King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

Compared to John's nervousness, Joe Ga was actually not nervous at all now.

Looking at Namo appearing once again, Joe Ga walked over to the passenger side, looking at Namo's eyes reflecting the light, he smiled and said, "I think this guy is just for show. Otherwise, why is it always Arthur who fights?"

John got into the driver's seat, briefly revved the engine to hurry Joe Ga and Ayu, and then said, "I haven't seen Namo fight, but just by its size, it's enough to deter challenges from other male lions from outside.

The pride's hunts mainly rely on Arthur and his Queen, Naxia. If you see Naxia, you'll understand that there are many incredible things in this world.

Like women growing beards, or female lions growing manes."

As he spoke, John looked at Ayu who wouldn't get in the car unless her boss did, smacked his lips and said, "Sorry, I seem to have misspoken."

Joe Ga glanced at John, who had a peculiar expression, took out his phone to take a photo of Namo, and then called Ayu to get in the vehicle.

John drove the car in a small circle, passing close to Namo, giving Joe Ga another opportunity to take photos.

This time Joe Ga captured a photo of the Lion King looking back. After enlarging the photo, looking at the black gem on Namo's forehead, he hissed and said, "Are you sure this is a black diamond? If this thing is a diamond, it must be at least 200 carats. If this gets out, Namo is as good as dead."

John nodded in distress and said, "If we can't find Freeman's body and can't keep the news under wraps, Namo is still a goner.

Not to mention the potential ore deposits, just the gem on Namo's head will be his death warrant.

I really regret submitting that report to the Central African National Park Management Center. I should have replaced 'suspected black diamond' with obsidian—maybe none of this would have happened."

Joe Ga was startled for a moment and then shook his head and said, "This isn't your fault; it was greed that led to the tragedy.

But indeed, Namo is unbelievably handsome, the kind of lion that can make all the lionesses go weak at the knees.

We need to save its life; it can become a living advertisement..."

John carefully drove around a puddle, then said a bit dejectedly, "What can we do? Many people are willing to take risks for a 'legend.'

"Then tell them that the legend isn't real!"

Joe Ga looked at the stunned John and said, "Catch it, then bring in some 'experts' to check it out. If it really is a black diamond and is very valuable, then perform surgery to remove it.

If it is a black diamond but of poor quality and not valuable, or if you simply misjudged, then even better.

Do everything openly and place the 'harmony with nature' hat on Freeman's family's head. That should save Namo's life.

Don't tell me you can't do it. Your Ugandan peers rescued a man-eating crocodile and ended up sending it to a sanctuary as if it were an ancestor."

Comparing that crocodile to the Freemans, they were essentially courting their own death.

As long as we can prove that Namo is 'worthless,' I'm confident that within the territory of the Central African Republic, I can make everyone who wants to gossip shut up."

The tone Joe Ga used didn't surprise John, for he had known before his arrival that this boss wanted to secure all the hunting quotas in Central Africa.

It wasn't a lot of money, perhaps only two million, but the influence it represented was extraordinary.

John believed Joe Ga's words. After all, the Freemans were textile magnates in Central Africa, but on a global scale, or even in Egypt, they were just second-tier manufacturers.

What John cared about was the core idea Joe Ga had shared: proving that Namo was 'worthless' was crucial to saving its life.

Placing everything under the public eye signified that Joe Ga had no covetous intentions towards the gem on Namo's head; only a truly open-hearted person could come up with such a strategy.

However, what John didn't know was that, as they brushed past Namo earlier, Joe Ga had scanned the gemstone with the Omnipotent Toolbox...

It indeed was a black diamond, but definitely worthless. Even if it were valuable, Joe Ga would see to it that its value diminished.

Trapping Namo was just the first step. As soon as he could take it down, Joe Ga could quietly replace the black diamond on its forehead with a counterfeit he had printed and then, after proving Namo to be worthless, re-insert the fake gem and naturally, under the guise of preservation, establish a protected area within Namo's pride's territory, even building his own resort right there.

Black diamonds are only found in Brazil and Central Africa. If he could find just one or two black diamonds on his territory, not only would the resort's investment be reclaimed, but it would ensure funding for many years to come.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Not to mention the 213-carat huge black diamond on Namo's forehead; even if it were polished down to only a dozen carats, it would still make all women go crazy.

As long as the job was done discretely, not only could he save the handsome Lion King's life, but he could also use this as a promotional stunt...

