The Soldier's Unsurpassable Honor novel Chapter 17

As James listened to what his staff had to say, he could not hold back his bitter chuckle. "The Gods of Wars are way above our status, and they're not easy to butter up," he stated. "Not to mention, this is a female God of War. We don't even know what she likes and dislikes!"

He paused when that point was brought up. He continued, "I'm afraid all of the major powerhouses wanted nothing more than to sweet-talk to the God of War upon her return. Fortunately, we went through so much to learn of her flight today, and it seems the other powerhouses knew absolutely nothing."

The middle-aged man in front of him nodded his head and said, "The gift we sent for the God of War Lana, did she accept it?"

"Hehe...still ain't bad. She accepted the hospitality we arranged for her. It's a different story for the money, though. She was quite disinterested with it!"

James chuckled and said, "Lana seems to dislike it when people try to flatter her. Not to mention, we have no idea how exactly we can cajole her."

The middle-aged man remained silent for a brief moment. All of a sudden, his eyes lit up as he spoke," Master, so what you meant was, since that Fane fellow shares quite the unique relationship with Lana, all we need to do is butter up to Fane. This, in turn, would be an indirect way of flattering the God of War. Thus, if the God of War only grants our Drake family her blessing in the future, wouldn't this make our business more stable?"

James nodded slowly and replied, "Yes. That little brat was able to sit in the same plane with Lana when they returned. All we need to do is help Fane, since that would mean we're also wooing Lana!"

"Bravo, Master!"

The nickname for the middle-aged man was called Spectre Face, and he happened to be one of the Three Major Guardians in the Drake family. With a smile etched on his face, he then spoke, "Hmm. This God of War happens to be a female and, from how I see it, she isn’t young at all..."

James frowned after hearing that statement. "Spectre Face," he started, "you're not thinking of making a move on her to make her your woman now, are you? You best keep that thought to yourself. Should you offend her and the God of War gets furious, not only is our Drake family, but the entire Middle Province will end up as a river of blood in a single night!"

Spectre Face let out a bitter laugh as he said, "Master, how would I dare to even have that thought? Besides, I -Spectre Face-am not the kind of person to toy with a woman's feelings just for my future benefit now, right? A man who uses a woman to further their reputation is someone I, Spectre Face, would be the first person to look down on!"

Upon making that statement, Spectre Face explained," What I mean is, Fane isn't Lana's man now, ia he? Perhaps there's also a possibility of them sharing an intimate relationship! Besides, they've known each other for a very long period in the fields of war. And they see each other very often..."

"Hehe...that's very unlikely. Judging by how they both behaved, they seemed very cold to one another. They have quite the cold face on them; could that even spark any romance?"

James chuckled and, after a brief pause, continued, "N o matter what, just look into them. It doesn't matter if he’s only a staff to Lana. We still have to butter them u p; this will surely strengthen our bond with the God of War!" 1

"No problem. Recently, numerous military veterans are coming out of retirement in our Middle Province. There are also many high-ranking and well-achieved soldiers among them. Go visit them and have someone look into that Fane fellow." 1

Spectre Face nodded as he beamed, "Now that Master has mentioned it, I'm starting to get interested in that brat! I hope he won't disappoint me!"

"Haha, good! I'll await your good news!"

James spoke with a chuckle.

At this very moment, in a random room within the Clark family home, Ken was seething with rage.

He stared furiously at Dan in front of him and barked," What’s the meaning of this, Dan? Why didn't you teach that brat, Fane, a lesson? Not only that, but you had someone carry me away. Do you have any idea how humiliating that was to me?"

As he spoke, he pointed at his mouth and said, "Look, my teeth have been completely smashed. Goddamnit! When have I, Ken Clark, ever endured such humiliation!"

"Young Master, that man isn't as simple as you imagine. I'm no match for him!"