Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 781 The Price of Winning and Losing

The mountain eagle had no time to pay attention to what was happening at the camp...

Since that plane was shot down, the initiative between the two sides has completely shifted.

General Sid, as a mercenary, was the first to choose to surrender...

This one-eyed man didn't really have any principles; he just worked for money. Alex Vincent paid him a high price, so he not only helped the Sinaloa Cartel train more than two hundred gunmen, but also brought his core team into Alaska.

The team he brought included not only 80 combat personnel, but also more than 20 technicians, including electronic experts responsible for electronic equipment, as well as medical personnel responsible for drug supply and recording the experimental process.

Some of these people died when the Mountain Eagle bombed the building, and the rest were terrified!

General Sid was shot in the wrist and knee, and his injuries were quite serious. After the Eagles withdrew Chuck's last bargaining chip, he decisively chose to back down and negotiate...

Looking at the eagle, who was brimming with confidence, General Sid painfully moved his injured leg and said in a hoarse voice, "It seems we have no other choice. I can make my men surrender, but my men and I need fair treatment."

You know I'm a mercenary. Our mission failed, and we're no longer enemies...

I know I still have many people alive, and they are all my most loyal soldiers…

Mountain Eagle knew this guy was implying that his men still had great value, and since they were so loyal, he wouldn't mind fighting them to the bitter end...

However, Mountain Eagle had already given them a chance, which General Sid and his men had given up. Faced with their current soft words, Mountain Eagle sneered: "Brother, you should understand better than me that the timing of surrender is very important..."

You missed the best opportunity, so the price you pay and the treatment you receive will be drastically different.

Seeing General Sid's eager expression, Mountain Eagle smiled and said, "If your men are truly as loyal as you claim, then have them lay down their weapons and surrender. I'll send you to a prison in El Salvador..."

"You're definitely not the boss. Once you get to El Salvador, I'll give you a chance to persuade your boss to come up with a price that satisfies me for your actions!"

Upon hearing this, General Sid said with a mixture of surprise and helplessness, "You actually want money?"

Mountain Eagle laughed and said, “You’ve got it wrong. I don’t just want money. I want a lot of money, the kind of money that will make you and your boss feel the pain of heartbreak!”
Of course, he can choose not to pay, but in return, you will be forced to work in El Salvador until you have repaid all my losses.”

General Sid turned his neck with some difficulty, glanced at the prisoners beside him and the dozen or so corpses on the ground, and said with a wry smile, "You're right, the winner should claim their losses and demand the compensation they deserve from the loser."

However, I must remind you that we are just mercenaries. Do you think a shrewd businessman would be willing to pay people like us?
Why don't you name a price, and I'll pay?

This matter should end here. I am willing to use all my assets to compensate you for your losses.

However, you must provide us with reasonable compensation, and ensure that my people undergo regular check-ups by technical personnel, while also replenishing their medication.

Mountain Eagle didn't agree to General Sid's request. He tilted his head, looked at this unusually shrewd fellow, and nodded, saying, "How much money do you have?"

General Sid looked at Mountain Eagle with a serious expression and said, "How many do you want?"

The mountain eagle sat down on the ground, looking a little tired. He stroked his chin and thought for a moment before saying, "To prepare for your possible attack, I started preparing six months ago. I spent a lot of money and even had my family take a huge risk to come to Alaska to spend the winter with me."

and so……

One hundred million dollars!
I believe this is a reasonable amount of compensation!

General Sid paused for a moment, then said with a strange look in his eyes, "One hundred million dollars?"
Are you kidding me?

Mountain Eagle waved his hand and said, "Do I look like I'm joking?"
Do you know how much money I've invested in the brown bear camp to deal with your attacks?

Over the past few hours, Camp Brown Bear has launched nearly 40 Switchblades, 80 missiles, and four Stinger missiles...

As someone in the industry, you should know how much it costs to upgrade a campsite with information technology.

Power, radar, communication networks, unmanned aerial vehicle systems, automated weapon station defense systems, and most importantly, human resources...

If it were you, how much money do you think would be needed to accomplish what I've described?

Mountain Eagle was obviously asking for an exorbitant amount, because he didn't spend any money to get these things done. The real expense was in the construction of the brown bear camp and the initial preparation of supplies, which didn't even add up to more than $200 million.

