“What is this? A strange object imbued with supernatural power?”
Wu Ming first instructed the butler to change Brandon’s door lock. Seeing the incident that had occurred in the main house, the butler, understanding Wu Ming’s position within the family, said nothing and simply got to work.
And Wu Ming, who had heroically taken his younger brother’s toy, immediately started playing with it himself after returning to his room and closing the door behind him.
The set of cards he held in his hands was different from ordinary tarot cards, seemingly depicting a story of heroes battling monsters. The cover was exquisitely designed, filled with elegant patterns.
“Hmm?”
His astonishing physical abilities allowed him to detect a faint fragrance from the cards, like a mixture of night-blooming cereus and orchid, lingering and intoxicating.
“A woman?!”
This scent was clearly not Brandon’s. Wu Ming’s lips curled into a cold smile: “No matter the reason, daring to provoke my family…”
From the deck, he sensed a hint of supernatural power. Although it bore no ill intent, if someone like Brandon, an ordinary person, came into contact with it, becoming distracted and irritable would be the mildest symptoms.
Anyone would be in a foul mood upon encountering such a situation.
He casually flipped over a card, revealing a completely black monster with a goat’s head and a human body.
“Black Goat… the embodiment of a young man’s desires, with three stars for attack and two for defense!”
Wu Ming looked at the text on the card, finding it surprisingly detailed.
“Justiciar Knight… the embodiment of protective spirit, with two stars for attack and three for defense!”
“Pentagram Magic Circle… used for amplification, it can increase the summoned monster’s attack power by one star!”
…
Wu Ming experimented a bit and found that although this set of cards contained a battle game, beneath its surface seemed to conceal something more.
“The most obvious thing is how exquisite and vivid these monsters are… almost like Daoist visualization charts!”
Wu Ming looked at the Black Goat card. On it, the monster with a goat’s head and human body raised an iron fork, roaring at the sky, with every single black fuzzy hair meticulously depicted.
Different paths leading to the same truth, visualization and spirit retention are Daoist cultivation techniques, but Western mages’ meditations also have similarities.
Wu Ming was now certain that this Black Goat was also a special Western meditation focus.
If someone naturally possessed strong enough mental power and met the required desire conditions, they might truly visualize it in their mind and even summon it when necessary, creating an effect similar to Chinese spirit possession techniques.
Such a magical technique, one step further, could materialize the monster’s essence in reality, making it invincible.
“It seems the other party doesn’t have much ill intent, but such an unstable factor should still be dealt with as soon as possible!”
Wu Ming suddenly made a decision.
He strode out of his room and went to Brandon’s room.
“Brother!”
Angelina was also there, watching the carpenter replace the door, her eyes filled with what seemed to be admiration: “You’re amazing!”
Wu Ming secretly sneered slightly. Breaking one’s own furniture wasn’t really something to boast about.
But these were trivial matters. He glanced at Brandon, who was half-lying on the bed. The boy had previously looked drowsy but immediately jumped in fear upon seeing Wu Ming enter.
“Where did you get that card set?”
Wu Ming tried to make his voice sound amiable, but unfortunately, due to his previous door-breaking intimidation, Brandon still instinctively flinched: “T-that’s not mine…”
“What?”
Wu Ming frowned.
“Brother, do you mean that game card set?” Angelina blinked her eyes: “Brandon took it from my room to play with!”
“I see!”
Wu Ming nodded, suddenly understanding everything.
After all, Brandon was just an ordinary person. He couldn’t figure out why someone hiding in the shadows would go to such great lengths and cost to target him.
But if the target was Angelina instead, everything made sense.
After all, her constitution had even fooled him at first, clearly deeply hidden, only gradually becoming apparent as she matured.
“Where did you get it from?”
Wu Ming grabbed Angelina’s arm: “When you saw those monsters, how did you feel?”
“Feel?”
Angelina blinked her eyes: “I thought it was all fighting and killing, which was really boring… So Brandon liked it, I just gave it to him!”
“As for where it came from…”
She bit her finger: “I forgot…”
“Forgot?”
Wu Ming immediately thought of mental suggestions and memory-erasing spells.
Now he was basically certain that the other party’s target was none other than Angelina!
“Is it that important?”
Angelina looked at Wu Ming and suddenly asked.
“Extremely important!”
Wu Ming answered solemnly.
