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• The Charismatic Charlie Wade   Chapter 6857

  It was a rule for any collateral branch individuals not to return to their families. In the end, the Qing Eliminating Society was basically ancient nobles—anyone not bearing the Griffin name would be made to serve, and they naturally had neither freedom nor holidays.And when they became a part of the family and learned even a single family secret, they wouldn't be allowed to leave.Still, giving Penny a vacation was as much a special treatment as a risk. If she caused any trouble while at home or affected the Qing Eliminating Society negatively, Arlo would be held responsible.Despite her outstanding talent, she was still just a young girl in her twenties. After being away from her family for two years, it was only natural that she might be homesick, but she wouldn't even dream of returning home.Indeed, Penny would have been overjoyed before, but she was now endlessly miserable and certainly not thrilled.She was never getting away from Charlie's clutches, and there was no tel

• The Charismatic Charlie Wade   Chapter 6856

  The mining machinery was working in full capacity, while trucks loaded with hundreds of tons of raw phosphate were moving back and forth across the mines and the refinery, kicking up a cloud of white dust across the barren lands of the mines.Even Charlie couldn't help feeling a tinge of sadness watching the trucks that were as tall as three-floor buildings. If he had had them in Syria to help with construction and logistics at Ten Thousand Armies' base, they might have been twice as effective, even moving mountains.Still, he could only make a mental note to buy a few since each of those trucks was going to be torched, and he was not taking anything away.Beside him, Penny looked like she had lost all her will to live.She wasn't just afraid to flee from Charlie, just as she hated the idea of leaving with him.If the Qing Eliminating Society presumed that she had turned, that she had been abducted or murdered, her family would lose their greatest hope and wouldn't have another ch

• The Charismatic Charlie Wade   Chapter 6855

  That was why Arlo had really taken good care of Penny over the last two years, appointing her as praetor and training her however he could, while also affording her family special treatment.In fact, Arlo had even decided to arrange a marriage between Penny's half-sister, who was three years younger than Penny herself, to his youngest son, further binding the Singers to the Griffins.Furthermore, he had made clear to his own branch family that they must all treat any Singer wife with respect and not take a mistress while being married—a privilege afforded to the Griffins until now. Before this, if a Griffin was dissatisfied with their wife, they could just take a mistress from the collateral families after three years while still having one wife. Higher-ranked Griffins may even take two mistresses, while Arlo, a governor, was afforded three mistresses at once. After all, if the number of Griffins increased without control, even the collateral families would have trouble keeping t

• The Charismatic Charlie Wade   Chapter 6854

  Meanwhile, in Nigeria, thousands of miles away from Duca Mines, Arlo Griffin was standing on a tower without anyone in sight, aside from his consul Callum Biffle.At the moment, the Right Military Governor was grumbling, "How long do we have to wait? We don't even have the faintest clue when that prick is coming. What if they have sensed a trap? Doesn't that mean he will never show up?"Callum then told him under his breath, "Well, we can't exactly be half-hearted when the Three Elders are here in our jurisdiction. I mean, they're mostly staying in seclusion for cultivation and don't need us serving their beck and call, but top officials like us goofing off here? We definitely could achieve more elsewhere."The Transition is supposed to start in two days, but Kansair Mile's garrison is exempt, anyway. Talk about serving no purpose at all… if anything, we should be asking Her Lordship for permission to return to Naples."Arlo was silent for a beat, but he soon sighed. "Look, I'd lik

• The Charismatic Charlie Wade   Chapter 6853

  Ten Thousand Armies were many, and half of them were Oskians, while the others were a mix of other nationalities.With such diversity, assimilating a few locals was really no trouble.Charlie then asked, "How are things over at the fishing port? Will it draw attention?""Nope," Merlin smiled, shaking his head. "Management is in tatters, what with thousands of fishing boats of various sizes coming in and out of the port every day. Most of the residents in the area are fishermen, and the cultures are diverse. There are cliques here and there, but there's no major organization, and since most are locals, we won't draw much attention."The coast guard here is also pretty lax. They only check for contraband, and we won't have any problems if we don't smuggle anything illegal. We could even buy some catch from Algeria and pretend it's ours, and no one will be any wiser.""Good," Charlie replied. "The shipping lanes down the Strait of Gibraltar are always busy, so even if they manage to

• The Charismatic Charlie Wade   Chapter 6852

  In just thirty minutes, the first batch of dead soldiers to be evacuated was moved to the surface with the elevator.As the elderly wouldn't be able to travel over a hundred kilometers on foot, the dead soldiers would be moving with children between two to ten.To not burden the elderly who would be evacuated later, the dead soldiers would carry their children on their backs as they traveled. It was not a problem, as they were all trained fighters, and Charlie had specifically told them not to bring any luggage.The dead soldiers and children had never left the mines in a conscious state, but they didn't stop to appreciate the unexpected luxury. They immediately formed up under the command of their respective squad leaders and, led by armed cavalry guards, set off for the food processing plant.They had already planned a route from Duca Mines to the food processing plant that would cut through other phosphate mines, taking a short detour to avoid crowded areas.As the dead soldier