Chapter 380: Bruno

Margret sat in her room, a popsicle in her mouth as she typed on her computer.Geett the latest novels at novelhall.com

“Fuck...” she cursed. Her revenue from stocks was not as big as she was expecting. Victor was right, some other time traveler was messing with the timeline.

Although they were working very subtly and only making profits on the margins, their effect was getting bigger and bigger, affecting Margret’s predictions.

There were a few things that she could figure out though.

Firstly, the other side was not a lone person, they were acting through an organization so it was very hard to pinpoint their origins. They are like a swarm of rats in the stock market, nearly indistinguishable from the average broker!

Secondly, they started their actions more than five years ago as there were few things from back then that diverged from Margret’s memories.

So, after cursing for another five minutes, Margret finished her herbal tea as she set a few random Buy positions before turning the screen off. She pushed her chair back and relaxed wondering what to do.

Victor did give her a few ideas for investment projects, but they were not feasible in the short term.

Suddenly her phone rang... It was Lily!

“Did you finish cucking Victor?” Margret asked immediately.

“Not yet...” Lily replied. “Do me a favor, can you get the company’s private plane to be at my disposal?”

“Didn’t Victor prepare one for you and your sisters?”

“It won’t work, I need a second one to lose a rat who is tailing me... I didn’t expect their surveillance to be this thorough.”

“Oh... Fine, I will tell the men there to be expecting you...” Margret said. Such things were usually handled by Aria, but that girl didn’t really understand what the word ‘Subtle’ meant and tended to ask too many unnecessary questions. Margret on the other hand, asked nothing. Every girl had the right to keep some secrets.

“Thanks...” Lily said. “By the way, I met Lulu... You owe me one...” she added then hung up immediately.

“Thanks... I guess... Wait... Didn’t she just ask me for a favor... Whatever...” Margret said to herself as she sent a message to Aria’s secretary to prepare the plan then threw her phone on her desk and looked at the ceiling.

So the idiots were back, and they were already making trouble... She really didn’t like her aunt''s family. But those guys did take care of her when she was in need so she was taking care of them in her own way. Educating them and taking some revenge in the process.

It seemed like sending them to work the mines for a month was not enough to fix their crooked ways, maybe she should try sending them on a whaling boat instead. Lulu always complained that she was not tan enough.

Wait... Since Lulu was already in town, Abe would surely be here too. Maybe she would be able to put those two to good use after all.

Cracking the popsicle in her mouth, Margret quickly began to plan her next move.

...

“Elder Theodore, Young Master Mike, Young Master Victor, this way please!”

As soon as the helicopter landed on the island''s port, the family of three was invited into an electrical train cart that quickly drove on a golden engraved track toward the entrance of the Ruins that were located in the middle of the island. That area was technically within the Ruin’s boundaries, so engines like the ones used in helicopters didn’t work! Even the electrical engines used by the carts that were meant to transport people and materials barely worked.

It took them 10 minutes to reach the entrance which was guarded by a grand 30-foot-long heavy metal gate that can only be operated manually by a group of muscular men.

“Welcome!” A mean-looking man with a bald head and a hooked nose welcomed the group of three as soon as they descended from the cart.

“Manager Tin, it’s been a while...” Theodore said with a bright smile.

“It has been a while indeed, Master Theodore! This way please!” Tin, who shot Mike and Victor an inspecting glance, quickly began guiding them toward the gate that was open at the moment.

Victor just followed quietly as he looked around. This entire island became a giant hole that was swallowed by the ocean the last time he was here. And the family records concerning this place were all ransacked with it, so Victor had no idea what to expect here.

Behind the gates, the three were welcomed by a huge stone-floored corridor that headed deep into the mountain with a slit inclination downward.

It was dimly lit by flickering electrical lights and its stone walls. Those lights seemed to dim as they walked further inside, a proof of the gradual change of world rules.

On the ground, more than one metal track was laid above the stone. They should be used to transport ore from the mines inside but at the moment they were empty.

Looking at the small debris left on the ground, Victor casually used his appraisal skill. He wanted to know for real what the materials they extracted from this mine were as the family documents were not always reliable.

As the materials here are mostly otherworldly, his X-ranked appraisal skills should work on them! It is the first time he tried using it like this.

; ; [A ROCK]

BLACK OBSIDIAN, C 89%

BLACK IRON, E 6%

DARK QUARTZ, F 5%

BLACK GOLD, A 1%

SACRED IRON, SSS 0.0001%

Victor gasped, then began to cough...

“Young master... The area here is a little dirty because they transport the ores here, so be careful not to cause a lot of dust while walking,“ Manager Tin advised.

Victor just ignored him. His mind was just racing too fast to comprehend things.

No wonder that shit bastard Light lord took this entire mine. It had fucking SACRED IRON, a material so precious that wars would be fought over small chunks of it!

This thing was the exact opposite of HELL IRON, it not only restricted the use of Mana and skills, but it even absorbed their energy weakening all skills'' effects.

