253: Chapter 253 The Giant of the Dragon Kingdom Has Fully Awakened!

An Ke smiled silently and whispered to Leopard Mom:

"Clever, Xiao Bao."

"But this isn't a problem."

The surrounding animals and savages all looked at An Ke curiously.

They didn't understand why he said that.

Since there might be a trick in them being guides, shouldn't he stop them from being guides?

What did An Ke plan to do?

An Ke just smiled and didn't voice his thoughts.

Currently, [Natural Affinity] was still at Level 4, and it couldn't influence this group of Giant Centipedes.

Therefore, An Ke hadn't trusted the Giant Centipedes from the start.

But what did that matter?

As long as he tied them all to the same boat, wouldn't that be it?

With both sides sharing the risk, would the other party still dare to cause trouble?

The Giant Centipedes that agreed to be guides didn't continue to burrow into the ground.

However, they didn't completely expose their bodies above the surface either.

"Excuse me, how should we address you?"

The two Giant Centipedes who were "old acquaintances" with An Ke were pushed forward as representatives.

"Just call me An Ke," An Ke said casually.

The two Giant Centipedes nodded and then said:

"An Ke, since you're letting us be guides, we recommend this one on the left..."

"No rush!"

An Ke interrupted forcefully, and the Giant Centipedes couldn't help but be stunned.

He continued, "Wait until we get that Golden Treasure Chest over there, and we'll have a meal and rest while we're at it."

"It won't be too late to continue the journey then."

It was already past noon when An Ke's group arrived at the cave entrance.

After entering the cave, some more time was delayed.

It was probably around 2 or 3 in the afternoon now.

It was time to let the animals and savages rest.

The Giant Centipedes weren't interested in An Ke wanting to take the Golden Treasure Chest behind the pile of dead trees.

For them as creatures, food was everything.

Other things were useless.

What baffled the Giant Centipedes was that An Ke said they were going to eat and rest.

Where did they have food on them?

The Giant Centipedes didn't see anyone in An Ke's group carrying food at all.

Could it be that they would randomly pick a companion to eat?

Surely not...

An Ke didn't care what the Giant Centipedes were thinking.

He led the animals and savages directly behind the pile of dead trees.

Coming closer, Savage Yi and Little Scar took the initiative to push aside the pile of dead trees.

Soon, a glittering Golden Treasure Chest appeared before everyone's eyes.

The treasure chest wasn't large; to An Ke, it was only about the size of two palms.

"Great King, for you!"

Little Scar held the treasure chest and rushed to An Ke in a hurry.

He smiled and presented the Golden Treasure Chest to An Ke.

"What could it be..."

"I hope it's an oasis, or perhaps another [Ten Thousand Mu Fertile Fields]..."

If there could be a few more [Ten Thousand Mu Fertile Fields] rewards...

Dragon Country would completely say goodbye to food shortages.

Within a year, rice could appear on everyone's table instead of the current foul-tasting nutritional supplements.

Although many food resources had been materialized a thousand times before.

But when divided among over a billion people, it was as good as nothing.

Dragon Country's path to rising was still long and difficult.

Of course! As long as [Controllable Nuclear Fusion Technology] was realized, everything could be solved.

However, the Dragon Country Academy of Sciences issued an announcement yesterday.

Even with dummy-proof technical teaching, it would take at least 2 years to turn it into reality-level technology.

If it were to achieve maturity, it would probably take another year or so.

This meant that the popularization of [Controllable Nuclear Fusion] for all citizens would take at least 4 to 5 years.

After all, there was still infrastructure to be built.

Inside the livestream.

An Ke opened the Golden Treasure Chest.

The surrounding animals and savages all poked their heads out curiously.

As the treasure chest opened, the National Fortune Announcement sounded:

"[Dragon Country Player Number One An Ke has obtained a Golden Treasure Chest, gaining the conditions for a Thousand Times Materialization of pollution-free and side-effect-free petroleum.

Dragon Country will materialize 5 billion barrels of pollution-free and side-effect-free petroleum.]"

Outside world.

The Commander suddenly stood up from his seat, his expression excited.

"Petroleum!!!"

"5 billion barrels of petroleum!!"

Around him, after a brief silence, the other high-level leaders also erupted in great joy.

"Dragon Country will regain its vitality in the coming year!!"

"No! If all the petroleum is used where it's needed most, the vitality could last for at least two years."

"By then, we might have already realized the Controllable Nuclear Fusion Technology."

"..."

The high-level conference room erupted in a long-awaited celebration.

At the head of the table, Elder Li also burst into laughter, laughing heartily.

Dragon Country's spring had officially arrived.

The previous Thousand Times Materializations all required time to settle.

But this time, the 5 billion barrels of petroleum didn't need time to settle; profit could be made directly.

For most ordinary people, what they might think of is energy.

But in the eyes of these high-level leaders, they saw more.

5 billion barrels of petroleum would likely drive job opportunities counted in the tens of millions.

Because besides providing energy, power generation, heating, and transportation...

...petroleum is also used for industrial production, such as plastics, rubber, synthetic fibers, paints, coatings, fertilizers, pesticides, and so on.

In addition, chemicals in petroleum are used in industries like pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

Petroleum can even be refined into asphalt for road construction and lubricants to reduce wear and friction in mechanical parts.

If a country is compared to a giant, then it's no exaggeration to say that petroleum is the giant's blood.

High-level conference rooms of countries around the world.

Lighthouse:

"President, the... the sleeping dragon of Dragon Country is about to awaken again."

"It's completely impossible to suppress it now."

"Sleepy Joe" fell into silence.

What could he do?

This was materialized by Dragon Country's National Destiny Bearer; it was completely unstoppable.

"We must apply pressure!" a politician said in a low voice.

"Unite with Fei Hou Country, Monkey Country, and Kimchi Country... to apply pressure on Dragon Country together."

"It's time to activate our Lighthouse's stockpile and deploy the aircraft carrier battle groups."

"Seconded!! Wherever there is petroleum, there is our Lighthouse."

"Draft this as a proposal and submit it to Congress. If they don't agree, replace them directly."

"Now is a special period; special measures should be used."

"..."

Dragon Country's materialization of 5 billion barrels of petroleum made Lighthouse completely unable to sit still.

The previous Thousand Times Materializations needed time to settle, and Lighthouse could still wait.

But now they couldn't wait any longer.

They had to pressure Dragon Country to hand over a portion of the petroleum.

But soon, this proposal was rejected by "Sleepy Joe."

"Pressure? Are you kidding me?"

"What does our Lighthouse have to apply pressure with now?"

"Don't forget, all citizens of Dragon Country have obtained a revival coin."

"Believe it or not, once we apply pressure, every single soldier in Dragon Country will go crazy?"

"Sleepy Joe's" words made the Lighthouse high-level officials wake up as if from a dream.

After a moment, someone spoke up: "Actually, the situation isn't that bad."

"As long as we abide by the principle of not firing the first shot, Dragon Country won't actually take action."

"Haven't we, Lighthouse, been getting by like this for all these years?"

"Or we could take the initiative to purge the dictatorial elements on 'Wan Wan' and bring the relationship between Lighthouse and Dragon Country back on track."

"In exchange for petroleum..."

"..."