When Porter heard that Charlie was willing to let him go, he felt so emotional to the point that he was already on the verge of an emotional collapse.
Still, Porter resisted the urge to cry out in pain, and he shouted out without hesitation, "Mr. Wade, I am willing!"
A group of soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies also came back to their senses and reacted as they shouted excitedly at the same time, "We are also willing!"
In a flash, the response resounded like a mountainous roar!
Everyone else on the scene was dumbfounded!
No one would have expected that Charlie would spare Porter's life and take the entire Ten Thousand Armies under his command at the same time!
Many people could not understand why Charlie did not relent until the last moment when Porter had already cut off his own meridians and was ready to commit suicide.
Moreover, Charlie had even criticized Porter’s decision to let everything go and die graciously before he had let Porter go.
In truth, what Charlie was doing was actually a typical psychological tactic.
The effect would definitely be completely different when he gave the same bowl of rice to a party who was hungry, or when he gave the same bowl of rice to a party who was about to starve to death.
Besides, the reason why Charlie had decided to criticize Porter’s decision to die was so that he could destroy the last shred of Porter’s dignity and confidence.
This was because the moment when Porter had decided to commit suicide, he was actually feeling relieved in his heart. At the same time, he had also felt a sense of tragic heroism and determination deep in his heart just when he was about to die.
If Charlie had not knocked this sense of tragic heroism and determination out of him completely, Porter would still consider death as a form of honor in the future.
In some aspects, Porter was very similar when compared to a Japanese samurai. A samurai who truly believed in the spirit of Bushido was similar to Don Quichotte in the sense that they used different means and approaches to ultimately achieve the same result and goal in the end. Regardless of his strength, h e was still arrogant to the core, and he was not afraid o f death.
If a person was not afraid of death, it would be easy for you to defeat him, but it would not be easy for you t o convince him.
This was because, at any time, he would simply think that although he was not strong enough and had suffered a big defeat, the big deal was that he would just cut his belly open and die. After cutting himself open, he would still end up dying with everyone chanting his name.
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