The speed at which the Glory Society surrendered was beyond Lin Dong's expectations.

In the evening, the sun was setting in the west.

At the Epeda estate on the outskirts of Catanzaro, a large white flag was hoisted in the golden glow of the setting sun.

The white flag fluttered gently in the wind, much like a pitiful woman in a plain dress.

From a distance, the white flag hanging high atop the gray-blue castle appears so helpless and reserved.

Lin Dong, who had just arrived outside the castle, couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.

These mafia oddballs on the Apennine Peninsula are truly full of talent!

How come someone who is usually fierce and wicked, but when faced with an opponent stronger than themselves, surrenders without hesitation?

Even their methods of surrendering were increasingly creative.

However, if you are familiar with some history of World War II, you won't be too surprised by this.

Because the Italians' surrender was a fine tradition that had been passed down through generations.

Looking at the later stages of World War II.

The speed at which the Italian army surrendered shattered the worldviews of many Allied officers and soldiers.

On the battlefield, Italian soldiers would immediately surrender to the enemy without the slightest hesitation, as soon as their own side found itself in a passive position.

For example, the Battle of Gondar in the North African theater.

The Italian army, numbering over 10,000, suffered 67 casualties. From commanders to soldiers, no one could bear such heavy losses, so they decisively gave up resistance and chose to surrender.

That's not even the most outrageous thing.

One of the most famous instances.

It was an elite Italian armored unit that happened to encounter a British light infantry unit while on patrol.

After careful assessment, the Italian commander felt that his side could not win, and even if they did, it would delay the troops from returning to camp to cook pasta.

And so, without firing a single shot, this formidable force, equipped with top-tier armor and heavy weaponry, surrendered to the light infantry on the other side...

It wasn't that the Italian army was poorly equipped, nor that it lacked combat strength.

They just love surrendering too much.

Sometimes, Lin Dong even suspected that this kind of quirky, idiotic, and surrender-oriented gene was probably ingrained in the blood of Italians from birth.

......

To welcome Lin Dong's arrival, Albert had arranged for people to clean the castle inside and out thoroughly.

Moreover, all the royal chefs were mobilized to prepare what they considered the most sumptuous dinner in the most luxurious banquet hall on the second floor of the castle.

The desire to eat seems to be deeply ingrained in the bones of these Italians.

It is said that during World War II, whenever it was mealtime, no matter how intense the battlefield situation was, Italians would always find all sorts of bizarre reasons to put down their weapons and sit down to enjoy a delicious pasta meal first.

Last time, Camole prepared a sumptuous breakfast, and this time, the "Glory Party" is offering an even more lavish dinner.

No matter what, we can't miss eating.

Out of courtesy, Lin Dong did not use the invisibility shield, but instead walked all the way from outside the manor to the gate of the castle.

The black-clad gunmen, who had already received the surrender order, were happy to have some peace and quiet and just watched the Eastern man swagger past.

At this moment, the president and vice president of the "Glorious Society," along with a group of family leaders, were waiting respectfully outside the castle gate.

Upon seeing Lin Dong's arrival, former president Patirodi and vice president Albert led the way to greet him:

"Dear Mr. Lin Dong, welcome to the Glory Society headquarters. I am Patirodi, the current president of the Glory Society."

"Hello, Boss Lin, I am Albert, the vice president of the Glory Society."

A Chinese-American female translator standing beside the two quickly began translating sentence by sentence.

"Oh? Patirodi? Albert?"

Lin Dong looked relaxed and habitually activated the Black Gold Eye.

The ding-ding-ding sound rang in my mind again.

Damn, these Italians are really rich!

In that brief moment of distraction, Lin Dong's Black Gold System converted over 90 billion in wealth.

These are just the two Glory Club presidents standing at the very front, and they are only wearing black gold.

Looking at this, there must be at least 140 more people standing behind him, right?

Lin, who had become somewhat numb to the conversion of black gold, suddenly had a gleam in his eyes.

We're going to make a fortune! This harvest is going to be another huge profit!

Don't underestimate these 150 people present; they are from some of the wealthiest families in several provinces of Calabria.

Which of their families doesn't have accumulated wealth for over a century?

With over a century of accumulated family heritage, the amount of black gold involved must be enormous and considerable.

The most amazing thing about the Black Gold System after it's upgraded to the advanced level is that, in addition to converting money, it can also convert physical goods such as gold jewelry, cars, and real estate.

The thoughtful system will take into account the current market price and convert these items into Huabi wealth value in a timely manner.

"Greetings to both presidents, thank you for your trouble."

With his first huge sum of money, Lin Dong beamed with joy:

"Presidents, you have so many good friends, aren't you going to introduce them?"

After hearing the translator's message, Albert quickly stepped aside to make way and respectfully guided the new Glory Society boss to shake hands with each person.

"Hello, Boss Lin, my name is Frank, and I am the patriarch of the Frank family..."

[Ding! Target identified: Frank, male, 45 years old, black gold valued at 3.2576 billion yuan...]

"Hello, Boss Lin, I am Alexander Cherry of the Alexander family. It's my pleasure to serve you!"

[Ding! Target of the black gold scheme detected: Alexandria, male, 53 years old, black gold value: 16.847 billion yuan...]

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