Chapter 381: Chapter 380: Bruno

Margret sat in her room, a popsicle in her mouth as she typed on her computer.

“Fuck…” she cursed. Her revenue from stocks was not as big as she was expecting. Victor was right, some other time traveler was messing with the timeline.
Although they were working very subtly and only making profits on the margins, their effect was getting bigger and bigger, affecting Margret’s predictions.

There were a few things that she could figure out though.

Firstly, the other side was not a lone person, they were acting through an organization so it was very hard to pinpoint their origins. They are like a swarm of rats in the stock market, nearly indistinguishable from the average broker!
Secondly, they started their actions more than five years ago as there were few things from back then that diverged from Margret’s memories.

So, after cursing for another five minutes, Margret finished her herbal tea as she set a few random Buy positions before turning the screen off. She pushed her chair back and relaxed wondering what to do.

Victor did give her a few ideas for investment projects, but they were not feasible in the short term.

Suddenly her phone rang… It was Lily!

“Did you finish cucking Victor?” Margret asked immediately.

“Not yet…” Lily replied. “Do me a favor, can you get the company’s private plane to be at my disposal?”

“Didn’t Victor prepare one for you and your sisters?”

“It won’t work, I need a second one to lose a rat who is tailing me… I didn’t expect their surveillance to be this thorough.”

“Oh… Fine, I will tell the men there to be expecting you…” Margret said. Such things were usually handled by Aria, but that girl didn’t really understand what the word ‘Subtle’ meant and tended to ask too many unnecessary questions. Margret on the other hand, asked nothing. Every girl had the right to keep some secrets.

“Thanks…” Lily said. “By the way, I met Lulu… You owe me one…” she added then hung up immediately.

“Thanks… I guess… Wait… Didn’t she just ask me for a favor… Whatever…” Margret said to herself as she sent a message to Aria’s secretary to prepare the plane then threw her phone on her desk and looked at the ceiling.

So the idiots were back, and they were already making trouble… She really didn’t like her aunt's family. But those guys did take care of her when she was in need so she was taking care of them in her own way. Educating them and taking some revenge in the process.

It seemed like sending them to work the mines for a month was not enough to fix their crooked ways, maybe she should try sending them on a whaling boat instead. Lulu always complained that she was not tan enough.

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Wait… Since Lulu was already in town, Abe would surely be here too. Maybe she would be able to put those two to good use after all.

Cracking the popsicle in her mouth, Margret quickly began to plan her next move.

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“Elder Theodore, Young Master Mike, Young Master Victor, this way please!”

As soon as the helicopter landed on the island's port, the family of three was invited into an electrical train cart that quickly drove on a golden engraved track toward the entrance of the Ruins that were located in the middle of the island. That area was technically within the Ruin’s boundaries, so engines like the ones used in helicopters didn’t work! Even the electrical engines used by the carts that were meant to transport people and materials barely worked.

It took them 10 minutes to reach the entrance which was guarded by a grand 30-foot-long heavy metal gate that can only be operated manually by a group of muscular men.

“Welcome!” A mean-looking man with a bald head and a hooked nose welcomed the group of three as soon as they descended from the cart.

“Manager Tin, it’s been a while…” Theodore said with a bright smile.

“It has been a while indeed, Master Theodore! This way please!” Tin, who shot Mike and Victor an inspecting glance, quickly began guiding them toward the gate that was open at the moment.

Victor just followed quietly as he looked around. This entire island became a giant hole that was swallowed by the ocean the last time he was here. And the family records concerning this place were all ransacked with it, so Victor had no idea what to expect here.

Behind the gates, the three were welcomed by a huge stone-floored corridor that headed deep into the mountain with a slit inclination downward.

It was dimly lit by flickering electrical lights and its stone walls. Those lights seemed to dim as they walked further inside, a proof of the gradual change of world rules.

On the ground, more than one metal track was laid above the stone. They should be used to transport ore from the mines inside but at the moment they were empty.

Looking at the small debris left on the ground, Victor casually used his appraisal skill. He wanted to know for real what the materials they extracted from this mine were as the family documents were not always reliable.
As the materials here are mostly otherworldly, his X-ranked appraisal skills should work on them! It is the first time he tried using it like this.

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