Life at the Top

The words ‘ICBS Somerland’ were written clearly on this small card made of unique material that prevented it from being forged.

ICBS Somerland’s Waterhoof City branch was clearly stated as the payment bank.

This meant that this check was verified and filled out by the Waterhoof City branch.

On the most important column specifying the value were the numbers 1000000000.00 in Somer Dollars.

With the words One Billion Only written clearly next to it.

Besides the written words and Arabic numerals, the piece of paper also had the Waterhoof City branch’s verified electronic seal signifying the authenticity of this slip of paper.

This small white paper carried wealth that dazzled people’s eyes and caused their breathing to quicken.

Ordinary people could never accumulate such wealth in ten lifetimes.

This was the year 2000. According to the domestic exchange rate for gold, where 1 gram cost around 100 Somer Dollars, 1 billion would be equal to 10 thousand kilograms of gold!

It would not be wrong to describe this sum as a mountain of gold.

Even Wayne and Jose, who had much more money than ordinary people, felt the corner of their eyes twitch.

This was 1 billion.

With this amount, Abbylon would never have to worry about funding again. At the same time, accepting these funds would immediately turn Abbylon into a large enterprise within the country without them doing anything.

There were few enterprises in the country with more than 1 billion in funds.

Despite Wayne’s personality and Jose’s wealthy familial background, the two still felt their heartrate quicken as they looked at Jasper whilst sharing the same thought. ‘Having money sure is f*cking great!’

Producing a 1 billion Somer Dollar check as if it was nothing.

to mention that it was verified

no

Echo’s

I can’t even save myself because you’re holding a siege against my real estate company? That my investment company is short on cash and can’t afford to buy any shares? That

‘Sure.

pull out a 1 billion bank-certified check that

can you

calm in the face of Echo’s provocations and clamor. From Jasper’s point of view, Echo must have looked like a clown performing by himself. He was not

complexity of his thoughts, and how strong the man

Echo’s plan since the conference began and had prepared

glance at Echo

he saw a horrifyingly dark expression and the corner of the man’s eyes

not seem to believe what

“No way!”

Echo suddenly roared.

“How can you

money, this check! Something’s wrong with

shook their heads slightly at Echo’s

forge a 1 billion Somer Dollar check with a verification seal even if he was crazy. Such forgery would be punished with a lifetime

could plop a mountain of gold in front of people like you and you’d still claim that I dyed brinks to look like the

The kind of pity a hunter would look at

was going mad under

kind of

are? You lowly Somer hybrid! The lowest race of them all! How dare you look at

at that. Even Jose looked

though he had grown up abroad, it could not change the

descent could let the matter go after hearing

and he replied, “Did you just

had said something inappropriate and immediately replied in a cold tone, “Don’t change the subject! Where’d