[Age 50: With the help of assisted reproduction provided by Stars Pharmaceutical, you and your wife had a child, a very lovely Little Girl.
Tettis brought Svenno to Graystone Palace and introduced him to you. You realized that Tettis intended to support Svenno in inheriting his political legacy. This was bad news for you, and you began consciously cultivating other political connections.
Nord Financial saw what you were thinking and approached you. Of course, you knew this former employer was immensely capable, and you were happy to cooperate with them.
That summer, Kajiet Grain Industry was embroiled in a cult scandal. Nord Financial came to you alongside Mo Shanto Group. You found them some legal provisions suitable for "protecting their rights" and offered them a little help. In the end, they successfully swallowed up most of Kajiet Grain Industry's market and resources.
You did not ask them for anything in return, but they all knew what kind of return you needed.
The Federation was becoming increasingly chaotic. Evil God incidents had never seemed this frequent before. Sometimes, you felt that these conglomerates were too greedy, but without their support, you would have had no chance of advancing any further.
A senator named Skvis often came to trouble you, periodically trying to expose cabinet scandals and package himself as a champion of justice.
But you had seen his eyes. Flames burned within them—the desire for power.
You continued working with Stars Pharmaceutical, formulating extraordinary Secret Medicine for them. The Secret Medicine you prepared was easier to absorb and could greatly reduce the mortality rate among extraordinary individuals. Through this, you also learned quite a few Secret Medicine formulas.
Stars Pharmaceutical's connections needed to be maintained. The resources they invested in politics could be called "generous," though they were insignificant compared to