40: Oil trade! It's time to make a big splash for the world

Chapter 40: Oil Trade! It’s Time to Stir Up the World!

5 PM.

A vehicle with a black license plate, ‘Embassy-154’, slowly drove into the entrance of the Xia Academy of Sciences.

Ahmad Hassan got out of the car, his face full of doubt, and walked over as instructed.

‘What does the Xia Academy of Sciences want with me? Why did they suddenly ask me to discuss matters?’

With every step he took, his heart was filled with confusion.

His position was Ambassador Plenipotentiary for Foreign Affairs. Why would the Xia Academy of Sciences suddenly ask him to discuss important matters concerning Persia?

This made no sense at all.

He arrived at the conference room.

“Mr. Ahmad Hassan, it’s a great honor to invite you to our Xia Academy of Sciences,” Zhang Yuli stepped forward and shook his hand.

“Hello, Mr. Hassan, long time no see. How have you been recently?” Zheng Lixing, who had met him several times before, said familiarly.

“God willing, all is well,” Ahmad Hassan smiled.

The few of them took their seats, and after some usual pleasantries.

“General Zheng, Director Zhang, may I ask what matter you wish to discuss with me this time?”

Ahmad Hassan frowned: “I haven’t heard recently that our country has any cooperation with the Xia Academy of Sciences.”

Surely, they weren’t just here to chat and foster goodwill, right? He didn’t think he had that much personal charm.

Moreover, this invitation came from the highest level of Da Xia, so he couldn’t refuse even if he wanted to.

“Mr. Hassan, let’s get straight to the point,” Zhang Yuli did not act overly polite.

“We heard from Northern Industrial Group that your Persia is planning to procure a batch of weapon equipment recently?”

“We do have such a plan, but what does this have to do with the Xia Academy of Sciences…?”

Ahmad Hassan hesitated, his forehead covered in question marks.

Could it be that they called him here to sell weapons for Northern Industrial Group? Since when did the Xia Academy of Sciences become the spokesperson for Northern Industrial Group? He didn’t know anything about it.

Even if they were genuinely selling weapons for Northern Industrial Group, shouldn’t they follow normal procedures?

Zheng Lixing, however, had no major concerns and said directly: “Regarding the weapons you are supporting, we believe we can offer a different type of equipment.”

“Is it appropriate for us to discuss this? The purchasing authority is not with me,” Ahmad Hassan wiped the beads of sweat from his nose, utterly confused by their intentions.

This kind of thing is usually kept under wraps; you just sell it.

“No, this is a civilian product and cannot be considered a weapon,” Zheng Lixing shook his head, then continued: “It won’t even have any lethality. We can completely sell it as an export product.”

“Civilian product? What kind of equipment is that?” Ahmad Hassan immediately became interested.

That city had been under siege for decades, long becoming a besieged city.

Previously, when Persia secretly transported military weapons, they could at most transport some light weapons and automatic weapons. Even heavy weapons like artillery were extremely difficult to break through defenses and transport rashly.

Although transporting raw materials was relatively simple, the internal structure had already been shattered. Just when they managed to develop some basic processing industries and prepare to lie low, they would experience a brutal cleansing every few months.

This inhumane situation was not just a matter of one or two years, but had lasted for decades since the last century, causing suffering to several generations.

In the past two years, all daily necessities, including water resources, have been cut off, seemingly to wipe out everyone.

It was precisely because of this that Persia tried every possible means to transport things in, though the main method of transportation was still the old Yanjing way.

That was truly ‘authentic’!

But if this was a civilian product, at least the difficulty of transportation wouldn’t be so great.

“A Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, integrating long-range attack, reconnaissance, and search…” Zheng Lixing immediately began to elaborate on the concept of the Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and its various applications.

“Furthermore, it supports a coverage range of two to three kilometers, transmits real-time image data to the operator, and then initiates ultra-long-range attack methods. Its operation difficulty is low, it’s cheap, highly adaptable, almost an all-rounder product…”

After a day of contemplation, his understanding of drone warfare had deepened even further.

Every word he heard made Hassan’s heart flutter; wasn’t this exactly the equipment they had dreamed of?

Were they lacking light weapons over there? No, they were lacking reconnaissance, search, and strike capabilities.

“Do you have a sample? I want to see how powerful its actual functions are!” Ahmad Hassan’s face was flushed with excitement.

You know, in localized wars, throughout the Middle East, where isn’t there a security battle going on?

In short, this Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle could play a huge role here.

Zhang Yuli interjected at this moment: “As for samples, we don’t have any… but in a month, we can experimentally provide the real product.”

After all, the technology provided by that Mysterious Organization was a complete set of processes from design to production.

They could completely begin small-scale production within a month, scale up in three months, and Zhang Yuli even guaranteed that they could directly proceed with clustered production within half a year.

However, at present, they still needed to see how this Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle performed on the battlefield before making further plans.

“No sample??” Ahmad Hassan was bewildered again.

They dared to put it up for sale without a sample? And he felt this routine seemed so familiar?

Could it be that you haven’t even started developing it yet?

No, he was certain that the Xia Academy of Sciences had definitely not developed it yet.

“How much does this Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle cost per unit? We’ll take it.” Ahmad Hassan gritted his teeth: “In a month, you first provide us with a thousand drones for preliminary verification, as for the money…”

“Do you want oil?! If not, natural gas will do.”

For the overall layout of the Middle East, they absolutely needed to obtain this new type of weapon equipment.

“No problem, we will give a very reasonable quote once it’s built,” Zhang Yuli replied readily.

Didn’t that mean more money?

Even a country like Persia, which seemed relatively poor, possessed some of the world’s largest oil and natural gas reserves. Which country in the Middle East wouldn’t need this Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle?

If this business took off, let alone the B-2 Bomber, they could even build the H-20.

“If it works well, we will continue to procure on a large scale.”

Ahmad Hassan’s eyes revealed determination: “I hope this drone doesn’t disappoint us.”

“Trust our Da Xia, you will absolutely be satisfied with this equipment.”

Zheng Lixing smiled and shook hands with the Persian Ambassador.

Although no contract was signed, he believed this cooperation would definitely be successful.

A moment later.

Ahmad Hassan didn’t linger with too many pleasantries and left the Xia Academy of Sciences with hurried steps. He had to report this matter to the supreme leader.

Looking at the vehicle that had already left the Xia Academy of Sciences.

Zhang Yuli’s face, which had been full of smiles, returned to calm. He stood by the window, gazing at the distant sunset for a long time, and sighed with emotion: “Old Zheng, don’t you think they are very much like someone?”

“Like someone?”

“Yes, like us in the past,” Zhang Yuli let out a long sigh.

“It seems it’s time to stir up some trouble,” Zhang Yuli looked at Zheng Lixing.

“How is our J-20 project progressing?”

“The J-20 has completed its initial design and is ready for taxiing tests,” Zheng Lixing’s eyes lit up, seemingly understanding his intention: “You plan to use this project…”

“Exactly, it’s time to set the world on fire,” Zhang Yuli nodded.

Since the Middle East was about to become active, Da Xia also needed to help out and let the Eagle Nation taste what it was like to be in a predicament.

Most importantly, it could also help that Mysterious Organization share the pressure, better hide within the Eagle Nation to acquire technology, while Da Xia would be responsible for attracting the Eagle Nation’s attention.

Currently, the J-20 project was the most suitable item to bring out.

It was time to give this world a little appetizer.

“Notify Institute 611 to proceed with the J-20 test flight.”