In truth, Charlie’s real purpose for this trip was not to meet the government supreme commander at all.The person that he really wanted to meet was Zayne Carter, who was the supreme commander of Ten Thousand Armies in Syria and was also known as the Green-Eyed Wolf King.He wanted to bring Sheldon Schulz back to Oskia under the heavy siege of more than thirty thousand men. So, Charlie’s only option would be to capture the ringleader first in order to bring his followers down. Moreover, it just so happened that Charlie could also take advantage of this opportunity to personally witness and feel Ten Thousand Armies’ actual combat effectiveness. At the same time, he could also see what kind of level their Four War Kings actually possessed. As for Yaron, Charlie could tell that he was a martial artist who had opened two of his meridians, and he was almost at the level of a two-star martial artist. So, Charlie deduced that Ten Thousand Armies’ middle and higher-level should mostly
So, Yaron brought Charlie with him to board the helicopter that had already been prepared long ago before they headed to the opponent’s frontline command. After flying for about ten minutes, the helicopter slowly landed in front of a prefabricated modular house. These prefabricated modular houses were all the residences of the middle and higher-level officers from the government and Ten Thousand Armies. The condition of these prefabricated modular houses was indeed much better as compared to the tents. Besides that, regardless of whether it was a tent or a prefabricated modular house, they were all covered with camouflage clothes, and since it was all dense camouflage, it would be very difficult to distinguish the exact location that the officers were based at from the sky.After getting off the helicopter, Yaron brought Charlie with him all the way to Ten Thousand Armies’ frontline conference room. As he walked, he then asked Charlie, “Brother, I still do not know your name and
Zayne and the government supreme commander were sitting in a rigid and uptight manner inside the conference room at this moment. Zayne was pondering as to how he should subtly and cleverly interfere with Hamed’s intention to have a peace negotiation with the government later. When he suddenly heard Yaron’s words, he was a little startled, and he subconsciously asked, “What did you just say the name of the negotiator was?”Yaron replied awkwardly, “Master Wade…”After saying that, Yaron quickly moved aside and spoke to Charlie, who was behind him, “Master Wade, please come in.”Charlie nodded, and he placed his hands behind his back as he walked into the conference room in a leisurely manner.As soon as he entered, he saw Zayne, who was sitting at the conference table. After taking a look at Zayne, Charlie realized that Zayne possessed extraordinary strength indeed. He looked like he was about thirty years old, but he had actually opened up six out of the eight extraordinary merid
Zayne snorted and asked rhetorically in an unpleasant tone, “So, it seems as though you are really very awesome, huh?”Charlie nodded, and he pried his fingers open as he said, “Look, the tactical planning of using permanent fortifications and reverse slope fortifications with defensive tunnels inside, guiding them to abandon their base in the valley and asking them to hide in the tunnels inside the fortifications on the mountain, coupled with the strategic tactic of strengthening the fortifications, storing up on strategic reserves and laten enthronization. All of these were my ideas. With the guidance and essence of these tactics, even if it was just a bunch of hillbillies, they would be able to display combat potential that is beyond ordinary people’s imagination. This is what I have tailor-made for Hamed. Judging by the first two major victories, I think that I am indeed quite awesome.”As he spoke, Charlie paused slightly before he smiled and said again, “At the very least, I a
Charlie started laughing instead when he saw that Zayne was already angry at this point. After that, he said emotionally, “Sigh. I suddenly recall someone asking me a similar question more than a year ago. At that time, she asked me whether I came to celebrate her birthday or whether I came to borrow money. In truth, when you said those words just now, the expression on your face was just like the expression on her face back then.”Zayne reprimanded him coldly, “You must be really pretty f*cked up to actually want to borrow money at someone’s birthday banquet!”Charlie sighed emotionally and said, “That’s right. It’s really pretty f*cked up, but it was my last resort, and there was nothing else that I could do. Who would be willing to borrow money on that kind of occasion? However, at that time, a life-saving benefactor of mine was seriously ill and needed the money urgently. So, I could only go all-out and shamelessly give it a try.”The expression on Zayne’s face eased a little, a
The government supreme commander, who was aside, was already stunned. He was personally an advocate of the peace negotiation, and when he heard Charlie’s words, he was even more convinced of his own views. So, he subconsciously blurted out, “Master Wade… If we withdraw our troops, can your army leave the opposition force and join the government instead? If you can do that, we can just write off everything in the past. We will also give Hamed full autonomy, and we will even allow him to remain neutral in our battle against the other opposition forces. I wonder if Commander Hamed would be interested?”The government personally felt very pessimistic about attacking Hamed.Therefore, they would prefer to be able to take Hamed in.This was because they acknowledged and recognized Hamed’s warfare capability very much. It would definitely be the best of both worlds if Hamed would be willing to join the government. When Zayne heard these words, he immediately said angrily, “What do you
