Remus didn’t feel pressured at all and raised the bid. If he had his eyes on something, he had to get it. To him, money wasn’t important. The crowd was shocked by the amount he raised, as it was twice the base price of the wedding set. The problem was that this wasn’t worth the price at all. “Who is he? I don’t think I’ve seen him before.” “He doesn’t look familiar. Could he be from another state?” “I don’t know where this strange guy came from.”Mr. Lawson narrowed his eyes and said, “Hey, kid. I already said that I need this wedding set for my wedding next month. Yet, you’re still fighting for it? Are you trying to cause trouble?” His fiancee also added, “Yes! You didn’t join the bid just now, and once the bid was about to be closed, you raised the price. Are you deliberately playing with us?” Remus calmly glanced at them and said, “What does it have to do with me? So what if you need it next month? I like this wedding set too. Plus, you can continue to raise the price i
Remus liked the ruby necklace, and the crowd was also in awe of it. Indeed, the wedding dress and tiara couldn’t be worn on a daily basis, but this ruby necklace could be worn anywhere. Moreover, it was worth collecting as it would rise in value one day. “90 million!”“100 million!”“120 million!”The bidding started fiercely, and everyone raised their bidding cards. It didn’t take long for the price to rise to 200 million, and it was now more expensive than the wedding set. “250 million!” Mr. Lawson bit the bullet as he had to regain his pride. Once he got this necklace, he could get a bank loan with it. Therefore, it wouldn’t be a huge crisis for his company’s liquidity. Then, he looked at his fiancee and said, “At the wedding, you’ll wear this with your wedding dress.”The lady blinked coquettishly and said, “Dear, you’re the best. I love you.”After that, she glared at Remus, thinking that he wouldn’t have enough money to bid for this after getting the wedding set. “50
The person speaking was a youngster in his twenties. He was wearing a sports outfit while sitting cross-legged. Kneeling in front of him was a waitress from Treasure Studio. Opposite him was an old man with white hair who looked energetic despite his age. This old man was none other than Grandmaster Merlion! He said, “I don’t think I’ve seen him before.” Then, he continued, “However, he’s sitting beside my apprentice, Sean. So, he must be his friend.” The youngster was taken aback and seemed to be more excited. “Since he’s Sean’s friend, he’s one of your people too. And your people are my people. If that’s the case, he has the right to be crazy. I’ll forgive him.” Grandmaster Merlion laughed at his comment. In the hall, Bailey continued to introduce the ruby necklace. “This necklace is a rare collectible. Isn’t anyone interested in it? If you raise the bid a few more times, this necklace could ultimately be yours. You can gift it to the woman you love and live happily ever
If Remus had a notable background and was truly capable on his own, he might be afraid of him. However, he wasn’t! Therefore, Mr. Lawson couldn't accept being humiliated by a useless bastard like him. "Fuck, I was so respectful towards him just now. It turned out he's just a wolf in sheep's clothing!""I… I smiled at him. How disgusting," a woman complained."If my guess is right, he must think nobody knows him and wants to deceive all of us by showing off his wealth. He is still the same pathetic bastard that came out of prison. Apparently, some people never change."Instantly, everybody's attitude toward Remus changed. They were respectful to him because they were clueless about his identity. They bowed to him out of respect for Jean. Now, he was hated by all, so there was no reason to be kind toward him. Remus was the kind of guy that never insulted anyone if that person didn't insult him first. Now that they were cursing him, he had lost his patience and turned to Sean. "Go
“Presumptuous!” Mr. Lawson found a chance to stand up again. Then, he shouted at Remus. “How could you be disrespectful toward Ms. Adler? Do you think the people in Sturwad are pushovers? You better apologize to Ms. Adler right now!”Remus only glanced at him and said, “Who do you think you are to order me around?” “You!” Mr. Lawson was furious and wished to slap him to teach him a lesson. “Remus Cosby, you’re just a bastard who was abandoned. Who do you think you are to act so arrogantly at Treasure Studio?”“Who gave you the right to make a fuss here?”“Ms. Lotus might not have punished you, but that doesn’t mean we will be nice to you. So, who gave you the guts to act so presumptuously?”“Money!” Remus was calm as he said, “Money is the gut of a person. This is an auction and money talks. If you guys are unhappy, you can raise the bid. I’m willing to accompany you guys.” Then, he sneered. “I’m not only talking about Mr. Lawson. Everyone here can bid fairly!”Everyone was
At the same time, the guests in the second VIP booth were looking at Remus. The lady in the blue dress swirled her wine and smiled. "Do you think he'll continue to bid?"The middle-aged man said, "He's only acting presumptuous, and he's not stupid. He should know who he shouldn't offend." He didn't think Remus would continue this battle, or to put it in other words, he didn't care for Remus at all. The lady said, "I don't agree with you. Some people will never learn until they really get taught a lesson. It's easy to judge these people too. They are just pathetic bastards." The middle-aged man said, "Then I look forward to it." In the hall below them, a commotion erupted as the crowd knew the identities of those guests in the private box. No one in Sturwad had the right to sit up there, so they must be from the provincial capital. Moreover, it was the second VIP booth. "According to the layout of the Treasure Studio private boxes, the one on the left is the second VIP booth,
