If he was a great master next to the king in ancient times, Arlo would have been an important minister who dominated the country. Brody was also well aware that the fact that the British Lord was letting him come into contact with the real core members now also meant that the British Lord would gradually use him greatly in the future. Therefore, Brody stepped forward very politely and shook hands with Arlo as he said with a smile, “We are all loyal to the British Lord, so you don’t have to be so courteous with me!”Arlo said with a smile, “As expected from an important earl who has served the British Lord for a long time. Mr. Jothurn really has an outstanding demeanor!” After saying that, Arlo pointed at the dining table and said with a smile, “I’ve prepared a small banquet to welcome you, Mr. Jothurn. Please have a seat at the table.”Brody clasped one of his hands over the other and said politely, “Let’s go together!”The two of them sat down next to each other politely at the
“Therefore, the logic of the whole matter is a bit weird. The only ones who knew that they were going to capture Vera were the British Lord and myself. I’m loyal to the British Lord, so it’s impossible for me to leak anything to the public. Therefore, I feel that there’s a greater possibility that the other party had planted a spy amongst us or that the other party had grasped our movements in some other ways that we are not aware of.”After saying this, Arlo added, “Before you arrived in Naples, the British Lord told me that he hopes that you will be able to find out at which point the other party caught us in a loophole. Could it be that the other party has already lurked into the dead soldiers’ base or has been secretly monitoring the dead soldiers’ base without us knowing about it?”Brody was silent for a moment, and his thoughts were racing. Unfortunately, he was not Merlin. He definitely would have been able to comb through all the possible flaws in the entire operation if he
Meanwhile, Porter had arranged for the helicopters to hoist the three close-defense missiles to their intended locations in the copper mine in Cyprus. Although the explosive bolts that Hugo wanted were rare, they could be bought on the black market and were not large in size, so they could be flown over directly without wasting too much time. After the three close-defense missiles were fixed with the explosive bolts, all of them remained motionless no matter how the turret composed of six barrels was moved. There were no issues with their stability at all. Furthermore, all the explosive bolts had been connected to the detonator, so when it was necessary, they only needed to press the switch, and the explosive bolts would explode immediately, achieving instant physical separation.After the close-defense missiles were in place, Hugo and the weapons experts worked together to link the target aiming and locking logic of the close-defense missiles with infrared radar and thermal ima
As he spoke, he chuckled and added, “I gave this system a secondary name, and it’s called the Kiss of Death.”Porter’s master, Pilos, who was listening at the side, suddenly felt chills on his back. He felt that he would not be able to survive even a single shot from such a powerful force, and even God would not be able to survive hundreds or thousands of shots here. Porter nodded with satisfaction and asked him again, “What if multiple targets appear at the same time?”The weapons expert said, “If multiple targets appear at the same time, the system will issue an early warning as soon as possible. If you choose to fire, the system will lock on the target one by one in the order of these three close-defense missiles collaboration.”The weapons expert explained further, “As it fires very fast, it can basically deal with a target in less than a second, so even if a dozen people come in at once, as long as you press the switch, the close-defense missiles will kill them one by one on
Brody and the Right Military Governor, Arlo, quickly became familiar with each other after the banquet. The two of them had their own thoughts. Brody felt that Arlo was a truly powerful confidant of the British Lord, so he naturally felt that Arlo was worthy of his friendship. On the other hand, Arlo felt that he would not be able to avoid dealing with the four great earls in the future as the British Lord seemed to have adopted the attitude of letting the four great earls have contact with the five Military Governor Offices now. What’s more, the four great earls’ strength was much higher than his own, so he felt that it would naturally be a good thing for him to build a close friendship with them.Therefore, the two of them seemed to have an attitude where they felt as if they had known each other all along. If Brody did not have to go to Cyprus at night, they might have even become sworn brothers. After lunch, Brody accepted Arlo’s kind invitation to go on a tour around Naples w
A business jet soon took off from Naples Airport and traveled to Cyprus Airport. Brody was very relaxed on the plane. In his opinion, this was no different from an ordinary person going to a chicken farm, so there was no need for him to worry about any danger. Halfway through the flight, he suddenly took out his cell phone and used the Qing Eliminating Society’s internal communication software to send an invitation for a video call to Ruby, who was in the Far East. Ruby did not answer the video call but replied with a voice message after rejecting his invitation, “Is there anything you need from me, Mr. Jothurn?”Brody said with a smile, “Ruby, the Far East must be very boring, right? I went to Naples today and found that the climate and customs in Southern Europe are very good. We should go there to travel together if there is a chance.”Ruby replied faintly, “Forget it. I prefer to be alone.”Brody replied, “Ruby, why do you keep rejecting me and pushing me away? You should kn
