For an eight-star martial artist like Porter, if he gathered his internal qi to his fists, he could even punch through armor. However, no matter how much internal qi he possessed, he could never shatter a glass that was ten centimeters away.When Charlie unleashed that Soul Blade, in Porter’s opinion, he felt like a frog in a well who had just ventured outside for the first time. His perception of strength was immediately overturned.Meanwhile, as the drone was speeding over, a man in black was controlling the drone from the yacht, staring at the drone’s transmitted image as he prepared to land it on the freighter’s deck. But all of a sudden, the drone suddenly exploded in midair, and the transmitted image showed nothing but a black screen.The man in black was frightened, and he exclaimed, “The drone exploded!”Another man came over, asking with a frown, “What happened?”The man in black answered, “Leader, the drone suddenly exploded while it was flying!”The leader became ale
A powerful force swept through the ocean surface quietly, and one second later, a loud bang could be heard from the stern of the yacht! The yacht stern’s power system exploded, and flames rose into the sky, shattering the propeller and all components of the power system!The yacht that was about to speed away suddenly lost power and stopped. At that moment, everyone was dumbstruck.Porter couldn’t begin to fathom how strong Charlie actually was. Before this, he had always assumed that Charlie was a Dark Realm expert, but after witnessing how Charlie could easily unleash an invisible attack and break a large hole in the other party’s yacht, he came to a realization that Charlie’s strength might be far above the Dark Realm!With this in mind, Porter suddenly thought that it had been utterly ridiculous of him to invade Mount Wintry back then.Meanwhile, the people on the yacht were dumbstruck by the explosion sound. A young man’s voice soon came from the walkie-talkie, asking, “
The young man’s angry voice could be heard from the walkie-talkie. “What did you just say? Abandon ship?! How are we going to get back to Seattle after we abandon ship?”The captain hurriedly said, “Master, once we abandon ship, I’ll escort you to the speedboat and leave. We’re about two hundred kilometers from Seattle, so we’ll arrive in four to five hours if everything goes smoothly!”The young man coldly said, “I don’t want to spend a few hours on the speedboat to go back! Call my family now and get them to send a seaplane over!”The captain hurriedly said, “Master, our trouble now isn’t as simple as a sinking ship! The cargo ship opposite is accelerating toward us. I think they have ulterior motives! If they do catch up, I’m afraid there will be danger! We need to get you out of here now!”The young man asked, “Are you saying that the mafias are targeting us?”The group leader answered, “Highly likely!”“D*mn it!” The young man gritted his teeth and cursed, “Are these country
The yacht’s speed was the only thing that had hindered Porter and the soldiers since it was much faster than the cargo ship. They had no chance of melee combat even if they were all masters in martial arts, so they could only have helplessly watched as the other side escaped.Fortunately, the other party’s yacht had been completely immobilized, so it would be easy to deal with these people.Porter immediately gave his orders via the walkie-talkie, “Go on full throttle and ram the rear of the yacht from ninety degrees. Everyone else, prepare for battle!”The cargo ship immediately adjusted the direction and hit the back of the yacht directly!The people on the yacht saw the cargo ship’s intention and were terrified. The yacht had lost its power and could not do anything.The captain instantly roared, “Hurry! Everyone, brace for the impact!”Some of the men watched as the cargo ship was about to ram into them. They wanted to start shooting but hurriedly grabbed the railing on the d
Porter looked at him coldly. Then, he suddenly punched the captain’s elixir field hard. Porter’s strong power immediately crushed the captain’s elixir field and reduced it to nothing. All his power was gone, and he became a powerless man in an instant.He knelt on the ground in agony, and Porter picked him up and threw him behind. After that, he ordered a Ten Thousand Armies soldier behind him, “Bring him on board. Kill everyone else except for him and the protected young man.”Right after that, a few soldiers rushed to the taffrail at once and aimed their attacks at those who had jumped into the sea as well as those who were thrown into the sea.Meanwhile, Porter personally approached the young man whom Charlie had specially mentioned to keep alive.Several Ten Thousand Armies soldiers aimed at the guards around the young man and finished them off one by one, and blood splattered around the young man instantly.The young man shivered in fear. All his guards had been headshot an
The young man looked at Charlie with a look of horror. “You... Who the hell are you people? I didn’t do anything to you! Why are you attacking me?!”Charlie smiled. “Didn’t do anything to me? You were going to trade six young girls from the Italian mafia today. One of them is my younger sister! How dare you say you’ve done nothing at all?!”As he said that, Charlie took a pistol from Porter’s hand and aimed at the young man’s right leg. Following that, he fired a shot.The gunshot sounded, and a bullet was fired, making a bloody hole appear on the young man’s right foot. He immediately screamed in pain as the blood kept dripping.The young man cried out in great pain, “I only came to pick someone up! I don’t know anything else...”“Is that so?” Charlie then aimed his gun at the man’s left leg and pulled the trigger without any hesitation. Another gunshot sounded, and immediately after that, the young man gripped his legs hysterically and cried out in pain. It was so painful that
Franco hurriedly explained, “I don’t know anything about that... I only know he’s my brother’s top VIP client. Only my brother knows the top VIP’s identity...”Charlie turned to the captain and questioned coldly, “Is he telling the truth?”The captain hurriedly nodded. He said almost immediately, “Master Franco is telling the truth! Master is the only one who knows the top VIPs...”Charlie wrinkled his brow and continued interrogating Franco, “Your family’s net worth is already close to a hundred billion US dollars or so. Why would you do such an inhumane thing?”“T-this...” Franco suddenly stuttered a little.Charlie saw him falter, and he was unable to answer him. He stepped on the wound on his right leg and threatened sternly, “Are you going to tell me or not?”Franco gritted his teeth in pain and hurriedly said, “I-I will tell you...”Eventually, he spoke in a trembling voice, “My big brother, he... He has long wanted to win over the top families in Europe and the United Sta
Franco was terrified by Charlie’s words.He did not know this Mr. Wade’s background, but one thing he knew for sure was that the latter was strong. He had to be for Ten Thousand Armies’ leader, Porter, to swear allegiance to him.There were ten of thousands of top mercenaries in Ten Thousand Armies, so there was ultimately no way for the George family to win against them. If Ten Thousand Armies were serious about attacking them, he would die first.He had no choice but to bite the bullet and so, he begged for his life. “Mr. Wade... Just tell me how much money you want! If my family can afford it, we won’t hesitate to pay! Please, pardon me this time...”Charlie looked at him coldly. “It’s too late to beg for mercy now. You can go to hell first. Once I find out who else in your family was involved in this series of matters, I’ll send everyone involved to reunite with you.”Franco's face was full of fear, and he begged like mad, “Mr. Wade, please, no! My big brother is the one who d
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