The air seemed to freeze for a moment.
Then, as if ice had suddenly cracked, the atmosphere immediately came alive!
Before their master, the Golems had none of that hypocritical politeness, shirking, or apprehension. They immediately perked up and began discussing it:
"We need a legal... or at least outwardly legal structure!" Wito was the first to speak. "We can use their existing corporate network as a foundation and isolate risks in layers..."
"No, we need to establish physical assets first!"
Viktor practically jumped up and said excitedly:
"We can acquire tech startups on the verge of bankruptcy but with potential, logistics networks with stable cash flow, even inconspicuous convenience store chains—making the flow of funds more reasonable while building information nodes and supply channels!"
"Security and intelligence systems must be developed simultaneously," Widel said slowly. "Using Lightfoot's 'network of connections,' especially those arms dealers and underground organizations, we can screen them and establish our own outer security network."
"And public opinion!" Vera's eyes shone brightly. "We can use part of the funds to buy stakes in several local media outlets, film and television production companies, and build online social platforms. We can keep control of the narrative in our own hands."
"Ah, speaking of that..." Viktor suddenly had an idea. "How about building a short-video platform from scratch?"
Vera frowned. "It's too early... Muggle society's technology hasn't reached the level we need yet."
"Don't fixate on trivial details," Widel said. "We can enter industries like oil, chemicals, machinery, electronics, automobiles, and real estate. The Internet certainly can't be ignored, but food processing is also a high-growth sector..."
They spoke over one another, their thoughts colliding at high speed and scattering sparks.
There was no false modesty between them, much less any quarrelling—only efficient exchanges of complementary ideas and refined