158: Chapter 158 What should we do now?

Monkey Country, Presidential Palace.

Ruan Wenming sat behind his desk, staring at the television screen.

On the screen, footage of a mecha splitting a warship was playing.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

After knocking on the door, the secretary walked in, holding a document:

"Your Excellency, the document for following Eagle Sauce in jointly sanctioning Great Xia has been drafted."

"It requires your signature."

Ruan Wenming didn't even raise his head: "Sign? Sign what?"

The secretary was stunned for a moment: "Your Excellency? This was strictly demanded by Eagle Sauce."

"Eagle Sauce? What the hell is Eagle Sauce! The times have changed now! Immediately arrange a special plane."

Ruan Wenming abruptly stood up:

"I am going to Great Xia."

"What?" The secretary was completely dumbfounded.

"To Great Xia."

Ruan Wenming walked to the window, looking at the sky outside:

"To discuss historical lingering issues."

"My Monkey Country has been the territory of Great Xia since ancient times."

"Now..."

He turned around with a solemn expression:

"How could they abandon us?"

The secretary opened his mouth wide, unable to speak for a long time.

"What are you standing there frozen for?"

Ruan Wenming glared at him:

"Why aren't you going to arrange the special plane yet?"

"Yes... Yes..."

The secretary turned and ran.

In the office, only Ruan Wenming was left alone.

He looked at the mecha dragging the warship on the screen, muttering to himself:

"The times have changed. Eagle Sauce has been beaten up like this, why should I still follow him?"

"I'd better hurry up and latch on to a powerful patron..."

Japan, Prime Ministers Official Residence.

Xiao Jianbi stared at the television screen, looking as if he had been struck by lightning.

On the screen, footage of a mecha splitting a warship was playing.

One cut, two cuts, three cuts...

Every single cut felt like it was hacking at his heart.

Minister of Defense stood nearby with a pale face:

"Your Excellency... Our press conference just now..."

"Shut up!"

Xiao Jianbi roared.

He had just been boasting about "the technological lead of the free world".

Now——

That "leader of the free world" was being rubbed against the ground by the Great Xia mecha.

Two warships were split and sunk, and one was towed away.

The statue of liberty was moved away.

Yasukuni Shrine was stepped on and collapsed.

How the fuck can he still boast about this?

Minister of Foreign Affairs said cautiously:

"Your Excellency... Should we... issue a statement..."

"Issue what statement? Condemn Great Xia?" Xiao Jianbi stared dead at the screen, "Saying that we stand on the side of getting our faces slapped?"

The office was dead silent.

After a long while, Xiao Jianbi finally spoke in a very soft voice:

"Cancel all remarks targeting Great Xia."

"Immediately."

"And..."

He paused for a moment:

"Send a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Great Xia."

"Just say... we are willing to strengthen friendly cooperative relations between the two countries, and the Great Xia, Japan, and Bang free trade zone must be established as soon as possible."

Minister of Foreign Affairs was stunned: "Prime Minister, you mean..."

"Do as I say." Xiao Jianbi closed his eyes, "Wise men submit to circumstances."

Bangzi Country, Blue House.

The President stared at the computer screen, his fingers tightly gripping the mouse.

That Twitter post he had just sent out——

"Eagle Sauce Oppa's mecha technology once again proves the technological advantage of the free camp..."

The comments below had already turned upside down:

"Oppa? Are you sure you want to call Great Xia Oppa?"

"Hurry up and change your tune! Call Great Xia Daddy!"

"Lmao, Bangzi Country licked the wrong person again!"

"Suggest Bangzi Country rename itself to 'The Opportunist Country'."

The President fiercely slammed the table.

The secretary whispered nearby:

"Your Excellency... Should we... also..."

"I know!"

The President interrupted him:

"Immediately contact the Great Xia embassy."

"Just say... we are willing to advance the strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries."

"Also, delete all those previous remarks targeting Great Xia."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

India, the Philippines, Kangaroo Country...

All the countries that had just jumped out to mock Great Xia were all quiet right now.

It was as if someone had pinched their throats.

Those tweets sent out, those mocking words, now looked like a clown's performance.

Netizens' comments were even more ruthless:

"Suggesting these countries rename themselves to the 'Face-Slapping Alliance'."

"How joyfully they mocked just now, that's how much their faces hurt now."

"Great Xia: You guys keep performing, I'm watching."

Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense stared at the satellite imagery.

Looking at the mecha flying while dragging the warship.

His entire person looked as if he had been nailed to the chair.

The Deputy Secretary stood nearby, equally motionless.

"Mr. Secretary..."

The Deputy Secretary asked cautiously:

"Should we... should we intercept..."

"Intercept?"

Secretary of Defense gave a bitter smile:

"With what should we intercept?"

"Fighter jets can't catch up! Missiles can't hit it!"

"It split two warships, and now it's dragging away a third one..."

He slumped in his chair:

"Call the President."

"Tell him, we not only lost the battle."

"We also... lost a warship to Great Xia..."

The Deputy Secretary swallowed a mouthful of saliva:

"Mr. Secretary... Over at the President's side... I'm afraid..."

Before he finished speaking—— the office door was pushed open.

Chief of Staff rushed in with a pale face:

"Mr. Secretary! The President wants you to go to The White House immediately!"

"He says... he has questions to ask you in person!"

Secretary of Defense closed his eyes.

"I know."

White House, Oval Office.

President Jack sat behind the desk with an iron-blue complexion.

A tablet computer was placed on the desk, playing a video of the mecha splitting a warship on the screen.

He watched it over and over again.

Every time he watched it, his expression became a shade uglier.

The assistant stood nearby, not daring to even breathe heavily.

After a long while, Jack finally spoke in a very soft voice:

"Tell me."

"Our military budget is over 700 billion US dollars every year."

"Our military claims to be the world's number one."

"Our technology claims to be the most advanced."

He suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of bloodshot veins:

"Why!"

"Why can a 44-meter-tall mecha Breakthrough all our defenses!"

"Why couldn't 108 missiles even scratch a hair of it!"

"Why could it use a single blade to split and sink our destroyer!"

"Why could it drag our warship and swagger back to Great Xia!"

The assistant was shaking all over from the roar:

"Pr... President Sir... I... I don't know either..."

Jack took a few deep breaths, forcing himself to calm down.

"Connect me to the Secretary of Defense."

"Also, summon all cabinet members."

"Immediately. Right now."

"I want to know..."

He stared at the mecha dragging the warship on the screen:

"What on earth... should we do now."