Kartier explained in a whisper to Harvey, "You might not know this, Mr. York."But the organizer of this auction is the Thompson family, one of the ten top families in Wolsing. The true owner is one of the Four Young Masters of Wolsing, Hector."There's something peculiar about Mr. Thompson. He likes to collect all kinds of strange and wonderful treasures."He has a lot of connections in the antique industry through the use of his family's connections."That's why all the items that appear in the auction that he hosts are usually genuine and rare items."Of course, some of them are also from the black market."Since only an auction house of this level has the ability to deal with the things that cannot be brought to life."That's also why the security of this auction house is so strict."Harvey then said, "Looks like this auction house really is quite good with Hector personally overseeing this place.""That's right!" Kartier said with an inspired sigh. "The Four Young Masters
Mandy seemed to be whispering to Hector about something while looking at the catalog in her hand.She looked like she was very interested in something that was in the catalog.However, a figure stopped right in front of her a moment later.Mandy almost instinctively raised her head, surprised. She never thought that Harvey would suddenly appear in this place.Harvey ignored Hector who was sitting next to Mandy, and looked at her. "What a coincidence, Mandy."Hector put down the glass of champagne he was holding when he heard Harvey, a meaningful expression on his face.While Harvey's appearance here was a coincidence, it didn't mean much to Hector. He wasn't afraid of Harvey, anyway.Mandy glanced at Hector and, after some hesitation, asked as she blinked her eyes, "What is it?""Nothing much, but I simply want to tell you that… If you're here for the auction, I may be your best partner."Harvey smiled as he sounded like he was alluding to something else."It's fine," Mandy s
Zhuri was taken aback slightly. She thought Harvey was going to make a move against Hector, so she didn't reply immediately.Kartier, who was standing next to Zhuri, gave it a thought and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Thompson and Ms. Zimmer are here for the Eyed Bead. I heard it has a special meaning for the Zimmers.""The Eyed Bead?" Harvey mumbled.He had already given the nine Beads of Eyes to Mandy already. What was she up to auctioning for some Eyed Bead here today?Harvey took a deep breath after giving it a moment to calm his emotion down.He then waved his hand and led the others to the seats reserved for Country H Commercial Group without alerting anyone else.There was only about half an hour before the auction was going to start, and other attendees started to arrive.While Harvey was sitting at the seat reserved for the chairman of Country H Commercial Group, none of the waiting staff came to take care of him.Someone either had intentionally made it so, or someo
"Our next item."The Seal of the Monarch."According to the legends, during the height of the Dynasty of Prosperity, the then ruling monarchy in Country J was a tributary of the dynasty as well. They have then delivered their Seal of Monarchy to the dynasty."This represents a piece of history for Country J, but many in their country treat this as a history of humiliation."As the old man calmly explained the auctioned item, Harvey instantly knew that this was what the men from Country J were coming for.In the past few years, they had been claiming themselves as the world's greatest country. They wouldn't allow something as important as the Seal of the Monarch in Country H.That was why Antonio would use everything they had to fight for it.Meanwhile, the people from the Country H Commercial Group wanted to provoke Harvey to compete for the Seal of the Monarch.As expected, before Harvey had made any movements, Kartier had already bent over to Harvey's side and whispered, "Thi
"3 million!"As if he was able to feel the kindness from Hector, Antonio gave Harvey a look and moved his eyes away before raising his paddle up in the air.Seeing Antonio's action, the old man said, "We have 3 million from Mr. Lee."Do we have any higher bids?"Going once!"Going twice!"All the people from Country J gave Harvey a look of disdain while the auctioneer spoke.They all looked down on him, as if announcing to the world that Harvey had no right to compete with Antonio.Everyone else in the auction house remained silent.They all knew who Hector was.When he announced Harvey's 15 million dollar bid was void, it was enough for them to learn something from that action.It meant that Hector wanted to give a favor to Antonio, who wanted the seal at all costs. That was why he didn't want the bidding price of the Seal of the Monarch to be too high.Everyone there were smart people, and they wouldn't do something foolish. Whether they were interested in the seal or not
With a smile, Harvey continued to speak with Antonio."If you like it that much… If you're really sure it's meant to be yours… Just continue with the bidding."As for me, I've already bid 150 million dollars. I believe everyone has heard it."I have so much money, I can afford to spend some more money when I see an antique that I like. What?"Is there a problem?"Should I write a report for you before I use my money?"Harvey said everything calmly and in a relaxed manner. While he wasn't intentionally mocking them, he was completely trampling on Antonio and the others' dignity of the ground.And Hector, who opened his mouth to stop Harvey, also suffered the same damage to his reputation.All the attendees of the auction had revealed a knowing smile on their faces.Since Hector was going to openly give the seal back to Country J through an auction, then he should have foreseen that this might have happened. Not everyone was willing to show the Thompson of Wolsing the dignity th
