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    Frank nodded in satisfaction and turned to leave.


    Howl was ready to go after him when Jouri stopped him. "Don''t try to reason with him right now-he really doesn''t think that highly of us. But it''s no big deal-in time, they''ll understand what we''re really like. Just give him time."


    Howl had to give up as suggested, but he appeared puzzled as he stared at the tree that was cut in half. "How did he suddenly learn to wield the Shagan spiritron vein?"


    Jouri shook her head. "Beats me, but a good guess would be that the spiritron vein sensed a threat and was concerned that the master it had gone to great lengths to seek would die just like that. That''s why it chose to give itselfpletely to him."


    Howl nodded. "Works for us. Things would be way easier for him now that he has that power!"


    Meanwhile, in the Rolls-Royce, Jada remained as surprised as she was delighted. "This is great news, sir! You can finally wield the spiritron vein. By the way, how does it feel?"


    "Nothing much." Frank shrugged. "It''s as if I''m one with the world and can do anything I want."


    Jada was even more thrilled this meant that Frank was now omnipotent and omniscient, reaching invincibility in every sense of the word! "However, this also means you can''t leave Shagan now." She sighed nheless.


    It had not been long since they met, but Jada was deeply infatuated with Frank''s personality and was reluctant to see him being tied down. Frank, however, was not concerned. "Others can even if I can''t, and I can withdraw the power I infused into you anytime, so you can leave. Don''t worry about it!"


    Jada nodded in exasperation.


    Meanwhile, at the hilltop vi where Frank used to stay, Sally York was on the couch, fiddling with her phone.


    Two fearsome men stood before her, and one was growling, "We''re not rebelling, Ms. York, but we''d all be dead if Lugh Frankton continues on this path."


    "Really?" Sallyughed. "Even now, he can''t wield the power of the spiritron vein, and he''s not making waves when he''s all by himself. We can wait until I have a breakthrough with my research."


    "Easy for you to say!" The man


    chuckled. "You''re putting it as if we can take him down anytime we want! But the truth is the exact


    opposite-we''re not as ignorant


    as


    yourckeys, because we know he can take us all down by himself!"


    S


    Sally smiled but said nothing, when her phone jingled with a text.


    [The spirtron vein has awakened!]


    Sally frowned and promptly replied: [Are you sure?]


    [Yes!]


    Sally''s visage shed murderously as she lowered her phone and said coolly, Well, then it''s not time to worry about losses. Just do


    The two men traded nces.


    swne


    What was going on? Sally was just stopping them a second ago, and now, she suddenly changed her mind? "That''s all you had to say!"


    Still, despite not knowing why she had changed her mind, both men happily left to get the job done.


    When they were gone, Sally


    copsed on her couch and


    muttered to herself, "So... that''s how you''re going to punish me, Mr.


    Spiritron Vein? I now have notil ne


    and would most definitely lose the uing battle too...


    "That said... so what if I lose? I''m still going to bet that your master is more human than you!"


    The next afternoon, Frank, Whitney Chandler, and the others were just heading out when they ran headlong into a woman.


    Her dress was quite in, but there was no hiding her imposing presence.


    Jada giggled. "Are you going to take her in your harem too?"


    Frank ignored her and walked up to the woman. "What is it?"