Charlie’s words made the government supreme commander feel shocked to the point of horror!Before this, he had never once thought about what Charlie was saying, but now, he suddenly felt that Charlie’s words seemed to make sense.Meanwhile, Charlie stared at him intently as he said seriously, “To you, Ten Thousand Armies is just like the gauze that is used to dress your wounds!”“When your wounds keep bleeding, it will be the time when you would especially need the gauze to help you stop the bleeding and heal your wounds.”“But once your wounds are healed, you would not leave the bloody gauze on, and you would also be thinking of removing the gauze!”“As for the gauze itself, if it wants to remain on your body, the gauze will have to make sure that your wounds would never heal and just continue to bleed forever!”“If the gauze wants to occupy a larger area on your body, it will have to find a way to cut and cause more wounds on your body! They will not stop until your bodies are
If he were to let this guy go outside and make a phone call to his superiors, all of Ten Thousand Armies’ plans would be exposed and revealed in advance.As soon as their plans were exposed, Ten Thousand Armies would have no choice but to get the hell out of Syria then. In that case, the more than two thousand and five hundred lives that were lost and all of Ten Thousand Armies’ military expenses for so many days would go to waste completely. But if Ten Thousand Armies refused to retreat, they would only end up having a fallout with Syria, and if Ten Thousand Armies and Syria were to oppose each other and give tit for tat, that would be equivalent to Ten Thousand Armies invading a sovereign country.The entire world would never allow such a thing to happen, and Ten Thousand Armies would become everyone’s target!As he thought of this, Zayne thought of a solution in the depths of his heart! He thought, ‘Everything that this Wade guy has said is only known to the three people in
Jacob certainly agreed with Mr. Bay. When going to a dinner where alcohol would be involved, having a designated driver would be most convenient.Still, Jacob had another plan in mind.Since he had a Cullinan and this was the perfect chance to show off, it would kill him not to drive."Actually, we should go on our own," Jacob told Mr. Bay right then. "We will take my car and get a designated driver to take us home. We can hang out in the backseat to chat—I mean, you'd be in a bad mood if you get a bad driver, bringing a car that stinks of tobacco. You know how bad it can get."Mr. Bay nodded cheerfully. "Alright! I'm counting on you!""Oh, it's only right!"Coming to an agreement, they hurried outside, with Jacob driving and Mr. Bay riding shotgun.They were having a pleasant conversation when Jacob suddenly got a call from Walker, who was his sub at Senior University.Answering with the in-car Bluetooth system, he said, "Hey, Walker. What's up?""Mr. Wilson! I'm done with cl
As such, Albert did not hesitate to say right then, "Don't worry, Mr. Wilson—since they are your friends, I will offer the half-price rebate as you've suggested! When the guests take their seats, I'll personally deliver a couple of nice bottles over as a token of my sincerity!"Oskia truly sets the bar when it comes to being humanistic.There were times when one must show due respect, but not too much either in case it changed the status quo.It was just like a couple eating out with a third-wheel.Even if the third-wheel was better off and happily took the check as the girl watched, there would inevitably be competitiveness. The generosity might even lead to the girl getting attracted to the third-wheel.As such, since Jacob was actually secondary in importance at the event, Albert would have to make sure not to rain on the host's parade while showing his respects to Jacob. Otherwise, the host may hold a grudge against Jacob even if everything was free of charge.And when it cam
Jacob put a hand on his chest. "Don't worry—everything is going to be fine when my son-in-law takes the stage."As soon as he finished speaking, an unknown number called his phone.He answered, hearing a familiar voice he couldn't quite place, "Good afternoon. Am I speaking to Mr. Jacob Wilson?""Yes. May I ask who I am speaking to?""Albert Rhodes, owner of Heaven Springs at your service. Would you happen to remember me?"Hearing that, Jacob turned on the speaker excitedly as he continued, "Oh, yes, Don Albert! Of course I remember!"Mr. Bay's eyes lit up when he heard Albert announce himself, and he mouthed, "Is that really Don Albert?!"Jacob nodded repeatedly, his vanity burgeoning.Mr. Bay was naturally thrilled too, and he leaned closer to listen just as Albert spoke humbly, "If it's alright with you, Mr. Wilson, please don't address me as Don Albert. It's just a title some brats came up with—you are Master Wade's father-in-law, which means you have seniority over me. So,
