Chapter 3167: Within one's grasp

Helena actually didn't want to invite Howard to dinner.

Although she knew Howard had a transcendent status and his strength was far superior, she usually kept her distance from such old foxes.

Inviting Howard to the palace for a banquet was actually instructed by Ye Chen.

Ye Chen felt that Howard was currently the world's biggest financier. Behind him, he controlled a financial empire of trillions of dollars. Besides that, the investments held by the Rothschild family were countless.

Because the Rothschild family was powerful, they had more and better resources to make money grow, so many wealthy people in Europe and America, especially many Jewish tycoons, would entrust a considerable portion of their funds to the Rothschild family's investment funds to obtain higher and more stable investment returns.

If these funds were also counted, the scale of funds Howard could mobilize was immeasurable.

Since Howard had a huge amount of hot money to dispose of at will, as long as Helena showed a little goodwill to him on behalf of the Nordic royal family, he would definitely use the funds in his hands to reciprocate.

Ye Chen felt that as long as the Nordic royal family could receive Howard's key care, not to mention the development of their own strength, more importantly, the influence of the entire Nordic royal family in Northern Europe would reach an unprecedented height.

Helena's approval rating in Northern Europe was already very high. If she could continuously attract a large amount of investment for Northern Europe and make the Nordic economy develop even faster, the people's support for her would also rise accordingly.

And in Ye Chen's view, Helena now had a good opportunity to hold Howard in her grasp. Howard was waiting to get that half of the Sanxue Heart-Saving Pill after the AI model delivery. Once Helena made Howard realize that there was still a chance to get more Sanxue Heart-Saving Pills from her, he would definitely do his best to serve Helena.

Therefore, Ye Chen asked Helena to take the initiative to invite him to the palace for a banquet and give Howard a little hope. Only in this way could he be held within her grasp.

And Howard's attitude and performance indeed confirmed Ye Chen's prediction of him.

He had long been impatient to show his loyalty to Helena. Upon receiving Helena's invitation, his excitement was beyond words.

Seeing Howard's excited expression, Helena smiled and said, "Mr. Rothschild, this is our first cooperation. As the Queen of Northern Europe and the sole heir to the Nordic royal family, I will naturally do my best to fulfill all my promises. So, once our cooperation is successfully implemented, you will naturally get what you want."

Howard nodded gratefully, not daring to show any more anxiety, and said sincerely, "Your Majesty, I trust you 100%. Please rest assured. Moreover, I will definitely strengthen the cooperation between the Rothschild family and the Nordic royal family in the future, and I will also increase our investment in Northern Europe!"

Howard was naturally not satisfied with just half a Sanxue Heart-Saving Pill.

In his view, since Helena could get this kind of magical pill, as long as he maintained a good relationship with her, there would definitely be opportunities to get more from her in the future.

Helena knew what Howard was planning, but she also knew in her heart that whether Howard could continue to get more pills depended on whether he could satisfy Ye Chen.

At this time, Ye Chen's attention was not on Howard at all. The four of them finished their whispering and came to the central control console where the technical personnel of both sides were docking. Listening to them communicate about professional issues while demonstrating the operation of the AI model, Ye Chen listened very carefully, although he couldn't understand it, because he knew this represented the current top advanced productive forces and even more represented the future direction of development.

Night in Northern Europe came very early. By four o'clock in the afternoon, it was already pitch black outside. Helena invited Howard to the palace for a banquet, so she left the data center first and returned to the palace to prepare. Howard also left first and returned to the hotel to tidy up his appearance before taking his son Steve to the palace.

Ye Chen and the other three were disguised as technical personnel, so naturally, they couldn't go back with Helena directly. Moreover, there were no other arrangements for the evening, so they simply stayed on-site to observe and learn.

Howard returned to the hotel where he was staying and went straight to the room where his son Steve was.

Steve was currently smoking a cigar in the large room, feeling annoyed. He had only returned to the United States for two days before being dragged to Northern Europe by the old man.

The key was that the old man brought him here but left him in the hotel with nothing to do, and didn't take him along when he went out to do business.

This made Steve feel very depressed. He also sensed his father's intention in bringing him to Northern Europe. His father didn't need his company, nor did he need his help. Bringing him along was nothing more than not wanting to leave him alone in the United States.

Realizing this, Steve knew very clearly that he definitely couldn't stay in the United States for a long time in the future, because in his father's eyes, he was already a threat. So the most sensible thing for him to do was to go out as much as possible, ensuring he was not in the United States for at least half the year, so that his father could be at ease.

Steve understood one principle: since he was the "Crown Prince" and it was impossible to successfully usurp the throne, the best choice was to follow his father's wishes in everything, and even take the initiative to do things he wanted him to do but was too embarrassed to ask. Only in this way could he make him relax his guard and not develop feelings of disgust toward him.

As long as he could achieve this step and maintain it for a long time, his position as heir could not be shaken. His father would eventually have to hand over power, and as long as he continued to satisfy him, then on the day his father was physically unable to continue serving as the family head, he would certainly be able to successfully ascend to the position.

After figuring this out, although Steve was a bit depressed, he thought that he could just tell his father that he planned to go out to gain experience. On one hand, it would put his father at ease, and on the other hand, he could go to China to get close to Ye Chen.

Next, it would depend on whether his father would agree to let him go to China when he proposed going abroad to gain experience.

Just at this moment, Steve heard the doorbell. Wrapped in a bathrobe, he came to the door and took a look through the indoor monitor, discovering that it was his father standing outside. He quickly opened the door and said respectfully, "Father, when did you get back?"

Howard said, "I came to find you as soon as I got back."

As he spoke, Howard looked him up and down and said, "Steve, hurry up and take a shower and change into formal wear. Come with me to the Nordic royal palace for a banquet tonight. The Nordic Queen is hosting us."

Hearing that the Nordic Queen was going to treat the father and son to dinner, Steve was not surprised. He knew very well that the Nordic Queen was Ye Chen's white glove, and the invitation to dinner must also be Ye Chen's idea.

So, he deliberately asked, "Father, did you come to Northern Europe this time intending to cooperate deeply with the Nordic royal family?"

"You could say that." Howard nodded and said casually, "Northern Europe still has very good development prospects. Moreover, I also hope to deepen cooperation with the royal family. Maybe there will be a chance to intermarry with them in the future."

Steve thought to himself: "Intermarry? Who are you kidding? What you're thinking about is definitely not intermarriage."

However, he didn't say much. After nodding, he said to Howard, "Father, I have an idea, and I hope you can support it."

Howard asked curiously, "What idea? Just say it."

Steve said very sincerely, "Father, for so many years, I have rarely left the United States. I feel that my understanding of the world situation is insufficient. In the long time to come, I want to spend at least half of each year abroad to gain more experience. In this way, I might not be able to take care of things in the United States, so I will have to trouble you and other family members to take on more. I wonder if you can agree?"