Lin Rui knew his current status and obediently took a seat next to Linghu Tianchou.
Despite now possessing a fortune that to the ordinary person would seem like an astronomical figure, along with a not insignificant power base,
he was in the eyes of these Ninth Realm bigwigs merely a little shrimp barely worth a proper glance.
The several Ninth Realm bigwigs in the study were either active Four-star Marshals of the Federation, commanding heavy troops, or top-tier power brokers within the Federation with real authority.
Not only were they individually very powerful, but they also controlled extremely powerful financial and influential forces.
Every one of them could easily produce eight or nine Martial Artists of the Eight Realms, and might even have several personal armed forces of the Heavy Equipment Division at their disposal.