Section 36

At this moment!

Director Chu Yun already knew how to break the stalemate! He knew how to answer the United States' questioning!

The purpose of the Agricultural Mecha that Lin Xian had just explained...

...was practically shoving the answer right in his face!

How could he, Director Chu Yun, let Lin Xian down!?

"Hehehe..."

Director Chu Yun chuckled, gripped the armrest of the sofa, and stood up with calm dignity! He faced the Secretary of Defense of the United States—General Mike!

"You actually have the nerve to ask what our purpose is for building a Rice-transplanting Agricultural Mech? You even claim we're doing it for aggression and war?"

"Mr. Mike... the fact that you can even ask such a question shows that you don't understand Dragon Country at all!"

Director Chu Yun spoke with conviction and strode forward!

He walked to the center of the stage, faced the cameras and the people of the world, and said solemnly:

"The [Rice-transplanting Agricultural Mech] produced by the Fuqiang Agricultural Machinery Factory... its design purpose and intended use... are entirely for the better development of Dragon Country's agriculture! There is absolutely no other purpose!"

"Now... I will answer the question raised by the US Representative! I will tell you... what the true purpose of this mecha is!"

Chapter 28: Surprised, aren't you! Mechas can be used like this! It's perfectly reasonable!

"The [Rice-transplanting Agricultural Mech] produced by the Fuqiang Agricultural Machinery Factory... its design purpose and intended use... are entirely for the better development of Dragon Country's agriculture! There is absolutely no other purpose!"

"Now... I will answer the question raised by the US Representative! I will tell you... what the true purpose of this mecha is!"

...

The words of Director of the National Defense Bureau of Dragon Country Director Chu Yun... restored confidence to all the people of Dragon Country!

Everyone could see...

...that just a moment ago, Director Chu Yun indeed hadn't thought of a suitable explanation...

But!

It was such a coincidence!

Lin Xian and Director Chu Yun, though in different locations... actually managed to pull off a 'cross-server conversation'!

The design purpose of the Agricultural Mecha that Lin Xian had just described...

...provided exactly the hint Director Chu Yun needed!

It gave Director Chu Yun inspiration!

It allowed him to think of an excuse sufficient to counter the United States.

However...

...for General Mike and the American netizens...

...they had no idea what was happening!

Because, although Lin Xian's livestream was indeed playing on the large screen in the United Nations conference room...

[Lin Xian was speaking Chinese during the livestream! The foreigners could only understand the visuals... they couldn't understand the Chinese at all!]

Since it was a rebroadcast of a live stream...

...there was certainly no time for subtitles.

The United Nations staff could only provide simple translations for key terms, such as the product names.

As for the rest of the content...

...there was naturally no time for simultaneous translation; whether one understood or not depended on their own ability.

And General Mike, naturally, could not understand.

He firmly believed...

...that Director Chu Yun was merely bluffing!

"Fine! Let's hear how else you're going to quibble."

Also unable to understand this dramatic turn of events were the more than 200 representatives from various countries present.

They watched Director Chu Yun's sudden transformation, completely baffled...

...looking at each other and whispering among themselves:

"This... what exactly happened in those short dozens of seconds? Why did Director Chu Yun clearly have no direction and look so distressed before... but suddenly, he's become so resolute, with a spark in his eyes? Did... Mr. Chu Yun think of a way to counter the United States' questioning in an instant?"

"Hiss... did I miss some important plot point? I don't understand either... I thought the United States' question had backed Dragon Country into a corner! But unexpectedly... Director Chu Yun seems to have been reborn from the ashes! He's returned to being that extraordinary Director Chu Yun!"

"Could it be... could it be! Was it the livestream on the big screen that gave Mr. Chu Yun inspiration? It might really be so... just now, Mr. Lin Xian walked into the frame, operated the Agricultural Mecha for a bit, and explained something... maybe those words from Mr. Lin Xian gave Director Chu Yun a hint!"

