"AI?!" Keith didn't know much about AI since he had just recovered from a serious illness, but Christian and Kaeden had a deep understanding of the trends in various industries around the world. As a detective, Merlin had been exposed to high-tech equipment, so he knew a little something about AI too. When they heard that Charlie wanted to use AI technology to search for the locations of the Qing Eliminating Society's dead soldier bases, they felt that the direction was feasible but also difficult to achieve. Kaeden, who was well-versed in the American business landscape, began, "Now, the AI technology is almost entirely concentrated in the hands of American companies. Other countries may be trying to catch up, but the gap is just too vast. These countries want to build their own AI models, but the practical challenges are enormous. It's like the chip industry—not something you can just create overnight. Moreover, our current business setup doesn't even cover the AI sector. So, h
Charlie reassured with a firm expression, "Don't worry, Grandpa. I'll do my best to completely eradicate the Qing Eliminating Society." - Charlie was excited after the conversation. Seeing that it was late at night and Keith should have retired long ago, Charlie said to the crowd, "It's getting late. Grandpa, you should rest early. Uncle Christian, Uncle Kaeden, and Detective Lammy, please be with Grandpa to make the investment perfect. I'll return to Aurous Hill first." "Are you leaving now?" Keith asked in surprise. "Yes." Charlie explained, "I have some business to tend to when I get back, so I need to return now." "But you took more than ten hours to get here." Keith suggested, "Why don't you spend the night here and leave early tomorrow morning?" Charlie smiled and said, "It's already past 2 am. I'll head to the airport now, and by the time I fly to Aurous Hill, it'll almost be dawn. If I spend the night here, I probably won't get back to Aurous Hill until tomorrow aft
As soon as the call was answered, Charlie said to Helena, "You have to push Harrison on the AI model, the sooner the better." Helena said, "Okay, Mr. Wade. I'll call him right away." She then asked, "Have you read the latest technology news? The AI company controlled by the Rothschild family has just completed a new upgrade, and it has caused a sensation in European and American technology circles." "Really?" Charlie asked curiously, "What new functions have been upgraded?" Helena answered, "I looked it through, the upgraded new feature is video generation. Now, the computing power they open to enterprise users has supported the generation of a 60-second AI video through the specified text. Although the video effect has not yet reached the point of being real, it is much stronger than many animation effects that cost a lot of money to use virtual engine 3D modeling. It is very powerful." Charlie suddenly thought of what Vera had told him when he was in the United States two d
In his excitement, Charlie was very clear that this brilliant move did not come from him, but from Vera. Thinking of this, he felt particularly grateful to Vera. If it weren't for her reminder, he would never have thought to extort an AI model from Harrison. After all, his original intention was merely to use the Healing Pill to control Harrison and Julien. As for the money from the sale of the Healing Pill, he wanted to do a favor for Helena, which would be her reward and also help the Nordic royal family improve their strength. But now, the AI model he had unintentionally acquired might be his biggest reward from this trip to America. Hence, he immediately said to Helena, "Urge Harrison to speed up. If he can complete the setup of the AI model in the shortest possible time, I will give him the right to purchase half the pill. Once the AI model is up and running, he can pay and get the pill anytime." "Okay, Mr. Wade," Helena replied with a chuckle. "With your words, I thi
Harrison said with a smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the acknowledgment. I never imagined that AI technology could have such a tremendous impact." Helena added, "By the way, regarding the AI model being implemented in Northern Europe, I hope you can expedite the process so that this model can be established and officially operational as soon as possible." Harrison agreed without hesitation, "Please rest assured. I have paid close attention to this matter and have instructed them to begin preparing the hardware. The team in charge of building the cloud server is ready to go to Northern Europe to choose a site. Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner." Helena asked, "How long do you think it will take to get everything done?" "Well..." Harrison said, "I talked to the person in charge of the AI project, and he said it could take at least two years." "Two years?!" Helena gasped in shock and asked with a frown, "Why would it take so long?" Harrison swiftly explained,
"O-One month?!" Harrison sucked a breath nervously and then snapped, "Your Highness, one month is simply impossible. As I just told you, we may have completed the site selection for our data center in Europe in a month, but not the design and setup. I can't let them build the hardware of the model in the open air, can I?" Helena suggested, "Mr. Rothschild, while I may not understand high-tech matters, I feel that if I wanted to settle in a place, there's no need to start entirely from scratch by selecting a site, designing, and building a new house, right? Wouldn't it be simpler to find an existing property that meets all my needs and just buy it directly?" She continued, "If you're worried about the cost, don't worry, I can cover it." Harrison's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly replied, "No, no! Money is not an issue at all! I'll take care of it. I'll have my team immediately look into what suitable data processing centers exist in the Nordic region. If we find one, we'll
