Although Charlie was not a native of Aurous Hill, he had long regarded Aurous Hill as his second hometown.He had lived in Aurous Hill for nearly twenty years, and now that he had some abilities, he really wanted to be able to do something for Aurous Hill.This was especially so for the orphans in Aurous Hill and surrounding cities. This orphanage and twelve-year school were a dream that Charlie wanted to work hard to realize.In fact, he often thought back to his life and all of his friends from the orphanage.He would often think of his former self, his younger sister, Stephanie, his good buddy, Harvey, and the irritating and annoying Joey as well as Max, whom Charlie had personally killed off because he had gone astray. Before Stephen had found him, everyone was actually not very promising.The biggest reason for this was because every one of them had not truly undergone or experienced very good higher education.Of course, neither the orphanage nor Stephen could be blamed
As Charlie spoke of this, he could not help but sigh as he said, “It’s just that she has already gone to Canada to live her good life now. I cannot bear to make her work hard again.”Jasmine thought about it and said, “Master Wade, the scale of your project is still very large. Even if we have no problem with the funding, it will take at least two or three years for the hardware to go from site selection to construction to completion and to acceptance. Since you intend to set up our own team to operate, I think we don’t need to be in a hurry to decide on the person-in-charge right now. We have plenty of time to decide everything slowly.”“That’s also true.” Charlie nodded and said, “You can get in touch with the city in regards to the plan first. We will strive for the completion of the site selection as soon as possible so that we can come up with the project design quickly!”“Okay.” Jasmine said, “I’ll go and get it sorted as soon as possible.”As Charlie thought of Mrs. Lewis, h
When Charlie heard Stephanie’s words, he could not help but feel a little ashamed.Mrs. Lewis and Stephanie had gone to Canada for so long, but he had not been there to see them, and he did not even know about their recent state of life in Canada.As he thought of this, he hurriedly said, “Stephanie, I happen to be accompanying your sister-in-law to go and study in the United States in a few days. So, I will be closer to you at that time. I will bring her over with me to see you and Mrs. Lewis after she finishes her studies!”“Really?!” Stephanie said in surprise, “Brother Charlie, you’re coming to the United States with Sister Claire? Where will you be going in the United States? If the time is convenient, I can come and visit you too!”Charlie said, “I will be going to Providence, which is on the east coast. It should be quite far from Vancouver.”Stephanie said somewhat melancholically, “That’s indeed very far... it’s at least three thousand or close to four thousand kilometers
Jasmine was even more stunned, and she blurted out, “Then... Then you still asked me to kick him out from the scene yesterday...”Charlie said indifferently, “I did not know of his true identity at that time. Regardless, even if I had known, he still had to be kicked out in that situation.”After pausing for a moment, Charlie then added, “The reason why I’m holding this auction is not because I want to open the back door for my own relatives but it is so that these top rich people can bid honestly for the Rejuvenating Pill according to my rules regardless of their backgrounds. They must not be allowed to use money to overwrite my rules. As soon as I open that door, the nature of the whole thing will change.”Jasmine nodded gently and said, “I understand, Master Wade. In that case, I will get my secretary to invite him to the reception room. I will go and meet him in the reception room. You can wait here for a moment.”Charlie stood up and said, “It’d be better for me to wait in the
After hearing Jasmine’s advice, Christian hesitated for a moment before he spoke up and asked, “Miss Moore, do you know of the Acker family?”“The Acker family?” Jasmine frowned and casually asked, “Is that a television series that was a hit quite some time ago?”Christian said awkwardly, “It’s not a television series. The Acker family is an American-Oskian family.”Jasmine pretended to be surprised and asked, “I seem to have heard that the Acker family is one of the top three families in the world and that it is also the highest-ranking Oskian family in the world. Why?”Christian heaved a sigh of relief and said, “Miss Moore, to be honest with you, my true identity is Christian Acker, the eldest son of the Acker family.”Jasmine had a shocked expression on her face as she asked, “Isn’t your name Carlson Hobbs?”Christian said truthfully, “Carlson Hobbs is just one of my identities.”Jasmine said solemnly, “Mr. Acker, right? You participated in the auction with a fake identity.
