Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost-Chapter 586: Incorporating into the Federation, the Supreme Elder Group Seat in the Parliament_1

When it came to matters of vested interests, things moved quickly. It was said that on the day they discussed Wang Linchi joining the Council of Elders, the debate among the Parliament members was quite fierce. Eventually, the Elder Group stepped in and calmed things down.

Later, no one knew how the negotiation went, but by the following day, Wang Linchi had joined the Elder Group, becoming a Parliament Elder, and thus stood at the apex of federal power.

Subsequently, his company began a restructuring process and successfully merged with the Federation, becoming one of the Federal Groups.

Then came a large influx of personnel, diluting the original members of the New Energy Heavy Industries Group and causing a significant decline in Wang Linchi's power within the group. However, Wang Linchi didn't seem to care because, from the beginning, he effectively had no power; it was all an illusion others had conjured.

As for various weapons and equipment, he indeed hadn't left any backdoors. Even if they conducted an investigation, they wouldn't find anything.

Wang Linchi's control was based on higher-level technology that forcibly rewrote underlying logic.

After gaining control of the New Energy Heavy Industries Group, the Federal Parliament heaved a sigh of relief.

This time, no one dared to criticize Wang Linchi's group. Their goal was control, not interference.

Those who were imprudent were all dealt with. He was on par with the Elder Group; even if your father was an Elder, he might not have enough influence to contend with Wang Linchi.

For those who joined the New Energy Heavy Industries Group, it was a good thing. They had heard about the benefits long ago but hesitated to quit their secure "iron rice bowl" jobs in the Federation. Now, being incorporated was like killing two birds with one stone.

Wang Linchi wasn't concerned about these people. After a month or two, they would all be his.

He knew how to share the profits and keep some for later, and what he wanted differed from everyone else, so he didn't need to worry about conflicts with his employees.

His mindset also had to change: the group's employees were also part of his assets.

「Over the following days」

Wang Linchi had already begun his operations: harvesting worlds and civilizations.

This time, because the Absolute Heaven-Linking Array was gone, he couldn't devour everything whole as before; he could only consume it bit by bit.

Primarily, this was because Bai Xuan's sixth Heroic Spirit had appeared, indicating that the true Nine Extremes was drawing nearer. Coupled with Bai Xuan's increasing proficiency in the Nine Revolutions Inner Pellet Technique, he had now reached the level of Active Achievement.

Wang Linchi had stacked six of his own qualifications, and with the help of the Simulator System, his progress was naturally very rapid.

Of course, a complete Nine Extremes should be complemented by nine ten-time awakened Heroic Spirits, which was still a long way off. Although Bai Xuan had six Heroic Spirits, they had all only been awakened five times. In fact, the awakening level was actually holding Bai Xuan back. Otherwise, he would have gathered nine Heroic Spirits by now.

Wang Linchi was rather puzzled. The Absolute Heaven-Linking Array was set up by Nine Extremes, but for what purpose?

Or did they find the truth about the Calamity of the Last Law from civilization? Otherwise, it made no sense to cause a civilizational disruption.

Because they discovered a connection between civilization and the Calamity of the Last Law, they had to intervene and isolate civilization to slow down the calamity.

Perhaps they couldn't find a solution, so they could only hinder its progress.

The reason for hindering it was also simple: to make the Calamity of the Last Law enter the Heroic Spirit World more slowly. In fact, they did achieve this. The Calamity of the Last Law was intercepted outside the Spacetime Rift and blocked by the Time-Space Base.

However, as time passed, the two worlds drew closer, and with the End of Law World possibly already fallen, a significant crisis loomed over the Heroic Spirit World.

"Boss Wang, more invitations," the secretary said, delivering a stack of invitations and placing them on Wang Linchi's desk.

Ever since Wang Linchi gained a seat in the Elder Group and became an Elder himself, his status naturally rose. But with that came an unending stream of troubles.

Before, he merely had money. Now, he also had power, and people seeking his assistance came one after another.

However, he was quite aware of the situation. He deflected all requests, claiming he was just a minor figure and couldn't influence Wang Linchi's decisions.

"Same old routine. You go, and bring back some specialty dishes for me," Wang Linchi said, waving a dismissive hand as if too lazy to move.

These social engagements never ceased, and the secretary attended all of them. The secretary was clever, though: he would attend the banquets, even pack leftovers, but he absolutely refused gifts. Furthermore, he only packed food from the table, never ordering anything extra.

