Ten Thousand Armies’ Zayne’s condition during these few days was indeed as Charlie had guessed. He felt incomparably tormented.He had originally thought that if their army suppressed and pressured Hamed’s base by besieging him without fighting, this would definitely place huge psychological pressure on Hamed and his men. That way, it would not even take long for Hamed’s internal forces to become disorganized or even defect from Hamed’s army.However, what Zayne really did not expect was that even after a few days had passed, not even a dog had run out of Hamed’s base.In this kind of siege war, what a person would fear the most was if the enemy was strong and united. Once the enemy was not afraid, they would have continued besieging the enemy indefinitely until Hamed ran out of ammunition, food, or if he could not continue holding on any longer.Over the past few days, Zayne’s financial deficit had been alarmingly high. His adjutant had looked for him and reported to him worri
As he spoke, the adjutant then said, “The basic level soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies are the purest mercenaries. They train hard to fight, and they are willing to risk their own lives while doing it just because they want to make more money so that they can enjoy life. Otherwise, why do you think they would be willing to risk so much and come out here to do this kind of work?”Zayne suddenly had nothing to say.He understood Ten Thousand Armies’ current situation very well.Although Ten Thousand Armies had the Four War Kings as well as up to more than a hundred excellent War Generals, almost all of the tens of thousands of ordinary soldiers in Ten Thousand Armies had only joined Ten Thousand Armies exclusively for the sake of making profits.These mercenaries did not have any loyalty to Ten Thousand Armies at all. All of them only felt that Ten Thousand Armies had a pretty good organizational profit, scale, and also popularity. So, that was the reason why they chose to work so h
“Peace negotiation?!”Upon hearing Hamed’s initiative for a peace negotiation, Zayne immediately said angrily, “This b*stard killed more than two thousand soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies and embarrassed us, making us lose our reputation in the international mercenary field. Now, he still dares to come and ask for a peace negotiation with me?! Let me tell you, that is absolutely impossible! Our Ten Thousand Armies will never agree to it!”The supreme commander of the government then asked rhetorically, “You’re not willing to have a peace negotiation, and you’re not willing to attack either. So, are you going to continue wasting time here?”Zayne said coldly, “Didn’t we already reach a consensus on not agreeing to any peace negotiations a few days ago? At that time, everyone’s opinions were all unified, and that is for us to wipe out Hamed’s army. Could it be that you have already changed your mind now after just a few days have passed?”The other party spoke up and said, “The situ
“What?!” Zayne blurted out, “Hamed has killed so many of your troops, and he should be publicly sentenced to death. Yet, you are still going to appoint him as an official?!”The other party spoke indifferently, “All those matters would not be a problem anymore as long as he is willing to surrender. You should know that Hamed has already become the beacon and benchmark of all the other opposition forces now. If Hamed chooses to surrender, the confidence of all the other opposition forces will definitely suffer a huge setback. This is a great thing for us, so of course, we are willing to appoint him!”Zayne clenched his teeth and said, “Hamed is Ten Thousand Armies’ mortal enemy. If you want to appoint him, you will also have to consider how Ten Thousand Armies is going to respond to this matter in the future! Do you really want to make an enemy out of Ten Thousand Armies?!”When the other party heard this, he was obviously a little worried.Indeed, no one would dare to casually prov
Ten Thousand Armies was the last person in the world who would want to make a peace negotiation with Hamed.They had suffered great losses in Hamed’s hands this time, and Ten Thousand Armies was currently the laughingstock in the entire mercenary field. If they agreed to a peace negotiation with Hamed at this time, then wouldn’t they only end up being even more embarrassed and disgraced?However, Zayne knew very well that the real leader behind this matter was the government. If Zayne continued to disagree when the government was willing to agree to the peace negotiation, this would only lead to further contradictions between Ten Thousand Armies and the government.If this continued, not to mention the fact that Ten Thousand Armies might not be able to kill Hamed to avenge their brothers’ deaths, but it would also be very likely for the government to turn their backs on them. The land that the government had previously promised to them would also end up being reduced to nothing. I
So, he asked, “Where did these pictures come from?”The other party said coldly, “These were all sent by Hamed himself!”Zayne had a very gloomy expression on his face, and he ground his teeth and said, “Hamed is putting our army down!”As he said that, he then spoke up, “In this case, it is no longer up to me to decide whether we should agree to Hamed’s request for a peace negotiation anymore. I have to report this matter to our lord immediately, and he will make all of the decisions, then!”The other party said disdainfully, “I do not give a d*mn about you. I just came here to tell you that I’ve already made an agreement with the opponent. Hamed’s negotiator will arrive at the barracks by helicopter at three o’clock in the afternoon, and I will meet him face to face for the peace negotiation regardless of whether you will be participating in it or not!”After that, he took his cell phone back from Zayne’s hand before he turned around and left. Zayne wiped a handful of cold swe
As soon as the phone call was connected, Porter asked Zayne straightforwardly, “Do you have any good news for me?”Zayne was then incomparably embarrassed as he said, “Lord… Hamed looked for a middleman to come over today to request for a peace negotiation with us…”“Peace negotiation?!” Porter immediately said angrily, “Hamed and the soldiers under his command are all responsible for the lives of more than two thousand and five hundred soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies who have been sacrificed. Aside from their complete annihilation, I will not accept any other outcomes!”Zayne mustered up the courage to say, “Lord, the problem now is that we cannot seem to pressure Hamed at all, and the only way would be for us to continue keeping guard here. However, it would not be a solution for us to continue staying here forever! We are making serious daily economic losses, and if this were to continue, it would seem as though our losses would outweigh the gains…”Porter said sternly, “As lo
...After Zayne agreed to the peace negotiation, the middleman quickly returned the news to Hamed.The time for the peace negotiation was then set at three o’clock in the afternoon of that day. As for the location of the peace negotiation, it was set at the garrison where Zayne and the government supreme commander were stationed.However, the other party did not inform Hamed about the specific coordinates of the location of the garrison. Instead, they gave Hamed the coordinates of a transit point so that Hamed’s pilot could send his negotiator to the transit point first before their helicopter would then bring Hamed’s negotiator to the location where the negotiation would be taking place. Charlie understood the opponent’s motive for doing this very well. They must be afraid that information about their leadership’s location would be exposed. They were afraid that Hamed would then fire a round of intensive artillery at that coordinate directly. So, Charlie did not object to this at
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