Direct flight to Ao Island?
Some things don’t need to be spelled out; just hearing these four words, Zhou Wang and Guo Bing already understood.
So many millionaires have lost everything there.
A famous mogul from Ao Island once said, we don’t need to cheat; by simply perpetually siphoning off right from the top, we’re naturally the winners.
It’s just a simple math problem, but too many people fail to see it clearly, or even if they know they’re bound to lose, they still charge into the abyss with the reckless hope of beating those billion-to-one odds.
In reality, it might not even be an abyss. Often, if you know the principle of timely loss mitigation, you’ll find life’s margin for error is much higher than you imagine, and you’ll have countless opportunities to stand up again.
Unfortunately, in this world, truly smart people are forever the minority.
The vast majority of mediocres, even if they know all the truths, still can’t live a good life.
Just like the middle-aged man currently pleading with Manager Chen. His suit is clearly a high-end brand, but unfortunately, the edges show deep signs of wear, indicating he once thrived, but those days are gone forever.
"Does your club provide such direct access service?"
Perhaps because of the middle-aged man’s accent, Zhou Wang, who was oddly disapproving of this scene, frowned and asked.
"Because we are deeply partnered with several clubs on Ao Island, this is just one of the additional services. The exclusive flight passage for VIP channeling is provided by large conglomerates over there. We just offer some credibility assurance, granting different credit overdraft limits to various members."
Qiu Yao explained, "Our boss actually doesn’t rely on this for profit. Quite the contrary, if a club member wants to walk that path for the first time, he often tries to dissuade them. But some members are too deeply addicted to be stopped. According to the boss, it’s human nature."
Zhou Wang of course understood these principles, so he gave one last glance at the man, shook his head, prepared to look away, and suddenly uttered "Huh?"
It was precisely this last glance where he saw a spark on the man called "Old Qi".
This "spark" is literal; there was some actual gleaming light on him.
That light carried a hint of illusion, yet to Zhou Wang, it was familiar because the edges of the system panel also flicker with such a colored glow.
However, very quickly, the glow disappeared as if it was just an illusion to Zhou Wang.
But Zhou Wang knew he couldn’t be mistaken, so he thought about it and directly activated the "Visualization Switch" on the "Chessboard Map".
This button is also on the chessboard in Hang City’s "Wolong Realm", and its main function is to invert Zhou Wang’s vision, hiding those dazzling lights on the map when not needed.
Otherwise, always living in a bizarre world filled with "question marks" and "exclamation points", over time, Zhou Wang feared his spirit might also become abnormal.
Once the board button was toggled, the surrounding space suddenly transformed dramatically for Zhou Wang.
In this expansive hall, flowing colors of varied lights acted as silent guides.
Amusing Zhou Wang, even the girl sitting directly across from him, Qiu Yao, had a grey exclamation mark above her head.
According to Zhou Wang’s experience, this signifies that through deeper understanding, he could at least discover rewards equivalent to a "Grey Magic Ball" on this girl.
However, by today, Zhou Wang couldn’t even be bothered to glance at such an ordinary million-level reward anymore; if he were greedier, there’s no way he could keep up.
Glancing again at the middle-aged man, sure enough, Zhou Wang found the clue.
He was flickering with a kind of golden glow Zhou Wang had never seen before, obviously different from the "Golden Magic Ball". Plus, there were no question marks or exclamation marks above his head.
"What does this mean?"
The system remained silent as ever, offering no useful hints to Zhou Wang, which left him somewhat frustrated.
At this moment, the waiter came to serve the meal, with Zhou Wang still unable to figure out the crux of it all, he decided to switch off the "Visualization Switch" on the chessboard, intending to fill his belly first.
After a lavish meal and drink, just as Zhou Wang calmly put down his glass, the middle-aged man who had left the hall following Manager Chen’s combined persuasion with security now returned.
He held a document bag in his hand, while beside him was Manager Chen looking slightly helpless.
Under Zhou Wang’s surprised gaze, the middle-aged man briskly walked to the small stage, replacing the violinist from before, gripping the microphone, and addressed the hall:
"Friends, pardon the interruption. My name is Qi Kai, a Yunan Province businessman roaming in Magic City, also a senior Golden Diamond Member at Club No. 9, having been a member for over three years."
The middle-aged man started with a self-introduction. From his relaxed expression and eloquent speech, it was apparent he wasn’t a common person, easily handling such situations notwithstanding his genuinely off-standard Mandarin.
Men and women at various tables in the hall lifted their gaze to take a look at him.
"The purpose of my appearance is to transfer some things I own."
Qi Kai said, gesturing to the document bag in his hand, "This includes two factories totaling over 30 acres, containing multiple high-precision devices and land use rights exceeding 20 years. Although there are remaining mortgage loans still unpaid, the total value still surpasses thirty million."