Theo looked at Rea. "The most important thing will be my tutelage. That's not a problem to be honest, but this is not an easy path. You should know that unless you have a certain degree of mastery, you won't even understand my teaching, right?"
Rea nodded with a serious expression.
"That's why I'm going to split it into two steps. First, we are going to invite everyone, including the three Transcendent Level Experts. The second phase will only invite the people who are supportive of us."
Rea was confused for a moment. "Hmm? Why do we have to give them the second phase? I mean, I can kind of understand if you want to reward them, but this is an important problem, right?"
"For the first phase, I want you to call the three Transcendent Level Experts for me. I'll be explaining why it's fine to teach normal people about it. As for the second phase, I want to let them know that I'm grateful for their support."
"Yes, but you still haven't answered my question." Rea tilted her head. "Teacher?"
Theo shook his head helplessly. "So, why do those people become hostile toward us?"
"That's…" Rea fell silent for a moment. "Because of the government."
"Exactly. Since it's like that, it's fine to sow discord between them and the government."
"Ah!" Rea gasped. "I see. They have been persuaded by the government to switch sides. So, if we give more benefits to those who haven't been swayed, they will frown upon the government's action, trying to get more benefits if possible."
"Yes. That's why you only have to invite them during the teaching session."
Rea nodded in understanding. They didn't have to openly invite them. They only had to let everyone see them asking for these people's time. Then, the rumors would start and cause more problems because of the lack of information. It seemed Theo wanted to cause discord among these influences.
It could weaken the rising government and slow down their pace. At the same time, he would be able to reinforce their current power.
Rea would call those three Transcendent Level Experts to talk to Theo. Of course, it was better to make an arrangement first so that Theo didn't have to work twice.
After that, Theo asked Maya. "So, what do you think about those airplanes? Do you plan to discard it entirely?"
"No way. I still want to do business. Weapons, equipment, airplane, and materials. My company is in a sorry state because of the loan, but money is not a problem right now. Unfortunately, the government is trying to take over the airplane."
"I know." Theo nodded. "You don't have to stop them."
"Hmm? What do you mean?" Maya frowned. She still wanted the airplane, but Theo told her to just throw it away.
"It's simple. Instead of fighting them, just let them take over while you enjoy the dividend. However, state a condition that they have to create the flight path to both the union and United Asia."
"But the planes…"
"Of course. It'll become their property. However, I'm going to give you something better." Theo raised his hand, forming an illusion of the structure. "This is a structure that has been imbued by multiple World Class Monsters and me. It can release powerful energy that can repel the enemy.
"But unlike the previous pillar that I have given you, I am one of the creators of this pillar. And since all the monsters are gone to another world, only I can refuel this pillar. Do you know what this means?"
"Ah!" Maya's instinct immediately picked up the money smell. She said, "I see. Instead of the airplane, why don't we make a business to create a safety field with that structure? You can create that structure after all."
"Well, it's a lot of mess, but yes, it's possible for me to create it alone. By limiting the production…"
"We can raise the price. And with how desperate they are, we can slowly regain all the power for the airplane. It might take a bit longer, but in the future, both the airplane and the structure will be controlled by us completely!" Maya couldn't help but smile. In the end, she would regain her hegemony.
Theo winked his right eye playfully. "Also, you have suffered a lot from the battle, right? You should be aware of our relationship, so I'm not going to let you suffer…"
"Hmm?" Maya fell silent, wondering what Theo meant.
"Have you checked your warehouse?"
"My warehouse?" Maya looked down for a moment and immediately called her assistant. "I need you to check the warehouse right now. Report to me what's in there!"
It didn't take too long before she received a call from her assistant.
"What is this, Ma'am? How in the world does this happen?"
"What's going on? Did someone steal something from our inventory?"
"No! There are so many material cards. I can't count them. There are so many rare Material Cards, at least C Rank or above. I can also easily spot some A Rank Materials. Not only Material Cards, but I can also see numerous pieces of equipment, weapons, and items. There might be some artifacts mixed in them.
"The heck with getting stolen, our warehouse is almost full. With all these items, I'm afraid that it's equal to more than ten years of our gross profit!"
"…" Everyone heard that report. As expected, Maya was the most speechless among them. She looked at Theo and gasped, "What did you do? You should know the scale of our company, right?
"The Star Group produces a lot of things and our profits are considered one of the biggest in the entire world before the apocalypse. Yet, you can bring more than ten years of our gross profit… You, what the fuck did you do, Theo? Did you rob a bank or something? But banks are useless now since the fiat money is gone because of the apocalypse."
"Well, you could say I robbed everything, but it was not just a bank." Theo made a small smile. Technically, he did it, but the monsters were the ones who did all the work. Still, he couldn't lie, so he just told her the truth. "I robbed a few countries, including China and Russia. Though, I only give you a portion of what I have."
"…"