"If that's the case... I have to say, Lin Xian is truly Dragon Country's lucky star! Not only did he develop such Super Black Technology equipment for Dragon Country... but he's also able to use his wisdom to regain the initiative for Dragon Country on the international stage! I think in the coming days, Dragon Country will certainly treat Mr. Lin Xian well and cherish him like a National Treasure!"

"Hehehe... as a Chinese language enthusiast... I heard exactly what Lin Xian said. Yes... you're not wrong... it was Lin Xian's words that gave Mr. Chu Yun inspiration! In fact, Mr. Lin Xian's explanation was practically giving away the answer! But unfortunately... General Mike hasn't realized this at all... he doesn't feel like he's lost his advantage in the slightest!"

...

Finally...

Amid everyone's anticipation and concern...

Amid the schadenfreude of General Mike and the American netizens...

Director Chu Yun spoke!

He cleared his throat and said into the microphone with a serious expression:

"Internationally... many people think of Dragon Country as a major grain-producing nation with vast plains of arable land. But I think many have overlooked one fact! That is... Dragon Country is a nation with a population of 1.4 billion!"

"If you average out this limited arable land... the result is shocking. According to data released by official international organizations—while Dragon Country's total arable land area ranks among the top in the world, its [arable land per capita] is among the lowest!"

"How... can this be?"

After a pause.

Director Chu Yun continued:

"That is because... except for the vast plains in the Central Plains region of Dragon Country... all other areas consist of mountains, hills, and plateaus! These places not only lack proper arable land but also the conditions for crop cultivation!"

"Today, in the mountains and hills of Dragon Country, many impoverished people still live... they watch over vast stretches of barren mountains, yet cannot even harvest enough grain to feed themselves each year... and the reason for all this—"

"[—is because of the harsh terrain, which makes it impossible to plant, impossible to transplant rice, and naturally impossible to harvest!]"

"Mr. Mike is right; what's so hard about transplanting rice in the plains? I agree with that. But... for farmers in mountainous and hilly regions... transplanting rice on a mountainside! That is a task harder than climbing to heaven, a difficult feat that might even cost them their lives."

...

Director Chu Yun's words...

...left the representatives of all nations in the audience stunned!

They never expected Director Chu Yun to come up with such a reasonable and convincing argument.

Indeed...

...many of them had overlooked it!

Not every farmer has access to vast plains of fertile land for cultivation!

Not every country has the superior plains conditions that the United States does!

For those in the mountains who have no arable land and can only find a small patch of soil in a ravine... are we just supposed to watch them starve to death!?

Their perspective had been too small...

Their thinking had been too narrow!

So it was...

[This Rice-transplanting Agricultural Mecha of Lin Xian's! It wasn't designed for ordinary farmers at all! Its target customers... are the farmers in mountainous and hilly regions where cultivation conditions are extremely harsh.]

For a moment...

...everyone's conscience pricked them!

They... had completely forgotten about the impoverished farmers in these regions...

...and had naively believed this Rice-transplanting Agricultural Mech was useless.

They were truly despicable.

...

Meanwhile, Director Chu Yun also began to introduce the correct use of this mecha:

"So... let us return to the heart of the matter. What exactly is the function of this [Rice-transplanting Agricultural Mecha]?"

"I think the answer is obvious! Every year, our Dragon Country allocates a large amount of funds for agricultural aid and poverty alleviation. Therefore... our country only needs to purchase some [Rice-transplanting Agricultural Mecha] from Lin Xian and donate them to the farmers in those mountainous and hilly regions..."

"This way... those farmers who originally lacked the ability to cultivate on mountainsides can rely on this mecha to transplant, plant, and harvest on cliffs and precipices. Thus... vast stretches of originally barren mountains... are now transformed into thousands of acres of fertile fields through Lin Xian's technology."

"This... is the true purpose behind the Fuqiang Agricultural Machinery Factory's production of this Agricultural Mecha. This mecha can significantly improve the cultivation standards of people in mountainous areas and completely transform the lives of hundreds of millions of mountain dwellers."

"So... why would the United States, with its dirty eyes, view such a great piece of [agricultural machinery] as [a piece of weaponry]?"