35: The Son of the Wild shocked the world

Next, like a giant boulder thrown into a calm lake, creating a thousand waves, the news of Lu Fan finding and obtaining a high-quality iron ore vein through the ten thousand times rebate spread across the globe at light speed.

The Huaguo livestream room was instantly flooded with overwhelming praise and cheers.

"Great God Lu Fan, the eternal god! This directly makes our country's resources take flight!"

"With this iron ore, our industry will surely soar to the sky and look down upon the whole world!"

"This has injected a super shot of adrenaline into the country's development!"

"Lu Fan, the eternal god!!"

"Great God Lu Fan is a real man."

Netizens were moved to tears, as if they could already see the country moving toward a more prosperous future because of this massive amount of iron ore.

The host Wang Tao was also so excited he was about to burst into tears, saying almost with a sob: "Contestant Lu Fan can truly be called a national hero.

According to last year's data, the world's iron ore content was less than 5 billion tons, and our Huaguo could no longer find any iron ore.

However, this time, a full 10,000 iron ore veins—our country's iron content has already exceeded the historical total of all countries in the world."

Zhao Hangjun's eyes turned red even more: "Old guys like us know exactly how difficult these years have been for our country. The whole world has been staring at us like a piece of fat meat, all wanting to step on us. But today, this situation will change."

Girls like Yu Rui could no longer hold back their tears.

Other contestants in the wilderness also saw the announcement.

Ling Yue couldn't help but laugh out loud: "As expected of our Chinese contestant, the right to flip the table is now in Huaguo's hands."

As a soldier of Huaguo, Ling Yue had a strong sense of national responsibility; at this moment, his heart was filled with pride.

While An Lan's eyes were filled with yearning: "Contestant Lu Fan is still so amazing."

The previous rebates had already allowed An Lan to witness Lu Fan's strength.

However, reactions from other countries were completely different. Jealousy and suspicion spread in their hearts.

Netizens from the Pretty Country were the first to jump out and question: "How is this possible? It must be cheating! How can anyone find such a large ore vein in the wilderness and even trigger a ten thousand times rebate? This is definitely a farce directed and performed by Huaguo itself!"

Netizens from Japan also followed suit: "Exactly, maybe the quality of this iron ore is no good at all, and they are intentionally exaggerating."

"There must be an inside deal! Huaguo must give us an explanation."

"That's right, the resources must be shared with us."

Facing these slandering remarks, the Huaguo audience also refuted them with righteous indignation.

"Stop talking nonsense, this iron ore was discovered by a Chinese contestant, so it's ours."

"Yeah, don't say the grapes are sour just because you can't eat them."

"It's clearly your own contestants who are useless. That bullshit Meichuan Neiku of yours just sleeps all day long."

High-level officials of various countries could no longer sit still.

In the White House of the Pretty Country, the lights were brightly lit as the President urgently summoned members of Congress, military experts, and economic advisors for an emergency meeting.

The President had a grave expression, pacing back and forth in the meeting room.

Only after a long time did he speak: "Huaguo's sudden discovery of iron ore has broken the balance of global resources.

Once they use these iron ores to vigorously develop heavy and military industries, our hegemony will be seriously threatened."

A military expert stood up and analyzed: "We must take action to limit Huaguo's development and utilization of these iron ores.

We can consider uniting with allies to implement economic sanctions or smear them in international public opinion to hinder their plans for mining the iron ore."

At the same time, an emergency meeting was also being held in the Japanese Prime Minister's Official Residence.

The Prime Minister frowned, his face full of anxiety: "With this massive amount of iron ore, Huaguo is bound to rise on the international economic and military stage. We cannot sit idly by; we must find a way to get a piece of the pie."

An official suggested: "We can propose a request for joint mining to Huaguo. If they refuse, we will set up barriers against their steel products in international trade."

Meanwhile, in Huaguo, high-level officials who learned the news quickly made decisions.

To ensure the safe mining of the iron ore, the Ministry of National Defense urgently dispatched an elite unit to the location of the ore veins for comprehensive protection.

This unit was well-equipped and highly trained, shouldering the sacred mission of guarding the country's important resources.

Countless workers rushed to the front line, and the iron ore mining work was proceeding in an intense and orderly manner.

Huaguo's engineers used advanced technology and equipment, fighting day and night on the mining front.

As iron ore was continuously mined and transported to steel mills across the country, Huaguo's industrial development experienced explosive growth.

Internationally, actions by various countries against Huaguo continued.

The Pretty Country, along with some allies, proposed a motion in the UN Security Council, demanding so-called "international supervision" of Huaguo's iron ore mining, claiming it was to maintain the fair distribution of global resources.

But the Huaguo representative argued strongly and refuted with righteous indignation: "These are resources legally discovered by our citizens on our own territory; we have the right to develop and utilize them independently.

Certain countries are attempting to interfere in our internal affairs through unreasonable means. Such behavior is a blatant violation of international law and the basic norms of international relations!"

The motion eventually failed to pass due to a lack of sufficient support.

Japan set up numerous obstacles for Huaguo's steel products in international trade, with methods such as raising tariffs and setting up technical barriers emerging one after another.

But Huaguo already had a response strategy; on one hand, it increased efforts to expand the domestic market.

On the other hand, it actively established closer trade cooperation with other friendly countries, neutralizing Japan's trade harassment.

In this international storm triggered by iron ore, Huaguo steadily dealt with challenges from all sides with its firm stance, strong power, and spirit of unity.

Lu Fan, who was regarded as a national hero by the people of Huaguo, was currently stunned in place.

Because another announcement had popped up in front of him.

[Wilderness Survival Hidden Announcement]

[Congratulations to Contestant Lu Fan for triggering the hidden reward — son of the wilderness]

[When a contestant achieves a feat leading other contestants in survival and reaches the top living standard among all survival contestants, they will receive a hidden reward (all conditions are judged by the Wilderness Survival system)]

[Reward: 'son of the wilderness' Title]

[Effect: Wearing this title will grant the Son of the Wilderness Physique, producing the following effects]

[Physique Enhancement]

[Animal Affinity Enhancement]