Christian was really too embarrassed to continue using his identity as a member of the Acker family to find a sense of existence under such circumstances. As he thought of this, he could only say awkwardly, “Okay... Since that’s the case, I will not give you any more trouble, Miss Moore.”Jasmine nodded and said indifferently, “Mr. Acker, take care. I will not see you off.”Christian then thought that he might be able to use more high-end and scarce resources to build a good relationship with Jasmine in the future and so, he asked politely, “Miss Moore, I wonder if we can exchange contact information with one another? That way, you can always tell me if there is anything that you might need the Acker family’s help with in the future.”Jasmine was not moved at all, and she said indifferently, “I appreciate your kindness, but there is no need for us to exchange or leave our contact information. Although the Acker family is more than a hundred times stronger than us, the Moore family
“Rejuvenating Pill Fragments?!”When Jasmine heard this, she was surprised, and she could not help but ask, “Master Wade, what do you mean by Rejuvenating Pill Fragments?”Charlie smiled and said, “It will be a kind of virtual coin in our software. This kind of virtual coin will not be sold to the public, and users are not allowed to trade with each other in any way. These Rejuvenating Pill Fragments will also not be linked to any currency money. It only has a fixed exchange rate between it and the Rejuvenating Pill.” Having said that, Charlie added, “The exchange rate will be set at ten thousand Rejuvenating Pill Fragments being equivalent to one Rejuvenating Pill.”“As long as anyone can collect ten thousand Rejuvenating Pill Fragments in this software by completing the various tasks that I issue, they can come to Aurous Hill to exchange the fragments for a whole Rejuvenating Pill.”As Charlie spoke of this, he continued, “This group of people is spread all over the world, and
At this time, Jasmine already admired Charlie’s idea to the point of adulation, but just as she was marveling at his idea, a question came to her mind and so, she asked, “Master Wade, if it is ten thousand Rejuvenating Pill Fragments in exchange for a Rejuvenating Pill, wouldn’t it be a little too far-fetched for them to collect ten thousand Rejuvenating Pill Fragments?”“For example, if each of your missions grants one hundred Rejuvenating Pill Fragments, they would need to complete at least one hundred missions to collect ten thousand Rejuvenating Pill Fragments, which is indeed too difficult. I am afraid that they would lose motivation when they think of this...”Charlie laughed and said, “Although ten thousand Rejuvenating Pill Fragments will be equivalent to one Rejuvenating Pill, it does not mean that you have to save all ten thousand Rejuvenating Pill Fragments before you can start exchanging them.”As Charlie spoke, he continued, “When the time comes, I will set the minimum
As Ian Cash's trio turned and left Treasure Measure, Trippy was still standing there, staring blankly as they headed off to the distance, utterly dispirited.Seeing that, Raymond returned his phone and said coolly, "We had agreed on some ground rules, but not only did you break them, you even tried to sabotage me.""Since you refuse to be honorable, you can't blame me for being cold—starting now, we shall have nothing to do with each other. We'll be strangers even if we bump into each other."Trippy was already choking, and he snatched his phone back before dashing out of Treasure Measure, calling Mick Crane as soon as he left.Mick had just arrived at Vintage Deluxe and hadn't even sat down when Trippy called, and he asked as soon as he answered, "How did it go? What did you find out?"However, Trippy was so exasperated he burst into tears right then, "M-Mr. Crane… My dear Mr. Crane…"Mick was left reeling from shock, and he promptly snapped, "Can't you fucking talk? Why are you
Seeing that the transaction was complete and that the bargain deal had been taken, the other collectors all excused themselves and left.As for Ian, once he had bagged the bronze sculpture, he nodded at Raymond. "I apologize for leaving early, Mr. Cole, but I must return to Eastcliff. However, you can contact me again should you pick up another treasure. I'm quite a spendthrift, and I pay up right away if the item is good and the price is right."Raymond smiled. "Very well. I shall contact you first the next time I get something good."Ian nodded and was ready to leave with his two friends when Trippy chased after them."Please, Mr. Cash!" He cried urgently, his anxiety overcoming him. "You shouldn't buy that! It's a forgery!"Ian frowned at him. "Are you trying to sabotage Mr. Cole? Aren't you supposed to be his friend?""Hell, no!" Trippy promptly replied. "I'm no friend of his—I'm just here to watch, but I didn't think he dared to trick you for 20 million! I can't bear to see
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