However, General Sid was unaware of all this. When Mountain Eagle revealed all the details, he finally began to understand why he had been at a disadvantage and why he had been targeted so quickly...

"You locked onto us using radio signals, didn't you?"

General Sid looked at the silent Mountain Eagle and said with a complicated expression, "When we had to break radio silence because of Chuck's request to bring forward the attack time, you found us, didn't you?"
Sigh~ It seems Alex Vincent has no idea who he's messed with... I just don't understand, with your level of technical skill, why are you just taking the hits?

With so much money, why are you only using so few people?

Oh, I see. Alaska is your pre-set battlefield; you're waiting for arrogant people like us to step in…

Mountain Eagle shrugged slightly and said, "If I didn't do this, how would the outside world know that I have such power?"

General Sid was a seasoned veteran, and he immediately understood what Mountain Eagle meant. He shifted his body painfully, shook his head, and said with a wry smile, "You don't want money; you just want to demonstrate your power to the entire underworld by humiliating us."

Fuck, I'm actually not important at all, right...?

"With so many switchblades, you could easily have punched through the roof and set the building ablaze. You've only captured us to show off your abilities."

Mountain Eagle thought for a moment and said honestly, "No, that's not it. If you were all concentrated in the small building, I might indeed bomb it directly, but you have too many people on the perimeter..."

If I concentrate my firepower on the small building, then in the end I will be the one being besieged.

"Like right now, if you weren't here, the people outside would have already set the house on fire."

General Sid, being an old hand, understood immediately. He nodded slightly, acknowledging Mountain Eagle's explanation. After all, there were only three of them, and they weren't made of iron; they could die from a bullet.

Thinking about how he and Chuck had made all the meticulous arrangements they thought were thorough, only to be treated like fools due to their technological and informational deficiencies, resulting in hundreds of valuable soldiers being driven into a desperate situation, he sighed and said in utter despair, "I have a house in England, and I have £600 million in cash in the bank..."

I'll give you all this money. I'll even do anything for you. I just beg you not to use me as a tool to promote violence..."

General Sid glanced at Thiago, the deaf and mute representative of Sinaloa, and said, "He is a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Group and a confidant of Guzman the Short. He is the kind of person you need."

Chuck is good too. Not many people in the underworld know him, but those who know about the Edward Foundation are basically big shots with some status. Let's keep him in check..."

"fuck you..."

General Sid's words enraged Chuck to the extreme. This shameless one-eyed man not only surrendered, but was also preparing to betray his own comrades while selling himself out...

Chuck, who had already figured out the Mountain Eagle's logic, couldn't even imagine what would happen if the Mountain Eagle sent the footage of his capture to the Edward Foundation, or even made it public...

The world will certainly continue to turn, but not only will his future be ruined, he will also put the Edward Foundation in an extremely awkward position.

One hundred million US dollars in compensation...

The Edward Foundation will absolutely not pay that money!

Because once they make a move, it means they've admitted defeat.

And once they admit defeat, the consequences will be a series of...

Just like the treaties signed by various countries after World War II, reparations were only the most insignificant part of the agreement.

Once the Edward Foundation bows down, it means they tacitly acknowledge the rise of a new underworld boss, and at the same time, they will have to make concessions to this boss on certain industry issues in the future.

They can certainly break their promises, but such breaches of trust will only harm the interests of the Edward Foundation itself, and will only make the mountain eagle appear even more powerful and noble.

Seeing Chuck's face turn from white to pale, Mountain Eagle smiled and found a radio in the ruins, handing it to General Sid. He said with a smile, "You're a smart man, so I'll give you a little special treatment, like I'll blur your face..."

"Now let your men surrender. I've heard they all have serious drug addictions, so their loyalty is definitely beyond question..."

General Sid adjusted the radio for a moment, then looked at Mountain Eagle and said in a pleading tone, "You're right, they are all loyal soldiers..."

This loyalty contains a drug component, but I implore you to provide me with enough drugs to maintain my physical condition.

I am a mercenary, I have no stance, and therefore no hatred...

I can work for you to pay off your debts, but I demand that my research department be retained!

Mountain Eagle paused for a moment, then said with a bit of a laugh, "If I agree, will you still ask me for the budget every year?"

I have absolutely no interest in these 'pill-wielding warriors'..."

(End of this chapter)