American Comics: Tales of Cultivator

Chapter 101: Acquaintance

Just then, Lane handed him a pre-prepared contract and a check.

"Professor Anderson! This is the contract and fee for our Boss's hire this time! Please take a look, and if there are no issues, you can sign!"

Trevor looked at the ten million US Dollars Wells Fargo check handed to him, then at the employment contract.

"Can I think about it some more?"

Trevor took out his signing pen, hesitated repeatedly, and said to Lane.

"Of course, our Boss doesn't like to force people to work for us. However, New York will be very chaotic during this period. For the safety of the three of you, you will need to temporarily reside in the Manor until the Boss returns!"

Lane spoke to Trevor politely.

"This is illegal detention!"

Trevor's eyes were practically spitting fire with anger as he glared fiercely at Lane and accused him.

"No, no, no, you misunderstand. This is just for the safety of you and your family!" Lane explained with a smile: "Outsiders call our Boss the Underground Emperor of New York, but this has always been a misunderstanding of our Boss by the outside world! Our Boss is currently running for City Councilor of New York City, and we would never do anything that violates Federal Law like illegal detention. However, public order/security in New York has never been very good, and I am truly just concerned about your safety, Professor Anderson!"

Trevor heard the hidden threat in Lane's words. He snatched the contract from Lane's hand in frustration.

"Then arrange a place for us to stay. Also, I have classes at the university!"

"Don't worry about that. We recently donated a sum of money to New York University to improve the university's accommodation environment. Principal Hamilton surely won't mind giving you a month-long leave!"

Looking at the still polite Lane in front of him, Trevor felt an urge to punch him, but considering the strength gap between the two sides, he could only reluctantly suppress his anger.

...

Pushing open the window, one could see the gourd-shaped Artificial Lake in the Yard at a glance.

A gentle breeze blew, and the lotus flowers covering the lake seemed to sway.

But Trevor was in no mood to appreciate even the best scenery.

"Uncle, should we find a way to leave this place?"

Sean pushed open the room door and said to Trevor, who was standing by the window.

"Shh!"

Trevor turned around and made a shushing gesture towards Sean, pointing to the room and then to his ear, indicating to be careful of listening devices.

"Uncle Trevor, I checked my room, and it's very safe. I didn't find any surveillance!"

As Sean spoke, he directly flopped onto the large bed in the room, which was worth over ten thousand US Dollars.

"I've already sent a message to Aunt Hannah. Are we sneaking out tonight?"

Sean lay on the bed, deliberately lowering his voice by a few tones.

"Aunt Hannah and I observed carefully just now. The guards in this Manor are very strict! It will be difficult to sneak out!"

"No, tonight I'll find a chance to sneak out first and figure something out. You and Aunt Hannah stay here obediently and wait for me to find people to come back and rescue you!"

Trevor looked at the calm Artificial Lake and made up his mind.

Late at night!

The Manor was silent, with only the occasional splash of water as fish leaped out of the water.

In the silence, illuminated by the faint moonlight, Trevor quietly opened the window and climbed out.

Using the cover of the window sill's shadow, Trevor carefully lay on the ground, crawling, and quickly reached the edge of the Artificial Lake.

Under the shroud of moonlight, the lake surface shimmered, and lotus flowers swayed in the wind.

Looking at the calm lake surface, Trevor felt a chill down his spine for some reason.

He glanced back at the window, where he could see Sean and Hannah peering out through the gap in the window in the shadow.

Gritting his teeth, Trevor took off his upper garment and silently immersed himself in the water.

Before entering the water, Trevor took a deep breath, dove into the lake, and swam underwater towards the direction of the gourd's mouth.

He had observed the Manor's terrain. This Artificial Lake had a waterway at the position of the gourd's mouth, which seemed to lead directly outside the Manor.

He planned to swim underwater to avoid the guards and get out of the Manor.

However, Trevor didn't notice that the moonlight shining on the lake surface didn't show any reflections, as if something in the lake water had completely devoured the moonlight.

The shimmering on the lake surface wasn't moonlight either.

"He went into the lake!"

At the Lakeside Pavilion, a woman in a black leather jacket leaned against a pillar, quietly staring at the ripples on the lake surface.

Moonlight spilled onto her, making her look like a moon goddess in the dark night.

Lane stood beside her, with several bodyguards in black suits standing behind him.

"The Boss refined a batch of skeleton demons in the lake. Let's give him a taste of hardship first!"

"Any news on those werewolves?"

Selene hugged her arms: "Found them, they're in the Sewers of New York. They breed very quickly, there are hundreds of them!"

"Hundreds!" Lane's eyes lit up: "I think the Boss will like this information!"

Splash! Just then, the water on the lake surface rippled violently, as if a large fish was struggling fiercely underwater.

Trevor desperately flailed his arms, trying to swim upwards. There was something underwater.

Two pale bone claws grabbed his ankles tightly, pulling him downwards.

"Ugh ugh ugh!"

