The three men in the room turned their heads toward the door. All three had the same expression, that of surprise. However, the most surprised person here was Jones.
The well-dressed man who had just entered the room was George, the college's chancellor. A few minutes ago, someone from the mysterious Carter family contacted him. Their party requested that George give preferential treatment to a certain student who was under the protection of the Carter family. Without hesitation, George immediately agreed. Based on the information that the Carter family provided, the person was in the category of outstanding students, so protecting him was not a difficult thing. Although George had the authority to involve more people in protecting this particular student, he chose to do it directly and save time. He contacted Jones faster than anyone else because Jones was the most suitable person to do so. Arriving in front of Jones' room, the commotion caught his attention. "What's the matter, Mr. Jones?" asked George. Jones, who was still stunned, was silent for a moment. George called Jones again but in a louder voice. "Mr. Jones, can you hear me?" With a voice that trembled with nervousness, Jones replied, "Ah, yes. Mr. George, it's just a small problem that can be solved internally."On the other hand, George closed the door and approached them. "What's such a small matter to cause such a commotion?" Jones looked down, not confident. George is not an arrogant person, so something like this could anger him, and Jones didn't want that to happen. However, given the reputation of Mike's family, Jones regained his confidence. "Mr. Jones...." George said. Nervously, Jones said, his voice trembling slightly. His eyes didn't dare to look at George either. "Really, it's not a big deal." Calmly, George said. "Tell me the truth, or I'll find out the truth myself." His charismatic demeanor made his words seem hypnotizing. Jones pointed at Lucas and said, "This student made a scene during lunchtime. As per procedure, I brought him to this place." It was like Mike was putting kindling into a raging fire. She chimed in. "That's right, Mr. George. I witnessed it myself. He made a very disturbing noise.""A ruckus? What commotion?" Lucas tried to defend himself. Mike looked sarcastically at Lucas. "You know, you're making the campus very chaotic."Mike pointed at Lucas while glaring at George. "He even dared to attempt a beating." George knew Mike's background. Besides being a businessman, they were also one of the main investors of this university. He had to consider his comfort and satisfaction. He gave Jones a sharp look. "Mr. Jones, you let something like this happen?" Jones shook his head, worried by George's anger. "I will not allow it. I am also working on his dismissal from the college."George nodded. This kind of thing should not be tolerated in this institution. "Get it done quickly. I don't want this place to become a mess." Jones nodded. Agreed. "Mr. George, don't worry. Once we cancel his scholarship, we can solve it easily." "Scholarship?" George frowned, feeling astonished. In this place, not many people get scholarships.Jones was silent, realizing his mistake. But in the end, he nodded and explained the situation a little. "He received a full scholarship from the government. I don't know what he did to get this scholarship." George's curiosity was peaked. Full scholarships were usually only awarded to outstanding students with exceptional potential. Their university is known to have strict admission standards. "Mr. Jones, you should know that receiving a full scholarship shows that the student has great potential. I hope you solve this problem properly."Jones was silent for a moment, pondering George's warning. He realized that this was a serious matter and should be handled with care. "I understand, Mr. George. I will conduct further investigations and ensure this matter is resolved accordingly.""Mr. Chancellor, let me express my opinion." Lucas, who had been silent, now spoke. George nodded. It's not right if he only hears opinions from Jones and Mike. "Of course, you have the right to speak." Lucas nodded, calm and confident. "I am one of the students who received a full scholarship from the government. In the letter I received from the education department and this University, I am exempt from all fees." George nodded, knowing about this provision. Besides being able to attend school for free, they could also get job recommendations after graduation. "Today, I did cause a bit of inconvenience, but there is nothing in the letter that says this scholarship can be canceled." George nodded again. There were only a few reasons for canceling the scholarship, such as being involved in a serious crime."Mr. Jones called me and asked for $20,000." Lucas continues. "Strangely enough, when I wanted to pay it, he refused.""There's no such rule in this place," George says. He was furious at what Jones had done. As a chancellor, this was outrageous.Lucas remained calm and continued. "Besides, if I want to continue my scholarship, they ask me to kowtow to Mike. What kind of rule is this?" The nervous Jones immediately shouted, trying to interrupt Lucas. "Lying! He's lying! I never said that!"Lucas averted his eyes, glaring at Jones sharply. "You never said that, or was it me who didn't hear it?" "Enough! I'm still here, and you're fighting like children," George said, intrigued by Lucas. The young man was straightforward and remained calm even when dealing with him. In addition, Mike and Jones also indirectly continued to intimidate him. "I want to see your ID."Lucas nodded. "Of course, sir." He took out his student ID and gave it to George. When George checked Lucas's name and ID number, he was surprised. The young man before him was the person the Carter family was referring to. However, he also