Vera nodded and said firmly, “That’s right! Therefore, I think that the British Lord is probably lying!”Mr. Raven asked her, “Do you mean to say that this matter is fake?”Vera said firmly, “No. Since it is reported that Mr. Jothurn is dead, he must really be dead. After all, the British Lord has no reason to deliberately lie about such an important matter and disrupt the morale of the army.”With that said, Vera changed the topic and said, “However, in my opinion, the people in the dead soldiers base in Cyprus and the copper refinery in Turkey may not have been massacred as the British Lord has said. On the contrary, I believe that Charlie must have instigated the people there to rebel!”Mr. Raven was puzzled and asked, “How… How could that be possible? Although the dead soldiers and the Armed Calvary Guards hate the Qing Eliminating Society the most, they are the least likely to betray the Qing Eliminating Society. No one can detoxify the poison in their bodies, so if they betra
“The end of the Qing Eliminating Society?” When Vera heard these words, she shook her head and smiled in a self-deprecating manner as she said, “Those dead soldiers and Armed Calvary Guards are just the bottom level of the Qing Eliminating Society, and they are not even at the middle level.”After saying that, Vera added, “The real core and backbone of the Qing Eliminating Society are actually the five Military Governors of the five Military Governor Offices and the Military Governors’ confidants. They are all related to the British Lord, so they would not be able to instigate a rebellion even if they are at odds with him. Moreover, among the experts trained by the Hubbert Battalion over the years, more than half of them are from the five Military Governor Offices. No one knows how many experts there are in the five Military Governor Offices!”“In addition, no one knows how many experts there are by the British Lord’s side. Although there are still three of the four great earls, the
Holden clasped one of his hands over the other as he looked at Charlie and said, “Mr. Wade, Rosalie is still training in seclusion, and Yashita and Sheldon are not in Aurous Hill. I hope you won’t mind that their family of three has failed to come out to greet you.”Charlie nodded and asked him, “Aunt Yashita and Sheldon went out together?”Holden said, “Yes. The two of them left for Europe for their honeymoon a few days ago, and it will be a few days before they will be back.”After saying that, Holden added, “Rosalie is still training in the basement, and I haven’t had the time to inform her yet.”Charlie smiled and said, “Lord Harker, please get someone to call Rosalie to come up. I have something to tell you and Rosalie today.”Holden immediately called one of his grandchildren and said, “Go and ask Rosalie to come up to the living room. Tell her that Mr. Wade is here!”After saying that, Holden said to Charlie respectfully, “Please come with me to the living room, Mr. Wade!”
Rosalie understood what Charlie meant. Although eight-star martial artists were extremely rare, this was just one of the stops where Charlie’s fast train had stopped briefly. She was lucky enough to board this train, but she would not have much time to appreciate the scenery at this station because the train would be quickly moving on to the next stop.The next stop would be the Great Perfection Realm of the Illuminating Realm!Rosalie knew that she had said too many words of gratitude, but she also turned pale and weak in front of the favor Charlie was showing to her, so she knelt on one knee, clasped one of her hands over the other firmly, and said determinedly, “I’ll definitely do my best, Mr. Wade!”Charlie nodded with a smile. Holden’s eyes had already turned red with excitement at the side.He could understand from Charlie’s words that Rosalie’s cultivation would continue to improve. Rosalie was very young, so with Charlie’s continuous help and support, it would not be lo
Albert had taken on the job as the director of the admissions office at Champs Elys Resort. He made full preparations in order to do a good job of welcoming the new students. He not only prepared complete daily necessities for each student, but he even prepared training uniforms and stationeries for everyone to aid in their studies. The training uniforms prepared by Albert were made out of very sophisticated materials that were very comfortable when worn. In order to highlight the consistency, Albert even asked someone to handmake an embroidery of a leaf on the upper left of the training uniform.When considering the logo for the embroidery, Albert took the characteristics of Oskian culture into consideration. He felt that there was nothing that was more suitable than a ginkgo leaf to represent Oskian traditional culture. After all, the overall feeling of this kind of training uniform that was embroidered with a ginkgo leaf was indeed very unique to Oskian culture. In addition to
As the soldiers of Ten Thousand Armies arrived one after the other, the members of the Harkers also arrived to report at Champs Elys Resort under Rosalie’s lead. Nanako and Aurora also arrived on the same day and were in the same group as Rosalie.Moreover, since the three of them checked-in at almost the same time, their rooms were also next to each other. Albert reserved a room for him next to Isaac in advance for the sake of convenience. The reason why they wanted to live next to each other was because they knew each other very well. On one hand, they shared a good relationship and were familiar with each other. On the other hand, they might both be the only novices in this training without any martial arts foundation, so if they lived closer together, they could communicate more often and even comfort each other.In Albert’s words, they were good friends even if they ranked the last two in any group.This was an eternal truth. The same applied to him and Isaac.Once the stu
