Marcus led Vivian into the auction house. They found some empty seats and sat down. Perhaps it was because a national treasure was up for auction, but the place was chock-full of people.Soon, the auction began. Owen, dressed in a tuxedo, walked onstage. He waited until The View of Toledo was put on display before introducing it. "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the main item that we have on auction today: 'The View of Toledo!'"It's one of Merania's national treasures and invaluable. All the copies that you see of it in the market now are forgeries, which only makes the one I have on display particularly priceless!"Owen turned to the crowd and continued, "Rest assured that you don't need to doubt the authenticity of this painting. It came from the estate of Zenith Jahn, after all. I'm sure no one here would doubt his ability to discern an item's authenticity, right?"His words were greeted by deafening applause."Now, I'm sure everyone is excited to get their hands on this nationa

"Of course not!" Alfonse looked proud as he said this. "I know you're strong, Marcus. You're strong enough to take down Art and Don, two of Marie Isla's strongest fighters. But today is the day your life ends."Romelius nodded. "That's right. Considering your talents, we'll let you live if you surrender, agree to join Zayclon Corporation, and help us take Phisteele Corporation down.""Wow, you've got the nerve to say something like that," Marcus sneered. "So, which small fry have you brought with you today?"This infuriated Alfonse. "How dare you, you bastard! Who do you think you are, insulting Marie Isla's Grand Maester like that?"Marie Isla's Grand Maester? Amadeus? Marcus looked amused.At this moment, the Toyota's door opened. Out came a man—Amadeus. His hair had gone completely white, and though he was dressed plainly, the sword by his side gave him an air of godliness.Alfonse and Romelius were delighted to see him get out of the car. Romelius pointed at Marcus and said,

At this moment, there was an open-top Audi R5 speeding along the highway. Four scions from Prudence County were enjoying the exhilarating speed. They were Sid Henrix, Lazlo Meester, Irvine Yancey, and Marshall Cowan.And it was at this point that the black Chevrolet approached them. It was actually going at the same speed as the Audi. The two cars traveled at the same speed for ten seconds before the Chevrolet overtook the Audi."The fuck?" Sid, who was at the wheel, was pissed off by this. "This dude's challenging us!""Yeah, man." Lazlo egged Sid on. "Get him, Sid!""Guys, don't you think the woman in the passenger seat looks really familiar?" Irvine asked.The three other men tried to recall the woman he mentioned. Marshall was the first to say, I remember now! Her name's Emily Stone—she's the belle of Cromford University! More importantly, she's the best friend of Eugene Byrne's wife-to-be!""Brenda Lorimer's going to marry Eugene soon, which means her best friend will also e

Upon learning that Marcus wasn't even 30, these high-ranking officials couldn't help but sigh.Despite his young age, none of these leaders dared to consider themselves his seniors. If it weren't for Marcus leading Merania's Four Monstrous Generals to thwart over forty nations' attempts to conquer Merania six years ago, these leaders wouldn't even know where they'd be today."The commander-in-chief is young and promising, he's truly the pride of Merania!" the commander couldn't help but exclaim."Thinking back to six years ago, when the commander-in-chief single-handedly resisted the attack of over forty nations' coalition and created the Four Monstrous Generals, this legendary journey is truly heart-stirring!" said the governor of Northfort's troops."If I were a few years younger, I would definitely follow you and fight on the front lines, serving Merania!" said the governor of Cromford."Children should be more like you!" The vice governor also nodded. "I've taught my descend

In order to prevent Brenda from escaping, the Lorimer family even kept her under confinement and didn't allow her to return to Cromford University. In the eyes of the Lorimers, marrying Brenda to Eugene and forming an alliance with the Byrne family from the Easton was more important than anything else.…Brenda made another attempt to escape by climbing out of the window but was apprehended by the Lorimers."Why do you want me to marry Eugene?" Frustrated, Brenda said, "I don't like that spoiled rich brat from the Easton at all!""How outrageous!" Nora immediately became furious. "He is the son of my former leader, not just some spoiled rich brat! Our family's success is thanks to the support we got from my former leader. Marrying his son is a privilege to you!""But I don't like him at all." Brenda shook her head."Brenda, you have to accept your fate." Faye tried to persuade her at this moment. "A prestigious family like the Byrnes from Easton is coming to Northfort! You can'