Chapter 109: I have no regrets
Southwestern Turkey.
Antalya.
“Damn Da Qian People!”
“How dare they?!”
“How dare they?!?”
Along with an angry roar, a valuable vase was smashed to pieces by Ouz on the spot.
The surrounding attendants trembled, not daring to make a sound.
Ouz was like an enraged lion, his pupils widened, and his expression was extremely ferocious.
Fifty tons!
That’s nearly fifty tons of Storax!!
The family’s inventory of the past decade was all here, and they bought it all at once!
Three times the market price, hahaha.
Thinking of how happy he was at the time, he really wanted to strangle himself to death!!
What’s three times?
Looking at the rare yield of Storax, and the frantic rush from the outside world, not to mention three times, thirty times could be sold now!
Even directly accumulating these Storax, as a treasure to sell slowly, his entire family had the foundation to develop and grow, and it might not be impossible to become a political figure in the future.
As a result, this road to the heavens was abruptly cut off in front of him, how could this not make him hate? How could this not make him crazy?!
“I’ll remember this! Sooner or later, I will have you pay me back everything, principal and interest!!”
Ouz gritted his teeth and slammed his fist on the table.
And just then, a series of dense braking sounds suddenly came from outside.
Immediately, a large number of armed police officers rushed in from outside, fiercely blocking every entrance and exit.
Seeing this scene, Ouz was momentarily surprised and uncertain.
Then he saw Director Mehmet, who often showed his respect, walking in with a gait that didn’t recognize his relatives.
“Ouz, your matter has been committed, be honest and confess, don’t waste my time.”
Ouz’s face suddenly turned pale, and he quickly stepped forward and asked:
“Me, my matter? What’s my matter? Director, please make it clear.”
Saying that, he took out a pile of gold ornaments from his pocket and stuffed them directly into the other party’s hand.
Director Mehmet casually put away the gold ornaments.
The surrounding police officers seemed to have not noticed this scene.
He stroked his well-groomed beard and said in a low voice:
“Your over-year logging in the Storax producing area has been found out. The higher-ups require you to immediately return the over-logged Storax, otherwise your entire family will be convicted.”
Ouz was almost dumbfounded when he heard this:
“But, but our goods have already been sold out, where can we return them now?”
“Then there’s no way.”
Mehmet said lightly:
“Either you return the Storax, or you return the equivalent purchase money.”
“We return the money!”
Ouz’s heart was bleeding.
But seeing the armed police officers around, he had to make this decision.
“According to the market’s retail price, fifteen thousand lira per kilogram, plus these years you—”
“Fifteen thousand?! How could it be fifteen thousand?!?”
Ouz was both shocked and angry, and suddenly interrupted:
“The market price of Storax was only four hundred lira per kilogram yesterday, how could it be fifteen thousand today?!”
“Yesterday was yesterday, today is today, the world is not the same, otherwise why would someone be pursuing you?”
Mehmet sneered.
“But, but we can’t afford this money at all.”
“Then you can only go with us.”
“Wait! I can continue to mine over there, I can use it to offset the price after I mine it!”
“I almost forgot to tell you, the order has come down from above, all the Storax trees have been nationalized.”
“But our high-priced purchase of logging rights…”
“Gone.”
“Compensation? At least give us compensation!”
“Isn’t the over-logging you’ve done in these years enough compensation?”
“But…”
“Alright, say whatever you have to say in the bureau, take them all away.”
……
Honduras.
Rainforest.
Storax processing plant.
The factory owner with thinning hair saw the stacks of orders, and his heart was bleeding:
“So many orders, counting the price, how much will we lose? How much will we lose?!”
“How about… we postpone those orders to Da Qian and don’t sell them to them?”
The manager next to him suggested.
The factory owner couldn’t help but have a slight change of heart:
“Isn’t this a bit inappropriate? We also signed a breach of contract agreement with them. If we delay or even fail to deliver the goods, the penalty for breach of contract alone will be more than a billion.”
“Don’t worry, my boss.”
The manager said with a smile:
“Not to mention that they are far away in the East, and they can’t do anything to us. Even if we really go to court in our country, we can’t lose just because of the rare value of Storax.