After Brody took advantage of the situation to change the topic, Ruby stopped saying anything and simply replied with an okay. Brody was suddenly in a very bad mood when he saw this one-word reply. Although he had known that Ruby would reject him, he was completely unable to accept this rejection.He was not the humble gentleman he made himself out to be in front of Ruby. On the contrary, he was petty and held a grudge against anyone who offended him. In his opinion, Ruby was being insensitive and failed to appreciate him when she rejected him.Therefore, he could not help but curse and mutter to himself, “Ruby, why are you being so arrogant? You despise me, right? Just wait, I will find an opportunity for you to have fun on my crotch sooner or later!”Brody held back his anger with nowhere to vent for the rest of the flight.The plane landed at Cyprus Airport at 11.30 p.m., and Brody, who tried hard to adjust his emotions, walked out of the airport empty-handed.It was alread
As Brody had already mastered Reiki, his senses had also been greatly improved. He could detect a few hidden sentries on duty within the copper mine even from a few hundred meters away. Brody was not surprised that there were many hidden sentries in the copper mine. After all, this kind of dead soldiers’ base was of great significance to the Qing Eliminating Society. Each base was built at great expense with the investment of a great deal of manpower and material resources. Therefore, security was naturally a top priority here. Fortunately, the strength of these Armed Calvary Guards was not very strong, and their combined combat effectiveness was only at the level of a five-star to an eight-star martial artist. There was still a big gap between them and Brody. Thus, Brody was also confident that he could easily blend in without being discovered. Unlike Charlie, who had obtained the Apocalyptic Book by chance and mastered Reiki directly, Brody had cultivated from a martial artist
The next morning, Charlie met up with Nanako and drove to Champs Elys together. He wanted to send Nanako to the villa halfway up the mountain so that she could concentrate on improving her control of Reiki while he himself would take the oral fluid and distribute it to all the martial arts students. At the same time, Julien had already crossed the Pacific Ocean in a private plane, getting closer and closer to Aurous Hill with only a few hours left. While Charlie was on his way, Caden said to over 400 martial arts students who were doing morning training, "Guys, I have good news for you. Master Wade will come to see you later with gifts. He will give them to you personally." The students were excited upon hearing this. Aurora, Rosalie, the Harker family members, and the members of Ten Thousand Armies all knew that Charlie had a special medicine that could enhance the cultivation of martial arts. Although Sonia wasn't familiar with this, ever since she had arrived in Oskia, she c
Charlie dropped the formalities and said, "Thank you very much then, Miss Fox." "You're welcome, Mr. Wade," Kathleen said. "It's my honor to serve you." After reaching an agreement with Kathleen, Charlie then called Doris. Doris hadn't received a call from Charlie in a long time, so her voice was filled with excitement as she said, "Mr. Wade, what can I do for you?" Charlie replied, "Are you familiar with the situation at Sonfo Valley? I want to acquire the entire area, but I can't do it too conspicuously, so I can't offer a price that's too outrageous to avoid drawing attention. Do you think that will be difficult?" "Sonfo Valley..." Doris thought for a moment before speaking, "Sonfo Valley is an older residential area. After I took over Emgrand, I reviewed the company's previous documents. That land was actually something Emgrand considered competing for initially, but later, they gave up because the surrounding area lacked supporting infrastructure. It's located in the mou
Jacob rolled his eyes in annoyance and jeered, "Do you think money from rich families grows on trees? Working for wealthy people is just about the market price. Are you saying the janitor sweeping the floors at Apple makes a million dollars a year?" "You really have some nerve, Jacob Wilson!" Elaine scoffed and scolded. "How can you compare our sweet daughter to a janitor? So, in your eyes, Claire is on the same level as a janitor at Apple?" "That's not what I meant!" Jacob snapped and quickly explained, "What I'm saying is, even if you're working for Apple, you just earn what you're supposed to earn. Claire has done well in her field, and earning a few million a year is already pretty good. It's only been a short time since she went to the U.S. yet you're already expecting Miss Fox to pay her tens of millions? That's ridiculous!" Elaine rolled her eyes and disdainfully snarled, "Clearly, you don't understand the ways of the world. Miss Fox had Charlie help with Feng Shui multipl