"You…"The men and women of Country J could only grind their teeth in anger when they heard Harvey's bid.Even Antonio, who had been acting relaxed all this while, could no longer control himself.He stood up and narrowed his eyes at Harvey's direction, and said slowly, "I don't care if you're the real Mr. York or fake Mr. York, young man. But you must understand what kind of consequences there are for stirring up trouble on purpose.""Stirring up trouble on purpose?"Harvey simply shrugged."Can't you see? I really like this seal, and that's why I continually bid on it. Haven't you heard of the saying about a real man won't keep another from his prize?"When Antonio heard what Harvey had said, his face flushed in anger.He was the one who’s supposed to use that saying!But in the end?By saying that, Harvey was humiliating him openly.Harvey couldn't be bothered to listen to Antonio's threat, and gave the auctioneer a glance. "You've delayed long enough. Shouldn't you conti
Harvey then continued to question the auction house."Everyone in this world knows if there's one thing that's true about the auction houses…"Is that the highest bidder wins."If I can bid 300 million dollars, then I can bid up to 450 million dollars, and even 600 million dollars!"But the Wolsing Auction House immediately stopped me from making my bid and gave the auction item to Antonio."And now, you’re saying I'm making trouble?"And you're talking about rules?"What rules?"Once this news spreads out, we'll see how much reputation the Wolsing Auction House retains."To make it plainly, you're sacrificing the consignor's benefits so you can please the people from Country J."Backed by a top ten family? I spit on you."If the other top families know that they're being put together with traitorous scumbags such as yourself, they'll be so disgusted that they won't be able to eat for months!"Harvey didn't show any sign of stopping at all as he said all his words clearly,
"That's right!" exclaimed Geoffrey. "You should come down now or let him get closer to check up on you!""Geoffrey, Neve. We have known each other for so many years. I know you don't want me to leave," replied Vaida, sighing. "But, do you think I'll believe you when you look for a random man to be my man of destiny? If a fake can replace the one I seek, I won't be trying to find him for three lifetimes, right?"Please, just ignore me and let me go in peace. Even if you can save me now, can you save me forever?"Obviously, while Vaida had a mental breakdown, she no longer recognized Harvey and forgot what had happened between them, but she was still a wise woman. She could tell that Geoffrey and Neve dragged Harvey here so that she would not die."Vaida! Don't forget that you're the daughter of the previous mayor! In my heart, you’re the real princess of Grand City!" Geoffrey roared. "I swore to him all those years ago that I would find the man of your destiny. I won't lie about som
"No! There is! Not only are you fated to cross paths, but such a fate is inevitable!" Geoffrey suddenly cried out. "Vaida, I managed to do as promised and found the man who is your destiny when I went to Wolsing last time! That's him! He's the man of your destiny! I won't have any objection even if you want to make your marriage official!"Geoffrey immediately rushed over to Harvey and pushed Harvey to Vaida. Harvey was stunned when he heard it, his eye twitching.What?Something about being the man of her destiny?Geoffrey did not give Harvey any time to react and winked at Harvey. "Mr. Representative, why don't you go speak with Vaida? The two of you promised to be together for three lifetimes before the Rock of Fate! You shouldn't miss each other now that you've been reunited!"When Harvey heard what Geoffrey had said, he was full of questions. Although he could understand every word, he did not understand what Geoffrey meant by that. Even Neve was so shocked that she subconsci
After Geoffrey had left, Harvey then walked into the courtyard. He looked around. Once he was sure there were no hidden cameras, he got into the bathroom and showered. Then, he changed into a new outfit.Too many things happened while he was on his way here, and he had to review everything. Only then would he be able to see the big picture of what had happened today.After that, he found the beverages meant for him. Then, he walked to the courtyard's edge, looking at the faraway scenery. The courtyard was built by the hills and a water source. In addition to the bridges and streams, he could see the plains in the mountains. He could even see the grass swaying as the wind blew.At the edge of the grassy plains were steep cliffs. The Fosters had built several gazebo-like structures there, which were quite terrifying. Harvey was curious and gave these cliffs a better look. That should be the edge of Grand City. He could see an endless ocean with crashing waves from here.Harvey could
