228 A Private Gathering (2/2)

”Brother Yu. Just what kind of meeting are you taking me to?” Jiang Fei asked when he noticed that the surroundings were just… surreal.

The island was not very big. Most of the limited real estate had been taken up by a landing strip. What was left of the tiny island was a small, hotel-like building. Across the edge of the islands, endless streams of battleships were docked. This meeting was definitely not for civilians. There was even two Airship Carriers and a few submarines that had surfaced above the water level.

As Jiang Fei walked a little further, he soon learned that their jet was not all that special. Not far off from the Blacksheath were other fighter jets. One could easily be convinced that the island was a command center for war! Therein was the problem. No two jets were the same. It was rather apparent that they all hailed from different countries. It may serve as a small comfort that none of the fighter jets had been equipped with weapons.

”The meeting? Haha. Well, it's nothing much. Just a get-together of weapon manufacturers from around the globe. We are all sharing the same cake here. If one takes a slightly larger piece, the others will have less. We're just checking in on each other and ensuring that the balance is maintained. Wouldn't want to start firing nukes at each other now, do we?” Han Tianyu laughed.

”Hmph. Han. You're alone?”

A blonde, middle-aged man approached them as they spoke.

”Well, hello there Mr. Smith. It pleases me to see that you would personally come to greet me!”

Han Tianyu turned around and greeted the man.

”Han! I see that your father has decided to pass the baton to you! No wonder he would allow you to come to this meeting alone!” said Mr. Smith with a smile on his face.

”So it seems! Haha!' Han Tianyu smiled back.

After exchanging a few words with each other for a while, Smith left. As young as Jiang Fei was, he could tell that the friendly chat between the two had barely contained an all-out, violent altercation.

”Who's that Smith guy?” asked Jiang Fei.

”The biggest weapons manufacturer in the European Union. Smith Industry's current C.E.O. He's one of the main competitors of the Manda Group in Africa.”

”Hm.” Jiang Fei nodded.

”Hah. Back in the days, my father would be the one attending such meetings. However, something came up, and he could not attend. That's why I'm here. Since you have nothing better to do, I just thought that you might be interested in this sort of thing. That's why you're here. Open your eyes a little, take in more of what the world has to offer.”

”What use am I here?” said Jiang Fei as he held up air quotes. ”You guys are just weapon merchants!”

”Oh no no no my little brother. You're too naive! In this world, the sky's the limit! Ever since the day that you used that mystical, magical potions on me, the world has never stopped trying to get their hands on it. Take the Zhangs for example. Despite the best of our efforts to keep it a secret, they would soon learn about it. Soon, you will be one of us, sitting at the same table. Selling something similar, yet different. I sell weapons, you sell medicines. Yin and Yang. It's the same sh*t.”

”Like hell, it's the same!”

Jiang Fei fell silent. He had always assumed that his potions would only reach as far as Han Tianyu and Chen Kaiyin. Even when there was that mishap that drew the Zhang family's eye to him, it was just a small bump in the road. However, Han Tianyu had just opened up the book of revelations to him. He feared that he had already been marked by others, and there was no escaping it.

The skies were still clear as of now. But what if someone wanted to have his own slice of the cake? What would happen to his family? Could Han Tianyu protect him and his family? That depended on the severity of the situation. Han Tianyu was not all-knowing and all-seeing! Take the Zhangs as an example. Han Tianyu had even forced to cave in and take the short end of the stick. What would happen if a more powerful family appeared?

With the looming threat, Jiang Fei hoped that he could gain more strength soon. That way, he could stand on the same stage with the rest of the world. At the very least, no one would dare threaten him.