The huge benefits contained in these things, the country will not allow it to be sold at a low price to the outside world. From the beginning, we have been sitting back and relaxing, and we don’t have to worry about those yellow people taking action against us.”
“It seems that this is indeed the case.”
After thinking about it, the factory owner couldn’t help but smile at the manager.
“Then let’s raise the price tenfold, no, raise the price twentyfold, and the money we earn can completely expand the factory three times, and it will be no problem to monopolize the entire North American Storax in the future!”
The factory owner was ambitious, and his old face turned red because of this beautiful future.
Just then, a burst of roaring sounds suddenly came from outside, accompanied by screams and wails.
With a loud crash, the iron gate not far away was smashed open on the spot, and a number of SUVs rushed in head-on.
Immediately, dozens of big men holding weapons came down from the SUVs.
Seeing the firearms in their hands, and the number 18 tattoos on their bodies, the factory owner and the manager’s faces suddenly turned pale.
18th Street Gang, this is one of the two major gangs that run rampant throughout Honduras, almost controlling the circulation channels of cocaine in the black market, deeply rooted, powerful, and even officials and even the president are involved with them.
“Hey, Carlos, you guys are running this factory very well.”
The leading big man chewed gum, looked around, and said with a smile:
“Remember to help me run it well in the future, don’t try to be slick, otherwise…”
With a “bang”, he casually shot and killed the manager next to the factory owner.
The manager fell to the ground on the spot with a face full of disbelief.
The factory owner looked at his corpse, terrified and wanted to shout, but quickly covered his mouth, and his lower body slowly became wet.
The big man patted his shoulder and said with a smile:
“I don’t like people who are too smart. It’s enough to have only one smart person like me. You will work for me well in the future, and I won’t treat you badly.”
Then, he turned his head and said to the people behind him:
“Lempira, Copan, I’ll leave this to you, I’ll go to other factories to take a look.”
“Understood, boss.”
……
Southern Lighthouse Country.
Lower Mississippi River Valley.
North American Sweetgum Tree growing area.
Dozens of police cars parked on the side of the road, and a large number of federal police officers rushed into the forest in groups.
“Get down! Hands on your head!”
“Get down immediately!”
“Or we’ll shoot!!”
……
Seeing the numerous police officers rushing into the forest, a large number of ordinary people who were illegally logging and digging Storax immediately scattered and fled frantically in all directions.
“go! go! go!”
“run! run! run!”
“fuck FBI!”
“son of bitch!!”
The strong light flashlight’s beam kept sweeping, and warning gunshots and the sound of falling pain came from the forest from time to time, and occasionally there were screams of being captured.
But no matter what, a large amount of Storax was still being illegally logged out.
Even an entire Sweetgum Tree was lifted onto a pickup truck and urgently transported away.
On this night, near the Sweetgum Tree producing areas in various parts of Lighthouse Country, there was a great chaos.
……
Britain.
South London.
Woolwich.
Members of two young gangs are trading in an abandoned factory.
“This is the money you want, it’s all here, check it yourself.”
The bald man’s side immediately took out two boxes and pushed them across the table.
The leather-clad long-haired man on the opposite side took the box, quickly counted it, and nodded to the person next to him.
Immediately, someone took out two large nylon bags of goods and also pushed them across the table with difficulty.
The opposite side quickly accepted it.
Opening the nylon bag, it was a bundle of Ginseng, totaling one hundred kilograms in two bags.
“Weigh it first, then check the authenticity.”
Immediately, someone took out a smart screen handheld scale from Da Qian, with a range of one hundred kilograms.
The two bags were weighed one after another, confirming that the weight was correct, and the bald big man was slightly relieved.
Immediately, someone shouted:
“Wrong! This Ginseng is wrong! We’ve been tricked!”
Hearing this, everyone present took out their weapons.
The bald big man pointed a gun at the opposite side and asked:
“What’s wrong? Are they giving us fake goods!”
“They’re giving us American Ginseng, not Ginseng!!”
Hearing this, the bald big man immediately burst into a rage:
“You dare to use American Ginseng to fool me?!”
The leather-clad long-haired man was completely stunned:
“But American Ginseng is Ginseng! The Ginseng we sell here is all American Ginseng!”
