However, since the modern era, the royal families of various countries had surrendered their real power, and after the implementation of the constitutional monarchy, these European royal families had lost their kingdoms, and they had become unusually united like a group that would huddle together to keep warm. As soon as there was a king or queen of any kingdom in poor health or even on the verge of dying, the royal family would send a secret letter to the other royal families so that the other side would know about it in advance and be prepared to come for the mourning. Those who would generally come to mourn would be the crown prince or a prestigious prince of the various countries. Otherwise, if anyone happened to be out of the country during this time, they would probably miss the funeral. So, these people had always felt that the old Queen of Northern Europe was already dying and was thus changing the heir to the throne. They thought that it would be the last thing that
The Western countries that believed in modern medicine naturally had some doubts and resistance to almost all kinds of oriental medicine, and these Western dignitaries had enjoyed all the benefits of modern Western medicine.Their doctors were also almost all top figures in the field of Western medicine, and the latest, best, and most expensive drugs in the Western world were basically provided to them as a matter of priority.It was also precisely because they had enjoyed so many advantages that their basic knowledge of Western medicine was also very deep and clear.When they suddenly heard the Queen herself talking about a divine oriental where only a quarter of a pill could actually bring her back to life and that even the doctor had said that she would be able to live for at least another five more years, everyone's first thought was that this was too ridiculous to believe.However, questions then arose in everyone’s hearts as they saw the Queen standing in front of them in suc
They also thought that they might get sick in the future and might even become seriously ill and die.However, they never thought that people would experience such loneliness and pain before they died.Wouldn't that make them the loneliest people in the world?! At this time, the Queen was very emotional as she said, “The Western medicine that you have believed in for so many years is also the Western medicine that I believed in for so many years before. However, at the most critical moment of my life, it could not even judge my state. So, do you still think that Western medicine is the best and most advanced?”All the people's expressions were shocked beyond words. Philip was also frightened and terrified as he muttered, “In that case, those people who are in a vegetative state whom we thought are brain dead are also likely in this state too. It is likely that their consciousness is alive and that they have been trapped all alone in their own bodies for several years or eve
The Queen’s words not only made the member of the royal family who was named Malven feel very regretful, but even the people who were around him paying attention to the Queen had a look of disappointment written all over their faces. There was no doubt that the Queen's words just now had completely convinced these royals and nobles about the Rejuvenating Pill.After believing that the Rejuvenating Pill was real, their biggest thought was that they must find a way to get one.After all, this divine medicine that could bring back the dead was simply the most precious existence for them, the rich and powerful.However, the Queen's words completely shattered their thoughts.Still, once they thought about how the Rejuvenating Pill could influence life and death, someone immediately asked reluctantly, “Your Majesty, may I ask how Princess Helena actually found this Rejuvenating Pill? Could you trouble her and tell me about this channel and pathway so that I can figure it out myself?”
“That’s right... Oskia is so big, and the country area is not much different compared to the whole of Europe. So, where can the Rejuvenating Pill be found? How can we possibly find the Rejuvenating Pill?”In an instant, the thoughts of each of these people who were sitting in the front rows were occupied by the Rejuvenating Pill.They only wanted to know how exactly they could get this Rejuvenating Pill. Very soon, Helena's coronation ceremony officially began.The media also began to transmit live video signals and feeds to the world at this time. The royal coronation ceremony was grand and magnificent, and Helena was as dazzling as a pearl, causing all the viewers in front of the television to be in awe.However, for some reason, to the viewers, the guests in the audience who were sitting in the first few rows seemed to be preoccupied and absent-minded. At this moment, they only had one thing on their minds, and that was how to get the mysterious and divine Rejuvenating Pi
