Darkstone Code

In fact, in the communications between the President and the Emperor Gafura, there is another very important factor that Lynch did not mention, but everyone is well aware of.

This unmentioned factor is actually more crucial, namely the Federation Fleet that suddenly changed course towards the Amelia Region and is now approaching the offshore waters of the Amelia Region.

This part of the fleet poses a greater threat to the stability and security of the Amelia Region and to the remaining two battleships of Gafura's First Fleet than any other political means or factors.

If the parties cannot reach an agreement, the Federation will continue to pursue and intercept Gafura's fleet under the guise of eradicating bandits. As long as they are driven out of the Amelia Region, the rule over the Amelia Region will be thoroughly shaken.

External intervention will give the local resistance organizations more courage and sense of identity, leaving the rulers isolated and without support, severely damaging Gafura's overseas interests and shaking their national foundation.

Therefore, no matter what, Emperor Gafura will agree to resolve these disputes properly. Naturally, as the basis for affirming mutual cooperation, the Federation Fleet discovered during the eradication of Preton's participating forces that the remnants of Preton's pirate forces fled in panic towards the Nagariel Region after bypassing the offshore areas of the Amelia Region, and the fleet subsequently left.

Though it was quite despicable, both the President and the other cabinet members showed some smiles on their faces.

Despicable or not, it's better than being humiliated!

...

"Mr. Lynch, your form..."

In an office of the Federation Ministry of Defense, a young girl handed a form to Lynch, with some curiosity and inquiry in her eyes. This overly young man before her had already become a phenomenon.

Everyone wanted to get close to him, to see if they could discover some secret of success from him.

He seemed to never fail, no matter what business he was in, he could always do the best, which was the most enviable and admirable.

Even today, with the economy still depressed and finance still sagging, Lynch continued to make big profits.

There are no secrets in Congress, and neither are there in the financial center of Bupen.

Following a series of events that happened today, Fla faced a heavy setback in the foreign exchange market, plummeting by seven percent, the largest single-day drop in history, and it might continue to fall for some time.

Not long ago, Lynch boldly proclaimed in some financial salons that Gafura was bound to fail and Fla would inevitably crash; at that time, some people thought this notion was irrational.

Because even if what he said was true, and Gafura indeed had three inevitable reasons for defeat, the problem was, who would be the challenger to defeat it?

No one would be willing to stand out without reason as a challenger against Gafura; as long as no one challenged Gafura, Fla would not crash.

But who could have imagined that it took less than a month, during the time the Federation Navy was eradicating bandits on the high seas, suspected of annihilating Gafura's fleet, causing Fla to start crashing in an instant.

No one knows how much Lynch made in the foreign exchange market, but everyone knows he is very wealthy.

He is so successful at whatever he does; he possesses the secret to ensuring continuous success, and that is attractive!

Of course, rumor has it that Lynch neither has a girlfriend nor is married, making some female employees in the office suddenly feel that their attire today was a bit conservative, not enthusiastic enough, prompting a bit of regret, thinking perhaps they should change their dressing style.

Lynch was unaware that a small matter, which one could say has no relation to him, changed some people and facilitated certain things.

"Thank you!", Lynch expressed his gratitude, took the form, carefully read through it, and then started filling it out with his custom-made fountain pen.

After sending off the curiosity-ridden Mr. Truman, he conveniently came to the Ministry of Defense.

According to the Bail Federal Defense Law, establishing a private armed company within the territory requires registration and acceptance of strict supervision, as private armed forces may pose enormous social security risks.

The license for such companies is hard to approve; it is relatively easier at the local level. As long as someone is in the state, it is still obtainable. Various local armed companies exist everywhere.

The scope of business these private armed enterprises operate is very limited; some may just operate in a certain city or state, wishing to expand work beyond their business scope requires registration with the Ministry of Defense.

So far, the Ministry of Defense has approved only seven armed companies, with four companies have cancelled registrations over different periods.

Compared to the difficulty of registering such companies and the intensity of supervision from the Ministry of Defense, hiring employees and distributing weapons to them is far less free than hiring employees trained militarily and allowing them to carry private weapons to work.

