...Half an hour later, while Ten Thousand Armies’ five-star War General, Zephan, was leading a thousand soldiers to make a roundabout and outflank the west wing of Hamed’s base, the Schulz family’s servants had already prepared several sumptuous banquet tables.Cadfan kindly invited Porter and his subordinates to sit down at the banquet tables. After that, he held Porter’s hand and asked him to sit down beside him. He did not forget to continue building onto his relations with Porter as he sighed and said, “Porter, if your father knows of all of your achievements today, he will certainly be extremely relieved as he would have no regrets left in this world...”Porter thought of his late father, and he naturally felt very emotional at this time as he said seriously, “In addition to avenging my parents, the reason why I came back this time is also because I hope that I would be able to tell them all about my experiences over the years in front of their graves so that I can comfort the
Porter’s words made Cadfan feel deeply shocked in the depths of his heart.If Cadfan had been thinking of taking advantage of Porter earlier, at this time, he was truly filled with admiration for Porter now.It was indeed admirable beyond measure for a young man, who was not even thirty years old yet, to be able to develop to this scale in that kind of world where there was constant intensive fighting on the battlefield. So, Cadfan took the initiative to lift his wine glass as he spoke from the bottom of his heart, “Porter, I have never admired anyone in my whole life. Curtis Wade from the Wade family was the first person that I’ve ever admired, and you are the second. Here, let me give you a toast!”When Porter heard the words ‘Curtis Wade’, he had a slightly cold expression on his face as he looked at Cadfan and asked seriously, “Grandpa Schulz, was Curtis Wade really as powerful as legend has it?”Cadfan nodded and said sincerely, “Although I have a deep grievance with the Wad
Cadfan shook his head. “I’m not too sure either. There have been divergent views and different opinions on this matter all these years, but no one has any conclusive evidence. Slowly, this matter has already passed for too long, and no one has continued pursuing the truth behind the matter anymore.”Porter sneered and said, “It seems as though being able to work out splendid plans and devise strategies that will assure victories from a thousand miles away is far from enough! If you want to gain a foothold in this world, you have to have an active mind and the ability to fight! If Curtis Wade could have had ten percent or even just one percent of Ten Thousand Armies’ power back then, he would not have been murdered at such a young age!”Cadfan was slightly startled. After that, he quickly came back to his senses, and he hurriedly smiled and said, “Porter, you’re right! These days, there is no point in just having a good brain. You would have to master both the pen and the sword!”As
While the young people in Oskia were still playing with drones that cost thousands of dollars as they filmed blindly in the wilderness outdoors, Hamed’s subordinates were already using these kinds of inconspicuous things to achieve complete airborne monitoring of their local battlefield. The advantage of being completely suspended in the air was that the drones could remain stationary in the sky while observing the target closely, unlike the Global Hawk from the United States which would need to constantly fly around in circles around its target.On the other hand, Hamed had already long made his own tactical arrangements while being in awe of Charlie’s abilities to plan and devise strategies. Through the image transmission signal uploaded from the sky, Hamed analyzed that there should be no more than one thousand and two hundred people from the other party.Moreover, they were currently circling around toward the west wing, and there was an eighty percent probability that the op
The first and best plan was for Zephan and his men to secretly sneak up to the entrance of Hamed’s permanent fortification so that they could suddenly rush in and catch them by surprise. That way, they could destroy and kill Hamed and his men inside the fortifications that they had built themselves. This was also the goal that most offensive and attacking parties would be most eager to achieve in all offensive battles. This was because this was the only way to get their objective done with the greatest ease and the least number of casualties. The second-best plan was to use the RPG rockets to accurately strike the permanent fortification with precision after reaching the vicinity of the permanent fortification. This method was similar to the process of blowing up the bunkers and artillery in anti-Japanese films.As for the third and worst plan, it would be for them to storm in and launch a forcible attack at all costs.However, the third plan was rarely ever successful.This was
Ten minutes later, the artillery that was attacking Hamed’s frontal position stopped on time.Three thousand soldiers on the frontal battlefield carried hundreds of RPG rockets as they charged toward Hamed’s position once again. This group of people had already been beaten once just now, and they knew that the enemy had very fierce firepower. So, all of them were very nervous as they launched the second attack out of fear that they would be killed if they made any mistakes.However, since they had already received a military command, even though they were all afraid, they could only bite the bullet and charge forward with their heads held high.Very soon, they once again entered Hamed’s fortifications’ firing range. Hamed naturally showed no mercy toward these kinds of people who were courting their own death all the way to his doorstep. So, he immediately ordered his soldiers to fire and kill as many enemies as possible. The second round of fire was immediately exchanged betw
