LOGINEver since meeting Ashley and learning her identity, Vera had been incredibly curious about her.She certainly admired Ashley, hiding from Fleur for so long just like her. However, in Vera's case, she was only thinking of avoiding discovery, never turning the tables. Ashley, however, was the complete opposite. From the day she faked her death to go into hiding, she had been secretly fighting against Fleur and her interests. Although she and her team were far less powerful than Fleur, her courage alone was something Vera worshipped.Furthermore, although Vera had also studied at Stanford, she had always been a quiet learner, never daring to excel in any field. Ashley, on the other hand, was one of Stanford's most outstanding alumni in recent years. Many of her business ventures were futurist, and she was one of Silicon Valley's top angel investors.Therefore, on this return trip, besides reminiscing, Vera also intended to study up on Ashley, since she'd be talking to the other
Despite being Stanford's president, Jakel wasn't all that focused on academic development—he knew how the game worked for polite society, and its unspoken rules better than anyone.That was just how things were different here than elsewhere—money could get you into Stanford, or perhaps Harvard and MIT. If it weren't for their children's education, wealthy businessmen wouldn't be donating millions to such elite universities.Therefore, even Jackel knew that he should be bending himself backward to the truly powerful—especially the very best, like the Rothschilds.Seeing that bringing up Julien worked so well, Charlie dispensed with courtesy and turned to Vera, "Ms. Lavor, if there's any place you have in mind, just ask Mr. White here."Vera nodded cheerfully, and turned to Jakel. " I'd like to visit the archives, specifically on papers and records that aren't publicly available." Jakel was surprised. A young girl was here in Stanford, but instead of touring the campus with the p
If there's anything money can't buy, it simply means you haven't paid enough—so there was basically nothing elites like the Rothschilds couldn't do.When the helicopter brought Charlie and Vera to Stanford, Jakel White—current president of Stanford University—was already waiting on the campus helipad. He didn't know who the guests were; he was just informed by admin that the Rothschild family's helicopter was arriving with two passengers for a visit, and was requesting permission to land. Even though no one from the Rothschild family had contacted Jakel directly, it didn't stop him from personally coming to greet these unknown VIPs. The moment the helicopter landed, Jakel braved the winds from the rotor blades pelting his face, and stepped forward to personally open the cabin door for the guests. When Charlie and Vera stepped out of the helicopter, the man looked somewhat taken aback—he didn't expect the Rothschilds' guests to have come from Oskia. Soon, the helicopter rotor
Julien quickly replied, "I'm Stateside, actually—they called me home for a family meeting. I just arrived in New York a couple of days ago… Anyway, what do you need? I can return to Oskia immediately. I'll see you in Aurous Hill in twelve hours!" Charlie laughed. "No, it's fine—I happened to be hiking around Mount Whitney, but I just felt too lazy and didn't want to walk. Can you send a helicopter to take me to Stanford University?" "Really?!" Julien exclaimed. "When did you come to America? You could have told me sooner! I will show you some proper hospitality sooner!" "What's the difference even if you start now?" Charlie asked offhandedly. "Hurry up and send the chopper. I'll send you my GPS coordinates soon." "No problem!" Julien quickly replied, "I'll send it right away, and I'll also be in Stanford by noon." Charlie wanted to ask why the hell Julien would want to go to Stanford as well, but then remembered Rothschild's importance in the United States. As the heir a
Even for Charlie and Vera, staying in Antarctica was a bore—even inside this vast and magnificent subterranean city, when there was nothing and no one else around.Fortunately, Charlie wasn't a cultivation fanatic—any other cultivator finding such a place swelling with Reiki, would have devoted every second to cultivation without a moment's delay.And since Vera had expressed a desire to visit America, Charlie naturally indulged her, and they took the portal straight to the fifth floor of the plaza pagoda.Charlie, holding Vera's hand, stepped to the west side portal of the Eight Trigrams. With a thought, when their vision returned, they were already in Sierra Nevada.Emerging from a hidden cave, they found themselves in a valley near Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the United States, surrounded by national parks on both the east and the west.It was dawn in California, with first light emerging from the eastern sky, bathing Whitney Peak in a golden glow. Still, it wasn't that
Watching as Vera busily plucked the tiny leaves but still couldn't keep up with the numbers growing out, Charlie shrugged. "Come on—just let them sprout for now. There are still eight portals at the plaza pagoda of the subterranean city, and I myself had yet to check them all out. Why don't you join me?""Oh, sure!" Vera smiled and nodded cheerfully. "The kombuc tree is positively blooming here, so there's no hurry trying to pluck all of them. I'll come back later to trim its branches, which you can put in the void pocket—we can make tea with them when we're back in Oskia."Charlie nodded, and took her hand, leading her to the portal at the center of the plaza.He cast the mental incantation in his mind to teleport to the first floor portal of the plaza pagoda… but there was no reaction.He then tried every other floor, but found that only the fifth floor with the intercontinental portals were open to him—he couldn't get on the other floors at all.Even as he was left perplexed,
"Shit!" Matt turned pale as his crimes stacked, immediately uneasy. "Well, I guess the only thing to do is rescind the bounty… But what do you think Julien would do to me?"The blonde lackey pointed out, "Actually, Sir, with Julien making such a statement, our friends will be watching how things
Isaac's words left Albert freezing up, blurting, "Wait, Mr. Cameron… Are you saying that Master Wade already handled everything for me?""Please use your brain for once," Isaac laughed. "I was the Wades' spokesman in the state and represented their family, and you're basically my successor after I
With those words, Loreen turned to Charlie and asked, "So, are you going to be free over the next couple of days? We can fly over, take a break on the day we land, attend the concert on the second day, and then go sightseeing on the third day. We can come back once we’ve had our fun."Charlie shrug
Penny really couldn't argue against that, and she immediately became furious and tense, seeing how Charlie completely dismissed her as a threat.Her tone was suddenly a lot less confident than earlier, and she was barely able to hide her nerves as she asked, "Then, what do you want from me?"Charl






