“But we can’t just let this slide!” Colton exclaimed.“Of course.”Harvey smiled, and then looked at the receptionist.“You heard what Sophia said; the meal’s on the house.”The receptionist had a disdainful look on her face; she didn’t think that Harvey and the others would still eat here after being utterly disrespected.Even so, she still gave them a faint smile.“If you’re still willing to eat here, please come this way.”“No need!”Harvey smiled at her before making a call.“Get ten pickup trucks here. I’m taking all the food away.”An hour later, Sophia walked out of the Heavenly Box with Dane and Clyde, whose stomachs were full of wine and food.Judging by their appearances, they had quite a lot to drink.When the receptionist saw everyone come out, she hurriedly jogged over and handed over a receipt .“This is Leader Torres’s spending, Vice Leader Benett. They thanked you for your hospitality before they left.”The receptionist was sweating profusely.“They actua
Even though they had successfully disrespected Colton, they had to pay four million and three hundred thousand dollars for it.It would be hard to actually tell who was being disrespected here!More importantly, Dane felt that he was the one who asked for this.‘This is embarrassing! This is unforgivable!’Many were shocked to see Dane inside Colton’s room.Several workers from the Martial Arts Alliance came over nosily.“Calm down, Vice Leader Benett. You have a pretty high blood pressure, so please don’t get angry.”“If you get a stroke and die, it’ll be bad luck for everyone here.”“Leader Torres likes this office a lot. He won’t be able to use it if that’s the case.”Harvey looked calmly at Dane while he sipped his tea.“Another thing. What happened before had nothing to do with Leader Torres. I was the one who got the workers to take everything.”“I was thinking of a way to reward them, too. Thank you for your generosity, Vice Leader Benett.”“My subordinates were very
“That said, you kicked the door down and started jumping around the place before we could even talk about anything.”“People who know understand you’re angry because you can’t afford to treat us to a meal…”“But people who don’t might just think that you’re on the Indians’ side.”“Let me warn you, Vice Master Benett. You better keep your voice down.”“If not, all the responsibility might just shift toward you.”Harvey flashed Dane a playful look.“You sharp-tongued b*stard! What else can you do besides talk?!”Dane was furious. He wanted to slap Harvey to death so badly.That said, he knew that he was no match against Harvey. He couldn’t simply lash out in public either.Dane took a deep breath to calm himself down.He would’ve had a stroke if he didn’t.“Vice Leader Benett, there’s no point running your mouth over such a trivial matter.”“Why don’t you talk about your deal with Clyde instead?”“We gave you the Heavenly Box. Don’t tell me you two haven’t talked about anyth
“Don’t you think the demands are a little too cruel, Vice Leader Benett?”Harvey nodded.“If we accept those conditions, all martial artists in Country H will lose their dignity.”“How are we supposed to stand up straight in the future?”“They’re even bringing in supervisors to get a hold of every single one of the Martial Arts Alliance’s files and documents…”“How are we supposed to function on our own in the future?”“Besides, if I actually give them everything I’ve learned, they’ll use it against the Martial Arts Alliance. Next thing we know, they’ll get everything from the sacred martial arts training grounds.”“You’re a smart man, Vice Leader Benett. Can’t you see that the four great Martial Arts Alliances are trying to break us?”Harvey slowly revealed the risks of the demands calmly.There were three conditions targeted toward Harvey, but in actuality, this was just a test.If Country H were to surrender, then the four great Martial Arts Alliances would have ways to ma
Colton’s expression was as icy as he exclaimed, “This is completely unjust!”“How can I possibly accept it?!”“I completely understand you, but so what?!”Dane chuckled coldly.“The four great Martial Arts Alliances have the authority right now. Since they have a chance to act so unjustly, what can you do about it?”“Are you planning to end this by taking a group of people and challenging the four great Martial Arts Alliances in their Budokans?”“Wake up! Do you think you’re the Head Coach himself or something?”“Do you think you’re invincible?”“Besides, the Head Coach was only able to crush the five strongest countries because the Martial Arts Alliances weren’t involved!”“If they did, there probably wouldn’t be a Head Coach in our country!”“You think we can just show off however we please because we have a Head Coach in our country?”“What a joke!”“Besides, he belongs to the royal court!”“We’re trying to fix the underworld!”“The royal court has no say in this! Do y
“I don’t know what you mean by that.”Harvey had a stern look on his face.“I only know that nobody has the right to make us kneel!”“We’ll never kneel!”“This is the pride of the country’s five-thousand-year history!”“Five-thousand-year history?”Dane laughed again, and sized up Harvey.“I’ve told you everything I wanted to say. Leader Torres should decide what we should do next.”“That said, if you can really do as you say without giving in, I’ll bury the hatchet between us immediately. Hell, I’d mop the floors of your Martial Hall too!”“But if you kneel, I’ll make sure to pay you back for my daughter and son-in-law’s legs…”Dane left with his men, laughing in his wake.Harvey watched curiously as Dane left.He shut the door and smiled at Colton.“You’ve been in this position for a while, Leader Torres. I’m sure you’ve seen everything by now.”“This is nothing at all.”“Nothing at all?”Colton sighed, a horrible look on his face.“This is more than that, Harvey.”
“You’re saying you want the South Sea and Far East Martial Arts Alliances to step off?”Colton froze. Then, he sighed. “This sounds like a good plan, but is it as easy as it sounds?”“The South Sea has been worried about how strong our country is. We’ll swallow them whole.”“The Far East has ties with America as well…”“They’ll stop at nothing to force the Far East against us, in order to prevent their position as the police of the United Nations.”“Simply put, this plan will be hard to pull off.”Naturally, Colton had never thought of such a plan. However, he believed that there was no way to approach it after he did.“We can’t deal with the Far East yet, but the South Sea Martial Arts Alliance shouldn’t be a problem.”Harvey smiled.“I know Dean Cobb. I have a pretty good relationship with him.”“With his status in the country, it shouldn’t be a problem for him to convince his country.”“If I use this opportunity to make the Far East stay back…”“Our plan will be a succ
While Harvey was thinking of a way to deal with the four great Martial Arts Alliances…Inside the Osborne family courtyard.Clyde was sitting in a chair, looking at the Holy Mountain far away with a calm expression.For him, the Holy Mountain or the Holy Lake was only good for symbolism’s sake. Aside from that, there were no other uses for them.But if he wanted to rise to power as the master of the Osborne family, he’d need to rely on these things.He had never cared for his country or his people.All he wanted was authority—absolute authority.He was a descendant of both the Osborne family and India’s royal family, after all.“Prince Osborne…”The door behind him was pushed open.Three men and one woman walked in. They were all Indians, and they were quite young as well.They were the Brahmins, the people in India with the most authority.More importantly, they were all trained by elites since childhood.Not only were they gifted, but their fighting skills were extraordi