In order to snipe Zephan’s troops, three hundred of Hamed’s soldiers immediately closed off the entrance of these firing points from the inside after entering more than thirty of these firing points. This way, each firing point would then become an independent bunker, and the soldiers inside would have no way to retreat either.Although there were many drawbacks to this method, there was also an advantage to it. The advantage was that the soldiers inside would coexist with the bunker as they had cut off their only way of retreat, and they would have to be determined to fight to the very end. So, their will to fight would be very high. Each firing point could be configured with five to ten men depending on the size of the area and the angle of the design.The configuration of the firepower inside was light and heavy machine guns, as well as RPG rocket launchers.In addition, it was also equipped with adequate ammunition reserves as well as enough food and drinking water to last t
As Zephan led the thousand soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies to charge forward and rush toward the slope on the west wing, he had already fallen completely into Hamed’s encirclement on the west wing.Just as Zephan was still worrying about missing the opportunity to win the battle and was leading his men to charge forward quickly, he did not notice that there were already multiple stone gaps that had suddenly turned into flat black holes.Immediately after that, the machine guns started firing instantly!The sudden gunshots were extremely loud! Zephan could only hear gunshots all around his ears. Before he even had time to react, he then heard the miserable wailing sounds around him accompanied by the sound of soldiers falling to the ground after getting hit by the bullets!One thousand men were completely targeted by the muzzles of more than two hundred light and heavy machine guns as well as dozens of RPG rocket launchers.After that, there was a heavy and not in the least mis
Jimmy was taken aback since he didn't recognize Julien at all, mainly because the Rothschilds had always kept out of the public eye.In fact, it was basically impossible to gather genuine information about the Rothschilds online, as it was a mix of press releases and gossip. Most online biographies would only be about the older generations or certain frivolous figures. Any information about key members like Steve would never be searchable online.Matilda was confused as well, not quite understanding who Julien was since he wasn't on the list of guests invited.Seeing that she was confused, Julien turned and smiled at Yolden, "So, Professor, shouldn't you introduce me to the bride?"Yolden finally remembered that and quickly nodded, "Sorry, it slipped my mind."Turning toward Matilda, he smiled, "Darling, this is Julien Rothschild… A friend of mine from the states…"Julien's full name left everyone within earshot gaping as the Rothschild name was way too famous across the globe.
Seeing that Jimmy was getting a little nervous, Charlie smiled and assured him, "Please, you have nothing to worry about. No one's going to do anything to you, but if you feel threatened in any way, you can call the cops. The Oskian emergency hotline is 110, by the way."Jimmy was slightly relieved as he could see that Charlie really wasn't trying to make things awkward for him, and he straightened his collar as he said, "Actually, I didn't mean to cause trouble—I'm pleased that Matilda has found true love once more, and if we can be friends, I can set aside my claim and stay for the rest of this wedding, offering the newlyweds our best wishes as a representative of my family."Still, his expression showed contempt as he turned toward Yolden. "Also, I'm really curious and looking forward to seeing what connections Professor Hart might have that you say could be better than Bill.""You'll see soon enough," Charlie smiled and nodded.Jimmy remained skeptical and scoffed, "I really do
If Charlie really did get Jimmy to stay, who knew what other rubbish Jimmy would spout.As for Jimmy, he was actually surprised Charlie was asking him to stay, and his instincts told him that Charlie definitely didn't mean well.Not only that, he was on foreign soil—wouldn't he be defenseless if Charlie called in his friends to beat him up?Hence, he shook his head without hesitation as he said, "I'm sorry, but my sister-in-law is quite keen for me to leave, so I have no reason to stay and add to her problems. And it is her big day. I can afford to let her save face instead of spilling the beans on her all at once.""Oh, but you were complaining about the lack of important people just now!" Charlie quickly interjected. "It just so happens that we have a big-shot on his way here, and he's a good friend of the groom. When I told him about you over the phone, he said to keep you here no matter what it took, since he would like to talk to you face to face."Jimmy frowned. "What, are y