Joking aside, a virile and handsome three-eyed lion was indeed an attraction worth flying in for a look by the wealthy.

Maybe my yet-to-be-settled resort will become hot before Ad-Damazin's resorts do!

Joe Ga had it all figured out. He turned to look at Ayu and asked, "Are you confident you can capture Namo?"

Ayu nodded and said, "It's simple. Just take more people, knock it out with a tranquilizer gun, and then use vehicles to scatter the pride of lions.

That black-maned lion we just saw is also a male. The pride won't disband without Namo."

As he spoke, Ayu hesitated, then said, "I think you might be right, boss. Namo may really just be for show, because I've never seen a male lion that only poses when facing an enemy.

Their aggressiveness should be strong, like that lion Arthur, who will relentlessly blood-fight to the end if the enemy doesn't leave his territory."

Upon hearing this, John shook his head and said, "Impossible. If Namo was really just for show, Arthur wouldn't follow its commands.

And as you should be able to see, Namo's movement speed is not slow. To say it can't fight, um, I can't agree with that..."

Ayu's expression was noncommittal as she said, "Every lion has its unique personality. Being timid has nothing to do with size.

Namo's size and his brother Arthur have meant it's never faced a serious challenge..."

While talking, Ayu seemed to believe she was definitely right. She rubbed her fists and said to Joe Ga with a smile, "Boss, I missed Arthur earlier, but I can try again with Namo.

I've raised a few lions myself, I understand them, and I can make it obediently attract customers at your resort."

Joe Ga, hearing Ayu speak so plainly about her intentions, glanced at John, whose expression was odd, and chuckled, saying, "We'll talk about it later. Our focus is on wild animals, and 'wild' is important. Well, let's see after we've caught it..."

As he said this, Joe Ga saw someone vaguely waving from a lush tree ahead. He looked carefully then pushed John's arm and shouted, "Up ahead, up ahead, damn, he's not dead, what's going on?"

With a delighted John driving over, the three of them got out of the car and flashed their lights, then couldn't help exclaiming.

The survivor was a black man, likely the local guide for the Freemans.

His legs were broken, and his shoulder bore a bloody wound, obviously having been dragged up into the tree by lions for storage.

The other, a fat white man, had fared much worse. He was thoroughly dead, not only gutted but also with his neck nearly bitten in half.

Samo, the black man, was also nearly gone. Upon seeing John, he struggled to let out a 'help' before he was about to pass out.

John pulled the tall Ayu up with him onto the roof of the car, and they carefully brought Samo down.

John laid Samo down on the ground to check his body, then decisively took out a hemostatic from the medical kit and piled it on his shoulder. After wrapping it tightly with a bandage, he asked Ayu to help him put Samo into the flat trunk.

After securing Samo, John took out a big black bag from the trunk and climbed back onto the roof, intending to bring down Freeman's body.

Joe Ga could feel Ayu's disgust toward Freeman, and he said with a laugh, "Go help out. The man's dead, why dislike a corpse?"

Seeing John struggling, Ayu climbed onto the roof and grabbed one of Freeman's legs, violently dragging him down to the ground.

Without waiting for John's signal, Ayu spontaneously jumped down from the car and rearranged the scattered intestines and such, stuffing them all into the black bag. Then, holding the body's belt in one hand, she packed the body into the bag like a skilled packer.

John hurried to the back compartment and adjusted Samo's position. He folded down one of the back seats to allow Samo to lie flat in it, then gestured for Ayu to shove the body in too.

However, Freeman's bulky body just wouldn't fit, and they couldn't close the trunk lid.

Just as John was considering whether to fold down the other seat, Ayu, growing impatient, pulled the body slightly outward and then slammed the trunk lid shut, making a suspicious noise of breaking bones.

After doing this twice, John watched as Ayu 'discounted' and curled up the body, stuffing it completely into the trunk. He swallowed instinctively and then said, "We better go quickly, this is the pride's lair..."

As John spoke, Joe Ga, who was keeping watch, suddenly took out a flare, lit it, and threw it into the grass a dozen meters away.

Then he watched a very large lioness in a thicket, using her body to shield five or six restless little lions.

When the flare burned in front of her, she didn't retreat but bared her teeth and let out a warning growl.

Looking at the not-so-thick mane around the lioness's neck, Joe Ga couldn't help but exclaim...

"Is this Arthur's Queen?

There really is a lioness with a mane. This world is too strange!"