The old butler found a coat for Richard to put on, and then arranged for some food.
Qin Ning sat at the head of the table. After taking a casual bite, he asked, "How did they catch you?"
"It still hurt quite a bit when the machine guns swept over my body, but the main reason was that they used my family as a threat, so I had no choice but to compromise," Richard said helplessly.
Qin Ning nodded. Then, with a flip of his hand, he took out some jade pendants and placed them on the table. "Take these amulets and distribute them to your relatives. As for this castle, with the barrier I will set up, ordinary people won't be able to break in anymore. However..."
"Since I am already here, I naturally need to resolve this matter completely."
At this point, Qin Ning fell slightly silent before continuing, "Contact the highest authorities of Country Y later. Tell them to come here and see me today. Otherwise, they will bear the consequences."
"Understood, Young Master Qin."
Hearing this, Richard's face lit up with great joy.
He knew that Qin Ning was going to vent his anger for him and completely solve the problem with Country Y.
Without a doubt, after Qin Ning took action this time, Richard believed that Country Y would have no choice but to submit to Huaxia.
He gathered the jade pendants from the table, separated two of them, and handed them to Richard Jr. and the butler beside him.
"Father, what is this?" Richard Jr. asked curiously.
Although he didn't understand, since it was something Qin Ning brought out, it certainly wouldn't be ordinary.
"An amulet given by Young Master Qin. Remember to carry it with you at all times from now on. With it, even machine guns and missiles won't be able to kill you, and it can also prolong your life," Richard explained.
Hearing this, both Richard Jr. and the old butler were shocked beyond words.
Was it real or fake?
Could such a small trinket really have such an effect?
If someone had told them something like this before today, they would have definitely beaten them up as a charlatan.
But ever since witnessing Qin Ning's abilities, the two of them didn't have the slightest doubt about it.
Especially the old butler, who knelt down directly in excitement. "Thank you, Young Master Qin. Thank you, Master. I will definitely pass this down to my son."
He was nearly seventy years old this year, and just last month, he had been diagnosed with late-stage cancer.
Richard looked at him, seemingly remembering this matter as well, and then asked Qin Ning, "Young Master Qin, can this amulet cure the old butler's cancer?"
Qin Ning shook his head without speaking. Instead, he poured a cup of tea, reached out a finger to tap the tea in the cup, and then handed it over. "Drink this, and you'll be fine."
"Did you hear that? Hurry up and thank Young Master Qin!" Richard looked at the still somewhat dazed old butler.
"Uh... thank... thank you, Young Master Qin!"
With that said, he picked up the teacup, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.
In just a few short seconds, the old butler felt the changes happening in his body. All his previous discomfort disappeared at this very moment.
Not only that, but he also seemed to look more than ten years younger.
This heaven-defying method left Richard Jr., who was watching from the side, completely dumbfounded.
Soon, after finishing the meal, Richard made a call to the highest authorities of Country Y, warning them that if they did not come over within an hour, they would face unimaginable consequences.
The upper echelon was shocked.
They had just recently received news from the base, which was said to have been hit by a meteorite, leaving a massive crater with a radius of a hundred miles.
Everyone should have died, naturally including Richard.
But they never expected that Richard would actually call them at this moment.
Judging from this phone call, it wasn't a meteorite at all, but rather someone launching an attack on the military base.
But how could that be possible?
A hundred miles in radius was leveled to the ground, leaving such a huge crater.
An attack of this magnitude was simply not something human martial arts could achieve today, not even with modern ultimate weapons!
Moreover, radars and satellites hadn't detected any traces of an incoming missile.
What exactly was going on?
Immediately after Richard hung up the phone, all the top officials held an emergency meeting. It only lasted for a few minutes, and the final conclusion was that they had to make a trip to the York family.
They were truly a bit afraid and didn't dare to take the risk.
...
In less than an hour, over a dozen top leaders of Country Y arrived outside the York family's castle.
Looking at the armored vehicles that had been flattened into sheets of iron, they were all stunned, unable to imagine how such a thing was even accomplished.
"Follow me inside."
Richard came to the door, swept his gaze over them, and without waiting for a response, directly led them into the castle.
Outside the door, a group of fully armed soldiers was intercepted and denied entry.
"Richard, what exactly happened at the base? And these armored vehicles outside the castle, what weapon were they..."
Among the dozen or so people following behind Richard, the King, who was leading them, finally couldn't help but ask.
"Weapon?"
Before he could finish, Richard chuckled. "There was no weapon. They were all flattened by a single slap from the Lord."
The Lord? A single slap?
Hearing this, the group of top officials looked at each other in dismay.
Did his words imply that the reason these armored vehicles were in their current state was entirely due to human action?
And not some high-tech weapon?
How could that be possible?
Superman?
Although they talked about God and Jesus every day, it was impossible for them to truly believe in their existence.
However, they soon thought of Richard again.
It seemed as though anything was possible.
After all, the reason they had taken action against the York family was partly because Richard had been getting too close to Huaxia recently.
But more importantly, they had learned that this guy seemed to have surpassed the limits of a human being and couldn't even be killed by guns. That was why they had captured him, preparing to slice him up for research.
Soon, under Richard's lead, the King and his entourage arrived at a living room inside the castle.
In the seat, Qin Ning sat there, while Richard Jr. and the old butler stood obediently by his sides.
"You have seen the Lord, why aren't you paying your respects?"
Seeing the King and the others in a daze, as if curiously sizing up Qin Ning, Richard immediately shouted in a deep voice.
A high-ranking official subconsciously said in anger, "Richard, what is the meaning of this? The King is here..."
"Hmph!"
But before he could finish speaking, Qin Ning let out a cold snort.
Instantly, a terrifying aura emerged, pressing down on all of them like a massive mountain.
Thud.
Everyone, including the King, had their legs buckle and fell straight to their knees.
"You have two choices."
Qin Ning swept his gaze over them and continued, "One, submit, and treat Huaxia as your master from now on."
"Two, die."
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