The Great Depression, a catastrophe for the world, was, for Adav, the ultimate market correction. As Western economies collapsed, companies went bankrupt, and valuable assets were liquidated at fire-sale prices. The Codex's [Economic Simulator] worked overtime, a digital raven scavenging for opportunities amidst the global wreckage. Adav saw not ruin, but unparalleled opportunity to accelerate India's technological and industrial ascent.
Through a complex, layered network of front companies and hidden investment vehicles, controlled by Bharat Corporation but operating globally, Adav began a systematic acquisition spree. He targeted distressed assets and struggling companies in the collapsing British and American markets. These weren't just any companies; they were firms holding valuable patents in advanced manufacturing, precision engineering, electronics, and specialized metallurgy. Entire factories, complete with machinery and often with their skilled but unemployed workforce, were quietly purchased for pennies on the dollar.
Adav wasn't merely buying; he was siphoning advanced technology and industrial capacity into India. Machine tools, production lines, and intellectual property that would have been fiercely protected just a few years prior were now being acquired almost unimpeded. Indian engineers and technicians, many trained in Japan or Germany, were dispatched to oversee the dismantling and reassembly of these acquired assets on Indian soil. Often, key foreign engineers, desperate for employment, were offered lucrative contracts and positions within Bharat Corporation, bringing invaluable expertise directly to India. The West was unknowingly cannibalizing itself, fueling the rise of Adav's India with its own technological lifeblood.