Chapter 43

"A lottery draw costs 100 gold coins. Do you wish to start?"

"Start!"

Ni Yongyao said without hesitation.

"Drawing..."

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a physical enhancement: Double Stamina!"

"Gold coin balance: 850."

"Double stamina? Not bad."

Ni Yongyao felt a warm current flow through his body, which quickly vanished.

Immediately, his energy surged, his mind became clearer, and his previously fatigued body returned to its peak state.

Double stamina, a simple and unadorned enhancement.

But for Ni Yongyao, the effect was very significant.

Ni Yongyao then chose to draw again.

"Drawing..."

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a rare item: Eight-Faced Han Sword — Chixiao!"

"Gold coin balance: 750."

[Item: Eight-Faced Han Sword — Chixiao]

[Effect: Unrivaled sharpness; after three consecutive strikes, it is guaranteed to sever the opponent's weapon.]

A flash of light flickered before Ni Yongyao, and a cold, gleaming, ancient-styled eight-faced Han sword appeared out of thin air.

The sword was long and narrow, with a crimson blade covered in dragon-shaped patterns.

The moment he saw the Chixiao Han sword, Ni Yongyao fell in love with it.

Ni Yongyao gripped the hilt and casually performed a sword flourish.

Originally, Ni Yongyao did not know how to use a sword, but he had obtained master-level blade techniques when he redeemed Storm Shadow.

Blades and swords are similar; it was enough to play around with the Han sword.

Chixiao was extremely heavy, far heavier than a standard eight-faced Han sword, and using it consumed a great deal of stamina.

Fortunately, Ni Yongyao had enhanced his stamina, so he had no issues using it.

Putting down Chixiao, Ni Yongyao opened the system panel again.

Two consecutive draws had yielded good rewards, making Ni Yongyao look forward to what he might draw next.

"System, start the draw!"

"Drawing..."

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a four-star assassin: John Wick!"

"Gold coin balance: 650."

"It's actually John Wick?"

Ni Yongyao felt a surge of joy upon seeing the system prompt.

John Wick, from the movie *John Wick*, was a legendary assassin who had completed many tasks in his career that were impossible for ordinary people.

His most well-known feat was taking out three professional assassins with nothing but a pencil.

The next moment, a flash of light passed.

A middle-aged man in a crisp suit appeared before Ni Yongyao; it was indeed John Wick.

[Name: John Wick]

[Profession: Assassin]

[Height: 185cm]

[Specialties: Shooting, driving, dog-raising]

John Wick had medium-length hair and a weary, melancholic gaze, making it clear at a glance that he was a man with a story.

"Mr. Ni."

John Wick knelt on one knee before Ni Yongyao.

Ni Yongyao looked John Wick over and nodded with satisfaction.

"Ding."

"Congratulations to the host, you have obtained master-level Mozambique shooting technique through John Wick!"

Following the system prompt, Ni Yongyao felt a vast amount of shooting techniques flood his mind.

Muscle memory appeared simultaneously.

In an instant, Ni Yongyao possessed decades of shooting experience.

After absorbing this, Ni Yongyao chose to draw again.

"Drawing..."

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the full set of Nokia mobile phone patent technology!"

"Gold coin balance: 550."

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“A full set of Nokia mobile phone patent technology?”

Ni Yongyao saw the system notification, and his eyes lit up instantly.

Ni Yongyao felt a surge of joy; as a transmigrator, he knew very well the gold content of this patent technology.

Before the arrival of the smartphone era, Nokia was the absolute hegemon!

Other brands of mobile phones were completely unable to compete with it; they were merely green leaves serving as foils.

Ni Yongyao could foresee that once the mobile phones produced using this patent technology hit the market, they would surely sweep the entire mobile phone market.

After all, what was on the market now were all "Big Brothers" (brick phones); strictly speaking, they didn't even count as mobile phones, but rather mobile telephones.

Comparing the two, a lightweight and compact mobile phone was absolutely a dimensional strike.

The technological gap was even greater than that between the Galaxy No. 1 and other pagers.

“I must swallow up the pager market at the fastest speed, and then immediately set about producing mobile phones.”

After the joy, Ni Yongyao quickly thought.

In his memory, in the near future of 1992, the Nokia Company would release the first mobile phone in the true sense.

Ni Yongyao needed to complete mobile phone production and launch it into the market before that.

“The remaining gold coins cannot be used for drawing anymore; exchange them all for killers.”

To take over the entire pager market, the current production efficiency was far from enough; Ni Yongyao prepared to exchange for another batch of killers to supply the factory.

Immediately, Ni Yongyao left the Ni family manor and found a deserted place.

“Gold coin balance: 550.”

Ni Yongyao looked at the system panel and said: “System, exchange for five hundred one-star killers and five two-star killers.”

The next moment, over five hundred men with fierce temperaments appeared before Ni Yongyao.

“Mr. Ni!”

All the killers knelt on one knee simultaneously, pledging their loyalty to Ni Yongyao.

Looking at the sea of people, Ni Yongyao revealed a look of satisfaction.

At the same time, he sighed in his heart; if it weren't for Crown Prince, this high-quality leek, it wouldn't be easy to exchange for so many killers.

Ni Yongyao quickly made divisions, transferring three hundred people to the pager factory; with this batch of people joining, it was enough to double the production efficiency.

The remaining two hundred people were divided into five squads, led by the two-star killers.

Three of the squads were left to guard the Ni family to strengthen the defensive forces.

