”Teal’s words returned to its cold and distant tone…As if she was the golden rule.“This is your explanation?”“These are the Five Virtues Temple’s rules?”Harvey chuckled calmly.“How domineering! You must be really confident in yourselves!”It seemed Teal didn’t hear Harvey’s words, or perhaps she just couldn’t be bothered to answer him. Either way, there was no reply.The middle-aged priestess hissed, “Come! Send them off!”Several Five Virtues Temple disciples closed in slowly, disdain evident on their faces. “Let’s g
“This broken sword belonged to the Head Coach, and that’s all there is to it.”“It has no other meaning.”“This is just trash that the Head Coach casted aside after it was broken during the Euro-American battle.”“Who knew that someone would be this shameless to pick this up?”“You can request the Head Coach for anything you want with this garbage? What a joke.”“Can you think for a second?”“You think you can ask for anything from him with a broken sword?”“Stop dreaming!”“You can only take this sword home as a collection. After all, this is a weapon that has slain countless men.”“Judging from your skinny limbs, you shouldn’t blame the Head Coach if you croak because of the killer aura on this thing”Harvey was indifferent. He possessed many things, so why would he give a thought about a broken sword?He only wanted to prevent The Empire of the Sun that Never Sets from having such a thing by calling his bid.But since the Five Virtues Temple was biased toward them, Harve
Harvey looked at Sharon, still very much calm. With how much she praised his other identity, he almost couldn’t bear making fun of her anymore.“I don’t need any evidence,” he replied calmly.“I’m the Head Coach, after all.”“It’s not a token because I said so!”“Do you understand?”His claim stunned the crowd into utter shock.Everyone started at Harvey, full of disbelief.‘Branch Leader York and Prince York are identities of the legendary Head Coach?!’If that truly was the case, then his words were right and the broken sword did have no use at all!Even Teal, who was safe backstage, found herself shaking in bewilderment at Harvey’s claim. Even for a woman as divine as herself, she could only admire the Head Coach from afar.Yet this kept man who used women to rise to power actually claimed himself to be the Head dignified Coach!How was this possible?!A long silence passed, only broken by Murphy’s derisive scoff. “What’s this? Do you all actually believe what this
Harvey and Leslie returned to the presidential suite half an hour later.Leslie’s face was scrunched in an odd expression when she entered the room. She was hesitant to utter a single word.Toby knocked on the door before locking eyes with Harvey, wearing the same odd expression as Leslie’s. Harvey then glanced at Leslie, silent.Toby, on the other hand, burst out laughing before walking in.“Please don’t blame Leslie, Brother York. Even if she didn’t tell me, with my abilities, I’ll figure it out by tomorrow morning anyway.”“In any case, she’s not really selling you out.”Harvey chuckled.“You’re too kind. She only told you everything for my own good. I can understand that, so I won’t blame her for it either.”“That’s good.”Toby poured himself a cup of tea, and then pondered for a moment.“Brother York… Since we’re already family, let’s just be frank with each other. Are you really the legendary Head Coach?” he asked quietly.“Isn’t it fine if you tell me?”“I just nee
“Oh? Isn’t Vince with Scarlett? Why’s he aiming for Teal as well?”Harvey’s lips curled to reveal a sardonic smile.“Is the Five Virtues Temple his harem?”“Shhhh! Don’t say things like that!”Toby stood up anxiously, shocked. After making sure that nobody was listening in, he breathed out a sigh of relief.“While the Yorks of Hong Kong are the true kings of Hong Kong and Las Vegas, the Five Virtues Temple holds great influence over South Light and its surrounding areas.”“The title of sacred martial art training ground isn’t just for show, you know.”“Not only did you go against Teal, you even greatly damaged their reputation!”“These two things should be enough for them to hold a big grudge against you!”Toby frowned.“You should seclude yourself for the next few days. You shouldn’t go anywhere, in case the Five Virtues Temple finds anything they can use against you.”“Ever since Scarlett failed their mission to usurp the Hamilton family, they’ve already held a grudge agai
