When he heard Charlie saying that there was still a problem that he had to deal with immediately, Hamed hurriedly asked, “Brother, what other problem are you talking about?”Charlie said, “When I went to your place the last time, I realized that your base depends on diesel generators to generate power.”“That’s right.” Hamed said, “Diesel generator sets are fairly convenient to use, but the cost is just a little high.”Charlie said, “It’s not just a little high, but the cost is actually very high. The cost is at least several times more than coal-fired power!”Hamed hurriedly said, “I’ve been implementing the electricity-saving strategy here. During the daytime, we do not use, or we only use very little electricity. The ordinary soldiers only use electricity for basic lighting at night. So, our overall electricity consumption is not that high, and the cost is still acceptable.”Charlie retorted, “It is obvious that you did not think about the long term. If you have a dozen or even
As he spoke, Hamed laughed as he said, “Luckily, I happen to know a friend who is in the construction industry in Iraq. He has many construction workers under him, and he has long gotten accustomed to life with a constant war going on back in Iraq. As long as I give him enough remuneration, they would not refuse even if I were to ask them to go and dig a hole on the moon. I’ll contact him shortly and ask him to send some men over as soon as possible!”Charlie said, “It’s good that you have this connection, then. In fact, this kind of permanent fortification that I’m talking about does not cost too much, nor does it require the application of any great technology. You can find a way to look for an old Oskian movie called ‘Battle on the Peak’ to learn and understand more about this. This movie will certainly be the best teaching material for your current situation. This is because you're also facing highland warfare, and there is very little difference in the weapons and equipment that
Charlie knew very well that an investment with a truly high return was no different from gambling.The risk would be high, but the profit would be even greater when the bet was won.The fact that he was currently making a moderate investment in Hamed this time was almost equivalent to his mother’s investment in those start-up companies in Silicon Valley back then.Only a small price had to be paid to invest in them, but as soon as they succeeded in the future, the investor would be able to reap huge profits and returns.Although Hamed’s armed forces were not a company, he was also a project with great developmental potential. If he were to succeed in the future, there would certainly be inexhaustible benefits. Therefore, Charlie was also investing for the future by investing more energy and providing advice and support to Hamed at this time.Moreover, his current investment was nothing more than a Healing Pill and some advice on strategic experiences. Not only that, the one hundre
Charlie looked at Rosalie before he said, “Rosalie, give Mr. Cameron your mother’s contact information before you go back to your room to rest.”“Okay!”***Meanwhile, at Moncolne, in the northeast.This small city was one of the coldest places in Oskia. Even though it was already the end of the first month, the lowest temperature in Moncolne could still reach negative seventeen to eighteen degrees, which was almost equivalent to the temperature of the freezer compartment in a refrigerator.During the coldest time of winter, the temperature here could reach about negative fifty degrees.The Harker family was one of the four major martial arts families in Oskia, and the Harker family was rooted in this county-level city with a population of less than one hundred thousand people.The ancestors of the Harker family were not native to Moncolne.They originated from the Johnstul Peninsula. During the ancient dynasty, they were a well-known martial arts family from the Johnstul Pen
With this regard, Holden, who was Yashita’s father and the head of the Harker family, appeared to look a little reluctant as he said, “Yashita, your eldest brother came and spoke to me during these past few days when you went to the southeast coast.”Yashita hurriedly asked, “Dad, what did my eldest brother talk to you about?”Holden sighed as he said, “To find Rosalie, the Harker family has sent out most of our manpower, and the various expenses that we have incurred during this time have amounted to one hundred to two hundred million dollars. However, there is still no news at all. We can forget the fact that we are delaying the children’s training, but since the Harker family has already fallen out with the Schulz family, we have lost our source of income. If we are to continue looking for Rosalie, our economic and financial gap will continue increasing.”As he spoke, Holden said helplessly, “The medicinal materials and herbs that we need for the children’s training amounts to th
