Xu Hao had his own ideas in mind.

Myanmar's mineral resources were extremely rich, and its jade mines were famous all over the world.

If he could use Lawrence to integrate all the forces in Myanmar, then almost all the jade mines would be controlled by him.

At that time, he could completely influence the world jade market trend!

This would be much smoother than just purchasing jade through Anna's father, Anthony.

Xu Hao nodded slightly, this plan was pretty good, it was worth trying.

If successful, his influence in Myanmar would be unparalleled.

Throughout history, no one had ever consolidated these forces in Myanmar.

Because no one had absolute strength to suppress them.

Hearing Xu Hao make such a promise, Lawrence was momentarily stunned.

He knew that in Huaya, for martial artists, especially for a grandmaster level expert like Xu Hao, the martial heart was the most important.

If one acted against their promises or ideas, it would slow down their martial dao realm progress, or even cause it to stagnate long term!

Since Xu Hao had made such a promise, if he agreed, Xu Hao would definitely help him achieve it!

Thinking of this, Lawrence immediately said, "Young Master Xu, to be honest with you, although I am already over fifty years old this year, as the ancient saying in Huaya goes—'An old steed still aspires to run a thousand miles,' even though I am quite old, I still have the ambition to integrate all the forces in Myanmar. If you are willing to help me, I will definitely give my all until the end!"

Xu Hao smiled and said: "It seems you are quite a fan of Huaya, you know quite a lot about it."

Lawrence hurriedly said: "Young Master, I have only learned a little bit, Huaya culture has a profound history of five thousand years, it's far more than I can fully learn."

Xu Hao smiled and said: "You are a smart man, and an ambitious smart man at that, which is far better than a foolish person full of ambition. Don't worry, as long as you follow me well, I won't treat you badly. You are in your fifties, but I might make you live to one hundred and fifty!"

One hundred and fifty years old!

Lawrence, who knew something about Huaya martial arts, was instantly shocked and exclaimed: "One hundred and fifty years old, isn't that the lifespan limit of a grandmaster level expert?"

Xu Hao smiled faintly and said: "Yes, one hundred and fifty years old is a conservative estimate, it's not impossible to break through two hundred years either."

He patted Lawrence on the shoulder and said: "As long as you follow me, anything is possible."

Lawrence was instantly excited beyond words, Xu Hao had made him a huge promise.

He might even reach grandmaster level strength one day, just thinking about it made him excited.

Xu Hao glanced at Lawrence's subordinates and said: "Since we're going to help you, let's start now. Bring your people and follow me eastward, incorporating the whole of Shatu State under your command."

"We… we're just going to push through all the way?" Lawrence asked in shock.

Their current location was roughly at the westernmost part of Shatu State. To go back to Huaya, Xu Hao needed to head east. If he took them along, it was certainly possible to sweep through the major forces in Shatu State along the way.

As for the remaining smaller forces, Lawrence could take care of them himself.

However, Xu Hao's decision scared Lawrence quite a bit.

He had never seen anyone with such a crazy idea. Although those major forces were much weaker than Lawrence's, wouldn't attacking them rashly risk them uniting together?

Xu Hao said calmly: "Capture the leader first, to be honest, your subordinates, and those people, are essentially the same, just a bunch of rabble. For me, killing their leaders amidst thousands of troops is as simple as drinking water. You don't need to worry, just stabilize the local forces by following me. If anyone dares to rebel, kill them without mercy!"

"Yes!" Lawrence immediately replied.

After going down the mountain with Xu Hao, he quickly organized his subordinates, leaving five thousand on guard at the base camp, and mobilized a total of six thousand people, driving various new vehicles, carrying all sorts of advanced weapons, and marched towards the east in a mighty force. My V!ir+tu.a&l^ Li.brar.y E.m%p.ire (*) a!ppr&e*ci&ates yo&ur! r!e%ade$rs-hi%p at the s@ou%r^ce.!

Moreover, they directly released the news—wherever they went, if they did not submit, they would leave no grass alive!

They didn't conceal anything, and this message quickly reached the ears of various leaders in Shatu State.

No one took it lightly.

Lawrence was the largest force in Shatu State, and one of the three richest men in Myanmar.

As the saying goes, money makes the mare go.

If Lawrence was truly determined to consolidate the forces in Shatu State, it might indeed be possible!

Unfortunately, time was too tight, and insufficient communication technology here forced these leaders to fight their own battles, preparing respectively.

However, they didn't believe that Lawrence would dare to start a war with all of them at once!