Casting spells

Needless to ask, this must be Chester Basham's wife and son.

In addition, there were four large border collies who smelled the stranger, bared their teeth and kept threatening growls, as if warning them not to approach.

"Good evening, you must be the Mr. Zhang that Chester often mentioned. I finally saw you today. In fact, if my husband hadn't stopped me, I would have come to express my gratitude." The young woman undoubtedly suffered a lot. Good education, the first to say hello.

"Hehe, please believe me, your husband is definitely thinking of you. After all, I live in a magical world that is completely isolated from ordinary people. It is so dangerous. It is better for a beautiful and elegant lady like you to stay away as much as possible .” Zhang Cheng explained with a smile on his face.

"That's right, dear. You know, I did this to protect you." Chester Basham clearly knew how curious his wife was about the underground world, and there was a hint of helplessness on his face.

Chapter 653 Private Satellite

Undoubtedly, Chester Basham did not want his wife and children to be exposed to too many things about the underground world. After a brief chat, he drove them to the upstairs room to sleep.

After the two left completely, he took a deep breath and asked in an uncertain tone, "Where is the satellite you want to launch?"

"Here." Zhang Cheng unhurriedly took out two palm-sized gadgets from his pocket, and gently placed them on the table.

"What?! Are you sure it's a satellite, not some children's toy or model?" Chester Basham's eyes widened in surprise.

"Yes, these are the satellites, but I have shrunk them down with magic, and I will restore them to their normal size before launch." Zhang Cheng gave an affirmative answer without trying to hide it.

In fact, at the very beginning, he told each other the size and weight of the two satellites, so the data obtained by the Western Aerospace and Missile Test Center located north of Los Angeles is the normal size, otherwise two tennis ball-sized things would be launched No matter how exaggerated it is, it is impossible to ask for a price of 5000 million US dollars.

"My God! It's unbelievable! But I have a question, since you can shrink the satellite to such a small size, why don't you just launch it into space like this?" Chester Basham's tone was full of Doubt and puzzlement.

Zhang Cheng explained with a smile: "It's very simple! Think about it, if you were the U.S. government and suddenly found such a small and delicate artificial satellite, would you be curious? Would you secretly do a small test? Will it be monitored after the orbit? What is the use of it? If the size of the satellite suddenly becomes dozens or even hundreds of times, how will they react? So I would rather spend a little more than leave a large one in the future. Heaps of trouble that might arise."

Chester Basham nodded thoughtfully: "I see! Then let's send the satellite to the launch center tomorrow. There is still a lot of preparatory work to be done, including applying for the radio frequency band, radio business License and orbit report. If there are no accidents, the satellite will start working normally in about one and a half months."

Obviously, he is quite familiar with the system process of launching private satellites, and even considered some legal approvals very comprehensively.

"Great! The whole thing will be handled by you. This is my reward for you." After speaking, Zhang Cheng took out a small one-foot-square suitcase, and opened it directly after entering the password.

moment!

Twenty bottles of sealed glass test tubes emitting a green light were neatly placed in the anti-shock groove of the box.

"This is..." Chester Basham suddenly became short of breath, picked up one of the bottles, his eyes were full of excitement and excitement.

Although he didn't know much about potions, he didn't have much trouble recognizing that this was the tonic potion that saved his son's life last time and claimed to be able to cure all diseases, curses, poisoning and negative magic effects.

"That's right! It's exactly the same as the bottle I gave you last time. I think using them to pay for the satellite launch is far better than giving you dollars directly, isn't it?" Zhang Cheng pursed his lips and smiled He blinked his eyes non-smilingly.

"Of course! The value of these beautiful medicines is much higher than 5000 million dollars! I swear, if it is presented to those terminally ill billionaires, they will be willing to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in exchange for healthy medicines." Body." Chester Basham subconsciously licked his lips.

As an outsider who controlled public opinion for the North American Supreme Council, he knew better than anyone else the value of these high-level medicines, and they couldn't be bought with money.

What's more, it would take a long time and effort for ordinary people like him without any supernatural power to obtain the gold dinar that circulated in the underground world.

But now, with these twenty bottles of nourishing potions that can be used as hard currency, he can quickly obtain a sum of gold dinars through mortgages, loans, etc., and then use these gold dinars as The principal is to start the purchase and sale of low-level magic items, so as to earn the difference in price.

To put it simply, it is to give full play to the strengths of businessmen and capitalists, and take advantage of the characteristics of information asymmetry and the relatively slow flow of business in the underground world for their own benefit.

In addition, 5000 bottles of nourishing potion also means that [-] lives can be saved at a critical moment, and the other party owes me a favor. Its huge value is comparable to a mere [-] million U.S. dollars. Almost zero.

