Plans of Earl

"Of course, the USB flash drive I gave you contains the basic knowledge about magic." Jack felt delighted as he saw a substantial amount of money entering his account, waving his hand casually. "I won't take it back now, and I'll personally teach you magic!"

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"That's it?" Bruce sat on the chair, feeling a bit uneasy.

"That's right, that's it," Jack nodded.

"Isn't it... too informal?" Bruce asked.

Just after the deal was concluded, Bruce was about to leave, but Jack stopped him, suggesting that it would be better to seize the moment and start the teaching right away.

Feeling the changes before and after, even Bruce, accustomed to using his money ability, fell silent.

The money ability is truly useful!

If I had known better, I should have just thrown out the money and utilized the money skill. I used to think that someone with Jack's strength might not be interested in money.

"You sit like this," Jack said, "I will channel the magic power into your body through your back and then guide you to feel that power... This method allows you to perceive the existence of mana the fastest. If you have the qualifications for mana, you will undoubtedly learn it successfully!"

Bruce being a man, there was no need for him to take off his clothes. He simply sat on the chair, and Jack began the process by transmitting magic power through his back.

No wonder what Bruce said was so informal... but looking at it this way, it was really a bit hasty.

But for Jack, it's enough. Even if it's a grand affair, a banquet, or an apprenticeship ceremony, isn't it still the same way of teaching?

Under Jack's urging, mana began to slowly flow into Bruce's body.

Bruce remembered what Jack had told him before and began to feel the energy carefully.

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Earl sat in the office with a serious expression.

Yesterday, his assistant informed him that he might have found something.

Among Falcone's goods, there is an extra container, which is probably the missing weapon of the Wayne Group!

However, when the assistant went to investigate, he never came back...

Earl guessed the fate of the assistant. In Gotham, such sudden disappearances are common.

However, this kind of disappearance usually happens to those with low status and little power. Now, this disappearance happened to the assistant to the chairman of Wayne Group!

This is simply an aboveboard provocation!

But the problem is that Earl really has no way to respond to this provocation now!

He had previously asked his assistant to conceal the loss of the weapon, and the assistant did a good job in this matter. But precisely because of this, he could not expose the matter now, otherwise, all the previous efforts would be wasted, and he might be arrested again. Punishment!

Before Wayne Group went public, and before his plan to devour Wayne Group shares was officially launched, Earl was just a chairman. Bruce could replace him at any time if he wanted!

In Earl's perspective, he had successfully deceived Bruce, laying the groundwork for his power-seizing plan after the public launch of Wayne Group. He couldn't afford to let the missing weapon be exposed and jeopardize his carefully crafted scheme.

To address the assistant's matter, Earl took steps to handle it discreetly. The official report stated that the assistant was "fired due to a lack of a serious work attitude," conveniently stored in the files as if Earl were oblivious to the assistant's disappearance.

Next on Earl's agenda was to locate Fox in the Department of Applied Science. Upon reaching the department, Earl found Fox to be the sole occupant of the vast warehouse.

Earl's strategic move involved initially transferring Fox to this department and subsequently decentralizing power by relocating all other staff. This maneuver effectively turned Fox into a minister with a titular role but no genuine authority, leaving him powerless to resist.

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