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
At this moment, all the children’s eyes were attracted by the rising golden object!As the arc of the rising sun became wider and wider, the golden light dyed the entire sky along with the entire sea golden.The sky was full of rays of light, and the sea was sparkling!The rising sun distorted the light of the skyline, making it look dreamier. The children as well as the parents who were taking care of the young children were all stunned.Even though the light was becoming more and more blinding, no one wanted to blink.The mothers of those young children as well as those children who were entering adolescence subconsciously held their best buddies tightly. They were all in small groups and had already burst into tears uncontrollably. Even if they were to rack their brains underground for another twenty years, they would still be unable to come up with a reason for the scene in front of them now.Soon, the round ball of golden sun had completely broken out of the sea level, a
Their children did not need to work hard to make one-third of their children become ‘scholars’.Their children could become real scholars as long as they could join Charlie in eradicating the Qing Eliminating Society. As 3900 thought of this, he cried and said, “Thank you for your great kindness, Sir! All the dead soldiers and I will never forget your great kindness!”Charlie patted him on the shoulder and then turned to Porter and said, “Porter, find a few female soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies with relatively high education and ask them to come here regularly to teach the children. We can use the formal textbooks from Oskia and prepare a set of projection equipment below to show the children some films that will quickly let them understand the world, understand history, and the present world.”With that said, Charlie then added, “By the way, there is also the internet. Bring in a network cable and prepare some computers to let the children know what the internet is. However, y
Charlie asked again, “There won’t be anyone with a higher rank than you who will come to check on the situation here?” Lucian shook his head and said, “In order to avoid exposing the top management, the organization's consistent attitude is to keep contact within a single person with a single line of contact, and no other executives will be sent to participate.”“That’s good.” Charlie felt even more at ease and then spoke up as he asked, “Your superiors will not be suspicious as long as you tell them that everything is normal here, right?”Lucian nodded and said, “That is normally the case, but we still need to combine some of the surveillance videos here. Before I leave, I will take the surveillance hard disk back to them, and they will copy the video from the hard disk to be analyzed.”Charlie asked him, “Who will analyze it?”Lucian said, “There should be a special security team in charge.”Charlie turned to Porter and asked, “Porter, can the surveillance video be tampered wi
Yolden nodded slightly. "He does.""My gosh…" Matilda murmured. "That's too much… Ashley's son? A member of the Acker family and the Wades?!"Pausing, she then asked in confusion, "Wait, if Charlie has so much power and influence, why would he permanently reside in Aurous Hill… No, why would he be content as Jacob Wilson's son-in-law? Does Jacob know who he really is?""Definitely not," Yolden shook his head. "There were some compelling circumstances, and his identity is a sensitive one. That's why I'm asking you to tell no one except Paul—and even then, you should only tell him if he can keep the secret."Matilda was sharp enough to pick up on the reasoning, too. "Charlie's hiding because of his parents' accident, isn't he?""Yes," Yolden sighed. "He has his plans, but I didn't pry since I can only do that much, let alone help him on that.""Got it," Matilda nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry. My lips are sealed… And you just said you're resigning? Are you going to help with this e
"That would be Ashley Layna Acker," Matilda replied without hesitation. "She was our age, as well as a major investor in Silicon Valley, while we were only starting to get our first clients. It's no exaggeration to say that she's the shining example in many case studies when it comes to business."Pausing, she then continued, "And she used to be your classmate, right? I remember you mentioning that in our conversations before.""Yes," Yolden sighed emotionally. "She was a classmate and the star of our generation."Matilda nodded but soon shook her head, "Wait, weren't we talking about Charlie's car company? What does that have to do with Ashley Acker?" "Here's where I let you in on a secret," Yolden said. "But first, you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone except Paul."Matilda nodded without hesitation. "Don't worry—if it's a secret, I won't tell Paul either."Yolden scratched his head. "Actually, Paul should know. We are going to marry soon, and he's my stepson, lega
In fact, the legal department of major enterprises covered many responsibilities, the chief of which concerned intellectual property, which was why veterans were needed to lead.Additionally, Charlie trusted Matilda's accomplishments in the legal field, especially since she had worked in the United States for years.With Curtis Autos' intended expansion worldwide, that meant the legal department should also know the laws of countries abroad, ready to file or respond to lawsuits at any time. After all, competitors may use the law to impede their growth, along with the government applying unfair policies to impede their development and impact on local businesses.Moreover, Charlie considered Paul young and therefore lacking in experience, not to mention that it was not likely he would abandon his family's law firm. As such, the ideal solution was to poach Matilda for now.As for Matilda, she was still in the dark and had no idea what she was in for, asking Charlie in confusion, "Lega
