Chapter 317: The Dominant Lord

When Li Mochen returned to the Unicorn Apartment from the private gymnasium with light steps, he found that Angela had already returned in the early hours two days ago. This made his already joyful mood, due to the repair of his primordial spirit and the great increase in his strength, even more cheerful.

That afternoon was the fundraising cocktail party of the Citizens' Party. As the new owner of the Georgia State Post, and having received an invitation from Ms. Isolt, Li Mochen could not afford to be absent.

As it happened, Angela was also invited, so when they set off in the afternoon, they simply shared a car.

"Why did you suddenly return to Manhattan this time?"

Li Mochen was still very concerned about Angela's situation, so even though he knew this question was somewhat presumptuous, he still asked: "Is everything all right, Angie?"

"Of course!"

Angela clearly sensed Li Mochen's concern. She hesitated for a moment, wanting to ask if anything had happened that night, but in the end she just smiled with narrowed eyes: "It's because of my father. He was worried about me and asked me to go back and stay with him for a few days. Then the night before last, that guy suddenly said he wanted to come to Atlanta to discuss some business and brought me along, but I don't have time to accompany him anymore."

"Your father? So he's still in Atlanta now?"

Li Mochen's expression then became strange.

"He is, but he's not staying with me. The Wiltonshire Group arranged a villa for him in the northern district."

Angela didn't notice Li Mochen's use of the word 'still' and explained casually: "He seems to have some acquaintance with your grandfather, Conshuri."

Li Mochen's eyes then returned to normal, and his mind stirred slightly: "Angela, your father is called Michele Medici, right? The owner of the Michele Group?"

This was a consortium that had risen in the last twenty years, first operating hunting groups and the magic material business in several Mist Continents. Later, it ventured into shipbuilding and port management, while extending its reach into magic material trade, media, finance, real estate, and education.

It was said that twelve years ago, a bloody war broke out over this in Manhattan. In the end, the Michele Group won, established a foothold in Manhattan, and became a large group with assets of over fifty-five billion gold shields.

It is worth mentioning that the Michele Group is not listed. The fifty-five billion gold shields in assets is just an estimate from Fortune magazine's investigation. Michele's assets remain a mystery; some believe his wealth exceeds one hundred billion gold shields.

After all, just the four hunting groups under Michele Medici have over thirty thousand elite-level armed personnel and more than a dozen legendary powerhouses, with annual net profits exceeding five billion gold shields. Although this man started almost from scratch, the business empire he has built now rivals the current Wiltonshire Group.

Angela did not answer; she just looked at the young man opposite with questioning eyes, knowing that since he had specifically mentioned this, there must be more to come.

Li Mochen smiled and explained the reason: "Could you introduce me to Mr. Michele? I have some matters I want to discuss with him, about financing."

"Financing?"

Angela immediately understood. She was somewhat reluctant, mainly because she didn't want Li Mochen to meet her father at this time.

But after thinking carefully for a while, Angela said in a reluctant tone: "He will also be at today's Citizens' Party fundraising cocktail party."

She had to admit that if Li Mochen's Sunrise Electric Retail Company needed to complete its initial round of financing to expand its territory around Manhattan, then her father was indeed an excellent partner. Michele had ample funds and could provide strong protection and military support for Sunrise Electric Retail Company in the areas around Manhattan, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Maine, Ohio, and other states.

"But I don't recommend you approach him actively. When I was in Manhattan, I mentioned your Sunrise Electric Retail Company to my father. If he is interested in your company, he will come to you on his own. EMM~ A-Mo, if you start negotiations, your valuation of Sunrise Retail Company must not be less than five billion gold shields. I think his psychological bottom line should be around four billion."

Li Mochen raised an eyebrow and then chuckled. He thought, this girl, how could she be favoring outsiders? He felt a bit embarrassed.

Just as Li Mochen was about to say something, his attention was drawn to a scene outside the car window. It was a group of mounted police, fully armed, about twenty in number, patrolling the street.

Among this group, Li Mochen saw at least three Outlaws. And in the distance from the Unicorn Apartment, he had already seen four such groups of mounted police.

"Elisa, has the military intervened, right?"

He guessed that most parts of Atlanta City were maintaining such a level of patrol, but given the financial situation of the Atlanta Police Department, it was impossible to support so many police forces.

"No!"

Elisa shook her head: "These are personnel borrowed from various families. Like other places, Atlanta has a tradition of borrowing armed forces from private entities when police forces are insufficient. They grant these private armies temporary patrol officer status to maintain public order. This situation is very urgent; even our Targaryen family has lent out many people."

"Didn't they say the magic wolf Fenrir was injured? With such a big operation in Atlanta, they still haven't found that guy?"

Li Mochen rubbed his forehead, his face full of distress.

Although he had been in seclusion for the past two days, he was actually very concerned about this matter. After all, the stability of Atlanta City was closely related to his own interests.

According to Li Mei's report, the business of Sunrise Retail Company had already been affected. These two days were supposed to be the Thanksgiving holiday, but their sales were only two-thirds of the previous days.

Li Mochen had to thank the people of this world for being accustomed to wars among magical professionals, accustomed to death, and accustomed to turmoil. So even after the shockwave that night, many people still went shopping as if nothing had happened. Otherwise, he wouldn't even have that two-thirds of sales.

But besides that, Sunrise Company also had two storefronts with shattered glass that needed replacement. Some stores' decorations were also affected; the decoration workers dared not go out for the first two days, and they had to delay the opening dates.

On the other hand, Sunrise Media saw a good start. Thanks to a few photos taken personally by Nanette Drew, the sales of the Georgia State Post and the Atlanta Laborer's Post increased by 100,000 to 300,000 copies in these two days.

People stayed at home and dared not go out, so they could only find some reading material to pass the time. 'Daily newspapers' carrying real-time social hot news were naturally their first choice.

However, the subscription growth for both papers was not significant; most sales were to individual buyers through newsstands and bookstores.

At this time, the news that Nanette Drew would serve as the general manager of Sunrise Publishing House and the editor-in-chief of the Georgia State Post had not yet been released; otherwise, it could have brought in some subscriptions.

"So the arrogance of the Fenrir Hunting Group has its reasons."

Elisa thoughtfully looked at the sky outside the window: "I guess it won't be long before the full activation of the Great Magic Tower Array. It's very expensive; now it costs one billion gold shields a day. If they can't solve the magic wolf Fenrir quickly, those people on the Magic Tower Committee will all suffer losses."

At this moment, the twenty-four magic towers in the Atlanta sky had all manifested in the clouds, and the city defense array had entered a state of full activation.

"But correspondingly, if the Magic Tower Committee still can't find the magic wolf within ten days, then there is a high possibility they will compromise. If the magic wolf Fenrir really achieves this, it will surely shake the entire East Coast."

Angela interjected at this point: "But now, A-Mo, shouldn't you be more concerned about what's outside?"

As she spoke, she pointed out the window: "Someone told me that someone has set their sights on you again, A-Mo. It shouldn't be aimed at me."

"I know."

Li Mochen looked out the window indifferently: "Before we set off, Jeremy had already warned me. It should be people from the Dragon Witch Cult; no need to worry too much."

He just couldn't understand it anyway. After losing a good hand like Iron Thorn, the other side still only sent three level 18 magical professionals.

This made Li Mochen slightly worried, suspecting that it was just bait for him. So he didn't act rashly the moment he discovered them; he had to see the situation, to see if there were others behind these people.

Although he had already performed divination, methods like Purple Star Astrology were often unreliable.