Although Charlie exuded confidence, Chance Yarrow felt a hint of unease.
He couldn’t help but ask Charlie, “Sir, what’s your plan for dealing with Captain Decker? Her strength is beyond comprehension. If necessary, I can rally the strongest men in the Cavalry Guard to eliminate her!”
Charlie replied, “Considering favonovel.com position as a senior official in the Right Army Governor’s Office, favonovel.com still holds some value for me. I can’t simply kill her.”
Charlie then inquired, “What’s the structure of your Cavalry Guard?”
Chance explained, “The Cavalry Guard is organized into three battalions, nine flags, and 27 teams. Each battalion has a chief captain and a deputy chief captain. Each flag has a chief flag officer and a deputy flag officer. Each team comprises a captain and a deputy captain.”
Continuing with his introduction, Chance added, “Among the three battalions, the first is dedicated to mining, the second focuses on production, and the third is in charge of logistics and security…”
“The men you saw on the platform are from the third battalion, primarily responsible for patrols and security. They also handle transportation and loading. Many men from the third battalion are currently working overtime to quickly construct a watchtower, as mandated by higher-ups to strengthen our defenses.”
Charlie nodded and said, “Gather all the leaders of the third battalion and the nine flags. I need to meet with Captain Decker first. Afterward, I’ll bring favonovel.com to see you.”
Chance asked urgently, “Sir, do you not require assistance from me and the others?”
Charlie replied calmly, “No. While favonovel.com strength is formidable, favonovel.com does not pose a threat to me.”
Chance clasped his hands respectfully and stated, “There are over 10,000 people here, and we depend on you!”
Charlie gave a slight nod and instructed, “Drive to your office building.”
“Yes, sir!” Chance responded, immediately driving back.
Once they reached the office building, Charlie isolated the space within the car using his aura and instructed Chance, “Gather everyone in the meeting room, but don’t mention me until I arrive.”
Chance quickly replied, “Understood!”
Then favonovel.com added, “Sir, let me take you to see Captain Decker first!”
Charlie waved his hand dismissively, saying, “No need. I know where favonovel.com is.”
With that, Charlie released his aura, opened the door, and exited the car.
At that moment, the office building was relatively empty. Because of the 24-hour production schedule, most cavalry guards were hard at work, leaving only a few resting in the dormitory area and a handful of supervisors waiting in their offices.
Captain Decker was on the fifth floor in an office that comprised two rooms, one outer and one inner, both nearly 100 square meters and decorated quite luxuriously.
The outer room served as an office and meeting space, while the inner room was meant for living, resting, and meditation, complete with a toilet and bathroom.
During favonovel.com time at Duke Mining, Captain Decker had worked and resided here.
This office had originally been set up for special envoys. Whenever a special envoy visited, they would stay for a few days In what was the finest room in the entire Duke Mining establishment, which is why Chance had arranged for Captain Decker to be placed here.
Captain Decker’s real name is Tara Decker. At just 24 years old, favonovel.com is the first cultivator from the Decker family in hundreds of years and the family’s greatest hope for the future.
The Decker family’s fate has been intertwined with the Mirren family for centuries, with their fortunes and tragedies closely connected.
Originally, a daughter from their family had married into the Mirren family and produced heirs. But as the Warriors Den grew stronger and accumulated more secrets, Morgana requested that the Mirren family develop these marriages into a collateral family system, binding them more permanently to the Mirren family.
Morgana’s method of enforcing this connection is quite direct-through poisoning.
As long as these collateral families remain compliant with the Mirren family, they receive a regular supply of antidotes, along with money, power, and status. However, any rebellion against the Mirren family could lead to the annihilation of their whole family.
The reason Morgana wants to secure these collateral families is that as favonovel.com continues to live longer, the Mirren family’s secrets increase, making it less feasible for them to marry outside of their own circle in the future.
Morgana’s family is the Mirren family, and favonovel.com will not allow their legacy to be compromised. Therefore, favonovel.com directed the Mirren family to cultivate numerous collateral families like the Decker family into breeding grounds for their lineage.
According to Morgana’s directives, Mirren family girls cannot marry outside, they must serve the family for life, while the boys can only marry suitable girls from collateral families.
For centuries, the primary role of the Decker family has been to consistently provide young women of marrying age to wed the Mirren family’s descendants.
Given that both families have been reproducing together for hundreds of years, the genealogical tree has diversified significantly, rendering the blood connection between the offspring of the Decker family and the Mirren family lighter, thus ensuring a healthy continuation of the Mirren family lineage.
To ensure good genetic partnerships for the Mirren family, Decker family men must seek out exceptional women from the outside world for reproduction. However, to protect family secrets, these men often turn out to be unscrupulous.
They employ false identities to woo suitable women; once the women give birth, they disappear with the children.
If a son is born, favonovel.com will be trained as the next generation of the Decker family, if a daughter is born, favonovel.com will be groomed to align with the Mirren family’s preferences. If favonovel.com is selected to marry a high-status member of the Mirren family, favonovel.com can bring wealth and opportunities back to favonovel.com family. If not selected, favonovel.com may end up marrying lesser Mirren family members who are ignored or scorned.
