2024-09-08 00:05:27"Sir, please—" the sales representative attempted to intervene.
"You must remove this poor fool immediately! He’s ruining our shopping experience, and I won’t tolerate it," the man insisted.
Beatrix crossed her arms, watching the situation unfold with a smug expression, her head held high, exuding arrogance and confidence.
The sales representative was caught in a difficult position.
She didn’t want to choose sides. What could she do? If she followed the man’s orders, she’d be driving away a customer.
Yet, she didn’t want to upset the old man either.
She spoke into the intercom, saying, "Mr. Jerry, we have a bit of a situation here. Could you come quickly, please?"
Within a minute, a man with a stern expression appeared...
Jerry White, the store’s sales manager, had arriv
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Chapter 517
Minutes before the third round began, the Reunion Class hall vibrated with tension.Tobias stood his ground as Belinda stormed toward him.She slammed a finger into his chest, hard enough to jolt him back.“Tobias, you useless piece of shit,” she screamed, fury cutting every word. “Listen carefully. You will make damn sure your Phantom does not win this round. Do you understand me?”“The Phantom has to win the final round,” Tobias said fearlessly.Her hand cracked across his face.“How dare you disobey me?” Belinda snapped. “I am your fiancée. Don’t forget—I lent you fifty thousand dollars when you were drowning in debt. My father will never forgive this. You will regret crossing me, so shut up and do exactly what I say.”Tobias said nothing.A man like him had learned long ago that arguing only made things worse. He stood there in silence, as he always did, letting others speak over him.Belinda circled him like a queen inspecting a prisoner. “Do you know how powerful my family is?”
Chapter 516
The advertisement detonated across Prussia like an explosion. In just few minutes, the entire nation fell into hysteria. Streets, bars, offices—every conversation circled back to one name.Phantom.The news and official advertisements spread rapidly across Prusia: Eden Group formally reopened the betting market—once again—on Phantom.This time, they didn’t just challenge the system. They insulted it.Eden Group publicly accepted a bet that Phantom would take first place in the third competition.If Phantom lost, Eden Group would pay one thousand times the wager.One thousand times.Nothing like this had ever happened.It meant that a fool who placed ten dollars would walk away with ten thousand if Phantom lost. A number so absurd it felt unreal. A promise so outrageous it shattered reason.People of every age flooded the online betting tables. Old men chasing one last win. Young workers risking their savings. Students, executives—no one held back. Greed smothered every trace of cautio
Chapter 515
Marlena’s eyes widened slightly. “We spent five hundred million dollars on advertising alone,” she said.“But the return was massive. With almost all of Prussia participating, we made no less than twenty billion this round.”Alex smiled faintly. “So after subtracting advertising costs and the Bluthelm acquisition, we’re still deep in profit.”“Exactly,” Marlena confirmed. “What about the third competition? If we open betting again with Phantom, we could earn several more billion.”Alex shook his head. “Phantom doesn’t have a driver.”“But you do, sir,” Marlena said carefully. “If you pilot it yourself, that would be a guaranteed win.”Alex chuckled. “Tempting. But no. It stops here.”He straightened, his tone turning cold and final. “We don’t need trouble with Eisenwall. That’s bad for business. Let Phantom lose. Bluthelm and Eden Group need to lie low for a while. That fits us perfectly.”“As you wish, sir,” Marlena said, bowing her head as Alex turned and walked out.When Alex retu
Chapter 514
“The winner of the second competition final,” the commentator announced, his voice ringing through the arena, “Phantom, from the Bluthelm Company!”The stadium erupted—not in cheers, but in rage.“Boooo!”The sound crashed like a wave, loud and merciless. Thousands of voices joined as one, drowning the air with hatred.Inside the reunion room, every head turned at the same time.All eyes locked onto Tobias.“How could you build something this cunning?”“This is illegal. It has to be.”“You cheated.”His classmates shouted over one another, anger sharp in their voices. Accusations flew like knives.But Tobias barely heard them.He was staring at Alex. And Sofina.His throat tightened. His head buzzed.“Explain this,” Tobias demanded.Alex blinked, putting a hand to his chest as if truly shocked.“Explain what?” he said lightly. “That I let a cleaning-service robot pilot your Phantom and it still won the competition?”Tobias felt a headache slam into him, sudden and brutal.Before he co
Chapter 513
No one in the stadium could believe what they were seeing. This had never happened before.What the Phantom was doing threatened to change the tournament forever.As the match began.Instead of charging forward like the other competitors—rushing to shoot targets and collect points—the Phantom moved sideways.It struck first.With a brutal kick, it smashed into the blue mobile suit on its right. Metal snapped. Both legs were destroyed in one blow, leaving the suit helpless and frozen in place.In the same motion, the Phantom twisted left. It seized the yellow mobile suit by the arms and swung it like a weapon.The force was savage.The yellow suit flew across the arena and slammed straight into the red mobile suit, destroying both in a violent collision.The crowd gasped.In just a few seconds, three competitors were already immobilized. Only seven mobile suits remained—including the Phantom.“Impossible,” the commentator shouted, voice cracking. “Destroying or immobilizing competitors
Chapter 512
Sofina summoned Eve through her bracelet, then turned to Alex, concern flickering in her eyes.“Are you sure Eve can actually pilot a mobile suit?”Alex smiled faintly. “Sofina, let’s put it this way. Eve’s lifelong dream—as a humble service AI—has always been to drive a mobile suit in front of a massive crowd. She wants to feel big. Powerful. Why not let her climb into that cockpit and be happy for once?”Using a Phantom mobile suit to indulge a cleaning robot.The idea grew more ridiculous by the second.Tobias found it absurd—but as long as Alex was willing to throw away eight million dollars, he was more than happy to play along. He grinned broadly.“Then please,” he said mockingly, “enjoy your slow walk around the stadium.”Moments later, Eve descended fr
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