r18novel #212 - Xavier Manor
#212 - Xavier Manor
"Welcome to Stark Industries, Mr. Liang Yue. First, I want to thank you for your assistance to Tony. He has now successfully escaped the danger."
"Oh? Has he developed that metal already?"
"It seems like it was just a few days ago, but he's still in the basement of the vacation villa, busy with research."
"Oh~ Right, according to the last agreement, Stark Industries will also transfer another 100 million US dollars to your account. As for the profit sharing of the new energy, it will be settled annually, depending on the specific situation later."
"That's not urgent. Actually, I'm here this time to do another business deal with you. And~ this is the wine I promised to Tony last time."
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"I thought you'd forgotten, kid!"
Just as Liang Yue was sitting on the sofa in the reception area, having a close conversation with Ms. Pepper Potts, the new president of Stark Industries, Tony Stark's voice suddenly interjected.
However, the source of this voice was not pure human voice, but from a loudspeaker on the side of the reception room wall...
"Buzz ~ ~ ~"
Along with a slight hum, the wall in front of him suddenly split to both sides, revealing a large electronic screen inside, almost the size of a cinema screen.
Immediately afterwards, Tony Stark's huge head appeared on the screen.
At this time, the expression of this wealthy man seemed a little excited, but his face was not very good, greasy, with dark circles firmly attached to his eyelids, and his eyes were also full of bloodshot.
Obviously, he should not have closed his eyes for several days.
Through the corner of the picture, it can be seen that Stark is in a laboratory at this time, and a precision machine next to him is still being assembled quickly.
"You look a little haggard, Mr. Stark."
After Liang Yue took the coffee handed over by the Black Widow, he raised his cup to Stark on the opposite screen, and then gave a kind reminder.
Pepper, on the other side, looked over with a worried expression.
"Don't worry, Pepper, I'm fine now. The heavy metal toxins in my body have been completely cleared, and the latest model of the Iron Man armor has just been completed and is being assembled now.
Of course, it would be even better if there was a glass of ancient fruit wine by my side at this time ~"
However, before he could finish his words, his eyes were attracted by Natasha, who was walking past Liang Yue and Pepper.
The enchanting back slowly twisted, and immediately stuck all of Stark's attention.
On the enlarged ultra-clear screen, all the micro-expressions on the face of this wealthy man, including the hint of amazement in his expression, were undoubtedly revealed...
"Cough ~ Humph!"
But soon, with a cold reminder from Ms. Pepper next to him, Tony Stark on the opposite side instantly came back to his senses.
Then he quickly blinked at the two of them, pretending to be a little confused, and explained.
"Oh ~ I just seemed to be a little neurasthenic, and even my vision started to drift a little. It seems I really should have a good sleep, cough ~!
Where were we just now? Oh ~ right! Hey, Liang Yue, where's the wine you promised me ~?"
"Pa ~" "Pa ~" "Pa ~" ......
"It's here, Tony, but although my wine can nourish your body, what you need most now is rest."
With that, Liang Yue flipped his hand and waved it gently in front of him, and ten bottles of ancient fruit wine suddenly appeared on the table.
"Oh ~ I really miss these things! Also, your hand is so cool, Liang Yue! What was that principle just now?"
"A portable storage space. There is a group of mages in the Himalayas who can also open mirror spaces through special tools and shuttle freely to various locations on Earth."
"Things in the field of mysticism? I'm not good at this, Pepper ~ Find a way to get those wines to me quickly, it needs to be express air transport, and be careful during the transport!"
"I'll take these wines and fly over to see you later, Tony."
"Huh? You're coming over? No need, I'm fine now!"
"You need someone to take care of you, Tony."
"Okay ~ We'll talk about this later, Liang Yue, didn't you say that you have a business deal to do with me this time?"
With that, Tony Stark on the opposite side turned his attention to Liang Yue again.
"Yes, I actually want to exchange some US dollars with you for gold ~"
Liang Yue put down the coffee in his hand at this time and looked at the wealthy man on the screen and said.
"Exchange gold for US dollars, this business can be done. Our group purchases a batch of gold every year to press the bottom of the cabin, but ~ I hear from your words that you seem to need a lot of money ~"
Stark looked at him in surprise at this time.
"Yes, I do need a lot this time ~"
"The money in the agreement is not enough for you to squander? You know that's 100 million US dollars, don't tell me you've become addicted to gambling and owe a lot of debt ~ kid!"
"Hehe ~ My house was blown up before, and it's being torn down and rebuilt now, but I don't think this time will be too short, so I need a new property."
Looking at Stark on the opposite side, with that look as if he was looking at a bear child, Liang Yue couldn't help but spread his hands with a wry smile and explained.
