Gacha games can't save this bizarre world.

Buffett himself is eager to start gathering funds, planning to take advantage of the stock market crash and the resulting low stock prices to make a big buy-at-the-bottom move.

He treated Zhao Hao to many meals, and they discussed which companies could become the new darlings of capital in the next ten or even twenty years.

Even though Buffett was later hailed as the "Oracle of Omaha," he couldn't see this problem as clearly as Zhao Hao.

Buffett wanted to buy Coca-Cola, believing that the company could become the world's number one beverage company in the future.

Zhao Hao had no objection to this, nor did he want to intervene.

He meant no harm: I'm saving up gold now, waiting for a big price surge. I'm not looking at the long term for now. I'm going to wait and see; I heard Apple is planning an IPO. I'm going to wait and buy some pre-IPO shares~~~

Coca-Cola is great, and it truly is the world's number one beverage company. The question is, can it compare to Steve Jobs' Apple?

I could hold onto that for twenty or thirty years and enjoy endless dividends!

Some rejoiced while others grieved. The stock market crash delighted people like Zhao Hao, who were eagerly anticipating the profits. However, many others were left penniless overnight.

Many more people went from the middle class to abject poverty within a week. The end-of-month bills kept them up at night!

It's said that people are already lining up on the rooftops of skyscrapers on Wall Street in Manhattan to enjoy the breeze.

The workload for cleaners has become enormous...

Liberty City University started its semester on August 20th.

The friends reunited and had a great time eating and drinking together.

They all made progress and gained something during this holiday.

Winston has officially joined the Bureau of Mysteries, unlike Zhao Hao who is a temporary worker; he is a full-time researcher!

With Zhao Hao's help, Sylvia became a temporary worker for the Bureau of Mysteries, often assisting with painting and divination.

Now her abilities are under control, and she has developed many other functions. For example, she can curse others with her paintings, or even use her paintings to attack.

Nanaya Saki did not return to Fusang during her vacation. Judging from the fact that she never mentioned anything about her family, it's likely that their relationship wasn't very good.

During her vacation, she began to try her hand at writing. A female writer with terrible writing skills but very bold content has emerged in the world of Liu Bei!

Gou Quan is still the same as ever, now that he's rich, he's living a very comfortable life. He doesn't hang out on the streets much anymore, but he still helps out old friends from time to time.

Now, the tall Duncan and the little mouse Jimmy, who used to hang out with him, both work at Pipi Shrimp Future Technology Company. They're doing quite well.

Zhao Hao resumed his daily routine, attending classes during the day and returning home in the evenings, sometimes cuddling and sharing his knowledge with Elena.

At night, I conduct research in my dreams, as well as my daily, unwavering dream hunt.

He now has a deeper understanding of dreams, which manifests in his ability to travel to more distant dream realms during his hunting expeditions.

Furthermore, you can try to alter other people's dreams.

For example, paper figures can be used to create images to interfere with the dreamer's dreams.

There was a boy whose father had passed away who was so depressed that he didn't want to go to school and became withdrawn. Zhao Hao then conjured a paper effigy that appeared as his father to comfort and encourage him, helping him to cheer up.

The little girl was afraid of the unknown monster under her bed, which in her dreams would attract nightmares and cause nightmares. Zhao Hao then killed the nightmare and even conjured a black dog to lie by her bedside to guard her dreams.

There are those otaku who have no interest in the real world and only dream of their two-dimensional waifus. Zhao Hao enlightened a group of Billy King, Banana-kun, and Dark Dawei, educating them... He should become normal after this, right?

There are also "green tea bitches" who make a living by manipulating men and swindling money, and even take pride in it. Zhao Hao, in a dream, enlightened her with an entire harem group, letting her experience what hellish harem infighting is like. The final ending was that the "green tea bitch" was banished to the cold palace, and died when a toilet fell on her while she was cleaning it—only a dream could do that.

In short, there was a lot of joy in my dream!

Another day, Zhao Hao visited Uncle Tie at the antique shop and also obtained some information from Ma Long.

It seems that Ma Long has connections with some powerful forces, which can be seen from his elusive and secretive nature.

This intelligence is also quite interesting; it's about rumors surrounding the home of the "Red Big Brother."

Two weeks ago, a tabloid run by exiles of the "Red Big Brother" published a startling piece of news.

It is said that an explosion occurred at a military factory in Yekaterinburg, the capital of Sverdlovsk Oblast, and the leaked deadly bacteria caused the deaths of thousands of people!

The incident occurred this spring, and the leaked virus was reportedly anthrax!

Despite everyone having already signed the famous Biological Weapons Convention, you are still conducting biological warfare research? Countries around the world have condemned this.

This is no small matter in the Underworld.

This incident firstly demonstrates that the "Big Brother" (the Communist Party) is secretly making moves, and secondly, it shows that some members of the "Big Brother" are colluding with the four major cults!

Why do you say that?

Because of anthrax!

This deadly virus is inextricably linked to the Toad God, one of the Four Evil Gods!

It can be said that the vast majority of terrible viruses and diseases are intricately linked to the toad god. Gerdeng fever, typhoid fever, cholera, malaria, AIDS, Ebola…

Scholars from the Otherworld have determined that the Toad God was the first of the strange gods to notice this world. He already had influence in this world before the birth of humankind! He was a true ancient being!

