Category: Harvey York’s Rise to Power

Chapter 4521

Chapter 4521

Harvey York quickly sized up the monks.

“While you can still speak, let me ask you this.

“If you’re that confident in your young master…

“Then, why isn’t he here to stand up for you?”

If Blaine John actually showed up, it would be easier for Harvey to deal with the trouble once and for all.

“You want Young Master John to deal with a small fry like you?

The leading monk shook his head mockingly.

“What are you thinking?!

“My name is Tosu! Remember my name when you’re on Death’s door, kid! Maybe you’ll get a chance to be reborn after that!”

Tosu was just about to take action…

But right as he stepped forward, his face instantly froze.

Harvey’s hand was already on his neck.

It was dead silent.

Nobody thought Harvey was able to be this fast and powerful.

After all, speed was the only way to long success.

Tosu froze before letting out a sigh.

“I was wrong!

“I truly misjudged you!

“I didn’t think you’d be a King of Arms! A peak King of Arms at that!

“Truly terrifying skill for such a young man like you!”

“You’re too kind! My skill can’t even compare to you experts in sacred martial arts training grounds!” replied Harvey calmly.

“How about this? I’ll give you a chance to live.

“As long as you tell me what I want to know, I promise I won’t kill any of you…”

Although Tosu’s neck was held tightly, he still coldly chuckled because of his ruthlessness.

“There are eight of us, kid! You want to give us a chance?

“Do you think you even have the right to say something like that?”

He wretchedly smiled as he made a gesture.

The other monks instantly pulled out their firearms.

The sight could fill anyone in disbelief.

Experienced people would know that martial artists with firearms would always be more dangerous than ordinary people…

“You better let go of my brother, or else…”

A dark-skinned monk wretchedly chuckled when he stepped in front before placing his firearm on Harvey’s head.

Crack!

Harvey quickly grabbed the monk’s arm before twisting it.

The sounds of bones cracking were immediately heard at this moment.

At the same time, he grabbed the firearm from the monk’s hand and turned it back against him before pulling the trigger.

The monk was preparing to strike a move while his face showed utter fear, but he could feel sharp pains coming from his forehead soon after.

He finally fell to the ground, paralyzed. His entire body was twitching on the ground.

“All bark and no bite.

“Firearms always win no matter what. He, of all people, should know that…

“You people are threatening me?

“It’s still too early for that!” exclaimed Harvey derisively.

The remaining monks were showing expressions of utter disbelief.

They had been in the line of work for the longest time, but they had never bumped into someone like Harvey.

Chapter 4520

Chapter 4520

Harvey York squinted. They clearly took the bait.

He sized up the monks for a short while before speaking up.

“You look like you’re monks, but you’re actually from Evermore, right?

“If I guess correctly, Blaine John sent you here.

“His goal is to collect the items related to eternal life.

“He wouldn’t let Caesar’s Augustea go now that it’s out in public.

“You came without even having the time to change your clothes.

“That said, do you reckon I should go for Blaine first before the Oeus Temple once you people are dead?”

“How did you know that?

After hearing Harvey’s calm words, the leading monk looked serious.

“How did you know that Young Master John belonged to Evermore?”

He could no longer pretend to be righteous when he fiercely squinted at Harvey at that moment.

Harvey was able to guess the person backing them along with the existence of Evermore. He seemed extremely casual about the overall situation despite the danger in front of him…

Safe to say that Harvey was no easy target.

At least he was not just some live-in son-in-law Esther John said he was.

Harvey also had a trick up his sleeve…

“Grandma Cobb told me.

Harvey smiled.

“She’s one of Evermore’s spies, right?

“She told me that Blaine was one of her bosses.

“That said, I never found a chance for him to show himself even after this long…

“I didn’t expect you to just show up in front of me like that.

“Interesting…

“If I catch you all alive, that means that I’ll know a lot more, right?”

The monk in front squinted while he sized up Harvey before gesturing to the others to check the surroundings.

After ensuring that nobody was waiting to ambush them, the monk coldly chuckled.

“I was planning to kill you off right here…

“But since you know too much, I should break every single one of your limbs and pry your mouth wide open! I’ll make you spill everything you know!

“It’ll be a great achievement!

“Young Master John will be happy to see you!”

Harvey’s situation did surprise the monks…

But they were not afraid.

