Money is a man's courage.
But in the United States Federation, a nation disguised as a consortium of capital interests, simply having money on the books didn't actually grant much clout.
The difference lay in whether you possessed tangible industries, could influence the citizens' livelihoods, and could impact the votes for those legislators...
Thanks to Little Mike.
Dean now had such an opportunity.
Little Mike, in his efforts to treat his congenital disease, had focused most of his research on synthetic hormones. By chance, he had made three breakthroughs: "Intoxication," "Some Kind of Unknown Excitement Powder," and "Some Kind of Unknown Anesthetic Powder."
Dean didn't plan to touch the first one.
The last one had too many substitutes, and Dean felt its profit-making potential might not be very high.
But the excitement-enhancing substance in the middle was different.
