"It's finally over. That girl Alicia really knows how to make trouble for me."
After three years in the Resident Evil World, Karn's willpower had nearly been worn away by wine and women. If he had not made a tremendous effort to steel himself, he would probably still have been there overseeing the "big picture" of reconstruction.
"Being an emperor isn't so easy either. At least I've tested my limits. I'll have to watch out in the future."
Karn muttered to himself. Ten people, forty hours-that was his current limit. Although his body had been enhanced many times, few of those enhancements had focused on his kidneys. He would have to pay particular attention to that area in the future.
They had nearly brought him down in the Resident Evil World, seriously damaging his prestige.
"I haven't paid attention to this place for almost half a year. Luckily, nothing major has gone wrong."
Karn took out a Spatial Extension Bag. Its interior was about the size of a city, filled entirely with goods manufactured in the Resident Evil World. Among them were a full 150,000 new energy storage blocks. Once charged with the Space Stone, they could be sold or used by his own forces.
A single energy storage block could power a mechanical combat suit for an entire day of fighting, or ten full-power cannon shots. It could also let a two-person space fighter circle Earth three times. Its energy capacity was considerable, and the Pent Group's energy subsidiary was already trouncing every other energy company.
Oil and similar resources were on the verge of being pushed out of the energy industry, leaving them exclusively for chemical manufacturing in the future.
"Betty, Lorelei, come here for a moment. There's something I need to tell you."
Karn sent the two