There were eight of them standing. With their combined strength, they could go against a God of War.

Though, they did not believe that Harvey was one. They had full confidence that they could beat him.

Harvey let out a chuckle.

“You just reminded me.

“I’ll break all of your limbs and pry your mouths open.”

“You?

The leading monk burst into laughter.

“We’re no easy targets. I’ll tell you that!

“Since you know the Oeus Temple, then you should know that we’re best at simultaneous attacks!

“Even if you’re a God of War, we have the strength to take you down!”

The group of monks laughed their stomachs off with disdain showing on their faces.

All of them were Kings of Arms with all sorts of medicine Evermore gave them. Their skin was already as hard as steel.

Why would they be scared of a small fry like Harvey?

Chapter 4519

Chapter 4519

Harvey York called Thomas Burton for him to park the Audi outside the geomancy market. Then, Harvey told him to leave the car before hopping into the driver’s seat and stepping on the gas.

The monks trailing him quickly changed expressions before they went inside their van.

After going around in circles, Harvey drove to Indigo Mountain before arriving at the abandoned house where Kellan Ruiz was previously found.

Harvey stepped out of the car and grabbed a bottle of soda from the trunk to sip while he washed his hands.

Before a minute passed, the van quickly drove over before suddenly stopping right before Harvey.

The monks looked at each other with peculiar expressions when they saw Harvey casually drinking his soda.

They realized that Harvey had already known about their presence. Safe to say that Harvey was at least reasonably capable.

That said, they walked out of the van without paying that to mind.

All of them were wearing cassocks with blades in their hands.

They were showing distant glares with extremely righteous auras on their faces.

The leading person was a man with six dots burned on his head. He smiled faintly when he gave Harvey a light bow.

“Looks like you’re pretty proficient in geomancy arts as well!

“Judging from the scenery, this would be an excellent place to stay!

“You’ll live the rest of your life in peace if you do!

“You might even be reborn as someone better if you let us send you off!”

Harvey curiously looked at the monks.

“You’re all monks here. Why would you even talk about killing another person so casually?

“Don’t you people have rules to abide by?

“Besides, you’re here for the gem, right?

“I’ll just give it to you. There’s no point in killing anyway.”

The leading monk sighed.

“You’re a brilliant man. You should know we don’t want the secret revealed to the public.

“If not, even the Oeus Temple would chase us to the ends of the earth for this.

“And to ensure that you keep this secret to your grave, there are some things that we must do.

“I’ll keep my mouth shut if you pay up.

“People like us don’t have that much money in the first place.

“Besides, only dead men tell no tales.”

Harvey heaved a sigh.

“So, there’s nothing to talk about then.

“Honestly, I thought Evermore would be the one coming at me. I didn’t expect that it’d be the Oeus Temple.

“I never thought that you people were this shameless!”

The leading monk instantly changed his expression.

“You know Evermore?!” he exclaimed gloomily.

“Speak! Who told you that?!”

Chapter 4518

Chapter 4518

Simon Zimmer was irritable at this moment.

This was his only chance to become the head of the Jean family! This was his dream opportunity!

‘How dare this b*stard try to stop me like this?!

‘Does he want to die or something?!

‘He should be handing me the gem right now!’

Harvey York calmly smiled.

“I’m sorry, but I need this for something else.

“I can’t just hand this to you.”

Harvey wanted to lure Evermore with the gem. He could not just give it away that easily.

More importantly, with Simon’s capabilities, he would not be able to keep it safe.

He could lose his life if he were not careful.

Harvey would never hand the gem over because of this.

“What did you say, you b*stard?!

Simon was utterly infuriated after hearing Harvey’s words.

“I painstakingly picked this out myself!

“How dare you try to take this from me?!

“Do you even have a heart, you b*stard ?!”

Harvey let out a chuckle.

“Be reasonable, Father.

“I have the receipt, yet you tell me the gem’s yours? That’s a little unacceptable now, don’t you think?”

“Fine! It’s yours!

Simon was furious.

“I’ll return your money! No, I’ll double it!

“You’ll give me the gem after that, right?!

“I thought you changed! I didn’t know that you were still this greedy!

“I finally see your true colors now!

“You’re just an ungrateful b*stard at this point!