And with those words, Jimmy turned to leave.Despite threatening Matilda, there was no such agreement, and he knew that Matilda was well aware of that.Regardless, the only strategy he had in mind when he came to Oskia was harassment. As such, he simply came up with a lie to make Matilda look bad in public. All it took from there was just for one person to relay what he had said—even if it were all lies, Matilda's character would still be called into question.He made himself very clear so that Matilda would understand that if she didn't give in, his family would keep hounding her to take their two pounds of flesh. Even if she wouldn't surrender the stateside estates and human resources of Smith Group Corporate Law, they would still claim a sizable chunk.But if that failed too, they would just have to destroy Matilda's reputation along with Smith Group Corporate Law.Either way, they were not letting her off easy!And reading that much from Jimmy's behavior, Matilda snapped co
Jimmy didn't expect Matilda to break down the share ownership of Smith Group Corporate Law to such detail, and he hollered as he was starting to feel embarrassed, "Now, you're just being irresponsible, Matilda. My father gave my brother a million to start the law firm in the first place, and they had agreed that the family would have a stake, albeit only at 49%, to not deny your decision-making as a startup. Or are you denying it?"Matilda immediately became furious and snapped, "Bullshit! That was just a loan of one million, and the agreed term was three years. However, your brother returned it in one! I even asked him to return the money with every single one of his siblings watching, since you might all get skeptical, yet suddenly, you're calling it an investment?""You said he's returned it? Well, what proof do you have?" Jimmy quickly shot back. "Our entire family can testify that the money hasn't come back to us!""So, this is how you're going to play it?" Matilda smirked. "Th
In the first place, Jimmy had come to Oskia to claim a stake in Smith Group Corporate Law, ideally strong-arming Paul and Matilda into splitting the firm in two, with Jimmy taking everything in the States while Paul kept what was left.The way Jimmy saw it, Paul and Matilda were going to be permanently residing in Oskia anyway. There was no way they could manage things over in another country properly, so it was basically returning the firm to the rightful owner.Naturally, Jimmy also knew that despite bearing the Smith family name, the success of Smith Group Corporate Law was all the work of Jimmy's brother and Matilda. Jimmy's father had helped to a certain extent, but that extent of financial support wouldn't amount to an investment at all. No judge in the world would support his claim to the law firm's shares.Therefore, when he learned that Matilda was remarrying, he thought he could seize the moment to cause a scene. Nothing could be better if she and Paul decided to sacrifice
Jimmy deliberately raised his voice as he said coolly, "Oh, but I didn't want to intervene. It's you and your mother who left the States in a split second, taking with you the law firm which bears the Smith family name. Don't you think such behavior is inappropriate?"Seeing the surprised reactions of the guests, Paul promptly retorted, "The law firm uses the Smith family name, but it is my parents' legacy! They worked blood and sweat to build it from the ground up, and as their only son, I have a veto when it comes to decisions. Or did we need your permission to move to Oskia?""Where's your conscience, Paul?" Jimmy pursed his lips. "Even if you don't know how Smith Group Corporate Law was founded, is that the case for you? It would have been a joke if it weren't for my father's connections!"Hell, it's no exaggeration that it was my father who fought to expand the law firm across America, and just using the family name means you're borrowing the family's influence. The family hono
The blonde man's voice drew everyone's attention in an instant.Despite his foreign appearance, he spoke Oskian fluently and walked with a haughty gait, almost as though he was above the rest.Paul's expression turned grim the instant he saw him, and he hurried over with Charlie.Still, before Paul could speak, Charlie stopped him, frowning at the man as he said, "Don't you think it's inappropriate to come slinging personal attacks at someone else's wedding?"The man clearly didn't know Charlie, and he wasn't worried, seeing that he was young.Snorting in disdain, he asked, "You must be from the groom's family, yes? Please tell him that he doesn't deserve my sister-in-law.""It's up to the happy couple to decide that," Charlie retorted quietly. "Deserving someone is no issue as long as they both love each other."The man pursed his lips and looked pointedly around him. "Just look at how simple this wedding is. Forget picking an unassuming city like Aurous Hill—is there a single
Pausing, Charlie then said, "I'll call Steve to drop by later too. I'm sure folks in Aurous Hill won't know him, but your potential troublemaker might.""I-Is that really fine?" Yolden blurted."What's not fine about it?" Charlie chuckled. "He has been treated like a tool ever since he came to Aurous Hill, and now that he has a chance to strut about, he wouldn't ask for more."Yolden appeared slightly relieved at that, and Charlie asked, "By the way, where's Paul, Matilda, and Autumn?""Getting their makeup done," Yolden replied. "Paul's my best man while Autumn's the maid of honor.""Good," Charlie nodded with a grin. "Don't worry—the wedding's going to be a success."As they spoke, Matilda stepped out of the dressing room in a stark-white wedding dress, flanked by Autumn and Paul.Seeing Charlie, Autumn nodded politely, "Good morning, Mr. Wade."As Charlie nodded in turn, Paul started, "G-Good morning… Mr. Wade…"Seeing that he was nervous and tentative, Charlie knew that he