Later, after Charlie told Jeremiah over the phone about the joint venture with the Ackers to establish Curtis Autos, the old man was awash with tears, especially after Charlie told him that it was Keith who suggested it. After all, Curtis was his favorite son whose death he could never really get over. Moreover, he once believed that only his family mourned Curtis while the Ackers never did, and he held a grudge over his son's passing. As such, he was surprised that Keith held such great respect toward his late son and didn't hesitate to say yes when Charlie invited him to Aurous Hill to sign an agreement with the Ackers.Still, Charlie wasn't in a hurry to arrange for a specific time, and he was going to let the Ackers sort out the human resources of Godot Autos over a few days. It still wouldn't be too late by then.Moreover, he was keen to allow the buzz to have time to grow so that the automotive industry would be astounded by the joint project between the Ackers and the Wade
Christian was the first to exclaim in approval, "Yes! Curtis Autos sounds wonderful! It has my vote!""Seconded!" Kaiden nodded, pumping the air with his right fist. "I've looked up to Curtis the most, and I absolutely agree with naming the company after him!"Jaxson was nodding too. "Me too!""Yes!" Lulu chirped.Yolden couldn't help agreeing as well. "Curtis Autos is definitely a good name!"Merlin raised his hand gingerly as well. "Quit it with your flattery already," Keith chuckled, and he turned toward Charlie solemnly. "In the end, Curtis is Charlie's father, and the final decision goes to him!"Charlie's eyes were welling up with tears—his parents had been gone for almost three decades, yet he had never thought of dedicating anything to their memory.As such, Keith's suggestion to use Curtis's name for the car company left him thrilled. After all, wouldn't his father's soul be honored if Curtis Autos rocked the country, maybe even the world?With that in mind, he nodd
Charlie also had to agree that this was an opportunity to formally reconcile the Wades and the Ackers.While he couldn't reveal himself just yet, the Wades and the Ackers had been in-laws for years. Even if they had had a dispute for the longest time, restoring good relations made sense now that the Ackers had come to Oskia, and it wouldn't arouse any suspicion.That was why Charlie agreed to it without hesitation, even making a mental note to invite his paternal grandfather, Jeremiah, to Aurous Hill.The old geezers could meet up and clear the air while deciding on the partnership.Yolden was prepared to resign as a professor as well so that he could help the Ackers and Charlie fully develop their automotive company.With a general direction planned, he asked everyone, "Since we're creating a new brand, has anyone come up with a name?"No one was feeling inspired at that moment, but that was when Lulu, who had been silent throughout, said, "Since Charlie and our family are worki
Neither Charlie nor the Ackers expected Yolden's insight to cover all corners.In fact, it felt like the man had a blueprint ready and was only waiting for the time to put it to use.That was why everyone was immensely approving of Yolden and wanted no other man for the job of CEO.Kaeden smiled, "Well, since everyone has agreed, let's put this to rest as soon as possible—this will be a joint investment between our family and the Wades, and Professor Hart will take the post of CEO. Let's all do our best to make this a good one!"Yolden also made up his mind, deciding that he didn't want to let slip a chance to realize his ambitions. "I'll resign from the university after my honeymoon trip. It probably shouldn't be long, and I can get involved in early preparations via teleconference."Charlie nodded. "Then, we can have Uncle Kaeden stay on schedule while I'll ask the Wades to send a representative over to sign a memorandum for the investment."Keith smiled and nodded. "You should
Charlie hadn't been born and raised in Aurous Hill, but he still started living here at the age of eight and was more attached to this place than Eastcliff.If he was going to take part in this automotive investment with the Ackers, he naturally found Aurous Hill the ideal location.Not only would it create a huge number of jobs for Aurous Hill, but it would also rake in much economic flow for the region.Yolden also nodded at his suggestion. "If the first plant is meant to cover the demand of the entire local market, there's no reason for a coastal plant. Aurous Hill stands at an intersection between the north and the south, so transportation is convenient. It's also killing two birds with one stone, as Mr. Wade is fond of the city."Charlie couldn't help but agree. "I won't lie—Aurous Hill has been good to me, and I hope to give back. Nothing's better than succeeding in that respect."Yolden spread his hands, "Heavy industries are certainly ideal to contribute to Aurous Hill's e
Yolden had actually been researching new energy for a while—in fact, it was when Tesla's first car models were produced.He was passionate about the subject and had his own opinions as well as ambitions, but he was busy teaching, so he couldn't realize any of it.But was this not a golden opportunity tailor-made for him?Seeing that Yolden was clearly interested, Charlie turned toward Kaeden, "Actually, the professor is getting married soon. There's no way we'd split up newlyweds so soon after the wedding, right? So, is it possible to set up base in Aurous Hill instead?""Not a problem!" Kaeden replied without hesitation. "Our family is planning to return to Oskia anyway, and everyone knows about Ashley and Curtis. So, why don't we invest in this enterprise alongside the Wades and have the base set up in Aurous Hill? And then bring Godot under as a subsidiary?"Turning to Yolden, he continued, "By the way, Godot's plant is already in the province—barely 100 miles from Aurous Hill,