People in America: My Uncle Don Quixote

Chapter 403 The Princess Ascends to Power, Two Pieces of Equipment Acquired (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Prince Khalid of the Qatar Investment Authority is willing to give us a week to resolve the current issues," Elizabeth said after glancing at Levi. "He will help us explain this to our other partners."

"..." Beatrice paused for a few seconds, then said, "I understand."

After hanging up, Timothy called back to ask about the result.

"What about the price?" Timothy asked after hearing Elizabeth's description. "They couldn't have left it all unmentioned, could they?"

Alistair's voice could be heard faintly; it seemed they were sitting together listening, with their phones on speakerphone.

"The price is that we need to invest some money in their projects after the funds are unfrozen," Elizabeth said, "as compensation for the frozen funds. I asked before I left, and the total amount should be around 2 million."

"Anything else?" Timothy asked impatiently. "They couldn't possibly only be asking for this much, could they? We don't have a very good relationship with the Qatar Investment Authority. They're just using their influence to help us by making this request."

Elizabeth smiled slightly, looked at Levi playing on his phone beside her, and suddenly spoke loudly and clearly so that Timothy and the others could hear her.

"Because Levi helped us negotiate," she said loudly. "Levi had a very good talk with the Qatar Investment Authority, and I saw Prince Khalid agree to our terms with my own eyes."

After she finished speaking, she listened carefully to the breathing of the people opposite her, and suddenly felt proud of herself.

"Levy and the Qatar Investment Authority have such a good relationship?" Timothy exclaimed. "My God, I thought we were going to pay a huge price."

"Prince Khalid is a very sincere person," Levi said modestly. "We got along very well."

"But this is also the first time I've met him today," he said. "It's pure luck that we had a good chat today."

He'd better stack some armor in advance to avoid being targeted later. After all, the cooldown for [Opportunistic (Bronze)] is three days, and without attribute point rewards, he, being a complete stranger, couldn't be bothered with Beatrice and Timothy's affairs.

"I still don't understand," Timothy pressed. "What exactly did you talk about with him? It doesn't make any sense to me."

"They have $30 billion in cash frozen in Freeport, and they haven't asked for any compensation?"

"If the foundation really has to give something," Levi said, "it could put some money into my Freeport entity; I don't really care."

Timothy fell silent.

"We'll talk about the details when we get back," Elizabeth's voice came through the phone. "We'll be back soon."

After hanging up the phone, Timothy, Sylvia, and the others looked at each other.

They simply didn't believe Li Wei when he said he could handle the Qatar Investment Authority.

After all, Ronan's power and determination far exceeded their expectations. The major sovereign wealth funds and wealth institutions that Alexander had brought in did not act as a shield at all. Ronan froze more than 200 billion US dollars in cash on an equal footing, and the specific time for unfreezing them was undetermined.

Levi was able to persuade the prince of the Qatar Investment Authority to help him go back and persuade other forces, asking for an extra week.

Most importantly, the cost was almost negligible!

If Levi's appearance didn't match, Timothy would have thought Levi was some prince from Qatar.

He went to the hospital's fire escape, lit a cigarette, and then called Beatrice.

As he puffed out a cloud of smoke, Timothy asked, "What are you planning to do?"

"What? What should we do?"

Timothy exhaled a puff of smoke: "Let me take a moment to process this. Too much has happened today, I'm a bit tired."

Having said that, he completely disregarded his custom-made suit, which cost tens of thousands of US dollars, and plopped down on the steps.

Ronan's intervention, his father's stroke, his business partner's pressure, and the loss of power... The most surreal thing is that the day isn't even over yet, leaving Timothy feeling exhausted.

"What do we do now?" Timothy took a couple of drags on his cigarette, the phone tucked between his ear and ear. "You really want Liz to take over as acting chair of the foundation? Do you trust Levi's words? Is this Uncle Ronan's idea?"

The sound of a lighter could be heard from Beatrice's side: "I didn't believe it before, but now I believe it a little."

“Yes,” Timothy said, “this whole thing looks really strange…and there’s also that military order thing, you mean it’s because of Uncle Ronan?”

"I didn't understand it before," Beatrice said, "but after Levi said it this morning, I understood it."

"So we're just going to give in like this now?" Timothy said. "And let your niece run us?"

"Let's see. After all, I have my own things to do," Beatrice paused. "I don't really manage the foundation. Governor Ronald is planning to run for the next President of the United States, and I have my own things to attend to."

"Ronald is running for president?" Timothy asked, somewhat surprised. "Has the Republican Party already decided to nominate him for the next election?"

"Not yet. They originally planned to push a golden retriever, but now they're a bit hesitant. Golden retrievers are a bit too unpredictable," Beatrice said. "So I'm working on it now."

"Liz is still too young," Timothy said, still unwilling to give up. "She can't manage the foundation."

"You think you can handle it?" Beatrice mocked him over the phone. "You can't even control your own son, my dear brother."

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"I even think Charlie's indulgence is one of the reasons why Father hasn't made up his mind to hand over the foundation to you yet," Beatrice continued to say to herself. "Now that Liz has Ronan and Levi supporting her, it doesn't really matter whether you support her or not."

