On Blizzard Entertainment's side, they had just received a payment of $14 million. After taxes, Mavi now had approximately $270 million in available funds, with assets that were difficult to estimate.
Despite his best efforts to invest and spend money, he found it increasingly difficult to use up his wealth.
Considering various factors, Mavi decided to accelerate his Russian military-industrial development plan. Since Blizzard had already become profitable, he had fully recouped the money he spent on acquiring the company.
Amazon in the U.S. was gradually stabilizing. Google's influence was expanding steadily. V-Guest Video was on the verge of becoming one of the top three video platforms in the U.S., with daily traffic reaching 30,000 users.
Alibaba had also completed its financing. With this substantial capital, Ma believed that Jack Ma would soon develop the company into the largest e-commerce platform in China.
At this point, Mavi had very few concerns. As long as he kept a portion of his funds as liquid capital for emergencies, he could do whatever he wanted—buy whatever he desired.
On the way to his countryside estate, Mavi made a firm decision and instructed his butler, "Ivan, have the family send people to investigate shipyards around the country. See which ones are available for acquisition."
"Yes, Young Master." The butler immediately began making arrangements. Seeing his young master's ambitious plans for the development of the Mikoyan family, the loyal butler was sincerely happy for both the late master and mistress.
Since the tragic accident that took his parents' lives, Mavi had been drowning in grief and confusion, his personality growing increasingly irritable. During those days, the butler prayed daily, hoping the young master would recover and move forward.
Now, witnessing Mavi's transformation, the old butler was beyond pleased. Even if all of these investments failed, he would still support him wholeheartedly.
Mavi chose to begin his military-industrial venture with shipbuilding because Russia's navy was notoriously weak. After the Soviet Union collapsed, its largest shipyard in the Black Sea was handed over to neighboring Ukraine.
This directly led to the steady decline of Russia's Pacific Fleet, Northern Fleet, Black Sea Fleet, Baltic Fleet, and Caspian Flotilla.
According to his memories from his past life, Russia had not built a newly designed destroyer over 6,000 tons since gaining independence. The main combat ships in its navy were still the Sovremenny-class destroyers and Udaloy-class large anti-submarine ships, both designed in the 1980s.
The newly built vessels were mostly medium or light frigates and missile boats, designed for coastal operations rather than long-range missions.
As for an aircraft carrier battle group, Russia only had the Admiral Kuznetsov—a single aircraft carrier.
When the Soviet Union dissolved, Russia originally had eight carrier battle groups. However, due to economic difficulties—simply put, they couldn't afford to maintain them—most were decommissioned. Some were sold to other countries, some were turned into theme parks, and others were scrapped entirely.
For these reasons, Mavi had spent so much time laying the economic groundwork, acquiring so many unicorn companies from his past life. Otherwise, no matter how much money he had, military-industrial investments would eventually deplete his funds.
While the butler was using family connections to reach out to shipyards, Mavi's convoy of Tiger armored vehicles arrived at a countryside estate on the outskirts of Moscow.
"Take Winnie out of the car and let her pick a new friend," Mavi instructed his bodyguards.
The reason he had come to this estate was that the owner's tigress had recently given birth to a litter of cubs. The estate owner, eager to strengthen his business relationship with the Ma family, had enthusiastically invited Mavi to pick one as a gift.
To prevent the tiger and the polar bear from immediately fighting due to jealousy or territorial disputes, Mavi let the maid, Anfeya, accompany Winnie so she could choose her own companion.
"Young Master Mavi." Maid Anfeya handed Winnie's leash to him. She had been with the family for two months, and since Mavi was often away, her main responsibility had been caring for and playing with the young polar bear.
"Hm." Mavi took the leash and looked at the little polar bear playing on the roadside. She was nibbling on grass out of curiosity, probably trying to see what it tasted like.
"Let's go, Winnie. Time to meet your new friend!" Mavi gently tugged the leash. Thanks to her professional training, Winnie obediently followed at his feet, bouncing excitedly toward the farm.
"Mr. Mavi, welcome! The tigers are securely locked in their enclosures. The cubs are only two months old and are inside a fenced area. Feel free to pick one," the estate owner said warmly.
Since he had business ties with the Ma family, this was not a sale—he was gifting the tiger cub as a gesture of goodwill.
Mavi nodded in acknowledgment. A tigress nursing her young had a strong protective instinct. If a stranger or an unfamiliar animal approached, she would attack out of pure instinct. Keeping them locked up was essential.
When Mavi arrived at the enclosure with Winnie, Anfeya crouched down and affectionately asked the polar bear, "Winnie, which tiger cub do you like? Tell big sis!"
Winnie seemed to understand and curiously approached the fence, sniffing the air with her wet little nose.
Animals identify each other through scent, so they can immediately tell whether they like someone or not.
Inside the enclosure, four tiger cubs spotted Winnie and, though hesitant, bravely waddled closer. Their tiny, furry bodies made them look irresistibly adorable—just like oversized kittens.
Perhaps it was due to their similar scents, or maybe just instinct, but after sniffing each cub, Winnie stopped in front of the smallest one, who appeared to be the runt of the litter.
Mavi called the estate owner over and asked, "What's this little tiger's name?"
"She doesn't have a name yet, Mr. Mavi. You can name her," the farm owner replied with a kind smile.
Without hesitation, Mavi bent down and picked up the tiny tiger cub. At first, the little tiger protested, flailing its small paws and letting out tiny, fierce growls, trying to appear intimidating.
But then, Anfeya, as if by magic, produced a baby bottle from somewhere and gently placed the nipple into the cub's mouth.
At first, the little tiger resisted and struggled. But after accidentally tasting the delicious milk, it immediately calmed down and began suckling eagerly.
Seeing this, Winnie—who had been lying on the ground—became anxious. She started calling out, standing up on her hind legs, clearly hoping for a share of the milk.