Albert did not dare to cause any delay, and he hurriedly handed a key over to Charlie as he spoke up, “Young Master Wade, feel free to contact me if you have any problems.”“Okay.” Charlie nodded slightly, and he shook the car key as he spoke up, “I’ll leave first.”After he was done speaking, Charlie got into the driver’s seat and started the car before driving toward Shangri-La.When Charlie arrived at the entrance of Shangri-La, Carvalho also walked out of the hotel lobby.Charlie drove the car in front of him as he rolled down the car window, spoke up, and asked, “Do you need a taxi?”“Yes!” Carvalho nodded and said, “I’m going to Mount Phoenix Cemetery.”“You want to go to Mount Phoenix Cemetery?” Charlie pretended to be horrified as he said, “It is already so late at night, so why would you want to go to that kind of place? I won’t go there. That place is bad luck.”Carvalho hurriedly said, “Young man, there is something that I have to do at Mount Phoenix Cemetery. If you
Although Charlie did not know Falco, nor did he know anything about Falco’s methods of getting things done, he felt that for someone like Falco, being cruel and killing people would be deeply embedded in him.The reason why he did not usually kill people was by no means because he was being kind-hearted, but it was simply because the conditions did not allow for it. However, as long as the conditions allowed for it, Falco would certainly not show any mercy.According to Carvalho, when he had met Falco at the Mount Phoenix Cemetery the last time, Falco had even lamented about the fact that only one security guard was working at the huge Mount Phoenix Cemetery, and his native parasitic worm had not gotten enough to eat.This meant that as long as the conditions permitted it, it would be unlikely for Falco to only kill one person. He would certainly kill as many people as he could.Since Carvalho wanted to obtain a share of his profit today, Falco would certainly be very offended. He
At this time, Charlie said indifferently, “You can get out of the car first. Falco Xanthos is right behind us, and he will come up very soon. As long as you act according to what I’ve instructed, I’ll naturally be able to keep you safe.”Carvalho ground his teeth as he nodded. Even if he did not trust Charlie, he had no other choice at this time. So, he could only bite the bullet as he got out of the taxi. At this moment, Falco drove the Volkswagen up the mountain at a very fast speed. When he saw that Carvalho had already gotten out of the car, he hurriedly stepped on the accelerator as he drove his car directly into the rear of the taxi that Charlie was in.After a loud boom, Charlie’s taxi was knocked a few meters away. After waiting for the car to stop, Charlie pretended to be extremely angry as he stepped out of his car and shouted angrily at the Volkswagen behind him, “Are you crazy?! My car is the only car at this godforsaken place in the middle of the night, and you can sti
Falco had a cold smile on his face at this time.He knew that this ignorant young man in front of him was about to pay the price with his own life.This was because no one could possibly stop his native parasitic worm!Even though this worm was white and fat, its body was actually even tougher than steel. It could even be said to be invulnerable to swords and guns!Moreover, its biting ability was even stronger and more vicious as compared to that of an adult tiger!Falco had used his native parasitic worm to kill Japanese ninjas before. The Japanese ninjas’ ninjato had been immediately shattered into a pile of irregular iron pieces after slashing the native parasitic worm’s body.There was also someone who had tried to use fire to resist his native parasitic worm, but regardless of the high degree of the flame, his native parasitic worm had not been hurt at all.Therefore, Falco already foresaw Charlie’s fate in his heart.He was confident that his native parasitic worm would
Right then, Falco’s native parasitic worm bit down directly on Charlie’s skull.It was at this time, when it was a matter of life and death, that Charlie suddenly reached out his hand and hit the native parasitic worm directly, almost as though he was a basketball player who was putting on his cap, and he smacked the native parasitic worm down to the ground directly!This sudden change in front of them left both Falco and Carvalho dumbfounded!No one would have expected that the native parasitic worm that had been ready to launch and had an almost-guaranteed win would actually be defeated by the other party with just one slap.Falco even thought that there was something wrong with his eyes and that he had not seen things clearly. However, after rubbing his eyes, he realized that his native parasitic worm was writhing and rolling on the ground in pain.He subconsciously blurted out, “This… how could this be?! My native parasitic worm has always been invincible! How did you do tha
When he saw Carvalho suddenly switching allegiance, Falco was instantly enraged.He pointed at Carvalho as he clenched his teeth and cursed, “If I knew that you would be such a sinister old b*stard, I should have just killed you and your great-grandson when you came up to Mount Phoenix Cemetery previously!”Carvalho said coldly, “Falco Xanthos, you’ve already killed countless people in your life, and you’re not even willing to spare the lives of innocent people. You have the nerve to say that I’m sinister?! I think that you’re really unrepentant!”As he spoke, Carvalho turned around and looked at Charlie as he clasped one of his hands over the other and said respectfully, “Young Master Wade, this person has committed and done a lot of evil in his life. He deserves to die. You should just eliminate and kill him today, and this could be regarded as you eliminating harm for the people!”Falco was terrified, and he was really frightened when he saw the calm and cold expression on Charl