The two big shots were at odds! This was truly a rare spectacle to behold."The first VIP booth bids 1.15 billion!""The second VIP booth bids 1.2 billion!""The first VIP booth raises the bid to 1.25 billion!""The second VIP booth offers 1.3 billion!"Both sides refused to back down. Soon, the price reached a staggering amount of 1.45 billion dollars!Remus was utterly dismayed. He'd already raised his card, but unfortunately, everyone was focused on the two booths, including Bailey. No one noticed him at all. He couldn't be bothered to raise his card again, so he decided to wait until one of them conceded before stepping in.In front of him, Bailey was standing on the stage, eagerly waiting for the second VIP booth to make their bid.At that moment, a middle-aged man in a suit frowned and said, "Who on earth is behind the first booth? How are they still not making a sound?" Money wasn't the issue. The problem was that Midnight Opal wasn't even worth that much. If they contin
Remus' words stunned the room for an entire seven minutes. Everyone was shaken to their core.It wasn't out of fear of him, but rather because they had never expected it. After all, this was a battle between two Grandmasters, and Remus was nothing compared to them. How could he dare compete against them?Bailey, who was standing on stage, stood stupefied, her mind going blank. The two Grandmasters were also shocked. Everyone stared at Remus as if they had seen a ghost.Mr. Lawson stood up all of a sudden and bellowed, "You disrespectful brat! Who are you to get involved in a battle between two Grandmasters? You piece of trash, hurry up and apologize to them. Otherwise, I won't go easy on you!"The others were also furious and chimed in."Who do you think you are? Let me tell you, even if you're Miss Lotus' business partner, the Grandmasters can still crush you like an ant! You're asking for death!""Cosby, it's not too late to apologize. If you dare to act recklessly again, I wil
Kaiser couldn't help but sigh when he saw them.This was his first time seeing them since Remus died. Judging by the state they were in, it seemed they hadn't finished mourning Remus.It makes sense. After all, he was their fiancé, as well as the greatest hero from ancient times to now. How could they easily move on from that?The ten women took their seats and turned to look at Kaiser.Gabriela said slowly, "Mr. President, you should consider dyeing your hair."At this point, his hair was completely white.Kaiser waved his hand and managed a smile. "In the past, I had to maintain Darsia's image, so I couldn't have any gray hair. Now that things are like this, there's no point in worrying about it. It's good to just let things be."Even with a head full of black hair, it could not change the impact caused by Remus' death, so there was no point in making a fuss about it.Kaiser paused and said, "I invited you all here today to discuss an important matter. Just this morning, the
The energy in the Underworld was currently in high demand, and the supply couldn't keep up. It was essential to reclaim the Pathic Energies to ensure the energy would continue to be released, and no one could stand in their way.Roman simply said, "I'm not asking what you would do if it was taken from you. I'm asking if there's a possibility it could be taken."The ghost kings couldn't help but look at him. If it were possible...Roman didn't give them much time to think and continued, "Let me put it another way. Even if Remus shows up, would anyone believe it was the Celestial Sovereign who saved him? Would the Celestial Sovereign admit that he was the one who rescued him?"Everyone, have you ever considered that the Celestial Sovereign has never publicly acknowledged that Remus carries his bloodline? If he suddenly denies it and claims that it was the Underworld that saved him, how should we respond?"The other fice sucked in a sharp breath.Paul was frustrated again. "Does he
Roman did not respond immediately and instead thought deeply about it with a serious expression.At this point, what happened to Remus no longer mattered. In fact, it might be better to say Roman would love to see Remus hurry off to fight the Upper Realms.But the issue was that people in the Upper Realms didn't know that Remus was still alive. What would they do if they saw him appear again? Would it affect Roman?It was like what the ghost kings initially thought—within the Three Realms, the only ones who could save Remus were Roman and Francis.Once Remus was exposed, Francis would naturally deny being the one who saved him, leaving Roman as the only one who could have done so. By then, he would become the target of everyone's criticism.So, before figuring out how to handle the aftermath, there was no way he could let Francis find out about this."Your Majesty?" Noticing Roman was hesitant to speak, the ghost kings couldn't help but urge him for a response.Roman took a deep
