“Phoenixica?” Charlie frowned slightly when he heard this word.There was indeed a medicinal herb called ‘Phoenixica’ in the Apocalyptic Book. This medicinal herb was also extremely rare in the records of the Apocalyptic Book and was described as a rare heavenly treasure that could be sought but not found.The reason why it was said to be a heavenly treasure was because this medicinal herb was not only extremely rare but also died very easily during the growth process. The germination-to-death process for a vast majority of Phoenixica would only last from three to five years, and very few could last for more than ten years. This kind of plant must grow for more than fifty years before its vines would begin to woodify, which was also referred to as lignification in botany.However, the process for Phoenixica to woodify was extremely slow, and it would take at least more than a hundred years at least for it to completely woodify from the inside to the outside. What was rarest ab
These people could be saved as long as there was the Phoenixica!Charlie had originally thought that the Phoenixica only existed in legends and that he might never be able to encounter it in decades. He never would have expected that he would see one in this dark underground operating room in Mexico at this time!Charlie felt very excited and carefully observed the bracelet given to him by the old lady at the same time. It looked dark brown, but at least one-third of the grains were as bright as blood, and the overall thickness was about the thickness of a little finger. It could be seen that this whole wooded vine had been heated with a slow fire before being carefully bent to turn it into jewelry.This thing also looked a little different compared to the common Milletia. The main thing was that the Phoenixica had an extremely fine texture with basically no fine holes on its surface, and it also had an extremely luminous bright-like color. The color and feel of the material made
In truth, Charlie wanted to give the old lady a Rejuvenating Pill directly in return.The old lady had not led an easy life and had even ended up in such a place now, so her body and spirit must have suffered a lot of damage. In this case, if Charlie were to give her a Rejuvenating Pill and a considerable amount of cash, she would not only be able to live a few more years, but the old lady and her son would also be able to live out the rest of their lives in peace and happiness. However, Charlie knew that he could not simply give her the Rejuvenating Pill in this situation.After all, this pill was too precious, and the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies would feel that it was unfair if he were to give the pill to the old lady.They wouldn't be able to comprehend how valuable this seemingly worthless bracelet was to him.They would only feel that they had worked so hard and risked their lives to carry out tasks for him, but as a result, Charlie had casually given two pills that
At this moment, a soldier from Ten Thousand Armies walked up to her, grabbed her by the collar, and dragged her into the cell directly. The corpses in the cell were already piled up into a mountain.Charlie spoke up and said to Porter, “Porter, find me a lighter.”Porter occasionally had the habit of smoking cigars, so he took out a lighter that was specially designed for lighting cigars from his pocket and handed it to Charlie. Charlie turned to throw the lighter at Martha and then said indifferently, “You can take this lighter. I will get someone to lock up the cell later and then get someone to pump out the fuel from the fuel tanks of those cars on the ground to be poured here. You can use this lighter to ignite the gasoline if any of you can’t bear it anymore. If you don’t dare to light it, you can also choose to guard those corpses inside and await your death. You can choose how you want to die yourself.”Martha was so frightened that her whole body went limp and weak.As
Lionel’s painful cry caused the others to feel a pang of sorrow as well.They were all, without exception, demons who could kill without blinking an eye, and each of them was all ready to lose their head anytime, anywhere. However, when the time for them to face death came, all of them lost the courage to put their life and death on the line. Martha handed the lighter to Colin and subconsciously said, “Mr. Madron, why don’t you do it...”Colin looked at the lighter, then at Martha, and cursed like crazy, “Do you think I can still hold a lighter? Are you f*cking asking me to light it with my mouth?!”Only then did Martha realize that Colin’s hands and feet were already broken by bullets.She could not help but look at Jose instead and say, “Jose, why don’t you do it...”Jose was scared and confused, and he muttered, “I don’t dare to... I don’t dare to... You guys can go ahead...”After that, he covered his face immediately before choking up and saying, “Tell me before you ligh
Martha looked at the mountain of corpses piled up behind him and asked, “All your subordinates are dead, so who else are you expecting to come and save you?”Juarez blurted out, “My girlfriend! She will come for me if I don’t get back! We will be saved as long as we can stay alive until she comes!” Martha sneered and said, “I really can’t figure out how you could have been the boss for so many years with that kind of intelligence.”Having said that, she pointed above and said coldly, “Don’t forget that there are more than a hundred martial arts experts from Ten Thousand Armies outside. They will not leave until we are dead. At that time, your girlfriend will only be getting a death sentence when she comes over!”Juarez immediately fell into despair.After that, he suddenly came back to his senses and said, “No matter what it is, there is still hope of being rescued as long as we are still alive! As long as we don’t light the fire, we can buy some time! We still have a chance of s