When it was first discovered, it was used as both shields and shackles for players. They even built an entire prison out of it.

It was only later when it was purified enough that they found out it was possible to create a Mana semiconductor by combining it with Hell Iron. This was just before Victor returned in time though, so he was not sure.

Damn it... The family must have known something, that’s why they were using mortals to mine this place! If a player were to inhale the dust created here for a long time, their skills would deteriorate.

The question was whether the family had a way to extract and purify this material... Probably not. They don’t even know what was causing this effect as Sacred Iron is notoriously hard to refine without a proper technology.

If Victor''s guess was correct they were either using the ores as building materials or extracting just the metals in the ore and using it to create shields.... Those will have a tiny amount of the material so they will offer some magic resistance.

“Did something happen here?” Theodore asked. “Why are there no workers around?” he added as he looked around. It was rare to see this place empty like this.

“Ah... There was an accident in the mines, so we had to stop the mining operation temporarily, I am sorry, but I don’t have the liberty to discuss it now. I believe the supreme elders inside will inform you!” Tin quickly said making Theodore face''s change. He knew something.

An accident? Did anything like this happen before? Victor wondered. He had no recollection, and Lily would surely have told him if there was anything of importance.

The family documents did say something about an old incident though, but it didn''t go into much detail.

“I see...” Theodore nodded with a grave face. “I hope you are taking care of Luke...” Theodore whispered as they walked, making Victor raise one eyebrow. It seemed like Theodore had arranged for someone to take care of his son who was ordered to work the mines as a punishment.

“Don’t worry elder, although he had some tough bones, after a few rounds of ‘education’ he learned his place... I made sure to ‘take care of him’!” Tin said with a knowing smirk, making Theodore’s smile disappear as she began to glare at Tin. When he told Tin to take care of Luke, he meant to do it literally, not figuratively!

; ;

The only reason a muscle head like this guy could become an elite is because he was simply too strong. For the coming tournament, he was the perfect contestant. A perfect Tank!

Victor never met this guy in his previous life, but he heard about him. He also knew that he died in the tournament. It was a big deal back then because this confident idiot bet something big with the opponent and ended up making the family pay!

; ;

NAME: Bruno Von Weise

LEVEL: 42

CLASS: TITAN AVATAR, S

AUTHORITY: 6

Strength: 358

Agility: 100

Intelligence: 20

Luck: 25

Charm: 24

Order: 95

SKILLS :

Temporary Immortality, SSS

Fire Resistance, S

Poison Resistance, S

Damage Resistance, S

Shock Resistance, S

Stun Resistance, AAA

Crush Crush, AAA

Rocking shout, AAA

Boil Blood, A

Fist Arts, A

Endurance, A

Instant Death Resistance, B

Dagger Arts, D

Sword Arts, E

Evade, F

Spear Arts, F

Cooking, F

Shadow Hiding, F

Bloodline:

ELDER DRAGON, 61% (UNAWAKENED)

EQUIPMENT:

Defense Talisman, S

Death Copper Knuckles, A

Storage Ring, B

FATE:

FATE’S POWER: C

DEFINED FATE: GET KILLED BY SOLARA VON ASTROM

DESTINY LIST 10 ORDER POINTS TO UNVEIL

Victor sighed... No matter how strong one is, there is always a way to kill him. He reminded himself to be careful.

As Victor appraised Bruno, the latter, who came here to make trouble, began to look around searching for ‘Victor’, then after failing, turned to behind him with a questioning look.

He was looking at none other than Bill who pushed him here!

The latter who heard Victor’s answer and wanted to kick Bruno’s ass but didn’t dare to make trouble could only turn away as if he didn’t notice anything.

“BILL! This one is not VICTOR!” Bruno yelled, making Bill almost curse at him then turn and slowly head toward his two cousins... Many of the heirs and elders who were not on his team began to look at him with mocking smiles waiting to see him make a joke out of himself, so he had to act.

“Cousin Victor... You mustn’t really joke with cousin Bruno, he is a very... eh... ‘Sensible and Righteous’ man!” he said casually as he kept his composter.

“AH... ARE YOU JOKING WITH ME?” Bruno, who got angry all of a sudden, asked. He didn’t like it when the others made jokes about him.

“He is the one calling you ‘Sensible’ and ‘Righteous’, not me!” Victor quickly said, pointing at Bill.

“What? How dare you!” Bruno turned to face Bill. This guy was as gullible as it was rumored.

“I...” Before Bill could say anything, one of the side rooms’ doors opened and a distinct sound of high heels on the stone floor sounded in the room making everyone turn to look, including Bruno who shrieked immediately as if he saw the scariest thing in the world.

The newcomer was none other than Grandma Ann, accompanied by the patriarch Morris who followed her as a puppy.

Behind them, Theodore, Alice who seemed angry and an elder who seemed to have just had his ass handed to him hurried after.

“WE GREAT THE PATRIARCH!” Everyone bowed. They were in fact bowing for Ann, but officially it was for the patriarch.