Remus didn't want to admit it, but he had to—here, he felt like he was immobile while the world around him was in constant motion.In other words, he had no control over what was happening and could only passively accept everything the world presented to him, without any right to refuse. The simplest metaphor was being forced to watch a movie while you were tied to a chair.Remus was feeling frantic again. It seemed he was truly trapped with no way out."Is Limbo really like this?" He felt powerless over the current situation. In his current state, he couldn't affect the Mortal Realm or the Underworld and was simply stuck here. If this wasn't Limbo, then what was?It was like how when a person died, it was not necessarily a complete disappearance. It could also be understood as being separated from friends and family, no longer able to meet, forever existing in different realms. Wasn't it the same case right now?Remus slowly descended into the forest, coming to a stop without any
Remus was shocked, staring blankly at the scene.Under normal circumstances, after reliving his life once, he should have just faded away. That was how it usually was for ordinary people. So, why hadn't he disappeared, and why were the scenes starting to repeat?As expected, after Remus snapped out of it, he heard voices coming from the mountaintop. It was once again the scene of Tyson holding a ruler, disciplining a sobbing Remus."Why... Why is this happening?" Remus muttered to himself, growing more and more shocked. "Is this what the so-called Limbo looks like, or did something go wrong?"For a moment, he didn't know whether to feel happy or worried. Naturally, he was happy because he still existed, but he was also worried because the current situation felt too unfamiliar.Remus remained calm and continued to look ahead. The scene shifted to the front of the prison, then to Kylie calling off their engagement, and then to various moments shared with the other women from his pas
"No!" Remus roared, feeling a bit panicked.According to human processes, after reliving one's memories, the spirits would depart the body as a farewell to the Mortal Realm, and the physical body would begin to decay and turn to dust.If that was the case, wouldn't he fade away into nothingness after revisiting all his memories as a specter?"No, no!" Remus started shouting, trying to stop it, because this was the final act of his specter. Once this moment passed, he would completely vanish into nothingness, and he was doing everything he could to prevent that.Unfortunately, the situation in front of him wouldn't change just because he willed it to. The result would be the same as from the start, continuing to unfold bit by bit."Candace Nightingale!" Remus shouted once again. Seeing Candace nearly being squashed by the Pathic Energies, he couldn't help but wish he could lend a hand in it. If she had been killed then, he wouldn't be filled with such regret now.The scene was sti
When Remus saw this, he suddenly started laughing.This scene was from when he first arrived at the prison. He was indeed nervous and worried outside the gate. After all, it was his first time coming down from the mountains and entering the outside world, especially since Tyson said this was the most dangerous place in the world.Because of that, he was extremely cautious when going in, afraid of getting beaten up. It was also here that he parted ways with Tyson, and he hadn't seen him since then.Remus looked at Tyson, wanting to take a closer look at him, but the scene changed once again.It was three years later, when Kylie came to break off their engagement. Adorned in luxurious designer brands, she arrogantly said, "We belong to different worlds. Give me the marriage contract!"If it weren't for the fact that she was a girl, Remus would have definitely given her a rough time. Why bother putting up an act?The scene shifted again. This time, he was at the Bowen family's luxur
Remus stared straight ahead for a moment, then began frantically looking around. All he saw was a dense forest surrounding him. There was no sign of Tyson anywhere.What terrified him even more was that when he looked down right after that, he discovered he had no body or spectral form.Remus quickly raised his hand, wanting to touch his arm, attempting to see if he was simply concealed. However, he unexpectedly couldn't feel his arm! It was as if he only had a pair of eyes to observe the world, and no one else could even see these eyes."How did this happen? What is this place?" Remus was completely panicked.Why did he see a scene from over 20 years ago? Did he travel back in time? Or was this scene simply playing itself back to him? Where exactly was he?The sound of a slap interrupted his train of thought.Remus sharply turned to look, and to his surprise, he could see the top of the mountain along the path.At the summit was a small thatched house, and in front of it sat a
Unfortunately, the problems kept coming one after another.Grant said, "That's a good idea, but how can Remus return to the Mortal Realm or even reach the Upper Realms? He's currently a specter and isn't able to go there!"The other four ghost kings froze. The favorable outcome made them overlook the necessary process. Remus couldn't reach the Upper Realms, which meant the fight between him and Francis couldn't happen.They all turned to look at Roman.Roman frowned deeply. There was actually a way to help Remus return to the Mortal Realm. Remus would have been able to think of it too, but he just couldn't see what was right under his nose.There was a term called "Soul Return". Remus could find a recently deceased body and enter it, allowing him to return to the Mortal Realm.But Roman's statement about not being able to help Remus return to the Mortal Realm wasn't a lie, because no resurrected body could ever match the strength of Remus' original form.Even if his specter poss