Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

"Everyone rest assured, there is no problem with the funding."

Lin Rui put down his fork and wiped his lips with a napkin. "I personally, along with several companies under my name, have established a 'Super Political Action Committee.' We expect the funds raised for this election to be no less than 8 billion federal coins. A portion of it has already been transferred. At the party committee meeting, we'll decide how to distribute it.

I have only one requirement: this money must not be squandered. Every cent must be spent where it counts, and every expenditure must yield results. I will appoint a special person and an accounting firm to oversee this."

Not long ago, Xue Lingxue introduced another of his father's old comrades-in-arms.

This person, named Huang Zongzhao, is a 6SS-grade mage and has long served in a logistics position in the military. Not only is he powerful, but he's also a rare accounting talent.

Were it not for the sudden outbreak of Armament Syndrome, this man's career in the military would have been promising.

Lin Rui had already formed the 7th 6S-grade squad for him and hired him as a personal accountant to oversee the finances of his companies and to monitor the party's spending.

The so-called Super Political Action Committee is a group aimed at fundraising to provide election funds for politicians, subject to government oversight.

However, Lin Rui knew the nature of these politicians; if left unchecked with this money, much of the 8 billion would end up in their pockets.

Although Lin Guangming is more proficient in financial management, Lin Rui could not entrust all financial work to it, since Lin Guangming is just an artificial intelligence and there are many matters that would be inconvenient for it to handle.

The dozen or so congressmen at the table looked at each other, a hint of joy appearing in their eyes.

They all thought, this is a major sponsor!

Originally, they had some reservations about Lin Rui's position as vice chairman of the Bright Front, but now they thought, this clearly is a foolishly generous tycoon. What is an executive vice chairman's position to someone like him? They definitely must find a way to keep this 'foster father'!

Fang Ranran looked at Lin Rui in amazement; she did not expect him to suddenly come up with so much money.

Rain Falling Heart Dust (Fang Ranran): "8 billion? Lin Rui, are you sure? Can you afford it? Don't overextend yourself."

Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): "It's no big issue. In three days, another 4 billion will be in place. I see those former congressmen are uneasy. Without enough bait, we can't hook them. Our only advantage might be the campaign funds."

Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): "I figure either we don't bother with this party, or we make a big splash. We've got to stir up some noise; otherwise, it's more harmful than beneficial to us."

This time, Fang Ranran gave Lin Rui a surprise.

He hadn't expected Fang Ranran to pull over veteran politicians like Wang Song, along with several promising new stars in politics. Coupled with the original Urban Development Party and the Bright Holy Sect, the 'Bright Front' political party has great potential.

Lin Rui currently held numerous pill and medicine formulas but dared not release them due to the inadequate strength in various areas.

Especially in the political arena, Lin Rui was almost a blank slate.

After reading Lin Rui's response, Fang Ranran was momentarily stunned, wondering how Lin Rui could be so wealthy?

This guy maintained so many experts under his command and even formed a shipping company with at least twenty commercial armed transport ships, ten commercial guardian battleships, and two commercial destroyers. He had laid out such a massive framework and also bore the burden of election funding. Could he sustain it?

She already had doubts, so she just asked them all: "And the previous 100 billion acquisition of the Alien Company, was it a cash acquisition? Lin Rui, where did you get all that money?"

Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): "Don't worry, senior sister. My recent earnings on the futures market at Sky Extreme Star are substantial. The source of funds is absolutely legal and compliant. But I don't trust these politicians. You also need to help me keep an eye on how this money is used."

While replying, Lin Rui picked up his glass and gulped down a drink to calm himself.

He had completed another transaction two days ago. Due to the price increase of various commodities at Sky Extreme Star before the transaction, and because he had more goods on hand than originally planned, he earned a staggering 780 billion federal coins.

The current situation in the fourteen base cities is that the prices of various materials and medicines arriving from Sky Extreme Star have increased at least fourfold compared to before he took up his post at the Spy Detection Bureau.

In the base cities, due to the costs of smuggling, the prices of various materials and medicines were already several times higher than on Sky Extreme Star itself.

And although there were ample goods all over the Great Song, no one dared buy them, even if prices dropped to a third of what they were a month ago on Sky Extreme Star—they just sat in warehouses collecting dust.

These sources were scattered too broadly; no one dared risk official scrutiny by attempting to move them, and it would be neither cost-effective nor safe for a Federation trading company to collect them one by one.

Lin Rui knew this situation couldn't last. Sooner or later, it would provoke widespread anger and lead to his downfall.

Thus, Lin Rui had been very proper over the past seven days, dutifully sitting in his office and refraining from any inappropriate actions.

The problem was that the fire he had started in the vast fields of the Great Song's bureaucracy was already spreading, and it would be difficult to control anytime soon.

It must be mentioned that this large amount of Magic Silver and several banks in East Asia helped him "whiten" it.

It wasn't about laundering black money, but about removing the link between Lin Rui and Lin Hao.