The bald big man was angry:
“Ginseng is Ginseng! American Ginseng is American Ginseng! I just learned Chinese recently, do you think I can’t read? You turtle grandson!”
“Do you think I haven’t learned Chinese? Trash, trash fish!!”
“You grandma’s leg! Hurry up and change the goods for me!”
“You bastard! Where can I find Ginseng for you now?!”
“You bastard! If you can’t get Ginseng, you don’t even think about leaving today!”
“Fool, go die! If you want Ginseng, why don’t you go to Da Qian?!”
……
United Nations camp.
Independent rest room.
Barack, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, slowly opened his eyes, and a subtle gleam flashed in his eyes.
Feeling the weak Force in his body, and the benefits he had gained all over his body, Barack was overjoyed:
“It only took a little over half a day for me to successfully break through to Manifest Force.”
“Is it because the Honey I took before worked? Or am I a peerless Genius suitable for practicing martial arts?”
He moved around in the room for a while, becoming more and more adapted to his body after breaking through Manifest Force.
Before long, he heard the sound of hitting and exercising from the next room.
“Could it be…”
Barack opened the door in confusion.
He saw Alfonso, who was also a top rich man in the world, walking out of the room with a spirited look.
Alfonso was over sixty years old, much older than him, and should have taken Silver-Winged Wasp Honey before, and his body seemed to have recovered a lot, like a strong man.
He didn’t expect to break through to Manifest Force so quickly after getting the Martial Arts Cultivation Technique.
Seeing Barack, Alfonso’s eyes flashed:
“It looks like you’ve just been promoted too.”
Barack said with a smile:
“My body has always been very good, so it’s very normal to break through so quickly. I didn’t expect your breakthrough to be so fast, which is quite unexpected to me.”
“Young people shouldn’t be too complacent. If I were thirty years younger, I would definitely be a top master!”
“How about we try our hand?”
“I happen to have this idea too.”
The two looked at each other and smiled, and walked towards the training room not far away.
The bodyguards nearby, seeing this, immediately looked embarrassed, and finally had to follow.
Three minutes later.
Alfonso walked out with a smile, with only a few footprints on his body.
In contrast, Barack behind him had a bruised face.
Back in the room, he slammed the pillow on the ground:
“The old man actually ate two portions of Honey!”
“You wait for me! When I get to the island, I’ll have to find a way to pick a few Silver Steel Grass to avenge today’s grudge!!”
Barack gritted his teeth, and angrily started practicing again.
……
TIKTOK.
Within today, the most popular videos and Live Streams worldwide are related to Martial Arts Cultivation Techniques.
Some people performed Cultivation Techniques on the spot, some people taught the Cultivation Techniques, some people analyzed and studied the origin of the Cultivation Techniques, some people sold various training clothes for cultivation, some people experimented with the auxiliary effects of various drugs on cultivation… Some people practiced Double Cultivation on the spot and were banned.
In short, as long as all the videos and Live Streams are related to Martial Arts, the click-through rate will all soar.
People are also happy to share their own cultivation process.
However, the most popular that day was still someone’s cultivation Live Stream.
That’s right, he is Sun Bro, a new rich man in cryptocurrency.
As the person who recently bought the Silver Steel Grass at a high price and continued to take it, people are very much looking forward to what effect he will have after practicing the Martial Arts Cultivation Technique.
And now, he is showing it in a real-time cultivation Live Stream.
In less than a day, he broke through Hidden Force on the spot!
Seeing this scene, all the netizens were stunned.
Because they have actually practiced, they know the horror of this speed, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a peerless Genius.
But he was clearly weak, and even breaking a thin piece of wood would make him gasp, but now he has ushered in such a huge change, and people immediately thought of the Silver Steel Grass he had bought.
Peerless Precious Medicine!
A real peerless Precious Medicine!
Then, they thought of the Innate who publicly appeared in the Da Qian video, the first Innate in the world.
For a moment, everyone’s eyes turned red.
But ordinary people can only be envious.
And those wealthy top rich men, and even the official authorities of various countries, sent contacts to Da Qian one after another.
Whether it’s buying with money or trading in other ways, everyone wants to get Silver Steel Grass from Da Qian.
