42: Chapter 41 The Calculations of Various Countries and the Confidence of the Dragon Kingdom

Inside the conference room, after listening to Luo Yu's analysis, General Zhan Kuang subconsciously said, "You mean... the Mutated Beasts in the nuclear radiation zones will get stronger and stronger?"

"Correct." Luo Yu nodded without hesitation. "I noticed it while clearing the eight major forbidden zones of the Dragon Country; the later a zone was cleared, the faster the Mutated Beasts evolved."

"The Twin Scorpions in the Northwest Death Valley are S+ grade, and the radiation ice bears in the Icebound Mountain Range of the Northern Border Federation are also S+ grade." Luo Yu paused before adding, "Following this trend, SS-grade or even SSS-grade Mutated Beasts will sooner or later appear in the nuclear radiation zones of other countries."

"So that's it?" General Zhan Kuang revealed a look of having seen through everything. "By then, they won't just have to deal with the Abyssal Giant Beast, they'll also have to deal with the Mutated Beasts in their own backyards!"

"Exactly." A slight arc appeared at the corner of Luo Yu's mouth. "When they are overwhelmed and unable to cope, they will naturally come to beg us."

"Hahaha, brilliant!" Upon hearing this, General Zhan Kuang couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Right now it's one hundred thousand dragon coins per ton. When they come begging on their knees... five hundred thousand per ton will be letting them off cheap, and we can make other demands as well."

"General, actually we are really not in a rush." Luo Yu stroked the Godzilla on his shoulder. The Little Lizard yawned, lazily flicked its tail, and he added, "Godzilla can eat the Abyssal Giant Beast now, and his evolution speed is much faster than eating nuclear waste."

"Those countries think nuclear waste is a delicacy, little do they know... for the current Godzilla, the Abyssal Giant Beast is the main course."

"Phew!! Good, very good." General Zhan Kuang took a deep breath and stood up.

"I will go report to the higher-ups right now, and we'll do exactly as you said."

"Suspend all external nuclear waste processing operations and let those countries cool off and think."

"When they have figured it out, they will naturally come to beg us."

Luo Yu nodded without saying much more.

Trying to use nuclear waste to manipulate Godzilla?

In their dreams.

They can all just wait to regret it.

...

Beijing, Supreme Command Headquarters.

General Zhan Kuang's report quickly reached the highest level.

Inside the conference room, the Supreme Commander listened to General Zhan Kuang's analysis and fell silent for a few seconds.

"Luo Yu's judgment makes sense."

"The evolution speed of the Mutated Beasts is indeed accelerating; our research department has reports on this as well."

"If other countries do not deal with the nuclear radiation as soon as possible, it will sooner or later cause major problems."

A general spoke up, "But Chief, if we suspend nuclear waste processing operations, will it affect international relations?"

"Affect?" The Supreme Commander said calmly. "They want to use nuclear waste to manipulate us; that is what destroys international relations. Besides... we have Godzilla now, we have Luo Yu, we have the confidence."

"More importantly, the Abyssal Giant Beast is the common enemy of humanity. Whoever wants to play petty tricks at this time will have to bear the consequences themselves."

A chorus of agreement resounded in the conference room.

"Then what is our public statement?" The Minister of Foreign Affairs asked.

"Just say..." The Supreme Commander thought for a moment. "The Dragon Country needs time to assess the growth requirements of Godzilla and is temporarily unable to accept nuclear waste processing requests from other countries."

"In addition, tell them that if they really want to cooperate, they must follow our rules."

"One hundred thousand dragon coins per ton—no, it has gone up to two hundred thousand dragon coins per ton—queue up in order, and no bargaining is accepted."

"Understood!"

...

Consequently, under these circumstances, the news quickly reached various countries.

The Hundred Palaces of Eagle Country.

The President looked at the statement sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dragon Country, his expression changing unpredictably.

"They refused?"

"Yes, Mr. President." The Minister of Foreign Affairs said cautiously. "The Dragon Country says they need time to assess the growth requirements of Godzilla and are temporarily unable to process the nuclear waste of other countries."

"Assess?" The President's eyes flickered, and he said in a deep voice, "This is a psychological game they are playing with us."

"Then what do we do?" The President fell silent for a few seconds before saying slowly, "Contact other countries; we need to unify our stance."

"The Dragon Country wants to use this tactic to force us to submit, so we will let them know that they are not the only ones who can process nuclear waste."

"But..." The Minister of National Defense hesitated to speak further.

"But what?"

"According to intelligence, the Dragon Country is right; the evolution speed of Mutated Beasts is indeed accelerating." The Minister of National Defense pulled up a report. "Last month, an A+ grade Mutated Rattlesnake appeared in our nuclear waste storage area in Nevada."

"A+ grade?" The President frowned and said incredulously, "Previously the highest was only A grade."

"Yes, and according to observations, that rattlesnake is still continuing to evolve."

The conference room fell into silence.

There was no way around it; nuclear radiation zones were like the deep sea, having become forbidden areas for humanity. Even Awakeners and large mechs dared not tread there easily.

After a long while, the President spoke with frustration, "Continue to observe. If the situation worsens..."

"We will then consider cooperating with the Dragon Country."

...

Northern Border Federation, The Kremlin.

After reading the Dragon Country's statement, the President was not angry; instead, he fell into deep thought.

"The Dragon Country is waiting for us to bow our heads voluntarily."

"Then should we bow our heads?"

"No rush. Although our nuclear waste stockpile is large, there won't be any major problems in the short term."

"Besides, our heavy mech technology is more advanced than the Dragon Country's; even if high-level Mutated Beasts appear, we can handle them for the time being."

"But Chief..." The scientific advisor hesitated for a moment and said, "According to our research, the evolution speed of Mutated Beasts is directly proportional to the concentration of nuclear radiation."

"If we don't process it as soon as possible, monsters we cannot control may appear."

The President was silent.

"Continue to observe, and at the same time strengthen the defense of the nuclear radiation zones."

"If an SS-grade Mutated Beast really appears and we cannot handle it... we will then negotiate with the Dragon Country."

...

Japan, Prime Minister's Office.

Looking at the firm statement from the Dragon Country, the Prime Minister was gnashing his teeth.

He would not pay money. If Godzilla wanted nuclear radiation, they could provide it for free, but paying one hundred thousand dragon coins was absolutely impossible.

Moreover, all countries had reached a tacit understanding now. If Japan bowed its head now, how would other countries view them?

Endure!

Endure a little longer; in any case, so many years had passed, it wouldn't matter if they waited another month or two.

...

Meanwhile, the global internet also exploded.

"The Dragon Country refused to process nuclear waste?"

"Are they trying to manipulate us?"

"Manipulate? It's clearly us digging our own graves, right? They were kind enough to help, and we still wanted to bargain."

"But nuclear waste is food for that Godzilla, why should we have to pay extra?"

"Your logic is wrong. nuclear waste is a pollutant to begin with. The Dragon Country helping us process it is doing a good deed; we should be grateful."

"To the saint above, if you have nuclear waste at your home, keep it yourself."

The argument grew increasingly intense.

And the netizens of the Dragon Country were cheering.

"Well done! That's exactly how it should be!"

"Want to manipulate us? In your dreams!"

"Godzilla can eat other things if he doesn't eat nuclear waste; the ones in a rush are them, not us."

"Sitting and waiting for other countries to come begging, hahaha."

"I have a premonition that it won't be long before those countries are crying and shouting, begging us to process their nuclear waste."

Barrage comments were flying across the screen.