If Reiki was compared to electrical energy and this ring was compared to a battery, one would be able to spot the unusual aspects at a glance. A battery of the same size was usually just an ordinary battery, and the amount of power it could store could be said to be minimal. The pinnacle of the current stage of battery technology would have already been reached with just a few hundred milliampere-hours. However, the current condition of this ring was like a battery that had been charged with thousands or even tens of thousands of kilowatt-hours of electrical energy!So, it begs the question.According to the law of energy conservation, such a huge amount of energy could never disappear in vain, so it must be stored or transformed by the ring in some way.But how did it do it? Where was it storing all the energy?Although Charlie could not figure these two questions out, he was sure of one thing, and that was that the ring definitely was not a mortal object since it could devour
Charlie rushed to Aurous University as quickly as he could.This time, instead of driving in, he parked his car in a parking lot near Aurous University and walked into the campus.He clearly remembered that the ring had vibrated at Aurous University the last time he was driving here. So, Charlie put the ring on and slowly walked all the way to the Academic Affairs Building at Aurous University. He felt the movement of the ring very carefully with each step that he took along the way. But to his great disappointment, the ring did not respond in any way. Charlie wondered, ‘The ring reacted when I was on the way out the last time. Could it be that this ring recognizes direction?’As Charlie thought of this, he turned around again and walked out the same way he had come in in reverse. However, the ring still did not give any response even until he walked to the school gate.Charlie could not help but feel a little annoyed. He thought to himself, ‘Didn’t you vibrate here last
“We’re still at the clinic...” Xyla sobbed and said, “Grandpa intends to pack everything up tonight.”“Okay!” Charlie said immediately, “Wait for me at the clinic. I’ll go there now!”When Charlie drove and arrived at Anthony’s Serene World Clinic, the signboard of the clinic had been taken off and had been casually discarded to the side. There was also a signboard wrapped in red satin silk at the door, but it was impossible to see what was written on the signboard at the moment.When Charlie arrived at the Serene World Clinic, Anthony was packing up all kinds of medicinal herbs and materials from the medicine cabinet with Xyla and his worker’s help.Xyla saw Charlie coming in and shouted excitedly, “Master Wade!” After saying that, she ran toward Charlie, threw herself into Charlie’s arms, and started crying. Charlie quickly asked her, “Xyla, what exactly happened? Tell me everything.”Anthony also saw Charlie’s expression at this time. He was shocked and staggered over wit
Charlie did not expect that the reason Anthony wanted to leave Aurous Hill was because he had lost Serene World Clinic because he had lost a bet to someone. What’s more, he did not expect that the reason why Anthony had made the bet with the other party was to win a medicine cauldron for himself. He asked with some doubt, “Dr. Simmons, who is the person who made the bet with you?”“I don’t know either.” Anthony replied, “That man is quite wild. He only said that his last name is Howton and he is known as Master Howton.”“Master Howton?” Charlie frowned when he heard these two words. After Quinn had delivered the Healing Pill to her grandfather, Charlie had heard her mention this name once. According to Quinn, this person was a senior Taoist priest in the American Oskian circle and was known as Master Howton. He was very close to Charlie’s grandmother and he had even made a special trip to provide treatment for Charlie’s grandfather when he was critically ill. He had even had
Charlie asked again, “How did you choose the test subject at the time? Is there a possibility that this person arranged for a patient to come over in advance and secretly colluded with her before he then came looking for you to propose the method of competition to win you?” “Well...” Anthony pondered for a moment and murmured, “I don’t have any evidence to prove it, but I can’t rule out this possibility.”After saying that, Anthony said seriously, “But Master Wade, Taoism has always placed emphasis on cultivating one’s mind and nature, so Master Howton shouldn’t be so shameless, right?” Charlie asked him again, “If he’s really a person with a cultivated mind and nature, why would he come here to bet with others? It’s just like the monks in the temple and priests in the church. How could they really cultivate their mind and nature if they hang out with those rich and powerful people all day long?The reason why Charlie said this was because Quinn had mentioned that Master Howton h
Charlie knew that Master Howton was here this time for the Healing Pill. Since he had already found and approached Anthony, Charlie could not let him continue to stay in Aurous Hill regardless of whether he knew of his identity or not.Therefore, the best thing to do right now was to take the initiative. However, Charlie had also considered one thing, that was, whether Master Howton would have also met his parents as well since Master Howton was familiar with his grandmother. If Master Howton had met them before, he might be able to guess Charlie’s identity based on the similarity in Charlie and Curtis’s appearance. Charlie’s plan was to detain Master Howton directly without a doubt if he questioned his identity. He then said to Anthony, “Dr. Simmons, you and Xyla should go home first. Don’t worry about things here. I’ll be here on time in the morning tomorrow!”Anthony hesitated for a moment but still nodded in agreement and said respectfully, “Okay, Master Wade. I’ll come b