Yashita spoke up and asked, “Dad, do you have any general plans now?”Holden said, “I thought about it a little. It would be better for us to look for a main family that we can collaborate with within Eastcliff. There are many other wealthy and big families in Eastcliff. Aside from the Schulz family, there is also the Wade family and the Golding family. If that cannot work out for us, we can also choose to collaborate with the Dunn family. After all, the enemy of our enemy is our friend. I believe that the Dunn family would also have the same intentions. Helen Dunn’s life and death are still unknown, and I do not believe that the Dunn family will keep their grievances to themselves.”Yashita nodded. After forcing herself to think about it for a moment, she spoke up, “Dad, all three of these families are very strong. It would be great if we could collaborate with them. However, I would not recommend the collaboration with the Dunn family.”Holden hurriedly asked, “Why?”Yashita said
When he heard that it was a phone call from the Wade family, it was not only Yashita who was in a state of disbelief, but even Holden, who was aside, was shocked.While Yashita was still shocked and astonished, Isaac spoke up and asked, “Madam Harker, I wonder if it would be convenient for us to speak now?”Yashita quickly came to her senses as she hurriedly replied, “It’s convenient. Please speak up.”Isaac smiled as he said, “This is the case. Our young master would like to invite Madam Harker to meet up and have a chat. I wonder if you would have the time to do so, Madam Harker?”“Meet up and have a chat?” Yashita asked, baffled, “I wonder what your young master would like to talk to me about?”Isaac replied, “Of course, it is to talk to you in regards to a collaboration. Our young master hopes that he would be able to discuss with you to see if there would be an opportunity for the development of an in-depth collaboration between the Wade family and the Harker family.”Yashit
However, if she could head to Aurous Hill to talk about the collaboration with Young Master Wade tonight, regardless of how their discussion related to the collaboration would end, she would certainly be able to depart for Johnstul Peninsula from Aurous Hill tomorrow morning.Aurous Hill was very close to Johnstul Peninsula, and the journey would take her only a little more than an hour by high-speed rail.This would not affect her original plan at all, and instead of slowing her down, it would be even faster for her.So, Yashita agreed without any hesitation as she said politely, “I do not have any problems with that, but I’ll have to trouble you to arrange all the itineraries here, then.”Isaac smiled and said, “These are all trivial matters. Madam Harker, please give me your detailed address. I’ll arrange for a helicopter to go there first.”“Okay!”After Yashita had given Isaac the specific address of the Harker family mansion, the both of them said goodbye to each other befo
The wealth of the Rothschild family had long been beyond the estimation or calculation of outsiders. Over the years, they had made both visible and hidden investments in countless fields. All offshore companies registered in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, as long as they remained unlisted, were not required to disclose shareholder information. Among them were numerous companies in which the Rothschild family held shares or even controls. The true value of these holdings was impossible to verify. Even for listed companies, shareholder information was only disclosed in the primary market. The secondary market was bought and held through various channels that were impossible to count. In addition, the Rothschild family had investments in real estate, energy, mining, transportation, and other areas around the world. It could be said that any industry that was at the forefront of the trend could make enormous wealth. In colonial times, Britain was known as the em
Since both Harrison and Helena had reached an agreement, Helena took out a pen and amended the details of the contract. The whole process was recorded, and coupled with Helena's identity as the Nordic Queen and the high traffic on the internet, she was not at all worried that Harrison would go back on his word. After the two sides agreed on the terms of the contract, Harrison wrote his name on the contract, and then the two sides exchanged agreements, and the contract was officially in effect. After everything was settled, Helena put the contract away, turned off the video recording on her phone, and beamed, "It's been a pleasure working together, Mr. Rothschild!" Harrison hastily asked, "Y-Your Majesty, can you please give me the pill now?" "Of course." Helena handed him the pill swiftly and said, "Even though my family doesn't have a lot of money, we always attach great importance to the spirit of the contract." Harrison stretched out his trembling hand and took the pill.
