At this thought, Chris Shelby nodded. Afterwards, Chris Shelby and Esther went to the apartment to pack their luggage. While packing, Chris Shelby found a note.
“Someone is following you, be careful! Be careful!” Upon reading this, Chris Shelby’s face changed. Chris Shelby did not know who had left the note. There was no name on it. It seemed that the person did not want Chris Shelby to know who he was. Chris Shelby put away the note without giving it much thought.
After leaving the apartment, Chris Shelby and the others went straight to the Vance family estate. The journey was fraught with checkpoints. If it weren’t for James leading the way, Chris Shelby and Esther might not have been able to enter at all. Caspian Vance, a retired military god of Amerosia, still maintained the highest level of security.
Upon arrival, Chris Shelby felt relieved. Leaving Esther here would certainly be very safe. James drove, not to the previously mentioned villa estate, but to a traditional small courtyard. Caspian Vance, the elderly man, naturally disliked ostentatious things. The small courtyard, spanning a few hundred square meters, was filled with various flowers and plants.
Upon arriving at the courtyard, Chris Shelby noticed that besides Caspian Vance, Candace was also present. Candace, seeing Chris Shelby and Esther, paused slightly, then smiled and said, “Welcome!”
It was evident. She still had some feelings for Chris Shelby. Seeing Candace, Esther felt a bit jealous. But after all, one does not strike a smiling face, and Esther greeted with a smile, “Hello!”
Caspian Vance brought out a bottle of century-old red wine from his private collection to entertain Chris Shelby. This bottle of cellar-aged wine was left over from when Caspian Vance had accompanied the army on a northern campaign. The group sat down to dine. Since they were not very acquainted, Esther felt somewhat constrained, while Chris Shelby appeared much more at ease, continually serving food to this person or that.
Boom! Just as everyone was halfway through their meal, a sudden roar of a car engine came from outside. Caspian Vance said to James, “Go outside and see who has come!”
“Yes!” James nodded, then went out. Though James appeared to be a spoiled young master outside, he dared not be presumptuous in front of Caspian Vance.
James went outside and suddenly exclaimed with surprise, “Grandfather, it’s Mr. Butler who has come!” Caspian Vance smiled and said, “It’s Jack, let him come quickly!” Soon, James and Jack Butler walked in.
Seeing Jack Butler, Chris Shelby recognized him as the three-star general he had encountered last time. Jack Butler respectfully said, “Mr. Vance, I have come to see you.” Caspian Vance responded with a smile, “Good that you’ve come!”
At that moment, Jack Butler noticed Chris Shelby. After seeing Chris Shelby, Jack Butler was momentarily startled. He forced a smile and said, “Mr. Vance, do you have guests?” Caspian Vance replied, “Jack, let me introduce you. This is Chris Shelby, and this is his wife, Esther.” After the introduction, Caspian Vance said to Chris Shelby, “This is Jack Butler, currently a three-star general in Amerosia and also the captain of the Cheetah Assault Team.”
The Cheetah Assault Team? Hearing this, Chris Shelby narrowed his eyes. The Cheetah Assault Team, one of Amerosia’s three major special forces units. No wonder this Jack Butler was so arrogant; he was the captain of the Cheetah Assault Team!
Chris Shelby stood up and extended his hand, saying, “Hello, I’m Chris Shelby!”
“Hello, I’m Jack Butler!” Jack replied.
As their hands met, Chris immediately felt a strong force.
Chris realized that this was Jack Butler trying to intimidate him.
Chris merely smiled faintly; such attempts at intimidation were child’s play to him.
It was undeniable that Jack Butler, as one of Amerosia’s three-star generals, possessed impressive strength.
However, he was still no match for Chris Shelby.
At this moment, Jack’s face turned pale with shock.
It was known that he was a practitioner from the realm of Transcendence.
No matter how hard Jack tried, Chris’s hand was immovable, as solid as steel.
Jack bit down and exerted more strength, but Chris remained calm.
After a moment, they finally released each other’s hands.
Jack was certain now that the man before him was a practitioner, and a formidable one at that.
Taking a deep breath, Jack admitted, “You are very powerful!”
Chris responded with a light smile, “You’re not bad yourself!”
At that, Caspian Vance laughed heartily and said, “Now that you’ve met, let’s all sit down and have dinner together!”
Then, Jack sat down for the meal.
Raising his glass, Jack said to Chris, “Chris Shelby, now that we know each other, I hope we can get to know each other better in the future.”
Chris was momentarily taken aback.
But he quickly came to terms with it.
Jack was a military man, and military culture revered practitioners.
Having witnessed Chris’s strength, Jack was thoroughly impressed.
Then, the two clinked glasses.
After their drink, Jack turned to Caspian Vance and said, “Mr. Vance, last time the commander of the East Coast precinct, Neville Goodwin, offended Primus Chris Shelby…”
Jack paused, turning to give Chris a deep look.
Previously, Jack had been unaware of Chris Shelby’s true identity.
But after Chris had recently crippled Blake Noire of the Noire family, causing a stir in Middleton, Jack had come to know of Chris’s prominence.
Jack continued, “So, Master William has already ordered me to take over as the commander of the East Coast precinct!”
Hearing this, Chris was startled.
He hadn’t expected Jack Butler to be appointed as the precinct commander of the East Coast.
Jack looked at Chris with a smile and said, “Chris Shelby, I hear you are now the king of the East Coast. I hope you can look out for me when I arrive.”
Chris replied lightly, “Of course! Of course!”
Chris had a feeling that Jack Butler’s move to the East Coast was not as straightforward as it seemed.
After the meal, Jack left.
James approached Chris Shelby and whispered, “Chris Shelby, between you and Mr. Butler, who is more formidable?”
Since Chris had helped James win a car race, their relationship had greatly improved.
James no longer viewed Chris with hostility and even started to consider him a friend.
Chris rolled his eyes and said, “Isn’t that obvious? I’m a Primus, and Jack Butler is just a three-star general. Who do you think is more formidable?”
At a loss for words, James had nothing more to say.
Chris Shelby was indeed a formidable Amerosia Primus, a five-star general, surely more formidable than Jack Butler.
Meanwhile, the Noire family…