Chapter 93: I Am the True Immortal Healer!
"Uh... I think, really, this matter requires careful consideration, Young Master Ye. Purchasing a mine is no trivial affair—"
"I can teach you all the lost and ancient medical arts of the Old Medicine Sect."
"All of them."
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Yes, the company has finally reached its most difficult hour. Lin Hongfei silently reached a conclusion for himself and the Guqi Province Industrial Manufacturing Company: whether they can get through this crisis will directly determine what heights the company can reach in the future.
During this time, Liao Xi has been frantically recruiting and training soldiers, all in preparation for the coming battle.
"I lost my parents at a young age, and was then sold to the palace... I’ve just left the palace, and arrived here. If I hadn’t met you, sir, I fear I would have already lost my innocence," Ren Hongxiu said, a hint of sadness in her voice.
"Uh..." The driver, still deep in his own imaginings, was suddenly startled by Ye Xian’s question. He glanced at Ye Xian—though strikingly handsome, the expression on his face was so terrifying that, even as he looked, he found himself unable to utter a single word.
Stepping out of the vehicle was Ali, eldest son of Caliph Hussein I. He had gone to the Chinese Command in Jeddah to seek help, but failed to obtain reinforcements. Upon returning to Mecca, he heard his father was about to jump to his death. Now, his face was pale, and his voice trembled as he spoke.
He finally realized where he had erred this time: he had underestimated the cunning of an old politician! At the same time, he had overestimated his friendship with Lukashenko, failing to discuss the matter with him at the earliest opportunity.
When Wu Kai heard that Lin Tiansheng was the new captain, he was momentarily stunned, then looked up at his own elder brother, Wu Kang.
All the demons around opened their eyes and stared; some who didn’t know him felt indignant on his behalf, while others secretly rejoiced.
Using an atomic bomb to destroy three stranded battleships? That’s an idea. However... wouldn’t diving bombers like the J-4E and Stuka be able to destroy the main gun turrets of those ships as well?
Therefore, at this moment, the pressure facing those in New York was becoming tremendous.
After all, Zhao Yafu understood Shao Bin’s heart well, but she also knew his ways—he was a notorious playboy in City CH, who had ruined countless girls and often pestered her.
The Sicilian Mafia in Italy, the Yamaguchi-gumi in Japan—all are internationally famous gangs. When the Green Gang became the top domestic syndicate, its status rose, making it a representative gang of the Chinese nation.
"You damned priest, you finally deign to appear?" Wang Cai gritted his teeth as he glared at Miaozhuzi.
This is one of the common magics used by the El-Melloi magicians: mercury magic. Mercury, as a liquid metal, possesses both fluidity and metallic properties, making it an excellent offensive weapon for magicians adept at water-based spells.
"Manzi, what do you think? Should we go to the hospital?" Zhang Xiaohu asked with concern.
The crude wooden huts and fences crackled in the flames; more than ten columns of thick smoke rose straight from the island, spreading high in the sky and lingering for a long time.
Clan structures and the old landlord class are the greatest obstacles to industrialization. In the late Qing era, the mainland’s Self-Strengthening Movement saw little progress, largely due to the conservative landlords who controlled local resources.
Everyone in the room lay scattered and slumped, clearly having drunk heavily the night before; some were still reeking of alcohol, and in the corner by the wall lay a heap of filth.