Mercenary’s War
Chapter 1316: 1299: A Group of Penniless People

Chapter 1316: 1299: A Group of Penniless People

Morgan skeptically said, “How will you solve it? Are you confident?”

Gao Yang casually pointed behind his head, causing pain from his wound, and let out a loud “ouch”.

Morgan leaned forward with concern, but then frowned and said, “Why are you whining? Can’t handle such a minor wound? That’s not very manly.”

Gao Yang gritted his teeth and said, “Please, it really hurts. Listen, there’s a killer among my people now, that Number Thirteen, he’s really good. While he struggles a bit in our frontline battles, he’s perfect for something like this…this…this…anyway, he can solve this issue, just trust me.”

Morgan frowned and asked, “Are you confident?”

Gao Yang exhaled and said, “I am. Besides, you’re not planning to actually pay the Depp Group, so we need to give it a try. We’ll just have to wait until our injuries are healed. I think one month should be enough.”

Morgan stood up, paced the room a few times, pointed at Gao Yang, and said in a deep voice, “Alright, you go try! During this time, I’ll make compromises to stabilize them. It’s up to you now. If it doesn’t work, we’ll go hard, kill those bastards, and sell the mine immediately! I’ve had enough; if we can’t keep our mine, we’ll destroy it! Sell it! No easy deals for Depp Group!”

After making the fierce decision, Morgan sat back on the sofa and said earnestly, “You’re injured, which isn’t good. But in some sense, it’s not bad either. Listen, your status is no longer suitable for personally getting involved in battles. You need to start doing big business now, right away. Leave the small stuff to others.”

Gao Yang smiled wryly and said, “But I’m not ready yet.”

Morgan irritably said, “What is there to prepare? Register a company, rent an office, it’s all done. Then find someone trustworthy as your assistant, because you have so many tasks that you can’t handle everything. Also, find someone reliable as your driver, because you’ll need to buy a luxury car, and you can’t drive it yourself. Get these things ready, then start interacting with influential figures, just like I taught you before, build your network of interests in America. As for the rest, hiring mercenaries, securing business, you’re better at this than I am.”

Gao Yang frowned and said, “But I don’t have the right candidates, just like in Ukraine, I have to go myself.”

Morgan impatiently said, “You’ve got so many people together; how can you not find a single reliable person? Besides, how do you know your people aren’t up to the task? When you first met me, did you ever think you’d establish a world-leading mercenary group from scratch?”

Gao Yang laughed and said, “Back then, I didn’t dare think of any of that.”

“Exactly, you progressed step by step. If you don’t let go, how will you know your people aren’t capable? If you want them to grow, you have to let go first.”

Gao Yang repeatedly said, “You’re right, indeed, I should let them handle more things.”

Morgan waved his hand and said, “So start now. Are you ready? Once you’re ready, the opportunity has already passed. Nothing in this world is done perfectly before getting started, learn while doing, do while learning; take that step bravely.”

Gao Yang said seriously, “Okay, you’re right, we should indeed take this step. Once my injuries heal and I can move, I’ll start working on it.”

“Right now, the critical thing is money. Can your people manage to gather a hundred million? You can come up with 50 million dollars yourself, can’t you? 150 million dollars should be enough.”

Gao Yang said awkwardly, “Well, they can’t gather a hundred million, and 50 million, I can’t manage either. Actually, we’ve combined our funds to about seventy or eighty million.”

Morgan looked shocked, “What? You can’t manage it? Are you joking?”

Gao Yang chuckled wryly, “My account currently has about 13 million, others have maybe 10 million or as little as three or four million. We earn fast, but we also spend way too aggressively.”

Morgan showed a pained expression, “The world’s leading micro mercenary group, impacting global events, altering major trends, with commission from one mission costing at least a million, yet you can’t gather 50 million?”

Gao Yang sighed, “I don’t want that either, just buying intelligence costs in the millions, and every combat operation isn’t cheap. The simplest example, each bullet costs a hundred bucks, and in a battle, we might shoot hundreds of rounds. That’s just small change for bullets, there’s also anti-aircraft missiles costing tens of thousands per shot, plus travel expenses, intelligence fees, hiring fees, geez, the expenses pile up. Also, we split our commissions among ten-something people, from a million-dollar mission, each person gets less than 1 million; I take more, from recent 4-million-dollar income, I only get a few hundred thousand. Our expenses lately have been high with no incoming revenue. If we hadn’t just gotten 4 million from the Shah people, my account wouldn’t even have a million now. I’m considering taking on some more missions to quickly earn some money again; otherwise, we’ll be empty-handed.”

Morgan helplessly said, “How are you being a leader? Earning such little money? It’s embarrassing, a gang of paupers! As the renowned number one in the industry, your wealth doesn’t match your reputation.”

Gao Yang laughed, “Our high success rate and low casualty rate, plus the number one reputation, actually comes from spending generously. Equipment, training, everything is top-notch, naturally the prices are high. Also, other things aside, other mercenary groups are stingy on intelligence, but I am not. That’s why our success rate is high. If we were stingy with money, we couldn’t be number one.”

Morgan waved his hand, looking disgruntled, “Enough, it’s embarrassing, you only have this much money; let your people pool their funds and start the big business. As for you, with your account only at a million, better not embarrass yourself by taking it out. Keep some to prepare for emergencies, I’ll give you 30 million, hurry up.”

Gao Yang said apologetically, “Wow, that’s too kind.”

Morgan said sternly, “There’s nothing to be embarrassed about, it’s your money. I initially planned to invest it in the diamond mine, now take your share and use it yourself. I’ll fill whatever gaps you create. Consider this money your reward for dealing with the Depp Group. Use it wisely because we only have diamonds left, and no cash, and the next shipment is uncertain. If you’re in a hurry and run out of money again, hmm, pay with diamonds if necessary.”

Gao Yang laughed, “Great, this money is enough. I’ll set up the framework first, and in this period, earn more money. If it doesn’t work, I’ll take on some big missions and earn more commission. To earn quick money, we’ll need to go to war, and with our current reputation, what missions can’t we get?”

Morgan sighed and said helplessly, “You’re at it again, can’t you think of other ways to make money besides going to war?”

Gao Yang chuckled wryly, “For us, there’s really no faster way to earn money than going to war.” (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)