This friend of Chandler’s was named Jordan Fox. Jordan had smuggled himself into the United States at the age of eighteen to make a living and when he retired at the age of eighty, he had created a business empire that was worth at least four hundred billion US dollars, and he was a legendary existence in the entire North American Oskian community.However, this person did not leave a trace at all on the Forbes list.He was the super-hidden wealthy that the western high society often talked about.Most of the funds that could be counted on the Forbes list were mostly the founders and major shareholders of some listed companies, and only the assets of such people were difficult to hide. For example, Bill Gates dominated the title as the world’s richest man for a long time, but ever since Microsoft had chosen to go public, most of Microsoft’s financial information had to be open to the public, and the data market value of its company could be checked by the securities market at an
In the case of ordinary people, they might not have been able to live up to the age of seventy after undergoing so many major operations. However, Jordan was able to survive so many organ transplants and still live to be more than ninety years old, and this laboratory deserved a lot of credit for it.At the same time, he had also invested in a brain research program similar to that of the richest man, Chen, hoping to preserve the human brain and human consciousness when the physical body was irretrievable so that it could achieve conscious eternal life.In addition to this, he had invested no less than one billion dollars in the scientific research technology of human cryopreservation.The purpose was so that when the human body was nearing death and when several other paths had not been taken, his body could be frozen and then thawed and resurrected in the future when the technology of immortality was mature.In short, he had planned several directions for himself, hoping that o
“Rejuvenating Pill?!”Upon hearing these two words, Jordan’s entire body was stunned for a few seconds, and he asked tentatively, “What is this? A medicine?”“Yes!” Chandler said, “The Rejuvenating Pill is a medicine. It’s a divine immortal pill that incorporates a great sacred power.”Jordan felt that it was a little absurd, and he asked Chandler a rhetorical question, “Then what company is this medicine from? What are the ingredients in this medicine? What is the principle of this drug? What are the pharmacokinetics and clinical trial reports?”Chandler explained, “There is no company, the ingredients are unknown, and the drug principle is not something that someone of my level can understand, and as for the pharmacokinetics and clinical trials, there is no such thing.”As Chandler spoke of this, he said, “By the way, in terms of pharmacokinetics, I can tell you through my personal experience that after this divine medicine enters your body, you will feel the time in your body r
No one except Raymond expected that the terms would be agreed upon so quickly.He was utterly confident in his judgment and even more so in his value appraisal.He was convinced that once they had a good look, any one of these collectors who could afford twenty million wouldn't miss this bargain.After all, an opportunity to secure an item worth millions more than the price they paid was very rare.In fact, when the other nine collectors heard that the first collector was buying it, it was only to be expected even if it left them all gloomy. They had all held the bronze sculpture in their hands—they knew it was definitely worth that much.However, no one in the room was more shocked than Trippy.He looked utterly flabbergasted, his eyes wide and bulging as he stared at the bronze sculpture while asking himself the same question repeatedly.Was that crap really worth twenty million? How?!While Trippy was still stunned, Raymond had already sent his payment details to the first
Unable to nitpick on the air stewardess' response, Elaine pouted, "Well, try to ask management to improve on your first-class cabins anyway. Maybe even make a premium-class or something since it's not like we can't afford it."The air stewardess quickly said, "We will definitely relay your message to the management."Nodding in satisfaction, Elaine waved her off. "Alright. You can go back to work now."Clearly relieved, the air stewardess bowed her head respectfully. "Always happy to be of service."After the air stewardess left, Jacob asked Elaine in curiosity, "Was the private jet that good?"Elaine rolled her eyes. "Didn't you see the stuff I posted in the chat group?""Not really," Jacob blurted. Elaine was ready to snap at him for not caring, but considering that they had made up now and she shouldn't fuss too much over the little things, she snorted, "Just remember to like and comment on all my posts in the chat group, otherwise, I will make you regret it!""No problem!"