Leslie had a bitter look on her face.“Sir York, sometimes it’s better to back down.”“If you vent your anger right now, you’ll only hurt yourself.”“I have a suggestion. You should probably apologize to the Five Virtues Temple for what happened tonight.”“But we’ll definitely make them pay us back for what they did soon enough.”Harvey smiled without giving a reply, opting to swallow his bitter Black Tea instead.Ding!Toby’s phone vibrated right at this moment.He made a gesture of apology before picking up the call.After a while, a mystified expression showed on his face.“You’re saying the Head Coach’s broken sword that Murphy and Sharon won was robbed?”Harvey was surprised to hear that. He didn’t think that news would travel that quickly.After finishing the payment, Sharon immediately left with Murphy.Before the duo managed a single mile from the Three Seasons Hotel, several burly men in suits showed up in front of a stoplight.These men put down Sharon and Murph
However, the intense pressure from being executed by the School of Divine Sword made Alexei lead Harvey to an office by the side despite his bone-chilling fear. There was a huge safe in the office. While it would be tough for ordinary people to break, it would not be difficult for them to do so. "I remember putting my betrothal contract in here as collateral for the 140 million dollars!" Alexei explained as he forced the safe to open. While he did find his betrothal contract, which was sealed within an envelope inside the safe, he also found a few checks inside. All of them were signed by Alexei. It was obvious that all the money Alexei had lost was inside.After hesitating for a moment, he did not take the check. Instead, he simply hid the betrothal contract in his pocket. Harvey was quite surprised to see this. He thought Alexei would clear the entire safe since things were already this bad. That was enough to impress Harvey."Let's go, big bro!" Alexei dragged Harvey away after
Harvey squinted his eyes before saying, "This really is blood…""What?" Alexei was not sure how to react to that comment. "What blood?""Are you really that clueless or just pretending to be one?" Harvey said as he knocked Alexei on his head. "Not only did no one question us, we didn't see any security guards or attendants. Most importantly, we're already in this place but didn't hear any voices. Don't you feel that it's weird? Not to mention you're a martial artist… Even if you never killed anyone, you've seen blood, yes? And you can't recognize it?"Then, Harvey pointed at the blood on the floor.Alexei was instantly stunned as his agitated expression finally calmed down. He quickly looked around, and he shuddered. Obviously, he finally realized that this place just looked different when compared to when he was here earlier. It was strange… Extremely strange… In the past, plenty of attendants would bow to him and call him before he even arrived here.But what was happening right
It was 12 midnight when Harvey and Alexei appeared in a valley within the border of Hyperborea. Both sides of the valley were lined with steep cliffs, with only a small pathway that allowed a single person to pass. According to Alexei, this small path was only used by the staff. Usually, everyone would use a helicopter to reach this place.He also had a helicopter initially, but he lost it too. So, he had no choice but to bring Harvey here using a motorcycle. However, Harvey did not mind since he was there to help Alexei get his revenge, not to show off.In no time, the two of them had passed through the 15-mile long paths and arrived at the end of the valley. Protected by steep cliffs from three directions, there was a medieval castle located here. The castle looked like a gigantic beast that seemed intent on devouring them all as it lay at the end of the valley. There was a clearing in front of the castle, where dozens of helicopters had been parked. Among them was even a military
Harvey was speechless when he heard what Alexei had to say. "Usually, no one would be stupid enough to bet using a betrothal contract, right?"There were no tears, even when Alexei was sobbing. "But I lost so much that I was getting agitated. It felt like if I didn't win, not only would I lose everything, but I wouldn't be able to explain it to Senior Vaida. Then, someone reminded me of the betrothal contract and made a suggestion, then I pulled mine out without thinking twice…"There's no point saying any of this! You have to help me think of something! Help me think of a way! If the news of this spread, I'm dead meat! The type that's going into the grinder! And I heard that my fiancee, Juliana Abner, will return soon. If she finds out I used our betrothal contract as a wager, not only will I become Grand City's biggest laughingstock, but she'll most likely mow me down!"Harvey narrowed his eyes. After considering it, he said, "It's one thing for being cut down. Most importantly, V
