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,
While Charlie was full of hope for the future, he was also full of vigilance and caution.The overall strength of Ten Thousand Armies was indeed very strong, but they could only be considered to be strong in the existing known world. The powerful opponents hidden in the dark were probably much stronger than Ten Thousand Armies.Therefore, Charlie felt that he would not only need to continue improving his own strength in the future, but he also had to continue linearly improving the strength of the entire Ten Thousand Armies. This way, he would at least have a better chance of winning in case of a head-on confrontation with those mysterious opponents in the future.Porter understood Charlie’s character, and he immediately expressed his attitude respectfully, “Please rest assured, Mr. Wade. I will never feel complacent because of Ten Thousand Armies’ strength, nor will I underestimate the enemy just because of my individual strength!”Charlie nodded in satisfaction and said lightly,
Moreover, he had been in the underground operating room for a long time earlier. After Rosalie had followed the other soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies here, she had been left on the ground and had not gone down. Therefore, the two of them had not had the chance to meet each other. Charlie was only finding out now that Rosalie had also come to Mexico. Rosalie looked at Charlie affectionately at this time and said shyly, “Mr. Wade, Mr. Waldron said that you have a task for everyone, and all the martial artists who are three-star martial artists and above are required to participate. I happen to be a three-star martial artist, so I flew here from Oskia.”Charlie nodded gently and asked her with a smile, “You didn’t use your real identity this time, did you?”“No.” Rosalie turned her back to the other soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies and stuck her tongue out at Charlie mischievously as she said, “I changed to a brand-new identity this time.”“Good.” Charlie smiled faintly and then h
After giving the order, Charlie raised his wine glass together with the rest and drank the strong liquor in the glass in one gulp.The Reiki in this liquor was already insignificant to Charlie, so he basically did not feel anything at all.However, it was completely different for the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies who were in front of him!These people never expected that there would be such powerful energy contained in this liquor.When they drank this glass of liquor into their stomachs in one gulp, they only felt a powerful warm current surging from their abdomens toward their elixir field!Immediately afterward, the warm current suddenly turned into a destructive surging momentum that suddenly rushed toward their eight extraordinary meridians!For martial artists, the improvement of their own strength was closely related to two elements.The first element was the number of their eight extraordinary meridians that had opened up. This was also the fundamental element to m
Sometimes, it was impossible for one to achieve the leap from a two-star martial artist to a three-star martial artist in a lifetime.Two-star martial artists were actually the ceiling for most martial artists in their lifetime. Not to mention, for three-star martial artists leaping to four-stars, from four-star martial artists to five-stars, and even from five-star martial artists to six-stars.And Charlie’s glass of liquor actually allowed more than a hundred people to achieve a leap in their cultivation in an instant, which was simply the most incredible miracle for them.As the person with the highest strength in Ten Thousand Armies, Porter turned to look at his subordinates and immediately found that most of them had achieved an improvement in their cultivation level. He was thrilled beyond measure.When he turned to look at Charlie again, aside from gratitude, there was even more awe in Porter’s eyes.He suddenly knelt on one knee, clasped one of his hands over the other a
When Hugo heard Charlie’s question, he shook his head blankly and laughed bitterly as he said, “I’m already in this situation now, so what other plans would I have in mind? I’ve only managed to live on because of you, so it’d be better for me to go back to the United States to think of other ways now...”Charlie looked at him and said very seriously, “Since you’d already planned to go all the way to Mexico to become a seaman, I think it may be difficult for you to find a suitable job when you return to the United States.” When Hugo heard this, he looked a little embarrassed and helpless.He let out a long sigh and said, “I’ll simply look for some low-end jobs if I really cannot find a suitable job. If my mother can work in a restaurant, I’m sure I can do it too.”Charlie looked at him, smiled, and said, “How about this. Since you have already come all the way here, you shouldn’t be in such a hurry to go back. Since you are a communication engineer, why don’t you join Ten Thousand
The other antique traders who were keeping tabs on the situation were left confused by Trippy's message.[Maybe even those out-of-towners know that Raymond is a sucker? So they traveled overnight just to see what happens?][I know Raymond is in trouble, but is it really worth traveling hundreds of miles just to watch?][Maybe they know he's a sucker, so they came to sell him more counterfeits?][Shit, that must be it! Suckers are rare these days, after all!][Damn straight! Just knowing that there's one in Aurous Hill, you'd be eager to come over.]Even Mick Crane who had just woken up and saw the message immediately sent a voice message: "Those conmen are just like flies flocking around shit as soon as they smell it.""Oh, but what they don't know is that Raymond has no more money! I heard he only had a few hundred thousand for the startup, and the bronze sculpture must have cost most of it. I'm afraid those people won't even get their gas money and toll costs back after travel
Trippy rolled his eyes as he texted back: [Hell no. I need to start my business instead of wasting my time. You morons can come get a number yourself if you like. Haha!]Still, Trippy had just sent his text when a trio arrived in a hurry outside Treasure Measure.Seeing that the doors were closed, the leader asked Trippy, "Excuse me, can I ask if this is Treasure Measure? Owned by a man named Mr. Cole?"Trippy was at once surprised. "You mean Raymond Cole?"The leader quickly said, "We don't know his first name, only that his last name is Cole, and his handle name was Treasure Measure's Mr. Cole."Trippy chuckled. "That'd be him. Has to be, since he hand wrote that shop sign."Pausing, he then asked in curiosity, "So, you've come to see him being a sucker?"The leader was naturally curious as to what Trippy was talking about. However, he was also reluctant to reveal why he had come since there was a killer bargain at stake. In fact, every other collector who was coming was k