Simon believed that he should not have been sorry for Harvey for what happened in the Royal Clubhouse.

‘He’s despicable ! How dare he try to steal what’s mine?!’

He was utterly brainwashed by his greed, completely forgetting that he could not walk out of the Empire Hall without Harvey.

If that were not the case, there would not be a gem to steal.

“Fine! Since you insisted that it’s yours, so be it!”

Simon quickly thought of something else..

“I like it a lot, though! At least let me play with it for a few days!”

In his mind, he was not planning to return the gem after taking it from Harvey.

Harvey would not have a way with him as long as he had it.

“Enough, Father. I won’t hand it to you,”

replied Harvey calmly.

“You should head back for now. I have things to attend to.”

“Heh heh heh! Do you think you’re impressive just because a woman backs you up?!

“You won’t even let me play with it for a few days?!

“Are you scared of me not giving the gem back?!”

“I belong to one of the top ten families! Do you actually think I’ll do something like that?!

Simon coldly chuckled while pointing at Harvey when his heart was filled with gloom.

“I’m disappointed in you! So disappointed!”

Simon turned around and left, planning to settle scores through Mandy Zimmer.

He believed that Harvey would definitely hand over the gem after that.

“Wait for me, Father!”

Gabriel Lee glared coldly at Harvey.

He knew Harvey would be unable to keep the gem for long after all the commotion.

Not just Mandy, even Lilian Yates would do everything in her power to take it from him.

Harvey smiled. He knew that a storm was coming.

That said, he did not mind it at all. Soon after, he looked toward the direction not far away from him.

A few monks were seen walking out…

Chapter 4517

Chapter 4517

After stepping out of the Empire Hall, Simon Zimmer excitedly extended his hand.

“Harvey! Give me the Augustea!”

He was exhilarated by the thought of the priceless gem.

He already decided to give this to the Jean family!

That way, he would have a chance to make a comeback and become the head of the family!

This was God’s gift! He was not planning to let this chance slip by!

He believed he would be better suited to rise to power than his daughter.

Simon showed a righteous expression after thinking about his life filled with debauchery.

Gabriel Lee was jealous after seeing the sight in front of him.

“The gem belongs to Harvey, Father! It’s unfair to take it from him!”

“What do you mean by that?

Simon was not planning to speak reason after thinking about his beautiful future.

“I picked the statue myself!

“I was planning to haggle for it!

“And then this b*stard showed up!

“How dare he?

“Clearly, the statue belongs to me!

Then, Simon glared at Harvey York.

“Enough of this! Hand it over already!

“It’d be bad if you broke it!”

His eyes were filled with greed, afraid that Harvey would somehow break the gem.

Harvey completely ignored Simon. He just wanted to use the gem as bait anyway.

It was fine as long as he kept the gem, but the Zimmer family would be in deep trouble if Simon got his hands on it.

Simon was agitated after seeing Harvey reluctant to hand over the Augustea.

“What’s the meaning of this, Harvey?

“You’re not planning to steal the gem away from me, are you?

“Give it back already!”

If Simon were not scared of cracking the gem, he would have thrown hands right now.

Gabriel was filled with utter admiration and envy then.

“You need to be reasonable, Father!”

exclaimed Gabriel gloomily.

“You didn’t even admit to breaking the statue!

“You didn’t buy the statue!

“You didn’t discover something was hidden inside the wooden fish!

“At this point, everyone knows that the gem belongs to Harvey!

“You’re being unprofessional if you keep insisting that it’s yours!”

Gabriel hated Harvey to the bone. He wanted to steal the gem but knew it would never be possible.

That was why he did not want to go easy on Harvey.

Harvey’s efforts could only be wasted if he kept provoking Simon.

Simon was hopping around in rage before showing a furious glare..

“Enough of this nonsense!

“It’s useless!

“Harvey doesn’t know anything about the Augustea!

“It’s unforgivable to have him keep it!

“More importantly, he wouldn’t be able to get the gem in the first place without me!

“In any case, that gem’s mine! I’ll give his money back if I have to!

“Besides, he’s been wanting to remarry my daughter!

“If he makes me happy with the little gift, it’s only natural that I say good things about him, right?”

Chapter 4516

Chapter 4516

Harvey York smiled faintly.

“Go ahead.”

Compared to the others, Harvey was perfectly calm.

