The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 528 - 521: The Coming of the Great Wind

Chapter 528: Chapter 521: The Coming of the Great Wind

Gao Yuan didn’t know how to tie a necktie, but he found that he didn’t need to.

However, Gao Yuan swore, all the services were pure, absolutely pure, since the maid who tied his necktie, straightened his cuffs, and arranged his pocket square to perfection was already over fifty years old.

In another setting, Gao Yuan would have thought the serious and professional lady in front of him was a demanding designer, but here, she was a professional maid.

The black suit was tailored, with a white shirt and a light blue tie.

Similarly, when others wore black suits, they might look like sales reps, but if anyone dared to say Gao Yuan looked like a sales rep in his suit, they would get slapped twice in the face.

Then, the maid asked Gao Yuan to sit down and brought four pairs of leather shoes to his feet.

"Sir, Lady Valery asked which kind of leather you prefer for your shoes. Here we have crocodile belly leather shoes, python leather shoes, which may be a bit flamboyant and too luxurious, this pair is made of sheepskin, extremely soft and comfortable but perhaps too loose; Lady Valery wouldn’t recommend these. Lastly, these are made with calfskin on top and crocodile belly leather on the bottom, very comfortable, Mr. Justin’s preferred material."

The maid explained each pair simply while holding them up, and after listening, Gao Yuan hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "It depends on the size, right...?"

The interpreter smiled subtly and said, "Mr. Justin has a special talent; he won’t make a mistake, perhaps you could try them all."

"Uh, the calfskin ones..."

Gao Yuan only needed to stretch out his foot slightly, then someone would help him slip on the leather shoes, and then he felt as if he was wearing leather shoes for the first time in his life.

So leather shoes could be this comfortable...

Gao Yuan stood up, still somewhat dazed, as if he were dreaming, yes, just like in a dream.

"Sir, do they fit well?"

"Yes, they’re perfect, quite suitable."

Gao Yuan was convinced because Mr. Justin had chatted with him for a bit at noon, looked him up and down a few times, and then at dinner, he had prepared four pairs of leather shoes that fit extremely well.

Now the question arose, how did Mr. Justin accomplish this in just half a day? Where did the shoes come from?

"Sir, you may now change out of the socks used for trying on shoes."

So there were special socks just for trying on shoes. Gao Yuan sat down again, mindlessly took off the shoes, put on a pair of socks, stood up, and after Lady Valery, the image designer, readjusted his clothing, he was finally able to leave his guest room.

As Gao Yuan left his guest room, he saw Xinghe also stepping out of another.

Xinghe had medium-length hair, but now it was cut short. Uh-huh, the one-eight-seven tall Xinghe was wearing a black glittery dress and high heels, which meant Xinghe now stood at least a head taller than Gao Yuan.

A sparkling emerald necklace adorned Xinghe’s neck.

With a turn, Xinghe exposed most of the back, then turned back around, smiling at Gao Yuan and asking, "Pretty, isn’t it?"

Gao Yuan swallowed, saying, "Very pretty..."

"I really didn’t expect that clothes defined by gender, with just the right alterations, could be so beautiful..."

After saying this with a happy face, Xinghe sighed gently and then said very seriously, "I now confirm that abandoning the concept of gender is a grave error, the second mistake is giving up the pleasure of food, and the third mistake... oh, I don’t understand. Celestials have limitless life, but what for? Just to suffer endlessly? No wonder..."

Xinghe hadn’t finished speaking when she smiled, stretched out her hand, and took the initiative to hook Gao Yuan’s arm, saying, "It’s time for us to make an appearance."

Gao Yuan and Xinghe emerged from the guest room, arm in arm, and made their way to the living room where they saw the same group of people from noon, now seated around a large table chatting.

Upon seeing Gao Yuan and Xinghe appear, Mr. Justin stood up; he began to clap rhythmically, then said with a face full of emotion, "Perfect, this is perfection!"

Ram and Big Ivan also began to clap, albeit a bit awkwardly. However, Big Ivan was actually wearing a suit, as were the few subordinates he had brought along.

Ram said with deep emotion, "It really is the clothes that make the man. I almost didn’t recognize you, hmm, you look very handsome now, several levels handsomer than before."

Gao Yuan never dared to consider himself very handsome, but after looking in the mirror earlier, he felt that he really was quite handsome.

Xinghe released Gao Yuan’s arm, lifted her dress slightly, and curtsied with an exceptionally standard court courtesy, although the dress wasn’t exactly appropriate.

"Please, have a seat; you can chat for a while; dinner will start in ten minutes, which is just perfect timing."

Checking his watch, Mr. Justin smiled and said, "Please, take a moment to sit here; I’ve prepared a special surprise for the lovely Miss Xinghe, so I must personally check in the kitchen. Wait a moment."

With Mr. Justin gone, Gao Yuan took a seat next to Ram who looked down at Gao Yuan’s feet and said, "Hmm, calf leather, huh?"

"Yes, I thought anything else would be too flashy, but they are indeed quite comfortable..."

Ram pursed his lips and said, "In this regard, Mr. Justin is an expert. The shoemaker he hires has an annual salary of four hundred thousand Euros, and as for now, he’s brought the shoemaker and his family of four here."

Gao Yuan paused, then said, "Actually, I wanted to ask how much these shoes cost..."

Gao Yuan asked again nonchalantly, "It’s hard to say, because you can’t buy them; the same quality usually goes for ten thousand to one hundred thousand, Euros. The kind you’re wearing, roughly forty thousand Euros, pre-apocalypse prices. Are you curious about how much the clothes cost as well?"

Gao Yuan’s mouth opened slightly, and now he forced himself to shut it, not wanting to show weakness. Hence, all he could do was nod his head.

"This outfit of yours, hmm, roughly four hundred thousand Euros, approximately."

Gao Yuan couldn’t help but gasp, then he whispered, "This, this damn... uh."

Ram shrugged his shoulders and said, "That’s nothing. The necklace your girlfriend is wearing around her neck must be worth six million US Dollars. Why do I know so well? Because of that emerald, which Mr. Justin bought from Ivan. Ivan sold that piece of emerald to him for six million as a friendship price. Before, Mr. Justin always gave diamonds, but now he feels diamonds are worthless, since he has bought quite a few from me. Yes, diamonds are worthless now, he would be embarrassed to gift them."

Gao Yuan whispered, "Is your life always this luxurious...?"

Ram chuckled softly and said, "No, ours isn’t, his is, but it wasn’t this exaggerated before. Gifting things worth millions just like that was impossible. After all, his money may have come swept in by a big wind, but he still has to bend over to pick it up, doesn’t he?"

Gao Yuan felt that Ram’s metaphor was very annoying, very annoying indeed.

Ram sighed with helplessness in his voice, "It’s different for us; both Big Ivan and I have earned our money through hard work."

Big Ivan looked at Gao Yuan, fell silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Gao Yuan."

The pronunciation wasn’t standard, but Gao Yuan knew he was being addressed, so he immediately turned his eyes to Big Ivan.

Big Ivan spread his hands, then he said to Gao Yuan, "A question for you, can you help me get the carcass of an Armored Beast from Malakal here? This is a personal favor; I can trade with the resources you need, because now money has lost its meaning."