Of course, this has nothing to do with Zhao Hao.

They didn't even plan to go to the Song Dynasty themselves, and their elder brother was practically a distant dream.

If the sky falls, the tall ones have to hold it up!

Big Brother also has its own Red Guards to handle supernatural events, as well as the more famous National Security Council, commonly known as the KGB.

Office 514 is specifically tasked with handling such cases, and their clandestine presence extends from Siberia to Europe.

Of course, the old red big brother isn't having an easy time these days either. Those who once overthrew oppression have become the new oppressors; the red will is fading; times have changed…

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Chapter 221 Contains Vicious Dogs

In the quiet of the night, the small town, unlike the vibrant nightlife of big cities, has fallen asleep.

In the alley, a man was fleeing in a panic, his panting and footsteps like the relentless Grim Reaper, as if something was chasing him.

Suddenly, two enormous black shadows appeared one after the other at the alley entrance; they were gigantic beasts, each two meters tall. Indescribable, only two enormous, blood-red eyes were visible.

A brief, piercing scream startled the nearby residents awake, and the lights in each house were suddenly turned on.

The men all reached for the hunting rifles by the bed, and fearfully hid behind the window to peer outside, trying to hear some unusual sounds.

Even knowing the danger, the town's sheriff arrived at the scene as quickly as possible.

Several police officers had one hand near their pistols at their waists, ready to face an attack at any moment, appearing very tense.

The scene was horrific; the victim was reduced to only half of his body.

Even though less than ten minutes had passed since the screams, and the blood on the ground was still warm, the man had been gnawed beyond recognition. Only one of his thick thighs remained, and it had been bitten off, with only skin and flesh connecting it.

The experienced and knowledgeable sheriff, suppressing his nausea, examined the corpse and even gestured with his hands. The bite mark from the severed thigh was over twenty centimeters long!

What kind of beast has such a big mouth and such a ferocious bite force?

Brown bear? But there aren't any wild animals like that here. And even if there were, brown bears wouldn't be this terrifying and ferocious.

This is the third case.

A week ago, the first victim died while night fishing by the river, and only half of his body was found. After that, everyone knew that a terrible beast had started eating people in the vicinity.

At the time, some local hunters were eager to rid the people of this menace, but on the third day, the two hunters who had been traveling together were tragically killed in the forest.

Local forensic experts determined that there was likely more than one man-eating beast; it was probably a small group, possibly three to eight in number!

At that time, all the gun shops in town were sold out. Every male head of household bought more than one gun.

And tonight, this victim actually died in the town!

Have those man-eating beasts already started invading the town?

……

At this moment, Zhao Hao had just recovered from the meeting of the Shadow Organization.

Over the past two months, the Shadow Organization's operations have yielded some results.

Putting aside the negative emotions, some members have already obtained the key to the eerie realm of the dark fairy tale. After all, a significant portion of the members are Bronze-level transcendents, and the rest are all top-tier Iron-level individuals, possessing formidable abilities.

This time, the team leader shared some news: a key has been discovered on the east coast of Americo. He asked which member in Americo was willing to go and collect it.

As agreed, each member must collect at least one key to facilitate participation in larger projects later.

At this moment, several people looked at the Enderman. After all, he had joined the group after obtaining the Magician's Ring from Ame.

Zhao Hao nodded and said in a mechanical voice, "I'm in America, and not far from the East Coast. But I'm not interested in that, because I already have the key."

"Oh, what kind of key is it?" the team leader asked with some interest.

Zhao Hao said, "I found the Wolf Shepherd and persuaded him to give me the Magic Bean."

Some of the members laughed, and some even laughed loudly.

What persuasion? Do you think the Wolfman is so easy to talk to?

The handsome young man, William of Holy Blood, with the roguish and nonchalant air typical of American youth, asked, "Hey, is the Wolfman Owof really that cowardly? Where is he now? I want to convince him too~"

Endermen are entirely black except for their white eyes and mouth.

His mouth stretched into a wide grin. "The wolf shepherd felt he owed his wolves too much, so he ate himself as food for them. You can look inside the wolf's belly..."

William Voss, the Holy Blood, fell silent. The Enderman's meaning was clear: the Wolfman had been killed by him.

Some members had previously suspected that this Enderman was not a good person and might be a Bronze Transcendent.

Now that the Wolfman has been killed by him and the key is in his hands, it also demonstrates his strength.

A hint of worry flashed in the eyes of Mary Blue, the Shadow Fist fighter who was nominally his teammate.

……

The key to the haunted world appears in a small town on the east coast of America.

William Voss, the Holy Blood, accepted the mission to retrieve it.

Meanwhile, Colt took the blonde, wavy-haired Marina by car to Iron Mine Town.

Several vicious animal killings occurred there. When the information came from the Federal Administration, the intelligence team deduced that it was a supernatural event based on the strange objects within the organization.

So Colt personally led his capable assistants, along with about twenty black-clad agents.

The Bureau of Mysteries is desperately seeking talent because it is so short-handed that even the branch director, Colt, has been tasked with entrusting internal management to the less combat-capable civilian superhuman, Shiri.