Bernard knew very well that, considering Charlie's identity, influence, and his present assets as well as wealth, he really didn't care about two billion US dollars—or twenty, for that matter.

In fact, he wouldn't even bat an eye if Bernard wired a couple of billion to him directly in cash, just as the two islands were unimportant to him.

However, Bernard thought that since Charlie was the real leader of the Ten Thousand Armies, he just had to invest in his interests, that was, the Ten Thousan