Salute To The General
Chapter 2781

"Your Grace, are you alright?"

Piero and the others hurried to Szymon to help him up.

Szymon may be physically wounded, but the pain in his pride was much more intense.

He had always discriminated against Eurasians and had, on multiple occasions, insulted them, describing them as useless cockroaches.

Yet, the Eurasian President, Nathan, had utterly crushed him that day.

It got Szymon pale and made him feel nauseous.

Nathan looked relaxed. He kept his hands behind his back and scanned around to see the surprise in everybody's eyes. His gaze landed on Szymon last.

""You lost."

Nathan's voice sounded mercilessly calm.

Szymon trembled at that, and everyone saw it.

As per their agreement, Nathan would be the winner if he were to defeat all three of them. That would, in turn, allow him to take anything in the castle as a gift. Naturally, that included Szymon's head.

A hint of unconcealable fear zipped past Szymon's eyes.

What do I do if Nathan were to insist on cutting my head off and keeping it as a souvenir?

Nathan and Szymon looked into each other's eyes. The former's sharp gaze seemed to have the power to penetrate every wall in Szymon's heart and see through his deepest fears. Nathan grinned and calmly said, "Don't worry. Our bet might be legally binding, but the customs in Eurasia dictate that I must show mercy and should not kill you just because you were rude. "You are free to keep your stupid head. I'm too lazy to cut it off, anyway.

"All I ask is for the imperial jade seal to be returned to me.

"I should, however, warn you against behaving so arrogantly the next time you run into any Eurasian. If you misbehave again, you might not survive long enough to make up for your poor behavior." The citizens of Eagleland were anxious in the beginning. They worried that Nathan would actually do what he claimed and chop Szymon's head off and keep it as a prize.

Never in their wildest dream would they think that Nathan would be so kind that he let Szymon off the hook, even after winning all three competitions. Compared to Szymon, Nathan was much more civilized. What a gentleman. Eurasian truly are amazing people with great honor!

Many Eagleland citizens had grown fond of Nathan.

They were impressed because the Eurasian president wasn't just incredibly strong. The guy was also caring and could bring out the best in everyone.

Szymon, on the other hand, used his family's influence and his company to con others out of their national treasure. When the rightful owner came to ask for the item to be returned, Szymon refused to hand it over and made things extremely difficult for Nathan. He was also rude and condescending.

At that moment, many saw Nathan as a real gentleman.

Szymon, however, did not share that sentiment.

Nathan had wounded him and had defeated both his expert board game players, so in a way, Nathan had earned all the glory that day.

Worse still, Nathan claimed that he was too lazy to cut off Szymon's stupid head!

He called it a stupid head! I am the freaking duke, and no one has ever described me as stupid. He is too much. This is just too much. I will not take this lying down!

Rage burned wildly in Szymon's bloodshot eyes. His anger and wounded pride had cost him his sanity.

Just then, a servant showed up with a jade seal.

The servant was quick to make her announcement. "I brought it as the butler had requested. I have brought the jade seal here."

The truth was revealed.

When Piero saw Nathan defeating Szymon, he realized how grave the situation had gotten.

He worried that Nathan would actually cut Szymon's head off, so he quickly sent someone to retrieve the imperial jade seal. He had prayed that Nathan would retrieve the jade seal and leave without taking the bet too seriously or killing Szymon.

Piero stepped forward quickly and got the imperial jade seal from the servant before politely presenting it to Nathan. He was sincere when he said, "Mr. Cross, you've won this competition. As per the bet, you can take anything you wish. We understand how important the imperial jade seal is to you and your country. We hereby formally return the seal to you now."

Nathan glanced at Piero and pointed out, "It's only right that the imperial jade seal is returned to us, but I am not satisfied with how it is returned. You showed no sincerity and are only returning what you've stolen because you are forced to do so."

Szymon's eyes had turned bloodshot by then. Still furious, he spat his angry words through gritted teeth. "Nathan Cross, I've already returned the imperial jade seal, and you got what you came for. What more do you want?"

Nathan calmly replied, "If the price for theft is simply the return of the stolen object, then I fear the repercussion of one committing a crime is simply too easy to be overlooked and take lightly."