When Charlie saw the Thunder Order coming directly at him, he was also a little surprised as he was being vigilant. He did not know why there was no abnormality or changes in the sky at all when Falco summoned his Thunder Order.Based on Charlie’s own experience of using the Thunder Order, as soon as this thing was activated, there would be dark clouds, roaring thunder, and lightning. However, there was no movement at all when Falco summoned his Thunder Order.Right then, the Thunder Order exploded directly in front of Charlie’s eyes.With a loud boom, a bolt of thunder and lightning exploded out of thin air. However, there was only the sound of thunder and a little rain with this movement. Charlie only saw a lightning bolt that was about a meter long flashing in front of him. The energy contained within it was not even one percent of the Thunder Order summoned by Charlie.Therefore, Charlie simply did not make any movements, and he allowed the one-meter-long lightning bolt to stri
“What did you say?!”Falco opened his eyes wide, and his face was filled with pallor and panic as he said, “You… you have a Thunder Order too?!”Charlie laughed and said, “Why? Is it really that strange? You’re allowed to have it, but I’m not allowed to?”Falco blurted out, “But… but the method of making the Thunder Order has already been long lost! My Thunder Order was dug out from a metaphysics master’s ancient tomb by an ancient military officer back then! Aside from the three Thunder Orders in my possession, I’ve never seen anyone else owning a Thunder Order!”Charlie laughed as he said, “It seems as though you’re not only a very bad person, but you’re also very ignorant! In my eyes, your Thunder Order is nothing more than a defective item. How could there possibly be a Thunder Order that can only be used once? It is already bad enough that you can only use it once, but you can only summon such a small lightning bolt with it. Don’t you think that it is embarrassing to say it ou
Neither Charlie nor the Ackers expected Yolden's insight to cover all corners.In fact, it felt like the man had a blueprint ready and was only waiting for the time to put it to use.That was why everyone was immensely approving of Yolden and wanted no other man for the job of CEO.Kaeden smiled, "Well, since everyone has agreed, let's put this to rest as soon as possible—this will be a joint investment between our family and the Wades, and Professor Hart will take the post of CEO. Let's all do our best to make this a good one!"Yolden also made up his mind, deciding that he didn't want to let slip a chance to realize his ambitions. "I'll resign from the university after my honeymoon trip. It probably shouldn't be long, and I can get involved in early preparations via teleconference."Charlie nodded. "Then, we can have Uncle Kaeden stay on schedule while I'll ask the Wades to send a representative over to sign a memorandum for the investment."Keith smiled and nodded. "You should
Charlie hadn't been born and raised in Aurous Hill, but he still started living here at the age of eight and was more attached to this place than Eastcliff.If he was going to take part in this automotive investment with the Ackers, he naturally found Aurous Hill the ideal location.Not only would it create a huge number of jobs for Aurous Hill, but it would also rake in much economic flow for the region.Yolden also nodded at his suggestion. "If the first plant is meant to cover the demand of the entire local market, there's no reason for a coastal plant. Aurous Hill stands at an intersection between the north and the south, so transportation is convenient. It's also killing two birds with one stone, as Mr. Wade is fond of the city."Charlie couldn't help but agree. "I won't lie—Aurous Hill has been good to me, and I hope to give back. Nothing's better than succeeding in that respect."Yolden spread his hands, "Heavy industries are certainly ideal to contribute to Aurous Hill's e
Yolden had actually been researching new energy for a while—in fact, it was when Tesla's first car models were produced.He was passionate about the subject and had his own opinions as well as ambitions, but he was busy teaching, so he couldn't realize any of it.But was this not a golden opportunity tailor-made for him?Seeing that Yolden was clearly interested, Charlie turned toward Kaeden, "Actually, the professor is getting married soon. There's no way we'd split up newlyweds so soon after the wedding, right? So, is it possible to set up base in Aurous Hill instead?""Not a problem!" Kaeden replied without hesitation. "Our family is planning to return to Oskia anyway, and everyone knows about Ashley and Curtis. So, why don't we invest in this enterprise alongside the Wades and have the base set up in Aurous Hill? And then bring Godot under as a subsidiary?"Turning to Yolden, he continued, "By the way, Godot's plant is already in the province—barely 100 miles from Aurous Hill,