Harrison's mind was filled with the purchase right of half the elixir. Even without Helena's urging, he wanted to send the AI model to her as soon as possible. If that didn't work, he could just take the model in Silicon Valley and give it to her. Hence, he respectfully and firmly promised, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I'll oversee this matter throughout the entire process. If Nvidia doesn't have enough GPUs, I have other ways. The person in charge of the AI model told me that the Zuckerberg guy seems to have hundreds of thousands of H100s. If Nvidia can't give me that amount in three days, I'll go to Zuckerberg personally for the rest. I'm sure that young man won't refuse me." Helena finally put her mind at ease after hearing this and said with a smile, "I feel so relieved now. Since Zuckerberg has that many GPUs, I suggest that you try to get 40,000 from him. After all, the AI model will be updated frequently and quickly. Once it is updated, it will need more processing po
Harrison was truly being manipulated by Helena now. He had originally thought that securing a second pill within the next three to five years would be the best possible outcome he could hope for. But who would have thought that out of nowhere, such a huge opportunity would land right in his lap? Getting another half of the Healing Pill—forget whether it would add two or three more years to his life. The key was that the effect of the pill was immediate. He already felt like he had regained the physical state he had had years ago. If he were to get another half of the pill, wouldn't his health improve even further? Once money was no longer a problem, the only thing left to worry about was how to live longer and better. And the pill Helena offered could address both of these issues at once. So, that half of the pill? He was determined to get it! Thus, after ending Helena's call, Harrison immediately called the person in charge at Nvidia. As soon as the call was answered, th
Before Charlie had arrived, Jacob was still furious that Matilda would soon marry Yolden.After Charlie came, however, he was instead worried that Matilda would send him a wedding invitation.Meanwhile, Matilda and Yolden were discussing their list of guests.They had different social circles, but most of their friends were Stateside, and they only had some distant relatives in this country.Still, they had colleagues in Aurous Hill. Matilda had classmates too, but she was out of touch with them aside from Jacob, whom she often met.Still, as they discussed who should be invited, Matilda first suggested, "Let's go through everyone. First, our Stateside friends… I don't think we should tell them at all since it's a long journey, and inviting them would seem tactless. What do you think?"Yolden nodded, smiling, "I was just thinking the same thing. We're close with our Stateside friends and always keep in touch, but inviting them to our wedding might be a stretch. We'd just hit a wa
With that being said, once Matilda was thrown in the mix, Elaine would suddenly become an African honey badger, with every bit of black air force energy that was implied.As such, if Jacob had managed to be brave and take that one step back then, Charlie would have tried to help, stopping Elaine from harassing Jacob or Matilda.However, the reality was that Jacob had to bungle the chance when Matilda offered it to him.That was why the best option was for Jacob to understand that he couldn't get together with Matilda now so that he would feel much better.And since he had always been a coward, Charlie's slight intimidation cleared his head considerably.He then sighed, "Well, that's just life—you don't always get what you want, and you should never try to claim what you couldn't. I couldn't bring myself to choose Matilda over thirty years ago, so not being together now only makes sense.""Now, I can only pray that Elaine never finds out… or at least that things don't get out of h
Then, Jacob quickly pressed, "Dear boy, maybe you could stay a few days instead of taking more jobs. At least you could be there to stop my wife if she snaps.""Sure," Charlie chuckled, cheerfully agreeing to it. "Don't worry—Claire's returning in a couple of days too, and you'll be fine with us around. You're cheating in your mind, anyway…"Pausing, he then added a reminder, "But if she's really furious, just bear with her beatings and clawings. Live and let live, as they say."That left Jacob sulking, however. "What the hell! If I knew this would happen, I should have just taken her to court and divorced her openly! That way, I'd definitely make things work with Matilda. Yolden wouldn't even stand a chance!"Charlie had to keep a straight face. "Now, you're not quite right there—don't you know what would happen to your wife if you took this to court?"Jacob snorted coolly. "Elaine would just snap at me, hit me, and make sure I don't get a cent in the divorce. That's no big deal—