Mr. Bay was overjoyed, seeing how quickly Jacob agreed to it. "Thanks, Jacob! I owe you!" He exclaimed, but soon added, "It's past four now, and that bunch like to fraternize in the room before they eat. Could you get the room soon? I think they'll be arriving soon."Then, he moved closer to add quietly, "If you can get a Diamond Room like before, I will bring you along. I'm not going to lie, these are officials with decision-making authority. Being friends with them might propel us to new heights!"Jacob already knew that Mr. Bay was sucking up to his friend, otherwise, he wouldn't be so concerned when the dinner was organized by said friend. Understanding that the friend must be important too, Jacob was at once buoyed.After all, he had presumed that becoming vice president was the most he could achieve.Now, if he could attend that dinner with Mr. Bay and establish a good relationship with those bigwigs, he would have his turn when Mr. Bay got promoted too.With that in min
Reservations in Heaven Springs had always been unpredictable, and most rooms weren't open to the general public—even if said rooms were vacant for the night.It was not as if Albert Rhodes didn't want to make money when he built Heaven Springs. He simply didn't do it solely for profit, but only mostly for social events and posturing.Back when he was a humbler member of society, he realized that many bigwigs and even his fellows cared for pride a lot. Be it food, liquor, or even simply everyday consumption, they always strove for the best and the most expensive.That was why polite society valued their privacy and established their respective social circles, which was why Heaven Springs ensured that everything was first-rate: atmosphere, service, food, and clientele.Just like how bigwigs wouldn't dine at the same table as their goons, said goons wouldn't eat at the fancy places those bigwigs frequented even if they had money, as it may appear as if they were overstepping.That wa
As such, intent on keeping up his pretense, Jacob answered the phone, "Looking for me, Matilda?""Uh-huh," Matilda replied, and asked, "You didn't show up at Senior University, and your sub is saying you probably won't be coming for a while? Is that true?""Oh—right, that," Jacob quickly said. "Well, it's true—the gist of it is that the Association is getting busy with a project. As the vice president, I probably shouldn't be staying at Senior University all the time, right?""Heck, Mr. Bay called me last minute, telling me how busy we're going to be and that I was needed. That's why I had to go back, but I will head over to campus again when I have the time."Matilda knew right then that those were all excuses.However, she did not expose Jacob, instead asking, "Well, when are you free? So that I can send you my wedding invitation?""Oh, the invitation?" Jacob quickly chuckled. "You really didn't have to come to me—just pass it to Walker, my sub lecturer. He can pass it to me wh
The next afternoon, there was a sudden change of lecturers for the calligraphy class.Despite being the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, Jacob never showed up, instead getting a substitute instructor to replace him.Matilda had come with the invitation Yolden had written for Jacob, but seeing that Jacob wasn't at the lecture hall, she waited until the class was over to ask the sub, "Excuse me, can I ask why Mr. Wilson wasn't teaching this class?""He's busy at the association," the sub replied. "So, I'm taking over his class."Curious, Matilda pressed, "Then, would you happen to know when he will be coming?""Probably not for a while," the sub replied. "He delegated other classes to me as well, telling me that I could just stick to the PowerPoint slides."Then, he asked, "Do you have business with Mr. Wilson?"Matilda nodded. "Yes, but I can call him myself. Thank you."Leaving the lecture hall, Matilda called Jacob, who was goofing off in his office
On the other end, Matilda was left staring at Jacob's reply in confusion.She had presumed that Jacob would understand when she mentioned inviting his whole family that he should be coming up with an excuse to skip attending her wedding.That was the most ideal solution.As such, she was shocked that instead of playing along, Jacob's reply was short and blunt.[No problem. The four of us will be there!]Perplexed, Matilda was left wondering what Jacob meant. Was he really going to attend her wedding with Elaine?The thought left Matilda frowning as she absolutely didn't want to see Elaine—especially not at her own wedding.Yolden was writing an invitation when he saw the somber look on her face, and he couldn't help asking, "Is there a problem?""Jacob replied," Matilda admitted. "And he's saying that he will bring his whole family.""Really?" Yolden was confused too, as he was hardly as eccentric as Jacob. "But he's afraid of his wife and shouldn't be telling her at all…
Charlie was driving Jacob to Thompson First when the latter received the text from Matilda.Seeing that they were reaching the front gates, Jacob promptly snapped at Charlie, "Charlie, stop the car now!"Charlie did so and asked in curiosity, "What's wrong?""Matilda just texted me," Jacob replied, showing the chat log between him and Matilda.Charlie was just glancing at it nonchalantly when he saw that Matilda's contact name was 'AAA July Florist'."Wait, why is that Aunt Matilda's contact name?" He exclaimed in surprise."I changed it."Jacob explained gingerly while reading through the text Matilda sent. "Her profile picture is an iris, so I changed her contact name to a florist since I'm mostly worried Elaine would peek into my phone.""Anyway, she's asking if I'm attending her wedding with Yolden. They would send us an invitation if I accept, extended to our whole family… what do you think I should say?"Charlie asked in return. "You're planning to skip it, aren't you? T