The medicine cauldron could not only improve the efficacy of the medication, but it could also sublimate it, increasing the actual refining efficiency by at least five times. This way, Charlie’s own physical cost and Reiki cost could be greatly reduced. After filling up the liquids, Charlie temporarily stored the liquids in the mid-level villas and planned to drive back to the city.Unexpectedly, he received a call from Caden just as he was about to go out. Caden said respectfully over the other end of the line, “Master Wade, I have something to report to you. I wonder if I’m disturbing you now?”Charlie said casually, “Master Howton, just speak up if you have anything to say.”Caden said, “Master Wade, my disciple, Sonia, has arrived in Aurous Hill with more than two hundred people from the Taoist Sect…”Charlie smiled and asked, “Is that so? When did they arrive?”Caden hurriedly said, “Master Wade, Sonia just called me, and they have just settled in at the hotel. The first
On the way up the mountain, Caden asked her, “Sonia, what did you say to your fellow members of the Taoist Sect? How did you get all of them to agree to come here so quickly?”In fact, what Caden meant was that Sonia had just taken over as the leader of the Taoist Sect, so it might not be possible for everyone in the Taoist Sect to fully accept her identity as the leader of the Taoist Sect in just a few days, let alone be convinced and obey her orders. Sonia was not a fool, so she said directly, “Master, when I went back, I didn’t tell them that you had passed on the position as the leader of the Taoist Sect to me.”Caden asked in surprise, “What? You didn’t tell them?”Sonia pouted and said, “Why should I tell them? If I told them, would I still be able to influence them?”Caden blurted out, “My goodness! Don’t tell me that you told them that it was my idea to move the Taoist Sect to Aurous Hill?!”Sonia nodded and said, “That’s right! That’s exactly what I said! You’re the onl
"Good." With a light nod, Charlie turned to Jiro and spoke up, "Jiro, I'll give you a chance to prove yourself." "Okay, Mr. Wade!" Jiro beamed excitedly. "Please tell me what to do! I promise I will do my best to serve you." Charlie smiled and said, "Once the ship is ready, you'll board it together with them. Your only task is to keep a close watch on them the entire time. Don't let them pull any tricks. If you succeed, you'll be a free man here. You'll get a basic monthly salary and can ask for anything you like within reason—so long as it's not contraband, it will be yours." Hearing this, Jiro was so thrilled that he trembled all over. His current treatment was already decent, but he was still only a semi-free man. He didn't dare casually set foot on the ground outside. If he could become a truly free man, he would be able to enjoy the sunlight outdoors freely. More importantly, from then on, he would have a salary. Although he couldn't personally go out shopping, having a sa
Julien had uncovered Charlie's true identity quite some time ago and investigated Charlie's background. He was well aware that Charlie had become the head of the Wade family and that the Acker family fully supported him. Although the outside world believed that Ten Thousand Armies had subdued the Wade family, Julien had witnessed Charlie's methods firsthand. Even the top two figures of the Rothschild family had been toyed with by Charlie, so how could Ten Thousand Armies possibly make him surrender? Thus, Julien deduced that Ten Thousand Armies was undoubtedly Charlie's covert tool. Considering the combined strength of the Wade family, the Acker family, and Charlie's personally cultivated forces, it was evident that Charlie even had the power to contend with the entire Rothschild family. Moreover, with the life-extending pill in his possession and the life of the Rothschild family head in his hands, Charlie's chances of prevailing in a confrontation against the Rothschilds were e
Enraged, Julien cursed while angrily raising his leg, "Damn it! How dare you negotiate your terms now?!" Charlie stopped him and said, "Calm down. 1 billion dollars is quite a good amount. You offer 100 million, he offers 1 billion—doesn't that mean I'll make 1.1 billion?" Dumbfounded, Julien said, "Mr. Wade, how can you even take that money? Wouldn't taking the money expose you?" Charlie smiled and said, "That's simple. I'll give you a plan that not only makes your task impossible to complete but also gives me a chance to collect the money. What do you think?" "What's the idea?" Julien asked in surprise. Charlie replied, "Here's the plan, I'll have someone put these two on a cargo ship bound for the Middle East. Once the ship passes Sri Lanka and enters the Arabian Sea, I'll have them record a video with the endless ocean as the backdrop. In the video, they'll inform their family to prepare 1 billion dollars. The money will be transferred directly in cryptocurrency." "Once
