When Caden saw Charlie stretching out his hand to threaten to hit him, he really wanted to tear Charlie into pieces because he had never suffered such humiliation before in his life. However, when he thought of the important matters that he still had to deal with in Aurous Hill and how the police station was just across the street, he could only suppress the great anger and hatred that he felt at the moment. When Charlie saw his angry expression and how he looked like a pressure cooker that was about to explode, he sneered and asked, “What’s wrong? You don’t dare to take my pulse? Old man, I think you must have used some cheap tricks to win against Dr. Simmons yesterday! Otherwise, why wouldn’t you dare to take my pulse?” Charlie had originally suspected that Caden had set up a trap for Anthony, and he became even more confident of his suspicion after seeing that the other party was actually an eight-star martial artist. An eight-star martial artist must have spent most of his
Caden suddenly became nervous. Things such as guessing a person’s age was not that simple in itself. He was afraid that Anthony would really have the ability to determine the other party’s age, so before he had looked for the women to put on an act, he had sought out a person who issued fake identification cards in advance to issue fake identification cards for them to deliberately deviate their birth date and age by a year or two for double insurance. In that case, Caden would not only know the answer in advance, but he could also confuse the real answer so that even if Anthony had great abilities and was very capable, he would not be able to guess the right age that would match the age on the identification card. Now that Charlie was suddenly launching an attack, he naturally did not dare to compete so casually. So, he said coldly, “Hmph! What can an identification card account for? Identification cards can also be faked. What if you forged an identification card and changed
Caden was suddenly at a loss for what to do.Charlie asked coldly, “Why? You don’t dare to? Aren’t you very powerful? You dare to call yourself a master but you’re already wimping out over such a small matter?”Caden said with a dark expression, “Young lad, how could I, Caden Howton, be a coward?”After saying that, he changed the topic, sneered arrogantly, and said, “Do you think that I’ll fall for a trap set by a brat like you?! Anthony Simmons willingly competed with me yesterday, and he already admitted defeat. Logically speaking, he should hand Serene World Clinic over to me, but he’s hiding like a coward and doesn’t even dare to come out to see me now! Isn’t he simply using an eloquent kid like you to spout nonsense here so he can renege on his debt? What’s more, I already won Serene World Clinic, so why should I bet with you again? What are you betting with me?”Charlie smiled and said, “Old man, the both of us have our own intentions, but I don’t care about you. I’ve secret
He did not expect that this matter would put him in such a passive state.The other party refused to even let him off now that he was raising his hands to surrender. Charlie looked at Caden and said with a smile, “I heard Dr. Simmons say that you made a bet with him yesterday, and the bet was a medicine cauldron. I can see the bulge in the bag that you have on you. Could that be the medicine cauldron?”Caden took a step back in fright, clutched tightly onto his bag, and blurted out, “You want my medicine cauldron?!”Charlie laughed and said, “Oh, you’re wrong to say that. How can you say that I want it? You obviously used it to place the bet yesterday, but you cheated during the bet yesterday. It stands to reason that cheating is equivalent to losing. You have to admit it if you lose, and you have to pay the bet after you admit your loss, right? There’s nothing wrong with what I’m saying, right?”Caden was furious. He clenched his teeth and scolded, “Don’t talk nonsense here! Whe
The fist of an eight-star martial artist was as strong as a fully loaded heavy truck.When all the surging power was concentrated on the fist made up of four fingers, the force that came with the wind was even more appalling!Not to mention that Charlie could clearly feel the strong impact of the wind, even Xyla, who was two meters away, could clearly feel a surge similar to a hurricane blowing against her face.Xyla was extremely nervous at this moment. She could not hide her panic and blurted out anxiously, “Be careful, Master Wade!” She heard a loud bang before she could finish speaking. The powerful impact caused Xyla’s eardrums and her internal organs to be shaken from the tremendous impact. Anthony heard his granddaughter yelling, so he could not continue obeying Charlie’s order to wait at the back anymore. He ran out nervously to see what was going on.However, when the grandfather and granddaughter duo looked toward Charlie and Caden, they realized that the two of them
Charlie smiled and said indifferently, “I heard that you came to Aurous Hill to find clues about the Rejuvenating Pill?”After Caden heard this, his heart skipped a beat!He finally came to a realization at the moment. ‘It turns out that Master Wade has targeted me for a long time… I naively thought that I’d set up a trap for Anthony Simmons, but I didn’t expect that I’d fall into Master Wade’s trap instead!”At the same time, he could not help but wonder, ‘Not many people know about the fact that I came here for the Rejuvenating Pill aside from the people in the Acker family who were at the Acker family mansion that day and Quinn Golding who brought the Healing Pill to save Keith… Could it be that Charlie knows them?!”As he thought of this, a thought suddenly came to Caden’s mind. He instantly came to a realization and trembled as he said, “Master Wade… Could… Could it be that you’re the one who refined the Rejuvenating Pill?!”Charlie smiled. “You’re pretty smart.”When Caden
When Charlie said that he would accept it reluctantly, Caden felt his heart aching, and he felt as if it was about to bleed out. This medicine cauldron was passed down to him by the ancestors of the Taoist Sect, and dozens of patriarchs of the Taoist Sect had used this medicine cauldron to refine pills for hundreds of thousands of years. It could definitely be regarded as a treasure of the Taoist Sect.Caden felt that he would not be able to face his ancestors after his death now that the treasure of the Taoist Sect, which had been handed down for thousands of years, had been taken away by Charlie.But there was no other way now. This thing was already in Charlie’s hands. He could not fight against him, nor could he scold him. He was completely defeated in front of Charlie.Therefore, Caden’s current thought was that it would be the blessing of his ancestors if he could save his life in Serene World Clinic today. Smoke would be coming out of their graves, so how could he still ret
The efficacy of the Rejuvenating Pill Plus would definitely be stronger than the Rejuvenating Pill but how much stronger it would be would depend on the level of the medicine cauldron itself.Certain aspects of refining pills were very similar to iron smelting.If it was just refining pills with Reiki, it was like the ancients smelting iron. Although using high-heat charcoal with bellows could barely reach the temperature needed for iron smelting, if the temperature was not enough, the quality of the smelted iron would be much worse compared to the high-temperature blast furnace of the modern industry. This medicine cauldron was equivalent to a blast furnace in modern iron smelting!If the most primitive method was used for the same iron ore, the most one could do was to make some swords and knives, but if one were to smelt iron from the modern blast furnace, it could be used to make airplanes, cannons, and even aircraft carriers. Moreover, one would only be able to refine some
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