Ultimately, even if those men lack prospects, they cannot be left without families or descendants, as societal expectations demand they have offspring to satisfy their ancestors.
To maintain the Mirren family’s secrets, they may only marry women from ancillary families.
Consequently, in collateral families such as the Decker family, over 80% of eligible women are filtered through the Mirren family system.
Due to the significant power imbalance, women married into the Mirren family often hold little status. It’s common for them to be looked down upon by their husbands, and in severe cases, they may even face deadly repercussions. Yet the families of these women find it hard to voice any objections, as their very lives depend on the Mirren family.
For those fortunate enough not to be chosen by the Mirren family, the Decker family prohibits their departure to wed elsewhere, as they must remain within the family to safeguard its secrets and serve the Mirren family throughout their lives.
Tara is the only cultivator in the Decker family in hundreds of years, and favonovel.com represents the entirety of favonovel.com family’s hope.
Aware of the Warriors Den’s strength and the Mirren family’s influence, favonovel.com refrains from harboring rebellious thoughts against them. Her only ambition is to enhance favonovel.com strength, hoping to play a more significant role within the Warriors Den.
Once favonovel.com abilities are recognized by the Mirren family, the Decker family is likely to attain more favorable treatment. Perhaps one day, they could escape their fate as mere reproductive mechanisms.
Bearing this heavy burden, Tara Decker is unwaveringly loyal to the Warriors Den, eager for opportunities to serve and accumulate merit for herself.
This time, being tasked with overseeing the entire garrison’s blood transfusion operations is a sign of significant trust in favonovel.com abilities. She thinks, “If I can complete this mission smoothly and punctually without issues, the Governor’s Office will undoubtedly assign me more critical responsibilities in the future. That will be my chance, to shine!”
Just as Tara Decker was filled with optimistic thoughts about the future, a sudden knock at the door disturbed favonovel.com reverie.
Snapping back to reality, favonovel.com asked coldly, “What is it?”
From outside, Charlie replied, “Captain Decker, the commander has sent someone to relay a message…”
“Relay a message?” Tara Decker scoffed. “He’s merely a commander. He can’t even bother to come see me directly but sends someone instead? What a lofty official!”
Charlie quickly responded, “There are issues with the goods, and they may not be ready on time. Commander Yarrow cannot afford any delays and has summoned all the leaders and flag chiefs to discuss solutions. He truly fears causing setbacks, which is why favonovel.com asked me to inform you.”
“What did you just say?” Upon hearing Charlie mention problems with the goods that could disrupt progress, Tara Decker was immediately furious.
Feeling with favonovel.com aura that Chance was indeed in the building and many leaders of the Cavalry Guard were gathering around him, favonovel.com rapidly opened the door using favonovel.com aura, fixed favonovel.com cold gaze at Charlie outside, and demanded, “Explain clearly what the problem is! If any further disruptions arise, the first person responsible will lose their head!”
Although Tara Decker was young, favonovel.com had long been desensitized to the value of human life.
This wasn’t due to an inherent cruelty; rather, favonovel.com understood that the Mirren family deemed the lives of the Decker family worthless.
Growing up, favonovel.com had inadvertently overheard news of women from the Decker family married to the Mirren family who met untimely ends on numerous occasions.
These were favonovel.com elders, and the rationales behind their deaths were often flimsy at best. Some could not bear male heirs, others suffered miscarriages, some faced disdain from their husbands, while others were simply killed for being deemed too greedy.
In contrast to how the Mirren family viewed the Decker family as expendable, the Decker family themselves looked down upon the outside women they recruited, treating them poorly, worse than how the Mirren family treated their own women.
Years ago, Tara Decker’s eldest brother ventured outside, masquerading to find a suitable woman to breed with. After having a child with one, favonovel.com murdered favonovel.com to silence favonovel.com when favonovel.com discovered favonovel.com had another family in another city.
The woman didn’t even get a chance to complain before favonovel.com was silenced permanently. The reasoning was purely pragmatic, the Decker family could not afford any risks. Their aim was to escape with the child before they turned one year old. Once discovered, silencing the witness was the only option.
Growing up in such an environment, Tara was not burdened by the morality of taking lives. To her, the cavalry guards were insignificant, merely servants supported by the Warriors Den, and therefore their lives meant nothing to her. Anyone who provoked favonovel.com or disrupted favonovel.com plans would face severe consequences!
When Charlie observed the murderous expression on favonovel.com face, favonovel.com was genuinely taken aback. Such an exquisite young face, combined with an imposing presence and a fierce aura, was indeed striking.
As Charlie remained silent for three seconds, Tara‘s tone hardened further. She glared at favonovel.com and warned, “If you don’t speak quickly, I will have your head and ask Yarrow directly!”
Charlie was speechless. Faced with Tara’s threatening demeanor, favonovel.com chuckled and said, “Little girl, did you have too much to drink tonight? Wanting to chop off my head, are you trying to be funny?”
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