At this moment, the dead soldiers as well as their families who were kneeling to greet the special envoy did not know that the man in the black robe in front of them was no longer the special envoy they thought he was.According to the regulations, on the day of the antidote distribution, all the dead soldiers and their families had to line up in this hall that was tens of thousands of square meters in advance and kneel to welcome the special envoy. Charlie was also shocked by the scene in front of him when he saw so many people kneeling on the ground.This underground area that was tens of thousands of square meters with a height of more than ten meters combined with the huge support pillars and the lighting at the top which made it look as bright as day made this scene look like a magnificent ancient palace. What’s more, thousands of people were kneeling in front of Charlie and saying the same sentence in unison. The echo made the entire underground space shake. Charlie looked
Charlie saw the people’s shocked and flustered expressions, so he said lightly. “To tell you the truth, I’m not the special envoy from the Qing Eliminating Society. The real special envoy is under my control now, and all the members of the Armed Calvary Guards have already sworn their allegiance to me to fight by my side against the Qing Eliminating Society. So, I came to ask you whether you would like to fight alongside me like them?”The crowd was in an uproar as soon as Charlie said this!No one expected that things would turn out so unexpectedly!However, 3900 was shocked and could not help but say, “Sir, if what you’ve said is true, none of us would be able to survive today. Even if you obtain the real antidote from the real special envoy, we would only be able to live for another week. Even if we wanted to fight alongside you, I’m afraid we would be powerless.”3900’s words made all the dead soldiers who were in shock feel extremely depressed for a moment.Everyone knew that
From the time that 3900 could remember, his father had used practical actions to let him understand that the fate of the dead soldiers was extremely difficult, but each generation was still living strong and producing offspring with the sole purpose of hoping that their own bloodline would finally be able to break the shackles of the Qing Eliminating Society one day in the future and truly gain freedom.There were several difficulties in front of this goal, and the first difficulty that needed to be crossed was the severe poison that occurred regularly in their bodies. There was really no need to talk about this kind of poison. No matter how many dead soldiers and generations had tried, they still had no way to get rid of this strange poison.Although 3900 had never forgotten his father’s earnest teachings, he also knew very well that this was simply something he could not accomplish. He had even pinned his hopes on his son and even his son’s future son. The mentality of all
After all the poison in the dead soldiers’ bodies had been successfully eliminated, Charlie walked down the stone steps and came to the plaza.Thousands of people looked at him and groveled before him thankfully. The leader, 3900, choked up and said, “Sir, I would like to thank you for your great kindness on behalf of all the dead soldiers and their relatives!”The others also knelt on the ground like him and shouted respectfully, “Thank you for your great kindness, Sir!”Charlie looked at the thousands of people kneeling on the ground and said calmly, “Get up. From now on, you will no longer be slaves, and you don’t have to kneel and grovel before anyone.”After saying that, he did not wait for the others to respond. Instead, he said to 3900 who was kneeling respectfully at the front, “Take me to visit the place where you live.”3900 said respectfully, “Understood!” With that said, he stood up and pointed to the back of the plaza as he said, “Sir, the area where the dead sold
Charlie nodded and said seriously, “After all, there are thousands of people here and only a few hundred people on the ground. It would be impossible to transfer everyone to live on the ground. The sudden increase in the number of people at once would also arouse the public’s suspicion and speculation.”Having said that, Charlie changed the subject and continued, “However, the passage between the dead soldiers and the ground will remain unobstructed from today onward. You should coordinate internally to allow some people to go to the ground in multiple time slots every day so that they can feel the real day and night as well as see the real sun, moon, and stars.”3900 was incredibly thrilled when he heard this and quickly said gratefully, “Thank you, Sir! Thank you, Sir! I’m satisfied as long as the children get to see the real world and breath some fresh air!” Charlie said with a smile, “All of you can go out, but you still have to lie low for the time being. So, everyone has to c
“Enjoy the sunrise?!”3900 was stunned and at the same time asked excitedly, “Are you serious, Sir?!”Charlie nodded. “I just said that I will make sure that the dead soldiers can take turns to go to the ground at any time in the future. The first time right now will be reserved for the children who have never seen the sun, moon, and stars before.”3900 was very excited, but he suddenly remembered something and asked Charlie, “Sir, is it still dark outside now?”“Yes.” Charlie said, “It will be dawn in half an hour.”3900 looked at the dense lights on the ceiling and sighed. “It seems that day and night are completely reversed for us compared to how it is outside.”Charlie smiled slightly. “They don’t want you to be able to calculate the date in real life, so they will naturally reverse and distort time and reality for you.”Having said that, Charlie added, “But you don’t have to worry. Day and night here will be consistent with the outside world from today onward. I will get so
