Wow! My wife is beautiful and obedient, everyone envies her!

Sera and the others wanted to know why Noah was running for president of the Federation, for the same reason.

The Davis family is already above them, yet they continue to fund the Federation. Is the Federation still being funded? It's the Davis family!

“Where would Carterlit get its land forces?” Levy asked. “The Federation can only recruit police officers each year and then dismiss another batch of them. We also control the number of naval personnel Carterlit recruits. Even if the Federation sides with Carterlit, it cannot supply them with land forces. And didn’t we recently ask them to reduce their naval numbers? For this reason, we have reduced the food and weapons supplied to the navy.”

Perhaps due to his advanced age, Cartlett has become increasingly unruly, and the four major families could not tolerate his behavior, so they began to reduce their funding to the Federation six months ago.

“We have indeed reduced federal funding, but has the Carterlit Navy’s size decreased?” Noah asked.

Levi calmed down immediately.

The oldest person in the meeting room, Dunlop, couldn't stand their way of chatting anymore. He frowned and said, "Noah, can you stop being a riddle-maker? Just say what you mean and stop bringing up so many questions. We just want to know why you're running for president next year!"

Noah shook his head helplessly and stopped rambling. "My people found out that Carteret used the navy's large fleet of ships to discover several isolated islands in the waters under his jurisdiction. He developed his own power on these islands and even sent ships to other continents to buy local mercenaries."

They honestly recounted what they had found out during their investigation, which made Sera and the others realize the truth.

Now I understand why, even with reduced federal funding, Carterett's naval forces have continued to grow.

“These are the results of my secret investigation. Cartlit didn’t tell too many people about these things, which means that many people in the Federation are unaware of his intentions. Of course, Cartlit kept quiet to prevent this information from reaching the ears of the four major families if too many people knew.”

"But his move gave me an opportunity. If I became president of the Union, I could manage the Union, make some of its members loyal to me, and then use that to suppress Cartlit. So, folks, now you know that I became president of the Union to keep Cartlit in check."

After speaking, Noah looked at everyone.

Dunlop asked, "Did Cartlit really use ships to buy mercenaries from other continents? But are those mercenaries enough to fight us?"

"How is that not enough? His ships bring two hundred mercenaries from other continents to cause trouble and create chaos in the North Continent. That's enough to give us a headache for a long time. Sometimes wars don't require thousands of troops; a few hundred people can turn the North Continent upside down."

Noah's words silenced the three of them once again.

They knew that Noah was right.

The four major families' businesses are spread throughout the entire Northern Continent. The other party only needs to send some people to cause trouble in those shops, and they will have a lot of headaches.

Furthermore, of the four major families, only the Davis family has a large military force and can afford to support so many soldiers; they simply cannot afford to support so many soldiers to fight against Cartlett.

"There's something that's a family secret, something I wasn't planning to tell you all, but since things have come to this point, I'll continue. In my second month as the head of the Davis family, I investigated the Davis family's old accounts and discovered a fake ledger. On this ledger, the Davis family had a billion dollars that had gone missing. After some investigation, a week ago, I found out that this money mainly flowed into Port Lanelli."

Losing so much money would have made the other three families furious, but Noah spoke to them in a nonchalant tone, seemingly not caring much about the money.

But the amount of money had already shocked them.

Noah has already made it clear that the money was secretly given to Carterlett by Ryan, and the sheer amount of extra money Carterlett could use to recruit soldiers and purchase weapons in other continents is terrifying to even think about.

“No wonder Uncle Ryan dared to run to Cartlett after causing so much trouble. It turns out he was given so much money a long time ago. For that money, he didn’t mind taking a risk. Besides, if you die while you’re taking in Uncle Ryan, he’ll become the head of the Davis family, and he’ll make even more money,” Sera said with a wry smile.

She looked at Noah and said, "You've been keeping such an important matter from us all this time. To be honest, your Davis family is very good at keeping secrets. It's hard for us to find out anything about your family's secrets. Why do you expect us to investigate Cartlett's matter?"

"I am astonished by your actions. You have arranged so many people to lie in wait in Lanelli Port, but you have not made use of these people to gather more information."

Noah's words left them speechless once again.

Levy lowered his head in thought, then slowly raised it. "Would running for president stop Cartlit and Lane's plans?"

“But if we don’t act properly, they will definitely take advantage of us,” Noah said. “Cartlit has the largest military force in the Federation, and even the President has to give him some leeway. If he says he wants to fight us one day, do you think the President of the Federation will listen to him?”

Levy frowned slightly, not answering, as he pondered the answer.

Noah said, "I think it definitely will. The Federation has always been called the dogs of the four major families by outsiders. They do all the dirty and hard work. Guess how many of them resent us?"

"Can you change this situation if you become president?" Sera asked.

Noah raised his chin slightly, full of confidence: "Of course I can. Don't forget the wealth and power of the Davis family, and how many people in the Federation value their lives. If they can eat and dress well under my command, why would they listen to Cartlett and rebel against me?"

Noah smirked: "The Davis family controls so many industries in the North Continent, and if I become president, they will subconsciously feel that with the Davis family's protection, they will have a good life in the future. But Cartlett is just a navy officer who lives off our money. Under the premise that he is living a good life under the protection of the Davis family, how many people do you think will be willing to risk their lives for Cartlett?"

Noah's words convinced everyone.

Indeed, if one could live a good life with the Davis family, who would choose to follow the Carterlett family into a future where the outcome is uncertain, whether it will be a win or a loss, a bright or a bleak one?

Noah observed their expressions and said, "Everyone, now that you know why I'm running for president, please support me next year."

"Does it have to be you who becomes president?" Levy asked.

Noah smiled, a hint of slyness in his expression: "If a member of the Clarence family were to run for office, I could let him. After all, being the president of the Federation is not as easy as being the head of the Davis family. If it weren't for the need to check Cartlit, I wouldn't want to take this risk."