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Chapter 183 Damn, all that attribute grinding was for nothing!

1942 6 Month 19 Day.

3:28 PM.

A train slowly pulled into the train station in Albany, the capital city.

"Waaaaah~"

A piercing whistle sounded, and the train stopped beside the platform.

Governor Herbert quickly got out of the car and handed over the intelligence to his subordinates.

On the way, Herbert had already heard that Tom had settled things.

However, Herbert is unaware of the specific details.

After getting out of the car, Herbert listened to his subordinates' reports as he headed toward the Lehman family headquarters.

The National Guard arrived late, after Tom had confiscated the weapons of the MNYG! army.

The National Guard originally intended to arrest "insurgents," but thanks to Tom's protection, only a few typical troublemakers were arrested and detained by the National Guard.

To demonstrate his solidarity with the MNYG! army, Tom voluntarily allowed himself to be taken away by the National Guard.

This time, however, the MNYG! army of iron bars behaved themselves and did not cause trouble at the National Guard outposts. Instead, they listened to Tom's advice and went home.

Originally, Tom being taken away by the National Guard, before the MNYG! army caused trouble, should have been a good thing.

But after her subordinates reported how Tom mediated the conflict, especially the details of the mediation, Herbert was utterly devastated.

Politicians don't look at the results, they only at the impact.

Herbert didn't care about Tom's mediation skills, nor did he care about the casualties among the "MNYG!" army and state police.

Herbert was only concerned with how Tom's approval rating would rise after news of Tom's mediation spread.

It's like Jesus himself has come to life.

Herbert could imagine that once Tom was free, he could continue his statewide tour to campaign, and the senator position would be practically within his grasp.

The Lehman family was destined for decline.

It's unlikely to be destroyed. The FBI has already released the Lehman family members. Even a weakened giant is still a giant, and the business empire that thousands of people can protect is not insignificant.

But let alone making any further progress, even maintaining the overall market level will be difficult.

From now on, the Lehman Brothers will almost entirely shrink except for its core financial business.

Herbert was no longer listening to what his men were saying, and the National Guard couldn't detain Tom indefinitely.

Herbert's subordinates, unaware of Herbert's inner thoughts, continued to report on Tom's situation.

Tom and all the MNYG! troops were detained by the National Guard for less than an hour before being released.

As the saying goes, when judging a case, you need to have a victim.

On the state police side, with the state police chief's obsequiousness and Karina's defection, no one came forward to testify.

As for the damage caused, Tom can compensate three or even five times the amount.

With no one to voice their grievances or complaints, and the state court having received an order from Herbert, it was impossible for them to open an investigation or interrogate Tom and the Iron Man "MNYG!" army.

The National Guard is not purely a law enforcement agency, so there's little reason for them to continue detaining Tom and the MNYG! army.

Before Herbert could return to the capital, Albany, Tom and the Iron Man "MNYG!" army were released without charge.

By the time Herbert returned to Lehman family headquarters to arrange the aftermath of the Lehman family's affairs, Tom had also returned to New York City.

After all, such a big thing has happened, Tom should come back to see Denise and his parents to put their minds at ease.

In addition to telling his family, we should also tell everyone who has business dealings with Tom that Tom has survived this ordeal safely and there is no need to worry about cooperation.

Tom's freedom to return to New York City is itself a signal.

4:31 PM.

Tom returned to Denise's penthouse.

Besides letting Denise know he was safe, Tom had another important matter to discuss!

A momentous event that could completely revolutionize the warfight in subspace!

[List of family members: 6138 armed personnel from the court, 134 of whom have been killed in action]

[Family Bonus: Strength +31.4, Agility +28.6]

[Current Character Panel]

Strength: 34.1↑

Agility: 31.7↑

【Intelligence: 8.0】

[Psionic:]

Current SAN value: 4.46/4.46

[Current Emperor's Attention Level: 9]

[Permanent buff obtained: Dopamine inhibition]

After the Iron Pole "MNYG!" army wreaked havoc in the state government, four thousand members were identified by the system as Tom's "familiars".

Tom's Strength and Agility have now officially reached the Astartes level.

Even in Astartes, Tom's attribute values ​​are above average.

Of course, it still can't compare to some elite-level Astartes, let alone monsters like the Primarchs.

Tom's attributes nearly tripled, reigniting his desire to challenge the Great Demon Slaanesh.

Today, Tom will avenge his previous defeat!

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Having not seen each other for more than ten days, and with Dani's worry for Tom, the two barely exchanged a few words before focusing their attention on each other upon meeting.

They kept gnawing at each other until they reached the subspace battlefield.

Tom wanted to see if his physical abilities, now that he had officially reached the Astartes level, could still withstand the great demon Slaanesh!

But to Tom's surprise, at 6:24 p.m., just two hours later, Slaanesh was defeated.

At first, Tom thought it was Slaanesh's way of luring him in and that he was pretending to be outmatched.

After all, Slaanesh had used this trick to lure Tom into launching desperate charges many times before.

Slaanesh would always feign defeat, pretending to be exhausted and with only a sliver of health left, to lure Tom into another duel.

But when the duel actually started, Little Tom cried out that he had been tricked. The Great Demon Slaanesh was clearly in good condition, and the "low health" he had just shown was fake.

But today is different. Little Tom keenly sensed that the Great Demon Slaanesh was truly powerless to fight anymore!

Tom was instantly filled with rage!

I, Tom, fought tooth and nail to raise my stats to the [Astartes] level, and now you're telling me that you, the great demon Slaanesh, are powerless to resist?

Then all the attribute boosts I made for Tom were for nothing!

This is like someone who has liked a girl for a long time, trying every possible method to pursue her, making all sorts of self-righteous attempts to gain her favor, and even going to great lengths to win her over.

He worked hard to earn money so that he could be worthy of the woman.

After achieving success and fame, he mustered up the courage to confess his feelings, and the girl replied, "I've always liked you too~"

All the hard work and struggle we've put in so far has been a wonderful experience.

But I also felt inexplicably angry and stupid.

If I had known this would happen, why would I have been so anxious and worried back then, constantly wondering if she liked me, if I did the right thing, and if she disliked me?

Tom trusted Little Tom's judgment; Denise's physical condition was indeed completely different from what it was during the last war in the subspace, and she had returned to the level of a normal human woman.

Tom's intelligence stat of 8.0 tells him that it was definitely the Emperor's Gaze of 9 that worked, dispelling the subspace attribute on Denise.

Slaanesh has officially transformed back into an ordinary human from his warp form.

Damn emperor!

Can't you wait until I, Tom, verify whether my [Astartes]-level attributes can withstand the Slaanesh Demon Queen before paying attention to me?

Even when the accumulated [Four Wastes' Attention Points] were wiped out, Tom never harbored such deep resentment towards the [Emperor's Attention Points] as he does now.

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