The car only drove for slightly over ten minutes before reaching its destination.It was an ordinary-looking manor, but clearly had its secrets."Fred, this manor isn’t as simple as it seems!"Being a top student in economics, Tyne’s eyes lit up when she saw the manor in front of them. "When I was abroad, I saw similar manors like this too! These manors are different from the manors of wealthy people. Most of them are built with a secret basement, where private transactions could be carried out. I remember that an upperclassman of mine dealt in real estate—he often brought people from foreign underground forces to purchase real estate like these! I never expected to see one here in Somerland!""Miss Adams, you’ve got a good eye!"Although Tyne was talking to Fred, Fortune overheard her on the side and gave her a thumbs up.However, Fortune added in a whisper, "Miss Adam, we can talk about this now, but we can’t say these kinds of things when we meet them later! Somerland is diffe
"Kid, who allowed you to sit down?"Chief Felton's words had a highly hostile tone, which instantly froze the otherwise pleasant atmosphere.Fortune, who was sitting by the side, felt his heart skip a beat immediately!Although he was somewhat close to Chief Felton due to their business contacts, it was just a superficial relationship.Fortune had always kept his distance from the Coiled Serpent Gang, an underground force that wandered on the edge of lawlessness.From Fortune's contact with the Coiled Serpent Gang, he deeply understood long ago that although the Coiled Serpent Gang did not ruthlessly kill people, none of them were easy to mess with, especially Chief Felton. He was an infamous character that everyone in Delta Valley talked about!To be honest, if he was not trying to appease Fred today, who was suspected to be the chairman of Extraordinary Group, as well as trying to save his own life at the airport, Fortune would never have come to Chief Felton for something like
Instantly, his smile fell, giving way to a ferocious snarl.“Fucking brat! What the fuck was that? I haven’t even done anything to you yet, so how dare you?! I’m going to fucking kill you!” Chief Felton raised his arm, signaling Brother Lil' Five and the others to charge at Fred.However, Fred stood up before he could even fully raise his arm. Before he realized what was going on, Fred slapped him across the face. Chief Felton blinked, his face slightly askew due to the force of the slap. He was too baffled to even react.“You motherfucker! Did you just fucking slap me?!”Fred’s arm swung again, and this time, Chief Felton felt the world around him turn for a bit.“I’m going to fucking kill—”Another slap cracked through the air.“Motherfucking—”It was followed by two consecutive slaps.“You fucking—”It was three consecutive slaps, this time.It seemed like the moment Chief Felton said a word, he would be immediately 'rewarded' with a slap. Chief Felton found himself u
“T-Tea, Mr. Fred?” “M-Mr. Fred, here! H-have some fruits!”“A-A smoke, Mr. Fred?”Within half an hour, the atmosphere within the Coiled Serpants’ manor had changed completely.Fortune could not believe his eyes at all as he watched the various leaders of the Coiled Serpents offer Fred fruits and tea like they were his handmaidens. These men sparked fear in every Delta Valley gang member, and even officials of Delta Valley’s government treated them with a degree of respect.Upon realizing that Fred’s tea, fruits, and cigarettes had already been accounted for, some leaders immediately fell to their knees and began giving Fred a massage.It was too cringe to watch how hard they were trying to please Fred. Still, Fortune understood why these people were acting this way. Anyone who saw Fred punch Felton’s tea-drinking pavilion to dust would react the same way. The fact that these leaders kept themselves from fainting over was a commendable feat in itself.“I, uh… Mr. Fred…”
The Coiled Serpent Gang was known for their 'tyranny' and 'rule' over Delta Valley, yet before Fred Hoffman, these men fell to their knees in reverence at a mere glance. In a way, it was a little disappointing to see how easily they crumbled.Not that Fortune would ever voice or express his thoughts. Quickly, he followed behind Fred and asked, “Mr. Fred, should we head back to the hotel now?” “Mhm. There’s no point staying if they don’t have what I want. Try not to disappoint me, hmm?” Fred replied, his last sentence aiming at Brother Lil’ Five and the others. Nervousness seized their hearts, and they quickly nodded. “Don’t worry, Mr. Fred! We’ll start asking around immediately! We’ll find that Ancient Medicine for you, Mr. Fred!” Fred nodded again before taking Tyne’s hand as they walked out of the establishment.These leaders had their subordinates send Fred off. Only after making sure that the man was finally gone did they fall to the ground in a limp heap.“What the fuck
The Coiled Serpents started on their search immediately, and subordinates were dispatched everywhere to look for leads.Almost every alley and street had traces of these Coiled Serpents.Almost everyone who saw these members wondered what they were searching for. The Coiled Serpent Gang was the largest gang in Delta Valley, yet no one had seen such an extensive search before.Yet, this was far from the most confusing thing. Everyone expected this extensive search to last for over a week, yet all it took was a morning.Brother Lil’ Five and his men immediately made their way to Fred’s hotel room.“You’ve found it?” Both Tyne and Wester were stunned by what they heard.Despite knowing that the Coiled Serpent Gang had sent their men to search every corner of the city, they were not expecting this search to last less than a day. Even with Hunter’s connections, Wester had only found a handful of hints. Compared to his fruitless results, what the Coiled Serpents had managed to fin