Harvey saw Geoffrey already waiting there when he alighted the car. When Geoffrey saw Harvey, he was apologetic about the entire matter. Harvey did not need to say anything, and Geoffrey walked over, saying, "Friend… No, Mr. Representative. We will give you an explanation that you'll be happy with."Feel free to stay in the Foster family's estate. If anything happens again, you do not need to say anything. Our family will take full responsibility for this!"Harvey sighed. "There's no need for this, Geoffrey. My visit to Grand City will affect plenty of people's interests. It's normal for them to try and stop me from coming no matter what.""It's not that you're affecting many people's interests. Most importantly, you have affected one faction's interests," Geoffrey said as he gestured and led Harvey into the estate. As he guided Harvey in, he said, "The entire Grand City now knows your reason for coming to Grand City is to take on the Three Halls. What you're doing is taking away
Harvey smiled. "It's fine. But you do have to give me an explanation. Of course, if you can't, I'll get one myself."After that, Harvey could not be bothered with the same topic. He looked at the stone door and asked, "Why don't you introduce this to me?"Neve was slightly taken aback but still answered, "You know that Grand City does not belong in this world. In short, it exists in its own pocket dimension. It was said that Grand City's creator created this pocket dimension after he had achieved unison with Nature and before he stepped into the void."This is one of the few entrances into the Grand City, but it's the only entrance that everyone from the city can use. If you have the city's entry pass, then you can freely travel in and out. Of course, if your ancestry is rooted in Grand City, you can also use it."Harvey nodded. He was quite curious… When one reached the end of the path of martial arts and reached unity between man and nature, would one have this kind of power? Cou
No matter how Harvey looked at Vaida, he could tell she was no ordinary warrior. Her decisiveness and style proved to him that she was highly experienced in battles. He could even see some signs of her being in the military.Harvey was even more curious about Vaida's identity when he thought of that.But he knew it was not the time to think about such things. Harvey picked up a gun from the ground amidst the chaos and started to aim and shoot in front of him.If Vaida's attacks were all about affecting a wide area, then Harvey's attacks were all about accuracy. While he looked casual, whenever he pulled the trigger, an enemy would flop in a crumpled mess after each shot. The long-haired man could only watch with a dark expression.Despite bringing along an army of assassins with heavy firepower, his forces were being decimated."Darn it…!" The long-haired man let out a roar. "Deploy the heavy weapons!"Before he could finish yelling, he shuddered. There was disbelief in his eyes.
After eliminating Ruins and Ashes, Harvey did not waste another second, slammed his foot into a table, and sent it flying with a smile. Contrary to everyone's expectation, he did not leave the fire escape. Instead, he jumped out of a window and immediately ruined the long-haired man's plans.However, it was obvious that there were guards outside the window as well. As soon as they saw Harvey appear, the armed men were only slightly stunned before they aimed their guns at Harvey and pulled their triggers.Harvey immediately side-stepped, grabbed the fire extinguisher the cafe prepared for an emergency, and started spraying it all around him. Half the street was instantly covered in white as the bullets missed their marks, but several tourists who did not manage to escape in time were hit. The tourists cried, and it simply made the assassins even more aggressive.In just a short while, all these people would lose their lives.Harvey's eyes turned cold when he realized how nonchalant
However, before the Islander woman could swing her sword down, she could feel a sharp pain on her throat as a red dot appeared. Then, she could even feel all her strength disappear. She collapsed to the ground in disbelief, unable to make a sound. It was obvious that this woman could not understand how she was killed even moments before she died.The waiters and tourists only realized what was happening when they saw this moment. They screamed as they quickly ran toward the exits, throwing the entire Lucky Café into chaos. Harvey ignored all the chaos, picked up the sword from the woman's hand, and continued walking with a calm expression. At this time, a long-robed man and woman walked toward him among the crowds. Both of them looked quite strange. The man was missing an ear, while the woman was missing an eye. However, their energy signatures were terrifying, and they seemed very powerful."It's the Golden Triangle's assassin duo, Ruins and Ashes!""I heard the two could even de
While Hyperborea was a small city, as it was located on the nape of Snowdrake Mountain, it was also one of the most famous tourist cities in the country. Around 30 million travelers came to Hyperborea throughout the year, enriching their economies. However, it was somewhat difficult to manage the city.More than 90 percent of the population here came from other cities. So, it was going to be difficult to find anything about anyone.Besides being a tourist city, Hyperborea was also a location where people from all walks of life congregate.Harvey glanced around as he sat in the corner. He noticed that other than travelers, most of the people here were foreigners who spoke with foreign accents. Many of them carried firearms in secret, and some were obviously trained in martial arts. This place was destined to be different from other cities.While it was a tourist city on the surface, this place hid an entire underworld.'No wonder Grand City set its entrance in a place like this. It