63: Stock market crash, the invincible decision

The luncheon drama passed quickly; the matter between Lin Yue and Li Feifei was just a minor interlude.

Painfully losing one hundred million in cash left Overlord Invincible aching with regret, but in that situation, if he hadn't paid, he feared he would have become a laughingstock in Jiangzhou.

Fortunately, the Ba Tian Group's stock had risen quite a bit recently, and as his family held a forty percent stake, they had also made a lot of money.

“Brother Wudi, it's all my fault; I'm the one who made you lose Face.”

Observing his mood and seeing that Overlord Invincible was upset, Li Feifei quickly tried to comfort him.

“It's not your fault. Lin Yue, that kid, just doesn't know how to appreciate favors.”

Overlord Invincible's expression softened slightly. Looking at the lovely girl in his arms, his desires were stirred.

“You just watch. The Lin Family is nothing more than a bunch of clowns. The future economic focus will be on the Land of the Final End, and my Overlord Guild is the number one guild there. In the future, the Ba Tian Group will be an existence the Lin Family can only look up to.”

His grand words left Li Feifei blooming with joy, and she became even more cooperative with her body.

“I knew Brother Wudi was the best! That Lin Yue, no matter how I look at him, he irritates me. You must help me get revenge.”

“Just wait and see. When the time comes, crushing a minor character like him will be as easy as crushing an ant.”

“Really? Brother Wudi is so amazing!”

“Hehe, naturally. I'm going to make that Lin Yue...”

Before Overlord Invincible could finish his sentence, a phone call from a subordinate caused his expression to change drastically the next second.

“What? You're saying two billion in capital fled just as the market opened?”

“The stock almost hit the Limit Down?”

Inside the car, the atmosphere became extremely awkward. Li Feifei also regained her composure and shifted her body slightly away from Overlord Invincible.

For a moment, Overlord Invincible was completely stunned.

The situation for the Ba Tian Group was clearly excellent right now; how could anyone dump two billion worth of stock at this stage?

Before the Ba Tian Group's stock had risen, the group's market value was twelve billion. To invest in Overlord Invincible establishing a club in the Land of the Final End...

Overlord Invincible's father had convinced the board of directors to invest four billion in capital into Overlord Invincible.

It was precisely because of this investment that Overlord Invincible had spent money like crazy in the early stages, using any means necessary to establish the current Overlord Guild.

Three days ago, after Overlord Invincible secured the first kill of a world boss, the Overlord Guild, which became famous overnight, reached its Peak.

In just a few days, the Ba Tian Group's stock price had already broken through twenty-five billion, and the situation was looking great. This was why Overlord Invincible dared to challenge Lin Yue.

He now had the capital.

But at this exact moment, the flight of two billion in capital was simply unbelievable.

Overlord Invincible fell into deep thought. No matter who was causing trouble behind the scenes, he would definitely investigate it thoroughly once he returned.

Immediately, Overlord Invincible made a phone call, and an aged voice answered from the other side.

“Have you heard about the company's stock?”

“Dad, I've heard. I think we should do this...”

Overlord Invincible told his father his plan. On the other end of the phone, there was a deep breath.

“Are you sure?”

“By taking the first kill of the Rank 13 world boss tonight, we can earn back at least one billion.”

“Fine, I'll arrange for people to fill that two-billion-capital hole right now. I hope you don't disappoint me.”

The call ended, and Overlord Invincible's brow relaxed considerably. His family owned forty percent of the Ba Tian Group's shares, worth exactly ten billion. He had his father find a way to scrape together two billion to fill the gap.

Once they took the world boss first kill tonight, they could not only get the two billion back but also profit more than one billion. It was killing two birds with one stone.

Li Feifei pulled her collar lower and leaned in again, saying in a sweet, cloying voice, “Brother Wudi, you looked so domineering when you were talking just now.”

“You little minx, you certainly are quick to change your tune.”

Overlord Invincible was in a great mood; everything was riding on tonight's world boss first kill.

Meanwhile, having returned to his villa, Lin Yue saw that the Ba Tian Group's stock had stabilized again. The corners of his mouth curled into a smile.

Everything was going as he expected. He, Feng Yun, and Young Master Leng had pooled one billion in capital and withdrawn all the profits at this time; the Ba Tian Group would definitely find a way to fill the funds.

Either the group would fill it, or Overlord Invincible would dig into his own pockets, intending to make a profit.

Regardless of which possibility it was, once that two billion went in, they likely wouldn't be able to get it out.

Because starting today, the Overlord Guild shouldn't expect to get a single world boss first kill.

He took out his phone and sent a message to Feng Yun and Young Master Leng: “The fish has taken the bait. Start laying the groundwork.”

Feng Yun and Young Master Leng, who had just made five hundred million in cash, were sitting in their office happily thinking about how to spend the money. Seeing Lin Yue's message, they immediately stood up and called for their secretary.

“Go and tell all the major media outlets we cooperate with to go all out in hyping up the Overlord Guild's attempt for the world boss first kill tonight. The more buzz, the better.”

“Here is ten million. Go spend it. If it's not enough, I have more.”

Hearing the arrangements from Feng Yun and Young Master Leng, the secretary was bewildered.

“Young Master Leng, we don't have any business dealings with the Overlord Guild; we're even rivals. Why are we doing them such a big favor?”

According to the secretary's logic, promoting a rival was just helping them make money.

The more people knew, the higher the Ba Tian Group's earnings would be, and the more the stock price would surge.

Wasn't this clearly aiding the enemy?

He didn't understand the purpose behind Young Master Leng's arrangement.

“Helping? You'll know tonight.”

Feng Yun and Young Master Leng didn't explain. He was indeed helping, but he was helping the White Emperor.

After the secretary left, Feng Yun and Young Master Leng calmed down, looking at the news about the Ba Tian Group with a look of pity.

“I don't know what kind of bad luck Overlord Invincible had in his past life to happen to provoke the White Emperor. He'd better pray for himself.”

Feng Yun and Young Master Leng were secretly glad that they had established a good relationship with the White Emperor in advance and were now partners.

Otherwise, if the White Emperor pulled a stunt like this on his club, he really might not be able to withstand it.

Strength in the Land of the Final End is true strength. In the future, he must definitely cling tightly to the White Emperor's thigh.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Yue, who had farmed for several more hours, glanced at the time; it was already nearly six o'clock.

At this point, the White Emperor's Rank had increased again, reaching Rank 17. His health, after the morning and afternoon stacking, had now reached 1.2 million points.

If it weren't for the sake of leveling up the Thorn Halo and simply farming health, he could have even farmed an additional 300,000 health points.

Thorn Halo (Permanent Buff): 2 Stars.

Buff Effect: Reflect 20% of all physical attacks you suffer.

Experience: (0 / 100,000)

(Note: For buff-type experience gain, the buff effect must be triggered to count towards experience.)

The Thorn Halo, now at two stars, could reflect 20% of all physical attacks, which was sufficient for now.