The Exalted Warrior novel Chapter 719

Xena—who sat by the side—was deep in thought with a frown.

It was not long until her eyes soon brightened up and she exclaimed, “I get it! This guy must’ve been afraid of Fiona, Ben, and the others spending his money! That must be it! I heard that majors come back with a billion bucks as a reward from the government when they retire. If this guy’s a marshal, he might have a few billion with him, right?”

Ivan also immediately nodded. “That’s right, that’s right. This one’s plausible. This guy might’ve wanted to hide the fact that he has a lot of money.”

Ken, on the other hand, wore a tight smile on his face. “You guys are definitely imagining things. If Fane has several billion, I’ll write my name wrongly.”

“If that’s the case and you don’t think so, what do you think the reason is, Young Master Clark? Apart from being a marshal himself, I can’t think of any other reason for his unwillingness for Fiona, Ben, and the others to spend his money!” Xena confidently folded her arms across her chest; she believed she was right.

Ken smiled indifferently and commented, “I went through the idea with my cousin before, and we both feel that Fane couldn’t present the token despite claiming he’s a head commander. He’s no head commander, that’s for sure. He’s definitely not some team leader; he has to be just some regular, run-off-the-mill soldier.”

“Haha!” Xen cackled, followed by her rebuttal, “How’s that possible? Didn’t you say it yourself that Fane’s fighting ability is somewhat like a marshal’s? How can he be a normal soldier? Aren’t you contradicting your own words? You’re getting off-track here!”

“The country will,” came Ken’s reply. “I heard someone talking about this before. After all, people who were once majors still made huge contributions to the country. The country wouldn’t abandon people like Fane who was in the army for five years, and they’d surely give these people a reward or two.”

Ken paused before he added, “However, for people like Fane who’s made mistakes and were demoted to a normal soldier, the rewards might go from one billion to two or three hundred million. If the rewards were originally two to three billion, it might’ve been reduced to five billion. The money would’ve been decreased by quite a lot.”

As they talked among themselves, Xena then recalled something. “If Fane really was a marshal like the estimation of Young Master Clark, doesn’t that mean he has around five to six billion now?” It was as though she was hit with a Eureka moment; as though she had seen through everything. “No wonder… It’s no wonder that guy could claim he’s going to host a huge city-stirring birthday party for Selena. This guy had to have a few billion with him right now; four to five billion at least!”