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Then Steven turned to Ronald's mother, Nelly Smith. Then he said it with a wink.

"Nelly, please help me take my medicine; my legs are starting to hurt."

Nelly knew what her husband meant; she followed him into their bedroom. Not long after, Ronald heard a noise coming from inside their room.

"Oh, apparently the effects of e-cigarettes are like that; that's why they're only for married men," Ronald muttered.

"At this rate, it will be difficult to sell this e-cigarette. I will try to sell it to Jasmine's father. Maybe he will buy it."

At midnight, Ronald flew over the city of Venus wearing an eagle-man costume. From above, he saw about eight people wearing animal costumes. Some wore bird costumes, some wore chicken costumes, and some even wore cat costumes.

They were looting a convenience store. Each of them was holding a baseball bat. Not only did they loot, but they also hit the items inside the convenience store.

Although there were still customers inside the convenience store, they did not dare stop the looters and preferred to leave. They did not want to endanger themselves.

Ronald got off at a quiet place. Then he walked towards the convenience store. The looters who saw Ronald enter the convenience store thought he was their friend.

"Dude, hurry up and get the stuff you want before the police come."

"Alright, I'll get it," Ronald said as he approached the man wearing the stork costume. Then he punched the man in the face, sending him flying three meters away.

"Ah, shit! Why did you hit me?"

"Here's another one for you." Ronald kicked the head of the man lying on the floor. The man fainted instantly.

The looters who were looting saw Ronald. Then one of them said, "Hit him and don't let him escape. Break his legs and arms too."

All the looters attacked Ronald. Using sticks, they hit Ronald. But Ronald didn't let them hit him. He caught one of the baseball bats and kicked it in the stomach. The man was bounced a few meters and laid on the floor.

With the bat in his hand, Ronald parried and hit each person who attacked him. Everyone who was hit by the baton immediately curled up on the floor. It didn't take long to get them on the floor.

After the looters were immobilized by him, he left them. In a quiet place, Ronald flew away. Unbeknownst to him, there was a winged figure following him; the figure resembled a large bat.

"Warning, someone is following the host," came the warning voice inside Ronald's head. The warning came from the bracelet on his superhero costume.

Ronald looked back. He saw a creature that resembled a human-sized bat. The bat had red eyes. Ronald wondered if the big bat was wearing a superhero costume like mine.

Ronald stopped and stood in the air. The creature also stopped; they just stared at each other. No one started a conversation with them.

Ronald didn't want to provoke the creature. He didn't want to get into trouble, especially since he didn't know what the creature was.

Five minutes later, the creature left Ronald.

After the creature left, Ronald breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew, scary! What creature is that? Thankfully, it's gone," Ronald monologues.

The next day, Ronald went to school as usual. In class, he met Jasmine.

"Ronald, did you bring that magic face cream? Many friends from other classes want to buy it." Jasmine asked.

"No, I didn't bring it, but I have something for your father."

"What is it?"

"E-cigarettes—I think your father really likes them."

"E-cigarettes? No, my dad can't smoke anymore; I'm afraid of a recurrence of his heart disease."

"This cigarette is not the same as an ordinary e-cigarette. It contains medicine that can strengthen his heart." Although he was boasting, he was convinced that something from the future world was good.

"I see. How much does this e-cigarette cost?" Jasmine asked.

"I am giving this e-cigarette to your father, free of charge. I also want to ask your father to promote the e-cigarette." Ronald handed the e-cigarette to Jasmine.

"Alright, I will tell him later. Jasmine took the cigarette from Ronald's hand.

It wasn't long before a teacher walked into the classroom. And then the teacher said, "Good morning, children. I am pleased to inform you that the graduation exam will be held in a week. I hope you will study harder to get good grades."

The next two days were Sundays. Ronald didn't go out today; he just studied in his room. While he was studying, a phone call came into his head. This time, the caller was George's younger sister. Her name was Anna Bush.

"Hello Anna, how can I help you?"

"I'd like to do business with you. Is that okay?"

"What do you want to sell me?"

"I want to sell you a pendant necklace. This necklace is made by a company, and it has the function of neutralizing heat and cold. This means that if you wear it in winter, you won't be cold, and if you wear it in summer, you won't be hot. The price is not expensive; one necklace costs two grams of gold.

"Alright, I'll buy 25 first. If there is a lot of interest, I will buy more."

After hanging up, he sent 10 gold coins to Anna.

About fifteen minutes later, there was a notification that the pendants had arrived. Ronald took out all the pendants and looked at them.

"Hmm, this pendant necklace is very beautiful, like it's made of jade. There are many different colors and shapes. There are fish, crescent moon, star, and coin shapes."

Ronald took one and put the rest in his bag. Then he came out of his room. He found his mother cooking in the kitchen.

"Mom, I have something for you." Ronald took out a pendant necklace from his shirt pocket and gave it to his mother.

"A coin pendant necklace? Do you sell them too?"

"Yes, I do; I sell them too. Try wearing this pendant necklace; you'll find it useful. Ronald replied

Ronald's mother put it around her neck. Instantly, she felt the coolness that made her body comfortable coming out of the pendant necklace and spreading throughout her body because it was summer.

"Hah, this pendant necklace is very nice; I feel very comfortable wearing it."