Harvey did not agree to help him directly, but he frowned. "What exactly happened? I need you to explain to me clearly."Alexei sobbed and said, "Big bro, you know I can't stay sitting still, so I have some little hobbies like going to Hyperborea and playing a few hands in the casino. I understand that it's fine to play with what you're willing to part with, and any more than that will hurt me, so my bets are always small. I even managed to earn a little profit lately!"I was thinking that once I made more profit, I could buy a few manors by the Grand Lake! After our meal and when you all went home, I felt lucky and played a few hands. I didn't expect my luck to be so bad today that I lost everything I won a few days ago and even lost 70 million dollars!" said Alexei with a strange expression.Harvey calmly said, "I see. That's how gambling goes. You win some; you lose some. No one can keep on winning in a casino. If you can't settle your 70 million dollars debt, I can pay it for yo
Clarion chuckled. "We've cleaned them up properly. No matter how skilled someone is, they won't be able to find out if it has anything to do with us.""Good," Dan nodded. "Joven is going to leave Grand City soon. Have you arranged his departure?"Clarion hesitated for a while and whispered, "I've already arranged a great place for him. The ones we asked to give him his send-off won't say anything either. But Sky Plane has a lot to complain about this… Someone from the Origin Sword Style also sent someone to Grand City and is currently waiting for us at the third secret entrance. They want to see you personally and demand an explanation."Dan calmly said, "Since when can anyone from Sky Plane come and see me just because they want to. Who do they think I am? Tell them what happened to Joven and Mark has nothing to do with us. While we will do as promised, Geoffrey's interception has caused everything to lose control. That is not something within our promise!"Tell him to get the hel
Clarion slightly frowned for a long time before whispering, "There were already rumors about Vaida's man of destiny from the day she was born. All the Sacred Lands have their own theories about this man all these years. But from our understanding, all of the so-called men of destiny from the other Sacred Lands aren't the ones we know of from our legends."It will be best for us if Vaida can marry one of them and get the hell out of Grand City. She has been switching between madness and clarity all these years, as if there are two personalities inside of her. If she could maintain her clarity, then the situation in Grand City would be different. If you ask me, this man of destiny shouldn't exist. However, from the intel we received from the Foster estate, Vaida really treated Harvey like her man of destiny."Not only is she treating him well, she even started to cook for him like he is his wife. This is something I can't see through… Can it be that Harvey really is her man of destiny?
What was on Dan's screen was the chart for the fluctuations in the international cryptocurrency market. Typically, someone like him should not care about meager things like finances. But the truth was that nothing in this world could avoid money.While Grand City was called a city beyond the mortal realm, they still needed money to fund their assets and trading. With the relationship between Dan and the leading traders in the cryptocurrency industry, he could easily earn no matter if he buy or sell. In his eyes, everyone in the market was his to take advantage of.When Dan saw Clarion appear on the sun deck, Dan slightly raised his head and gestured to Clarion to sit next to him. The two sexy ladies who poured drinks and seated next to Dan left, giving some time and space for the two Parkers.Clarion sat down nervously and spoke with a dark expression on his face. "I've just received some bad news. Firstly, Harvey managed to crush Sky Plane's Origin Fist practitioners. This spreads
Joven shuddered. He did not expect Geoffrey to pin such a terrible accusation on him without any hesitation…"Not only did you not uplift our country's morale, but you also humiliated our representative repeatedly! What you do right now makes you unworthy of the status you have. Do you think any one of the seven families will let you stay? It's making a mockery if we let someone like you remain the director of the Peacekeeping Agency," said Geoffrey nonchalantly. Despite his calm demeanor, he said it with absolute certainty.Joven's expression darkened as he shuddered. "Mr. Geoffrey, everything I did right now is for the bigger picture. Grand City is currently without a leader. We will be at a disadvantage if we fight against Sky Plane right now! I don't need to suffer such humiliation if it isn't because of our city. We're not as strong as Sky Plane, so the only logical choice is to keep our head down…""Not as strong as them?" Geoffrey sneered. "Mark was quite strong, wasn't he? B