LOGINIf there's anything money can't buy, it simply means you haven't paid enough—so there was basically nothing elites like the Rothschilds couldn't do.When the helicopter brought Charlie and Vera to Stanford, Jakel White—current president of Stanford University—was already waiting on the campus helipad. He didn't know who the guests were; he was just informed by admin that the Rothschild family's helicopter was arriving with two passengers for a visit, and was requesting permission to land. Even though no one from the Rothschild family had contacted Jakel directly, it didn't stop him from personally coming to greet these unknown VIPs. The moment the helicopter landed, Jakel braved the winds from the rotor blades pelting his face, and stepped forward to personally open the cabin door for the guests. When Charlie and Vera stepped out of the helicopter, the man looked somewhat taken aback—he didn't expect the Rothschilds' guests to have come from Oskia. Soon, the helicopter rotor
Julien quickly replied, "I'm Stateside, actually—they called me home for a family meeting. I just arrived in New York a couple of days ago… Anyway, what do you need? I can return to Oskia immediately. I'll see you in Aurous Hill in twelve hours!" Charlie laughed. "No, it's fine—I happened to be hiking around Mount Whitney, but I just felt too lazy and didn't want to walk. Can you send a helicopter to take me to Stanford University?" "Really?!" Julien exclaimed. "When did you come to America? You could have told me sooner! I will show you some proper hospitality sooner!" "What's the difference even if you start now?" Charlie asked offhandedly. "Hurry up and send the chopper. I'll send you my GPS coordinates soon." "No problem!" Julien quickly replied, "I'll send it right away, and I'll also be in Stanford by noon." Charlie wanted to ask why the hell Julien would want to go to Stanford as well, but then remembered Rothschild's importance in the United States. As the heir a
Even for Charlie and Vera, staying in Antarctica was a bore—even inside this vast and magnificent subterranean city, when there was nothing and no one else around.Fortunately, Charlie wasn't a cultivation fanatic—any other cultivator finding such a place swelling with Reiki, would have devoted every second to cultivation without a moment's delay.And since Vera had expressed a desire to visit America, Charlie naturally indulged her, and they took the portal straight to the fifth floor of the plaza pagoda.Charlie, holding Vera's hand, stepped to the west side portal of the Eight Trigrams. With a thought, when their vision returned, they were already in Sierra Nevada.Emerging from a hidden cave, they found themselves in a valley near Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the United States, surrounded by national parks on both the east and the west.It was dawn in California, with first light emerging from the eastern sky, bathing Whitney Peak in a golden glow. Still, it wasn't that
Watching as Vera busily plucked the tiny leaves but still couldn't keep up with the numbers growing out, Charlie shrugged. "Come on—just let them sprout for now. There are still eight portals at the plaza pagoda of the subterranean city, and I myself had yet to check them all out. Why don't you join me?""Oh, sure!" Vera smiled and nodded cheerfully. "The kombuc tree is positively blooming here, so there's no hurry trying to pluck all of them. I'll come back later to trim its branches, which you can put in the void pocket—we can make tea with them when we're back in Oskia."Charlie nodded, and took her hand, leading her to the portal at the center of the plaza.He cast the mental incantation in his mind to teleport to the first floor portal of the plaza pagoda… but there was no reaction.He then tried every other floor, but found that only the fifth floor with the intercontinental portals were open to him—he couldn't get on the other floors at all.Even as he was left perplexed,
While Charlie celebrated Nanako's enlightenment with delight, he could only feel dismay at Vera's inability to attain enlightenment.Someone up there decided to bless Vera with the perfect face, five hundred years of life, the sharpest of wit, and unmatched determination.If anything, such gifts made her appear to be the gods' favorite, but that only made Charlie feel they were unfair to her all the more.After all, she could have grown beyond perfection.If she couldn't attain enlightenment and Charlie himself couldn't make an Infinite Pill in the next hundred years, then Vera's lifespan would be exhausted.Still, Charlie's opinion was that she should live another five hundred, perhaps fifteen hundred years.Unlike Fleur or Marcius, who spent every day seeking immortality, Vera never wasted a single day in her four hundred years—leading a vibrant existence even when she was running for her life.And in Charlie's eyes, a woman like her deserved immortality the most, and it was d
However, circumstances had changed—not only were the fresh buds of the kombuc tree richer in Reiki, but the numbers also multiplied rapidly.That meant a rich source of Reiki that was almost inexhaustible, and something not to be underestimated. It was something that set it apart from spirit stones, which were exhaustible and probably not many were left on Earth.On the other hand, the kombuc tree leaves would always keep growing.Charlie speculated that the reason the kombuc tree's buds and leaves had become so rich in Reiki after being transplanted was that it had absorbed the ridiculously concentrated Reiki here. He had no way of verifying the exact density of the Reiki here, but judging from the abilities of the cultivators who built this place, he deduced that the Reiki here was practically inexhaustible for cultivators like himself. He felt like an ant who had accidentally discovered a food depot left behind by human civilization when they withdrew from Earth. While the fo
Isaac's words left Albert freezing up, blurting, "Wait, Mr. Cameron… Are you saying that Master Wade already handled everything for me?""Please use your brain for once," Isaac laughed. "I was the Wades' spokesman in the state and represented their family, and you're basically my successor after I
With those words, Loreen turned to Charlie and asked, "So, are you going to be free over the next couple of days? We can fly over, take a break on the day we land, attend the concert on the second day, and then go sightseeing on the third day. We can come back once we’ve had our fun."Charlie shrug
Penny really couldn't argue against that, and she immediately became furious and tense, seeing how Charlie completely dismissed her as a threat.Her tone was suddenly a lot less confident than earlier, and she was barely able to hide her nerves as she asked, "Then, what do you want from me?"Charl
Merlin asked, " Can we really get in? Port security is usually very strict.""Don't worry, I have a plan," Charlie grinned. "Still, let's get to our room first. We should have a bird's eye view of the port since it's on the top floor."With that, they checked in, received their room cards, and he