Charlie was somewhat impressed that a Taoist priest could possess the strength of an eight-star martial artist. At this moment, Master Howton felt a little annoyed when no one answered him after he spoke. He asked, “Where is Anthony Simmons?! He dares to keep Serene World Clinic’s signboard but he is hiding and does not dare to show his face?!”Charlie deliberately coughed twice, stretched his waist lazily, stood up, and said in dissatisfaction, “Why are you yelling so early in the morning? Is there something wrong with your brain? If there is something wrong with you, you should call for help and go to the emergency room at the hospital instead. We can’t help you here!” Master Howton looked at Charlie who had suddenly stood up, frowned, and asked, “Who are you?”Charlie was still worried that Master Howton might have seen his father before, so he deliberately asked, “Why? Haven’t you seen me before?”Master Howton stared at Charlie, then asked coldly, “Young lad, I didn’t see y
“Damn you!”Master Howton clenched his teeth in anger!He did not expect that this brat in front of him would be so rude to the point that it made people want to kill him!He was obviously the one who was sparing his life and letting him off the hook, but instead of being grateful and acknowledging it, Charlie was even saying such disrespectful words to him! If this could be tolerated, what could not be?!However, the more Charlie provoked him, the more he did not dare to make a move against Charlie. It was not because he was afraid of Charlie, but it was mainly because he was afraid of causing public security incidents or even a criminal case here. The police would be involved as well once that happened. Although he was an eight-star martial artist, he definitely did not dare to go against the police blatantly in a metropolis such as Aurous Hill.In his opinion, it was very easy for him to kill Charlie. After all, he would be able to beat Charlie’s brains out with just one pu
Neither Charlie nor the Ackers expected Yolden's insight to cover all corners.In fact, it felt like the man had a blueprint ready and was only waiting for the time to put it to use.That was why everyone was immensely approving of Yolden and wanted no other man for the job of CEO.Kaeden smiled, "Well, since everyone has agreed, let's put this to rest as soon as possible—this will be a joint investment between our family and the Wades, and Professor Hart will take the post of CEO. Let's all do our best to make this a good one!"Yolden also made up his mind, deciding that he didn't want to let slip a chance to realize his ambitions. "I'll resign from the university after my honeymoon trip. It probably shouldn't be long, and I can get involved in early preparations via teleconference."Charlie nodded. "Then, we can have Uncle Kaeden stay on schedule while I'll ask the Wades to send a representative over to sign a memorandum for the investment."Keith smiled and nodded. "You should
Charlie hadn't been born and raised in Aurous Hill, but he still started living here at the age of eight and was more attached to this place than Eastcliff.If he was going to take part in this automotive investment with the Ackers, he naturally found Aurous Hill the ideal location.Not only would it create a huge number of jobs for Aurous Hill, but it would also rake in much economic flow for the region.Yolden also nodded at his suggestion. "If the first plant is meant to cover the demand of the entire local market, there's no reason for a coastal plant. Aurous Hill stands at an intersection between the north and the south, so transportation is convenient. It's also killing two birds with one stone, as Mr. Wade is fond of the city."Charlie couldn't help but agree. "I won't lie—Aurous Hill has been good to me, and I hope to give back. Nothing's better than succeeding in that respect."Yolden spread his hands, "Heavy industries are certainly ideal to contribute to Aurous Hill's e
Yolden had actually been researching new energy for a while—in fact, it was when Tesla's first car models were produced.He was passionate about the subject and had his own opinions as well as ambitions, but he was busy teaching, so he couldn't realize any of it.But was this not a golden opportunity tailor-made for him?Seeing that Yolden was clearly interested, Charlie turned toward Kaeden, "Actually, the professor is getting married soon. There's no way we'd split up newlyweds so soon after the wedding, right? So, is it possible to set up base in Aurous Hill instead?""Not a problem!" Kaeden replied without hesitation. "Our family is planning to return to Oskia anyway, and everyone knows about Ashley and Curtis. So, why don't we invest in this enterprise alongside the Wades and have the base set up in Aurous Hill? And then bring Godot under as a subsidiary?"Turning to Yolden, he continued, "By the way, Godot's plant is already in the province—barely 100 miles from Aurous Hill,