Helena said, "Mr. Harrison, your family is involved in almost all of the institutions that are major shareholders of Nvidia, and you also hold a lot of floating shares in the secondary market. You got these shares very early, and the chips were very low. As Nvidia's stock price has gone up to over 1 trillion, you have made a lot of money." Harrison had just breathed a sigh of relief when he received a concession of 10 billion, so when Helena started to talk about his past, he quickly explained, "Business is business... Whatever we earn from Nvidia shouldn't be mixed with this matter, w-w-wouldn't you agree, Your Majesty?" "Agreed." Helena nodded. "However, since I'm granting you a hundred billion in hardware costs, this absolutely ties back to Nvidia. You'll ultimately need to procure the AI model hardware through them, and as a shareholder, any bulk orders from Nvidia will effectively be you moving money from one hand to the other." "First, even if the listed cost is a hundred b
Helena was not afflicted by Harrison's annoyance. She said lightly, "Calm down, Mr. Harrison. I haven't finished." After a short pause, she continued, "I want your model for my own use, not for any commercial use, which means it will have no impact on your original market. I just want a completely identical replica for my own use. For you, it's nothing more than giving me a copy, a set of hardware, and twenty years of maintenance fee. That shouldn't cost much, right?" "H-How can I be sure that y-you won't use it for commercial purposes?" Helena smiled and said, "That's the specific detail I'll talk about next. You will still pay me 100 billion dollars, but I will sign a contract with you stating that 50 billion dollars of that will be returned to you at the rate of 2.5 billion dollars per year for the next 20 years. "If you stop upgrading and maintaining the model, I will stop the subsequent return of the money." "If I use your AI model for commercial purposes, you can immedi
Helena added, "In fact, Mr. Rothschild, if you were willing to sacrifice yourself for the family's sake, you could save this money and allow it to contribute to the future development of the family. Who knows—perhaps your descendants would even build a monument in your honor." Feeling a sharp pain in his abdomen, Harrison covered his stomach and waved her off. "Alright, t-that's enough. Since it's a deal, y-you name your price, a-and I can negotiate, so let me give you... a one-and-done price." With that, he held up five fingers, resolutely declaring, "50 billion dollars! Not a penny more! Any more, and even if I regain my health, I'll feel miserable. Just thinking about spending hundreds of billions on a single pill might ruin my happiness in old age." The thought of spending hundreds of billions of dollars on a single pill genuinely pained Harrison. Some people, even without money, still acted generous. But some, when they had wealth, became increasingly stingy. Some believ
Harrison initially thought that 100 million dollars was already an astronomical figure and that offering this amount would sufficiently demonstrate his sincerity. However, he never expected that Helena, upon hearing this offer, couldn't even be bothered to negotiate and would turn to leave. He had just felt the tangible effects of the medicine. If one-tenth had such an impact, taking a whole pill would undoubtedly restore him to his former self. He couldn't afford to miss this rare opportunity. So, he quickly called out, "Your Majesty! Whatever the matter is, we can discuss it, b-but why are you leaving?" Helena explained lightly, "I have never liked to negotiate partnerships with ignorant people. If you believe your health is worth only 100 million dollars, then, frankly, what is there left for me to discuss with you? Although I may not have as much money as you, in my view, my health is certainly worth more than that amount." Harrison was rendered speechless. He hadn't ex
Helena didn't give Harrison a chance to resist. She pinched his cheeks on both sides, forcing his mouth to open. Then, she poured the water containing the dissolved Healing Pill directly into his mouth. Harrison was so scared that the blood drained from his face. He wanted to kick and struggle, but he was trembling profusely and couldn't do anything. The thought of Helena trying to poison him gave him a chill to the marrow. He wanted to spit out the water, but Helena didn't give him a chance. While the water was still in his mouth, she threw the glass aside with her other hand, grabbed his chin, and lifted it up, snarling, "Drink it!" The moment Harrison's chin was lifted, his esophagus directly opened. The water, which was not much, went straight down his esophagus into his stomach, and he literally drank it. Harrison's eyes were full of fear at this moment. He thought that he might not even have time to say goodbye before he died. The next second, when he felt a different k
Harrison scoffed when he heard Helena's suggestion. He snapped angrily, "I-I-I have the best medical team in the world, and t-they don't even dare say such a thing. W-Who do you think you are?!" Helena smirked and replied, "Your team can't cure you, but I can." With that, she took out the Healing Pill that Charlie had given her from her purse and said to Harrison, "This pill comes from the ancient and mysterious East. Once you take it, you'll be restored to your former self. To alleviate your concerns, I can let you take one-tenth of it for free before we discuss terms so that you can truly feel its effectiveness. After that, we can discuss the pricing." Harrison, without any hesitation, disdainfully replied, "I-I would never b-b-believe in such a r-ridiculous pill! T-T-This b-bullshit has no scientific ba-a-asis at all!" Helena sneered contemptuously, "If you believe in science so much, why are you afraid of the Qing Eliminating Society? Can they possibly be a match for your
Helena pursed her lips, looked at Harrison, and then looked at Julien, pretending to be hesitant to speak. Despite his paralyzed body, Harrison was still as sly and smart as ever, so he looked at Julien and said, "Julien, clear the room. I want to talk to Her Majesty alone." Knowing that Harrison was trying to give him a boost, Julien immediately said, "Okay, Dad!" After that, he quickly asked the doctor to leave. Before leaving, he turned and said to Harrison, "Dad, you have all the time in the world. Please have a nice chat with Her Majesty. I'll ask everyone to keep a distance of 20 meters from the room. Please rest assured." Harrison nodded in satisfaction and flicked in the air at him twice, motioning for him to leave. Julien gleefully closed the door and promptly urged everyone to stay 20 meters away from the room, including himself. Seeing that the room was clear, Helena cut to the chase. As she looked at Harrison on the bed, she stated, "Mr. Harrison, the main reaso