Salute To The General

By the time they returned home from the party, it was already ten.

As a child, Queenie was used to going to bed early. Therefore, she headed straight for her bedroom when they got home.

The rest of the people also returned to their rooms to get some rest.

As Nathan prepared to do the same and wash up before bed, Colin came rushing in suddenly. He exclaimed, "Mr. Cross, guess who is here!"

Nathan and Penny exchanged looks of

confusion.

"Who is here?" Nathan asked.

Beaming, Colin replied, "The commander-in-chief of the West, Lucas! He came with his men."

What?

Immediately, Nathan got to his feet and walked briskly toward the door. "What is Lucas doing here? Hurry, we have to welcome him in."

Nathan, Penny, Colin, and Ava walked out of the house and spotted a few military vehicles outside.

Lucas, a muscular man, hopped off the vehicle with some of his subordinates when they spotted Nathan. They headed to the door.

"Chief Cross!"

Lucas greeted Nathan with a smile.

to be so formal. Besides, there is no need to

General Ziegler," Penny

once, Lucas

why are you here in Channing?"

deal with in the South. Since I knew you were in Channing and heard that it's Mrs. Cross' birthday today, I came rushing here to join the party." Then, Lucas sighed. "However, on the way here, I received an urgent report that there were some suspicious movements in Volk. Therefore, I held an emergency video conference with my subordinates and made the necessary arrangements to defend the West against Volk. The conversation took a long time, so

We appreciate that you tried to rush here despite the trouble." Gesturing to the door, he continued, "Come, let's head inside to talk. Although you missed the celebration, we can

It's always enjoyable to drink with

that, they all headed into

the kitchen and whipped out some dishes by

Colin and Ava carried two boxes that contained

down with

their liquor, they

the third round, Nathan remembered the conversation with Thomas earlier about the latter's intentions to join the West Army.

Lucas delightfully responded,

used to serve under you, I believe he must be special and will

"Thank you."

his head at

friends for

he added, "Oh yes, I have a

casually said,

to become a threat to us. From time to

general, Isaiah,

in the West with kapok plantations belonged to them. It is only a matter of time that they launch an attack on the West to

nodded. "I heard