Both Noel and 3900 were a little surprised.They did not expect that Charlie would intend to use Ten Thousand Armies to help them solve a simple shopping problem which obviously sounded a little exuberant. However, when they thought of how everyone would truly be able to earn money through daily labor in the future to purchase various things from the outside world for themselves and their families, they could not help but look forward to it.This was especially so for 3900 who did not have as much freedom as Noel did. After all, Noel was already a banner commander in the Armed Calvary Guards. Even though he also did not get paid, he got to live above ground and had better knowledge of the world compared to those who lived underground all year round and were isolated from the world. In order to let his son understand that the earth was round, 3900 had been continuously explaining this fact to his son for years.However, his son had never been out on a mission and had never seen t
Children under the age of three were accompanied by their mothers, whereas those under the age of three came to the ground one after the other, hand in hand with their siblings or friends. There were more than seven hundred children under the age of eighteen on the roof of the copper mine office building breathing in the fresh air they had never breathed before as they stared at the eastern skyline with excitement and anticipation. The moment when there was the first glimpse of light in the sky, all the children were so excited that they did not even dare to blink out of fear that they would miss the first sunrise in their lives.Although these pitiful children had heard their parents talking about the sun since they were young, none of them knew what the sun really looked like.After all, there was not a single photo related to the sun in the dead soldiers’ living quarters. Some children could not believe their parents’ words that after the shining fireball ascended to the sky
Helena waved her hand dismissively. "You don't have to. As you mentioned, procuring the hardware for the AI models comes with its own costs. I'd rather take a loss myself than let you suffer. After all, you're already of such an age, and having had a stroke once before. If you end up losing something and it affects your mood, leading to a relapse, wouldn't that make me the bad guy?" "No, no, no!" Harrison, ignoring the subtle mockery, hurried over to Helena with great urgency and reassured, almost desperately, "Buying the hardware for Your Majesty is something we should do. Please accept it." As he said it, he lamented with regret, "Your Highness, I'm old, and my mindset is molded in the conservative mode because of decades of experience, and bargaining is one of them. Nevertheless, please rest assured that we will never again bargain when doing business with you." After experiencing the powerful effect of the Healing Pill, Harrison keenly realized that the pill must be a life-sa
Harrison immediately caught the implication in her words and, with a smile, said, "Your Majesty, you are truly a brilliant negotiator. I've never seen someone so young yet able to control the pace of negotiations so skillfully! With you at the helm, the Nordic royal family is sure to soar to new heights!" Helena smiled and said, "You think too highly of me. I can control the rhythm well because I have a good mentor." "I wonder who your mentor is?" Harrison asked curiously. "I would like to meet him if there is a chance." Helena said lightly, "My mentor prefers to act with a low profile and isn't fond of the vanity that comes with fame, but I believe that you will have the opportunity to meet him in the future." "That would be wonderful!" Harrison replied with a beam. Helena then said, "It's getting late. I'll take my leave now." Harrison nodded. As he saw Helena turn to leave, he remembered something and hurriedly called after her, "Hold on, Your Majesty!" "Yes, Mr. Roths
Seeing Harrison with his head down in deep thought, Helena knew he definitely wouldn't follow the original plan to pass the position of family head to Julien. Sure enough, Harrison lifted his head with a chuckle and said, "Your Majesty, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come to New York and attend my family meeting to establish the heir. Your presence truly brings us great honor!" Feigning a surprised expression, Helena asked, "Aren't we going to announce Julien's succession today? Why have you changed your mind?" Harrison waved her off and, with a slightly embarrassed smile, said, "Plans can't keep up with changes, and changes always outpace plans. Until this morning, I never imagined I could regain my health. Don't you think so?" Helena smiled slightly. "Your recovery is partly due to Julien's devotion, which seems to have touched God himself." Despite what she said, she couldn't help mumbling under her breath, "Harrison really did change his mind,
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