Winner Takes All

The man's voice was rough and he smelled alcohol.

However, his voice seemed to be the most wonderful sound to Shawn now.

It made him relax and fell into a state of euphoria.

He looked at the lineups of ladies in front of him with desires.

"Do you want to come accompany me?"

The bearded man looked at Shawn in satisfaction, compared to Shawn's that looked full of desire, his look was sharp and cunning like a vicious snake.

At the same time, the bearded man took a step backwards, all the ladies rushed and surrounded Shawn.

Shawn who had lost his rationality due to alcohol influence had completely sunken into the world of desire and lusts.

The bearded man on the other hand instructed the staffs in the restaurant to leave with him.

When they were out of the restaurant and closed the door behind, the sound of enjoyment from inside could weaken significantly.

The bearded man then took out a full stack of money and gave it to the working staff.

"Remember to keep what happened tonight a secret, he is my huge client!"

The bearded man reminded and waved them away.

Although there were ongoing wars in the Northern Territory, the economic activities had never stopped, regardless of legal or illegal trades, hence, the bearded man was nothing but a boss in the trade businesses to the rest of the people.

And this time it was also a common "networking trick" used by most businessmen, no one really cared about the purpose behind it.

After everyone left, the bearded man turned and looked inside through the glass door, he was witnessing everything that was happening inside.

The scene was hard to watch!

Clothes flying around, people sang and danced around, a world of uncontrollable desire and lusts...

The bearded man smiled viciously looking at what was happening, "The fish is hooked, the Coalition will win for sure!" He murmured.

In the meantime, his hand reached his pocket and touched the Coalition Order in it.

Hundreds of tribes that lived out of the border suffered all years in extreme coldness and poverty, it was their dream to march south and seek a better and warmer shelter.

It had always been their dream to march down south, some succeeded and most failed.

But this tribe in the south kept blocking their way and drove them out from the Northern Territory.

Even so, the victory and defeat were not definite, it had never changed ever since it started.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Until... Zenith Harol! This man who was worshipped as a god by the tribes built an undefeatable cavalry - The Dragon Cavalry.

When Thegiant City was built in the Northern Territory, the tribes had already lived under the fearful Zenith and his Dragon Cavalry.

That was ultimate hopelessness and desperation!

Thegiant City on the Northern Territory was like an ultimate defence that covered the entire Northern Territory, impossible to breach with unreachable height. Marching south... Had become a hopeless dream for the tribes!

The Coalition Order was the dream of the tribes to march south. They decided to put aside all their hatred and joint hands, vowed to breach the fort in Thegiant City.

The bearded man knew how much efforts and how long it took for them to work as one!

It was difficult enough to make them put aside their hatred between tribes!

Luckily... It was achieved!

"Wolf from Royal Palace had really put in everything for the alliance of the tribes to march south!"

The bearded man murmured with one knee down on the ground and the right fist on his chest. He prayed, "Thank god for bestowing and blessed the tribes with Royal Palace Wolf, Wolf is the son of god, this battle ensures us to flatten Thegiant City, destroy The Dragon Cavalry and march down straight!"

A burning flame was seen in the brown-greenish eyes of the bearded man, a flame that could melt rocks.

He slowly bowed until his forehead reached the ground, "Timur and the Turkic tribe is willing to follow Royal Palace Wolf's great vision, we vowed to fight beside him until death."

The burning flame in Timur's eyes turned into coldness as he raised and stood up slowly.

He cared no more about what was happening in the restaurant, instead, he sat in front of the entrance with his back facing the glass door.

He lighted a cigar and enjoyed it.

The noises generated in the restaurant was like the most wonderful rhythm in Timur's ears. It was even better than the sound of herds of horses stomping on the ground from the Northern Territory to the south.

He was a business person in the Turkic tribe, he travelled back and forth the Northern Territory constantly, and hence, he knew about Thegiant City and the surrounding south.

And he had absolute loyalty to the Turkic tribe and ultimate respect to Royal Palace Wolf.

So, when he learnt about their great mission, he accepted all tasks given to him without a question, he also disregarded the cost to travel here and found Shawn.

The Turkic tribe, no, all the foreign tribes needed to put one termite in Thegiant City and The Dragon Cavalry!

They would get useful information from this termite and slowly devoured Thegiant City and The Dragon Cavalry. That was why Timur chose Shawn!

With his years of experiences in dealing with people, he knew what kind of a person Shawn was.

A person like him was someone who could be turned into an ally in a short time.

He was the best termite selection for him!

"Huh..." Timur breath out a mouthful of smoke, began humming some rhythm with his left hand patting on his knee. He then closed his eyes, leaned against the door to relax. Time passed and the noises in the restaurant weakened.

However, it took two hours longer than the time Timur had expected!

When the glass door was pushed open, a terrible but familiar smell hit Timur.

He frowned but didn't look into the restaurant. His sight fell onto Shawn whose face was reddened.

"Shawn was indeed a true man, I'm so envious of your stamina."

His words of flattering made Shawn laughed out loud.

He continued, "I wonder what your decision is?"

Shawn's laughter stopped in an instant, he was not as drunken as before. He looked at Timur who was waiting for his answer and sunken into his thoughts. "Shawn, don't you like to live every day like today? In the wonderland of lusts and euphoria?"

Timur's words made Shawn hesitated more.

Timur continued, " One word from you, you can own everything you want, a wealthy and joyful life, you will also be our biggest hero, a hero bigger than Wolf." "I..." Shawn uttered weakly.

Timur on the other hand interrupted by putting his hands on Shawn's shoulders. "Your brother died on that northern land, his body buried deep in the snow, have you killed the murderer? The murderer is still out there enjoying life! Killing your brother had even become his stepping stone for promotion and climbed over your head, don't you pissed? No complaint? No hate?"

"I'm pissed! Angry! And hate!" Shawn's face was twisted.

"Can a cold-blooded and injustice place like that be compared to what you had tonight?"

"Yes, I agree!"

These three words echoed in the hallway, it sounded cold and mean.