A few minutes ago.While those vicious murderers were chattering in the underground operating room, Charlie had his subordinates settle the rescued victims before he then asked Porter, “Porter, have you prepared the things that I asked you to prepare in advance?” Porter nodded and said respectfully, “Mr. Wade, the things that you asked me to prepare are all in the trunk of my car. Do you need them now? If you need them, I’ll go and bring them over now.”“Okay.” Charlie spoke up and said, “Move the things here.”Having said that, Charlie pointed to an empty room not far away and said to Porter, “Move the things there.”“Okay, Mr. Wade.” Porter turned around and left, and he soon came over with a huge cardboard box that he had taken from the trunk of the car.Besides holding the large cardboard box with both hands, he was also carrying a heavy shopping bag in his arms.The Moutai logo was printed on that large cardboard box. This was the celebration liquor that Charlie had specia
Charlie had just poured a glass of liquor when he suddenly heard an explosion coming from the basement.The whole ground trembled with a boom!What was even more shocking was that even the room that hid the entrance to the underground operating room was emitting huge flames, which showed the power of this explosion. Charlie knew that those evildoers, including Martha, must have also been completely reduced to ashes in the billowing flames, ending their sinful lives!Charlie stopped what he was doing at this moment. He was silent for a moment before picking up the wine glass that he had just filled before raising it and saying in a low voice, “I don’t know how many innocent people have died here in vain, so I offer this glass of liquor to all of you. I hope that you can also learn that your regrets have already been avenged!”After that, he slowly poured all the liquor in the glass onto the ground with both hands. If this glass of liquor was sold to those who really needed it,
Jacob put a hand on his chest. "Don't worry—everything is going to be fine when my son-in-law takes the stage."As soon as he finished speaking, an unknown number called his phone.He answered, hearing a familiar voice he couldn't quite place, "Good afternoon. Am I speaking to Mr. Jacob Wilson?""Yes. May I ask who I am speaking to?""Albert Rhodes, owner of Heaven Springs at your service. Would you happen to remember me?"Hearing that, Jacob turned on the speaker excitedly as he continued, "Oh, yes, Don Albert! Of course I remember!"Mr. Bay's eyes lit up when he heard Albert announce himself, and he mouthed, "Is that really Don Albert?!"Jacob nodded repeatedly, his vanity burgeoning.Mr. Bay was naturally thrilled too, and he leaned closer to listen just as Albert spoke humbly, "If it's alright with you, Mr. Wilson, please don't address me as Don Albert. It's just a title some brats came up with—you are Master Wade's father-in-law, which means you have seniority over me. So,
Mr. Bay was overjoyed, seeing how quickly Jacob agreed to it. "Thanks, Jacob! I owe you!" He exclaimed, but soon added, "It's past four now, and that bunch like to fraternize in the room before they eat. Could you get the room soon? I think they'll be arriving soon."Then, he moved closer to add quietly, "If you can get a Diamond Room like before, I will bring you along. I'm not going to lie, these are officials with decision-making authority. Being friends with them might propel us to new heights!"Jacob already knew that Mr. Bay was sucking up to his friend, otherwise, he wouldn't be so concerned when the dinner was organized by said friend. Understanding that the friend must be important too, Jacob was at once buoyed.After all, he had presumed that becoming vice president was the most he could achieve.Now, if he could attend that dinner with Mr. Bay and establish a good relationship with those bigwigs, he would have his turn when Mr. Bay got promoted too.With that in min
Reservations in Heaven Springs had always been unpredictable, and most rooms weren't open to the general public—even if said rooms were vacant for the night.It was not as if Albert Rhodes didn't want to make money when he built Heaven Springs. He simply didn't do it solely for profit, but only mostly for social events and posturing.Back when he was a humbler member of society, he realized that many bigwigs and even his fellows cared for pride a lot. Be it food, liquor, or even simply everyday consumption, they always strove for the best and the most expensive.That was why polite society valued their privacy and established their respective social circles, which was why Heaven Springs ensured that everything was first-rate: atmosphere, service, food, and clientele.Just like how bigwigs wouldn't dine at the same table as their goons, said goons wouldn't eat at the fancy places those bigwigs frequented even if they had money, as it may appear as if they were overstepping.That wa