Pausing, Yolden continued, "Moreover, the greatest advantage of AI is that it is self-conscious and has the processing power to analyze astronomical proportions of data. As car sales grow, every car owner's driving data will add precious new data to our data vault, and it will be processed by AI for even greater space of imagination."For example, kst's say I experienced a bumpiness along a certain road, and when the sensors pick up on that anomaly, the data will be uploaded to the servers along with images of the road condition in real time. The processing AI module would determine in no time at all that there was damage and label said location on the map, and then forward the data to other vehicles close to that location, sending notifications when they are close enough and providing the appropriate advice for countermeasures."Naturally, the AI can even be refined further so that it immediately warns us to slow down while uploading the data to the servers and informing any cars cl
Yolden's mind short-circuited at those words. "The most advanced AI module?!"He had been working on Wall Street for years, having invested in substantial startup tech companies as well as assisting plenty of Nasdaq tech enterprises with their IPO. That was why he especially had a sharp six sense for cutting-edge technology.It had been a while since he had gotten up the saddle, and AI had just become the trend recently, but he still paid close attention. He was well aware what applications were possible for AI modules, but he was shocked that Charlie already possessed what all the online giants were coveting!Thrilled, he quickly asked Charlie, "Can the Rothschilds resolve all the hardware and software issues? High-processing power display cards are a dime a dozen these days, and local enterprises are all planning to sell them one by one. The demand is just that high!"Charlie chuckled. "Don't worry—the Rothschilds will handle both issues for me, even the data centers. We bought i
Keith, who had been silent throughout, waved him off as he said solemnly, "Please don't sell yourself short, Professor Hart. I'm sure you can do well in this position, but it's still a matter of will."If your heart is truly set on educating future generations, then I'm sure you'd reject our offer no matter what we say."However, if you felt the slightest interest, even anticipation, for such a major project, then you really should consider our offer."We've already invested in Godot Autos for 3 billion USD and over 10 billion if we're counting in Ricebolt. But we still have 30 billion more in capital available—and that means it's 40 billion USD at play."I doubt any other global car maker can afford that much, let alone a new car maker. So, I dare say that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"Keith's words spoke to Yolden's very soul—a startup capital of forty billion US dollars was certainly unprecedented for electric-powered vehicles. Even Ricebolt had barely garnered ove
Charlie smiled. "Who, me? You'd laugh at me, but it was only after Steven found me that I learned to drive. I never bought my own car either and only had the two supercars gifted to me, and I only drove those a handful of times at best. Even now, I'm driving the BMW 5-series I bought for my father-in-law."Then, he remembered Marianne Long and said, "I did drive a friend's Tesla back to Hong Kong, but it was only for a short time, and I didn't manage to look into their so-called assisted driving system."Yolden thought about it and smiled, "But y'know… how would I describe the car, specifically? Have you heard of Mario Balotelli, the soccer player?"Every man present aside from Keith nodded—Mario had been a philosopher on the soccer field, and even those who didn't watch soccer were familiar with his name.Nodding, Yolden continued, "The way I see it, Mario has been a player with top-class hardware but third-rate software. Give him Messi or Ronaldinho's intelligence, and he'd be a
Kaeden then asked, "Well, professor, how do you suppose we overtake the competition at turning points? Or indeed, what qualifies as succeeding in that respect?"Yolden thought about it, formulating his words before explaining, "My personal understanding of the matter isn't simply to aim for turning points. Instead, it's things like staying on the inner lane of the race track and reaching the finish line faster by going where no other race car had gone before—or indeed where people never thought to go before."That's the case for new energy cars. Our fossil fuel energies have constantly lost to other countries and would always come up short. But with new energy cars, we can change the rules altogether."We can't catch up to their engine tech? Then we won't—there's no way they are masters in electric-powered engines, are they? They've spent decades on internal combustion engines and haven't the first clue about electric-powered engines."So, while everyone hasn't turned all their foc
The Ackers were really interested in Yolden's perspective.For their family, investing in the new energy automotive industry wasn't meant to make money—they simply intended to add to Oskia's strength as a manufacturer.But with Yolden's input, they had new things to look forward to.If they really could propel their business to giants like Tesla, opportunities and profits would go without saying—there was also no question that it supported and improved Oskia's local car industry and manufacturing sector.Giants in the manufacturing sector were different from online giants, as the latter often enforced a stranglehold monopoly. Before they had the monopoly, they would be offering perks and subsidies to the market, and when they gained sufficient customers and consumer faith, they would start choking the market for profits.To put it in perspective, a five-mile Uber ride would cost five bucks before, and the driver would be paid ten for it. But after Uber got the monopoly, the rider