Victoria Harbour.
This is the largest port at the southern tip of the Golden Oak Kingdom.
Since entering the age of steam, through the development of industry, the national power of the Golden Oak Kingdom has been significantly improved, and its own economic growth and rapid industrial expansion have urgently required more raw material production areas and commodity dumping areas.
Victoria Harbor is such an important node connecting the Golden Oak Kingdom and many colonies.
Every day, a large number of giant merchant ships with thick black smoke sail into the port, dump a large amount of goods, and at the same time pile up the same weight of local goods, whether it is local administrators, handicraftsmen, coolies on the docks, or even hawkers and Liuying always has a hurried look on her face.
For them, time is life! time is money!
As the pride of the port, the complex steam clock tower standing in the center of the port and at the highest point is also the only giant landmark building in the entire kingdom with the unit of time accurate to the second.
As soon as Vidi and the others arrived at the port, they were immediately stunned by the monster-like throughput and busyness.
"This is a symbol of the wealth and strength of the Golden Oak Kingdom, and there are customs tax reductions, so you can see special products from all over the world!"
Wu Ming led the team to a hotel to complete the accommodation procedures: "Now we are disbanded, we can play here for a week, and then take a yacht to go to sea! Be careful, the casino and the bar are not where you should go now!"
At the end, he still unconsciously added a sentence.
Because the needs of a large number of sailors have to be met, gambling and some kind of service industry are very developed here.
"cut!"
Viddy gestured dismissively.
This guy proudly declared to Wu Ming that he had been honorably laid off from the department-level position when he was in middle school, and now he can be regarded as one of the most romantic people in Yinchao City, who is proficient in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.
Of course, most of them were hidden from his parents, otherwise he would definitely be beaten to death.
"Steven, don't worry, we are all adults, we know the seriousness!"
Neville also spoke calmly, but Wu Ming secretly rolled his eyes.
He was too familiar with this guy who had been cultivated by himself. Neville's eyes lit up when he heard Victoria Harbour, obviously looking forward to it for a long time.
Not to mention, through these years of business sharing, he has also saved a considerable amount of net worth, and it seems that he is ready to spend a good deal of extravagance.
"Angelina, how about we go to the mall? Don't you like the fashion of the Bauhinia Federation the most? There are many here!"
Wu Ming looked at his sister next to him.
"I'm tired!"
The little girl held her head proudly, and slammed the door of the room behind her.
"The little girl's rebellious period has come, it's okay!"
Lenny next to Philip said in a very gentle tone, but secretly pinched Philip next to him.
"what you do?"
Philip raised his hands to express his grievances: "I never had the idea of visiting the red light district. It's all those two guys, Vidi and Neville!"
"How dare you say it!"
Facts have proved that no matter which world, a man in love is definitely no match for a woman in terms of reasoning.
"whee… "
Seeing the two people fighting, and finally discussing whether to go to a famous couple's restaurant for a meal and take a commemorative photo, Alice suddenly leaned over: "Steven, what are you going to do tonight?"
"I have a date!"
"What?"
Alice obviously misunderstood something, and her face flushed with anger: "I didn't expect you to be this kind of person!"
"Well… "
Wu Ming looked at the back of her leaving angrily, and was a little speechless: "I'm going to deal with business!"
…
night.
All kinds of brilliant neon lights are flashing everywhere in the port, especially in the outer harbor, the huge searchlight is like the sun, the light is stronger than the daytime, even if a needle is dropped on the ground, it can be seen clearly.
After the coolies on the docks during the day were done, they were replaced by a group of night shift workers.
The entire port is running day and night, just like this, constantly handling goods from all over the world.
"Nightless Port! Really worthy of the name!"
Wu Ming was wearing a black windbreaker, hat and sunglasses.
He was already tall, but after changing his appearance a little, I'm afraid even Neville and Vidi would not be able to recognize him face to face.
At this moment, he was sitting under a roadside sun umbrella in a coffee shop, with a red rose in front of him.
"Are you... the boss?"
A fashionable and young woman came over, with bright lipstick on her lips and a strong smell of perfume on her body, she just sat directly opposite Wu Ming.
"it's me!"
Wu Ming's voice also became thicker: "Why are you dressed like this?"
This woman is naturally Diya, she chuckled lightly: "Is there anything more suitable for publicity than a wandering warbler? In Victoria Harbour, this identity is the best cover."
