254: Chapter 254 Dragon Kingdom Dungeon ranking is only 21st?

Soon, inside the live broadcast room.

Sleepy Joe: "Such-and-such has been an inseparable part of Dragon Country since ancient times; there is only one Dragon Country in the world."

"If anyone in that region is dissatisfied, we will be the first to condemn them."

"We support their extermination."

Such-and-such elements: "???"

...

Five billion barrels of oil sounds like a lot, but in the Old Era, it would only have lasted Dragon Country for a year.

However, as long as they tighten their belts and use it sparingly, there is a high probability they can hold out until [Controllable Nuclear Fusion Technology] emerges.

Inside the conference room.

Old Li didn't respond to the Lighthouse Country at all.

He immediately issued orders to various departments:

"Dispatch the Northern Sector to recover all the oil."

He paused, his presence commanding without needing to show anger, his voice solemn:

"At the same time, every department must strictly implement their duties."

"At such a critical juncture, if anyone dares to be greedy..."

"The parties involved will be sentenced to death, to be executed immediately."

"Furthermore, their entire family will be stripped of Dragon Country citizenship, and the responsible persons behind them... will be no exception."

Old Li's words caused all the executives present to break out in a cold sweat.

One of the executives spoke up:

"Old Li, isn't this a bit too severe?"

"Yeah!" someone echoed.

"Five billion barrels of oil—the number of people handling the transportation, management, and utilization by then will be countless."

"Even machines would find it hard to monitor every single barrel of oil."

"..."

Old Li didn't answer, but the Commander-in-Chief gave a cold laugh and spoke:

"The military can monitor every single firearm; a barrel of oil is much bigger than a gun, so why fear being unable to monitor it?"

"I support Old Li's approach; only this way can we ensure there are no parasites."

As he spoke, the Commander smiled:

"I assume everyone here is well aware that for those stripped of their citizenship, all previously obtained buffs will vanish."

All the high-level leaders present fell silent.

Everyone felt immense pressure.

This time, they would have to be on high alert.

In truth, Old Li and the Commander-in-Chief didn't want to say such things to comrades they worked with day and night.

But in the face of massive interests, many people could lose their heads.

This was a competition of National Fortune; there was no room for error.

They would take this opportunity to completely dismantle the Lighthouse Country's hegemony.

The entirety of Dragon Country began to move.

First, they gathered all the oil together.

Then they drafted the optimal usage plan, and finally put it into use.

The priority was to implement it in ways that improved the people's lives.

Ensuring that in every corner of the country, there was no longer a need to fumble in the dark at night.

"..."

After the five billion barrels of oil were manifested.

The National Fortune Announcement did not end.

[All citizens of Dragon Country: Physique +2, Lifespan +10 years, Brain Development +10%.]

"Physique increased again!!!"

"I can step on the basketball rim just by jumping now!!"

"What's so great about stepping on the rim? I can jump from the three-point line and pull off a tomahawk slam dunk."

Is everyone in Dragon Country now a character from 'basketball fire'?"

"So 'basketball fire' wasn't a 'sci-fi movie' but a documentary."

"Hahaha! Is this what you call a divine prophecy?"

"Why don't we talk about football?"

"Kick that guy above me out."

"Is the failure in football due to physique? It's an attitude problem, okay!"

"Brain development has increased again; my memorization skills are terrifyingly strong now."

"Brain: Copy, paste—ever heard of it?"

"Holy crap! Go watch that 1700-minute quantum mechanics video posted by Teacher Zhang from the Old Era; I can actually understand it now."

"No way! Bro, you're actually watching it?"

"1700 divided by 24... wouldn't that take 70 days to watch?"

"To the guy above... uh... never mind!"

"..."

Inside the broadcast.

The outside world was incredibly lively.

Unfortunately, An Ke couldn't feel this excitement.

Physique, lifespan, and brain development—An Ke could enjoy them all.

This made his physique even more powerful.

The physique of a normal adult fluctuates around 0.5 to 0.7.

While athletes can get close to around 0.9.

This shows just how terrifying an increase of 2 points in physique is.

"As expected of a Golden Legend."

An Ke was very satisfied with this reward.

To be honest, he really wanted to go back to the civilized world to see what life was like after all the manifestations during this period.

Previously, because of the resource scarcity, he had no place to spend all the money he'd earned as a copycat writer.

Once he got back, he was definitely going to go on a spending spree for a while.

However, An Ke soon had a thought.

If one day the [National Fortune Game] really ended, where would Little Scar, King Kong, Leopard Mom... where would they go?

An Ke didn't dare think further.

Although only a short month had passed, the bond they had built was very real.

An Ke slowly exhaled, suppressing his thoughts.

"I must figure out a way to quickly level up my golden finger."

An Ke's golden finger was superior to the [National Fortune Game].

If he wanted to avoid being controlled by the [National Fortune Game], the breakthrough could only lie in his golden finger.

The Golden Treasure Chest mission was complete.

Just as An Ke threw it into his Portable Space, the [National Fortune Game] announcement rang out:

[Progress of players currently in the first stage of the dungeon:]

1st Place: Samba Country, exploration progress 37.6%.

2nd Place: Persian Cat Country, exploration progress 36.9%.

3rd Place: Kimchi Country, exploration progress 23.1%.

4th Place: ...

10th Place: Russia, exploration progress 16.6%.

11th Place: Lighthouse Country, exploration progress 15.3%.

...

21st Place: Dragon Country, exploration progress 9.9%.

...]

This time, the [National Fortune Game] announcement was broadcast simultaneously across all global live rooms.

It caused a global shock.

"One dance of the Samba, the best in the world!!"

A citizen of Samba Country: "I hope our country's player can maintain first place."

"I wonder what the milestone reward for 10% will be."

"I hope it's water resources; our country is so short on water right now, I haven't showered in almost a year."

A citizen of Kimchi Country: "Samba wants to stay in first?"

"Have you asked our South Korea yet?"

"Our special forces oppa will catch up soon."

"Look, look!! Our special forces oppa found a bronze treasure chest!"

"Will it also have oil?"

"Haha! Hope so. Doesn't need to be much, just 1 billion barrels will do."

"That's enough for our Kimchi Country to use for a long time."

A citizen of Dragon Country: "Don't bother looking, it'll definitely be South Korea."

"Oh ho! Finally admitting your country is small?"

[Pinch.jpg]!

...

"sibal! Are you Dragon Country people done yet?"

"Truly disgusting."

"Getting all cocky just because of a little advantage."

"Wait until our special forces oppa overtakes you, then you can just wait and cry."

...

However, the Kimchi Country National Destiny Bearer did not get the treasure chest.

Because the chest was on a stone wall, and in front of it was a pool of lake water.

In the lake water was a school of ferocious piranhas.

These piranhas were two or three times larger than normal ones...

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