After all, in the Federation, carrying firearms is also a freedom, which is the current mainstream practice of armed companies; this practice is clearly neither illegal nor legal, but it reduces operating costs and difficulties a lot.

The former is plagued with too many constraints, and if something goes wrong, it becomes extremely troublesome, but the latter is relatively simpler. Even if things go wrong, it is a personal matter for the employee, and even if it involves the company, it would only be the result of "personal authorization" within the company management, ultimately having nothing to do with the company.

Therefore, most people would not set up such militarized armed companies with Ministry of Defense licenses. Instead, they hire employees with firearm licenses to establish security consultancy firms.

But Lynch's purpose of coming here this time is to register an armed company, or rather, to officially elevate his Darkstone Security Company to an unofficial private armed enterprise.

And the purpose of doing so is not out of boredom but to undertake some military outsourcing, it is necessary to have registration proof with the Ministry of Defense, which includes accepting foreign military operation outsourcing, all requiring approval from the Ministry of Defense.

In other words, this registration is a threshold, a key.

In the past, the Federation did not interact much with international society, and earlier, due to technological reasons, transportation wasn't convenient, so there wasn't much interaction between countries, and thus no foreign military actions existed.

This also caused domestic private armed enterprises to be unwilling to be under the daily supervision of the Ministry of Defense, causing loopholes.

But now it's different, global exchanges have become convenient, and the Federation is also starting to engage in international affairs, presenting more opportunities.

Going forward, Lynch's overseas development cannot be separated from the protection of military arms, especially his business in the Nagariel Region.

Even if Nagariel and the Federation form alliances and establish diplomatic relations, it's still inconvenient for the Federation to directly intervene militarily in Nagariel's internal affairs, as this is not what a "benevolent" major power should do and does not align with the current phase of the Federation in shaping its national image.

To ensure his interests are not attacked by some local radical civil organizations, the simplest way is to establish a legitimate private armed company.

With approval from the Ministry of Defense and then obtaining approval from the Nagariel Central Government, Lynch can legally define a "Land Beyond the Law" in Nagariel.

By then, once the warning signs are up and the private military restriction signs are posted, nobody can interfere with what happens to those entering, dead or alive.

In addition, Lynch also set his sights on another side—the Amelia Region.

In the naval battles, Gafura not only lost those fleets but also the sense of security. As the Federation unveiled numerous parameters, all countries will focus on research in submarines and torpedoes for the upcoming periods.

The construction costs and timelines for these things are much simpler compared to battleships, which take four or five years, five or six years, and require collaborative achievements from dozens of different fields.

Whether from a construction timeline or cost perspective, the Federation provided the whole world with a new way to counter battleships.

Battleships no longer being safe, Gafura, having offended so many countries, probably won't let their fleet appear in the oceans again on a large scale before finding a way to counter submarines and new torpedoes; instead, they'll likely choose to securely guard a certain area.

Additionally, with concerns about the Federation's "whims," it's quite probable that they'll arrange their fleet in the nearshore of their homeland.

Actually, from now, their allocation of the remaining fleet at the port side of the Eperlier Strait besides affirming that their fleet did not suffer a catastrophic blow is also to protect their fleet.

Being sniped at sea, nobody knows who did it; if some small countries achieve breakthroughs in technology, they might get some submarines to retaliate, or simply it's the Federation doing tricks, without any evidence captured, they wouldn't admit, resulting in mere fruitless losses.

Once Gafura's warships cannot display power in the nearshore of the Amelia Region, the stability of the Amelia Region will always be a problem, and at that time, they will need someone to help them.

Then, who is their best partner?

Of course, it's the Federation. The Federation has a powerful navy and an underestimated army, and they also have geographical advantages.

But the Federation certainly won't do that; such actions would only tarnish the Federation's international image, making them become partners of a tyrant rather than heroes leading oppressed people to resist tyranny.

But the civil forces can take over, for example, a private armed force called Darkstone Security. They are registered with the Ministry of Defense of the Federation and are a legitimate armed company that can accept any military operation outsourcing, including pacifying and suppressing.

This way, some of the resources at Lynch's disposal can be fully mobilized, for example, the list of resistance organizations in the Amelia Region he holds in his hands, or the accounts of some resistance organizations...

In conclusion, establishing such a company is an inevitable necessity.