"how?"
She suddenly licked her lips, with a seductive look on her face: "Handsome guy, do you want to play?"
"Although your mental strength has improved again, you don't have to show off that trick in front of me!"
Wu Ming remained motionless.
"Tch, it's so boring!"
Diya dragged her chin with one hand, sucking the drink in front of her. The translucent lemonade gracefully disappeared between her two red lips along with the straw, making all the men beside her look envious.
"How are things going?"
As Wu Ming got closer, the fragrance on Diya's body became stronger.
"I've already contacted him, and the other party agreed to sell the treasured "Final Yan Jiaoshu", the condition is 300,000 gold dollars! Only cash, no checks, mortgages..."
Wu Ming is quite interested in the history of this world.
And through Diya's secret investigation and pursuit, he finally obtained a clue to an ancient book that might be left by an ancient superhuman.
It's just that this "Final Teaching" is too famous. As a mysterious item, it is even related to several cult rebellion incidents in history. Although it has become an ordinary collection now, the seller does not want to cause trouble.
"Only three hundred thousand?"
Wu Ming smiled slightly, the price was not too high, but too low: "It seems that our trading partner has caused a lot of trouble..."
"As long as it's the real copy, it's fine!"
Neville and James' side of the wealth that he can use is only a very small part on the surface.
The real property is the accumulation of this woman, Diya.
After all, with her hypnotism, it's too easy to secretly save money as long as she has some tricks.
"It's not too late, let's make a deal immediately! I'll go there myself! After this is done, I can go all out to investigate the ruins in the Red Coral Sea."
Wu Ming set the tone.
…
at the same time.
In Victoria Harbour, in a certain warehouse.
"I didn't do it, let me go, let me go!"
A middle-aged man knelt on the ground, crying bitterly: "I really don't know where John went, I only know that he carried that book with him!"
"Humble maggots dare to covet our wealth!"
A handsome man in a black tuxedo with pale skin and a bow tie murmured, "Could it be... that we have been silent for too long? Let the world forget the fear of us?"
"Jie Jie..."
The dark red light flickered, and a gorgeous woman in a blood robe also walked in slowly, her high-heeled shoes rubbed against the ground, making a sharp sound.
"What era is it now? Joseph, if you still can't get rid of your outdated concepts brought in the coffin, one day, you will die a horrible death!"
"Where's Zack?"
The man named Joseph did not answer directly, but asked instead.
"That idiot has a sick brain. He fought a lot on the colonial battlefield, and even dared to charge the steam tank. He was almost beaten to pieces by the cannon. I stuffed him in the delivery box. It should be delivered in a few days, anyway. His resilience is also at an abnormal level... "
The gorgeous woman laughed.
"Very well, we are willing to pay any price in order to regain the sacred object. Once we start a war with this city, we must have a suitable meat shield in front!"
Joseph nodded.
It's not because of this reason that Zach's reckless guy doesn't know how many times he should have died.
"Is this trash still useful?"
As soon as the beautiful woman rolled her eyes, she saw the ordinary captive on the ground and licked her lips: "Why don't you leave it to me!"
"Wait a minute!"
No matter how dull he was, the prisoner at this time knew that the two in front of him probably did not belong to the sequence of ordinary people. Under the fear of death and severe fright, his head suddenly cleared up, and the speed of operation was also greatly accelerated: "I remembered! John said that he made an appointment with a buyer and was going to sell the book. He also said that after this deal is completed, he can retire honorably..."
"Only this is not enough!"
The woman stepped forward and lifted the captive's chin with her fingertips: "Let me see for myself..."
The next moment, blood splattered in this small warehouse!
…
"what happened?"
On the other side, Wu Ming was holding a suitcase and waiting silently with Di Ya on the wasteland of a factory.
"Why don't you come?"
Diya complained.
"I have a bad feeling..."
For his own whim, Wu Ming still believes very much.
However, the degree this time is far less than before. Obviously, even if something happens, it is not a big deal.
He waited for another ten minutes before looking at the grass next to him.
"Diya?"
rustle!
The grass trembled for a while, and a person came out.
He looked to be in his thirties or forties, with an unshaven beard and bloodshot eyes, as if he hadn't slept well for several days.
"John?"
Meihu screamed in surprise: "How did you become like this?"
"Not because of that damn book!"
John smirked.