As Willie made his way to Phoenix Mountain, Charlie had already received a text from Zhang Ermao (Cade).


    The message from Zhang Ermao (Cade) was brief, containing just one line: “A new store will open next month.”


    Upon reading it, Charlie promptly sent back a favorable response.<fndcd3> Content originallyes from FιndNovel</fndcd3>


    This exchange was part of a secret code established between Charlie and Zhang Ermao (Cade). In their lingo within the tomb robberymunity, the phrase about a new store indicates that there are fresh tombs avable for exploration.


    ording to their arrangement, as soon as the Thunderbolt was sold, Zhang Ermao (Cade) would send this coded message to Charlie.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    The reason for this codedmunication was to ensure discretion. If anyone with ill intentions happened to see it, they’d likely interpret it as a simple business deal between two tomb robbers, not suspecting anything more.


    Upon receiving the news, Charlie understood that the Thunderbolt Order had been sold, prompting him to call Isaac Cameron right away.


    Within ten minutes, Isaac Cameron forwarded several videos to Charlie.


    These videos included surveince footage from the airport’s arrival hall and the area around Zhang Ermao (Cade)’s stall on Antique Street.


    In those videos, Charlie caught his first glimpse of Willie.


    Willie appeared as a tall, slender, and resilient man in his sixties, reminiscent of a crane, and quite visually striking.


    If such a figure were to blend into a crowd, it would be hard for anyone to associate him with the term “dangerous.”


    Charlie recalled Uncle Willie’s features and mused, “This man must be one of the four Earls of the Qing Dynasty. Having purchased my Thunderbolt, he’s likely looking for a ce to test it out soon.”


    Just then, a thunderous sound erupted from Phoenix Mountain, located southwest of Aurous Hill!


    A bolt of lightning struck directly within a valley of Phoenix Mountain!


    The tremendous thunderp reverberated throughout Aurous Hill City, echoing multiple times before it finally faded away.


    At that moment, a dark cloud loomed over the mountainous region southwest of Aurous Hill, signaling an impending storm.


    The meteorological department swiftly issued a thunderstorm and rainstorm warning, attributing it to severe convective weather, with the possibility of hailstorms also noted.


    While everyone assumed a thunderstorm was on the way, only Charlie understood that the recent explosion of thunder was actually the result of the Thunderbolt Order!


    With a serious expression, he murmured, “It seems the Earl of the Poqing Society has already tested the Thunderbolt!”


    …


    Meanwhile, at Phoenix Mountain in the southwestern suburbs, Willie stood before a five-meter-wide and three-meter-deep pit, his legs trembling with a mix of surprise and excitement.


    Just half a minute prior, he had selected a boulder in the valley as his target for testing, activating the spiritual energy within the Thunderbolt to assess the power of this magical weapon made from lightning-strike wood.


    However, he was taken aback to find that once the formation began operating, it spun wildly like a tornado. Despite pouring a significant amount of spiritual energy into it, he struggled toplete the process and cast it.


    In desperation, Willie increased the flow of aura until he had infused one-third of his energy, finally managing toplete the formation’s operation.


    As he eagerly awaited the results, a ck cloud suddenly gathered in the sky at an rming speed, enveloping several hills near Phoenix Mountain. Momentster, a lightning bolt, thick as a bucket, struck right before his eyes!


    The deafening thunder that followed pierced through his eardrums with excruciating pain, reducing that boulder to mere dust!