Chapter 253 Decision
New World!
In the minds of all residents of the Old World, it is a noun full of hope and temptation, a land of wealth and hope with milk and honey flowing and gold everywhere.
If ocean voyages were not so dangerous and costly, they would have migrated there at all costs.
Every year, civilians who can't make a living, exiled criminals, and self-organized companies and adventurers embark on flights to the New World.
Some of them disappeared, some became unknown, but some really turned around and became famous wealthy people. Their stories spread widely, attracting generation after generation of young people to take the adventure.
Even Fang Xian had to admit that the new continent was indeed too vast.
After hundreds of years of development through the unification of the countries of the Old World, it seems that there are still adventures everywhere.
Similarly, after the first financial product was designed in the Silver Eagle Federation, the power of capital immediately began to expand.
Among them, investment in the New World is the hottest part.
Influenced by this, a large number of "adventurers" emerged among the people like wild dogs on the loose.
They roamed around wealthy families, city center squares, and even towns, spreading their dreams to those who wanted to get rich overnight but did not dare to take the risk of going out to sea. They also raised funds for this purpose, using the future profits from the New World as a guarantee.
Such deceptive products are even more unreliable than those issued by banks, but some people for them.
As far as Daniel knows, many people have lost their fortunes because of this. After all, 90% of the so-called "risky investments" are scams.
They didn't know how to build ships to explore the New World. Instead, they used false plans and forged documents to defraud large amounts of money and squandered it.
The remaining ten percent were adventurers who really had dreams but were short of money, but most of them died during ocean voyages.
After all, in addition to the harsh climate, various magical creatures that are hostile to humans are also characteristics of the New World and the deep sea.
Even if you are lucky enough to reach the New World, your expedition may not be successful, and it is normal to lose all your investment.
Ninety-nine percent of these investment plans, which are full of huge pitfalls, will fail, and only a very small number of lucky ones favored by the goddess of luck will succeed and get generous returns.
The Roland family was quite wealthy before, otherwise they would not have been able to send Daniel to study abroad.
Just three years ago, the current head of the family believed the lies of an adventurer and not only invested heavily in him, but also mortgaged his real estate to the bank for loans and borrowed a large sum of money from relatives and friends.
Daniel suspected at that time that the fake navigator named 'Ferdinand R. Columbus' was not a real adventurer, but a swindler with extraordinary powers!
Otherwise, how could the Roland family be fooled into investing so lavishly?
Ferdinand R. Columbus!
It is said that this adventurer has a certain amount of alien blood, so according to the customs of that alien race, the word "river" was added in the middle of his name.
No one knows how he convinced the patriarch of the Roland family. All we know is that after the other party gathered the funds, he bought an ocean-going ship, recruited sailors, and began his adventure to the New World.
A year later, news came that his fleet encountered a storm and some people saw his ship sinking.
The investment failed miserably, the bank demanded repayment, and the Roland family almost went bankrupt.
Daniel, who used to live a comfortable life, suddenly lost his financial support and had to move to a slum to live a miserable life.
"Now it seems... that Ferdinand Columbus is still alive? Not only alive, but he has actually made a fortune? Hundreds of thousands of gold, did he find a gold mine?"
Fang Xian's mind moved: "According to the equity certificate... all his profits in the New World can be taken by the Roland Family at least 40% ..."
This certificate has been notarized by the Tower of Wisdom, and it is unknown how many curses and contracts with mysterious powers are attached to it.
As long as the person concerned still wants to live, or his soul does not want to suffer after death, he will never violate it.
"The Roland family is going to make a fortune... Unfortunately, this level of wealth far exceeds the size of the Baron family..."
"I even suspect that if I wasn't a noble, someone might have kidnapped me..."
After realizing this, Fang Xian suddenly didn't want to stay in Ferenster anymore.
If we don't go back, the Roland family might be gone.
Although that was not his family, he still felt a little regretful because he could not repay the favor.
Thinking of this, he slowly stepped back and his figure blended into the darkness.
Carl Hepburn stood there and waited for a while. After confirming that the scary wizard had left, he finally breathed a sigh of relief: "He didn't kill me... It's definitely not because of my strength, but because of my background... And he's not afraid that I would call for help..."
He looked at the street outside. If he ran a few more steps, he might run into a few patrolmen and through them he could contact the kingdom's special agency that handles supernatural affairs.
But if we do that, things will get really out of hand.
Moreover, the wizard still holds the voodoo doll that cursed him, and it might curse him to death remotely.
"By the way, that curse is the most deadly one."
Karl Hepburn ran to the Mysterious Academy in a panic. He wanted to find his mentor and his backers to seek help to lift this damn curse!
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Dock area.
Inside a cheap apartment.
Fang Xian casually set the debt contract on fire, letting it turn into ashes along with the voodoo doll that had lost all its effects.
After pouring all the ashes into the toilet to destroy the body, he pulled out a huge suitcase from under the bed and opened the closet.
"There's nothing to take... Daniel used to be a very clean-handed person. The biggest asset I have now is the 100 gold Fisher I just got..."
"Well, let's go to the steam train station tomorrow morning and buy a ticket home..."
After cramming in a few pieces of clothes and daily necessities, Fang Xian made a decision.
As for the graduation certificate or something, he doesn't want it!
What Fang Xian did before was just to play the role of 'Daniel Roland', telling the outside world that he valued the diploma very much and would never leave before getting it.
In fact, he didn't care about the paper at all, he could just release the smoke bomb and run away.
If you want to break the impasse, you have to take the enemy by surprise.
'If the old Daniel were here, what would he do?'
"Perhaps, after some hesitation, he will make the same choice as me? But he has no power... If he goes back, he will just deliver a dish..."
Fang Xian picked up a photo frame and stared at the black and white photo inside.
This is a family portrait. In the middle sits a couple. The man is wearing a tuxedo and a round hat, and the woman is wearing a lace skirt.
Around them, there were four children.
Daniel was the shortest and stood at the front. He was wearing overalls and a plaid shirt, and looked a little dissatisfied.