Raymond also added that the 20 million price tag wouldn't be cut or increased. To put it simply, the bronze sculpture was right there in Aurous Hill and waiting—it was a race.Hence, many reputable collectors contacted expert appraisers throughout the night, some even booking night flights straight to Aurous Hill.The best amongst them was a fanatic collector of bronze items in Eastcliff.Following a brief exchange with Raymond online, he immediately called an expert who was also a close friend. As soon as his call was answered, he asked the other man if he had time to travel to Aurous Hill so that no one else would beat them to it—and they would drive out in the night if at all possible.After all, the earliest flight was at six in the morning, and it'd be eight by the time they made it to Aurous Hill Airport and nine by the time they got to Antique Street in a cab.Therefore, the ideal way to get there was by driving over six hundred miles at top speed, and that meant reaching A
While Jacob was feeling delighted after pulling off his con, Raymond had posted details of the bronze sculpture online.The website he was using was the biggest platform for antique collectors and the antique trade where each user could set a favorite tag in the antique category and era. If a user who preferred canvas art pieces of the Tudor dynasty set that label as their favorite, they would immediately be notified with text or desktop notifications in regards to any item with the same label.As medieval bronze sculptures were rare in the first place, most who were interested had already set that label on their favorites and were immediately notified soon after Raymond posted pictures of the bronze sculpture online.The collectors were naturally eager to check it out as gilded sculptures of the medieval era were really rare, and most collectors would go a lifetime without picking one up for their collection.On top of that, the seller had even listed a major flaw and was only ask
"Nope," Jacob chuckled. "We were both working separately and just happened to get back in at the same time."Then, he immediately became smug and excited, "Guess what, dear? I made 200 thousand out of the deal! In net profits!""For real?!" Elaine gaped. "200 thousand in just one night?! That's amazing! How did you do that?"Claire was surprised to hear that too, and she came over to ask, "What deal was it, Dad?"Jacob grinned, "Oh, it's nothing to brag about. It's just that I managed to pick up a nice antique item thanks to my wisdom and then sold it for 200 thousand."Pausing, he then sighed in dismay, "However, the buyer wasn't too rich—I would have squeezed him for 400 thousand, but he couldn't afford more, so I had to settle for less."Elaine quickly exclaimed, "Shit, we're talking about a loss of 200 thousand! People would work a year and still never earn that much…"She trailed off for a moment before asking, "By the way, dear—are we still flying out first thing tomorrow?
Jacob laughed. "Put that issue behind us? Sure, but we're not becoming friends. Hell, I can't even hold a grudge now that you're shit out of luck."Then, his tone changed sharply and suddenly became icy, "But you see, Aurous Hill is not a place you can stay just because you want to. No… After this, you're not going to be able to make a living in the antique trade.""If I were you, I'd be running a thousand miles away, far away from Aurous Hill where no one would know my face to start over. That way, you just might be able to make a living."Raymond simply kept smiling, "You need not be concerned about how I'm going to survive here, Mr. Wilson. I'd be very grateful if you'd cease any form of harassment once you leave my premises."Jacob pursed his lips, staring at Raymond in disappointment. "I'm plenty magnanimous, so I won't stoop to such pettiness. Just do whatever you like!"Clicking his tongue, he huffed, "Tut, tut… And here I'd thought you're tough, but you're just yet another
Raymond chuckled at the title, humble as ever, "The Duke of Wastage? Now, that's quite the royal title, and I don't think I deserve such an honor…"Trailing off, he then made an especially curious look, "By the way, how'd you know they were calling me that?"Seeing that he was still so ignorant, Jacob scoffed. "You bought a Renaissance-era bronze sculpture earlier, didn't you?"Raymond nodded. "I did. But technically, it's medieval and not Renaissance, along with a Renaissance-era base."Jacob clutched his stomach as he laughed, "Oh, please! Medieval? Hahaha… You're killing me, Mr. Cole!"Raymond kept a serious look on his face. "It's really medieval. Why don't you take a look?""No way," Jacob snorted, pursing his lips. "Anyway, word has already spread that someone was selling a counterfeit bronze sculpture to defraud Antique Street for some serious dough. He went first to Vintage Deluxe, but their manager, Mr. Crane, saw through it and didn't buy it… and then he came to you, an
That was why most of the collectors only knew that such an item existed but they did not know in whose possession it was.After registering a new account and paying the ten thousand registration fee, Raymond got in.It was very safe as it was anonymous, and he posted a photo of the bronze sculpture and an announcement with an asking price of twenty million.In his opinion, it wasn't that expensive—if it was still gilded, it would be worth around a hundred million. Without it, it was plenty reasonable to cut the price down to just thirty million.And Raymond was cutting another ten million off that, so twenty million was plenty reasonable.Moreover, medieval bronze sculptures were exceedingly rare, and less than one specimen showed up annually at times. Collectors who desired it would therefore be willing to break the bank for it, and that was why Raymond was sure that someone would put in an order once he posted it.As he wrote the summary of the item, someone knocked on his door
Jacob frowned in disdain. "Why would I be worried? He's no longer the manager of Vintage Deluxe, and he just lost a shit ton of money for messing up his appraisal. I am also the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, so why would I be worried about some loser who will soon be kicked out of Antique Street?"Straightening his collar, he snorted coldly, "I am now going to see Raymond Cole and humiliate him face-to-face! He thinks he's impressive, doesn't he? Let's see how he will keep up that facade!"Zachary chuckled, "Yes, exactly! People like him need to be given a slap in the face! As hard as you can! Don't worry—I'll be right behind you. If he gets physical, I'll rush in to help. If he doesn't dare to start a fight, you just insult him as much as possible!""Good plan!" Jacob nodded since he was concerned that Raymond might get physical when pushed too far.And with his body, there was no way he could beat anyone…Spreading his arms, he exclaimed, "Come! I'l