149: Chapter 149 We're Friends

Gao Yuan was in his office.

Soon, the guests arrived.

Seeing so many people arriving, Gao Yuan stood up and extended his hand with a smile. "So many leaders visiting my place—it's truly an honor!"

"President Gao, if your place is humble, then the rest of the world is a hovel!"

Liu Ming stepped forward and shook Gao Yuan's hand.

"Dandan, serve some tea for the leaders!"

Gao Yuan called out.

The beautiful robot immediately went to prepare it.

"Please, take a seat!"

Liu Ming introduced himself first and then introduced Ginilis.

Beside Ginilis was a beautiful translator from the Goose tribe.

As soon as she spoke, Gao Yuan wanted to laugh; she had a thick Northeastern accent.

"Ms. Natalie, your Chinese is fantastic!"

Gao Yuan complimented her.

"I studied Chinese in Shengjing for five years. I might not speak it very well, so President Gao, please don't laugh at me!"

"It's excellent!"

Gao Yuan was still a bit confused about why these people were here, but since Liu Ming and Zhou Wutai were from the Foreign Affairs Department, the main protagonist had to be Ginilis!

"Everyone, you're all busy people. Let's speak plainly..."

Ginilis looked at Natalie and nodded after hearing her translation.

He began to speak...

As he spoke, Natalie provided a simultaneous translation by Gao Yuan's side.

"Mr. Gao Yuan, it is a pleasure to meet you. On behalf of our leader, Putin, I bring you his best blessings!"

"Give my regards to Leader Putin as well!"

Gao Yuan said, taking a sip of tea.

"We have come this time to present Mr. Gao Yuan with gifts from our Bear Nation..."

Soon, several boxes were placed in front of Gao Yuan.

There were handcrafted shotguns made of mammoth ivory...

As well as polar bear skin rugs and a large jar of Black Sea caviar.

Gao Yuan looked at these gifts and smiled.

"Leader Putin is too kind! I don't have anything to give in return!"

"Mr. Gao Yuan, we came here to discuss the international situation with you! Leader Putin is amazed by your formidable power, Mr. Gao; you are the stabilizing force for the people of the world!"

The international situation?

Gao Yuan more or less understood.

The Bear Nation had ambitions.

For many years, the Bear Nation had been waiting for an opportunity. They waited for the moment when America could no longer control Europa. Then, the Bear Nation would once again transform into the gendarme of Europa, integrating Europa's technology and capital with the Bear Nation's resources and land. That Bear-Europa alliance would then become the center of the world...

But what did that have to do with Gao Yuan?

With him around, let alone a US-Europa alliance, even if the whole world united, it would just be giving him an excuse.

Therefore, Gao Yuan didn't care.

"Mr. Councilor, what's wrong with the international situation? I feel like things are quite good right now!"

"Xia and the Bear Nation are back-to-back brothers. Through years of struggle against hegemony, we've built a deep friendship. However, there are still many regimes in this world that harbor hostility toward Xia!"

Gao Yuan nodded. "True! And then?"

Ginilis continued, "Our leader feels that there are too many regimes in the world right now, which is not conducive to management. If there were only the Bear Nation and Xia in the world, and we remained friendly for generations, it would surely be more harmonious!"

The intention was revealed.

Gao Yuan feigned contemplation for a moment.

"Mr. Councilor is right; there are indeed too many!"

Hearing this, Ginilis was overjoyed. In truth, two major powers only become friends when facing immense pressure; without external factors, two major powers are naturally antagonistic.

But Xia had Gao Yuan. Specifically, the Xia Academy of Sciences had recently announced that controllable Nuclear Fusion was officially ready for commercial use. Furthermore, all power plants were to be converted to nuclear power, and cars—even military equipment—were to switch from oil to electricity.

The Bear Nation was a major oil and gas power. If Xia did this, or even exported electricity to the entire world, the Bear Nation would never have another chance.

So, the high-level officials of the Bear Nation were very anxious.

They had to accelerate the pace of annexing Europa. Only then could they preserve their strength and bide their time. Much like in the late stages of WWII, when America developed the atomic bomb, other nations had to keep their heads down until... they also developed atomic bombs to balance the scales.

Now that Gao Yuan had space battleships and antimatter, they had to stay low until they also had antimatter and space battleships... only then could they stand on equal footing.

However, relying on the Bear Nation alone was absolutely impossible; they could only watch themselves decline or even disintegrate in extreme circumstances. Europa, on the other hand, could be considered the world's former center of science and technology. If they annexed Europa and absorbed its technology and capital, perhaps they could rise again in a few years.

Putin decided to annex Europa.

But with the precedent of Japan, they were afraid Gao Yuan would be unhappy, so they came to test the waters first.

Without America, a fragmented Europa could not possibly stop the Bear Nation.

Thus, the only variable was Gao Yuan. Currently, the US high-level officials and The Consortium didn't even dare to say a single bad word about Gao Yuan.

This made Putin very worried.

This special mission to visit Gao Yuan was just a preliminary step; if possible, he wanted to come and visit in person.

"Mr. Gao Yuan, it's like this: our Leader Putin has a plan..."

Gao Yuan waved his hand, not letting Ginilis continue.

"Mr. Councilor, what exactly are you trying to say? I'm just a businessman..."

Uh...

Ginilis was stunned. Gao Yuan wasn't wrong, but this businessman was capable of destroying nations! And he was the only one in the world like that...

"Then, what do you mean?"

"What you do is your own business! I just do trade! Right? What I want is the market... I never interfere in the internal affairs of other countries!"

Ginilis grumbled inwardly. He certainly didn't 'interfere'—he just destroyed nations over a disagreement.

Then there was America; although they weren't as miserable, being forced into direct demilitarization was, in a sense, lucky.

"Mr. Gao Yuan, our leader wishes to visit and talk with you about major matters concerning all of humanity!"

"No need! We're brothers, aren't we?"

"Yes..."

Ginilis didn't know what Gao Yuan was planning.

"Since we're brothers, I'll give you a gift. I know the Bear Nation's medical field isn't well-developed. Do you know of the Southern Dynasty? They recently launched a miracle drug..."

Ginilis looked at Natalie, and she actually knew about it.

Her eyes widened. "Oh my god, that miracle drug is also from your Black Fish Technology?"

"Yes, it's mine. I plan to supply it to the Bear Nation at cost! At the same time, I want to give you a big gift: I will fully purchase all kinds of metal minerals produced by the Bear Nation... with no limit on quantity!"

At that moment, Ginilis felt like crying! Gao Yuan was truly a good person; his worries had been for nothing. It turned out he was so good to the Bear Nation.

"Thank you, Mr. Gao. If you ever have the chance to visit the Bear Nation, our leader will surely make you feel our hospitality!"

"Haha, definitely, definitely!"

Now that the talk had reached this point, Ginilis already had a clear idea of where things stood.

Soon, the group departed.

Gao Yuan looked at the map and made a call to Annie in America. "Annie, the Bear Nation is about to make a move on Europa. Give Europa some support!"