"The matter of launching the satellite will be left to you. If it is not necessary, try not to let too many people know about it." Zhang Cheng made the request without thinking.

After sensing the superficial thinking activities of the guy in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh secretly that the hearts of capitalists are really dark, and the white wolf plays with empty gloves more than himself.

I just don't know if a guy like this who has been baptized by modern business culture will directly force up the price of low-level magic items that are already relatively expensive in the underground world if he enters the underground world.

"No problem, just leave it to me. If even such a small matter required you to come forward in person, the Supreme Council would have kicked me and my family away and replaced it with someone capable. Oh, yes , how long do you plan to stay in Los Angeles this time? If time permits, I can introduce you to several families in California who have served the Congress for generations. They are very influential in politics and business. Most importantly, since you are in Los Angeles , how can we not appreciate and taste Hollywood actresses..."

At the end, Chester Basham showed a smile that any man could understand.

"Hahahaha! Thank you for your kindness, but let's forget about Hollywood actresses. I really don't have much interest in them." Zhang Cheng laughed and shook his head and refused.

You must know that he is a firm supporter of the truth that "there are no good people in the entertainment circle". Everyone who enters this circle, regardless of gender, will sooner or later be stained black by a big dyeing vat like ink.

For money, status and fame, male and female stars will not hesitate to sell their souls, not to mention their bodies.

Only an idiot would have illusions about careers like actors and stars, thinking that among them there will always be one or two white lotus flowers that emerge from the mud and remain unstained.

But in fact, one counts as one, and they all have vanity and desires that surpass ordinary people. If they are a little bit tempted, they will soon fall. The guy who looks like a white lotus is just pretending to be better.

"Are you a clean freak?" Chester Basham raised his eyebrows in surprise.

It was the first time he had encountered someone who would refuse to arrange a Hollywood actress himself. Even the members and lords of the sub-parliament would usually gladly accept and enjoy the whole process.

"No, it's not about cleanliness, it's that I hate being caught in pure lust.

If the other party is a member of the Supreme Council, no matter how promiscuous her private life is, I will readily accept this behavior that can enhance our intimacy.

But why should I waste precious time and energy on her if it is an actress who has no power or power?

Remember, dear Chester, don't let the desire of the lower body dominate your thoughts, only in this way can you be qualified to evolve towards a higher level of life..."

Chapter 654 Tendency

Simply staying overnight at Chester Basham's house, Zhang Cheng restored the two satellites to normal size early the next morning and put them into a fully enclosed truck, wandering around Los Angeles alone.

It wasn't until close to noon that he sat down at a roadside Mexican-style restaurant, intending to try some of the more famous local delicacies.

But before he took the menu to decide what to eat, a short-haired woman in a white knee-length dress suddenly walked in from outside, sat directly across the table, and greeted in English with a slightly strange accent: " Good afternoon, Mr. Zhang. If you don't mind, can you tell me what method you used to get Chairman Cosmo in one day?"

"Hehe, the speaker's temper is not as bad as you imagined. To a certain extent, he is one of the best people I've ever gotten along with." Zhang Cheng smiled mysteriously and spread his hands.

Undoubtedly, the person who came was none other than Ms. Yvonne, another member of the Supreme Council who entrusted him to mediate.

Although this woman is over 45 years old, due to her elven blood, she still looks like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, giving off a pure and beautiful feeling.

But in fact, the powerful light attribute magic she possesses is enough to melt a modern ship made of steel with tens of thousands of tons in just a few minutes, and it can be called a humanoid mobile fort.

"Cosmo is easy to get along with? This is the funniest joke I have ever heard in my life. You know? When I was a little girl who didn't understand anything 30 years ago, he personally led someone to level up a sleeping The Indian tribes of ancient gods on this land. Over 500 people including priests, warriors, old people, women and children were all killed, even infants in their infancy. By completely erasing All the ways of knowing that god's name, he solved the crisis once and for all. How could such a guy find him easy to get along with?" Yvonne asked back with a sneer.

Obviously, the blood of the light elves in Norse mythology allowed her to retain an inexplicable sense of justice and compassion, and she was full of disgust for the speaker's near-genocide methods.

Zhang Cheng spread his hands nonchalantly: "So what?

The world we live in has always obeyed the naked law of the jungle. The strong make rules that are beneficial to themselves, and the weak can only abide by and accept domination.

If the weak are not conscious, and even eager to do something to subvert the rule of the strong, then no matter how miserable the final outcome is, it is their own fault.

The underground world is like this, and the world of ordinary people is also like this.

Otherwise, why do you think so many countries were invaded and bombed by NATO after World War II?

The reason is simple. First, they are weak. Second, they try to resist and subvert the order established by the strong. The end result is that the country ushered in an inevitable war, a war that is destined to suffer heavy losses no matter whether it wins or loses. "