Feeling the immense pulling force, and seeing no hope of surfacing, Trevor directly pulled out a multi-tool military dagger from behind his waist, flipped over, and tried to cut off the skeleton claws gripping his ankles.

As he flipped over, Trevor saw countless green phosphorescent fires light up simultaneously on the lake bottom in the slightly murky lake water.

Gulp!

Hundreds of skeletons with green phosphorescent fire flickering in their eyes floated towards him from the lake bottom. Even Trevor, who had experienced large-scale events like the Subterranean World, was so scared that he directly choked on a mouthful of lake water.

Before he could react, a ringing sound suddenly echoed from the lake surface. Trevor felt his vision go black and immediately fainted.

...

A grassland in the Island Center of Isla Nublar. Several Gallimimus were running around on this grassland.

However, this grassland, which was the size of two football fields, was artificially enclosed by several layers of wire fence.

These big guys, weighing several tons and resembling ostriches, could only move within this enclosure.

These herbivorous dinosaurs from ancient times were surprisingly equipped with saddles, just like horses.

After promising to invest in the Jurassic Park project and instantly becoming a major shareholder, Boss Tang quickly enjoyed different treatment on this island.

Upon learning of Fox's requirement to ride a dinosaur, the researchers on the island thoughtfully made a saddle specifically for her and selected a docile Gallimimus to be her mount.

Dressed like a cowboy, Fox held an old-fashioned revolver in each hand, riding a Gallimimus and shouting excitedly as she waved at Boss Tang.

As an orphan, Fox had been trained since childhood to become a qualified assassin.

The ideology instilled in her from a young age was to live for the Sacred Loom.

Only after that Loom was smashed and used as materials, turned into wooden tablets by Boss Tang, did she feel a sense of breaking free from shackles and living for herself.

"I'll have someone transfer the initial fifty million US Dollars,"

Tang Song waved back at Fox, standing on an Elevated Steel Bridge, watching several staff members use a crane to lift a cow and feed it into the guardrail.

Inside the guardrail, a Tyrannosaurus Rex roared towards the sky.

"However, I need to station a batch of guards and finance personnel on the island!"

Tang Song looked down at the Tyrannosaurus Rex tearing apart the terrified yellow ox with large bites, puffing on a cigar, and proposed his conditions to Dr. Hammond, who was standing beside him.

Dr. Hammond was not surprised by Tang Song's conditions.

Before finding Boss Tang, he had indeed searched for other investors. Anyone with a bit of sense could see the prospect of Jurassic Park.

However, compared to being a white knight, more people wanted to completely devour his entire project. Hammond regarded this Jurassic Park as the lifework of his later years, so naturally, he couldn't hand over control/dominance of the project.

Therefore, many investors who were interested in investing in this project ended up parting ways unhappily.

Even the investment from his old friend, Charles Bishop Weyland, he chose to refuse.

Because Charles wanted to develop the dinosaurs on the island into biological weapons, which undoubtedly went against Hammond's original intention of resurrecting these ancient giant beasts.

Hammond wanted to build a park, a paradise/amusement park where everyone in the world could come and get close to these ancient giant beasts.

"That's understandable, Tang!" Dr. Hammond was very generous after confirming that Tang Song had no intention of competing for control/dominance of the project.

"Relying solely on some high-voltage electric fences as a barrier, if someone deliberately cuts the power, or if there's a natural disaster, do you think a wire fence alone can stop this big guy!"

Tang Song puffed on his cigar, commenting on Dr. Hammond's Jurassic Park, "For a wild park, especially one with carnivorous dinosaurs, safety is paramount!"

"Doctor, your vision is very good, but in terms of safety, if an accident occurs, the resulting loss is enough to make your company go bankrupt!"

"I don't want the money I invested to be wasted!"

"I have a batch of professional veterans under my command. To be safe, I will station thirty people on this island as security personnel!"

Boss Tang spoke to Hammond about the importance of equipping armed security.

Hammond nodded in agreement repeatedly as he listened.

Just then, Tang Song looked up. In the distance high in the sky, several helicopters were flying towards them.

"Oh, those must be the people Charles was waiting for!" Hammond followed Tang Song's gaze, looking towards the horizon, and only after a long while did he see the few black dots in the sky.

...

"I don't understand why we have to help a tycoon explore a so-called Pyramid, especially in Antarctica!"

On the helicopter flying to Isla Nublar, a ninja in a white-robed figure wiped the katana in his hand, his tone carrying a hint of dissatisfaction.

Across from him, a woman with long hair draped over her shoulders and wearing black-rimmed glasses was typing data on a computer, reviewing data/information.

"Storm Shadow, this is the Commander's order," the woman adjusted her glasses, glanced at the white-robed figure, and added: "Charles Bishop Weyland is no ordinary person tycoon. His Weyland Corporation is one of the few private companies capable of independently launching satellites, and it's the only company we've found so far that agrees to cooperate with us!"

"The Commander's space-based plan still requires his cooperation!"

