Published: March 12, 2025
CHAPTER 398: ATTITUDE
After Zhao Hai and Charlie returned to the lounge on the ship, Charlie looked at Zhao Hai with a wry smile and said, “Sir, what you did today has placed you in opposition to my Second Brother. He is not someone with a broad mind, so it’s inevitable that he will cause you trouble in the future.”
Zhao Hai smiled slightly and replied, “That's just how life is. When you become friends with some people, you naturally make enemies with others. Being smooth and agreeable only exists in legends.”
Upon hearing Zhao Hai's words, Charlie understood that Zhao Hai was expressing his loyalty. He realized that while Zhao Hai had agreed to help him, he would not be completely subservient like his other subordinates. Zhao Hai wanted a degree of autonomy and a voice in the discussions.
Charlie also understood that someone like Zhao Hai, who had real abilities, possessed a certain pride. Such people would not become slaves to be ordered around. This was precisely why Zhao Hai was saying these things to him.
Charlie nodded and assured, “Rest assured, I will guarantee your safety. My Second Brother underestimates my strength too much; you don’t need to worry.”
Zhao Hai laughed and said, “I’m not worried at all. To be honest, I haven’t taken the Second Prince’s strength to heart. With his current abilities, he can’t do anything to me. You don’t need to go out of your way for me.”
Charlie furrowed his brow at Zhao Hai’s response and said, “Sir, it’s best to be cautious. Don’t underestimate my Second Brother; his strength is not weak at all and is probably not inferior to Duke Ryan.”
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and replied, “It’s alright. As long as he doesn’t send a ninth-level expert after me, I’ll be fine. You can rest easy.”
Hearing this, Charlie nodded. To be honest, it wasn’t easy to find someone to hire a ninth-level expert. When the Ryan family was destroyed, both the Karlqi Family and the Shelley Family sent out four ninth-level experts to eliminate the two ninth-level experts from the Ryan family, and of course, they paid a considerable price for it.
Now that Zhao Hai was so confident, Charlie didn’t press the issue further. This also revealed Zhao Hai’s strength. In fact, from the undead beings on the ship, Charlie could see Zhao Hai’s abilities. However, since these undead beings had not made a move, he couldn’t fully gauge their true power. But just by observing them, Charlie was no longer dismissive of Zhao Hai.
Looking at the sky, it was already lunchtime. Zhao Hai invited Charlie to the dining room for a meal, and of course, the food was quite impressive—beef, lamb, firefly fish, and a variety of vegetables, everything you could want.
Charlie looked at the table filled with food, some of which he had never eaten before. This made him quite curious. As the strongest nation on the continent, the Roson Empire had a wide array of foods, yet there were still a few items on the table that he had never encountered, which truly surprised him.
Of course, the drink was still the milk wine, but the staple food was replaced with breadfruit. Zhao Hai wanted Charlie to taste something he had never experienced before.
Charlie looked curiously at the breadfruit, and when he finally took a bite, he was pleasantly surprised by how delicious it was.
Especially the breadfruit, which he recognized as a type of fruit that grows on trees, intrigued him greatly. He had never seen such breadfruit before.
After tasting a bite of the breadfruit, Charlie put it down, turned to Zhao Hai, and asked, “Sir, what kind of fruit is this? Why does it have such a unique texture?”
Zhao Hai smiled and said, “This is called breadfruit, a name I came up with. Hehe, currently, it’s only available here with me. However, the production isn’t high enough yet to sell on a large scale. The main reason is that this breadfruit is a key ingredient in brewing beer, which is why I haven’t pushed it for broader distribution.”