discovered another fact about this young man.Without hesitation, George immediately greeted Lucas, and his demeanor turned very friendly. "Are you Lucas, the student who made an important breakthrough last year for our university?"He didn't want to mention the Carter family before Mike and Jones, so he brought up Lucas's other great achievement. Lucas smiled, "it's nothing, Mr. George. By the way, do I have to kowtow to Mike to continue my scholarship?"George shook his head. He was feeling very enthusiastic. Beyond his identity as someone the Carter family protected, he admired this young man in front of him. "You are a valuable asset that we should support. There is no charge whatsoever. Make the most of these facilities and keep discovering new things."Hearing George's decision, Jones reacted with annoyance, and he glanced at Mike. "Mr. George, you must remember that you should be on my side," Mike told me. "My family is very influential in this place, don't forget that." Thanks to his family's power, Mike was used to getting what he wanted. As well as this time, he was determined to get what he wanted. George looked at Mike calmly. He was well aware of how big a role Mike's family played in this university. What Mike didn't realize, however, was that he was dealing with someone who was under the protection of the Carter family. "I fully understand how important your family is here." "If you know that, why are you siding with this trash?" Mike said angrily. He was feeling very frustrated because it seemed like George liked Lucas, and that made it so that he wouldn't get what he wanted. Hearing that, George was furious. He was eager to reveal Jordan's identity to teach Mike a lesson, but the Carter family emissary asked him to d
The three of them left the campus. Adam and Ryan complied, thinking Lucas would take them somewhere cheaper, but neither of them could contain their surprise when they arrived at their destination. Adam gripped Lucas's right hand, asking questioningly. "Why are we here?" "Eat. What else." Lucas replied casually. Lucas pulled his two friends in, but Adam and Ryan didn't move. They stayed where they were. "You must be wrong, right?" Ryan stared at Lucas with an incredulous look. This was The Blues, one of the more expensive cafes. It was a nice place that was very popular among teenagers. Lucas smiled widely. He had expected that his two friends would behave like this. He replied seriously, his face showing earnestness. "I'm serious. Let's just eat here." Adam took out his wallet, as did Ryan. They counted the remaining money in their wallets that they had to use until the end of the month. The two young men let out a long sigh. They became gloomy when they found out the amount o
"Damn, you arrogant bastard!" The waiter grumbled. It was not uncommon for him to encounter arrogant students, but almost all of them were rich students who came to this place by car. Unlike the three students in front of him who were wearing bulky shoes. Adam and Ryan looked at Jordan with concern. Lucas had never behaved like this before. "Lucas, I think we can still stop now." Adam said. He didn't want to add to the problem. Ryan nodded in agreement. If he made a scene, it became very likely that his scholarship would be revoked by the government. He didn't want that to happen. Ryan tried to advise Lucas. "We can apologize and leave nicely."Lucas only glanced at his two friends for a moment before looking at the waitress again. "Why are you still here? "Make my order because I'm already hungry." The waiter remained silent and stared at Lucas with a sharp gaze. "Why, are you scared?" Lucas began to bluff. He knew that the waitress liked a challenge. Hearing that, the waiter
Lucas smiled sarcastically at Grace's sassy remark. He picked up a handkerchief and wiped his sauce-stained clothes. After that, Lucas's sardonic gaze turned to Grace. "You're so confident." Grace smiled wryly. She looked very confident now. "Of course. A bunch of poor students like you should not be pitied."Lucas put his handkerchief back and leaned back. "You know, you can get into big trouble." "What trouble can you give me?" Grace smiled mockingly. To her Lucas and his two friends were nothing more than a bunch of bums. Lucas smiled sarcastically. He stroked his chin, looking like he was thinking about something. "Dismissal maybe. That's good enough. Besides, I guarantee that no restaurant will accept you guys for the next year."Grace suddenly turned her gaze towards her friends. Their laughter erupted. Some of them even held their stomachs from laughing so hard. "This... this sounds really funny!" Grace said. Her laughter drew confused looks from the people around her. They
Finally Grace picked up the card and laughed. "It's really a toy card." The servants who heard her immediately approached Grace. They were also curious and checked it out. "Is this a fake card?" Nathalie asked. She rarely made payment transactions with customers, so she didn't know much about card types. Grace nodded with confidence. "Every black card should have a bank logo on it. "No. But look, it has a picture of an ugly dragon instead." Grace pointed to the dragon on the card. "Are you sure?" asked Nathalie.Grace nodded. "I've seen it before." "Really?" Nathalie asked again, she wasn't sure what Grace was saying. "When?" Grace looked at Nathalie with a sharp look in her eyes. "You don't believe it?" Nathalie nodded. "Yesterday I saw a young gentleman who came in a red ferrari paying for his reservation using a black card." Grace explained. Nathalie who heard it only nodded because yesterday there was indeed a customer using a red ferrari as in Grace's explanation. "So th