Storm Shadow silently continued to wipe his katana, but from his indifferent eyes, it was clear he didn't take the woman's words to heart.

...

Around noon, Charles, who had been recuperating in the Sanatorium Villa, rarely appeared at the dining table, and he brought two new faces.

"Tang, let me introduce you. These are two professionals I found. This is Storm Shadow, and this is Ana. They will also participate in this trip to Antarctica!"

Tang Song put down his knife and fork, looking at the two people following Charles with some surprise, especially the long-haired beauty in a black leather jacket wearing black-rimmed glasses.

An "acquaintance"! The female companion of the Baron who traded Oscorp shares with him back then.

This Baroness also seemed to recognize Tang Song, a flash of surprise in her eyes.

She hadn't expected to see Tang Song here.

A large part of the reason she had persuaded the Baron to sell the Oscorp shares he held was to raise funds for the Cobra Organization.

That's right, she and Storm Shadow were both members of a mysterious organization called "Cobra". Like most mysterious organizations, this "Cobra"'s ideal was also the cliché world domination.

To this end, the organization's Commander had even formulated a series of action plans that seemed very feasible.

Their decision to help Charles Bishop Weyland this time was also part of the organization's plan.

She just hadn't expected to meet an "acquaintance" here! Boss Tang simply nodded at the two of them, not showing too much familiarity.

Just an "ordinary person" he had met once, Boss Tang wasn't very interested.

Tang Song and Charles briefly discussed the itinerary for the trip to Antarctica.

Charles was then taken back to the Sanatorium Villa by his private doctor. It seemed his appearance this time was simply to introduce Storm Shadow and Ana to Tang Song.

During the meal, Ana kept observing Boss Tang. She didn't notice that her small actions had already caused dissatisfaction in a certain person dressed as a cowboy beside her!

...

"You know him!"

After the meal, Storm Shadow sought out the Baroness, leaning against her room door with his katana in his arms. He had clearly noticed the exchange of glances between her and Tang Song.

"The Oscorp shares held by the Baron were sold to him. He knows my identity!"

The Baroness adjusted her glasses.

"I investigated his identity. This Asian is a Gang Boss in New York, but I don't know why he's here!"

"I'll take action against him!" Storm Shadow patted the katana in his hand, saying lightly.

Taking action against a Gang Boss was just a piece of cake for him.

"Are you sure you can do it? According to my investigation, Madame Gao of The Hand seems to be related to his death!"

"Your Arashikage couldn't do anything to The Hand for hundreds of years!"

"Hmph!" Storm Shadow flicked his thumb, and the katana in his hand unsheathed. With a backhand swing, he directly cut the solid wood cabinet beside the door in half.

"The Hand is a thing of the past, and I am no longer Arashikage!"

"Wait! We don't know this Tang Song's background. Before completing the Commander's order, don't cause any trouble for now!"

The Baroness saw Storm Shadow getting up, truly intending to go find that Asian, and quickly stopped him.

...

Hiss hiss!

At a Sheltered Harbor Bay on the island, beside a deep pool.

A group of herbivorous dinosaurs were gathered by the pool water to drink. There was a rustling sound in the grass.

Several alert Triceratops raised their heads and looked around, but saw nothing.

After relaxing their wary, they continued to lower their heads to drink water.

Hiss hiss!

By the pool water, on a large tree two people could wrap their arms around, a black python gradually revealed itself from an invisible state.

With a small dinosaur the size of a wild boar in its mouth, the black python's intelligent snake eyes stared intently at the pool water.

A Triceratops drinking water blinked its small eyes and suddenly noticed a hint of red in its reflection in the pool water.

It shook its thick head, and before it could react, a blood shadow leaped out of the pool water.

In an instant, the several-ton massive body of this Triceratops was reduced to just a skin scattered by the pool water.

Several herbivorous dinosaurs were so scared by this bizarre scene that they scattered and fled.

The blood shadow gathered and dispersed, finally returning to Amelia's appearance. She licked her lips, seemingly savoring the deliciousness of the big guy she had just eaten.

Her scarlet gaze turned towards the few Gallimimus running at the back. Her body gradually transformed into blood mist. She was just about to pounce and feast.

Hiss hiss!

A black python extended half of its body from the treetop, blocking her path.

Amelia licked her lips, her scarlet gaze fixed on the black python, and finally dissipated into a ball of blood mist reluctantly.

The black python swallowed the small dinosaur in its mouth in two bites, looked towards the direction of the villa in the distance, blinked its vertical pupils intelligently, and its body quickly shrunk like a deflated balloon, finally becoming as thick as chopsticks, flapping its fleshy membrane and flying towards the direction of the villa.

In the villa, Boss Tang was currently enjoying the pleasure of riding a horse.

Riding a Gallimimus and dominating the grassland during the day...

...[Censored]...

Enjoying the pleasure brought by ******, Tang Song's eyes were clear. Collecting the Extreme Yin Energy's Extreme Profound Yin Sha was his last resort. If the killing intent from the Subterranean World couldn't be used...

(End of chapter)