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"Let's wait until Father wakes up first," Beatrice said, hanging up the phone. "Admit it, Timothy, you're an incompetent man. You're just twenty years older than Liz and Levi."

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Timothy took the phone away from his ear and muttered to himself, "Fuck."

While the free port issue has been temporarily alleviated, it is not yet resolved.

Whether the funds can be unfrozen depends entirely on Ronan's decision.

The next morning, Elizabeth flew to Pittsburgh to meet Ronan.

Li Wei did not go there, but learned of the result through another means.

You have completed the main faction quest: The Throne in the Eye of the Storm.

You have chosen Route Five: Supporting the Little Princess (Extremely Difficult)

You have completed Route 5: Supporting the Little Princess (Extremely Difficult)

[The little princess was crowned queen in the presence of the kingmaker.]

[You have obtained Quest Reward 1: Blood Contract of the Follower (1/1)]

[The Blood Contract of the Squire]: A one-time alchemical item. This is a contract even more domineering than the relationship between a knight and his squire. Once you swear an oath and sign the contract, you will never have the thought of betraying, deceiving, or harming him. Loyalty that is not absolute is absolute disloyalty. But with it, you possess a blade that will never cut its master.

[You have obtained quest reward two: Shadow Wizard's Smuggling Ring]

[Shadow Wizard's Smuggling Ring]: A spatial item comparable to a luck-based item, equipped with a 1.5-meter-long, 1.5-meter-wide, and 1.5-meter-high subspace storage unit. This space is independent of the real world, allowing for the storage and retrieval of inanimate objects at any time, and can evade all physical searches and magical detections in the real world.

You have completed an extremely difficult faction quest.

【Famous (2) Task Update】

[After single-handedly slaying a golden-level dragon, you helped the princess ascend to the throne and become empress amidst a bloodbath—a legendary event that shocked the entire continent.]

[Big event +1]

[Golden Treasure Chest Progress: (2/3)]

It's not the system, it's not that bad.

Li Wei thought to himself: I only made some insignificant contributions; the main reason I owe it all is thanks to Ronan.

It feels like I won without doing anything?

In the blink of an eye, two items quietly appeared in Li Wei's inventory: a contract that seemed to be dripping with blood, and a ring that shimmered with a black light.

Recalling that Elizabeth had flown to Pittsburgh that morning, Levi felt a slight sense of relief.

"Looks like they had a good chat," Li Wei muttered to himself. "I just wonder what they talked about... I'll ask them when we get back."

Before Elizabeth returned, Levi planned to play around with the two new pieces of equipment he had acquired.

The Blood Contract of the Follower is still gray. I don't know if I need to make some kind of contract with someone before I can transform it. I can only wait a few more days to study it.

He now had someone in mind: Dr. Elias Thorne, who had developed the formula for LW sports drink. (Appears in Chapter 197)

After he authorized Li Wei's formula, he prepared to go to China to check on things. We haven't been in touch for a long time, and I don't know how he's doing lately.

Li Wei's current LW company's R&D team is still lacking a leader, and they need to convert the [Water of the Spirits] in Li Wei's possession. Dr. Thorne is the best candidate.

He had already contacted Thorne, but hadn't received a reply yet.

As for this spatial ring...

With a thought, a ring that only he could see appeared in Li Wei's palm.

The ring was small, just enough to fit on his index finger, and looked like a black jade ring.

"Is this the spatial ring?"

Li Wei immersed himself in the task and immediately discovered a small, gray, square space appearing in his mind.

His consciousness wandered freely through space, stopping only after encountering an obstacle.

Measuring 1.5 meters in length, width, and height, Li Wei looked at the furnishings in the living room, wondering what could possibly be placed there.

He first took an iPad, randomly opened a video, and put it into his spatial ring.

With a thought, he returned to his spatial ring.

He noticed that the iPad was slowly floating in space.

After a dozen seconds, Li Wei took out his iPad and took a closer look. The WiFi was still connected, and the video was exactly the same.

"So time is relatively still inside this spatial ring?" Li Wei muttered to himself. "That has its advantages and disadvantages."

The good thing is that he can store whatever he wants without worrying about it rotting.

The bad thing is that there's no way to leave the body to rot and then affect the police—wait, Li Wei shook his head, why have such a terrifying idea?

It would be good to have some cash or other personal items on hand in the future, and put them in the spatial ring so you don't have to worry about losing them. While continuing to play with the ring on his hand, Li Wei suddenly realized that he could no longer enter the spatial ring.

My grass?

Before he could even sit up from the sofa, the system suddenly popped up again:

You have encountered a quest: The Mystic's First Lesson in Smuggling.

[Mission Description: Shadow mages can leap between reality and shadow, cutting through space. They virtually monopolize the smuggling business across the entire continent, and although infamous and wanted throughout the land, they don't care.]

Mystics despise and refuse to let anyone who follows the righteous path use their rings. To use them, one must take the ring from at least one high-ranking nobleman, thus gaining their approval.

[Quest Reward: 0.1 Free Attribute Point, Approval of the Arcane Smuggling Ring]

System, I'm so annoyed! Refund!

Li Wei was dumbfounded. How come there was a trial version of this equipment?

"I'm back."

Just then, Anya's voice rang out as she pushed open the door and entered, "How's Liz doing?"

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