Noticing Elaine's disappointment, Charlie quickly spoke up, "Honey, when are you coming back? Have you set a time?" Claire replied, "I plan to first finalize the project's documents and progress here as well as resolve any outstanding issues. If there's nothing else, I'll go back. If I can't finish today, it will probably be the day after tomorrow at the latest." "Have you checked the flights?" Charlie asked. "Are there any suitable flights for the day after tomorrow?" Claire replied, "Miss Fox suggested arranging her family's private jet to send me back, but I feel bad about it. A flight on a private jet costs over a million, and I can't let them spend that money." Elaine quickly interrupted, "Then just take a regular flight back and let her give you the money for the private jet. Convert it into a million!" Charlie hurriedly said, "They have plenty of planes. Even when they're not in use, they have to be maintained. The actual cost of flying one more trip isn't that high. B
Jacob and Elaine happened to be in the living room, so Charlie waved his phone at them and said, "Mom, Dad, it's Claire. I'll answer it here." The two stopped bickering instantly, and Charlie pressed the answer button. After the call was connected, Claire's beautiful face appeared on the phone screen. Seeing the background, Claire said in surprise, "Honey! You're home!" Charlie nodded. "I just got back today. Let me show you Mom and Dad." As he said that, he turned his phone around and pointed the front camera at Jacob and Elaine. Jacob asked worriedly, "Darling, when will you come back? I miss you!" Elaine interjected hastily, "Don't listen to your dad's nonsense. I miss you too, but it's a great opportunity that you're finally working with the Fox family in America. You must focus on your career. If you want, I can go over to take care of you!" "Mom, this is why I'm calling Charlie," Claire said with a smile. "I just finished the morning meeting with Miss Fox and the
Charlie responded with a smile, "Don't bother. I've already eaten." Jacob quickly stood up, walked over, and asked, "Why were you away for so many days this time?" Charlie answered, "The workload was a bit heavy this time. I visited several houses and factories, mainly because the client has strong financial power." "Wow!" Elaine exclaimed, very pleased, "A client with such strength must have paid quite a bit, right?" "Exactly." Charlie nodded and casually said, "This client was very generous with the payment. They even gave me an extra one million as travel expenses before I left." "My goodness!" Elaine shrieked. "One million just for travel expenses? What kind of godsent client is this?!" Jacob couldn't help but sigh, "Now, this is what it means to be rich. Giving an extra one million, that's just like a tip, right? They're really throwing money around like it's nothing!" At this point, Elaine seemed to remember something and quickly said, "I saw in the news that the yo
Charlie shook his head and replied, "I live in another building." As he said that, he pressed the button for the first floor in the elevator. The woman nodded slightly and said with a smile, "I thought you two were a couple. You look so well-matched." "No, no..." Nanako, feeling embarrassed, quickly replied, "Uh... We're just friends." The woman nodded and stopped teasing her. The elevator soon reached the first floor. Charlie bid farewell to the two women, got off the elevator, and walked toward the villa area. At this moment, he could never have imagined that the woman who had been in the same elevator with him was actually an underling of his biological mother. The reason she had returned a step ahead of him was also part of a carefully planned arrangement. Ashley was worried that Charlie might overthink things, so she had deliberately arranged for the woman to appear in front of him, allowing him to confirm that the woman was just an ordinary person who knew nothing a
Just as Charlie and Nanako were about to get out of the car, a female driver exited her car in the parking space diagonally opposite. After locking her car, she carried her bag and walked toward the elevator hall. When Nanako saw the woman, she turned to Charlie and said, "Charlie, that is the neighbor I mentioned. That day, I overheard her talking to a friend on the phone, and that's how I found out that Master Jeevika was coming to Aurous Hill." Charlie nodded slightly and smiled, saying, "It seems we should thank her when we get the chance. With just one phone call, she inadvertently helped you attain enlightenment." "Yes!" Nanako fully agreed with Charlie's point, saying, "If it weren't for her, I might not have had the chance to attain enlightenment." She then asked, "Do you want to meet Master Jeevika? Maybe he can give you some inspiration." Charlie shook his head. "My situation is special, so it's better to avoid meeting strangers who have already attained enlightenme
Due to the time difference, Charlie did not immediately call Kathleen. However, he believed that this matter was a piece of cake for her, so he planned to call her in the evening to discuss it and then start working on the follow-up plans. So, Charlie said to Nanako, "I think there's no need for you to continue practicing martial arts. Instead, why not come with me to the villa this afternoon and help me out? Once we're done, we can both head back to Thompson First." Without hesitation, Nanako nodded and said, "I'm all yours." She then asked, "Should I inform Master Howton of my departure?" Charlie waved his hand and said, "He must still be teaching. Let's talk to him privately later." "Okay." After that, Charlie and Nanako went to his villa halfway up the mountain. Once they got to the basement of the villa, Nanako was taken aback by the sight of a simple fluid-filling machine with many unused bottles and caps nearby. She asked, "Why do you have pharmaceutical equipment