Merika.
After the intentional sensationalization of this military exercise by the Merika military, there was overwhelming coverage of this military exercise by all the TV stations in Merika.
From the Merika New York TV station, the Washington Military News, the Merika Military News, etc., almost every channel was reporting this news.
The three aircraft carrier strike groups had more than twenty thousand personnel, countless instruments of war, and were equipped with numerous new weapons. Once they were in position in front of the Heavenly State, they would begin the military exercise. Although they might not actually start fighting this time, there were definitely still benefits to be had.
On the Merika military forum, many netizens expressed their views—
“Our great Merika military technology is invincible. It feels great to be getting justice for Jaban. Hong Dali must die!”
“Yes, he has already assassinated Tarō Gohon and he might assassinate our Merikan president next. Such a person must not be allowed to live. He must be tried and judged!”
“With our Merika’s military strength, the Heavenly State can’t catch up even if they try. That distortion shield thing must be just a scare tactic. Only those stupid Jabanese will believe there is such a thing!”
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Inside the Merika Embassy.
The diplomatic ambassador of the Heavenly State in Merika was negotiating with the US foreign minister, but the content of this negotiation was extremely random. From astrology and geography to the ancient and recent history of the Heavenly State, the Ambassador of the Heavenly State kept repeating himself. The Merika Foreign Minister was getting sleepy—
“Ah, where was I? Oh, yes, I was telling you about the Song Dynasty of our Heavenly State. The Song Dynasty of the Heavenly State, was the era of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. It preceded the Yuan Dynasty, had Eighteen Emperors and spanned three hundred and twenty years. It was the largest country in the world at that time! That era was when our Heavenly State was the most prosperous economically, and most advanced in terms of culture, education and scientific innovation in the ancient history of our country. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the total GDP of the Heavenly State in three years was 26.55 billion Merikan dollars and accounted for 22.7% of the total economy in the world. The per capita GDP was 2,28 Merikan dollars. At that time, the per capita GDP of West Asia was only 621 Merikan dollars. Both exceeded the current Western European GDP per capita of 427 Merika dollars, and the British per capita GDP after the first industrial revolution was only 1,25 Merikan dollars…”
The Merika Foreign Secretary was about to collapse. “Dear Mr. Ambassador, exactly what are you trying to say after talking so much?”
“Ah? What do I want to say?” The Heavenly State Ambassador pretended to be confused. “You are going to have a military exercise at our doorstep. I have to tell you about our history so that you have a better understanding of our country. Right, speaking of which, there are treasures everywhere in our country. The bottom of the sea is full of shipwrecks full of treasures—what a pity. They are in our waters, but we don’t really want to salvage them. It’s hard to decide what to do. There are so many antiques…”
He kept going on and on about random things, and the Merika Foreign Minister could take it no more. “Are you thinking of asking us to help you salvage the treasures in the sea?”
“Oh, that’s good relations!” The Heavenly State Ambassador said enthusiastically, “Aren’t you holding a military exercise near us? Why not send some supply ships to help us with the salvage work? Let’s help each other with what the other needs, it’s a win-win situation. After that, we can issue you some government bonds or something, that’ll be good.”
Good my a**. If our military ships enter your territorial waters you can fire immediately. By then, no matter what we say, we would be in the wrong!
The Merika Foreign Minister decisively shifted the topic. “Right, speaking of which, Mr. Ambassador, you have not had dinner yet? Why don’t we dine together?”
The Heavenly State Ambassador did not forget the reason for his visit. Play for time, he had to buy some time. Ideas tumbled around his head and a light bulb went off. He said, “Ah, that’s right. I almost forgot. Sea Turtle Island…”
Sea Turtle Island!
This was important news!
The Merika Foreign Minister quickly perked up his ears. He heard the Heavenly State Ambassador say, “Young Master Dali built a military base there. I heard that there are more than twenty super-electromagnetic guns mounted there. They will fire once any foreign aircraft carrier or anything else comes within a radius of a hundred miles. The gun turrets are controlled by the robot Running Dog and he only listens to Hong Dali’s commands. You have to be careful holding your military exercise there. If you get sunk, don’t blame me for not reminding you!”
Damn!
The Merika Foreign Minister almost fell to the ground.
The robot Running Dog controlled more than twenty super-electromagnetic guns! Was this information real or fake? However, one of the two aircraft carriers Hong Dali bought was indeed at Sea Turtle Island. Also, recently, the Heavenly State had been transporting all kinds of new materials there. This was worth a thought? Were there really super-electromagnetic guns there? Would they really fire once anything got within a hundred miles? The crux of the matter was, if they really fired, who should bear the responsibility? Hong Dali? He was on the aircraft carrier now, and it would not be easy to get to him.