As such, intent on keeping up his pretense, Jacob answered the phone, "Looking for me, Matilda?""Uh-huh," Matilda replied, and asked, "You didn't show up at Senior University, and your sub is saying you probably won't be coming for a while? Is that true?""Oh—right, that," Jacob quickly said. "Well, it's true—the gist of it is that the Association is getting busy with a project. As the vice president, I probably shouldn't be staying at Senior University all the time, right?""Heck, Mr. Bay called me last minute, telling me how busy we're going to be and that I was needed. That's why I had to go back, but I will head over to campus again when I have the time."Matilda knew right then that those were all excuses.However, she did not expose Jacob, instead asking, "Well, when are you free? So that I can send you my wedding invitation?""Oh, the invitation?" Jacob quickly chuckled. "You really didn't have to come to me—just pass it to Walker, my sub lecturer. He can pass it to me wh
The next afternoon, there was a sudden change of lecturers for the calligraphy class.Despite being the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, Jacob never showed up, instead getting a substitute instructor to replace him.Matilda had come with the invitation Yolden had written for Jacob, but seeing that Jacob wasn't at the lecture hall, she waited until the class was over to ask the sub, "Excuse me, can I ask why Mr. Wilson wasn't teaching this class?""He's busy at the association," the sub replied. "So, I'm taking over his class."Curious, Matilda pressed, "Then, would you happen to know when he will be coming?""Probably not for a while," the sub replied. "He delegated other classes to me as well, telling me that I could just stick to the PowerPoint slides."Then, he asked, "Do you have business with Mr. Wilson?"Matilda nodded. "Yes, but I can call him myself. Thank you."Leaving the lecture hall, Matilda called Jacob, who was goofing off in his office
On the other end, Matilda was left staring at Jacob's reply in confusion.She had presumed that Jacob would understand when she mentioned inviting his whole family that he should be coming up with an excuse to skip attending her wedding.That was the most ideal solution.As such, she was shocked that instead of playing along, Jacob's reply was short and blunt.[No problem. The four of us will be there!]Perplexed, Matilda was left wondering what Jacob meant. Was he really going to attend her wedding with Elaine?The thought left Matilda frowning as she absolutely didn't want to see Elaine—especially not at her own wedding.Yolden was writing an invitation when he saw the somber look on her face, and he couldn't help asking, "Is there a problem?""Jacob replied," Matilda admitted. "And he's saying that he will bring his whole family.""Really?" Yolden was confused too, as he was hardly as eccentric as Jacob. "But he's afraid of his wife and shouldn't be telling her at all…
Charlie was driving Jacob to Thompson First when the latter received the text from Matilda.Seeing that they were reaching the front gates, Jacob promptly snapped at Charlie, "Charlie, stop the car now!"Charlie did so and asked in curiosity, "What's wrong?""Matilda just texted me," Jacob replied, showing the chat log between him and Matilda.Charlie was just glancing at it nonchalantly when he saw that Matilda's contact name was 'AAA July Florist'."Wait, why is that Aunt Matilda's contact name?" He exclaimed in surprise."I changed it."Jacob explained gingerly while reading through the text Matilda sent. "Her profile picture is an iris, so I changed her contact name to a florist since I'm mostly worried Elaine would peek into my phone.""Anyway, she's asking if I'm attending her wedding with Yolden. They would send us an invitation if I accept, extended to our whole family… what do you think I should say?"Charlie asked in return. "You're planning to skip it, aren't you? T
Then, Matilda suggested, "How about this—I'll ask him before deciding." "I'll pass on inviting the rest of my former classmates too. They're too vain and love comparing, so I'd rather not have anything to do with that. Also, there are our Korean friends who have it together, and they were telling us to invite them if we were going to get married. We have to keep our promise, right?""Yeah—then, it's basically decided. Aside from Charlie, we shall invite our colleagues and Korean friends while we wait for an answer from Jacob."Yolden nodded and said, "Now, I'll talk about the honeymoon—cut me short if you have a different opinion."Matilda nodded, resting her chin on her hands and smiling. "Shoot. I'm all ears."Feeling a little embarrassed by Matilda's glowing stare, Yolden took a sip of his ice water before continuing, "My idea is to head to the States for our honeymoon after the wedding…"He trailed off, staring at Matilda and waiting for a response.However, she was merely
"Oh, Jacob…?"Matilda chuckled awkwardly. "Just today, he offered to buy me dinner, but I said I didn't have the time, and I also told him about our wedding… So, we should invite him since he's aware of it.""Jacob offered to buy you dinner?" Yolden exclaimed in surprise. "Did he say why?""Nope," Matilda shrugged, smiling. "Probably just dinner between old classmates."However, she was actually smart enough to guess Jacob's intention even though Jacob was inviting her somewhere near campus. That was why she had also mentioned she was marrying Yolden while turning down Jacob, all so that he would give up on her.After she had managed to get over their past fling completely, she didn't want to give Jacob false hopes before she walked down the aisle.In the same regard, she didn't want to worry Yolden, and therefore, had deliberately discouraged Jacob.Be that as it may, Yolden was smart too.He knew about Matilda and Jacob's past and that her son, Paul's full name was Paul Jam