Chapter 696: Contributing Strength to Build the World
In the room, the president of the Gephra Chamber of Commerce looked at Lynch with a changing expression—uncertain and confused about the current situation.
By rights, Lynch had caused them great losses. Local hostility toward Gephras meant they couldn’t recruit workers, while federal businessmen like Lynch used the opportunity to gain an edge during development.
If the roles were reversed, the president would never have given them a chance. He would’ve flooded the market with local and imported goods and even used borderline political slogans and tactics to stir up nationalist sentiment among locals.
The president was no stranger to such methods—slogans like “If you don’t buy, you’re not a true imperial” had long been overused by them.
But what he hadn’t expected was Lynch going off script—he actually offered help, assisting Gephras in solving their problem. That raised more questions. Was there more going on here?
The president remained silent, studying Lynch. Aside from his good looks and youth, he didn’t find anything particularly revealing.
“What… exactly do you want?” he couldn’t help but ask.
He didn’t expect Lynch to answer. It was more of an instinctive question, asked in a moment of confusion.
Lynch smiled naturally. “To make money, nothing more.”