Salem cursed angrily, "You bastard! We've been desperately waiting for you to rescue us, but now you want to kill us! Are you even human?!" Julien kicked Salem far away and shouted furiously, "Damn it! You should be glad this is Oskia and not America! Otherwise, I would have shot you dead on the spot, you bastard! And your son too!" Then, Julien looked at Charlie very seriously and said, "Mr. Wade, please give me a chance! Give me a gun, and I'll take care of these two scumbags right now!" Edmund and Salem, terrified, knelt on the ground, with Edmund desperately pleading, "Mr. Wade, please spare us! Please!" Salem crawled to Charlie and wailed, "Mr. Wade, please don't believe anything Julien says! If you let him kill us, it will cause you unnecessary trouble. Just pretend that nothing happened today and let us continue to be imprisoned here!" Charlie grinned as he watched the scene and said to Julien, "If you want to kill them, go ahead, I won't stop you, but you can't take t
Salem was stunned by Julien's slap. He covered his face, looked at Julien in shock and sorrow, and sobbed, "But... but I'm older than you... I was given that middle name first." Instead of calming down, Julien became even angrier. He slapped Salem again and furiously scolded, "When your damn father found out my middle name was also Steve, why didn't he change yours? Acting above your station—who gave you the guts?!" Salem's face was swollen on both sides, and his heart was filled with even greater indignation. Crying, he pleaded, "Sir, now isn't the time to blame me for sharing your middle name! You need to figure out a way to get my son and me out of here!" "Get you out?!" Julien laughed in exasperation, pointing at him with rage. "Your wretched son committed such heinous crimes, yet you still expect me to save you? I'd rather kill you both myself to ease Mr. Wade's anger!" Julien's words were not idle talk. For him, the task in Aurous Hill had only two possible outcomes:
Charlie warned with a cold and stern voice, "You must tell him everything you did, or I will make you eat dog food for a month." Trembling in fear, Salem quickly said, "O-okay... This is what happened... My son, he was momentarily misguided..." As he spoke, he detailed how Edmund had become infatuated with Doris and the Emgrand Group. He went on to describe how Edmund had poisoned Doris's father, leaving him in critical condition with kidney failure and then used the promise of a kidney transplant to coerce Doris into submission. Since Charlie was standing right there, Salem didn't dare to omit or conceal a single detail. When he finished, Charlie sneered, "You really are a shameless piece of trash. You just described your son's series of despicable actions in meticulous detail. The careful planning and the step-by-step execution—this clearly shows that it was premeditated and deliberate. Yet, from the start, you tried to excuse him by calling it a momentary lapse in judgment.
Julien was startled by the slovenly old man with a scruffy beard, gray hair, and sloppy appearance. Sensing that the old man recognized him as a member of the Rothschild family, he asked curiously, "Do you know me?" "Yes! Of course, I know you!" Salem cried. "You're Julien Rothschild, Harrison's eldest son. I... We are somehow related. My name is Salem Steve Whittaker, head of the Whittaker family. In fact, we share the same middle name, Steve. Please... Please save us!" After hearing this, Julien looked at the man wailing and begging him and the sickly younger man on the bed crying and struggling to sit up. The scene and the realization that dawned upon him horrified him. Although he had been ordered to look for the Whittaker pair, it had never crossed his mind that he would find them on the first day he arrived in Aurous Hill. What shocked him even more was that it was actually Charlie who had locked them up! And from the looks of it, they were being tortured so miserably.
After descending to the underground level, Julien discovered that this was indeed a miniature prison. There was a long corridor in front of him, and on either side of the corridor were rooms sealed off by reinforced concrete walls on iron railings. Each room had no walls facing the corridor but iron railings that allowed you to see everything inside at a glance. Even the simple toilet inside had only a one-meter-high wall, and people's heads were exposed when using the toilet. Even though it was completely underground, the air, temperature, and humidity inside were no different from those above. Charlie thought there would be a strange smell when he came down, but he was surprised that he didn't feel any discomfort at all. Albert came to him and said, "Mr. Wade, we installed a fresh air system when we built this place. The air in here is circulated twice an hour. It even includes a central dehumidification system, so it doesn't feel humid even underground. I also installed centra
Jiro swiftly ran up from the descending staircase. When he saw Charlie and Albert, he was pleasantly surprised and greeted them enthusiastically, "Hello, Mr. Wade, Don Albert, and Mr. Cameron!" Next, he saw the unfamiliar face of Julien and, noticing his foreign face, couldn't help but feel curious about his identity. Despite his curiosity, Jiro was well-mannered and knew his place. Given his current status, it was not appropriate for him to ask unnecessary questions. So, he courteously greeted Julien, "Hello, sir." Julien, recognizing the name as Japanese, also felt curious about his identity and was even more curious about what exactly this place was. Seeing Jiro's vibrant face, Charlie smiled and asked, "Jiro, how is your life here these days?" "Very good!" Jiro answered with a beaming smile. "Everyone is very nice to me. Everything is fine." Currently, Jiro was considered a semi-free man at the dog kennel. Aside from not being allowed to leave the place, he had qui