Grace, on the other hand, was already preparing to beat up Lucasand the others. She even rolled her sleeves up. "Get them!" Grace shouted, ordering her tenants to grab Jordan. "Don't let them escape!" "Okay!" The waitresses nodded, obeying the orders of Grace, the cafe's head waitress. They immediately surrounded Lucas and the others, not letting them escape. Adam and Ryan panicked and quickly stood up. Lucas also began to lose his composure. Although all the people surrounding them were women, they looked fierce. "What are you guys doing!" The two were very panicked. Seeing the two panicking, Grace smiled with satisfaction. He was already thinking of what blow he would give to the three youths. Meanwhile, Nathalie approached Grace with a worried face and whispered. "Grace, isn't this too much?" Nathalie said. She looked around and realized that many people were disturbed by their attitude. "See that? They're filming it." "I'll finish it," Grace replied. She just realized that
Grace's eyes flashed with anger. Grace gave Lucas a sharp look. She couldn't believe that, in front of this café owner, Lucas was still bragging."How dare you!" Grace scolded. Her voice trembled with anger. She averted her gaze and bowed slightly to Manas with a pleading expression. "Sir, don't listen to him, he's a real liar, a big-time con artist!" Manas found something interesting in Grace's words. With the cafe's sterling reputation, it was hard for her to believe that an imposter would dare to set foot in this place. "Swindler?" Grace nodded. His fist tightened. "That's right. He pretended to have a black card, but he didn't have anything. The cards he's carrying are just toy cards." "Liar." Lucas held up his black card to Manas. "If it's not a black card, then what is it?" An angry hiss came out of Grace's mouth. annoyed at Lucas for always using the toy card and calling it a black card. "It's black, yes, I can see it, but it has no value! That card is fake, that card is j
"Grace!" Manas' voice echoed through the place. "How dare you!" Grace was rooted to the spot, her face deathly pale. "But, sir, I-"Manas pointed at Grace's face, who was still kneeling on the floor. "No more 'buts'!" "I didn't mean to." "Shut up!" Manas shouted again. His patience had run out. "You treated a guest so badly. What other excuse are you going to make?" Grace's tears flowed freely. Her body trembled with fear. "Sir, please..." "Enough!" snapped Manas. "Your behavior has already tarnished my face! Not throwing you in jail is generous enough!" "Sir, I am indeed guilty." Grace pleaded. "But give me one more chance." "No! You are fired! Now get out of this place!" Manas' expression showed great contempt for Grace. Manas' gaze on the other servants was equally horrifying. Those who realized that Manas' decision was irreversible gave up and got up. "Sir, please forgive us." "Sir," one of the servants approached Jordan. He bent down, about to grab Lucas' leg, but Lucas
There are many types of people. Some people only focus on the facts, and some people keep searching for something because they are not satisfied. Some people do things differently.In this life, some humans want power. That's why it became something that sometimes didn't make sense, especially focusing on the hidden treasure. they had been doing this for more than 25 years because they believed the Carter family was hiding something. After all, the Carter family had tremendous wealth."We'll go here." The person in the secret society in the center of the small hut gave directions while the others nodded."We will be at points A and B. Make sure the others are at the designated points." The order became the centerpiece of the discussion. Everyone nodded in understanding and immediately carried out the order.They searched and studied the Carter family's data secretly to be able to rival the Carter family, such as wealth and other fields; in the end, they found out if it was related to
Everyone watching was shocked. They all widened their eyes, unable to believe the masked man could finally be taken down and even hit the wall. Of course, this was Black Pearl's first defeat by a novice fighter."He... managed to defeat the champion." People began to whisper, stunned in disbelief at what they were seeing.Amazed by what he saw, the host was speechless because he initially thought Julian would lose."No way. Even though he almost won earlier, he lost to the new guy." Complaints from black pearl supporters began to complain about their confidence in voting for the man."The champion who has won consecutive arena battles is now limping. He's been using a weapon, and that sword is very sharp." People started talking about Black Pearl's defeat.All the admiration and cries of disbelief uttered by the bidders made Black Pearl look down in shame, wringing his hands tightly."Ah, damn it!" The other man looked frustrated as he grabbed his hair and shouted loudly. "I have noth
The match started again. His time in the fight was a little different than before. suddenly, two weapons were lowered from the stage, making everyone surprised to see that."Okay, this time, the match will be made even more challenging because we already have a winner, and the winner wants the match once again, so we will make the fight even more interesting to end the night." The host explained the rules and the different fights.Everyone who participated in the auction became increasingly interested and increased their bets, which made the event organizers even happier."There are swords and baseball bats here." The host headed towards the two weapons that had just been lowered onto the stage. Alright, we'll have a vote on who gets the sharp or blunt weapon."Another person brought two numbers written on paper. The paper was folded properly, and no one knew which number Julian and the person he challenged would choose. The paper was shuffled so that no one knew where it was until th
