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
He could not help but wonder, “What’s going on? Why do I feel so uneasy?!”But in the next moment, he felt that he might be overthinking. After all, he had broken through to the Master Realm and was no longer the same as ordinary martial artists. How many opponents could he have in this world with his own strength? How could there be an expert who could target him in a place like this?He did not know that Porter had already placed his finger above the enter key on the computer. As long as Porter pressed the enter key, the three close-defense missiles would carry out a saturated strike on Brody’s location and his surrounding areas swiftly. Porter was already sweating nervously, and his master, Pilos, who was standing behind him was also incomparably nervous as he said, “Porter, fire! This person is moving so fast, so he must be one of the four great earls!” Porter shook his head and said, “Master, I’m worried that he still has companions with him. As long as we are stable, it’s
When Porter’s fingertip struck the keyboard, the three close-defense missiles that had long locked onto Brody began to rotate their pitch-black barrels immediately. This was immediately followed by thirty millimeters of artillery shells instantly erupting from the eighteen barrels of the three close-defense missiles!A large number of bullets penetrated the camouflaged glass house following the trajectory called the Kiss of Death which spewed out almost frantic flames at Brody!The speed of the bullets and artillery shells was faster than the speed of sound, but this speed was not obvious at close range. Under normal circumstances, if a person was sniped from hundreds of meters away, he would definitely be shot first before hearing the sound. However, Brody had been carefully observing his surroundings. Since the speed of light was much faster than the speed of sound and the initial speed of the artillery shells, Brody discovered that the three glasshouses on the three commanding
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