Xu Yi struggled to look away from the Alchemy Revolver, took a deep breath, and changed the subject, "On the way in here, I seed to have seen priests from the church, what are they doing here?"
Jas didn't press Xu Yi to make a decision right away, he smiled and answered, "Don't mind them, they want to shut down the Skysea Lake resort, can you believe that?"
"Why is that?" Xu Yi suddenly beca interested.
"This area, there used to be a legend about a demon, but a legend is just a legend, and it's not credible, especially since that's all in the distant past," Jas said, shaking his head.
Xu Yi looked at Jas in surprise, why was it another "Cursed Land"?
The old theater before, and now this resort, could it be that Jas made his fortune through this thod?
Xu Yi had actually guessed right, the reason Jas had risen so quickly in such a short ti was by developing "Cursed Lands" everywhere.
After all, "Cursed Land" was indeed cheap, and as long as it is developed, the profits could easily multiply dozens of tis, which would confuse anyone.
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"The people from the church are too superstitious, and they interfere too much. What demon could there be in this place? Moreover, before we started developnt, I already had several exorcists co to inspect the place, and there were no issues at all," Jas said with disdain.
This flag is raised too high, even the protagonist can't stand it! Xu Yi really wanted to comnt.
Of course, he understood Jas's reasoning, the benefits of developing this place were so great, which capitalist could resist?
There is a saying that perfectly describes capitalists.
With a profit of fifty percent, capitalists take risks, with a profit of one hundred percent, they dare to trample all the laws of society, and with a profit of three hundred percent, they dare to risk the hangman's noose!
Xu Yi also reminded himself to strike a balance between risk and profit. Although he had the Resurrection Coin, he still needed to be cautious.
"The developnt here is supported by the governnt, I have invested so much, and we are about to open for business, but the church wants to shut it down, isn't that too overbearing?"
Jas, as a magnate, was now babbling like a market woman, which speaks volus about the pressure he must feel lately and his strong resentnt towards the church.
"That's true," Xu Yi casually responded.
Whether or not there were problems with this place, he was only here for this one ti and didn't plan to get involved in the conflict between Jas and the church.
It can't be that sothing will happen just during this one visit, right?
Xu Yi quickly stopped that train of thought, just thinking about it in his mind shouldn't count as raising the flag, right?
He gazed into the distance to distract himself.
On the distant beach, a group of slender won in swimsuits were frolicking and heading towards the lake; the weather was indeed perfect for swimming, especially in such a scenic place.
"Today is the first day that Skysea Lake is open, how about it, Mr. Xu, are you interested?" Jas noticed Xu Yi's gaze.
Xu Yi shook his head, "I can't swim, better not."
Of course, he wasn't soone who couldn't swim; when he was obsessed with sea hunting, he had even taken the ti to learn to dive, and he was actually quite good at swimming.
He just didn't want to cause any complications; after dealing with Jas, he planned to leave.
Jas had many tricks up his sleeve, and if he organized a grand sea party, a swimwear party or sothing, it would be hard to refuse, right? After all, which official could withstand such a test?
Just then, heavy dark clouds rolled in from the southeast, as if they were about to crush the entire world.
Xu Yi frowned and stared at the horizon. The weather had been clear and sunny just monts ago, but in just a few seconds, dark clouds covered the sky, and the day turned completely dark.
This sudden weather change gave Xu Yi an ominous premonition.
The rolling thunder gathered deep within the clouds, as if countless fierce beasts were roaring within the dark clouds. When the lightning had accumulated to its utmost, branched lightning crashed down with a sound like a thunderclap, illuminating the pitch-black sky.
Xu Yi stared intensely at the bolt of lightning. Sothing was wrong! There was sothing odd about that lightning!
He sensed an abnormal aura from the lightning; it was not naturally occurring but had been summoned by sothing.
The lightning struck directly into the center of the lake, scattering electric light in every direction.
"Quick, save them! Soone is drowning!" A piercing scream suddenly ca from the lake's edge.
Jas's face darkened. It was the first day the resort had opened, and such an incident had occurred, which was sure to impact the business of the resort adversely.
Fortunately, there were professional lifeguards at the lakeside. Upon hearing soone was drowning, the lifeguards had already swum toward the center of the lake.
The lifeguard plunged into the water and did not resurface for a long ti.
Xu Yi's unease grew stronger, and at that mont he keenly spotted a mass of red blood surging up from the center of the lake, quickly tainting a small section of the water red.
"Soone's dead! Soone's dead!"
This scene unfolded before everyone's eyes, and there was no way to conceal it. People on the shore scread and fled in panic.
"Send soone to check it out, see what happened!"
Jas gave orders to his subordinates. As for himself, he was of course gathering his things, preparing to make a run for it.
True to his reputation as an experienced "Cursed Land" tycoon, he was quick to escape when things went awry. Xu Yi watched with a sense of admiration at his decisiveness.
Xu Yi had no ti to criticize "Jas the Runner" as he too had intended to leave.
He raced to the door but suddenly stopped in his tracks.
"What's wrong?" Jas, sensing Xu Yi's change, asked curiously.
"Don't you feel it's beco too quiet around this house?" Xu Yi tensed up, vigilantly looking around.
A drop of cold sweat trailed down Jas's forehead indeed; it was much too silent.
The place where they stood was the "King of Buildings" in the resort, reserved exclusively for personal use.
Although there weren't many people on the balcony, in reality, an entire security team lurked around the house, and there were nurous chefs and waiters as well.
They used to catch glimpses of these individuals now and then, but now everyone had vanished.
A massive dread enveloped him, and Jas instinctively opened the safe and clutched the Alchemical Revolver ssiah.
"What was that Demon legend you ntioned before?" Xu Yi's face also looked grim; he hadn't expected trouble just from this one visit.
"Just the typical kind of legend that claims there once was a Demon here who road about killing people on sight, and then sohow it disappeared! Can you even take that kind of story seriously?" Jas was sowhat irritated.
Indeed, it was a common legend. Xu Yi had heard similar tales not a thousand tis but at least eight hundred, hence Jas's skepticism.
"Oh yes, this place wasn't called Skysea Lake before. I felt the original na was inauspicious and not very pleasant to the ear, so I changed it." Jas suddenly rembered sothing.
"What was it called?" Xu Yi sharply turned his head, staring intently at Jas. He suddenly had a bad premonition.
"Crystal Lake," Jas replied softly.
Jas, fuck your grandfather!
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