Dominating Evolution of the Cosmos

With Philip's and the others' abilities, it was just a matter of issuing one command if they wanted to make Steve disappear from this world. And, as they were people of great means, no one would be able to implicate them afterward.

Moreover, if they were to increase their influences, even the police would not dare to investigate the matter. As such, killing Steve would be a piece of cake!

Steve's eyes sparkled frostily, and the people who knew him would know that he was already angry.

Steve picked up his towel, wiped his hands with it, then said in a cold voice, "I hate being threatened. I might have been able to make you a promise if we had talked about this cordially before, but now, all bets are off!"

He then added, "After all, aren't you just throwing money at me because you're rich? One billion per person, you say? Alright! I'll give you one billion per person now for you to leave Christina alone!"

Philip and the others were instantly surprised and angered by Steve's confident manner. They were even more surprised that a mere peasant like Steve would be rude to them. After all, they were high and noble, while he was basically a mere peasant!

"One billion per person? Who do you think you are? You are a mere peasant, so you won't even be able to take out a million, let alone a billion!"

"Hahaha, this is the funniest thing I've heard this year!"

"Peasant, how dare you act high and mighty in front of us?"

Amid their mockeries and sneers, Steve held his head high. Then, they all stiffened their backs as their eyes widened in surprise.

This was because Steve had activated his smart bracelet in order to show them his personal bank account. They were shocked by the series of figures before their eyes!

"More than 12 billion!"

"Why do you have so much money?"

"Aren't you just an ordinary person?"

"Impossible! The Masa Group has a market capital of just over 10 billion in original gold. Why do you have so much cash?"

They were astounded that Steve had more than 10 billion dollars in cash! As they were all sons of big forces, they'd naturally seen more money than this. Even though 10 billion in original gold was a lot of money, they still had enough to match it.

However, most of it would have to be taken from their total personal assets, so even they could hardly afford to take out more than 10 billion in original gold in cash all at once! Hence, they were all shocked when they saw that Steve had more than 10 billion in original gold in cash in his account.

When Steve had first been introduced to them, they had all regarded him as being just an ordinary civilian. But, they had clearly been wrong, as no ordinary civilian would have more than 10 billion dollars in cash!

"And... Don't forget... I'm also a pharmacist. If you dare to hire an assassin to kill me, you have to be prepared to face the wrath of the Pharmacists Guild." A cold smile curled at the corners of Steve's mouth as he warned them.

Only then did Philip and the others come to their senses. When Steve had been introduced to them, it had been mentioned that he was a pharmacist.

But, they hadn't paid attention, as he was only an F-grade pharmacist. After all, there were countless F-grade pharmacists in their groups.

But, even if they were of low statuses, all F-grade pharmacists were still certified and protected by the Pharmacists Guild. So, no one dared act rashly when dealing with a certified pharmacist, that is, unless they could handle it flawlessly. Otherwise, there would be much too high of a price to pay!

Philip and the others shivered, as they had just remembered a legend that they had heard of, which told of something that happened when the Pharmacist's Guild had just been founded. At that time, a noble duke had killed a dog that was outside the door of the Pharmacists Guild. That dog happened to be a pet of one of the pharmacist's in the Pharmacists Guild.

Later, the Pharmacists Guild used this as an excuse to sanction the duke. Finally, the duke went bankrupt and even his title of nobility was withdrawn by the Ares council!

The reason that the Pharmacists Guild gave for this severe punishment was that, "Even if it's a dog, it's still a dog that belongs to the Pharmacists Guild."

Since then, no one had dared to take any action against the Pharmacists Guild, as even dogs would receive the Pharmacists Guild's protection! For this reason, the occupation of being a pharmacist had become the safest and most secure noble profession for the humans of Blue Star.

As all of these thoughts stirred their heads and hearts, the expressions of Philip and the others changed again and again.

"Who on earth are you?" Philip asked Steve coldly.

"I've already introduced myself. I'm Steve," Steve replied calmly.

"I'm asking about the forces who are behind you! Which noble family were you born into?" Philip asked again.

"I'm just a civilian, with no powerful background." Steve smiled faintly, secretly pleased that he was shocking them all.

The 10 billion in original gold was actually the cash that he had earned from selling the serums and so on for more than a month. As he never used a lot of money in his daily life, he had been able to save such a shocking amount.

Philip and the others wore gloomy and doubtful expressions. They clearly did not believe Steve when he claimed that he had no powerful backers. Even for them, it was hard to get more than 10 billion in original gold in cash at one go. As such, the powerful forces who could give more than 10 billion in original gold in cash to their family's children were certainly held in high esteem.

At that moment, the conversation between Douglas and Christina was finally ending...

"Mr. Steve is indeed rich and generous. After all… Starting with over 10 billion in original gold in cash... Even I could not do that," Douglas said.

He then added, "I have my suspicions that he is indeed Mr. Clown!"

Christina was also shocked by Steve. She had always regarded Steve as being an ordinary soldier. So, it was unexpected that Steve would have such an bank account. As such, the forces who must be behind him could not be underestimated, as they might even be larger than the Masa Group!

At Douglas' reminder, Christina sobered up. As of right now, no one knew the clown pharmacist's identity, but suddenly, everyone was looking at Steve with suspicion!

After one conducted a careful analysis, it could be seen that Steve and the clown pharmacist did indeed have a few uncanny similarities. Moreover, in a small place like the Stanlos Base Camp, only the clown pharmacist could easily take out more than 10 billion in cash!

Philip's face suddenly changed and his heart jumped to his throat. Their aim had been to get in touch with the clown pharmacist through Christina.

But, if Steve was the clown pharmacist, not only would they have failed to create a good relationship between themselves and the clown pharmacist, but they would've greatly offended him! This would indeed cause a lot of trouble!

A smile suddenly broke out on Steve's face as he said, "Hehe, you've guessed it. Would you believe me if I said that I'm Mr. Clown?" At this point, Steve was not as calm as his expression made him seem.

"Hahaha, I'm just kidding. Why would Mr. Steve take my silly words seriously?" Douglas laughed out loud, defusing the awkwardness of the scene.

If Steve were to diverge from the topic or look for other excuses to deny it, Douglas and the crowd might continue to suspect that he was indeed the clown pharmacist.

However, Steve had now admitted it in a spirit of irony and humor in public, and that caused people to take his words as a joke instead. It's like if Clark Kent's editor-in-chief was to ask Clark Kent if he was Superman. The editor-in-chief would not believe him if Clark Kent were to admit it directly.

"You could only dream of being a great man like Mr. Clown, but unfortunately you are not." Hardy sneered.

"Oh brother, stop dreaming. If you were Mr. Clown, you would not be here now, but would be talking to President Sidney about the future development of pharmacists." Franklin laughed.

"I've already admitted it. I can't help it if you don't believe me." Steve's expression was indifferent.