He had seen too many things like the Augustea. He was already desensitized by the sight at this point.

That said, he was still interested in the so- called legend of eternal life.

The gem would be good bait.

Kian Foster respectfully took the Augustea from Harvey’s hand before pulling out his magnifying glass to inspect it.

At the same time, he brought out a few precision instruments to appraise the gem.

Harvey was completely speechless. He did not expect Kian would have something that could detect isotopes in a gemstone.

Those instruments would usually be found inside a laboratory.

After a long while, Kian started to get ecstatic.

“That’s right! The isotopes here are the same as the one with India’s royal family!

“This is one of the nine pieces of Caesar’s Augustea!

“It’s an honor!

“It’s a great honor!

“I never thought I’d see something like this in my lifetime!”

Simon Zimmer and the others were exhilarated after hearing Kian’s words.

The gems were invaluable treasures of India’s royal family! It would be a blessing for anyone to see something like this with their own two eyes!

Gabriel Lee felt sluggish.

“Master Foster! Can you give an estimate?”

“What?

“How am I supposed to do that?

Kian was rendered speechless.

“Your father already said a wealthy man would give half his riches for this!

“That said, this isn’t all that it’s worth.

“If you send this to The Empire, you’d be conferred a duke! If you bring this to the Island Nations, you’d be married to the princess of the royal family and become a shogun!

“You’d be a Brahmin if you give this to the Indians!

“Country H wouldn’t give anything like that, but if you give this to the country, you and your future generations will be in a top- rated family for the rest of your lives!

“Whoever goes against you and your family will go against the entire country!

“This is how much the gem’s worth!”

Kian was trembling uncontrollably.

The Empire Hall was in an uproar.

Many customers squeezed to the front just to see the rare gem before praising Harvey for the find.

After all, the gem would never be seen for the rest of time if it was not for his keen eye.

Simon was so excited that blood was rushing to his head.

He was mocking Harvey moments before, yet he was calling him his dear son-in-law…

It felt as if Harvey was his actual son then.

The crowd seemed exhilarated. Esther John was the only one looking horrible.

She wanted to strangle herself to death!

She did not even care about the money she earned just now!

She knew Blaine John opened shop here because he was searching for something related to eternal life.

And yet Caesar’s Augustea slipped right under her eyes just like that…

Her young master would make her suffer if he found out about this.

Instinctively, Esther wanted to steal the gem back so badly.

But she could not do that in front of the entire crowd. She had no other choice but to pull out her phone then…

Chapter 4515

Chapter 4515

Harvey handled the gem, ignoring the crowd.

Esther frowned; she didn’t believe what Kian said at all.

‘An Augustea hiding in a random statue?’

‘From Caesar Augustus himself?’

‘What a joke!’

‘There’s no way everyone here could miss out on the gem!’

Harvey’s movements were slower and steadier. Nobody dared to say a single word.

Pin-drop silence filled the hall.

They wanted Harvey to show the true form of the gem, but they were also afraid of him aking it. It’d be unforgivable if that happened.

Soon, everyone could see the whole gem.

It was smooth, plump, and translucent. Even an ordinary person could tell that there was a slight glimmer on the gem’s surface.

Those who can use geomancy arts could tell it was shining with a bright aura.

Kian’s eyes lit up instantly.

“It really is Caesar’s Augustea!”

“I only saw the same thing from before, when I was in India’s royal temple.”

“I didn’t think I’d see it again!”

“Legends say that there are only nine of these in the entire world.”

“Gathering all of them would grant anyone eternal life!”

Simon got excited when he heard those words.

“All the wealthy people in the world want this!”

He didn’t know what the Augustea was actually used for, but he knew it was invaluable.

Gabriel froze. “They want this? Why?”

“Put it this way!”

“A prominent figure from India once said this!”

Simon was exhilarated.

“If anyone were to give him even one of Caesar’s Augustea, he’d give that person half of all the money he has!”

“That’s at least 1.5 billion dollars!”

Having said that, Simon was on the verge of tears.

“That’s right. Someone did say that,” Kian added excitedly.

“But that’s not all!”

“Everyone knows that there’s another piece of Caesar’s Augustea in the Island Nations.”

“Back then, not only did India’s royal family spend an enormous amount of money to obtain the Augustea, but they even sent many of their experts to steal it from the Island Nations.”