"Fuck!" When Jacob heard what Charlie said, he was horrified. He nervously asked, "Matilda isn't going to come to our house to deliver the invitation, is she? If Elaine finds out that I've been hiding Matilda's return from her all this time, I'll be so dead!" Charlie, having long seen through Jacob, knew he would never escape the shadow and claws of Elaine. He shook his head and said, "Whether they'll invite you, I have no way of knowing. If you're worried, you can tell Matilda that you don't want to be invited to her wedding and that you don't want to go." Jacob sighed. "That's just a temporary solution. Even if she doesn't know now, she'll probably find out sooner or later. A lot of our mutual friends already know about Matilda's return. You went to the gathering too. But those friends are not really in contact with Elaine, so she hasn't found out yet." Charlie smiled and said, "Matilda's return to the country was at a pretty sensitive time. If I'm not mistaken, she came b
Jacob then realized that Charlie was also driving a Rolls-Royce, and it was a more expensive Phantom. Surprised, he asked, "Charlie, where did you get this car?" Marilyn had prepared the car for Charlie when he left Scarlet Pinnacle Manor. He had driven it to Thompson First, so he had decided to use it today. Charlie replied, "A client lent it to me. You sounded urgent, so I drove it over." Then, he added, "You're something else. You're crying like a baby yet you're still in the mood to ask about the car. What's going on? Your friend said you'd cried twice already?" "That bloody Simon!" Hearing this, Jacob became furious and cursed, "He still doesn't have the slightest clue! He's such a damned fool! The more I try to avoid him, the more he keeps blabbering on and on. Argh, he's so stupid!" Charlie asked, "What exactly is bothering you?" Jacob's face instantly turned dejected, and with a long sigh, he choked up and said, "Charlie— Matilda— She's getting married—" "Gettin
Things were a little different and unique in the United States, though. Westerners tended to approach marriage with greater caution. Many couples stayed together for years, had several children, and yet remained as boyfriend and girlfriend. Being together, having children, and raising them jointly didn't necessarily mean they would get married. In fact, it was not uncommon for some to walk down the aisle only after having multiple kids. Because of this environment, elderly couples in the West often limited their relationships to dating, and at most, cohabitation. Very few progressed to the stage of marriage. However, Yolden, like a young man in the throes of passionate love, had invited her on a trip, secretly prepared a proposal ceremony by the seaside, and gotten down on one knee with a ring to propose. These actions deeply moved Matilda and, at the same time, gave her an unprecedented sense of security. Now, Yolden had moved their wedding up a big step and set the date just on
Hearing Jacob's tone, Charlie could tell that Jacob must have already learned about Matilda's plans to marry Yolden. So, Charlie said, "I'm just around the corner. I'll head over now, and we can meet at the gate." Choking up, Jacob replied, "Alright, I won't drive then. I'll wait for you at the gate. Hurry!" "Okay," Charlie agreed, but after hanging up, he deliberately waited for a few minutes. It was because Yolden had just left moments ago to pick up Matilda at Senior University. If Charlie had gone there right now, all four of them could have run into each other at the gate, which would make things even more awkward. Charlie wasn't worried about feeling awkward himself—he was more concerned about Jacob being further hurt. After intentionally waiting a bit, Charlie finally drove to the university. Just as Charlie drove toward Senior University, Matilda was waiting for Yolden by the roadside at the entrance of Senior University. At this moment, Jacob stumbled out of th
Charlie asked, "There are too many new domestic energy brands now. Do you think they still have a shot in vehicle manufacturing?" "Of course," Yolden affirmed. "There are indeed many new energy brands now, and many of them are struggling on the edge of survival. A lot of them have already disappeared, but the automotive market is so vast, and new energy vehicles only account for a small portion of it, which proves that the future of new energy still has great potential. Now, if the focus is only on competing with other new energy brands, the scale is indeed a bit small. The scope should be broadened to compete with traditional gasoline vehicle manufacturers. If you can cut Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai's global sales in half, that would truly be a giant." Yolden paused for a moment, almost as if remembering something, and then said, "Actually, you could consider researching this field. You don't lack money or resources, and with Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group as your logistics channe
When Jacob came to his senses, he was already in tears. The student presumed he was unwell and asked, "Mr. Wilson, do you want me to call your wife to pick you up?" Elaine's sarcastic face immediately popped up in his mind, and he trembled with fear. He quickly wiped away his tears and stammered, "D-don't bother... I... I just got something in my eyes..." The student obviously didn't believe him and asked worriedly, "Why don't you call your wife? Or I'll call a cab for you." "No, no." Jacob waved his hand and said, "I'll call my son-in-law to pick me up. He has just returned to Aurous Hill, so it shouldn't be a problem." After that, he quickly took out his phone and called Charlie. Just a few minutes ago, Charlie had left the cafe and was about to walk Yolden to his car. When he saw Yolden walking straight toward a domestic new energy vehicle, he asked curiously, "I don't think you were driving this model before, were you?" "I just bought it," Yolden replied with a smil