Chapter 321: Major General

"That's a good idea, and we really do need some support."

Li Mochen mused: "But Ms. Drew, the matter you mentioned on the phone earlier has nothing to do with Ferguson Media, right?"

Before coming to the meeting, he had spoken with Nanette Drew on the phone, and she said there was something she wanted to discuss with him in person.

"Of course, this is an unexpected development. What I want to talk to you about is the chief security officer of Sunrise Retail Company. BOSS, would you mind if I recommend someone?"

Nanette Drew watched Li Mochen's expression, and only when she saw him assume a listening posture did she speak: "Michael Wood, I guess you've heard of him?"

Li Mochen's expression tightened as he looked at the woman before him: "Michael Wood? Ms. Drew, are you serious? Do you think I have a chance?"

He had indeed heard of this man, but that guy was now an active-duty major general in the military, commander of the Federal Seventh Mechanized Brigade, currently stationed in the Middle East.

In the federal army, general officers of civilian origin were not uncommon. The key was that this man was very young, only forty-five, and had already stepped into the Legendary realm! He was a first-level Legendary Magic Hunter, concurrently an eighteenth-level Magic Warrior, making him versatile at all ranges.

The reason Li Mochen had heard of him was that the television news had been broadcasting news about this man on a large scale recently. The Federal Seventh Mechanized Brigade, at the cost of seven casualties, had raided the city of Nasawa in the South Babylonian Republic, forcing the dictator of the South Babylonian Republic to sign a humiliating treaty under the city walls, greatly increasing the federation's authority in the Middle East.

And this Major General Michael Wood was also touted by the media as the top general among the new generation of federal officers. Many believed that within two years, he could add another star to his shoulder.

For someone like this, Li Mochen normally shouldn't have dared to hope, but with the examples of Sampson Brut and Thompson Adams before him, he thought there might be some special circumstances that would allow him to recruit this Major General under his banner.

After killing Edmund Basque and forcing Douglas Duncan to freeze time and space, the colorful light of the 'Divine Purple Gold Pagoda' had increased by a full one hundred and fifty strands. And the pale golden color on the pagoda had covered the upper half of the fourth layer—meaning his fortune was now deep and his foundation was gradually solidifying.

However, it was worth noting that nearly half of the merit energy came from Angela.

"Although that Major General made a great contribution this time, it actually came at the cost of violating the orders of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This is a major taboo in the military, and it's hard to say whether he still has a future in the army. The key is that I know this guy has long wanted to leave the military, so he acts recklessly."

Nanette Drew's tone carried a hint of sarcasm: "That guy is greedy for money. In the military, he embezzled who knows how much money, and only because his superiors valued his military talent and combat power was he not thrown into prison. Besides that, he firmly believes that he will become a prince in the future. He has told many people that when he was a child, someone divined for him, saying he would become a general, a grand duke with a territory."

"Fortune-telling?"

Li Mochen was momentarily stunned: "He believed it, in this day and age?"

"He firmly believes! He's already a general now, isn't he?"

Nanette Drew then looked at Li Mochen's face with a strange expression: "To be honest, I studied physiognomy for a while. Although I'm still at a very superficial level, I guess if BOSS personally recruits him, it might be possible. If you have such an intention, I can use some personal connections to help you plan. He will soon return to the White House in Abraham to participate in the medal ceremony presided over by the president."

When Li Mochen heard Nanette mention the word 'physiognomy', he understood what was going on.

In the Western world, there is also 'physiognomy', originating from ancient Greece, different from the Eastern 'Moyi Physiognomy' and 'Water Mirror Divine Physiognomy'. In America, it involves a comprehensive judgment of a person's character and future based on facial features, zodiac signs, blood type, etc.

And he, Li Mochen, due to the 'Zhou Tian Yuan Chen Two Instruments Formless Sutra', and because his visualization of the four emperor-level deities including 'True Warrior Demon-Suppressing Great Emperor' had become increasingly solid and real, had 'from the inside out' generated a unique 'emperor's physiognomy'.

Li Mochen had also studied physiognomy. Sometimes when he looked in the mirror, he could see some features unique to an 'emperor' in his own facial features.

But could it really succeed?

Li Mochen deeply doubted it, but it wouldn't hurt to try. He thought that the cost of hiring a Legendary was not low, unlike Lind Emers, whom he had enslaved and thus cost little money.

But if he could really bring this man over, it would save him many future troubles.

"What do you mean by planning?"

"Make him come to us on his own, rather than us recruiting him."

Nanette Drew's lips curled into a confident smile: "That guy, in order to find his own king, also studied physiognomy, even more deeply than I did. And BOSS, how should I put it? Some of your features are too obvious."

"Then is this man reliable?" Li Mochen asked the question that concerned him most.

"That depends on BOSS's skill in managing subordinates. I suggest you don't let him get near your treasury, and try to give him some hope. BOSS, don't you think it's too early to talk about this? We haven't even started yet; everything is still just my personal idea."

Ms. Drew asked with a smile: "But if I succeed, how will BOSS reward me?"

"Reward, huh?"

Li Mochen seemed a bit troubled: "How about Firefly Media? If you can secure it, I'll provide four billion gold shields in four months to acquire this media group."

This was actually something he had already decided on, planning to announce to this lady in the near future.

At this moment, Nanette Drew's eyes flashed with a nearly 'brilliant' light: "Then it's settled, BOSS! I look forward to that day. But when will your new comic drafts be sent to the publishing house? It must be mentioned that all the procedures that can be done in advance have been completed. We only need BOSS's comic final draft to publish directly. This is the second thing I'm most looking forward to now."

Li Mochen's reaction was very indifferent. After repeated setbacks in his comic publishing career, he had lost much of his enthusiasm in this area.

But recently, he had found a ghostwriter. That Legendary Lich, Lind Emers, had unexpected talent in painting and was sufficient to act as his ghostwriter.

Since it wouldn't take much effort, trying it out seemed fine.

"At most five days. In five days, I'll have someone send the manuscript paper over."