Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 905 It Was All for My Own Sake

The plan that Mountain Eagle devised for Sangjia could be said to have completely taken into account the interests of the Tadic family...

It is only natural for others to invest in the copper mine and receive a share of the profits. However, helping the Tadic family retain actual ownership and mining rights of the copper mine can ensure their motivation to protect it, which also safeguards everyone's interests.

Money isn't really the biggest problem; the key is how to circumvent regulations while avoiding the risk of external sanctions.

Moreover, from the perspective of Mountain Eagle, Northern Brigade still has investment value.

Because the Tadic family's Northern Brigade is said to be a civilian organization, in the eyes of others, the Northern Brigade is actually a warlord organization!

However, when the Serbian government's control was weak, the Tadic family stood on the front line near Kosovo and became the hope of the Serbs in Kosovo. Therefore, the Serbian government turned a blind eye to the Northern Brigade.

As long as the Tadic family can persevere and maintain a sound operating mechanism and funding sources, they can become a political force within Serbia at any time.

There's a lot to explore here!
It seems that Colonel Tadic and his daughter Sanja do not regard the Northern Brigade as warlords, and it is precisely because of their 'weak' approach that the Northern Brigade is divided.

This is the most normal situation. People risk their lives with you, braving ice and snow, but you have to beg for funding for your team and have to be mindful of the Serbian government's attitude. You have to take the blame and bear the consequences yourself, and most importantly, you see no benefits or future.

In this situation, even internal divisions are a minor issue...

While having dinner with Sang Jia, Shan Ying could clearly sense that although everyone was tight-lipped about the division and betrayal, when someone occasionally brought it up, most of those who stayed behind did not show too much anger.

Those who broke away took most of the camp's funds and weaponry with them...

In this situation, no one was cursing those people out of desperation. The only possibility was that the Northern Travel Agency owed them money or even lives.

Mountain Eagle, carrying an extremely simple meal, sat at a long table outdoors, eating while observing the Northern Brigade soldiers around him...

These men didn't look very old, generally between 20 and 30 years old. Perhaps due to their race, the soldiers of the Northern Brigade were generally quite tall, but rather thin...

Most of them were silent, showing no signs of the vigor that young people should have.

The only one who stood out was Luca, the kid they had met by the river. He would carry his new gun with him while eating and would occasionally jump out to cheer on his friends.

The movements were natural and spontaneous, and the emotions were full and sincere...

Regardless of his abilities, this kind of personality is the makings of a leader!

Mountain Eagle sat opposite Sangjia. He picked at two pieces of food that tasted bland, then looked at Sangjia, who was staring at him with a strange look, and said, "That child also has the surname Tadic. What is he to you?"

Sang Jia paused for a moment, then looked in Luca's direction, forced a smile, and said, "Luca is my brother's son..."

My brother's entire family, except for Luca, died in the conflict with the Kosovo Liberation Army.

Luca is a good boy…

Mountain Eagle nodded slightly and asked, "What about the other children?"

Looking at the children, Sang Jia said with a bitter expression, "They are all children of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the Northern Brigade..."

Our welfare home on our territory has too little funding, so these children start eating and drinking at the camp when they're twelve or thirteen years old.

Looking at the strange expression on Shan Ying's face, Sang Jia smiled wryly and said, "Do you find it strange?"

Mountain Eagle nodded and said, "It is strange. Doesn't the Serbian government care?"

Sangja shook his head and said, "Serbia's welfare system can accommodate them, but our traditions do not allow us to entrust our comrades' children to a welfare system that we cannot monitor and that may be seriously corrupt."

For over a hundred years, the Tadic family and their community have been accustomed to solidarity and mutual assistance. We raise the children of our community members, so when we die, we can entrust our children to others to raise with peace of mind.

It was indeed suggested that these children be sent to a welfare institution in Belgrade, but my father firmly refused.

He said, "Even if we have no money, we can't let our children be homeless!"

Mountain Eagle paused for a moment, then nodded with some admiration and said, "That's true. Home is very important for a child, but what about education?"

Don't they go to school?

"go to school?"

Sang Jia paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "There are teachers at the camp who give them lessons every day..."

Mountain Eagle shook his head and said, "No, I mean 'going to school,' going to school!"

Sang Jia frowned as she looked at the mountain eagle and said, "What's the point of going to school?"
We can provide them with general education right here at the camp.

As Sang Jia looked at the strange expression on Shan Ying's face, she suddenly realized and said, "I forgot, you are from Dongda University. My brother went there to study at a military academy when he was in the army. I visited him there, and I have also been to Shijiazhuang, Shanghai, Qingdao... You will send all the children to schools, and then you will have the world's most qualified industrial talent system."