"Property? That's a legitimate reason. Which manor are you looking at? Give him a map, Pepper ~"
As Stark's words fell, Pepper, who was at his side, brought over a specially made tablet. Her slender fingers tapped on it a few times, and the entire map of New York City appeared on the screen.
Liang Yue then fiddled with it a couple of times, flipping the map to the northern part of New York.
Stark on the other side of the screen seemed to be able to see the image as well. As someone skillfully manipulated it, the expression on the dog tycoon's face began to turn strange.
"If I'm not mistaken~ kid, your finger is already poking at Westchester over there. That's not New York City, but it's pretty close to the slums of New York City.
Why would you choose here, Liang Yue? If I remember correctly, aren't you still going to high school in Brooklyn? Or are you planning to take a helicopter back and forth to school?"
"As for school, I'll find another place near the school. I don't need to buy it, just rent it. After all, my house in Brooklyn should be rebuilt in a while.
I just happened to take a fancy to a manor over in Westchester this time."
As he spoke, Liang Yue just happened to flip the map to the exact point. With a light tap of his finger, the floor plan of the manor immediately appeared on the screen.
Soon, after a complex calculation, the floor plan of the entire manor instantly turned into a 3D image.
After a quick rendering, the rendering of the area was completed.
Wow~ Black technology…
Subsequently~ the camera began to rotate constantly on the screen. The effect was like watching a live broadcast from a drone.
"Xavier's Mansion… There's actually a place like this near New York? Jarvis, help me search for information about this place."
As Tony Stark muttered to himself, several split-screen images immediately appeared on the screen, showing information about the manor quickly appearing.
Pepper, who was beside him, was very familiar with this operation. With a light tap of her finger, she zoomed in on one of the images separately.
Under the cover of a sea of forest trees, a small cluster of buildings was being built in the middle.
There were blossoming flowers, fountain gardens, a horse farm, a golf course, and a lake…
More importantly, the main part of the building was an elegant castle, the kind that looked very old, with rose vines crawling all over one side of the wall.
Pepper, who was beside him, had already clenched her hands tightly, looking at the computer screen with a look of longing.
"Oh~ it's so beautiful there!"
"Hmm? You like this place, Pepper?"
"I just, I'm a little yearning, Tony, but let's take care of Liang Yue's business first."
"Don't worry~ Pepper, I'm just asking for your opinion. When the time comes, we'll just buy a manor nearby. If there isn't one, we'll just buy a piece of land and build one directly.
It just so happens that we do need a foothold on the East Coast."
"Then what about your villa on Long Island?"
"Just let it stay there! Don't you think that it's perfectly legitimate for Mr. Tony Stark, a top figure in the United States of America, to invest in and reserve a few more properties?"
"Hehe~ Whatever you want, Tony."
"Okay, now that you've agreed, it'll be easy."
With that, Stark refocused his gaze on Liang Yue, and then began to look at the picture next to him while saying to him.
"Xavier's Mansion, its previous owner was Professor Charles Francis Xavier, an expert in genetics and biophysics, but unfortunately he died of a cerebral infarction a few years ago.
So, this manor is now inherited by his son, David Haller? But it looks like this is a spendthrift. This kid recently owed a bunch of debts because of gambling.
His income is very limited, so he put this manor up for sale."
"Also, the asking price for this manor is $120 million?"
"The area of Xavier's Mansion is five hundred acres, and more than seventy percent of the entire manor is forest, and there's a lake…"
"Hmm~ This price is reasonable, but it's a little too high. Pepper~ Find someone to take down this manor, and by the way, negotiate the price and try to get the price down to below $100 million."
After saying that, Tony Stark turned his gaze back to Liang Yue.
"Kid, besides the $100 million in the agreement, how many US dollars do you want to exchange from me for gold?"
"Exchange $100 million first."
"$100 million? According to the current international gold price, that's almost three tons of gold. Do you have that much gold?"
Faced with the dog tycoon's question, Liang Yue was too lazy to talk nonsense at this time. He stood up directly from the sofa, and then waved his hand frantically at the open space next to him.
Pa pa pa pa pa…
In a moment, a large pile of golden ingots was placed in the living room…
Judging from the volume alone, the weight of this neatly stacked pile of gold must be greater than three tons.
"…Okay~ Kid, I underestimated you before. It seems that you don't lack money. All you lack is US dollars, Pepper, find someone to check the quality of this pile of gold ingots.
Then wire the money to him, and also help this kid avoid taxes, Liang Yue~ Remember to clean up your yard properly, and in a while, we will be neighbors~"
"Don't even think about sponging wine from my house, Tony."
"Hmph hmph~ You found out about that?"
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