He had to go because these were necessary social functions. If Wang Linchi didn't attend, he had to.

"At this rate, I'm going to gain all my weight back," the secretary said with a wry smile. He hadn't had time to exercise lately, spending all his days eating and drinking.

"Don't worry, it'll only be busy for these few days. After a while, when they realize we just eat and drink for free, don't accept gifts, and don't get things done, no one will bother us anymore," Wang Linchi replied nonchalantly.

He paid no mind to such trivialities. For him, collaboration wasn't out of the question, but the benefits offered by this crowd knocking on his door were paltry in his eyes, simply not worth his consideration.

Those capable of major business deals didn't need invitations; they could approach him directly.

"Alright then," the secretary didn't refuse. He felt his horizons had broadened. Although he had been wealthy before, he lacked worldly experience. Now, his eyes had truly been opened. He then added, "The Sky Fortress has been approved by the Federation and is now entering the construction phase."

"Also, the first strong artificial intelligence Heroic Spirit, Great Saint, has begun development, but there are still many hardware issues."

"The group's biochemical and genetic experiments were not approved, citing that they violated humanitarian principles and therefore could not be sanctioned."

"The Heroic Spirit experiment was outright rejected. The Great Elder even cursed you, saying that if you dabbled in these things again, he'd personally come and give you a beating."

"In addition…"

The secretary rattled off a long list. In short, anything involving Heroic Spirits or human subjects had not been approved.

"Hmm, I know. For the biochemical and genetic experiments, find a place in the outskirts to build the labs. As for the Heroic Spirit experiment, build it in an uninhabited mountain valley—an underground lab would be best," Wang Linchi said slowly.

"Huh? The Parliament and the Elder Group vetoed these three experiments," the secretary exclaimed, surprised that Wang Linchi dared to feign compliance while acting otherwise, especially since such actions couldn't be hidden from the Federation.

"Just do as I say. When the time comes, just send a copy of the data to the Federation. The Parliament and the Elder Group will turn a blind eye," Wang Linchi said. Of course, he knew such rejections were merely for show.

"Understood. I'll arrange it immediately," the secretary replied without questioning or asking why, and promptly left to carry out the orders.

If this were to leak, there would undoubtedly be problems. But as long as the New Energy Heavy Industries Group conducted its experiments covertly and nothing was exposed, the Federation officials could feign ignorance and still reap benefits from the results.

If it were exposed, of course, the Federation would express shock and immediately dispatch an investigation team. Then, after sealing the facilities, they could confiscate the corresponding data.

The Federation would play the innocent victim, while the New Energy Heavy Industries Group would take the blame.

This, too, was a form of trade-off.

Primarily, the Federation was also in a bind. After Wang Linchi became a member of the Elder Group, he gained access to a lot of firsthand information.

For instance, the Federation was not as stable as it appeared on the surface. In reality, it had already massively overdrawn its national strength; merely surviving was an achievement.

They referred to the Calamity of the Last Law as the Annihilation Disaster, a phenomenon where Heroic Spirits or any form of energy would be annihilated.

This was far more potent than in the End of Law World. It seemed to have evolved after integrating with the native systems of the Heroic Spirit World.

In the End of Law World, the Calamity of the Last Law at least didn't affect technology. However, in the Heroic Spirit World, all forms of energy would be annihilated by it; it had evolved into a kind of conceptual power.

Energies such as kinetic energy, potential energy, and bioenergy were all encompassed by this.

Moreover, it wasn't a gradual erosion. In the End of Law World, the Calamity of the Last Law was akin to a disease, progressing through stages.

But here, it was like a bomb; once it detonated, death was instantaneous.

The reason was simple: the human body itself operates on various forms of energy. The moment a person came into contact with the Annihilation Disaster, they would instantly disintegrate.

It wasn't just humans; any physical object would disintegrate upon contact.

As for why the Time-Space Base could withstand it, it utilized spatiotemporal fragments formed from the temporal discrepancies between the two worlds.

The Time-Space Base maintained these spatiotemporal fragments, using them as a barrier. Although these fragments existed within the Spacetime Rift, they were not an integral part of it—much like skin is to flesh, distinct yet connected layers.

Furthermore, Wang Linchi had also learned many other secrets due to his position, such as the origin of the Spacetime Rift, the construction blueprints for the Time-Space Base, and more.