Fortunately, with the Vampires and Werewolves in Washington State having been subdued by Mike, Chris's work here progressed very smoothly.
With the cooperation of leaders like Aro and Carlisle, the factory already had a rudimentary form, and all that remained was to execute the plan.
"Are you planning to make the King Investment Group accessible to the public?" In the conference room, after listening to Mike's future plans for the group, Chris had a general idea.
Yes, Mike intended to significantly increase the King Investment Group's investment in civilian physical industries.
From computer software to food and apparel, the King Investment Group would have a presence in all these fields.
This wide-ranging, non-discriminatory investment strategy would clearly integrate the King Investment Group into people's lives, thereby boosting the group's visibility.
Of course, this approach had many benefits; it would tie the King Investment Group to the lives of the public, giving the King Investment Group tenacious vitality and immense development potential.
However, enormous profits also came with "risks."
This broad expansion of business would make it difficult for the King Investment Group to generate profits in certain industries in the initial stages—to put it bluntly, it would lose money.
If not managed well, the aggregation of these loss-making industries could even drag down the entire group.
In Chris's view, the King Investment Group's foundation was actually very strong; it only needed steady development to inevitably become a large enterprise in the future, so there was no need to take unnecessary risks.
Of course, as the group's executive, since Mike had already made a decision, he would not say anything more.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Mike understood Chris's meaning and reassured him, "As long as we don't touch the current real estate bubble, the group won't have problems."
Compared to making money, Mike was currently more concerned with the group's influence, though doing both would be even better.
At that time, as the group's boss, Mike's reputation would naturally rise with the tide.
If all went well, it wouldn't be long before he could simply sit back and collect the Power of Faith.
"It's good that you know what you're doing. Do you need me to return to New York to oversee the work now?" Chris felt more confident seeing that Mike was not being reckless.
"Yes, the sooner the better," Mike nodded.
With the current booming real estate driving domestic demand, no matter what industry one entered, one wouldn't lose money; it was just a matter of earning more or less.
Therefore, unlike Chris's concerns, Mike was actually confident that he could expand the group's influence while also making money for the group.
Then, Mike continued, "How about this? I'll open a portal and take you directly back to Wall Street in a bit…
As for the work here, you can hand it over to Marcus first."
In Washington State, Marcus, as a First Vampire who had lived for countless years, managing over two thousand Vampires and Werewolves should not be a big problem.
This way, Chris could be freed up.
Next, Mike accompanied Chris to meet Marcus, and then separately summoned Aro, Sam, and Carlisle, these three leaders.
After a series of communications, the factory construction matters in Washington State were re-evaluated.
And with Marcus, one of "their own," in charge, the three leaders, Aro, continued to cooperate with the upcoming arrangements as always.
As afternoon arrived, Mike and Chris returned directly to the King Investment Group headquarters through a portal.
Immediately, Mike gathered Jessie, Jordan, and others to form a special business team.
After explaining the group's future development direction, Mike handed over the specific details of business expansion to Chris and others for planning.
With such a team of smart people, the King Investment Group's future development path quickly generated many proposals.
Next, after synthesizing various preliminary proposals, Mike made the final decision, approving two feasible plans, to be led by Chris and Jessie respectively, and preparations for work began.
At the same time, Regina and the other girls, who coincidentally learned of Mike's return, also prepared a surprise for him at the villa.
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The next day, a refreshed Mike first went to the West Coast, where he met Constantine and others at the Glass Cathedral.
After a few days of reorganization, Angela had resigned from the police department and joined Constantine's demon-hunting team.
And Kramer, who had shown excellent self-sacrificing behavior in the last operation, already had clear angelic traces on him.
Evidently, Constantine's young apprentice had now replaced Gabriel, officially becoming the angel for the California area.
"These are the things I promised you last time. See if there's anything wrong with them," Mike said, taking out a pile of exorcism items and tossing them to Constantine.
Among them were holy water, blessed Noisy Cricket 4, blessed daggers, and more.
For Mike, who now had "divine power" in abundance, these exorcism items could be produced in large quantities with ease.
Therefore, he naturally wouldn't treat Constantine, his "lucky general," poorly.
"My team now has four official members and one reserve. These things don't seem to be enough to go around," Constantine lamented, feigning an air of grievance as he sifted through the numerous exorcism items before him.
It would have been better if he could have reined in the smile on his face.
"You clearly only have three people; how are these things not enough?" Mike countered, surprised.
"You can't say that. My team also has a weapons research expert who isn't here today. Although he doesn't directly participate in combat, he is still a member of the demon-hunting team…" Constantine calculated, "As for the reserve member, Gabriel, she's still in the probationary period, but it's not out of the question that she'll become a team member later."
Of course, the weapons research expert Constantine referred to, Beeman, was strictly speaking a weapons merchant, and not truly a member of the demon-hunting team.
Constantine was clearly asking for more benefits.
As for Gabriel wanting to join the demon-hunting team, it was likely that she had experienced human suffering and wanted to do more "good deeds" to atone, hoping to return to heaven.
One could only say that karma was a bitch…
Of course, Gabriel, with her experience as an angel, was indeed qualified to join the demon-hunting team; the reason she was still a reserve member was probably because Constantine had her under his thumb.
"Alright, I'll send you some more exorcism items when I have time next," Mike saw through Constantine's little ploy for benefits, but he didn't pay much attention to it.
It was still the same old saying: Constantine was a "lucky general"; even if he wasn't needed in the future, more contact wouldn't hurt.
"It's not a matter of quantity…" Constantine stammered a bit, seeing Mike agree so readily.
To be honest, with Beeman, the weapons research expert, Constantine wasn't really short on exorcism tools; what he lacked was Mike's support.
Ever since witnessing Mike's true strength a few days ago, Constantine had been eyeing Mike.
"Alright, if you encounter trouble you can't solve in the future, you can call out to me in your mind," Mike understood the other party's little scheme, so he made a certain promise.
"That's truly wonderful!" Constantine cheered, his request satisfied.
For someone who loved to stir up trouble, what could be more reassuring than a powerful backer?
"Don't get too happy too soon. I can't respond to your calls every time. After all, you know, I also have busy times…" To prevent the other party from getting too carried away, Mike poured a small bucket of cold water on him.
At the same time, he glanced at Kramer, who was at the back of the group, intentionally or unintentionally.
Constantine was currently completely unaware of the treasure he possessed; in fact, with Kramer's current identity as an angel, as long as Constantine didn't provoke Satan to his death, Kramer was more than capable of helping him resolve all his troubles.
Therefore, Mike's promise was, to a large extent, an empty check.
"I understand, I understand…" The bewildered Constantine was still very happy after receiving the promise, and after giving a knowing look that all men understood, he said, "Don't worry, under normal circumstances, I won't trouble you."
There were many ways to use a backer; for Constantine, being able to "borrow Mike's prestige" was already very satisfying.
"Alright, you handle it yourself. I still have things to do on my end. I'll come see you all when I'm free," Mike glanced at Constantine and the others, then opened a portal and chose to leave.
And a large part of what he said before leaving was directed at Kramer, the angel.
As God's partner, Mike would certainly meet the twelve guardian angels of the human world when he had free time.