As for the other two squads.

Ni Yongyao looked at John Wick and asked: “John, how much do you know about the operating model of the Continental Hotel?”

The Continental Hotel is a special hotel open only to professional killers.

Its main functions are to provide logistical services and to issue and settle various killer missions.

“Everything.”

John Wick answered without hesitation.

In his life experience, half the time was spent killing people, and the other half was spent dealing with the Continental Hotel.

“Very good, I will give you two squads, plus five million in startup capital.

Within one month, I want to see a Continental Hotel open in Jiandong.”

Ni Yongyao instructed.

After drawing John Wick, this thought had popped into Ni Yongyao's head.

After all, if John Wick were only used as a killer, it would be too wasteful.

Compared to killing techniques, John Wick's decades of professional killer experience and his familiarity with the Continental Hotel system were the most valuable parts.

Therefore, Ni Yongyao decided to use John Wick as the core to establish a Continental Hotel in Jiandong, thereby opening up the killer market in Huigang.

In a sense, this could also be considered a vast blue ocean.

“Rest assured, Mr. Ni, I will complete the mission on time.”

John Wick nodded and said.

The next day.

Shallow Water Bay.

Jiang family villa.

In the living room, Jiang Tiansheng stood in front of the window, his expression anxious and restless, pacing back and forth.

Ever since Crown Prince left yesterday, Jiang Tiansheng had not received any news from Crown Prince.

At first, Jiang Tiansheng thought that Crown Prince had been slightly delayed due to seeking revenge.

However, as time passed, there was still no news from Crown Prince, which made Jiang Tiansheng unable to sit still, and he could only take the initiative to contact Crown Prince.

But after a dozen calls, none of them could get through.

Only then did Jiang Tiansheng finally realize that something had likely happened to Crown Prince.

Immediately, Jiang Tiansheng mobilized Hongxing to inquire about Crown Prince's news everywhere.

However, after a night passed, the news obtained only confirmed that Crown Prince had gone to Huoshizhou; what happened after that, no one knew.

“Beep beep beep!”

At this moment, Jiang Tiansheng's brick phone rang.

Jiang Tiansheng gave a start and hurriedly answered.

“How is it? Have you found Crown Prince?”

Jiang Tiansheng asked.

“Sorry Mr. Jiang, there is still no news of Crown Prince, but just now some brothers saw Ni Yongyao go out, and he looks like he doesn't have a single injury.”

On the other side of the phone was Hongxing's strategist Chen Yao.

“Ni Yongyao isn't injured?”

Hearing this news, Jiang Tiansheng's brows immediately furrowed tightly.

Crown Prince took eight hundred people to Huoshizhou for the very purpose of dealing with Ni Yongyao.

And now Crown Prince could not be contacted, the eight hundred people seemed to have evaporated into thin air, yet Ni Yongyao appeared unscathed.

This made Jiang Tiansheng think of the possibility he least wanted to face.

“Mr. Jiang, perhaps we all underestimated the Ni family...”

Chen Yao said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Jiang Tiansheng opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

Originally, in Jiang Tiansheng's view, the Ni family was just a bit troublesome and didn't count for much compared to the entire Hongxing.

That was why he gave Crown Prince eight hundred people to let Crown Prince go and handle Ni Yongyao.

Even the distribution of benefits after Crown Prince's retreat and Hongxing taking over Jiandong had already been arranged.

Yet he didn't expect that this would be the result he would get.

“Mr. Jiang?”

Chen Yao asked suspiciously, not hearing Jiang Tiansheng speak for a long time.

“Immediately notify all hall masters to go to the main hall for a meeting!”

Jiang Tiansheng came back to his senses and said after taking a deep breath.

The facts were already staring him in the face; even if Jiang Tiansheng didn't want to believe it, it was useless.

The top priority was to convene the Hongxing assembly to discuss what to do next.

“Alright, Mr. Jiang.”

Chen Yao agreed and then hung up the phone.

One hour later.

Hongxing, main hall.

Jiang Tiansheng sat in the main seat, and below him were all the Hongxing hall masters.

“For today's meeting, I think you all know why it was convened without me saying it.”

Jiang Tiansheng's gaze swept over the crowd, seeing faces with different expressions.

“Speak up, everyone, how to deal with the Ni family next.”

Jiang Tiansheng said.

As soon as these words were spoken, the main hall fell silent.

All eleven hall masters remained silent, and not a single person picked up Jiang Tiansheng's topic.

There was no longer the liveliness from before when Crown Prince's arm was broken, with everyone clamoring to take Jiandong and finish off Ni Yongyao.

A night of fermentation had already let all the hall masters know that something had happened to Crown Prince.

Crown Prince and eight hundred thugs evaporating into thin air had completely refreshed everyone's perception of the Ni family.

They clearly realized that the Ni family's strength was definitely not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

Therefore, none of them wanted to continue wading into these muddy waters.

Among these people, Chui Shuiji was the most shocked.

After all, just a few days ago, Chui Shuiji had personally visited Ni Yongyao.

Originally, Chui Shuiji just wanted to remind Ni Yongyao to prepare early so as not to be killed by Crown Prince.

He didn't expect Ni Yongyao's strength to be so great that he directly made eight hundred people go missing collectively.

This caused Ni Yongyao's status in Chui Shuiji's heart to instantly skyrocket, directly surpassing Hongxing.

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Even one flower, one evaluation ticket, or one monthly ticket is fine.............