"Haha, that's how it is. Even if we have the capability now, we can't fight."
"We might end up saddled with a mountain of debt."
"Golden Lion City will definitely go bankrupt this time. Those vampires from the Federation and Kalaya Province definitely won't let this opportunity slip by. They'd love nothing more than to sell off Golden Lion City."
"Those compradors would love to sell everything. Bastards." Yang Bo was not surprised in the slightest as he listened to the shareholders.
Because in the Federation, it was all naked self-interest. Once Golden Lion City entered bankruptcy liquidation, everyone from top to bottom could profit from it. As for the people who had originally lived in Golden Lion City...
And if the Alliance paid compensation, these people would line their own pockets as well. The interests of their own countrymen simply did not matter.
That was just how the Federation was. These people became mayors, legislators, and business owners for one reason only: to make money.
The legislators and others on the Alliance side were much the same, but at least Alliance politicians made things sound nice, and ordinary people in the Alliance lived better than those in any of the three nations.
Although Alliance politicians also enjoyed plenty of privileges, they were not as blatant about it as the Imperial Nobles.
"Director Li, someone posted a bounty on you through the Brotherhood," Pete quietly said to Li John beside him, while sending him a message.
Yang Bo opened his wristwatch. Pete's message stated that someone had offered five hundred million Credit Points through the Brotherhood for Li John's assassination.
However, no one had accepted the job yet. Yang Bo muttered, "They're really looking down on me. Only five hundred million."
Pete nodded. "That's how the Brotherhood is. Someone even