Chapter 212: Two Products from Capsule Corporation
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
Smith Dole had just stepped out of the gravity chamber after a training session when he ran into Bulma and Fox coming toward him.
Seeing the two appear, Smith asked,
"Is there something you need?"
Bulma replied,
"Pepper Potts from Stark Industries contacted us. She's inviting us to attend the Stark Expo and hopes we can also hold our product launch there."
Hearing it was the Stark Expo, Smith thought for a moment before agreeing.
"Then let's combine the events. Make sure Pepper Potts gives us enough stage time."
Bulma nodded, then continued,
"This time, we're releasing two products. The first is the second-generation power level detector. The detection cap has been increased to 500, and it now has video recording and cloud upload functions.
The second product is a hover car. I've already hand-built one unit for demonstration.
Mainly, I noticed that transportation and commuting here aren't exactly convenient."
Hearing that Bulma had hand-built a hover car, Smith was surprised at first — but then remembered that in the Dragon Ball world, hover cars were already common household items. In Bulma's eyes, they were probably even simpler to make than a power level detector.
"These two products will be more than enough to steal the spotlight at the Stark Expo."
Bulma smiled and nodded. At that moment, Fox began his own report.
"Recently, with the addition of the werewolves and vampires, our Assassin Brotherhood has gained a lot of intel on criminal organizations.
In Southeast Asia — Myanmar's north, Laos, and Thailand — there are large-scale operations for telecom fraud, organ trafficking, and human smuggling. We've already had many assassins take contracts to eliminate these groups, and we've also dispatched members to ensure these forces are completely wiped out."
Smith replied,
"This kind of gray industry needs to be hit hard and kept under control. We can't allow them to sprout up again like mushrooms after rain.
Apart from Thailand, it seems those countries don't yet have an Assassin Brotherhood presence. If that's the case, set up branches in the capitals of each of those countries. Target these industries for sustained strikes — whenever one pops up, take it out. Make them afraid to ever touch this business again.
If necessary, cooperate with local armed forces or governments to cut it off from the top."
Fox nodded.
"We're already selecting locations. Each of those countries will have an Assassin Brotherhood branch, taking on missions to wipe out local criminal groups.
Each branch will have a four-person team: one werewolf, one vampire, one Black Widow, and one veteran from the League of Assassins."
Hearing Fox's plan, Smith nodded in satisfaction. With that lineup, each branch could hold its ground. And if anyone still managed to topple a branch, the League of Assassins would respond by eradicating the enemy entirely.
"I'm satisfied with your arrangement. The anti-crime operations must not stop.
What's the situation with General Ross?"
Fox flipped through a file before reporting,
"This time, Ross paid a huge price to protect Blonsky. Based on your intel and our analysis, after this term ends he'll likely have to give up his position.
However, the Blonsky he protected is now completely under his command — if Ross leaves, Blonsky will follow.
According to our talks, once Ross leaves the military, he'll move into politics. With Blonsky as leverage and our support, he has a good chance to use the Secretary of State role as a springboard to run for president in two terms.
Also, in these last three years in the military, Ross wants to form a Thunderbolts team composed of extraordinary individuals, and he hopes for our support.
As for his proposals on cracking down on illegal immigration and increasing sentences for robbery and sexual assault, he's made recommendations to various departments. The results are there, but not as good as expected, since the military's influence is limited.
Ross believes he can push these policies more effectively once he's in politics.
Finally, the town of Harrison, Arkansas, wants to invite you to give a speech. They deeply admire you as a 'god among men.'"
Smith thought for a moment, then said,
"Strengthen our ties with Ross. For the Expo, make sure to send the military an invitation. As for supporting the Thunderbolts, ask him for a detailed plan.
It can't just be about recruiting Bulma's bodyguards again. We can send one or two people to help, but we won't be providing the backbone for his team.
On policy matters, this is a long-term investment. We're not in a rush.
And about Harrison — if there's time, we can make the trip."
In truth, Smith wasn't part of any "white supremacy" ideology — he simply despised "black dogs." Killing them all would definitely take some innocent lives, but leaving some alive meant there would be guilty ones among them. Better to have a whip in hand and make them go work.
"Also, before Karin Tower is completed, you, Fox, and John Wick should visit Karin-sama more often. You'll gain a lot from it. Bring fresh fish.
Make sure the uncles all go too. Once Karin Tower is built, getting an audience won't be so easy."
For the high-ranking members of the League of Assassins and John Wick, their combat power had already surpassed previous limits thanks to the gravity chamber. Those with special bloodline abilities, like X and the Cross father-and-son duo, were improving even faster.
Only the Red Guardian, Alexei, had plateaued — after slimming down and improving for a while, his growth had stalled. Now, they all needed to learn to use ki, and for that, Karin-sama was the perfect teacher.
Fox nodded.
"I'll make sure everyone visits Karin-sama. After all, that cat's power level is an incredible 190."
Clearly, Fox had tested Karin-sama with the new second-generation detector. Considering the immense resources spent building a tower for a cat, he couldn't help but be curious. After all, the other blue cat, Puar, certainly didn't get this kind of treatment.
(End of Chapter)
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