An honest person, a person who has the courage to take responsibility!
This was Smith's evaluation of Zhao Hai. Later on, Zhao Hai proposed to join forces with the Shelley Family. This made Smith's evaluation of Zhao Hai to be a good person.
It wasn't only merchants who were adept at taking advantage of all the favorable conditions. In fact, this was a necessary condition for any aristocratic family to develop. However, there were very few people who could truly achieve this. And those who could achieve this would have already become prominent figures in their own right.
Smith appreciated Zhao Hai even more. He believed that having such a person in the League of Black Mages was a blessing for the League.
Another thing that Smith valued about Zhao Hai was his ruthlessness. Smith knew what Zhao Hai did on his way here. In the Rosen Empire, the Calci Family's influence was very strong. If they wanted to investigate a person, then they wouldn't be able to hide anything. So Smith also investigated what Zhao Hai did.
But after investigating, Smith was very surprised. This was because along the way, Zhao Hai had already killed several thousand of Grand Duke Lionheart's men!
Several thousand people, what kind of concept was that? In the Rosen Empire, large villages and small towns didn't even have several thousand people. But Zhao Hai actually managed to kill several thousand of Grand Duke Lionheart's men. Most people would have already killed many people, but Zhao Hai didn't show any mercy.
Then he investigated and found out that from the time he entered the Rosen Empire until now, the number of people who died in his hands had already exceeded ten thousand!
One person massacring ten thousand? What kind of concept was that? How could a person who wasn't ruthless do such a thing? But Zhao Hai was able to do it, this made Smith appreciate him even more.
As a leader, not being ruthless was not a good thing. If one's heart wasn't ruthless, then it would be easy to let go of one's enemies, making it difficult to control one's subordinates. This was very disadvantageous for a leader.
Then Smith learned about what Zhao Hai did to the bandits in Lifeline Canyon. This made him appreciate Zhao Hai even more. This was because he knew that Zhao Hai wasn't a person who only knew how to kill. He knew how to deal with things, he knew how to deal with people. Blindly being ruthless wasn't good, such a person wouldn't be able to become a leader.
Zhao Hai's outstanding performance should have made Smith worried. This was because Zhao Hai was now a member of the League of Black Mages. Zhao Hai's outstanding performance would be detrimental to the Calci Family's control over the league.
But in the current situation, the League of Black Mages was too loose. Even the Calci Family's control over the league was limited. Because of this, Smith didn't believe that Zhao Hai would be able to completely control the league. He also didn't believe that Zhao Hai would bring any trouble to the Calci Family.
On the contrary, they knew about the enmity between Zhao Hai and the Radiant Church. The Radiant Church wanted to get rid of Zhao Hai as soon as possible. In this case, Zhao Hai could only wholeheartedly think about the League of Black Mages. This wasn't only for the league, but also for himself. Because of this, Smith was very happy to have Zhao Hai join the League of Black Mages.
If an League wanted to develop, it wouldn't be able to do so without talented people. This was especially true for high level management, this was something that every organization needed.
The reason why the Radiant Church was able to develop so quickly was because, besides using the power of religion, they were able to attract a lot of talents from various countries to their camp. Moreover, they were able to establish relationships with the high level people of each country. These high level people were all outstanding individuals, so naturally, the Radiant Church didn't lack manpower. They also didn't need to worry about talented people. It was because of these people that the Radiant Church was able to develop in such a short time.
In comparison, the League of Black Mages fell short. Very few people in the continent knew about the League of Black Mages. Moreover, the League of Black Mages couldn't use religion to attract people like the Radiant Church. After all, there weren't a lot of people who believed in Demon Gods.
Additionally, Dark Mages were all eccentric people. Not only were they hard to manage, they also weren't good at management. Because of this, the League of Black Mages had always been at a disadvantage in their struggle against the Radiant Church. Now, the management of the League of Black Mages could be said to be supported by the Calci Family. If all the Dark Mages in the continent were to be eliminated by the Radiant Church, then the Calci Family wouldn't be far from extinction.
Because of this, Smith saw that a person like Zhao Hai suddenly appeared in the League of Black Mages. He was very strong, had an unsolvable enmity with the Radiant Church, had a good relationship with the Beastmen, was very capable, ruthless, and most importantly, treated his own people very well. All of this made Smith think that Zhao Hai was the kind of person that the League of Black Mages needed.
