The First Step into the Real World!

Chen Mo rode his motorcycle up the mountain and Speed along the winding, Mercedes-Benz -lined road.

The road was lined with tall trees, some of which were at least several decades old. As the autumn wind began to blow, the road was already covered with fallen leaves. Harley Street 750 roared past at Speed, and the strong wind it generated whipped up the fallen leaves, sending them flying through the air.

Riding his bike quickly along the mountain road, surrounded by mountains and trees, Chen Mo felt refreshed and relaxed as he was immersed in the forest, enjoying the cool and refreshing breezes of nature.

After several twists and turns on the winding mountain road, Chen Mo finally emerged from the woods and arrived at the top of the mountain.

Without the obstruction of tall trees, Chen Mo's view became more open. The mountaintop was a flat open space, with most of the surrounding trees dozens of meters away. In the northern part of this mountaintop open space, a tall, Retro Stone Castle stood.

This historic, stately castle-style villa covers nearly 2,000 square meters, with three floors above ground and one below. The walls are made of yellow stones, and the roof is covered with black tiles, making it even more magnificent in the sunset.

The fact that the former owner built this residence in the style of a Europe castle was also one of the reasons that attracted Chen Mo to buy it. Although Tony Stark's modern villas were nice, Chen Mo still preferred Blackrock Castle from the Underworld.

Although this castle cannot compare to Blackrock Castle, it is still quite remarkable. If you really want to find a castle like Blackrock Castle, you would probably have to go to Europe. Moreover, the interior decoration of this castle incorporates modern elements, making it more comfortable to stay in.

Continuing forward from Chen Mo's current location, you'll reach the small square paved with smooth stone slabs in front of the Castle gate. However, instead of continuing forward, Chen Mo turned right along the asphalt road and arrived at the east side of the Castle.

Here, right where it connects to the road, stands a tall, black steel gate, as heavy and solid as the gate of an ancient Castle.

Chen Mo stopped in front of the steel gate. This time, he didn't get out of the car. Instead, he took out a small remote control from his spatial storage and pressed it. The heavy iron gate slowly rose up, revealing the spacious interior.

This is the garage of this Castle villa, and the heavy iron gate that looks like a city gate is the garage door.

When the gate opened to about two meters high, Chen Mo started his motorcycle and drove in. Behind him, the gate slowly lowered again and finally closed completely.

After entering the Castle, Chen Mo parked his Harley Street 750 motorcycle to the side, left the garage through a door on the side, and entered the Castle.

The Castle's interior is decorated in a completely retro style, with a spacious hall, smooth marble floors, luxurious wool carpets, heavy and exquisite solid wood furniture, magnificent wall decorations and murals, and an incomparably gorgeous Crystal chandelier on the ceiling, making the Castle interior look very magnificent.

However, Chen Mo frowned slightly as he looked at all of this. The decorations here were too extravagant, which made it lose some of the warmth of life. Moreover, it was just a kind of superficiality, without any substance or meaning.

It's clear that the former owner of the Castle merely liked it but didn't have a deep understanding of it. Apart from the Castle being well-built, the interior decoration and layout did not satisfy Chen Mo.

However, Chen Mo was already very clear about these things. He didn't expect every place to satisfy him. Chen Mo was already very satisfied to find such a nice castle nearby, with such a superior geographical location and terrain. As for the interior layout, he could completely rearrange it according to his habits and preferences.

After taking a quick look around the Castle, Chen Mo didn't linger downstairs. He went straight up the wide staircase to a room on the far west side of the top floor, which was also the original owner's bedroom.

This room is very large, easily over a hundred square meters. It faces the sea to the west, and through the window you can overlook the magnificent sea view in the distance. The setting sun is gradually sinking into the sea, and the whole sky is bathed in the afterglow of the sunset, turning it red.

However, Chen Mo didn't linger on the beautiful sunset. He had seen countless sunrises and sunsets over the sea on the island. At first, he thought they were beautiful and magnificent, but now he was used to them.

So Chen Mo just glanced at it casually before looking down at the mountains below.

The Castle was originally built at the highest point of the mountain range, from which one can clearly see the entire mountain range.

This small mountain range is located at the westernmost tip of the peninsula, stretching nearly three kilometers from north to south. However, it does not completely connect with the coastline from south to north. Instead, it is crescent-shaped, with only the northern and southern ends extending into the sea, forming two cliffs. In the middle section, it recesses inland to the east, forming an independent beach on the west side that is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces the sea on one side.

The crescent-shaped mountain range extending into the sea at both ends effectively isolates and protects this beach to the west, blocking the surrounding winds and obscuring the view from the outside world. Unless viewed from the sea, it is impossible to see or know that such a peaceful and beautiful beach is hidden within the embrace of these mountains.

This crescent-shaped mountain range is low in the north and south and high in the middle. The terrain is not too steep. The retro Castle where Chen Mo is located is situated in the middle, on the highest peak.

Standing at the westernmost window of the Castle, Chen Mo could clearly see the crescent-shaped mountains encircling the sea on both sides. Directly below him, in a secluded valley surrounded by the mountains, lay a large, flat, green meadow with many tall trees growing among them, and clumps of dense shrubs scattered about. Beside the calm and beautiful beach, there were many tall palm trees, casting cool shade on the sand.

This is a nice private beach; it's safe, quiet, and undisturbed.

Seeing the secret valley in person, as described in the information J.A.R.V.I.S. had provided, Chen Mo felt it was even more beautiful than it appeared in the pictures.

Moreover, the overall terrain and location here are very favorable for his future development.

He harbors many secrets, and in this secluded place far from the city and people, he doesn't have to worry about his secrets being discovered. Moreover, there is enough space here for him to do whatever he wants.

