Ultraman: This Belial only wants to make money.

Chapter 92: The Fallen Star 003 of Sphia is about to land on Jiuliangliang Island.

If you accept benefits, you have to choose sides, but if you do, TPC will lose its impartiality and become no different from the private armies of other factions.

The most thorough approach would naturally be to cut off the funding to the Ultraman Tiga Foundation, but even if Director Sawai traveled around the world alone to persuade the leaders of those countries, it would be unlikely that he could accomplish this.

The identity of the investor is too sensitive, but as the first and only extraterrestrial visitor in thousands of years of human civilization to have goodwill towards humanity, this investment has long transcended money itself and become a symbol of friendship between extraterrestrial civilization and humanity.

From both a moral and logical standpoint, Director Sawai should not, and should not, bring up this question. Not only would it violate his lifelong advocacy of "universal peace," but it would also cause his carefully cultivated political image to collapse instantly.

A more practical problem is that Toei Company and TPC headquarters have too close a connection. In addition to the staff transferred from headquarters, a large number of TPC family members were also settled there. Compared with the busy headquarters, the workload there is negligible, but the compensation is the same.

Once the relationship is severed, what should be done with these people?

Furthermore, the salaries at headquarters also benefited from the aid of the Ultraman Tiga Foundation, with the average salary of each person tripling. Admittedly, military funding from various countries is the main source of TPC's revenue, but that money all goes into the construction of the base and the daily wear and tear, without ending up in the pockets of the staff.

It's hard to go from luxury to frugality. Once the relationship is severed, my salary plummeted by two-thirds. Who will compensate me? Who can quell the public outrage?

Even his old friend Yaoyu might turn against him, because without the funding from the Tiga Foundation, the Max Power System will be delayed again. Even if Director Sawai manages to quell the storm with his superb personal charm, the connections and reputation he has built up will probably be exhausted in an instant. At that time, the position of director might have to be changed.

Moreover, all of this is just speculation. Since Mr. Jin settled on Earth, he has acted in accordance with Earth etiquette and has never done anything improper. Although the Victory Team reported that Mr. Jin's law enforcement methods were somewhat brutal, they were still righteous actions and could not be considered any bad deeds.

"Sigh... I hope I'm just overthinking it."

Director Sawai sighed heavily. He genuinely admired Kim Eui, and it could be said that Kim Eui embodied his youthful dreams.

However, Jin Yi's methods were too sensitive. Director Ze Jing was unwilling to doubt his friend, but besides being a friend, he was also the helmsman of the entire TPC. A politician's actions could not rely solely on emotions.

"Since cutting off this funding is impossible, perhaps we can take countermeasures and introduce external funding to dilute the influence of the Ultraman Tiga Foundation."

Director Sawai finally found a compromise: since the funding source couldn't be cut off, perhaps other capital could be introduced to dilute the influence. TPC is a glass of colorless and tasteless water, while the Ultraman Tiga Foundation is the sweet sugar; to reduce the sugar content, just add more water.

But where should the funds come from?

Hoping for UN funding is not an option. Leaders of various countries are unlikely to increase budgets based on unfounded speculation, especially since Jin Yi's identity is too special; he is the only friendly alien on Earth.

Imagine the US presidential election, held every four years, where two candidates decide the fate of the world's most powerful nation.

Suddenly, Jin Yi appeared, patted one of them on the shoulder, and said, "Tiga and I both have high hopes for you! You are the future star of humanity! Make America great again!"

It's probably pointless for that side to use any tricks; the ballots will just keep pouring into the other side's ballot box. These are the selections of the noble alien generals; voters just need to follow suit.

With this kind of effect, which of the highest leaders in any country would dare to offend Mr. Kim?

So—is the only option left to rely on private investment?

Director Sawai's fingers slowly traced the candidate list on the table, carefully considering suitable partners.

They need to have a good reputation, a noble spirit of dedication, and be substantial in size.

After selection, there were hundreds of such companies in total. The first one that stood out was the Cedik Company. Its boss, Masaki Keigo, was an upright and righteous man and a genius of his generation, so he was ranked first on the list.

Lanmeng Company was also fortunate enough to appear on the list, but only in an inconspicuous corner.

