Chapter 507: Promotion

Although Li Mochen was vigilant and on high alert against the possible assassination by the Silver Wing Duke, no warning signs occurred around him for the entire next month.

By this time, not only had his war with the Dragon Witch Cult completely ended, but the pursuit of those mercenary groups had also come to a halt.

Michael Wood had confined himself, but Brigadier General Noah Badr's operational command was of top-tier quality. With superior forces, he caused over forty percent casualties among the seven mercenary groups in just ten days, nearly wiping out the Bloodbath Mercenary Group.

However, these cunning fellows, seeing the situation turn unfavorable, successively reached agreements with the government, exchanging low-wage service for the government for CIA protection. That same day, dozens of military transport planes shipped the remaining personnel to the Middle East.

The American federal government lacked no military force, but in many situations, mercenaries were more useful than regular troops. Especially in the Middle East, where armed forces willing to do the government's dirty work were indeed needed.

Of course, this could not rule out malicious interference in the war by certain individuals within the CIA.

Li Mochen was not yet strong enough to contend with the government, so he had to endure for now, issuing orders to all security departments to cease operations.

At this time, the situation of the Sunrise Electric Retail Group had stabilized. First, compensation was fully paid, and then the reconstruction and renovation of stores were completed in a very short time.

Li Mochen, holding the Dragon Witch Cult's massive compensation of sixty billion in cash, was in a state of financial abundance.

Although only a small portion of this cash was legal, it was enough for the Sunrise Group to hire numerous mage mages to participate in the renovation and reconstruction, shortening the construction period to within ten days.

Meanwhile, the management of the Sunrise Electric Retail Group and the agency team entrusted by Li Mochen completed negotiations with Brooks Dante. The latter would inject twenty billion in cash to acquire a ten percent stake in the Sunrise Electric Retail Group.

This pushed the overall valuation of the Sunrise Electric Retail Group to the two-hundred-billion level, and the expansion of its stores along the American West Coast faced no further obstacles.

Li Mochen did not overly involve himself; during these days in Los Angeles, he mainly focused on personal matters.

Louise Linden explicitly stated that unless they encountered strong opponents in the national team competition, Li Mochen's participation was unnecessary. So, apart from spending evenings accompanying Angela and Hazel wandering around the City of Angels, he stayed in the hotel the rest of the time.

Sometimes Li Mochen read books; the Dragon Witch Cult had sent him a vast number of magical texts, totaling 789,000 volumes. Not only Li Mochen but also Angela often became engrossed. Both were like mice fallen into a rice jar, wishing they could keep reading until they finished all the books. Other times he practiced cultivation; after the war with the Dragon Witch Cult, his soul fusion degree inexplicably rose to 82%, which also increased his soul power day by day. Still other times he went to the Dark World to familiarize himself with his 'Light Demon No. 8'—after all, it was a high-tech magical armor, quite different from magical artifacts.

Li Mochen had to get acquainted with its control methods in advance, especially the application of the two divine powers. Whether it was the 'Divine Power of Ice' or the 'Divine Power of Molten Fire,' Anthony realized them through magical arrays.

Anthony could not directly manifest divine power; he merely elevated both the Ice and Molten Fire domains to the ultimate perfection level and provided sufficient magical energy, allowing the pilot to channel these two divine powers.

Thus, only someone like him or Li Mochen could fully unleash the combat potential of armor like 'Light Demon No. 8.'

Apart from this, Li Mochen also spent a considerable amount of time on alchemy, not 'external alchemy' but normal pills.

One type was the longevity pill 'Southern Star Longevity Pill' intended for Viktor Maxim.

He eventually succeeded in refining it, but unfortunately, his grasp of pharmacology and formula adjustment was not yet up to par. Li Mochen spent six days and over a thousand strands of merit to produce three pills.

However, after taking one pill, Viktor Maxim's physical condition improved significantly. Thanks to the pill and Li Mochen's recent health regimen, Maxim's lifespan had been extended by about thirty years.

To Li Mochen's surprise, as the man's health improved and his vitality recovered, he showed signs of a surge in energy, hinting at a breakthrough to the demigod level.

He hadn't expected this guy's foundation to be so deep, and he wondered if the research department of the Soviet State Security Committee were all fools, wasting Maxim's talent to such an extent.

So Li Mochen continued his efforts, using the Blood Red Dragon Spring and two Tears of Amphitrite in hand, combining formulas and pharmacology from both worlds, to carefully concoct a potion he named 'Andre No. 1 Reagent.'

How to put it? This was less an invention of his own and more a product of the 'Divine Fortune Purple Gold Tower.'

Before making the potion, Li Mochen's wish was to 'refine a potion to help Viktor Maxim cross the threshold of demigod.' After consuming over three thousand strands of colorful spiritual light, the potion was completed.

Li Mochen kept one drop for himself, planning to send it to the Sunrise Biopharmaceutical Company for ingredient analysis later. He gave the rest to Viktor Maxim, and the magical energy erupting from Mr. Maxim directly destroyed the suite Li Mochen had rented, even fully activating the hotel's magical array.

Li Mochen had to spend a hundred million shields to once again ask Delfinia for help, sending Maxim to the Sword Inquiry Manor.

The hotel environment was clearly unsuitable for helping him calmly undergo the stage of condensing divine fire and entering the demigod realm; it was also vulnerable to external covetousness or even interference with his promotion.

The Sword Inquiry Manor, on the other hand, not only had a true fortress-level defensive array but also ample magical energy for Maxim's use, sufficient to meet all his needs.

It is worth mentioning that after the teleportation was completed, Delfinia stood still, staring at him for a long time before tearing through space and leaving.

Li Mochen could roughly guess what she was thinking. He felt a bit smug and also full of anticipation.

Maxim had already set a good example; when the second, or even the third person appeared, it would surely move this Void Night Lord.

On the third day after Viktor Maxim entered seclusion, March 6th, Linden College won the team runner-up.

Li Mochen still did not participate in the final battle.

Over the past half month, Louise, Angela, Lina, William Jacques, and the others had advanced step by step into the finals entirely on their own strength.

Li Mochen could see that after reaching this point, these individuals, including Angela, all wanted to earn honor through their own efforts.

So on the day of the finals, he excused himself by saying he had to handle company affairs and did not participate.

Linden College lost the match without a doubt, and when Li Mochen returned, Louise and the others were crying and laughing, making a ruckus all night.

Hazel, who had been cultivating alongside Li Mochen and Angela, watched these people throughout with a look that said 'idiots,' but deep in her eyes, a hint of envy could be seen.