The Dragon Seal

At that moment, the Jones family realized that the young man's medical skills were beyond their comprehension!

Augustus quickly helped Jeremiah and Justin up.

"You were just concerned about Elder Jones's health. It's only natural you acted so. There's no need to take it so seriously."

Justin and the others felt even more guilty at his words.

They were very knowledgeable people in high positions, but unexpectedly, they misjudged Augustus here today.

Newton was very excited. "Mr. Cross, your medical skills are profound! I will never forget your kindness in saving my life today!"

Augustus smiled faintly. "You're exaggerating. Although there shouldn't be much of a problem with your heart now, your body is still very weak, so I'll give you some prescriptions later. You should be fine soon after taking them. However, there's something more important that I need to confirm."

"Hm? What is it?"

"If I may ask, did your father also pass away because of a heart problem?"

Newton's expression changed. "How did you know?"

Seeing Newton's reaction, Augustus already had an answer in his heart. "I knew it!"

Everyone was confused.

"Mr. Cross, what do you mean by that?"

Augustus explained, "I examined it just now. The Second and Third Master has heart problems just like you, Elder Jones! Including your father, this problem has occurred in all three generations of the family, so it's not a coincidence!"

"Could it be hereditary?" Simon asked.

Augustus shook his head. "If it were a normal heart failure, then it might be possible. However, Elder Jones's heart failure isn't due to an ordinary cause. It's due to frequent backflow of blood that happens over an extended amount of time."

"Backflow of blood?"

That disease was naturally not hereditary. It seemed like it was something acquired. 

Nathan sensed the seriousness of the matter and quickly asked, "In your opinion, what's the cause of this?"

Augustus observed and said, "If I'm not wrong, the Jones family practices martial arts, right?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Kung Fu!" Augustus said, "Elder Jones, your illness is due to defective martial arts techniques!"

When those words were spoken, the Jones family went into an uproar.

They had been a martial arts family since ancient times, and it was due to their achievements in martial arts that they were able to contribute meritorious services in the military and remain successful today. 

This martial arts practice could be deemed the pride of the Jones family, but now, Augustus said that there were defects in their method!

"That's impossible…" Jeremiah and the others could not accept it.

However, Newton had a solemn expression. "No, it's very possible!"

Others did not know this, but as the head of the family, Newton knew very well that the method the Jones family was using now was something that their ancestors learned secretly from a master in the past.

Back then, only a portion of the method was secretly learned, and their ancestors relied on their understanding to fabricate the remaining.

It was completely reasonable that such martial arts techniques would be flawed!

Augustus had never seen the Jones family's fist technique before, yet he was able to make such astonishing judgments.

Newton marveled in his heart. Augustus was indeed not an ordinary person!

"Mr. Cross, this has to do with the Jones family. Is there a way to fix it?"

Newton clasped his hands and asked with the utmost respect.

Augustus thought about it. "If I can see the Jones family's techniques, I might be able to give it a try."

Newton immediately had someone fetch the ancient book on the Jones family's fist technique.

Augustus skimmed through it and had a clear understanding.

"This fist technique is just fierce and not flexible enough. A truly mature fist technique will always have a combination of rigidity and fluidity. It's not good to be too fierce and rigid!"

"What do you mean?"

Augustus did not say anything else and simply picked up the pen to write on the ancient book.

"You…"

The Jones family was horrified.

This was a relic left behind by their ancestors and was the most important treasure of the Jones family. How could Augustus just vandalize it?

However, Newton signaled for them to remain quiet.

A few moments later, Augustus returned the book to Newton, corrected. "That'll do."

Newton quickly studied it and was immediately overjoyed.

"No words can express my gratitude, Mr. Cross! Please allow me to bow to you!"

Then, Newton dropped to his knees in front of Augustus!

The crowd was so shocked that their eyes were about to fall to the ground.

"Dad, what are you…"

Jeremiah and the others were also completely dumbfounded.

Their highly revered father whom even the mayor of Halmont City had to treat respectfully, was currently kneeling before a little-known young man. That was simply beyond shocking!

Newton explained, "Mr. Cross elevated our Jones family's fist technique from a third-rate technique to a top-tier technique!

"The time for the Jones family to rise even further is right around the corner! Hurry up and kneel to our benefactor in utmost gratitude!"

The Jones family members were all shocked beyond words.

They were born into a martial arts family, so they naturally knew very well what a set of top-level techniques meant.

They thought about the great families in the past. Those families were able to control the capital because they were able to master top-tier techniques.

Now, their Jones family also possessed a top-level technique. This was indeed a qualitative leap for the Jones family!

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Cross!"

Standing by the side, Howard, Simon, and the others were all shocked beyond measure when they saw this scene.

They knew nothing about martial arts, but they knew that after today, Mr. Cross was not someone with whom they could casually build relations!

Moments later, Augustus sat in Clara's car and left the Jones family with two things in his hands.

One was the key to a first-rate villa in Dragonlake. 

The other was a fifty-one percent stake in a listed company called Caduceus Corporation!

The villa was worth more than 200 million, and as the top pharmaceutical company in Halmont City, the market value of Caduceus Corporation was more than ten billion!

These two gifts were incredibly heavy, but Augustus's polite refusal was no match for the Jones family's persuasion, so he had to finally accept it with a smile.

Who would have thought that Augustus, who was just a loser who could only live on his wife's charity three days ago, would suddenly become a business tycoon with tens of billions in assets!

"Augustus Cross does have some talent, but is he worth spending such a large amount of money to befriend?"

Someone in the Jones family objected after Augustus left.

"You short-sighted boy!" Newton rebuked directly. "Is ten billion a lot? The influence that this new martial art would bring to this family in the future is worth at least a hundred billion!"

"A hundred billion!" The crowd was shocked.

The man in the tunic suit was deeply impressed. "The benefits of a top-level martial arts method are obvious. For example, Young Master Ian will be able to benefit immediately!"

Ian Jones was Jeremiah's son as well as a person with an outstanding talent among the Jones family descendants. Ten years ago, he had acquired the title of Rank Three War General.

Newton nodded. "Ian has been stuck as a Rank Three War General for many years, but with this new technique, he'll be able to rise to Rank Two Warlord soon!"

"Rank Two Warlord!" The Jones family's eyes brightened.

A War General guarded the borders while a Warlord could go through the customs.

Could their Jones family finally produce a Warlord after several hundred years?

If that were the case, then the value would not be just mere hundreds of billions!