Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 755 - 461: This Nation Has Original Sin! _3

Chapter 755: Chapter 461: This Nation Has Original Sin! _3

Sean Knight’s primary reason for going online was to see if he could move things out of Hays Gruss’s digital wallet.

He couldn’t delegate this task to anyone else.

As the internet cables were laid from foreign countries, Sean could directly access foreign websites, and combined with his now good English skills, he found and registered on a suitable platform to start checking the prices of digital currencies.

To his surprise, the current price for one Bitcoin was more than $26,000.

That meant the Bitcoins in his possession were worth several hundred million dollars already!

This was no small amount!

Sean was very taken aback!

He thought for a moment, and transferred two Bitcoins out of Hays’ wallet, putting them up for sale on the platform.

Soon, the two Bitcoins were bought by someone else.

Apparently, although the price of Bitcoin was falling daily, some people were optimistic about the future situation and planned to "buy the dips" at this time.

The transaction was normal.

Sean thought about it, and transferred over a few more units of other cryptocurrencies into this account before putting them up for sale as well.

Similarly, they sold quickly.

However, the prices of the other two types of cryptocurrencies were relatively low, and although there were many of them, their total value was far less than that of Bitcoin.

At this stage, Sean was just getting familiar with the process, so he wasn’t in a hurry. He not only sold but also occasionally bought, in and out, using it as a way to adapt to the operations.

Only when it came time to withdraw the money did he find out that the platform had a pretty hefty 5% trading commission fee.

Neither high nor low.

Sean remembered that some domestic platforms used to be free of charge.

However, domestic platforms were later shut down or forced underground due to some reasons preventing cryptocurrency trading.

Sean tried other platforms as well.

After all, there were too many coins in his possession, and it wouldn’t be allowed to withdraw all of them in a short period of time, as it would be too conspicuous.

As for making this fortune, Sean felt completely justified. It was as if Lady Luck had put the treasure right in front of him, and if he didn’t take it, he would waste this amazing opportunity.

He wasn’t a saint, so he took the money.

With nothing else to do, he spent the day in front of the computer, buying and selling several hundred coins, and had made several million dollars by the end of the day.

Although there were various fees involved, which totaled over a hundred thousand dollars, the money came freely, and he didn’t mind spending it.

Only the digital wallet’s password was quite long and troublesome. Sean initially planned to make a copy on his computer

But, he thought better of it. After all, there were several hundred million dollars at stake, and if someone hacked him, he would have nowhere to cry.

Sean may be rich, but he’s not that reckless.

He remembered how excited he was when he first made money playing games.

He played the old game "Tower of Eternity," the kind that required you to pay for playing time.

At the time, Sean was thrilled to get the installation disc through a pre-order. After making the money, he even proudly showed off to his classmates.

But to his surprise, his gaming account got hacked the very next day.

Since it was a beta account, it had a protection mechanism, so he eventually got it back.

But upon recovery, he found that all the equipment and game currency had been transferred away.

The government couldn’t do anything about it, as this was due to insufficient security measures on his part.

Although it wasn’t much money, just over a hundred dollars, for the student and first-time game money earner Sean, it was a huge blow.

Because of this, he was always careful about setting up passwords.

So, in the end, he left everything as it was.

When it was time to shut down the computer, Sean suddenly realized he couldn’t turn it off!

He immediately sensed something was wrong and unceremoniously cut the power to the computer.

He had indeed been targeted by hackers!

He didn’t know what he had been targeted for or by whom. However, Sean wasn’t too worried. He thought it highly probable that he had attracted attention after making several consecutive moves.

These guys had sharp noses!

Of course, a sharp nose could only take them so far. As long as he physically disconnected from the internet, they wouldn’t be able to mess around with his computer anymore.

After some thought, Sean, who was still not at ease, used a separate computer and IP to log back online.

Regarding his previous computer, he simply unplugged the internet cable and reformatted it before reinstalling the operating system.

He had mastered this process during his university days!

He switched computers, checked the antivirus software that seemed to be running fine, and Sean reasoned that the problem must have been with the platform.

He just didn’t know which platform had someone keeping an eye on him, or if someone had hacked into a platform’s back door and pulled out his data.

He logged in again with the complex password and found that the amount of cryptocurrency in the account was still correct.

This time, Sean immediately logged out.

He didn’t log in to any of the platforms again, and soon afterward, he heard the antivirus software going crazy with alerts.

He really had caught their attention!

Sean turned off the computer, realizing he wouldn’t be using the internet for a while since there was something fishy about the situation.

Anyway, he wasn’t in a hurry.

Putting this matter aside for now, Sean began researching Kyushu Island of Japan, Kumamoto County.

If Lucas Tan Surlang really had information about the area, Sean guessed there must be a mix of truth and lies involved.

Did Lucas expect Sean to take him along when he went to investigate? Likely.

However, there was no way Sean would ever bring such a potential danger with him.

While he enjoyed adventuring and treasure hunting, that didn’t mean he enjoyed courting death.

As for foreigners in their pursuit of thrills, such as taking one-handed photos at the top of a several-hundred-meter-high tower or jumping from a several-hundred-meter-high cliff – even with the promise of safety, Sean would never partake.

Life was good, with plenty of fun and good food to be had. Why not just enjoy it?

People’s pursuits were different, after all.

Upon further investigation, Sean found that transportation was well-developed in Kumamoto County, with Shinkansen and airports available. Nearby was the famous Asu Spa Village as well.

However, this was all just from looking at maps. According to Lucas, Tanaka’s family temple was in a rather remote village near Kumamoto County, not in the city itself, so not many people knew about it.

Sean thought it would be best to go and see for himself.

With so many treasures taken out of the country, a visit and inspection seemed the right thing to do.

Some things just belonged back home, and he imagined they too missed being there, right?