“Gods of War from both sides have died for it!”

“It’s not insane to call the gem priceless!”

Everyone gasped when they heard it.

Gabriel’s expression went slack.

“Is that really true?”

“Wouldn’t I become India’s Brahmin with this?”

‘How did filth like Harvey get something like that so easily?’ Gabriel was filled with disbelief.

“Are you kidding me?!” Simon screamed.

“We can’t give this to the Indians!”

“Even if we do sell it, we sell it to the top- rated families in the country!”

“We’re not asking for much, anyway. Half of their wealth is enough!”

After hearing those words, Esther trembled.

“Is all this true, Master Foster?”

Kian ignored Esther completely.

“May I take a look at that?”

Chapter 4514

Harvey squinted at the rock in his hand, ignoring everyone in the process.

Using his geomancy, he noticed the rock was shining slightly.

There was something covering the rock on the outside, making it seem that there was treasure hidden inside.

Harvey smiled at Esther, then asked, “Can you lend me some tools?”

Esther froze, then scoffed.

“Even if there’s a small gem inside…”

“It’d be crazy for it to be even a hundred and fifty thousand dollars!”

“You really think there’d be insane treasure inside?”

“You want to earn money in the geomancy market? Are you out of your mind?”

Despite saying all that, Esther waved her hand and had someone give Harvey some tools. She wanted to humiliate Harvey even more.

“Is that so?”

“You must be quite experienced, Ms. John.”

“That said, there are no absolutes in this world.”

“There are a lot of things beyond your comprehension.”

Under everyone’s gaze, Harvey grabbed some tools and slowly chipped away the sand on the rock. Soon, a half-transparent gem could be seen.

An elderly man in a robe froze, then rushed out from the watching crowd. His face was filled with utter disbelief, and he quickly took his sunglasses off.

“Augustea!”

“That’s an Augustea!”

“To think a precious gem from ancient times is hidden in such a thing!”

“My God!”

“Legends say that a piece of Augustea from Caesar Augustus have appeared in our land.”

“After a few wars, it was lost to time.”

“It was hidden in a statue after that, to prevent people with ill intentions to get a hold of it.”

“I’ve always thought that this was just a legend…”

“And yet, it appeared right in front of my eyes…”

“This is the greatest archeological discovery by far! Everyone will go insane if word about this spreads!”

The elderly man was shivering in excitement so much, he couldn’t speak coherently.

His words shocked the entire crowd completely.

“What?! Augustea?”

“Ordinary Augustea is already invaluable! If this is actually Caesar Augustus’s gem, then it’s definitely priceless!”

“Is there some sort of mistake?”

“What the hell are you saying?”

“He’s the best archeologist in the entire city, Master Kian Foster!”

“He wouldn’t make a mistake like this!”

Gabriel and Simon froze.

‘Augustea?!’

‘How did that bastard get so lucky to find that?’

Not only was the gem considered an antique, but it was also highly sought after in the geomancy world!

The price of it was just ungodly!

Simon couldn’t help but shiver.

He looked at Harvey as if Harvey was his actual son, even though he despised Harvey so much just before.

At the same time, he wanted to grab the Augustea from Harvey’s hands very badly.

Chapter 4513

Chapter 4513

“You’re embarrassing !” Simon screamed.

“From now on, don’t you dare step in the family’s front door from now on!”

“If you do, I’ll kick you out like a stray dog!”

Facing the crowd’s disdainful gazes, Simon was boiling with anger.

He wouldn’t dare lash out at Esther, so he had no choice but to vent all his anger on Harvey.

“Ignore this dirtbag, Father,” Gabriel said.

“Since he’s so rich that he can make his own decisions, we’ll let him take responsibility.”

“Come on, we shouldn’t be near this idiot.

People will think that we’re actually with him.”

Gabriel hated Harvey to the bone. Because of Harvey, he and his wife were almost dead yesterday.

Esther sized up Harvey. After confirming that Harvey wasn’t capable of anything, she chuckled coldly.

“We don’t try to please the crowd here.”

“If you’re going to be a clown, go outside.”

Harvey smiled calmly before putting the shards on the ground. Then, he squeezed the wooden fish lightly.

Crack!

A rock the size of a thumb was found inside.