The mountain eagle spread its hands and said, "Isn't this better?"

Sang Jia said with a wry smile, "Of course, it would be good if everyone could find a job..."

Unfortunately, Serbia's job market can't accommodate that many people right now!
We don't object to children going to school; those who stay at camp long-term are the ones who can't concentrate on academics. We can only rely on the teachers to provide them with general education during training.

After listening, the mountain eagle shook its head with a touch of emotion...

If those kids were placed in Dongda University's schools, they would be considered "troublemakers," destined to be streamed into different classes based on the high school entrance exam. However, instead of going to vocational schools, they stayed at the Northern Brigade's camp for training and became reserve soldiers.

Sometimes, fate really does exist!
When a person is swayed by their environment, unable to think seriously, and only knows how to passively cope with life by following their so-called "true nature," then "fate" will dominate their life.

Like these children of the Northern Brigade, some were driven by hatred, some by having nowhere else to go, but many more were unable to break free from this lifestyle because they had become accustomed to it. They completely entrusted themselves to the group, and thus their fates became inextricably linked with the Northern Brigade.

This is the norm for most ordinary people in the world. Except for a very few top elites who can break free from constraints and lead the collective to work hard to grow the pie, the fate of most people is always closely linked to the large collective around them.

A family, a village, a county, a city, a province, a country, and above that, a community with a shared future for mankind...

The mindset of the Northern Brigade destined them to never grow too powerful; at most, they could become local warlords, perhaps even gaining some local political power, but that was the limit.

Mountain Eagle didn't discuss this further with Sang Jia. After a tedious dinner, he slept in a fairly clean individual tent, arranged by Sang Jia...

When Mountain Eagle woke up the next morning, he saw Blood Fox looking completely embarrassed...

"Everything is arranged. When do we set off?"

Upon hearing Mountain Eagle's question, Blood Fox paused for a moment and said, "Is everything arranged?"

Mountain Eagle spread his hands and said, "Yes, it's all arranged. The money and weapons should be in place by tomorrow. As for the Tadic family's mine, we need to wait for professionals to conduct an investigation before we can give investment advice."

Mr. Poincaré is helping them organize the company structure, and someone will help them set up investment companies overseas to protect the interests of the Tadic family.

How to do the remaining work depends on the specific circumstances around the mine.

In any case, as long as the mine is nominally freed from the control of the Tadic family, it can be valued, and the Tadic family can use it for financing to a certain extent, regardless of whether it is mined or not.

If all else fails, we can have them mortgage the mines and put the money in the financial office. Arbitrage can keep the Northern Brigade running.

Blood Fox was stunned for a moment, then said incredulously, "That's possible?"

Seeing Blood Fox's excited expression, Mountain Eagle said somewhat helplessly, "When their friend owns a bank and a long-term profitable financial office, there's nothing that's not possible."

However, how exactly they do it depends on their own choices!
To make money from mining, they need to expand the Northern Brigade while enduring pressure, and also strive for a certain political status within Serbia.

If all you want to do is maintain the Northern Brigade, then it's very simple!

However, I think Sangjia is more interested in developing the copper mine…

After listening, Blood Fox sighed and nodded slightly, saying, "The Tadic family has received a lot of support from their clansmen. They can't simply abandon their clansmen and sell the copper mine."

Only by opening up the copper mines can the lives of his people living in remote villages be improved.

I want to thank you on his behalf, Mountain Eagle!

Mountain Eagle waved his hand dismissively and said, "I don't care, I'm making money anyway..."

"Can we stop talking about this? I just want to know why you're making trouble for yourself. You should be more anxious than me."

Blood Fox sighed softly and said, "I know you're trying to acquire Tiriak Bank..."

Sang Jia owns 9% of the bank's shares!

Upon hearing this, Mountain Eagle exclaimed in surprise, "9%? Are you kidding me? How come I didn't know that?"
The Edward Foundation acquired a 38% stake in Tiriak Bank, becoming its largest shareholder and de facto controller.

Anna has acquired the remaining 29% stake held by the Tiriak family and is currently auditing the equity and bank accounts, aiming to remove the Edward Foundation from the list and take over their shares.

This matter was originally a bit troublesome, and the lawsuit could drag on for a long time, but if you add in the 9% and the shares Anna acquired from other people, then the situation is different...

I talked with Sang Jia for so long yesterday, why didn't she say so sooner?

Blood Fox listened, then gave Mountain Eagle a meaningful look and said, "Mountain Eagle, sometimes business can be done the way you do it, or it can be done the way Sang Jia does it..."

(End of this chapter)