Cadfan had never tried to flatter anyone ever since he was young, and he had been admired by everyone ever since his middle age.However, who would have expected that after living arrogantly his whole life, in his later years, he would actually have to flatter and grovel to a young man in his twenties.This feeling hurt his pride and self-esteem, but Cadfan had to continue keeping up with this flattery because he desperately needed Porter to help him resolve the series of problems that he had in front of him. So, after drinking and emptying their glasses for three rounds, Cadfan then took the initiative to lift his wine glass again as he smiled and said, “Here, Porter. I’ll give you another toast. This glass of wine is to wish you victory on Mount Wintry on the day of the Tomb Sweeping Festival! I hope that you will be able to avenge your parents’ death completely!”Porter played with the wine glass in his hand before he said seriously, “Grandpa Schulz, it’s not Mount Wintry. It’s
Cadfan finally heaved a sigh of relief after hearing Porter’s words. He truly did not expect that it would be so tiring to flatter and please others.So, he assured Porter repeatedly, “Don’t worry, Porter. I will personally go to your parents’ graves to pay my respects to them when the time comes!”As he spoke, he deliberately sighed and said, “I’m just waiting for you to make it up to Mount Wintry successfully on the day of the Tomb Sweeping Festival. Oh, no! I mean successfully make it up to Mount Waldron!”Sure enough, as soon as Cadfan sighed emotionally, he immediately transferred all of the conflicts in Porter’s heart directly onto the Wade family. Porter chuckled, and he ground his teeth and said, “How can the Wade family possibly stop me from making it up to Mount Waldron? At that time, there would be no need for me to even take action personally. I could just send any one of my Four War Kings under my command up, and the Wade family would definitely not be able to fight b
Amongst them, the Green-Eyed Wolf King and the White-Clothed Tiger King were both of Oskian descent. The Green-Eyed Wolf King was naturally Zayne, who was in Syria, and the White-Clothed Tiger King was the young man with superb strength beside him.As for the Black-Faced Panther King and the Golden-Furred Lion King, they were of African and American descent respectively. The Black-Faced Panther King was in Yemen at this moment, whereas the Golden-Furred Lion King was in Palestine.When Porter saw that Zayne had called him, he immediately smiled as he said, “It seems as though our Green-Eyed Wolf King is going to deliver the latest good news to me today! Ever since he entered Syria, he has been able to crush and destroy every obstacle in his way without much difficulty or any resistance at all. It seems as though they have already advanced halfway through the war in Syria, and the remaining opposition forces should no longer be of any threat to them. I think that they will be able t
Porter was not exaggerating. Ten Thousand Armies had indeed never experienced such a tragic defeat nor huge blow ever since its establishment.More than one thousand and five hundred men had been killed in a single war. What kind of concept was this?!There might not necessarily be so many people amongst the total number of people in many mercenary organizations, from the top to bottom, including those fighters and those who performed miscellaneous tasks.The Blackwater Company had led several inadequately trained miscellaneous troops to follow the United States to go to war in the Middle East for so many years, but the number of their casualties had never exceeded more than a hundred people in a single war.Of course, this also had a lot to do with the powerful firepower of the United States military. This time, Ten Thousand Armies had lost so many people at one go, and this was indeed very shocking in the field of mercenaries.Porter had been so confident when he boasted in fr
If it was completely impossible to hand the soldier’s body over to their relatives at all, and if there was not even a stump from a broken arm, the compensation would be even higher. Another twenty months would then be added on the basis of the previous amount.Since more than a thousand of these soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies had already gone without returning, if they could finally defeat Hamed and put these soldiers’ bodies into coffins before handing it over to their relatives decently, the cost would be relatively lower.However, if they could not defeat Hamed and get the bodies back, putting those people to rest in peace, the standard pension rate would be one hundred months’ worth of salary for each person. So, based on this calculation, three billion US dollars might not even be enough.Ten Thousand Armies’ annual profit was only about tens of billions of US dollars, and the organization might lose one-third of their profit just because of this battle.Moreover, Ten Th
Very soon, Porter, who was extremely angry deep inside, took his men away with him as they drove directly to Eastcliff.On the way, Porter received a video sent by Zayne from Syria.This was the footage taken by the scout from the Syrian side near Hamed’s west wing position. When Porter saw the soldiers under his command and even his five-star War General getting stripped of their clothes before being thrown into the valley like dead dogs, Porter was so furious that his lungs were about to explode out of anger!He had a gloomy expression as he said angrily, “Pass on my command to Zayne Carter! Make sure that he annihilates Hamed and his opposition completely! Do not leave anyone alive! At that time, I want to use their corpses to pay tribute to our dead brothers!”The messenger beside him immediately said, “Yes, Lord! I’ll convey your command over to the Green-Eyed Wolf King now!”Porter narrowed his eyes, and he kept using his finger to touch an old gold ring on his left middle
As soon as the call was connected, Hamed reported to Charlie excitedly, “Brother Wade, the enemy has retreated! I fought and won an unprecedented battle in history! This is all thanks to you!”As he spoke, Hamed then gave a detailed report on the specific situation of the war.Charlie was relieved when he heard this, but he was also a little surprised at the same time. He really would not have expected that the well-trained Ten Thousand Armies would actually suffer such a huge loss in Hamed’s hands.Therefore, the first thing that came to Charlie’s mind was that Ten Thousand Armies would definitely launch a revenge operation against Hamed after suffering such a big loss. So, Charlie hurriedly reminded, “Brother, you have really fought and won a beautiful battle, but the hidden danger is also really not that small now. Ten Thousand Armies has suffered such heavy losses in your hands, and they will definitely do everything possible to make you pay for it.”Hamed sneered and said, “
As soon as Hamed heard that Charlie had a way, he was immediately very excited, and he asked, “Brother, what good idea do you have? Hurry up and teach it to me!”Charlie spoke up and asked him, “I recall that you said that you had purchased a batch of thermal imaging cameras?”“Yes!” Hamed hurriedly said, “I spent a lot of money to buy a batch of thermal imaging cameras made in Russia. All of them are military-grade, and one unit can already be exchanged for a Mercedes-Benz. If it weren’t because you helped me settle the funds, I would definitely have never been able to afford to use this thing.”Charlie then said, “That’s good. Now that you are actively engaging in civil engineering, construction, and infrastructure development, you should also have a special blasting team, right?”“Yes, yes.” Hamed said, “I generally rely on blasting to open up the mountain and dig the tunnels here. We would usually drill holes into the rocks first before burying the explosives inside the rocks.
Naturally, Jimmy couldn't care less about Julien's suggestion, even looking at him pointedly from head to toe while smirking in contempt, "What, do you think I'd just do what any nutjob tells me to do just because they're claiming to be the Rothschilds' heir apparent?"Julien nodded, still smiling. "Good point, but don't worry—it's the same whether you call him or he calls you."Jimmy laughed. "I was offering you a way out, but you want to keep pressing your luck? Since you don't care to back off, let's see how you're going to finish this fight."Then, he shrugged while pointing at Yolden. "Well, it's the perfect chance to measure Matilda's husband, I guess."Based on what he saw of Yolden, there was no way he would buy Julien's claims, and thus labeled him an impostor in his mind.An ordinary lecturer in Aurous Hill, being friends with the Rothschilds' heir apparent? Not to mention that there had been plenty of fraudulent cases outside the States where the Rothschild name was use
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