Running Dog? How could a robot take responsibility?
The Heavenly State? The Heavenly State would pay them no heed…
Damn, why was Hong Dali so hard to deal with?! The Merika Foreign Minister could barely keep still. Should he believe this matter or not…
No, he had to report the matter to his superiors as soon as possible. He had to at least fulfill his duties. As for other specifics, they were none of his business.
“Ah, honored Mr. Ambassador,” the Merika Foreign Minister quickly stood up. “I suddenly remembered that I still have matters to attend to. Urgent matters. Please excuse me, I am sorry.”
“Ah, okay, okay. Go ahead, please. In that case, I will go back first!” The Heavenly State Ambassador felt that, for once in his life, he had done something worth being proud of in front of the Merikans. The nonsense he told felt great!
Young Master Dali was awesome. All kinds of embellishments, when credited to him, become completely believable. He was really f**king awesome!
Wahahahaha!
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Heavenly State.
The people of the Heavenly State already knew about Merika’s plan to hold their military exercise right outside their borders—in today’s information age, there was no way to hide such information. Of course, there was no need to hide it either, people were not stupid.
Hong Dali’s official Tieba forum.
Today, Hong Dali’s official Tieba had nearly five million members. Previously, there were not so many people coming in to post, but when they heard that Merika was going to hold their military exercise and that their target was Hong Dali, everyone got riled up.
What kind of joke was that? The things Young Master made are just for show? Recovering Sea Turtle Island was fake? The three Jaban warships that they extorted were still there, and Merika dared to come here to ask for him? We must not allow them to do as they like!
“For the sake of the Young Master, brothers, if the damn Merikans dare come for him, I will fight them to the end! Like if you support me!”
Views: 8,974,115, Likes: 441,574, Replies: 21,547…
“Brothers, how much good has Young Master done for our Heavenly State? The Merikans must be jealous! Let them die of anger. They must not have their way! Support the Young Master!”
Views: 54,677,147, Likes: 645,122, Replies: 45,415…
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On Weibo, Hong Dali’s many hardcore fans all voiced their support for him. The number of fans on Hong Dali’s official Weibo increased suddenly by more than ten million overnight, from thirty million to more than forty-five million.
On Sangle, everything about Hong Dali was once again the focus of everyone’s searches. Everyone was talking about Merika’s military exercise and wondering how Hong Dali would avoid the crisis this time. After all, with Merika’s scheming, even if Hong Dali escaped unscathed, they should not be allowed to benefit?
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Door to Heaven.
The Resource Chamber of Commerce Meeting was coming to an end. By now, no one felt like sitting in meetings. They were all talking about the Merika military exercise.
“Weiguo, this time Merika sent three aircraft carrier strike groups for your Dali.” Liu Yihui sighed. “Dali is getting a significant amount of attention. The problem is, this matter will not be easy to deal with.”
“Yes, the Jaban economy was destroyed by Dali single-handedly. Merika is afraid they will be next.” Mu Tie said, “That is why they want to put Dali on trial now. The problem is that we can’t really oppose it. It’s not so simple, between states…”
Hong Weiguo was not really afraid. He only chuckled and said, “Don’t worry. This bunch of Merikans will not come to a good end. I am sure of that.”
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Merika, Ministry of National Defense.
“Firing when something enters a radius of a hundred miles, rubbish!” Itra said disdainfully, “I have to see this. Is Hong Dali really brave enough to fire at us? If we start fighting, so be it. What do we have to be afraid of?”
Salon, however, was being very careful. He thought about it and said, “I can’t say if it’s real or not now. Hong Dali cannot be judged by normal standards. So, my opinion is, let’s be careful. If there is no other choice, we will send unmanned planes and ships, see if he really fires. If he doesn’t, hehe…”
“Good idea, that’s settled then!” Itra’s eyes brightened and he smirked. “If he doesn’t fire, he’s a pushover. We will then land on Sea Turtle Island immediately. Hehe, then I want to see what Hong Dali is cooking up so secretively there!”
“Command our fleets to go full speed ahead!” Salon pounded the table fiercely. “Hong Dali is a strange one. We must not give them any time to react. We must force the Heavenly State to hand him over!”
“Yes,” Itra swore. “I will hand him over to the International Court of Justice to be tried. Then, he will be locked up. See if he still can make any trouble after that!”
Salon nodded. “That’s what we’ll do!”