But Da Qian can only express their inability to help, because the Silver Steel Grass is basically used for Scientific research. Except for a very few close friends, they are willing to take out a small amount of Silver Steel Grass Extract for trading or gifting, and they refuse all others.
……
Modu.
Ji Family Villa.
“Vivi, you’ve seen the situation outside, it’s not that I don’t want to help you get the Silver Steel Grass Extract, it’s just that this thing is too scarce now, even for me, it’s hard to get my hands on it.”
“But even so, I still tried my best to find you one, but it comes with conditions.”
Facing Ji Yuwei, who was sitting on the sofa, Ji Yunshen, who was tall and had a refined temperament, took out a Silver Steel Grass Extract from his pocket, raised his hand and placed it on the table, and the bottom of the bottle touched the table and made a crisp sound.
Seeing the Precious Medicine she had been dreaming of, Ji Yuwei did not reach out to take it, but looked at her father opposite, and calmly asked:
“What conditions?”
Ji Yunshen said lightly:
“Strictly speaking, it can’t be considered a condition.”
“The one who gave this potion is the Wang family, you remember Uncle Wang, right? He has liked you very much since you were a child. It just so happens that his child, Wang Shengyu, just graduated from Oxford Law School this year, and he plans to let you two meet and chat. This bottle of Silver Steel Grass Extract is considered a gift for the meeting.”
Hearing this, Ji Yuwei’s expression immediately became very complicated.
She knew that the Wang family had a good relationship with her family, and even her family had to rely on the Wang family in some businesses.
Now, with a bottle of Silver Steel Grass Extract that is hard to find outside, although the words sound good, it’s just a gift for the meeting, but how can there be such a valuable gift?
The meaning behind this…
But if she refused, what would happen to her cultivation?
What about the distance between her and that person?
If she just went to the appointment, pretending not to know the meaning behind it, and then used other methods to repay it in the future, would it be feasible?
In an instant, Ji Yuwei’s thoughts turned a hundred times.
Finally, she let out a long breath and said with firm eyes:
“Thank you for Uncle Wang’s kindness, but, please refuse for me.”
Ji Yunshen raised an eyebrow in surprise:
“It’s just a meeting, there are no more conditions, are you sure?”
“I’m sure.”
“You may regret it.”
“I never regret it.”
……
Floating Continent.
The night is already deep.
The cold wind blows from all directions.
In the cave, the Campfire is warm.
Sunday was lazily lying at the mouth of the cave, with most of its body inside the cave, two fangs sticking out, and there was even a slight snoring sound between its breaths.
Qi Xuan sat in front of the Campfire, his brows slightly furrowed.
After the Live Stream ended today, he searched a large area as usual for the positions he had not touched before.
With Sunday as his Mount, his pace was much farther than before, and his exploration range was also wider.
However, until the exploration ended not long ago, he still found nothing today.
Since the day he accidentally obtained the 【 Nangong 】 token in the Beehive, nearly a week has passed, and within a hundred miles, he has not found any clues related to the Native.
It was as if those Natives had disappeared on the spot, or had never appeared here.
“It shouldn’t be like this.”
“Since there are tokens and iron clusters, then there must be other traces.”
“Or is my exploration range too conservative, should I go to a more distant place?”
“Then which direction should I explore next? Should I keep going north? Will it get farther and farther away?”
Qi Xuan was a little annoyed, feeling like he was alone in a vast ocean, holding a Dugout Canoe, not knowing which direction to row to see the island.
“Forget it, let’s follow the plan first, if I can’t find it, then forget it, I don’t have to find it.”
“Anyway, my cultivation is constantly improving. It’s only been more than half a month, and I’m already at Qi Refining Stage 4. At the latest, I can successfully reach Foundation Stage in three months.”
“And I can occasionally draw all kinds of miscellaneous prizes, and my foundation is constantly increasing and strengthening.”
“Time is always on my side.”
After finishing his mental construction, Qi Xuan temporarily put this matter behind him, and then opened the Lottery page.
After drawing the 《 Yin Yang Jade Crane Technique 》, in the past three days, his accumulated draws have reached eighty draws, and he still has 20B left. If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely get the second Bronze Pool guaranteed tonight.
He glanced at the upper right corner.