While the ten collectors were taking turns studying the bronze sculpture, Jacob and Elaine were boarding their flight.As they were flying first-class, they had priority over the other passengers and boarded from the separate plug door at the first-class section.The capacity of the Boeing 777 was huge, and the wide-body aircraft could be connected to a special double corridor bridge where first class and business class passengers boarded separately from the economy class passengers.As the terminals to economy class and business class were connected, Elaine and Jacob were able to get through the first-class terminal unimpeded, but the passengers in economy class had a queue of over two hundred passengers. Even as she walked, Elaine was looking over her shoulder and exclaiming at Jacob, "Must be nice being rich! We used to have to queue like the rest of them, waiting for over thirty minutes just to board our flight." "In first class, we may be in the same plane, but we don't hav
Meanwhile, once Raymond had briefed everyone about the rules, he opened the door and invited everyone into Treasure Measure.It was not that wide but appeared spacious since the interior was mostly empty—it was not really crowded even with thirty-ish people.Then, locking the door from the inside, Raymond told them, "I can tell from everyone's faces that we are all veterans here, so I'm sure you understand the rules while appraising: no photos or videos, thank you very much."Indeed, there were many rules that governed the hobby, the most important being respecting the seller's requests and privacy.As the collectors listened, they knew that Raymond was selling but did not want the public to know too much about him.They all nodded, and those who had their phones out slid them back into their pockets.With that, Raymond took out the bronze sculpture that he had brought, leaving Trippy a little surprised.He had never seen the bronze sculpture with his own eyes before, only from
"Alright!" Trippy was at once fawning, tagging along behind Raymond like a little child.Around thirty people were waiting in front of Treasure Measure by now. The collectors came in twos or threes, and all ten numbers had since been taken.Before Raymond arrived, he had a brief look at the collectors' faces through the security cameras before walking over, and he was really relieved to see no familiar faces.Having traded Oskian antiques for years abroad, it was only natural that he was acquainted with some of the elite collectors in the country.He also knew that they were especially demanding with the quality of their collection and wanted almost flawless items. As such, the bronze sculpture which had been completely lost wouldn't interest them.Still, he was also a little concerned that amongst the elite collectors he knew, there might be some who were losing money and losing purchasing power in turn. If they happened to take an interest in the bronze sculpture on top of that,
Trippy grinned. "I mean, just look at my stall—ain't no way I'm getting any business here. Why not let me check out this item of yours? And see how interested they are? I'm really interested in learning and upping my game."Then, as if worried that Raymond would refuse, he quickly added, "Don't worry—I promise to stay in a corner and just watch."Still, Raymond could guess right then that someone must have sent Trippy to spy on him.It didn't matter whether it was Mick, Jacob, or Zachary either—they were all in this plot together, and one knowing meant all three knowing.Trippy was a gossiper in nature. If he was allowed to witness the whole process, everyone down Antique Street would definitely know before long.In fact, he could use someone like that right now, and Trippy had come straight to his doorstep.With that in mind, Raymond smiled, "Come join me if you're interested. It's not like there's anything to hide…"Pausing, he then warned Trippy, "But since you're going in my
After watching Mick's video, Jasmine's opinion of the man improved considerably.She was actually well aware that the decline of Vintage Deluxe was mostly due to Mick's incompetence.However, as Jasmine was now managing a billion-dollar company, she couldn't spare any time to ask many questions about Vintage Deluxe's performance. In her opinion, as long as Vintage Deluxe didn't lose too much money or ruin the reputation they had worked so hard to build, she wasn't interested in a regime change.It was the same mindset as Marianne Long, who begged her father to keep that lane full of food stalls in Hong Kong over sentiment.As such, seeing that Mick actually had some skill pleased her considerably.She couldn't resist checking out the comments of the video too.She saw that many were praising the manager of Vintage Deluxe for taking a tough stand against the scammer as well as how Vintage Deluxe's reputation was long-standing and without comparison.She soon noticed Jacob's comme
Soon, more collectors had gathered outside Treasure Measure even before Raymond showed up at Antique Street, with over ten of them gathered outside in no time at all.Since Raymond had only prepared ten slips, the rest left in disappointment seeing that they had no chance.Even so, the ten collectors who had gotten a number were nervous—save for the first man who had arrived.The details on the online sales post insisted that the price was fixed, and that first-come first-serve applies.If he bought the bronze sculpture, the other nine would have come all this way for nothing.However, if the seller decided to make it an auction, they would have a chance too, although their net profit would thin in turn. After all, they could have acquired the bronze sculpture for just 20 million, and that meant a solid 8 million in profit.An auction would at least raise the price to 27 million, and more would make it chicken feed.If they gave up at that point, it was a waste of a trip.If
Trippy naturally wasn't going to tell Mick everything word-for-word, so he said vaguely, "Uh, they were just being stubborn and refused to listen to anything I said. They kept saying that they wouldn't know until they saw the actual item."Mick got out of bed, staring at his phone as he mused to himself.This was getting a little ridiculous, was it not? A fool who was scammed, actually able to scam someone else? But if he really could sell it, wouldn't all their work be for nothing?With that in mind, he promptly called Zachary, who wasn't even up yet.Ever since he had started working for Don Albert, his daily routine was no longer the same as the days when he was a humble stall owner working on Antique Street, but a man of importance who slept late and woke up late.In the evening, he would be spending his time patrolling Don Albert's night entertainment properties as well as holding meetings with subordinates to decide on management policies and the like. That was why he wo