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    zing Sun Alliance was facing an awkward problem–production was soaring, but there were too few people to consume what they made.

    Their farnd could feed a million, yet only about ten thousand residents were using the resources.

    Basic supplies were piling up in warehouses, but moving to the next stage of industrial growth would still require manpower.

    A lot of manpower.

    “I’ll think about the poption issue,” Theresa said, her mind already working.

    Where could she get more people?

    A knock at the office door broke her train of thought.

    “Ms. Hall, the man from the vi wants to see you.”

    “Let him wait.”

    “He says he’s made up his mind and wants to talk seriously about going back.”

    Theresa’s eyes lit up.

    Going back… She suddenly knew exactly where she could find people,

    Momentster, she stepped into Morgan’s vi.

    He was seated at the table, waiting. “Theresa, we’ve been here for quite a while now. We n to return. When we get back, I’ll tell our camp leader about yours.

    “Ark Camp One and K1 Camp can form a formal alliance, sign a pact, and face the apocalypse together”

    Morgan was now treating Theresa’s camp as an equal to his own.

    And it went without saying–if the other two Ark Camps ever saw what her camp was like, they would be just as stunned.

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    If this wasn’t a camp on equal footing with theirs, then what was?

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    “And to show our sincerity, we’ll send your camp fifty thousand tons of grain and a hundred thousand gleamstones.”

    Theresa smiled. “That’s generous. We’re already allies in spirit, so talking about money and supplies just gets in the way of friendship.”

    Morgan grinned. “You’re right. So, what do you want to discuss?”

    “People. Send me two thousand adults, and you can all

    go

    home.”

    Morgan froze.

    Theresa had set the price inly–two thousand in exchange for their group. Not one less.

    After only a moment’s thought, Morgan agreed. “Done. In fact, I’ll give you double.”

    “Morgan, I knew you were a true partner. I like your style.”

    “I want you toe back with me,” he said immediately.

    Theresa stared at him.

    Looking straight at her, Morgan continued, “Theresa, for the sake of both camps, I want to marry you. A political union. It doesn’t matter if you’re pregnant–when the child is born, I’ll raise it as my own. I’ll be its father.”

    Theresa’s expression went t.

    The two men nearby were speechless.

    They stared wide–eyed at their second–inmand, watching him all but hand himself a bright, ring figurative p in the face.

    It was almost too much to look at.

    Morgan truly wanted to marry Theresa.

    The more he learned about her, the more he wanted it.

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    At first, he had been drawn to the way she always seemed to have another card up her sleeve, surprising people again and again.

    Now, he was equally captivated by her camp.

    Kl Camp was formidable. They had to secure that alliance.

    He didn’t know who the camp leader was, but he was certain the Keaton family was involved, and Theresa was clearly high–ranking here.

    Marrying her would mean manpower, resources, and the strength of her camp. It was a deal with nothing but upside in his mind.

    The only catch was that Theresa had said she was pregnant.

    With her current strength, there was no way he could harm the child.

    If that meant bing a stepfather, so be it.

    A little dent to his pride was nothingpared to the benefits he stood to gain.

    Theresa drew in a deep breath at Morgan’s proposal and shot back, loud and clear, “Get lost!”

    She rejected him without a shred of hesitation.

    Just in case his slow mind couldn’t grasp it, she spelled it out–she didn’t like him, would never marry him in this lifetime, and wanted him to stay as far away as possible.

    She even turned down the offer of two thousandborers to make her point.

    Theresa did want the manpower, but she had firm boundaries. Some fools didn’t deserve any chance at all.

    A rejection had to ibe /iunmistakable and loud–preferably delivered from a safe distance.

    Morgan, stung by the blunt refusal, didn’t say a word.

    He simply watched her sweep out, a slow smile creeping onto his face.

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    “Mr. Nellson, after what she just said, maybe we should-”

    “No. Next time, I’ll win her over.”

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