Chapter 187 The Angry Desert Nation!
In the vast, boundless desert, the scorching sun hung high.
The intense sunlight mercilessly baked the earth.
This mysterious and challenging region was home to numerous countries that relied heavily on oil resources.
At this moment, many Desert Nations, excluding Daisheng Country, had gathered closely due to a sudden crisis.
Prince Aodebiao, the young leader who had performed excellently in the previous battle plans against Daisheng Country, had now implicitly become the new leader of the Desert Alliance.
He stood tall, his eyes revealing determination and wisdom.
A traditional desert robe fluttered gently in the breeze.
He stood in a temporarily erected conference center, surrounded by high-level representatives from various countries, the atmosphere heavy and tense.
Prince Aodebiao looked grim; he knew the severity of this crisis well.
His voice was steady and powerful, breaking the silence:
"Everyone, we are now facing a common predicament!"
"Only by sticking together can we possibly survive this crisis!"
"How many oil wells have you lost?"
"There is no need to hide anything at this time; let us be open and honest!"
The representative from Pyramid Country spoke first, lowering his head slightly with a worried expression:
"Respected Prince Aodebiao, our country has had issues with ten oil wells."
"The destruction of these oil wells has dealt a heavy blow to our economy!"
"Our country is already beginning to experience unrest!"
"It is not just you!" the chieftain of Baidi Country added immediately:
"Our Baidi Country has also had fifteen oil wells destroyed!"
Prince Aodebiao also spoke up:
"Our country's situation is even more severe; twenty-seven oil wells have been destroyed!"
The high-level official from Kurai was full of anger:
"You all lost so few?"
"Our Kurai has had forty-four oil wells destroyed!"
"It is intolerable; we must find the mastermind behind this and make them pay a heavy price."
As the representatives of each country spoke, Prince Aodebiao's expression grew increasingly gloomy.
He slammed his fist on the table in anger, the sheer force making the table tremble slightly:
"Who exactly did this? Why would they do this?"
The representatives of various countries shook their heads one after another, expressing helplessness.
"Although we have captured many of the guys destroying the oil wells, these people are highly trained and are extremely tight-lipped!"
"They are completely unwilling to reveal anything!"
"Even after subjecting them to inhumane torture, we haven't been able to get any information out of them!"
Prince Aodebiao frowned, thinking about the next course of action. He said:
"Since we cannot get anything out of these people, we can investigate their identities."
"Perhaps by starting with their identities, we can find some clues."
The high-level officials from various countries stated: "We have naturally investigated, but the origins of these guys are extremely mysterious, and there is simply no way to start!"
"They seem to have appeared out of thin air; there are no clues to trace their information."
Everyone fell into deep confusion and anger.
So many of their oil wells had been destroyed, yet they did not even know who had done it.
Prince Aodebiao was filled with fury; he really wanted to kill all those guys!
But he also understood that killing them would just be a matter of a few dozen lives!
It could not make up for the high losses at all.
At this moment, a high-level official from Pyramid Country proposed a guess:
"Could it be one of those countries like Dragon Country, Russia, or the USA?"
Prince Aodebiao denied this guess without hesitation:
"It cannot be Dragon Country!"
"Dragon Country would not use such dirty tactics!"
"I trust them."
The high-level officials from other countries frowned!
Although in the face of huge interests, no country is truly kind!
But they also felt that Dragon Country would not do such a thing.
Moreover, Dragon Country was one of their largest energy importers!
Doing such a thing would bring them no benefits whatsoever.
If things went wrong, it might even trigger unrest in their own country; it would not be worth the loss.
The chieftain of Baidi Country continued to guess: "Could it be Russia?"
Prince Aodebiao also felt it could not be them:
"We received intelligence that several of Russia's natural gas pipelines have also been destroyed! The losses are significant!"
"For Russia, which is already economically strained, this is tantamount to making matters even worse; it probably is not them either."
Chieftain Baidi also felt it did not seem like them:
"A while ago, we even received a loan request from Russia!"
"After this incident, they have indeed suffered significant losses!"
"Looking at it this way, Europe's motive is not very strong either!"
"Because Europe's natural gas is basically imported from Russia."
"If they had destroyed Russia's natural gas pipelines, they would also face a cold winter, which would inevitably lead to domestic unrest; for them, it would also not be worth the loss."
Chieftain Baidi's analysis was very professional, dispelling doubts about these countries.
At this moment, everyone turned their attention to the USA.
Prince Aodebiao said hesitantly:
"Could it be the USA?"
The USA is also a huge energy importer.
Although they have vast resources domestically, they do not extract them, instead importing from others and treating their domestic resources as reserves!
Waiting until the world's energy is depleted before extracting those domestic resources.
However, Prince Aodebiao quickly dismissed his own guess.
He felt that the possibility of it being the USA was also not very high.
You must know that the USA is the world's largest energy importer.
Destroying energy pipelines would affect their energy imports; they should not be that stupid.
It could be said that the least likely one might just be the USA!
Everyone fell into confusion, becoming completely like headless flies.
They did not know where to look for clues, nor did they know how to deal with this crisis.
The high-level official from Pyramid Country sighed at this moment:
"Energy was selling quite well before, and we thought a peak season for energy sales was coming, but we did not expect it to turn out like this!"
"Our country was counting on this oil to pay salaries; now, we have to huddle together for warmth."
"Before the oil wells are all repaired, we are going to have to endure a period of suffering."
The high-level official from Kurai was a bit puzzled by his words:
"Wait, what peak sales season?"
"Why do we not know about it?"
Prince Aodebiao was stunned for a moment:
"You do not know?"
"Just a while ago, we also sold quite a lot of oil!"
"It is no exaggeration to say that the sales for that quarter almost caught up to our total sales for the entire previous year."
Langyi Country also chimed in: "We also sold quite a lot of oil! We earned nearly 100 billion US dollars."
The high-level official from Kurai was dumbfounded:
"We all belong to the Desert Alliance; why did our sales not fluctuate? That should not be!"
Everyone else also felt surprised.
Prince Aodebiao suddenly said:
"Could it be because your oil quality is not good, so no one bought it?"
The high-level official from Kurai glared at him:
"Your oil is the one that is not good!"
"The quality of our Kurai oil is famously good."
"If our quality is considered poor, then there is no good quality oil anywhere in the world!"
At this moment, the high-level official from Biliya suddenly stood up and said:
"We also earned quite a lot a while ago!"
The high-level official from Kurai was dumbfounded, and then heard the other party's reply!
This answer almost made them petrified on the spot!
Biliya, an Oil Country ravaged by years of war with crumbling infrastructure, not only caught this wave of the oil peak season!
But they also sold more in one quarter than Kurai's annual sales.
Now, the high-level official from Kurai completely lost it.
"Why were our oil wells the most destroyed, yet we did not even see a hair of the oil peak season!"
"Damn it, are you intentionally targeting us?"
The high-level official from Kurai said angrily.
And just when they were incomparably furious, a subordinate suddenly came to report!
"Your Highness, the ambassador from Dragon Country is here!"