The crowd instinctively looked over.

The rock wasn’t anything special; the quality of it wasn’t spectacular, either.

Simon took a quick look, then sneered disdainfully.

‘It’s just a small rock…’

Esther laughed her stomach off.

“I was wondering if you’re going to do anything to fight back…”

“That’s it?”

“Let me tell you something. As soon as the statue came, we already scanned it with infrared vision!”

“We know everything that’s inside.”

“It’s just an ordinary rock to fill up the wooden fish!”

“If it’s actually a gem, maybe you can get a few hundred thousand dollars.”

“Nobody would bat an eye if you throw that rock to the street!”

“Do you want to come against me with that?”

“Dream on!”

A few beautiful workers laughed as they covered their mouths, looking at Harvey as if he was just a fool.

Gabriel thought Harvey was about to make a comeback, but he didn’t think it’d be this weak.

Simon noticed the mocking gazes around him, and scoffed.

“Hmph! You lost money, didn’t you?”

“Cocky b*stard!”

“You’ll have to pay the debt yourself!”

“If you make my daughter help you with this, I’ll break your legs myself!”

“You keep a close eye on this for me, Gabriel!”

“Don’t give this filth any chances!”

“Aye-aye!”

Gabriel rubbed his palms in excitement.

He’d slam his knees to the ground in an instant just for Harvey to suffer, let alone this!

Chapter 4512

Chapter 4512

“Don’t worry, Dad.”

“I’ll pay the damages.”

Harvey grabbed the wooden fish, then handed his Black Card to Esther.

“1.5 million. Give me the receipt.”

Simon’s face darkened instantly. “Where did you get the money from? Did you steal it from Mandy?”

Gabriel immediately got jealous when he heard that.

“Right! You must’ve stolen the money!” he yelled.

“I’m warning you, Harvey! I’ll sue you if you spend Mandy’s money like this!”

“I want you to suffer!”

Simon glared fiercely, as if he was looking at a loser.

“You think Mandy would have that much money right now?” Harvey retorted.

Gabriel and Simon froze, then came back to their senses. All of Mandy’s money was basically used for the Zimmer Enterprise at this point.

If she really had the money for Harvey, the Zimmer Enterprise and the ninth branch wouldn’t be in so much trouble.

“Azrael lent me the money.”

Harvey casually found someone else to blame. Then, he looked at Esther.

“Can you hurry up? I’m running out of time.”

Simon’s expression kept changing. Finally, he screamed.

“Remember this, Harvey!”

“You’re divorced with Mandy now! Your debt has nothing to do with us!”

“The trash you buy is your own problem to deal with!”

“No matter what, you’ll have to take responsibility!”

Naturally, Simon was planning to break off from Harvey since Harvey was taking all the blame.

Harvey nodded.

“That’s fine. This has nothing to do with you.”

Esther smiled faintly. She waved her hand, and someone brought a credit card machine.

She swiped the card neatly. After making sure the debt was paid, she got Harvey a receipt. At the same time, she had someone package the broken shards in a lovely box.

A true professional.

“What useless filth!” Simon snarled at Harvey.

“No wonder Lilian keeps looking down on you!”

Harvey grabbed the box without caring about his insults. Simon felt like his eyes had finally opened.

‘How could filth like this exist in the world?’

‘He took all the money out just because he got scared?’

‘What a shame…’

Simon forgot that Harvey had stood up for him in the first place. If Harvey hadn’t, Simon would have to pay even if Mandy and the whole Jean family showed up.

The Empire Hall was under the John family, after all.

Gabriel was shocked that Harvey could bring out that much money. Regardless, he smirked.

‘Who knows what kind of luck he got to make Azrael to lend him that much money?”

‘And he used all the money just for this? I expect nothing less from filth like him.’

The crowd looked as if they were watching a clown making a fool of himself.

Normally speaking, it would’ve been appropriate to haggle. If things got worse, the police would probably get involved. Only then would Harvey need to pay the full price.

A discount would’ve been nice.

Everyone thought of Harvey as an idiot for giving away all that money.

“Here’s the receipt. I got the money, so you may leave.”

Esther flashed Simon an arrogant look.

“Please have some money on you the next time you come. After all, the goods here cost at least millions of dollars. We can’t have you break everything here without paying for them.”