“Okay… then I’ll think carefully…”
Angelina’s eyes mischievously turned, and suddenly she slapped her head: “I remember now! That day, I had just left school, bought a chocolate ice cream, and then I saw a woman! She gave this to me!”
“What kind of woman?”
“Red hair, very tall, I can’t remember her face clearly, but she had a nice smell on her…”
“Smell? Perfume? Was it similar to the mixture of night-blooming cereus and orchid?”
Human memory of smells is particularly profound.
“Yes! That exact fragrance!”
After Wu Ming reminded her, Angelina immediately nodded vigorously like a chick pecking rice.
“What’s wrong? What happened?”
Seeing Wu Ming’s serious expression, the girl looked somewhat nervous.
“Nothing, just don’t accept things from strangers in the future!”
Wu Ming patted Angelina’s head. After turning around, his face suddenly darkened.
…
“Diya!”
He walked outside and immediately made a phone call.
“Boss, what’s up?”
From the other end of the line came a lazy and seductive voice. This fox, after receiving Wu Ming’s guidance, seemed to have become even more beautiful. Even just her voice carried magnetism and an unusual allure.
“I have something for you to do!”
“Please go ahead!”
Diya’s voice immediately became solemn, no longer daring to play any tricks.
From the tone on the other end, she knew the boss was truly angry, and her body involuntarily straightened up.
Only now did she realize how terrifying the boss’s influence over her was.
…
With Wu Ming’s meticulous planning since childhood, the entire power of Yinchao City was mobilized, forming a vast net that vigilantly monitored everything.
While waiting for news, Wu Ming also had to change into a tuxedo, tie a bow tie, and accompany James to attend the ceremony.
“This ceremony is hosted by Lord Andaniel. He is a big businessman whose company controls over seventy percent of Yinchao City’s steel supply!”
The driver was driving in front. James took out a mirror, checked his hair, and then earnestly reminded Wu Ming: “He is a nobleman with a royal title. Although since the revolution, the old nobility has gradually become no different from commoners, he must be a rigid and serious man, full of the formalities and strictness of the nobility from the previous royal era!”
“So you’ve never met him before…”
Wu Ming grumbled in frustration.
“After today, you’ll know him, won’t you?”
James blushed slightly and immediately retorted: “This is a truly elite banquet! It represents that our Sterling family has finally entered the real upper echelon of Yinchao City. This is very important. Do you understand?”
“I know…”
Wu Ming sighed, somewhat understanding James’s mindset.
After all, having experienced that difficult period, now not only recovering wealth but also climbing toward the true upper class, this sense of achievement and anxiety was a rare experience for any man.
However, for someone like him, who could almost disregard time itself, what did all this amount to?
Even with such thoughts, as soon as the car stopped and Wu Ming stepped onto the red carpet, he immediately transformed into the polite and well-mannered honor student, Steven.
Such a small effort to make James and his wife happy was something he didn’t mind doing.
“Hey! James! This must be Steven, right?”
At the party, a businessman with a protruding belly approached, holding a cocktail and greeting them: “Indeed, very polite and smart. the future elite society will surely have a place for you!”
“Thank you for the compliment!”
Wu Ming wore a professional, fake smile and interacted with James’s friends.
Just then, the host of the banquet, Lord Andaniel, finally walked in.
He was a typical tall, white man with a rugged face. Although dressed in expensive robes and formal wear, they were already stained with wine and women’s lipstick.
“Haha… drink strong liquor, that’s the romance of a man!”
Andaniel raised a huge beer mug, and the strong smell of alcohol could almost be smelled from several meters away.
“This is the nobleman?”
James’s mouth twitched slightly.
“He is indeed Lord Andaniel!”
A knowledgeable businessman nearby was unfazed: “He’s the noble who’s least like a noble, but he’s also famous for being generous and keeping his promises.”
“Welcome, my friends!”
Andaniel opened his coat, revealing his muscular and solid chest. Suddenly, he jumped onto the stage and took over the master of ceremonies’ position: “My dear old friends and new friends here! I am Andaniel! No need for too many words. Let’s cheer for strong liquor and women!”
He snapped his fingers, and from behind the stage, numerous stunning women emerged, their smiles filled with allure.
“Wait a minute!”
Seeing this debauched scene, James suddenly turned around, his expression serious: “Steven, you won’t tell your mother about today’s events, right?”
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