Date: October 7
“Mr. Yi, remember my words. I hope you can change your mind by the next time we meet.” As an armed helicopter slowly ascended, standing by the door, Fia held her silver hair, which was being blown about, and gazed at Yang Xiaoyou with a hint of concern.
Although the sound of the rotor blades drowned out her words, Yang Xiaoyou understood her meaning by watching the movement of her lips.
Seeing that this helicopter, which had clearly been left at Maximi Military Camp, had come out on its own to pick someone up here, Yang Xiaoyou gained a deeper understanding of the Hli princess's capabilities.
The fact that she had specifically sent this aircraft over was likely a demonstration of her power.
“Boss, that girl is terrifying; she’s almost comparable to Old Mo,” Noah said nervously from the side. When they escaped, Fia must have showcased some of her abilities.
“After testing me so many times, she must have figured out my limits. As long as she hasn’t dealt with her biggest opponent, our relationship can remain relatively peaceful. However, judging by her demeanor, it seems she wants to pull us into that murky water,” Yang Xiaoyou squinted under her helmet.
“So what do we do next?” Noah scratched his head.
“It’s still too early to get involved in this whirlpool; AB isn’t easy to deal with. However, I must secure Gustav this time. We need to consider the balance,” Yang Xiaoyou pondered for a moment.
The best approach would be to find a way to immediately intensify the conflict between Hli and AB. The problem is that both sides haven’t yet reached a breaking point in their relationship, making it quite difficult. There are some reckless methods available, but most would be counterproductive and wouldn’t yield better results than our current situation.
However, a compromise might still be possible.
“Hey, Hideyoshi? It’s me.” Yang Xiaoyou then used a satellite phone to connect with Nobunaga Hideyoshi, who was still in Europe.
Three hours later
“Yee Old Boss, I’m here.” Just as Yang Xiaoyou was applying ointment to her left arm, Fein rushed in, looking worn out from gathering intelligence.
The dust on his hair and face couldn’t hide the spark of intelligence in his eyes.
Upon hearing Fein’s analysis of the movements he had gathered, Yang Xiaoyou felt her heart stir. Indeed, while Gustav seemed inclined to merge with AB, he hadn’t fully committed yet; both sides were likely still in the process of negotiation.
Gustav took great pride in having a channel for replacing outdated equipment, which even included armed helicopters and tanks. Although the Military District itself was made up of reserve forces and consisted of outdated gear, it was still quite popular in third-world countries.
So, while Gustav might not be particularly prominent in scale, he ranked quite high among Free Arms Dealers in his niche. It was precisely because of this trump card that he anticipated negotiations before entering the AB Alliance. Gustav seemed to want to leverage this nearly all-out operation to increase his capital, hoping to gain more influence once he joined the AB Alliance.
After analyzing the situation, Yang Xiaoyou couldn't help but smile slightly. Given the current circumstances, handling things would be much simpler. He planned to have Nobunaga Hideyoshi from Europe conduct some reconnaissance on the AB Alliance while subtly revealing some actions from Fia Haek Media.
He intended to inform them that he had been incited by Fia, and as soon as the news reached them, he would take down Gustav. By then, with Iron-Blooded Alien Sduli occupying their main focus, they likely wouldn't have time to retaliate against an organization that hadn't even joined the alliance yet.
After contacting Nobunaga Hideyoshi to arrange the operation, Yang Xiaoyou set off with his subordinates. This time, he aimed to perfectly eliminate Gustav under the pretext that AB had notified him, leaving no excuse for retaliation.
If he treated Aspects this way and they still failed to recognize the situation, he could simply assist Fia in countering AB. In the struggle between both sides, he would ultimately find a suitable balance.
"What?! Is it that Wasp that just emerged recently? Ha, what a reckless fool," said a middle-aged white man in a white suit sitting in an off-road vehicle, his demeanor starkly contrasting with Zhou Xian's. Hearing the warning from the other end of the phone, he spoke with disdain.
Even though his main force was nearly all deployed, he felt no fear of such characters disrupting ordinary transactions. The other party had only entered the arms market this year; although they had some skills and were decent newcomers, they were still far behind someone like him who had been in this game for so long.
They weren't even on the same level.
"Don't be too careless. If you fail under these circumstances, the alliance won't take any action for you. Consider this a test for joining the alliance," said a voice on the other end of the line, devoid of emotion. The fact that a third-rate arms dealer wanted to negotiate joining the alliance already displeased him. If it weren't for the other party's decent channels, he wouldn't have bothered engaging with them at all. He couldn't understand what the higher-ups of the alliance were thinking; although expansion was necessary now, they shouldn't be so desperate.
"Haha, don't worry, Director. For this shipment, we've even hired two mercenary groups. If they dare show up, I will make them regret being born into this world," replied the confident white man before hanging up.
He scoffed afterward, "Just a mere branch office Director; does he really think he's part of the alliance's decision-making body? Ridiculous."
Born in Sweden and leveraging his country's high welfare system to accumulate initial capital along with comprehensive military training, Gustav had full confidence in his achievements in this industry.
Once he entered the broader space of the AB Alliance, he knew that given enough time, he would inevitably rise to the decision-making level of the alliance. The trivial roles and organizations were simply not worth his effort.
However, being in this line of work, disdainful as he might be, necessary caution could not be overlooked. This transaction was far too important; after being ruthlessly drained by that detestable vampire, this was all he had left as capital.
"Hmph! I will make that IA vampire pay for this," Heart snorted coldly before picking up the communicator in the vehicle. He ordered, "All units, be advised that there may be some unwise shrimp appearing soon. Stay alert and don’t hold back."
"First Team, received."
"Third Team, received."
"Seventh Team, received."
"Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Thirteenth Teams? If you heard me, respond immediately. You don’t want this bonus, do you?" After shouting a few dissatisfied remarks into the communicator and realizing those teams remained silent, Gustav suddenly remembered something and his expression darkened considerably.
Quickly spreading out the map to check the distribution of the teams, sweat broke out on his forehead.
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