Lin Dong did not take the nearly 20 billion yuan in cash and gold and silver jewelry that he looted in Myitkyina.

Half of it was left at the Kachin Independence Army headquarters for expansion and weapons purchase, while the other half was stored in Kunzhai for future use.

Before returning to Nandu, China, Lin Dong took stock of what he had gained from the trip.

The results achieved have exceeded initial expectations.

In the battle of Kokang, the Bai and Wei families were wiped out, and the territory was divided equally with the Kokang King.

Moreover, through the influence of this battle, almost half of Kokang's underground forces were brought under the control of the Dragon Gang.

Soon after the "Kokang Casino" is completed, the Dragon Gang's wealth and influence in northern Myanmar will reach their zenith.

What surprised Lin Dong most during his trip to northern Myanmar was not the loyalty shown in Kunzhai or the discovery of a "century-old rich mine".

Instead, it unexpectedly brought Myanmar's most powerful military force, the Kachin Independence Army, under its control.

Nowadays, Boss Lin has passed the stage of being greedy for money.

For him, huge sums of money and wealth were simply a natural consequence.

Only greater power and territory would arouse his interest.

Because he deeply understood a principle:

"Without sufficient power and strength, no matter how much wealth one has, it will ultimately be lost."

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Come to think of it, it's been a long time since I upgraded my special skills.

With the system's wealth balance now exceeding 40 billion, it seems unreasonable not to upgrade my skills to higher levels.

All four special skills have reached the intermediate level, but given Lin Dong's personality, he will not be satisfied with the status quo.

The last time I upgraded two basic skills, [Black Gold Eye] and [Enhanced Wings], to intermediate level, it cost me 1 billion wealth points each.

Upgrading from intermediate to advanced levels now will likely cost even more money.

However, upgrading special skills will definitely bring unexpected surprises.

Therefore, Lin Dong was willing to spend any amount of money.

Okay, now that we've figured it out, let's get started!

[Ding! The Black Gold Eye can be upgraded from intermediate to advanced level, requiring 10 billion wealth points. Upgrade now?]

Sure enough, upgrading to a higher level, just for a single special skill, costs tens of billions.

This dog system's appetite is getting bigger and bigger.

Oh well, we have to spend the money we earn, right? Anyway, it's all going towards ourselves.

[Ding! 10 billion wealth points consumed. Black Eye has been upgraded to high-level.]

[New advanced feature for Black Gold Eye: When scanning a target, you can simultaneously obtain Black Gold information about 5 key figures related to that target.]

this......

This doesn't seem very reliable.

But it still has some use; when scanning target individuals in the future, it can at least "buy one, get five free".

Like digging potatoes, pulling out one leads to a whole bunch, which is great!

continue!

[Ding! 10 billion wealth points consumed. Wings of Enhancement have been upgraded to high tier.]

[New advanced feature for Enhanced Wings: Enhances mental power, commonly known as divine sense or divine awareness.]

Hmm? This is interesting.

It's worth noting that the previous Enhanced Wings, in its initial stage, enhanced the body, while the intermediate stage added the ability to enhance external and learnable skills.

However, the most important aspect of the human body—the spirit—has not improved much.

Even after opening his third eye, Lin Dong's sense of touch became stronger, but his mental power was still only slightly stronger than that of an ordinary person.

Now it can actually enhance mental power?

This ability is truly a pleasant surprise!

Lin Dong wondered if his brain would be developed simultaneously if he continued to strengthen his mental power.

Some scientists have said that when the brain is developed to 60%, one can freely lock down and utilize space, becoming a demigod...

Cough cough, I'm thinking too far ahead.

These are all unproven conjectures.

Let's keep spending money.

[Ding! 10 billion wealth points consumed. Loyalty has been upgraded to high level.]

[Advanced Loyalty: Increases the loyalty of associated characters to 100% without spending any wealth points...]

What?

System, are you kidding me?

Why didn't you say so sooner?

I just spent 6.3 billion to recruit hundreds of officers from the Independent Army, and you pull this stunt on me?

At this moment, Boss Lin's heart was bleeding.

6.3 billion!

I should have upgraded first.

Unfortunately, there's no going back in this world.

Even if you are a reborn person, or a chosen one with a system, it won't work.

Oh well, the money's gone, so be it.

Nothing in this world is perfect.

Lin Dong could only console himself:

"That's great. From now on, we won't have to worry about money when recruiting followers to increase their loyalty."

Thinking of this, Lin Dong took out his phone and called Gan Shang and Kun Sheng respectively.

The instruction contained only one thing:

"Use whatever method you have to get all your men to join the Dragon Gang!"

Kun Sheng is doing alright, after all, he only has three to five thousand people under his command now.

Commander-in-Chief Gan must be the busiest.

The Kachin Independence Army still has at least 50,000 officers and soldiers below the company level.

This guy's going to be busy for a while...

The surprise brought by upgrading [Loyalty] filled him with anticipation for upgrading the last special skill.

The Gate of Space, the king of all things except time.

It is because of its existence that Lin Dong, who ventured into the world alone, became so powerful.

He was so powerful that he dared to confront even the regular army of warlords.

However, the system space has a volume of 100 cubic meters, which is really too small.

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