Accountant Wang had approached Lu PingAn at exactly the right time.
Before long, they would likely need to set sail again. Once they left Earth, who knew when they would return next?
Looking at the bigger picture, the "official business" had now been settled. It was time to deal with his team's "private affairs."
As the team's leader, a high-ranking member of the Church of Lady Lin's Daughters, and the mentor of the Savior Army's marshal, Lu Mouren's attention had been focused on the bigger picture.
It was only natural for him to negotiate with senior government officials and local quasi-god powerhouses. He had neglected matters concerning his own team's development.
And once they truly missed the opportunity, they would not even know where to begin making up for it.
"...Let's make some major purchases. Get more equipment, production lines, and vehicles. With Fang Wen around, routine maintenance won't be much of a problem. If all else fails, let the First Batch undergo large-scale demonization, so that at least half the equipment can be used in other realms."
Lu PingAn had quite a bit of East Country Coin and Credit Coin on hand. This was the perfect chance to spend lavishly.
He and his team already possessed a double-digit number of cities as territories on Mercury 42, but most of them were in rather delicate stages of development. They should be given more industries and technologies.
And since the Rebirth Merchant Guild, as their holder, enjoyed the tax revenue and profit shares, it naturally had to shoulder some responsibilities. The better they developed, the greater the returns the guild would receive as well.
Vaguely, Lu PingAn seemed to see a strange scene.
Beneath festival fireworks lay bustling streets, and the crowds on those streets formed city after city.
Cities across