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Ardhana Putra stepped down from the border train with calm strides, but his chest pounded—not from exhaustion, but from the thick, foreign atmosphere. It came from the scent of salt, the charcoal smoke from ship furnaces, and the wary whispers of Dumai’s people, who looked at every stranger as if spotting a weasel in a cornfield.

Beneath his black hat, his eyes narrowed, marking the line of checkpoint posts. In the distance, Dumai’s flags fluttered harshly atop stone poles—a symbol of power tha

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The hotel guards who had intended to capture Ardhana rolled on the floor, groaning in pain. The arm bones of two of them bent at unnatural angles. The room, once filled with business chatter, fell into complete silence. Every businessman swallowed hard, trying to process what had just happened—and who the man in the mud-stained suit, now sitting in the seat of honor, really was.“W-why are Lord Dani’s guards so weak? Guards, cripple his legs and arms! While teaching this fraud a lesson… surely Mr. Ardhana will see me as a competent leader!” Zhang Wei shouted arrogantly.The Zhang family guards stepped forward, but a booming voice from Lord Dani echoed through the room.“Who dares to cripple his legs and arms?!”All eyes turned toward Dani. He walked forward carrying a new suit—expensive-looking and elegant.“L-Lord Governor, look! The honored guest’s seat has been taken by this shameless young man! I was only trying to stop him, but he doesn’t know his place. Even your two guards…”Da
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The young man from the Hua family grabbed Ardhana’s collar so hard that the white suit, already stained with mud, became even more wrinkled and filthy. Several businessmen who had just stepped out of luxury cars paused, watching the commotion with disdainful looks.“Hua Jing, what’s going on?” asked a woman in an expensive dress as she sipped a bottled drink that cost more than an average worker’s monthly salary.“This is a beggar,” Hua Jing replied, shoving Ardhana’s chest against the hotel’s marble wall. “He’s claiming to be Mr. Ardhana. His hair still smells like mud.”Several businessmen burst into laughter.“Don’t tell me… this beggar wants to ask for a five-trillion investment?”“Hahaha! If that’s the case, security at Lord Dani’s hotel really needs to be tightened!”Ardhana lowered his head slightly, hiding his irritated expression. At this point, he would normally have already broken one or two ribs of such arrogant people. But today, he had to remain an ordinary person. Remai
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Nei could only laugh quietly after reading the letter.“Love cannot be forced…” she said softly before leaving the Ardhana Group company.In less than three hours, news about Ardhana Group’s plan to invest in businesses became the main topic among entrepreneurs.One by one, business owners tried to uncover the identity behind Ardhana Group. However, they gained no access whatsoever—except for a single message:“Do not interfere with this company, or you will be destroyed.”---One week later...At a five-star hotel managed by Dani, entrepreneurs from various sectors across the Southern Province filled the conference hall.They came with hope, preparing stacks of documents, eager to cooperate with Ardhana Group—a mysterious company that had suddenly appeared and dared to offer five trillion in funding to five small companies in the region.That amount was no longer considered small. To them, it was hope—hope to revive their businesses, even to elevate their family names like a rising d
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---In the territory of the ancient Rahwana family“Patriarch, our stocks are suddenly declining… the losses have reached one trillion.”BRAAAAK?!Joko, the sole surviving son left after the Rahwana family’s past mistakes, slammed the table in front of him.“Who?! Who dares to do this…?!”A trembling servant handed over documents detailing the direct assault on the Rahwana family’s shares.“Ardhana Group?! Who is he?!”“It appears to be the person you ordered to be killed through hired assassins…”His face twisted in fury as he crushed the wine glass in his hand.KRAAAACK!“One more step, and I could have avenged the destruction of the Rahwana family at the hands of the Dragon King… But now, someone without an identity wants to ruin my plans?!”“B-but Young Master… what’s strange is that Ardhana Group suddenly appeared in the Southern Province, and even Dani, the governor, is said to have no knowledge of this giant corporation’s emergence…”---That night“Young Master, we’ve complete
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Gulp!A pinch of powder entered his mouth. His throat instantly burned, the heat spreading throughout his body. His blood felt as if it were boiling—tingling, then cramping through every bone. The poison was so intense that even an SSS-class assassin could only widen his eyes in terror.“W-what did you give me…?”“AAARGH?!” the injured man screamed in agony.Ardhana turned with a cold grin toward the other assassin, who was now swallowing nervously.“Tell me who the powerful figure behind you is… or you’ll suffer more than your friend,” he said, forcing the masked man’s mouth open.The man immediately shook his head.“D-don’t make me suffer like that… I-it was the Rahwana family who hired us!”“The ancient family that has risen again…” the Ruler of the Southern Province muttered, swallowing hard.Hearing the confession, Ardhana smirked coldly. But Kiana, realizing everything was now under the control of the young heir, took her leave.“Ardhana, it seems you can handle everything here…
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The Ruler of the Southern Province gave a signal. The Sky Dragon soldiers lowered their weapons slightly, though they remained alert. Ardhana stood upright, and although he felt an unusual pressure, it wasn’t fear—but the sense of a cunning scheme slowly closing in on him.Three hours later.The underground interrogation room of the Sky Dragon Organization was filled with the scent of metal and damp stone. A crystal lamp swayed gently above, casting long shadows across Ardhana’s face as he sat with his hands unbound—because they knew no restraints could hold someone of his level.An investigator slammed the table.“This… this is the evidence! The bullet purchase record from the eastern city weapons workshop. Everything is under the name Ardha. And the fingerprints on the bullet casing match those found on the long-range weapon we discovered near the bar!”Kiana was instantly shaken.“That’s impossible!”The investigator simply raised a thick document.“Everything matches… name, initia

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