Chapter 1166: Recovering from Injury

Where is Xiao Peng, who is "seriously injured"? Of course, he is at home, comfortably playing games!

"Damn it!" Hua Chong threw the controller away. "Boss, can I stop playing?"

Xiao Peng said smugly, "Of course not! Didn't you say every man's dream is to play FIFA on his PS5 every day?"

Hua Chong covered his head and said, "But I can't be tortured like this! I remember the line in "Shaolin Soccer": I want to play football! I don't know what to do with the controller! I don't even have a chance to touch the ball! This is too much!"

Xiao Peng sighed and said, "Hua Chong, I really have to criticize you! You're not as good as Ka Xin in this respect. Look at Ka Xin? He can persist in playing games with me for a long time? How come you can't stand losing after just a while?"

Hua Chong's eyes widened as he said, "He's so shameless! He has no sense of shame! Boss, if you're such a great gamer, why don't you join a competition or livestream a game? Don't bully your own people!"

Xiao Peng sighed, "Don't mention it. Who doesn't want to show off their gaming prowess? I once live-streamed a game, and it ended up getting me reported. That alone wouldn't be the worst part, but the real problem is the bullshit the people in the livestream say. Maybe it's because most of the people watching live game broadcasts are younger, but the comments are just infuriating! They just don't think before they speak."

Hua Chong said: "Boss, can you use your domestic live broadcast account to live broadcast the game?"

Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "Forget it. I just wanted you to play games with me. Why are you so nosy?"

Hua Chong smiled awkwardly and changed the subject: "Boss, I don't understand why the British are so anxious right now. It's just the Holy Grail, isn't it? They can't even be sure if it's real or fake! Why is the Vatican so excited this time?"

Xiao Peng explained, "You don't know this, do you? Britain and the Vatican actually have a 'grudge'."

"Have a grudge?" Hua Chong was puzzled.

Xiao Peng said, "I should explain it this way. The 'JIDU religion' that we Chinese use actually has a broad and narrow meaning. The broad meaning includes the Vatican, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism, while the narrow meaning refers to Protestantism. Back then, when Henry VIII of England wanted to divorce his wife, he needed permission from the Pope. His request was denied, and Henry VIII, in anger, launched the Reformation. England went from Catholicism to Protestantism. This reform broke the Pope's control over England and reestablished the relationship between church and state. This incident also dealt a heavy blow to the reputation of the Vatican. If the Vatican acknowledged that this was the 'Holy Grail,' it would be a slap in the face of the British."

"Why?" Hua Chong was a little confused. He didn't understand the relationship between the two.

Xiao Peng replied, "Learn more about Arthurian legend. If you do, you'll find that the Holy Grail plays a very important role in it. Protestantism also has a strong connection to the Holy Grail. Now that someone has discovered their most important Holy Grail is in my possession, what do you think the British will do? How can they remain calm?"

Hua Chong suddenly realized: "Boss, aren't you afraid that they will become desperate and continue to cause trouble for you?"

Xiao Peng laughed. "I like the idiom 'a cornered dog will jump over the wall'! Come on, don't change the subject, play games with me!"

Hua Chong grimacely picked up the handle, and then there was a knock on the door. His face lit up with joy as he jumped up from the sofa: "Boss, I'll go open the door!"

After opening the door, Alfred walked in and said, "Boss, King William wants to see you."

Xiao Peng covered his face with his hands: "Is William okay? I have never seen such a free king! Okay, let him come over."

Hua Chong blinked: "Boss, do you know many kings?"

Xiao Peng glared and said, "I know a lot of people in Africa! I'm the 'chief' of several small tribes now."

Hua Chong said: "Boss, I'll be leaving first."

Xiao Peng said angrily, "You're such a fast runner! If you're bored, go play with Ka Xin and the others. Don't bother me here!"

Hua Chong said, "No, boss, I want to ask for leave."

"Ask for leave? What for?" Xiao Peng was stunned.

Hua Chong said, "There's an amateur fighting tournament being held in Ampwitt, Belgium, and I'm planning to take Kambu there to experience it. It just so happens that Kasin is recovering there right now and won't bother us. If I don't have anything else to do recently, I'll take Kambu with me."

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Go ahead. There haven't been any salvage activities lately. Are you alone?"

"If there's really nothing to do, Lao Yang and the others would also like to join in the fun." Hua Chong said.

Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "Go ahead. Anyway, there's nothing to do recently. Tell Chen Cheng that except for the necessary staff on duty, everyone will have a month off. Those on duty will receive duty pay!"

"Long live the boss!" Hua Chong's eyes rolled. "Is this paid leave?"

Xiao Peng picked up the pillow behind him and threw it at Hua Chong, who laughed heartily and ran out.

As soon as he closed the door, it was pushed open again. Xiao Peng was still playing games there. Without even looking at him, he picked up another pillow and threw it over. The man who came in grabbed the pillow and said, "Xiao, your welcoming ceremony is really weird!"

When Xiao Peng saw that it was William, he said angrily: "William, this is not your home now. Don't you even knock on the door before entering?"

William put the pillow aside and said, "If you knew the purpose of my coming, you wouldn't blame me for not knocking on the door."

Xiao Peng was stunned: "Why are you here? What's going on?"

William waved to the bodyguard behind him, who handed him a box and closed the door before leaving.

Xiao Peng put down the controller and looked at William: "What kind of mystery are you trying to create?"

William said, "There are two reasons for coming here. The first is: this is a gift for you."

He walked over to Xiao Peng and handed the box to him.

"A gift?" Xiao Peng took the box in confusion. He opened it and saw a rusty dagger with a sheath. However, it was too rusted to be pulled out.

"What kind of rubbish is this!" Xiao Peng complained, "You just come over here and give me this?"

William said, "Well, after expert verification, this is the dagger of the 'Sicilian.' The coordinates of the Mediterranean shipwreck you told me were jointly salvaged by the IHC Group and the Toulon Marine Institute in France. They found a shipwreck there, and after verification, they discovered it was a 'Sicilian' ship. To thank you, I took a dagger from it and gave it to you as a souvenir!"

Xiao Peng was delighted after hearing this: "The 'Sicilian' dagger? Wow, Xiao Pa will like it very much..."

But after he finished speaking, his face turned sad again.

"Why do you look like that?" William asked in confusion.

Xiao Peng sighed and said, "I regret telling you about this shipwreck!"

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