Satisfied, Chen Mo looked at the large windows in front of him. Although this Castle was modeled after Europe Castle and its outer walls were made of stone, the main structure was actually built entirely of modern reinforced concrete. It did not have as many structural restrictions as a real rock Castle, and the windows were large, unlike the dark and gloomy Blackrock Castle.

Through the large, bright windows around the Castle, one can see the entire manor and ranch to the east, and to the west, one can see the entire crescent-shaped mountain range, the golden beach below, and the magnificent view of the vast ocean in the distance.

To the north and south of the Castle, there are lush green forests nearby, and in the distance, there is a long coastline and the vast sea and rolling hills on both sides.

It can be considered a villa with a 360-degree panoramic view.

Although the Castle is located on a mountaintop, it is very convenient to go up and down. A flat asphalt road crosses the entire mountain range, extending east and west from the castle at the top of the mountain, winding down to the foot of the mountain. In addition to the road that Chen Mo came up from, there is another road to the west of the Castle that leads directly to the secret valley that they just saw.

Living in this beautiful Castle atop the mountain, you can go out in the morning, facing east to greet the rising sun, and then head down the mountain to the vast grasslands; returning in the evening, you can climb the mountain again to greet the soft sunset on the horizon, with the sea and the setting sun at the end of the road.

Chen Mo did not stay in the former owner's bedroom. Instead, he left the bedroom, walked through the long corridor, and came to the room located at the far east end of the Castle.

The layout of this room is different from the one on the west side. It is also more spacious, with large and bright windows on the southeast sides, making the whole room brighter and more airy.

Actually, this room is the true master bedroom. The previous owner of the Castle probably preferred the sea view, which is why he chose the room facing the sea on the west side.

For Chen Mo, who had been on the deserted island for more than two months, he had long been tired of the same magnificent seascape. He still preferred the feeling of overlooking the earth and holding the reins of his life.

Looking out the east-facing window, a vast and vibrant green expanse unfolds before you: hillsides, forests, meadows, and rolling hills, with sparkling lakes at the foot of the mountains, their surfaces reflecting the mountain scenery, making them even more beautiful and serene. The expansive and beautiful pastures stretch out in a fan shape from the foot of the mountains into the distance, extending for kilometers to the dense, tall tree wall, embraced on both sides by bays.

At both the north and south ends, Highway 1, stretching along the coastline, clearly appeared before Chen Mo. With his Superman eyesight, Chen Mo could clearly see the scene inside the windows of the occasional passing cars.

Every now and then, people would turn their heads and look with curiosity at the peninsula that blocked the coastline, and the tall, retro Castle on the distant mountain. But no one knew that while they were looking at the Castle, the people inside the Castle were also looking at them from the windows.

Chen Mo withdrew his gaze from the travelers on the highway, raised his head, looked straight ahead, and cast his eyes into the distance.

Further on, rolling mountains and hills stretched north and south to the horizon, merging with the highway and coastline. The vibrant and ever-changing land made Chen Mo feel more at ease than the monotonous sea. A sense of control over the world welled up in his heart, as if he had returned to the world of Underworld, standing at the window of Blackrock Castle, overlooking the vast territory under his rule.

Now, the location has changed from Europe to the Americas. But will Chen Mo be able to bring this vast continent under his rule as he did in Europe?

Looking at the land that belonged to him, Chen Mo couldn't help but smile. This was just the beginning!

This vast and beautiful ranch estate, with its mountains, water, forests, and sea, was purchased by Chen Mo for $52 million. Chen Mo thus became the new owner of the place and finally moved out of the hotel and into the castle on the mountaintop.

The housing issue has been resolved, and the company acquisition has been completed.

After some research and comparison, Chen Mo finally chose a small car manufacturing company in Los Angeles that was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Based on his analysis of the performance of the cars produced by this company and various data, J.A.R.V.I.S. deduced that their technical strength and production capacity were decent, though not comparable to large, well-established automotive groups like GM and Ford, which possessed strong technical capabilities. However, they were not entirely without merit.

This company had a very complete and well-established organizational structure, and each department was quite capable. The reason it is now on the verge of bankruptcy is mainly because the competition in the automotive market is too fierce. Compared with the major established car companies, small companies and small brands are at a significant disadvantage in terms of brand appeal, customer recognition, market share, capital, technology, and productivity.

They were already struggling to survive in the cracks between major brands, occupying only a tiny space for survival. It was extremely difficult for them to break through the encirclement of numerous car brands and grow stronger.

The company's original owner, unwilling to remain a "niche" player, decided to take a gamble and develop a brand-new flagship car. Unfortunately, due to problems with product positioning, insufficient technical reserves, and overly ambitious initial goals, the company faced a severe shortage of funds, ultimately leading to the failure of the new model development. The company's cash flow also became strained, and the production and sales of its existing mainstream cars were also affected.

Squeezed by two giant United States car groups and many well-known foreign car brands, the company was in Extremis. Product sales continued to be sluggish, eventually leading to losses and the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. All sorts of methods that could be thought of were tried, but to no avail. The original owner had no choice but to sell the company to reduce his losses.

Chen Mo acquired this company not because of their technological strength. In terms of technology, even world-class automotive groups like Ford, Volkswagen, and Volkswagen cannot compare to Chen Mo. The level of technology he possesses is two or three decades ahead of the current level, and he can completely crush them technologically.

Chen Mo's reason for acquiring the company was simply to save time in building it from scratch. A mature company is already well-established in all aspects, with well-structured departments, human resources, various production equipment, and skilled production personnel. It only needs minor adjustments to be put into operation.

Chen Mo had absolutely no need to start from scratch and build everything himself.

After all, it's just a company, not an intelligence agency.

Double-sized zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) are ready! Time for a late-night snack!