“Yes, Chief!” In no time, a thin ordinarily dressed young man was brought into the room. He nodded at Brother Lil’ Five in greeting. “Brother Five!”“Don’t look at me! This is Mr. Fred.” Brother Lil’ Five was sweating nervously and pointed at Fred when he saw how this new subordinate greeted him first. The young man immediately understood that Fred was the most powerful man in the room and immediately turned to him.Fred waved him off before he could greet him. “No need. I just have a few questions. What is your name? And where are you from?” “M-My name is Otto Mort…” the young man started.Perhaps he was nervous as he kept stuttering. After a while, he continued, “I-I live in a small village in… in the outskirts of Delta Valley. There’s Watersun River outside our village, s-so people call our village Watersun Village! B-But my dad said that our village has its own name. I-It’s called Starbell Village.”It was Starbell Village. Fred asked again, “Why is your village called
Although Starbell Village was located not too far from Delta Valley, it still took Fred and his party a whole half a day to reach the place via SUV due to the bumpy terrain. After getting off the car, the group looked at the village gates and saw a plaque with the name Watersun Village written on it. It hung on the three-meter-high arch. Fred immediately looked at Otto who was beside him and asked, “Is this your village?"Otto did mention before they came here that Starbell Village had now been renamed to Watersun Village. Only some of the older people in the village knew that it used to be called Starbell Village“Y-Yes!”It was obvious that Otto had not been back for a long time. Now that he was home, there was a look of youthful excitement on his face despite him giving Fred a restrained nod.The truth was Otto had been a little afraid of Fred at first.The Coiled Serpent Gang was the overlord of Delta Valley, yet Fred had been able to subdue the leaders who Otto thought were
Marciella walking away did not bode well with the giant snake. Marciella was its food! How could it accept that its food had escaped?Marciella had not moved far yet. She reluctantly looked back at Fred.She did not know how Fred would handle the River God. She could only hope Fred would be okay!When Fred saw that she had left, he geared up, rubbing his palms in glee. He had an eager look on his face, which confused the giant snake.It was the snake’s first time meeting a man like Fred!How strange indeed!At this time!Suddenly, Fred said with hostility etched on his face, "Hey, Big Snake, what are you going to do now?"The snake's attention was entirely focused on him, which seemed off to Fred."What I’m going to do?"The giant snake fixated its eyes on Fred. It felt that it could handle a human like Fred easily.“I’m going to kill you with one bite! How dare you look down on me like this!"The giant snake rushed toward Fred fiercely at a speed so fast that no one could
Fred was annoyed by the giant snake's arrogant tone. Fred squinted his eyes at the snake and asked in confusion, "Why are you making that face?"“Huh?"The giant snake was shocked. He thought that Fred would submit to him, but to his surprise, Fred was not shaken at all.The snake was about to lose his temper.“Dirty snake, haven't I made myself clear enough? I think you are probably sleep-talking if you want me to hand over my people to you..." Fred said impatiently.At this moment…Feeling that it was being ridiculed, the snake said suddenly, "You punk, this is the first time anyone spoke to me this way. What is your name?"“Me?"Fred was stunned subconsciously, not knowing what the snake wanted. Suddenly, he understood.“Did you want to know my name so you can remember me, bow down before me, and become my follower? Sure, I’ll give you that chance!"He was adding fuel to the fire. The giant snake almost spat out blood in anger!"What? You want me to follow an immature bei
Huh!?Putting aside Marciella, even Fred could not hide his shock as a giant snake appeared from under the water!A giant snake!How could it be!?Fred's eyes widened at the sheer size of the snake. "A Giant Snake… Is this the so-called River God?"Moreover, the size was humongous. The snake must be at least ten stories high!What a huge snake!Fred finally understood why he felt a powerful force under the water!There was a sharp glint in the giant snake’s eyes! That was the blinking light from time to time!"Who comes here? Are you from the village? Who do you plan to sacrifice to me this time?" As soon as the giant snake spoke, Fred realized that this was not the first time it had done this.The snake seemed familiar with the ritual process. Obviously, the villagers had witnessed this giant snake before. This was the meeting between the two sides! Fred felt uncomfortable at this. As for the giant snake, it felt bemused when it saw Fred. The snake had never seen Fred befo
