All of us are one

Chapter 122 The Three Giants

Before answering the call, Mr. Lin turned on the speakerphone. A slightly aged voice came from the other end of the line: "Mr. Lin, I'm sorry to bother you so late at night. I just received a message that the three young people authorized by your Shenwu Kingdom had a minor skirmish with the local mobile unit in Shining City."

"Mr. Warren, I've already taken care of this matter. I'm returning to Wuwei Town with the two mobile team agents who intended to attack the representative of Shenwu Kingdom," Mr. Lin replied calmly.

"Mr. Lin, can we ease the situation a bit? I heard that you didn't use the order in the authorization letter, and the mayor of Shining City who issued the blockade order will announce his resignation tomorrow morning," the aged voice asked.

"I regret to inform you that the three representatives, including myself, have already signed the authorization letter," Mr. Lin said calmly. "The investigation into the anti-Shenwu Kingdom forces within the Four Kingdoms Alliance will be entirely handled by Young Master Jiang of the Great River Alliance."

"Is it the Great River Alliance founded by Mr. Jiang from Moon Island?" the aged voice asked.

"That's right." Mr. Lin nodded.

"Understood." The aged voice paused for a moment before speaking. "Tomorrow, official personnel from our Four Kingdoms Alliance will arrive in Wuwei Town. They will assist Young Alliance Leader Jiang in investigating the anti-Shenwu Kingdom forces. I think Young Alliance Leader Jiang needs official assistance."

"Hmm... I don't think Young Master Jiang will refuse. After all, he grew up in the Four Kingdoms Alliance and should hope that Shenwu Kingdom and the Four Kingdoms Alliance can coexist peacefully." Mr. Lin smiled and said, "Of course, after the assistance personnel arrive, the specific arrangements will depend on how Young Master Jiang makes them."

"Of course, I will have them assist Young Master Jiang as much as possible." The aged voice accepted this calmly. "All expenses incurred by the investigation team during the investigation will be covered by Shining City. This is Shining City's way of expressing its apology for the offense, and we hope Young Master Jiang will not refuse."

"I will pass that message on to Young Master Jiang," Mr. Lin said with a smile.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Lin," the aged voice said. "Please also convey to Young Master Jiang that Shining City and the Sok family have no intention of offending us."

"I will pass on the message," Mr. Lin nodded. "I wish Mr. Warren sweet dreams tonight."

"Thank you," the aged voice said before hanging up the phone.

"The person who just called was Warren Soker, the chairman of the Sun Group," Mr. Lin chuckled. "The mayor of Shining City, who is about to resign, is the son-in-law of the Soker family."

"The Sun Group..." Jiang Yanming asked, "The Sok family should be at the core of the Four Nations Alliance, right?"

"That's right." Mr. Lin nodded. "The board members of the three giants, Military Technology, Sun Group, and Aurora Technology, can basically be regarded as the core of the four-nation alliance. Some families even own a portion of the shares of the three giants at the same time."

Jiang Yanming pondered upon hearing this.

Military technology is considered a monopoly in the Quad's military industry, accounting for more than 90% of the land military equipment market and more than 60% of the marine military equipment market.

The Sun Group, on the other hand, monopolizes the field of modification modules, with a civilian market share of nearly 90% and a military market share of over 70%.

Aurora Technology specializes in the fields of flight instruments and aircraft. In the former, it holds more than 80% of the market share, and the remaining 20% ​​of the market share also requires the purchase of components from Aurora Technology. In the field of military aircraft, it has an absolute monopoly.

Besides the aforementioned areas, the three giants also have other industries under their umbrella, and they hold stakes in many large companies within the Quad Alliance, such as the Victoria Group in Crescent City, which has military technology investments.

"That Mr. Warren has only recently become the chairman of the Sun Group, and he hasn't even settled into his position yet, which is why he's in such a hurry to call me," Mr. Lin chuckled. "The Four Nations Alliance seems quite united, but in reality, its internal strife is even worse than that of my Divine Martial Kingdom."

Lei Hu and the others nodded in agreement.

The Divine Martial Kingdom has many internal forces, and major wars rarely occur between the major forces, since once a war breaks out, other forces may benefit from it.

Of course, there is one exception!

That is, the birth of a new supreme power. War often breaks out in one of the five domains. This is an inevitable process for the expansion of supreme powers, such as the Great River Alliance that rose to prominence more than 20 years ago.

Jiang Yanming agreed, noting that the constant infighting among the various factions within the Four Nations Alliance, with mercenaries and cyber hackers operating between them, was the best proof of this.

Large companies also go bankrupt from time to time. In Jiang Yanming's more than 20 years of experience living in the Four Nations Alliance, more than six well-known large companies have gone bankrupt!

"We'll be in Wuwei Town in ten minutes," Mr. Lin said, glancing at the time. "I think the Martial Arts Alliance should have received the message and will be waiting for us at the town entrance."

"I used to be a registered martial artist in the Martial Arts Alliance, and now I am a second-level Qi Condensation Realm martial artist. What position will I hold in the Martial Arts Alliance?" Jiang Yanming asked with some curiosity.

"Your level of martial arts is not important," Mr. Lin chuckled. "What is important is that you are the young leader of the Great River Alliance, and I think you should be able to get the title of vice-chairman."

"Vice Speaker?" Jiang Yanming asked, puzzled.

"There are quite a few vice chairmen of the Martial Arts Alliance, and the title is tacitly awarded to martial artists at the fourth level of the Condensing Qi realm from the Divine Martial Kingdom." Mr. Lin drew a circle with his finger. "So... we are all vice chairmen, while the three fourth-level Condensing Qi realm martial artists of the Martial Arts Alliance are the first, second, and third chairmen."

