The war of words continues.

Following Ethan's two robust articles targeting Rubins, Rubins also accepted an interview with Kingdom Deep Observation Report and issued a subsequent response.

Originally, everyone was eagerly awaiting further developments, and now, everyone's gossiping heart has been set on fire.

Naturally, the Kingdom Deep Observation Report is selling beyond demand once again.

These past two days, Herlosh has been experiencing both pain and joy.

On one hand, he is so happy about the constantly rising newspaper sales that he can't sleep, and on the other hand, he is so busy that his feet hardly touch the ground, with hardly any time to rest properly.

There's no help for it; the newspaper only has a few staff members. Originally, they recruited some talented individuals, but now they've all run away, leaving many tasks for Herlosh to personally take on.

He is acting as the chief editor, the deputy editor, and the copy editor, while also responsible for various sales and printing.

As for any feelings of shame or initial intentions, he had long abandoned them.

Surviving is what matters most.

To boost sales, he even surreptitiously included comments from many artists who had a bad relationship with Rubins.

Anyway, the goal was to hype up the situation.

The term "hype" was originally mentioned by Ethan, and he found it quite fitting, so he borrowed it.

Simultaneously, he continually promotes Ethan's personal exhibition between the lines.

Originally, Ethan's personal exhibition might have been purely an affair for the art world, with at most some art enthusiasts going to see it.

But as the heat of the situation continues to rise, Ethan's personal exhibition has already become a major event across the Royal Capital.

Everyone is eagerly anticipating Ethan's personal exhibition.

The artwork itself is secondary; the key is the war of words between Rubins. Rubins's response already stated he would personally attend Ethan's personal exhibition, at that time, he will see if Ethan has any works worth boasting about.

There's a very heavy sense of gunpowder in this, with a distinct implication of wanting to disrupt the event.

Thus, the ticket prices for Ethan's personal exhibition have skyrocketed.

According to Jackson's calculations, even if they only collect ticket fees, they could earn a considerable profit this time.

However, Jackson couldn't help but worry: "Is everything really okay? Rubins's influence is quite significant, and what you said... Ethan, honestly, you should have consulted with me—what if..."

"Don't worry, Jackson, I have confidence."

Upon hearing this, Jackson had nothing more to say.

Ethan truly is the most confident person Jackson has ever encountered, or rather, he should be the most capable of creating miracles.

Whether it was the dire circumstances during the Four Boat Case, or the subsequent tax case, even the time Jackson thought he wouldn't survive the Wenster heavy rain incident.

Ethan came through all of it.

Thinking about this, Jackson suddenly didn't worry about this matter as much anymore.

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Time quickly passed.

Ethan's personal exhibition is already in countdown status.

As the time approaches, the former art debate has ceased to be the focus; the focus is who between Ethan and Rubins will ultimately become the loser.

The answer lies in Ethan's personal exhibition.

This is the day before Ethan's personal exhibition.

The entire venue is already surrounded, leaving no space.

Jackson originally chose a venue which was a private gallery under his name.

But as the event heated up, the scale of that gallery was evidently insufficient, and they ultimately had to switch to the Kingdom Art Center.

Though named the Kingdom Art Center, it is not purely official in nature; it is more under the control of the Kingdom Art Association.

Being able to obtain the site usage rights this time was thanks to Ethan.

Although Jackson knew Andy, he wasn't close enough to casually borrow the art center.

But Ethan managed to borrow it.

This increased Jackson's confidence.

Since two days ago, the venue has been getting arranged, in addition to displaying Ethan's new works, a few old pieces were also temporarily borrowed back through Jackson's connections to be exhibited together.

However, the curious onlookers are too many—not only reporters but also others—all surrounding the Kingdom Art Center vicinity, which made Jackson concerned about insufficient security at the event.

Fortunately, Ethan made another effort, and somehow managed to invite the Kingdom Public Security Bureau people to help maintain order.

Of course, this was certainly thanks to Joseph's relationship.

Jackson just didn't expect it.

Joseph was now transferred to the Kingdom Defense Bureau and is a commanding officer, so it's still quite easy for him to mobilize the Kingdom Public Security Bureau.

"But, you owe me a favor; let's say, I won't ask for anything else, just give me a few tickets, I'll give them away, your tickets are too expensive and hard to buy."

Joseph jokingly said to Ethan on the phone.

"The tickets have already been sent to you."

Ethan certainly knew these little courtesies.

Then Joseph suddenly said, "By the way, recently the Martinos Clan in the South District suddenly stepped up, scored a splendid victory, fiercely wiped out a group of Old Continent immigrants; do you know about this?"

"Oh? I really didn't know; it seems, the Martinos Clan still has its foundation."

Ethan feigned ignorance.

"You really don't know?"

"Should I?"

Joseph fell silent for a moment and then said, "Ethan, suppose I really wanted you to do me a favor?" "Then don't talk about it on the phone."

This brought up some unpleasant past memories for Joseph, so he didn't continue.

"Thanks for your tickets."

That afternoon, Palon returned after delivering the tickets.

He said to Ethan, "Joseph invites you to dinner tonight; here's the address."

As he spoke, Palon handed Ethan a rose-gold card on which a name was written—

West's Secret Garden.

Oh?

Ethan raised his eyebrow involuntarily—such a coincidence?

However, since Joseph chose the place, Ethan went along willingly.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Ethan changed into a relatively low-key black formal wear and headed to the West District by car.

The reporters outside his house were still everywhere, but with Anya's excellent driving skills, none of them could really keep up with them.

But it has to be said that the Royal Capital is really too big, and with too many cars, even with Anya's skills, when they got through the city and reached the destination, it was almost close to five o'clock.

Under the night, West's Secret Garden looked quaint and mysterious, truly giving a feeling of a secret garden from stories.

Joseph arrived almost along with him, but compared to usual, he was dressed modestly enough today, looking nothing like a wealthy young master.

He was driving a moderately priced Willden Pegasus, and looked entirely like a company employee.

"Hey, Ethan!"

Joseph actively approached for a hug, and quickly whispered in Ethan's ear during the embrace.

"Remember, my name is Will, and I'm an art dealer; we met in Wenster."

Ethan heard this and understood somewhat.

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