Salute To The General (Nathan Cross) novel Chapter 3258

Massimo said, “Mr. Cross, I think you've let them off too easily. Those guys have been extorting money from passersby. They should be severely punished.”

Nathan shook his head. “I can't do that. After the outbreak of the blood virus and the vampires' invasion, Adrune suffered great losses. Many countries are going through an economic crisis, yet they still have to deploy their armies to fight the vampires. Some countries are also struggling to pay their soldiers. Given such conditions, it's inevitable that those guys from Steel Wings are trying to make money on the side.”

Nathan looked at everyone. “If I punish them more severely, they will start to rebel. If these guys turn against us, who will fight the vampires?”

Shadow Widow and the men exchanged looks after hearing Nathan's reasons, thinking what he said made sense. Nathan continued, “We can give them a warning but we can't go overboard.” All of them could only nod in agreement. However, some of them were still not convinced.

“Does that mean that the bounty hunters like us and the refugees have to suffer?” Nathan tried to calm these men down.

“The vampires are the ones who caused this calamity. Half of Adrune's territory has fallen, and countless people have been sacrificed. There are now many destitute and homeless people. Who isn't suffering? Everyone is suffering. Hence, it's no use complaining. Instead, we must unite and fight the vampires together. To restore peace to the world, it is imperative to eradicate the vampires entirely. Only then can our lives get better.” Shadow Widow chuckled.

“We are simple folks. We won't understand these grand principles. We're here because we want to follow you, Mr. Cross. Can you take us in?”

Nathan realized the real purpose of their visit. Shadow Widow decided to ally herself with Nathan. She placed her hopes of rebuilding her homeland in him. On the other hand, Massimo and the other bounty hunters found Nathan to be an upright person. They were impressed by his strength and his charm. They realized that since they were already making money by hunting vampires, they might as well work for Nathan and earn money. When Nathan learned that Shadow Widow and the bounty hunters wanted to follow him to earn a living, he was inclined to turn them down. Shadow Widow had thousands of subordinates. Massimo and the rest of the bounty hunters represented a team of bounty hunters each. There could be thousands or tens of thousands of them. It would cost a lot of money if Nathan kept them with him. He was about to reject them diplomatically when he suddenly remembered something. Narrowing his eyes, he soon fell into deep thought.

Finally, he said slowly, “I suppose there must be quite a lot of you?”