Smith also knew that Zhao Hai went to the Shelley Hotel today, so he was waiting. He wanted to see what kind of news Zhao Hai would bring back.
Sure enough, before long, Zhao Hai returned to the City Lord's Mansion and directly went to look for Smith. This was because Smith had told him in advance that if Zhao Hai came to look for him, then no matter what he was doing, he must bring Zhao Hai to him. Therefore, when Zhao Hai said that he wanted to see Smith, Phil immediately led Zhao Hai to Smith's study.
When Smith saw Zhao Hai come in, he immediately smiled and said, "Hahaha, Brother, you came. How was it?"
Zhao Hai knew that his whereabouts in Sky Water City couldn't be hidden from Smith. He also didn't want to hide it from Smith, so when he heard Smith, he immediately understood what he meant. He smiled and said, "Very good, the Shelley Family has already agreed. They said that they would cooperate fully with us. Now we need to discuss the details of the cooperation. I don't need to worry about these matters, you can discuss it among yourselves."
Smith quickly said, "Little Hai, don't be like this. You're the middleman in this matter, how can you not participate? How about this, I'll send someone to invite Might and Marriott over. We'll discuss this matter and then inform our families. After all, this matter will be decided by our families." Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "Don't be like this.
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "You can discuss this matter among yourselves. I don't understand your situation, so it would be useless for me to listen. But if you need me to do something, just tell me and I'll make sure to do it well. How about it?"
Smith saw that Zhao Hai really didn't want to participate in this matter, so he didn't refuse. He nodded and said, "Alright, but when it comes to dealing with Lionheart, you have to help." Zhao Hai nodded.
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've been chased by him for a long time. I've been wanting to deal with him for a long time. Now that I have such an opportunity, I won't let it go. As long as you want to deal with him, just tell me."
Smith nodded, then Zhao Hai withdrew. He didn't talk to Smith about business matters since Smith was currently busy dealing with Grand Duke Lionheart. Zhao Hai believed that Smith wouldn't have time to talk about business matters.
When Zhao Hai returned to the Sweet Plum Courtyard, he saw that besides Laura and the others, Megan was also there. However, they weren't in the house, they were in the small hall of the Plum Garden.
There were only girls there, and one of them was a girl that Zhao Hai wasn't familiar with. Naturally, he wouldn't disturb them. After Zhao Hai returned to his room, he immediately entered the Space. He wanted to take a rest, but at the same time, he wanted to see if Smith really wanted to invite Marriott.
Although the City Lord's Mansion was very big, it wasn't big enough to exceed the scope of the monitor. Zhao Hai was still inside the mansion, so naturally he could use the monitor to see what Smith and the others were doing.
The reason why Zhao Hai hid here and didn't accept Smith's invitation was because he didn't want Smith to be suspicious of him.
Smith and Marriott were discussing how to deal with Grand Duke Lionheart. Naturally, they would talk about how to cooperate with each other. Inevitably, they would talk about the strength of the two families. Both of them should have some understanding of each other, and since they were cooperating with each other, they wouldn't have any scruples. On the other hand, Zhao Hai was an outsider, he didn't have any worries. In this case, it was hard to say whether Smith and Marriott would guard against him or not. If Smith and Marriott really wanted to guard against Zhao Hai, then Smith's invitation would just be for show. If Zhao Hai were to participate, then Smith would be suspicious of him.
Although he didn't know what Smith was thinking, Zhao Hai thought that it would be better if he didn't participate in their discussion. In any case, he would just stay here and watch, so why bother them?
Smith immediately sent someone to invite Marriott. He also wanted to settle this matter as soon as possible so that he could deal with Grand Duke Lionheart as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the Grand Duke was given too much time to prepare, then their losses would be too big.
This time, Grand Duke Lionheart's plan to kidnap Megan had failed, so he would certainly be more careful. If he was given too much time to prepare, then it would be even more difficult to deal with him.
Marriott didn't think that Smith would invite him to the mansion so quickly. When Smith sent someone to invite him, he immediately knew what Smith wanted to do. This made Marriott have a new understanding of Zhao Hai's position in Smith's heart. It seems like Smith really liked Zhao Hai, otherwise, Smith wouldn't have come to them so quickly.
Marriott and Might rode their horses to the City Lord's Mansion. Phil immediately invited the two to the living room, where Smith was waiting for them.
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