If someone were to investigate, they would discover that Lin Rui had recently made his money investing in futures markets, and that he had used a high leverage of 30 times due to the price increase of various goods on Sky Extreme Star.

The benefits East Asia had offered him far exceeded the funds themselves.

In addition, this venerable master also granted him twenty blank ship operation licenses, allowing him to purchase various deprecated parts, ships, and armors from East Asia's Logistics Department.

This was a legal and compliant trade of secondhand parts, and although the items discarded by the military did not meet military standards, they were still usable in civilian applications; some were even in exceptionally good condition and could be used for many more years.

This further reduced the costs of Lin Rui's shipping company.

Although the venerable master had established contact with Lin Rui only after Lin Rui had embarked on his career, he indeed treated Lin Rui quite well.

Fang Ranran raised her eyebrows, thinking, futures trading? This was indeed a blind spot she hadn't noticed before.

Using her position as a "director" acquired in the futures trading center, she casually conducted some checks, revealing a hint of astonishment in her eyes.

Fang Ranran also sipped some red wine to suppress her shock.

—Her junior's speed of accumulating wealth was simply too fast; it was wildly rapid!

Now Lin Rui's power under his command was also very considerable. He had a studio filled with numerous experts of the Sixth and Seventh Realms and even had an eighth Realm Super Emperor mage under his sway. He also controlled the similarly armed Bright Holy Sect.

If Lin Rui could acquire and control the newly purchased Hai Lan Alien Company and successfully run that shipping company, then just the Alien Walkers he could command under his banner would exceed 4,000.

Although this power was incomparable to those major Alien Companies and old financial conglomerates like the Linghu Family, it definitely ranked highly among the nouveau riches of Ninth Base City.

Their dinner meeting continued until around 9 p.m. After stepping out, Lin Rui immediately called a virtual meeting to understand the situation of Fei Yunlai and Gong Hengdao since their stationing at Hai Lan Alien Company.

Lin Rui's acquisition of the company mainly relied on these two men.

Previously involved in an Alien Company, and then having spent over a decade as a mercenary, Fei Yunlai had connections in both areas and rich experience in both workplace and management. He knew how an Alien Company should operate and understand all aspects of their business and work.

Gong Hengdao was a retired soldier, and at least half of the Alien Walkers inside Hai Lan Alien Company were retired soldiers.

These two could help him take control of the company swiftly and stabilize the morale.

Being wanted by the military, Fei Yunlai definitely couldn't serve in the company's management using his real identity.

Lin Rui had Lin Guangming create a temporary identity for him to join the company in an official capacity.

Lin Rui estimated that Fei Yunlai's situation couldn't be concealed much longer, and he had to prepare for a tough confrontation with a four-star Marshal in a few months' time.

He had to increase his own power to a level that would make the Marshal hesitate to start a conflict.

"From the feedback in various aspects, the morale in the company is still not stable enough."

Wearing a mask and clothed in a high-end suit, Fei Yunlai formally reported, "Although we've made up all back pay, boosting their morale, they still don't view the company's prospects favorably.

I think now is not the time to change their contracts. First, we need to let them see BOSS's strength! It's better to delay raising their salary and offering armaments; these must be tied to extended contract terms, which will effectively reduce our company's operational pressure in the future."

A glint of smugness flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Lin Rui had appointed him as the COO, Chief Operating Officer.

Previously, Fei Yunlai had only served in mid-management at a medium-sized Alien Company and felt there was no future, that he couldn't make it into upper management, so he decisively resigned once his contract term was up.

Now, he was at the true core of the company, and Lin Rui had even promised him stock options.

Fei Yunlai thought, why should they simply give these guys a raise? The company could not be without benefits.

The company raising salaries and investing resources to train them, only for them to leave the company to work independently or shift jobs? That was utterly absurd!

Wang Tianwu also attended the meeting; he had also taken up a position as Alien Chief Consultant in Hai Lan Alien Company, allowing him to earn a little extra salary but with no real power.

He looked at Fei Yunlai, appearing all prim and proper, and felt somewhat uncomfortable.

This idiot Fei Yunlai, did he know how to run a company? His personal studio had also hired some people before, and it ended up in a huge loss! And now the BOSS was actually promising him stock options, which was utterly insane.

The BOSS really lacked judgment in people, Wang Tianwu thought. If the BOSS let him be the COO or the Director of Human Resources, he guaranteed he could swiftly stabilize morale and manage the company's staff well.

"I hold the same opinion."

Gong Hengdao also nodded: "The top priority is still to let them see our company's strength and prospects, otherwise all our promises will be futile. Don't worry, BOSS, we can temporarily stabilize those retired soldiers in the company for you, and we can slowly introduce the increments and armaments."

Just as Lin Rui was about to speak, he received a private message.

The sender was the former Congressman Wang Song, whom he had befriended previously.

After reading the message from him, Lin Rui's eyebrows slightly raised.