LOGINFleur was painfully aware that the Griffins' loyalty came with ulterior motives.It was her decision to keep them split into five different military governorates, like a feudal king would keep his five princes divided, governing five different principalities.But even if they were meant to be loyal to their father the king, they would still grow discontent with the king hoarding more power and wealth than the rest of them.That was why the five different military governorates might not be all that motivated to find Vera—from their point of view, they had no reason to care where Vera was, or if she was alive.Even if they were basically family to Fleur and owed everything they were to her, they knew full well that their comfortable lives were all thanks to the five governorates.Hence, even if Fleur died, they would still live like kings thanks to the governorates.In contrast, Fleur's being alive posed a threat because of how she ignored the consequences of her actions, and her w
Having no ingredients but only the recipe would be all the more troublesome—would she even be able to gather everything she needs? And even if she did, did she have the cultivation to cook the Infinite Pill?Every single question that they faced seemed to trim down Fleur's chance of success on every other turn, not to mention that the Qing Eliminating Society still had a mysterious enemy on their hands—a ticking time bomb that could blow up at any moment.Considering all those issues, Fleur actually wasn't sure she could live another five hundred years.The thought of the mysterious enemy left Feluer fuming, and she promptly summoned Tarlon Griffin, her most trusted confidante."How is the investigation in Morocco going?" She asked. "Any clues on where the dead soldiers and armed cavalry guards went?"Tarlon shook his head, pursing his lips in embarrassment. "I'm afraid not, Lady Griffin. I've even sent additional personnel, but none of them found anything—it's like the entire g
Charlie smiled. "Of course it's fine."With that, they each retired to their own cabins.-Meanwhile, on an island around 1900 miles away from Ushuaia.Fleur was sitting cross-legged in her own chambers, and before him were five gems of different sizes and shapes.She was using breathing techniques to absorb precious Reiki from each gem, until each gem was drained dry.The Griffins had gathered those gems from around the world, offering them to her as tribute.Over the past 300 years, she never stopped having the griffins search the world for mystic treasures and spirit stones.During the early years, they were gathering troves of ideal cultivation materials, helping her unseal her pineal gland and improving her cultivation—even forming her own private army of cultivators.But with the advent of modern technology, such treasures only became rarer. Nature's boons that already took millennia to grow before, were now not growing at all due to climate change and various modern dev
After everyone moved onboard, Jon led Charlie's group on a tour around the ship to show them the amenities and to study the interior layout.It was a huge ship. Aside from the engine room and cargo hold at the bottom, there were over a dozen laboratories, a large mess hall, a library, a gym, and other shared facilities.Charlie's group then followed the captain to the crew quarters, which had over forty cabins that came in three types: single bed, double beds and four beds.Research staff were assigned double or single bed cabins, rooms, while all crew members except the captain and first mate stayed in four-bed cabins. The main mission of this Antarctic expedition was to transport supplies and researchers out of the research base, so the entire ship only had a crew of twenty—still less than thirty even with Charlie and his group of four.Both Charlie and Vera chose a single bed cabin, while Ruby and Penny, used to sharing, opted for a double bed cabin.Naturally, the cabins on
Ushuaia Port—being the closest port to the Antarctic continent, was the transit point and primary location of resupply for ships bound for Antarctica.However, the port was not large, with one commercial pier and one oil resupply pier, totaling fewer than ten berths. During peak season, berths were often insufficient, forcing many ships to anchor in the nearshore anchorage and crew having to disembark on ferries.At this time, the port berths were almost full, mostly with research vessels flying different national flags, including those from Norway, Oskia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia.Due to the turbulence in the Drake Passage these past few days, the research vessels were berthed and waiting for clearer seas before heading out.It was said that many cruise ships and research vessels from the Antarctic Peninsula, the mainland and the archipelago were also waiting for their return window, as they were rushing to disembark before the window for final d
However, Charlie soon remembered a certain issue. Although Fleur's airliner had never charted flights to Ushuaia—instead always shuttling between Buenos Aires and other parts of the world, Ushuaia wasn't all that far from Buenos Aires either.That meant they basically just landed in the Qing Eliminating Society's turf. And since the Qing Eliminating Society was hunting him, Vera, Penny, and Ruby, they had to avoid drawing too much attention. Oskian faces did exactly that, considering how few Oskians were around the city.Therefore, Charlie agreed to head for the ship directly. After collecting all their luggage, everyone got in the van and headed straight for the port of Ushuaia.They carried a total of ten suitcases, most of which were Vera's, who had Helena prepare them. As Charlie, Ruby, and Penny would spend most of their time cultivating and that time would pass in the blink of an eye for them, she would be spending months in the bitter cold without any sun, and naturally n
Kathleen said awkwardly, “Mr. Wade, the decision to investigate you privately in the beginning was indeed very abrupt. Fortunately, I stopped myself early, so I did not investigate you too deeply...”Charlie smiled and said, “Don’t get me wrong. I am not blaming you. I simply thought that you are a s
After saying that, she did not forget to say to Charlie, “My dear son-in-law, I’m already very happy and satisfied that you have this intention, but you have to remember not to buy things indiscriminately, okay?!”Charlie smiled faintly and nodded gently. “Okay, Mom. I know.”Elaine had a somewhat mel
The moment Merlin fell to the ground, not one of the people in the elevator spared Merlin another glance.One of them saw Merlin’s dead face, and he blurted out through the intercom system in his helmet, “Boss, this man seems to be the detective from the New York Police Department, Merlin Lammy!”The
At this moment, Charlie saw the relief on Shawn’s face.However, he simply smiled slightly and asked Shawn, “Mr. Long, you look very happy. Is anything special happening today?”Shawn waved his hand and smiled as he said, “Haha! Everything else is all trivial matters aside from my collaboration with y







