LOGINCharlie wasn't sure why his mother had reached that conclusion, but he agreed with Vera's point of view. Some people could deduce entire revelations from a handful of clues, or through the basic but unwritten underlying laws and logic. The best example of the former was Merlin. While he used to think Vera was the best example of the latter, he now thought his mother must be on par with Vera as well.For Vera's part, she didn't need to wait to check with Ashley—the image in her mind couldn't be clearer.Back then, Ashley and Curtis must have discovered decisive proof of mysticism, and through the few clues left behind by those ancient cultivators who reigned before the Degenerate Age of Dharma, quickly deduced that these people didn't come from Earth.Judging from her request to Stanford for a collaboration, Ashley must have initially approached this matter with a scientific mindset and perspective. However, the scientific approach ultimately failed, and she gradually turned to mys
Because these were classified documents that could not be distributed, there were no electronic versions or electronic retrieval systems. Otherwise, simply typing "Ashley Acker" into a computer would automatically bring up all the documents. Here, they could only search for Ashley's name through the yearly editions of the Yellow Pages. Each file had a corresponding title, printed in a Yellow Pages book each year so finding Ashley's name there would lead to related content. However, this method only found records primarily about Ashley—if the record's main subject was someone else while Ashley was of secondary importance, the Yellow Pages headings would likely not mention her name. Interestingly, Charlie and Vera quickly found some content related to Ashley, but it wasn't about any specific studies she led or important events involving her. Instead, it documented interactions between the Stanford administration and the CIA, including a file titled 'Recommendation to the CIA Regardin
Ever since meeting Ashley and learning her identity, Vera had been incredibly curious about her.She certainly admired Ashley, hiding from Fleur for so long just like her. However, in Vera's case, she was only thinking of avoiding discovery, never turning the tables. Ashley, however, was the complete opposite. From the day she faked her death to go into hiding, she had been secretly fighting against Fleur and her interests. Although she and her team were far less powerful than Fleur, her courage alone was something Vera worshipped.Furthermore, although Vera had also studied at Stanford, she had always been a quiet learner, never daring to excel in any field. Ashley, on the other hand, was one of Stanford's most outstanding alumni in recent years. Many of her business ventures were futurist, and she was one of Silicon Valley's top angel investors.Therefore, on this return trip, besides reminiscing, Vera also intended to study up on Ashley, since she'd be talking to the other
Despite being Stanford's president, Jakel wasn't all that focused on academic development—he knew how the game worked for polite society, and its unspoken rules better than anyone.That was just how things were different here than elsewhere—money could get you into Stanford, or perhaps Harvard and MIT. If it weren't for their children's education, wealthy businessmen wouldn't be donating millions to such elite universities.Therefore, even Jackel knew that he should be bending himself backward to the truly powerful—especially the very best, like the Rothschilds.Seeing that bringing up Julien worked so well, Charlie dispensed with courtesy and turned to Vera, "Ms. Lavor, if there's any place you have in mind, just ask Mr. White here."Vera nodded cheerfully, and turned to Jakel. " I'd like to visit the archives, specifically on papers and records that aren't publicly available." Jakel was surprised. A young girl was here in Stanford, but instead of touring the campus with the p
If 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
As Quinn was setting off to Aurous Hill, Charlie was riding his motorcycle to the stadium.Today was the feisty young lady Aurora’s quarter-final match.She would have to compete against the third seed of this championship, Brazil’s Joanna, today.Today’s match would determine which one of these two pl
Nanako frowned and said, “Mr. Wade, please clarify your statement!”Charlie uttered, “First of all, if you walk on the path of the world of martial arts, you should first cultivate your mind, your body, and then the arts.”“In other words, the importance of the mind in pursuing this journey is greater
When Charlie boarded the plane and was on his way back to Aurous Hill from Mount Golmin, the entire Webb family was in total chaos.The Big Eight had rushed to Mount Golmin overnight for a sole mission—that was, to rescue the Weavers—but they had lost contact immediately after arriving at the scene.D
This morning, Claire felt as though she was the happiest woman in the world.On the other hand, there was a woman who felt that she was the most unlucky woman in the world.This woman was Hannah, who was in the Silverwing Hospital.She was in the gynecology department waiting for her turn. There was a







