Chapter 748 A Diligent Puppy

Xiao Peng, scorned by Pascal, was enraged and rushed to the tennis court. "Isn't it just tennis? How can I not learn it?" An hour later, there was a loud bang at the tennis court. When the staff rushed over, they saw a palm tree next to the tennis court snapped in half. Xiao Peng was standing there sulking, his face gloomy, while the people around him looked as if they were used to it.

Xiao Peng thought tennis was too simple! Only after he really tried it did he realize that tennis was a sport God had specially developed for him.

In theory, tennis is a very simple sport: just get the ball back into the opponent's court, but for Xiao Peng, it is undoubtedly a hellishly difficult task.

Why is this happening? The reason can be summed up in two words: force.

Tennis is different from badminton in that it has a very high elasticity. Therefore, if you don't control the angle of the return well, the ball will fly out of the court if you hit it hard.

Watching those professional players return the ball quickly and accurately during a match, two players slamming the ball along the baseline for a long distance, and Xiao Peng? Every time he returns the ball, it flies!

Walter, who taught him how to play basketball, was very patient at first, but after one of Xiao Peng's return balls hit his shoulder, he never mentioned teaching Xiao Peng how to play basketball again.

But Xiao Peng still had a solution. There was an automatic ball-serving machine, a machine that automatically launched tennis balls on two wheels. The rate was set, and the balls would be launched one by one. The others just drank their drinks and watched Xiao Peng practice alone with his tennis racket.

The whole process can be simply described as "tennis balls flying all over the sky". Not a single ball landed within the court boundary, and most of them flew into the sea - the tennis court is about 70 or 80 meters away from the sea!

Xiao Peng became more and more irritable as the game went on, and finally he couldn't control his emotions anymore, so he swung the ball with all his strength. The ball happened to hit the trunk of a palm tree, and then broke the palm tree directly!

Not to mention the staff who came, even Walter and the others were stunned!

Everyone knows that Xiao Peng has extraordinary strength. If they said that Xiao Peng kicked the palm tree in half with one kick, they would not be surprised. But this time Xiao Peng used a tennis ball, which is too scary!

"Boss, why do I feel that you are stronger?" Khedira asked.

Xiao Peng threw his tennis racket to the ground angrily: "How should I know?"

Pascal chuckled and said, "Xiao, it seems you're not omnipotent. You can't even handle tennis! Do you still want to compete with me in tennis?"

Xiao Peng pointed across the tennis court and said, "Come on! Go over there! You serve and I'll play with you! Let's see who wins!"

Pascal curled his lips and said, "Who wants to compete with you! Even if you win, it won't be glorious, and you'll end up in the hospital if you're not careful! Look at Walter, he can't even lift his arm now!"

Xiao Peng came back to his senses: “Walter, are you okay?”

After hearing this, Walter said directly: "Boss, I'm fine. Abby checked it for me. It's just muscle soreness. Fortunately, you didn't use your full strength. If it was like the last shot, I'm afraid I wouldn't have this arm anymore!"

Pascal looked smug: "Xiao, just accept your fate! Playing tennis requires skill!"

Xiao Peng curled his lips and said nothing.

After all, Pascal was right; he oversimplified tennis: playing tennis requires a lot of skill in terms of return line, strength, racket grip, and so on. Xiao Peng's power was too great, and he couldn't find the right return line, so the ball was bound to go out of court!

Abby spoke at this time: "Okay, stop playing, go back and take a shower, rest, and prepare dinner, and then play tomorrow!"

Pascal whispered to Xiao Peng, "Is this your eldest sister?"

"roll!"

Several people returned to the room, and Xiao Peng went to Pascal's villa.

"Xiao Pa, how are things going?" Xiao Peng asked first after sitting down.

Pascal asked back, "You don't like Branson?"

"Hmm?" Xiao Peng asked back, "Why do you say that? Why should I live here if I don't like him?"

Pascal said, "Without paparazzi, we don't have enough privacy. This helps us portray ourselves as prodigals and divert people's attention away from us. This is what we agreed on beforehand."

Xiao Peng spread his hands. "It's not that I dislike Branson. On the contrary, I quite respect him. But we still have to be careful. Although he's not currently involved in the ocean exploration industry, but... do you still remember the Virgin Group's business philosophy?"

Pascal was stunned: "You mean 'hardworking puppy'?"

Xiao Peng nodded.

Pascal suddenly understood.

Branson's description of the Virgin Group's development is quite fitting: "They're a cheeky, hardworking little dog that's smaller than the big dog," chasing after the big guys. They simply follow the profitable giants of each industry, doing what they do.

For example, beverages make money? He went into beverages. Virgin Cola's market share in Europe is now second only to Coca-Cola and ahead of Pepsi. British Airways is big? Virgin Atlantic should be second... They aren't top of the pack in any industry, but they're all very competitive. It might not sound impressive, but the sheer number of industries they're involved in is impressive! This is how he built the super-corporation he is today.

Xiao Peng said, "We have a saying in our country: 'You don't have to worry about thieves stealing, you have to worry about thieves thinking about it.' Branson isn't one to be content with the status quo. He must be doubting our purpose for coming here."

Pascal smiled and said, "Once Fabian comes over, he won't be thinking about it anymore!"

"Has Fabian contacted you?" Xiao Peng asked.

Pascal said, "He's been ready for a long time. He's just waiting for you to come and then he'll set off! You've been on the road for too long this time."

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Didn't I give you time to work? How's the investigation going on with your case?"

Pascal sighed: "Xiao, there's nothing we can do about this."

"No way? What do you mean?" Xiao Peng asked in confusion.

Pascal explained, "Let's not count Bermuda, just the Greater and Lesser Antilles. There are thousands of islands in this vast ocean. The Greater Antilles is mainly rocky, while the Lesser Antilles is divided into two arcs: the inner arc is volcanic, and the outer arc is limestone. With this kind of topography, the number of shallow reefs you mentioned is even greater. I wouldn't dare say how many, but there could be as many as 100,000! There's also a mix of sovereignty here, and no one is willing to release their data on the sea conditions! The information we have isn't detailed, but I've found at least hundreds of shallow reefs that meet the criteria in the waters around the British Virgin Islands. Xiao, the risk we're taking on this salvage operation is a bit high! Is it worth it?"