Director Sawai pondered.

Which one should I choose?

Three days later, at the Victory Team headquarters.

"Ah—my heart aches so much!"

Xincheng slammed his fist on the table, his face full of jealousy. On his table sat a beautifully packaged French cologne, a gift his sister had brought back from France.

"Mayumi went to France—that bastard Daigo is vacationing in Hokkaido! He's having a blast, I wish I could switch places with Daigo—"

"Sigh—Chizuru went to France too, and the amusement park tickets I finally managed to book are now worthless."

On the table where they were digging the well, there was also the same brand of cologne as Xincheng. What they didn't know was that on the beach in France, the two girls had become best friends who could talk about anything.

Diejing revealed a look of sympathy, but one was his sister and the other his girlfriend. His words were a blatant mockery of Shinjo, who was still single.

"You traitorous bastard!"

Captain Megumi Kijima smiled helplessly as she watched the two members of the GUTS team bickering.

After all, the GUTS team bears the heavy responsibility of protecting the Earth, and their holidays are extremely rare. Even when they are on vacation, if an emergency mission occurs, the team members must interrupt their vacation and rush to the front line to fight the monsters. Every GUTS member must be aware of this.

Of course, Daigo is an exception. As the friend that gentleman specifically mentioned, Daigo is special.

However—if a mother and child enjoy the sun together on a French beach, will their relationship improve?

Captain Megumi was also lost in thought, but just then, a sharp alarm interrupted everyone's thoughts.

This also signifies that yet another monster has appeared.

The Ye Rui team members quickly projected the alarm scene onto the large screen in the operations center. A rotting giant foot was stepping on a desolate beach. The camera then moved up to show the monster's entire body.

The monster's appearance is similar to that of a sea dragon in Japanese folklore, but it does not match the mythological image. Its entire body is a muddy brownish-yellow color, its skin is pitted and bumpy, and yellow pus constantly flows out of the holes. Its dorsal fin is covered with white tumors.

Judging from its appearance alone, the monster should be dead, its entire body already in the process of decay, yet it still moves mechanically like a zombie, oozing foul-smelling slime with every step it takes.

Even through the big screen, all the victorious team members present felt their noses twitch, as if they could smell the stench coming at them, making them want to vomit their dinner from the night before.

"Ugh—I've had enough to taste, hurry up and take it away."

Digging well, he fanned himself with his palms and kept dry heaving; he had eaten a lot at noon that day.

"Wait a minute—this place looks familiar—"

Shin-jou had a poor appetite today. He keenly sensed that the island where the monster appeared seemed to have a certain sense of déjà vu.

"Kikurojima Island?!"

A name came out without thinking.

That investigation, which ended inconclusively, left a deep impression on Shinjo, because that was the headquarters of the Blue Dream Company. It was just a pity that the Blue Dream Company still stood on Kuroro Island, while his good brother Daigo betrayed their brotherhood and was now vacationing in Hokkaido.

"That's right—it's Kuraryoshima."

Ye Rui confirmed Xin Cheng's judgment. At that moment, another email came into his computer. During the war, there was only one person with such high privileges.

"Wait—this is a message from Mr. Jin."

Ye Rui hurriedly read out the information from the email.

"This is one of the conglomerate's lost goods, a bio-weapon commissioned by a civilization in space. Now possessed by the Sphia life form, it has begun attacking indiscriminately! This is the Sphia Fallen Beast 003, codenamed Sirizan!"

Sphia Fallen Beast No. 003 - Silizan, makes its debut.

"Moreover, this monster has very special properties; it's like a poison gas bomb about to explode. If it's hastily destroyed—the poison gas and pollution will cause a massive biological crisis, turning the entire Jiuliangliang Island and its surrounding waters into a barren wasteland!"

"What's worse is—"

Sweat beaded on Ye Rui's forehead as he read the last message of the email.

"Mr. Jin said that due to the intense battle, Galactron suffered severe damage during the last battle against the 002nd Specia Fallen Beast Suona Demon—and is currently being sent back to the factory for repairs—"

"Victory Team must hold out alone for 24 hours! Until Galactron's reinforcements arrive!"