The affair concerning the Hunting Association should probably be solved in a few months.
The Red Collective would gain symbolic authority over the Hunting Association, but would also promise not to exercise its power.
In exchange for withholding its urge to boss the Hunters around, the RC would receive regular tribute of valuable resources.
This was a simple deal, and one that could probably stand the test of ti.
The premise was that both sides agreed to maintain the fiction that the HA was sect and that it had to follow the sa rules as other sects.
Once the two parties agreed to work together in this way, Ves would finally be able to approach the Hunting Association in order to discuss a potential collaboration related to his rgewater bioch concept.
Ves was not in a hurry to begin the developnt of the latest elental Carmine bioch idea that ca up in his mind.
The water-attributed Carmine bioch had to be fully organic, and also incorporate a lot of advanced and specialized technologies that facilitated the targeted assimilation and selective evolution functions.
While Ves could probably borrow the expertise of the Larkinson Biotech Institute or other research institutions to solve these problems, he would never be able to combine them seamlessly in his bioch design unless he possessed an adequate grasp of the advanced technologies in question.
He was not confident enough in his biotech design skills at this ti. He was pretty sure he could design an average bioch, but that was far from enough to satisfy the standards of one of the most powerful organizations that had risen up in the past few years.
The Hunters would probably take offense if Ves presented a flawed and substandard bioch design!
Ves planned to improve his bioch design skills in the next few months to ensure that he could design an organic machine that fully t his standards.
In any case, Ves and his chief of staff continued to discuss various issues that needed to be addressed.
None of them were particularly important, but Ves still had to approve decisions related to hiring additional staff, scheduling virtual etings with nurous senators, voice his opinion on various policy stances and choose how much autonomy he was willing to grant to Eliza and the rest of his workers stationed in the Astral Octagon.
"I do not intend to visit this place often." Ves plainly said. "I am a busy ch designer and
I prefer to work elsewhere. While I will make sure to free a bit of ti in my schedule to attend weekly or monthly etings, I really can't be bothered with presiding over relatively small affairs. I am willing to announce that you will act as my spokesperson inside this headquarters. Since you have already beco a Larkinson, I will extend my trust to you and allow you to make moderate or ti-sensitive decisions without needing to wait for my input. I have evaluated your performance so far, and you have impressed with your thoughtfulness and connections within the Red Collective," "I... you have my gratitude for trusting to serve on your behalf. I shall endeavor to fulfill my obligations."
Larkinson Network or not, this was still a bold choice!
This was because even if Eliza had good intentions, her strategy may be wrong or she may have beco misguided to false information. She could still screw Ves up if she made a mistake.
Ves did not worry too much about that.
"I highly advise you to connect with the other mbers of the Larkinson Clan that have already joined the Red Collective or will soon beco a part of it. These Larkinsons will definitely require guidance, and you are the best person for the job. I need you to bring them together and encourage them to share their problems with each other so that they can figure out solutions together. The Larkinsons serving within the Astral Octagon are allowed to beco collies, but I do not want them to forget who they truly serve. If my clansn hold regular etings, they will not lose the traits that make the Larkinson. That is crucial in a bureaucracy that encompasses so many strangers."
"Well said, sir. You have made an excellent proposal. However, take into account that not all of the Larkinsons will have enough ti to attend regular in-person etings." The female staffer warned. "Many of your clansn are second-raters. While our Red Collective has made an effort to lower the work requirents of citizens of third-rate and second-rate states, they are still expected to attend supplentary classes to bolster their competences. In order to keep up with the demanding lessons, they will most certainly have to practice a cultivation thod that places significant emphasis on expanding their cognitive performance. The Red Collective is not financially secure enough to invest vast sums into bestowing every mber with first-class augntations."
Ves briefly thought about whether he should fund the upgrades to the clansn that managed to get employed by the Red Collective.
He quickly rejected the decision. The imnse sales volu of the chs of the Swarm Project and the huge amount of fees that he received by licensing the designs should have probably left him flush with cash.
His latest comrcial products had solved all of his debt and financing concerns overnight!
Even if the LMC only received a small cut of the production and sale of budget chs
with fairly low product margins, the sheer amount of money flowing into the Larkinson Clan's bank accounts should still amount to a towering figure due to quantity alone! Ves could not only afford to pay for first-class augntations to Larkinsons that entered the Red Collective, but probably a lot of other people in the clan as well! However, he ultimately decided against this decision due to two different reasons.
First, the availability of cultivation thods made augntations a lot less relevant. Sure, the people who already received a lot of powerful implants and genetic treatnts will probably engage in cultivation as well, but it was unlikely for them to be able to
widen the gap.