Pausing, Yolden continued, "Moreover, the greatest advantage of AI is that it is self-conscious and has the processing power to analyze astronomical proportions of data. As car sales grow, every car owner's driving data will add precious new data to our data vault, and it will be processed by AI for even greater space of imagination."For example, kst's say I experienced a bumpiness along a certain road, and when the sensors pick up on that anomaly, the data will be uploaded to the servers along with images of the road condition in real time. The processing AI module would determine in no time at all that there was damage and label said location on the map, and then forward the data to other vehicles close to that location, sending notifications when they are close enough and providing the appropriate advice for countermeasures."Naturally, the AI can even be refined further so that it immediately warns us to slow down while uploading the data to the servers and informing any cars cl
Yolden's mind short-circuited at those words. "The most advanced AI module?!"He had been working on Wall Street for years, having invested in substantial startup tech companies as well as assisting plenty of Nasdaq tech enterprises with their IPO. That was why he especially had a sharp six sense for cutting-edge technology.It had been a while since he had gotten up the saddle, and AI had just become the trend recently, but he still paid close attention. He was well aware what applications were possible for AI modules, but he was shocked that Charlie already possessed what all the online giants were coveting!Thrilled, he quickly asked Charlie, "Can the Rothschilds resolve all the hardware and software issues? High-processing power display cards are a dime a dozen these days, and local enterprises are all planning to sell them one by one. The demand is just that high!"Charlie chuckled. "Don't worry—the Rothschilds will handle both issues for me, even the data centers. We bought i
Keith, who had been silent throughout, waved him off as he said solemnly, "Please don't sell yourself short, Professor Hart. I'm sure you can do well in this position, but it's still a matter of will."If your heart is truly set on educating future generations, then I'm sure you'd reject our offer no matter what we say."However, if you felt the slightest interest, even anticipation, for such a major project, then you really should consider our offer."We've already invested in Godot Autos for 3 billion USD and over 10 billion if we're counting in Ricebolt. But we still have 30 billion more in capital available—and that means it's 40 billion USD at play."I doubt any other global car maker can afford that much, let alone a new car maker. So, I dare say that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"Keith's words spoke to Yolden's very soul—a startup capital of forty billion US dollars was certainly unprecedented for electric-powered vehicles. Even Ricebolt had barely garnered ove
Charlie smiled. "Who, me? You'd laugh at me, but it was only after Steven found me that I learned to drive. I never bought my own car either and only had the two supercars gifted to me, and I only drove those a handful of times at best. Even now, I'm driving the BMW 5-series I bought for my father-in-law."Then, he remembered Marianne Long and said, "I did drive a friend's Tesla back to Hong Kong, but it was only for a short time, and I didn't manage to look into their so-called assisted driving system."Yolden thought about it and smiled, "But y'know… how would I describe the car, specifically? Have you heard of Mario Balotelli, the soccer player?"Every man present aside from Keith nodded—Mario had been a philosopher on the soccer field, and even those who didn't watch soccer were familiar with his name.Nodding, Yolden continued, "The way I see it, Mario has been a player with top-class hardware but third-rate software. Give him Messi or Ronaldinho's intelligence, and he'd be a
Kaeden then asked, "Well, professor, how do you suppose we overtake the competition at turning points? Or indeed, what qualifies as succeeding in that respect?"Yolden thought about it, formulating his words before explaining, "My personal understanding of the matter isn't simply to aim for turning points. Instead, it's things like staying on the inner lane of the race track and reaching the finish line faster by going where no other race car had gone before—or indeed where people never thought to go before."That's the case for new energy cars. Our fossil fuel energies have constantly lost to other countries and would always come up short. But with new energy cars, we can change the rules altogether."We can't catch up to their engine tech? Then we won't—there's no way they are masters in electric-powered engines, are they? They've spent decades on internal combustion engines and haven't the first clue about electric-powered engines."So, while everyone hasn't turned all their foc
The Ackers were really interested in Yolden's perspective.For their family, investing in the new energy automotive industry wasn't meant to make money—they simply intended to add to Oskia's strength as a manufacturer.But with Yolden's input, they had new things to look forward to.If they really could propel their business to giants like Tesla, opportunities and profits would go without saying—there was also no question that it supported and improved Oskia's local car industry and manufacturing sector.Giants in the manufacturing sector were different from online giants, as the latter often enforced a stranglehold monopoly. Before they had the monopoly, they would be offering perks and subsidies to the market, and when they gained sufficient customers and consumer faith, they would start choking the market for profits.To put it in perspective, a five-mile Uber ride would cost five bucks before, and the driver would be paid ten for it. But after Uber got the monopoly, the rider