Suddenly, it made Julian the center of attention of the others, and the people there immediately moved to support him. "Wow, he's really very good. I want to vote for him this time." The comment of one of the auction participants made the other people choose the same thing. They immediately spent money and wanted to fight again to choose Julian, who was called the Black Knight of Steel. "But he's an emissary of a nameless person and he said his emissary was after the goods in this place."The people around him who heard that looked at each other with frowns on their foreheads, wondering what the nameless person wanted and what items in this auction site had caught his attention."What kind of items is he after?" one of the men with a thick mustache asked, casting his eyes toward the items being auctioned in front of the stage."There are many items here and not just one, there are many items that are indeed valuable That's why we are conducting the auction to get a fair price." The
More participants gathered at the venue to participate in the auction, and the fighters who were going to participate in the auction also stood behind the stage in an orderly manner to fight in the order in which they registered. The system and rules at the auction site required everyone who participated in the auction to send people who could possibly win the fight. The winner of the battle would have the advantage of being able to auction off the first item they wanted. Of course, it would have superior rights compared to others.It could be said to have more exclusive buyer's rights. Even if there were people who offered a higher price than the winner in this match, the money could not be used to buy the item at all because the rights were held by the winner, and the winner was free to buy or sell the item he got from this auction event."Well, everyone has gathered, and the participants in the battle are also here. The battle is about to begin." The host on the stage signalled to
Julian finally arrived at the town of Mardlin, where the Widow Family was. He strolled through the area and oversaw everything.Several shops were crowded with people and dominated by men. The men were dressed quite messily, with half-unbuttoned shirts and dishevelled hair. They also had a very pungent smell coming from their mouths as they shouted and talked."You're cheating again. If we couldn't divide it evenly, we should have taken all the money in the shop." One of the men looked so proud, counting the money from robbing other people's shops.Julian frowned when he looked across the street, where a clothing store looked messy as if it had been robbed. Apparently, the men had taken money from the shop on the other side. Surprisingly, the people around seemed to be expected and ignored it.Julian saw that the clerk and the woman who owned the shop that was robbed seemed to be tidying up the mess that had occurred even from the look on their faces, not looking panicked or sad as if
Wanda looked at Julian, who was packing up his room. She leaned back against the doorway and stared at him coldly."It's so good to be you." He exhaled. "Today you'll also be doing a job."Julian grinned, full of confidence. "I'm a great man, so it's only natural that I work and become Master Lucas's confidant." He boasted proudly in front of Wanda. "You have to admit that."That made Wanda tilt her head, staring intently at Julian while snorting in annoyance. She felt jealous that Julian could get a job in the field while Lucas did not trust her to do the same job. She couldn't wait to fight and move her body again. However, Lucas did not allow him to come together with Julian."You've also got your own assignment, right?" Julian raised one eyebrow, remembering the task Lucas had given Wanda before returning to their country.When Lucas gave Wanda the assignment in the country of Bouzi, Wanda immediately did it quickly, even beyond the estimation that Lucas had predicted before. So s
Lucas stopped his dinner and looked at Lora. "I'm done." He held up a hand for Lora to wait. "Just continue eating without me."Lora just nodded her head with a deep frown on her forehead. She was curious about what Chris was going to tell Lucas, but Lora was afraid that it would make Lucas uncomfortable because if Lucas finished his meal before she did and chose to leave, that meant it was something important.Chris bowed slightly before Lora, excusing himself from the dining room. He approached Lucas, handing him his tablet which contained an article with a photo that was quite shocking to Lucas."This is news that was published just a few seconds ago, Master." Chris zoomed in on the tablet screen.Lucas saw a large scroll and a familiar logo. There was an heirloom related to his family. It was most likely the Carter family treasure that had been talked about for generations."Widow's family got it from the excavation." Chris opened another article that stated the location of the ex
Applause filled the grand ballroom. Lucas stepped onto the stage and accepted the award presented by President Marshall, which consisted of a plaque and a small trophy made of 24-carat gold and diamonds, shaped like the country's coat of arms and bearing Lucas Carter's name.President Marshall extended his hand to Lucas. "Congratulations and thank you for all that you have done for our country."Lucas accepted President Marshall's hand. He came down from the stage, and after receiving the award, many important people approached him and hugged him proudly."Congratulations on your award and you deserve it." One of the country's important guests also greeted Lucas."You are indeed a hero of our country and I heard that you are also a hero in Bouzi." The rest of you also complimented Lucas."No, I'm just doing what I can to help others." Lucas responded humbly to all the praise he received.Other compliments and congratulations followed. He returned to Lora, who was waiting for him with