Unbeknownst to the people gathered at the gate, Richard, with the help of Melinda, had already gotten across to the head of the park and after a brief talk, had managed to shut down the park so that the two of them would have the entire place to themselves.It took some convincing and roughly 10 million but at the end of the day, the manager relented and closed the park.Of course, the idea of closing down the park was brought up by Richard with Melinda having no part of it.She was as shocked as the park manager when Richard suggested it and even pushed to ensure the manager accepted.Was this a date?... The thought caused Melinda's cheeks to turn as red as tomatoes from embarrassment.Richard, however, tried not to focus on her reactions as he drove to the park entrance and signaled for them to open it before driving into the awe of everyone present.“Whoa, what's going on?... I thought the park shut down?... Now it's opening for them?”“This makes no sense though I don't mind consi
“Are you sure about this?” Isaac Vaughn inquired as he sat around a round table with the children of the Five Coalition mostly in attendance.Isaac was the third son of the Vaughn family who just like the Felton and Vane families were part of the Five Coalition.He'd gotten the call from the Vane sisters about an important matter and on getting to the meeting point, found himself regaled with a fantastical tale that sounded unreal.“I guess that this Richard Smith is the one Melinda reached out to help her regain lost ground in the conference,” Geraldine remarked.Pascal Marlow, fifth son of the Marlow family and yet another member of the Five Coalition intoned. “I had no idea that bitch still had some fight in her. It's unexpected but I doubt this new man should be any problems to take on.”“Is that so?... Fine then, how about this, he owns a Gold Streak Black Card. Is that enough to make you fools take him seriously?”Silence immediately fell on the gathering as Pascal and Isaac sta
The date at the amusement park went better than expected.After hanging over the stuffed panda to Melinda, a gesture she found most endearing, Richard had led her to a carousel where he picked a white horse while she picked a pink one.Moving together in sync, he watched her enjoy herself without a single care in the world with a beautiful smile on her face.Richard did his best not to comment but Melinda noticed his eyes on her and so, shyly inquired. “Am I embarrassing you?... Sorry about that.”“No, not at all. It's nothing of that sort. Why would you even think that?”“Oh, I just thought…” Melinda trailed off as she seemed to ponder something before finally replying. “You know, when I was younger, they never really allowed me to go out much.”“Why?”“Because they were worried I'd get infected with what they tagged as mundane and useless people. People that struggle every day to make a living, my parents tagged them as a disease.”“Hmm.”“Yeah, only high-class events and the likes
Seeing as the armed men were gathered in front and there was no other path to take, Richard contemplated driving back only to realize that there were armed men behind as well with some tire spikes already laid out on the road.“Richard,” Melinda called out nervously. As an Alchemist, she wasn't in the slightest made for combat or anything of that sort.“Calm down, I'll handle it. You stay in the car, okay?”“Richard no, don't do it. Let's just try and get out of here.”“Mel…”“Richard, you don't understand. This isn't Intercity, these men are surely going to be cultivators with Spirit-infused weaponry. If you fight them, you'd get hurt or maybe even worse…” The panic in Melinda's voice was evident as she pleaded with Richard not to leave. Richard, however, knew that it would be difficult to drive away even if he were to enhance the car they were driving.Taking a deep breath, he reassured Melinda before going ahead to utilize [Midas Touch] to enhance the car before finally stepping o
Spending the night at the park, Richard and Melinda ended up leaving in the wee hours of the morning with the former now mostly recovered from the draining effects of the talisman he'd used.“Maybe we should report to law enforcement or something,” Melinda suggested on their drive back to the hotel they were staying at.Richard shook his head. “I doubt that would make much difference, remember, Melinda, this is their tuff. I doubt they'd get anything more than a slap on the wrist.”“So what do we do?”“Isn't it obvious?... We go after them ourselves.” “Richard, you can't be serious,” Melinda remarked while staring at Richard incredulously.“I am actually.”“Those guys are armed to the teeth and would stop at nothing to have us both killed. We can't afford to face them.”“So what?” Richard inquired. “We run away, maybe even run away from the island just because they are armed to the teeth.”“That…”“That's what they want you to do, Melinda. They want you off this island but that's not
“If I said I want you, would you be willing to accept?” Lolita inquired in the most suggestive manner possible, earning a raised brow from Richard and a deep frown from Melinda.Ignoring the glare Melinda gave her, Lolita waited for Richard's response which soon arrived.“I'd have to decline. You see, based on what I can see, you are a peculiar woman… with peculiar tastes, and I, unfortunately, do not share such tastes. So I doubt we would be able to make it work.”Lolita pouted. “And what if I changed my tastes?... You'd be surprised how flexible I can be.”Yet more suggestive words with Melinda barely suppressing the urge to curse her out.Richard coughed awkwardly as he replied. “I still doubt it.”“Hmmph, bad sport. Wouldn't you like to know why I want you?”Richard sighed. “If that's okay with you.”“I was born with a rare body constitution known simply as Succubus. I awakened to it when I was 20 and since then, I've been able to charm men and make them do my bidding. There hasn'
Richard read the cultivation manual, taking the knowledge he absorbed in stride as he came to an understanding at the end.In the supernatural world, there were yang-based cultivation techniques that allowed one to cultivate heat-based techniques like fire and lightning while there was also yin-based cultivation that allowed one to cultivate cold-based techniques like water and ice.Just learning that there were people on Earth capable of manipulating the elements left Richard feeling like a frog in a well.So far, he'd thought that the martial world only involved combat techniques and the like but he was wrong, very wrong.There were people capable of razing an entire city to the ground if they so much as messed with them which gave Richard a whole new perspective to go with moving forward.If he had faced such a person even accidentally, he wouldn't have known how he died which made him even more careful about making too much noise before he was ready.It was now that Richard was mo
“Damn it, what do you mean you haven't found them yet!... Then what did I pay you for?” Vance bellowed at his phone speaker as he sat in his hotel room, half-naked.“Firstly, you didn't pay me and secondly, I'll get them, so don't worry,” Urek replied from the other side of the call.“So because I haven't paid you, you won't do your job properly?”“I never said that, look, I'll advise you don't piss me off. My men are looking for them right now as we speak. We'll find them soon and once that happens, you can expect to hear some good news.”“Ugh, fine then, you'd best get this done by tonight.”With that, the call ended and Vance was left fuming in his room.He wanted nothing more than to see that bastard Richard begging him on his knees.He had humiliated him so badly and there was no way Vance could even sleep without having his pound of flesh.“Soon, I'll make you pay for what you did to me, Richard Smith.”***The Spirit Pool was overflowing with Spirit energy with a single whiff of