The improvents bestowed by technological augntations were imdiate but also static. It cost vastly more sums of money to attain increasingly more incrental performance boosts.
The improvents attained through systematic cultivation were gradual but ramped up over ti so long as the practitioners did not hit a bottleneck.
The forr held the advantage in the short-term, but the latter would probably grow so powerful after enough years that it completely marginalized the effects of old school
augntations!
In this light, it was not cost effective for the clan to waste so much funds on first-class augntations. Ves preferred to spend all of that money on other strategic investnts, such as expanding his first-class ch force and improving the modules of his future
warships!
He also couldn't forget about the Larkinson Clan's initial attempts at colonization. While he was currently not too certain whether it was wise to sink so much money and resources into building up settlents when the Red Tide Offensive threatened to topple a lot of human territories.
"We are different from the RA and the RF." Ves said. "The RC is not only the new kid on the block, but it is also less dependent on conventional technologies as well. That does not an we should reject modern technology entirely and regress into barbarians that try to rely on cultivation to solve every problem. I rely think that if practicing a cognitive-boosting cultivation thod can produce similar results as cranial implants but with only a fraction of the cost, then we should make the logical choice." The Red Collective followed a brand new path that the Red Association and the Red Fleet was not willing to pursue to the sa degree. The collies needed to prove with their actions that they had faith in the mandate of their superorganization! "You make a good point, chief councilor. I shall disseminate your opinion and do what I can to encourage this mindset among my colleagues."
"By the way, what cultivation thod are you practicing at the mont?" Ves inquired. "I can clearly tell that you have made certain attainnts in your cultivation." Eliza Mo Ragadan smiled. "I have the privilege of practicing the Attentive Minister Qi
Cultivation thod Version 3.5 of the Minister Series. The Repository classifies it as a high-grade premium curated qi cultivation thod that is characterized by the keywords of governance, intelligence and empathy. It is difficult for most collies to access it. They need to prove their talent and affinity for it before earning the large amount of RC rits to redeem the right to practice it. Making further progress is hard. I need to buy elixirs tailored to this cultivation thod to make substantial progress over ti, and I need to spend at least an hour of my ti on pure cultivation by building up a palace in my inner self. I further need to practice 'good governance' according to my own judgnt and ideals. It is a thod that is ideal for ministers and other public officials."
As the chief of staff summarized what she knew about her own cultivation thod, Ves used his high security clearance to call up the information with his cranial implant. Just as expected, the Attentive Minister Qi Cultivation thod was not the best option available that was suitable for governnt officials. There were more powerful thods available. One of them was even called the Pri Minister Qi Cultivation thod. However, the differences between them were substantial. The Attentive Minister thod was fully modern and lacked a lot of inscrutable mysteries. This caused the predicted effects to be within a tolerable range of complexity and mystery. The downside was that its ceiling was currently low, but cultivation scientists were still in the process of developing the higher stages of this thod.
The Pri Minister Qi Cultivation thod was an entirely different beast. Its theory was much more convoluted as it involved very deep and complex concepts such as destiny, karma, innate goodness, literature, reading people's hearts and the 5 elents. It was clear that much of the contents were based on an ancient cultivation thod that the cultivation scientists had attempted to modernize.
The latter promised vastly greater benefits and power. It not only boasted protection against sneak attacks, but also gave the practitioner the power to kill people with the help of empowered words!
However, the talent and work required to achieve success in the Pri Minister Qi Cultivation thod was also vastly greater. Only a few collies in upper managent dared to take a gamble and practice this thod with the hopes of propelling themselves to the top if they managed to achieve great success!
Ves actually found out that the two thods were related to each other. A research
team developed the Attentive Minister Qi Cultivation thod from the ground up. The goal was to reproduce the Pri Minister Qi Cultivation thod with as little inefficient baggage and hidden dangers as possible.
There were other cultivation thods in the Repository that shared similar was up to the collies themselves to decide which thods they
relationships.
preferred. "You have made an interesting choice. Ves said. "I think that the Attentive Minister
thod is not the most powerful one among the modern high-grade options. Much of
this is due to its focus on improving your empathy and ability to read other people. If you wanted to make a better impression on people, you could have chosen the version that emphasizes grace."
"My ambition is not that great." His assistant and advisor resolutely shook her head. "I chose the Attentive Minister because it speaks to the most. I do not have qualities to achieve greatness, but I can help the ones that do. I want to help you achieve your political aims, and I believe I can serve you best if I understand how you feel about different topics. An Attentive Minister is also able to read the emotions and attitudes of other people without engaging in active manipulation. I do not desire to attract attention. Finally, I am not a fighter, so I have little interest in acquiring combat capabilities. It is enough for to expand my lifespan and make my body less vulnerable
to diseases and accidents."
"I see."
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