290B!
In other words, he got 270B today.
Tsk tsk, since the Cultivation Technique was announced, this Popularity Points has been rising day by day, and the daily harvest has never fallen below 200, which means that on average, he can get a Bronze Pool guaranteed every five days.
The Second-Grade Spiritual Item, which originally seemed very precious, now seems to have become a little cheap.
“No, I can’t have this idea.”
“Second-Grade Spiritual Items are still extremely precious, even a Second-Grade Spirit Talisman is a trump card for many Qi Refining Stage Cultivators.”
“Not to mention that there is a possibility of drawing other things.”
“In this way, at least before entering Foundation Stage, my personal safety should be greatly guaranteed, and I won’t be killed on the spot because I accidentally meet a Demon Beast.”
After finishing his mental construction, Qi Xuan didn’t delay any longer and immediately started the Lottery.
“Let’s do ten draws first to pad the pool!”
The lever was pulled down hard.
Along with the low, deep music, soon, ten Light Balls fell.
Four Mortal items, six Spiritual Items.
Two Spiritual Materials, two Spirit Recovery Pills, one Guaranteed Hit Talisman, and one Fire Avoidance Talisman.
“Woohoo, the harvest this time is quite good.”
Although he had drawn a lot of good things in the previous eighty draws, the Guaranteed Hit Talisman and the Fire Avoidance Talisman were still quite powerful.
Hunting that Third Rank Golden-Eyed Winged Dragon couldn’t do without the Guaranteed Hit Talisman.
And before, it was also by relying on the Fire Avoidance Talisman that he barely escaped the Thousand Flame Beast’s ultimate move.
Not bad, not bad.
Qi Xuan put the things away, and then looked at the pool, and his heart couldn’t help but feel hot.
“Let me see what I can draw this time!”
The lever was pulled down.
Ten Light Balls fell.
Three Mortal items, seven Spiritual Items, of which six were First Grade, and one was Second Grade.
Qi Xuan had never been patient, so he directly chose the Second-Grade of the Bronze Pool guaranteed.
“This is… a Spirit Talisman?”
He looked around at this ink-black Second-Grade Spirit Talisman.
He soon understood its function.
【 Ten-Thousand-Mile Tracking Talisman 】, just by relying on the remaining aura of the target, it can accurately track his position. If it cannot be accurately locked, then it will point to the place where he often appears.
The object of action is limited to below Golden Core, the range of action is limited to ten thousand miles, and it will be interfered by various concealment equipment such as the Concealment Talisman.
It looks very powerful, but he doesn’t seem to need it.
Just like the 《 Yin Yang Jade Crane Technique 》, it looks very powerful, but it seems a bit tasteless to him.
Qi Xuan was about to throw the Ten-Thousand-Mile Tracking Talisman into his Personal Space, when he suddenly seemed to remember something.
Wait, tracking?
Then can’t it be used on the 【 Nangong 】 token?
A look of ecstasy suddenly appeared in Qi Xuan’s eyes.
He was worried about not being able to find the Native’s whereabouts, this thing really came at the right time!
Qi Xuan only felt very excited, but it was already night, and it was more dangerous outside, so he should use it tomorrow.
Putting away the Ten-Thousand-Mile Tracking Talisman, he also selected the remaining few Light Balls.
Among the six Spiritual Items, there were three Spiritual Materials, and the rest were a Spirit Talisman, a medicinal powder, and a Pill.
The Spirit Talisman was the Warning Talisman that he had just used before, a genuine good thing.
The medicinal powder was called Soul-Dissolving Powder, which was particularly soul-dissolving, and once it was taken, the person was gone.
As for that Pill, it also had a huge use.
Because this Pill is called Qi Replenishing Pill, which is used to provide Spiritual Energy and benefit cultivation.
“If I take this Qi Replenishing Pill, then the ten days I need to reach Qi Refining Stage 5 should be shortened to seven days.”
“Congratulations, it’s really congratulations!”
Qi Xuan was quite happy.
Then he didn’t delay any longer, took the Qi Replenishing Pill, and immediately began to refine and cultivate.
He has already obtained the ability of Qi Refining Stage 4, and it’s almost time to look forward to the ability of the fifth level.