Fred was going to risk it all to open this girl's eyes!The force from the punch was extraordinary! As soon as the tree was hit by the seismic fist, it fell immediately and the whole tree split neatly in two!Marciella was dumbfounded!Although she knew how powerful Fred was, to witness his power was a different thing entirely!"Master Fred, your power is insane!"Marciella could not help but applaud.Fred seemed indifferent, as though he had no feeling at all about this."Is it? Why do you think so?"He looked so indifferent.For Ancient Martial Arts, things did not get any simpler than this!"You’re so strong. Anyway, I don’t doubt you anymore..." Marciella sighed, suddenly feeling very sad. "This is the reward of being educated. If we were more knowledgeable, we wouldn’t be so clueless.”"Haha, if you can't solve your issues, your descendants can work harder," Fred said with a wink.Marciella said, "Mr. Fred, I needed to ask you something! What if our luck was changed ju
What Fred said aroused her curiosity."What does it look like when you offer a sacrifice?"Fred knew he could not speak of this matter. Sure enough, Marciella felt a little downcast after Fred said the words. She did not know why Fred would say such a thing. Suddenly, Fred felt bad about it.He coughed and said, "Don't think too much about it... I just want to find a clue. Maybe we could find a solution. Why does it never rain in your village?""Huh?"Marciella's eyes, which were still a little dejected, suddenly realized what was important and asked hurriedly, "Mr. Fred, are you saying that the reason why it never rains in our village is because someone is behind it?"Although Fred was unwilling to admit it, he could not help but nod. "Yes, this is exactly what you thought!""For real?!"Marciella felt hopeful again when she heard this. She said hastily, "The thing you asked about is pretty simple. You can just check out that place!""That place?"Fred turned around to see w
Marciella found herself nodding in agreement with Fred's harsh assessment. "You're spot on," she said. "That woman is nothing but vile!"Seeing Marciella's reaction, a rare smile crossed Fred's face as he nodded back. "Glad you see it my way," he said.What caught Fred off guard was the villagers' reaction. One by one, their faces turned ashen with despair.It seemed to them that nothing could be worse than the predicament they were facing. The absence of the witch spelled doom for the village—it was like their last shred of hope had vanished. They had all put their faith in her to charm the River God into blessing them with rain, which would have brought some peace to their troubled lives. However, now their chances seemed to have dried up just like their fields. Fred stood there, his face a mask of serenity amidst the chaos.In the moments that followed, the village chief was a picture of despair, his only option was to send everyone home while he racked his brain for a backup pl
"What?"Fred did not even have time to blink before the witch suddenly made a move.It was like a bomb went off.Kaboom!Then, she was dead!Fred dusted off his hands, even surprising himself with his lack of tolerance for the witch.Now, though, he had a real headache. He had planned to clear the air with the witch and lay out the past so everyone would know the full picture.He thought that might just turn things around.The situation changed when she vanished, and Fred's plans were completely derailed. Then again, changing the villagers' minds was not going to be a walk in the park anyway. They were pretty set in their ways, thanks to all the stuff they had been fed.As such, just talking it out might not cut it. Heck, it could even mess with history!With the witch out of the equation, Fred figured he might as well try a different tactic. Maybe if he took out the guy in the cloak and worked his own magic to bring some rain, it could save a lot of hassle. The more he thoug
"No way!"The witch bristled with defiance. She could not accept that she was no match for Fred.As she noticed Fred's focus was locked on her, a sly idea popped up in her mind.Before she could act on it, though, she found herself pinned against the wall by Fred in a flash...Her face contorted in disbelief. She was pinned so tightly that she could not even move!The witch was completely overpowered, her heart racing with panic.How could he be so much stronger than her?Fred, on the other hand, seemed unfazed."What's going through your head? You don't seriously think you can take me on, do you?" Fred asked, his voice laced with skepticism.The witch felt utterly trapped, as if at any second, Fred might just finish her off."Look, I messed up, okay? Can we not do this? I'm old, just a pile of brittle bones—I can't take this kind of rough treatment!" the witch pleaded with Fred, trying a new tactic to get through to him.Fred was not falling for it. He looked at her with a
"Heh, I caught on to you a while back, you know. You've been tailing me, and I'm pretty sure you're here for me. Plus, you don't have the look of someone from our village. That means you are an outsider, and I'm your target, right? Listen, man, we don't have any beef with each other, so why are you sticking your nose where it doesn't belong?"The witch had sensed the raw power rolling off Fred, and it was enough to send shivers down her spine!At that moment, she knew that challenging Fred was not going to be a walk in the park! If she had spotted him earlier in the forest, it would not have been good news for her. For starters, she had no clue how many tricks Fred had up his sleeve, and if he took her down, she and her buddy would be toast.However, the witch was not about to let Fred take her out without a fight! She racked her brain and finally settled on one strategy!She would try to sweet-talk him, hoping Fred would fall for her words just like everyone else, and fall into he