"Understood." Jiang Yanming nodded calmly. It was not surprising that the major schools and families of the Martial Arts Alliance, who valued power highly, would play such word games.

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The convoy proceeded smoothly and arrived outside Wuwei Town.

"We've arrived at Wuwei Town." Mr. Lin glanced at the scene outside through the one-way glass window and said, "Young Master Jiang, all the high-ranking members of the Martial Arts Alliance who could come are here."

Jiang Yanming nodded slightly. He also saw the lively scene outside, and the car was slowing down and coming to a stop.

"Mr. Lin, Young Master Jiang," the martial artist in the front passenger seat explained, "The Martial Arts Alliance has blocked the town gate, and the vehicle can't get in."

"They're trying to force us to meet with them in this way."

Mr. Lin chuckled and stood up, his demeanor still as refined and amiable as ever, but his words were anything but polite: "You still like to play these little tricks. If they displease Young Master Jiang, you don't need to be polite and embarrass them."

Jiang Yanming nodded.

He could tell that Mr. Lin didn't seem to get along well with the higher-ups of the Martial Arts Alliance, or rather, he didn't like some of their ways, but was too proud to confront them because of his status, which was why he was encouraging him like this.

The group got off the car and saw a small town built on the edge of a forest, surrounded by mountains and forests, with a highway connecting the town to the outside world.

Jiang Yanming looked up and glanced left and right, and found that Wuwei Town seemed to have only one entrance, with buildings and high walls forming a barrier on both sides. He guessed that the entire Wuwei Town was a closed small city, similar to a community with a very high security level like the Long Island neighborhood.

At the entrance, three middle-aged men dressed in loose martial arts uniforms walked towards them with smiles on their faces.

"Welcome Young Master Jiang of the Great River Alliance to the Martial Arts Alliance."

The three greeted each other with clasped hands and beaming smiles even before they got close.

"You're too kind, Speakers," Jiang Yanming said, bowing in return.

The middle-aged man in black robes on the left laughed and said, "Originally, we were planning to go with Mr. Lin, but we later learned that Mr. Lin had already gone ahead to welcome Young Master Jiang."

"You should have received the news by now that Young Master Jiang was almost attacked by the Special Mobile Team," Mr. Lin said calmly.

"I've heard something about it." The middle-aged man in white in the middle put away his smile and said with righteous indignation, "I didn't expect the Special Mobile Team to be so bold as to attack Young Master Jiang in front of the three vice chairmen. If we had known this, we should have gone together."

Lei Hu and the other two remained expressionless, but their eyes revealed a hint of displeasure; they had been subtly mocked.

"The attackers have been captured. One of them is seriously injured; his implanted module is almost ruined, and he needs a modification doctor to treat him," Jiang Yanming said softly. "I think an organization as large as the Martial Arts Alliance should have modification doctors, right?"

"Of course." The middle-aged man in white stiffened.

Many martial artists with weakened qi and blood undergo rehabilitation in the Martial Arts Alliance, which is why Wuwei Town has a large number of rehabilitation doctors, comparable to some large cities.

The problem is that the people of Shenwu Kingdom look down on martial artists who undergo modifications, even if it's to extend their lifespan. There have been many disputes between the two sides on this issue, and the Martial Arts Alliance has suffered a lot of losses.

"Then I'll trouble the three chairmen to invite a few rehabilitation doctors over. We must get the attacker back to consciousness by tomorrow, and we also need to prevent him from committing suicide," Jiang Yanming calmly stated his request. "The Four Nations Alliance will be sending people tomorrow, and I will conduct the interrogation with them."

"No problem." The middle-aged man in white nodded repeatedly, even though he knew it was a hot potato he couldn't refuse.

He then quickly took out a seal: "This is the token of the vice chairman of my Martial Arts Alliance. From today onwards, Young Master Jiang is the vice chairman of my Martial Arts Alliance. Please accept it."

"Thank you for welcoming me, Speakers and everyone here." Jiang Yanming accepted the seal, bowed, and said, "Mr. Lin has already arranged accommodations for me. I won't trouble you any further since I've had a long journey. How about we discuss the details tomorrow?"

"Okay, let's discuss it in detail tomorrow."

The members of the Martial Arts Alliance nodded in agreement and then made way for the convoy to enter Wuwei Town.

Jiang Yanming and Mr. Lin got into the car first, and after Lei Hu and the other two gave a few instructions, they all got into the town together.

Then, some of the warriors in the convoy handed over the captured mobile team operatives and Slark to the Martial Arts Alliance.

After a while of busy work, the members of the Martial Arts Alliance watched the departing vehicles, and some of them couldn't help but show their resentment.

"They're too arrogant, they don't take us seriously at all!" the middle-aged man in black said in a low voice, his anger barely concealed.

"The young leader of the Great River Alliance is the son of the number one person in the Divine Martial Kingdom. It's normal for him to be a bit arrogant." Although the middle-aged man in white was displeased, he still forced a smile and explained, "Besides, he was almost attacked on his way here, so he's probably not in a good mood. He'll be fine tomorrow."

"Hmph, perhaps." The middle-aged man in black still carried an anger.

"Let's go, let's settle those two first, they absolutely cannot be allowed to get into trouble." The middle-aged man in white said solemnly.

The other two nodded in agreement. The attackers absolutely could not be harmed, otherwise the Martial Arts Alliance would be held responsible and might be included in the investigation, which would be troublesome!