The Plane War Begins from Wandering Earth

Chapter 200 199. Free is the most expensive
Reliable military security is the most expensive commodity in the world.

People in the Pacific Rim region have a deep understanding of this.

They paid a painful price for this with the deaths and injuries of hundreds of millions of people, as well as economic development that had not advanced but regressed.

In the end, he was barely able to resist the attack of the Kaiju.

If it weren't for the emergence of the United Government, it would have successfully taken up the banner of the "Anti-Kaijuu Beast Front" in the Pacific Rim region.

With only the old giant mechas under PPDC, humans would never be able to outlast the enemy.

Europe is currently facing the same problem as the Pacific Rim.

When the Kaiju threat really occurs in Europe, no one can guarantee whether their officials and military can continue to protect their people.

One month after the "London Kaiju Attack", people in Europe have become increasingly skeptical of the authorities.

In the entire European region, apart from a few so-called "anti-monster cannons" that are little more than decorations, there are no military facilities against Kaiju.

The weapons produced with the military funds provided by the taxes paid by the people in Europe pose no threat to the Kaiju.

This has been vividly demonstrated in the "London Kaiju Attack".

Even if the economic development of the Pacific Rim region is backward, people will grit their teeth and squeeze out military funds to build the "Wall of Life".

Let’s not worry about whether these tall reinforced concrete defense facilities can really threaten the Kaiju.

Their existence can at least delay the landing of the Kaiju and provide precious reaction time for the subsequent support of the giant mecha.

Looking at Europe, not only are there no traces of giant mechas, but even defensive buildings like the "Wall of Life" have never been approved.

The ruined city of London brought great panic to the people in Europe.

They, who once wanted to stay out of the Kaiju War and live in peace in a corner, began to frantically accuse the authorities of inaction.

No one wants the "London tragedy" to happen again in their area.

The European region, which was originally generally conservative and inclined towards "decoupling and autonomy", suddenly changed its tone.

In order to cater to the people, or perhaps because they truly felt the threat from the Kaiju.

Officials from dozens of regions in Europe have applied to the coalition government and PPDC for cooperation.

Including but not limited to the design and construction of giant mechas, sharing of Kaiju intelligence information, Mariana Trench monster tracking and early warning plan, etc.

Emergency funding of hundreds of billions of euros was immediately approved and quickly transferred to relevant organizations in the Pacific Rim region.

The speed of cooperation in Europe is unprecedented, and the coalition government and PPDC can clearly feel their sincerity.

Or rather... the fear of the threat of the Kaiju.

It's not their fault. Just one "scavenger" caused economic losses of over 100 billion euros in the London area, not including casualties and the huge expenses of post-disaster reconstruction.

In view of this, spending some money to "buy peace" from the coalition government and ppdc has become the most cost-effective option in Europe.

Compared to spending money on "post-disaster reconstruction", people in Europe are of course more willing to spend money on "hiring bodyguards".

However, this is somewhat wishful thinking.

PPDC officials responded quickly, saying they sympathized with what was happening in Europe, but that the threat from Kaiju was even more severe in the Pacific Rim region, and they had no extra military force to support Europe.

When Europe heard this response, it immediately expressed its willingness to increase the scale of aid funds.

From the initial scale of 100 billion euros, it quickly expanded to an unprecedented 330 billion.

Without adequate military security, all the money available can only be used for post-disaster reconstruction.

Faced with the huge economic aid of 330 billion euros, PPDC was deeply tempted.

The ppdc mecha department proposed a proposal to use 3300 billion euros in Europe to design and build a new batch of giant mechas to deal with the increasing number and strength of level monsters.

In return, PPDC will phase out the three existing older models of mechas and transfer them, including the Cherno Alpha, to Europe.

Simply put, the three old mechas were sold at a good price, and their profits were eliminated in exchange for a new batch of mechas with stronger combat capabilities.

There is nothing wrong with this operation in theory, but during the period when the three old mechas leave the Pacific Rim and the new mechas are not delivered, there will be a period of "defense vacuum".

This is something that the people of the Pacific Rim cannot accept. Moreover, a "meritorious mecha" like Cherno Alpha has saved human cities many times in his career and protected countless people from the threat of Kaiju.

People in the Pacific Rim region have deep feelings for this "meritorious mecha".

Especially the Russian people in Vladivostok in the Far East, when they heard that PPDC was going to sell their Cherno Alfa for money, they immediately became extremely angry.

That evening, the PPDC's office in Vladivostok was attacked by angry protesters.

Many people who were drunk simply connected bottles of "Water of Life" with an alcohol concentration of 98% to fuses and made them into simple Molotov cocktails.

It was then set on fire and thrown at the local office of PPDC.

Dozens of PPDC staff members were awakened from their sleep and fled to the streets in their pajamas without even having time to change their clothes.

Although they had a narrow escape from death, they still could not escape the beatings from the protesters.

Although other areas around the Pacific Rim were not as exaggerated, they also held large-scale marches to express opposition.

There are not many giant mechas with combat capabilities under ppdc. If they sell three more, what will they do when the next Chrysanthemums land?
Seeing the public outcry, PPDC finally had to regretfully reject the giant mecha trading plan in Europe.

This has made Europe very anxious.

As long as ppdc dares to sell mechas, the people in the Pacific Rim will launch riots and marches to let ppdc feel the "iron fist of the people."

If giant mechas cannot be introduced into Europe, the people in that region will protest through votes and demonstrations, allowing local officials to feel the power of the masses.

Over this period of time, the world has reached a common understanding.

Never mind the Wall of Life; the most effective and immediate way to deal with Kaiju is with the giant mecha; all others are just tricks to fool people.

If there were no giant mechas stationed in Europe, the people in that region would never give up.

There is no other way; European officials can only place their hopes on the coalition government.

The United Government is already recognized as the strongest force in the Pacific Rim.

Just talking about giant mechas, there are two major categories: unmanned mechas and manned mechas.

Among them, at least 55 unmanned mechas are on standby and can enter combat status at any time.

Not to mention the awe-inspiring space battleship fleets.

Working with the coalition government is the most reasonable option, but also the most difficult decision.

Because the coalition government has an overwhelming advantage in military power, their appetite will definitely be much greater than that of the PPDC.

In fact, this is exactly the case. The coalition government did not set its sights on the 3300 billion euros, but instead made more demands on the official sovereignty of the European region.

The coalition government claims that Europe must allow them to build military bases within Europe to garrison giant mechas and space battleships.

At the same time, Europe will have to bear all the expenses of these military bases.

In addition, the people under the rule of the coalition government must not be suppressed in any form in Europe.

Allowing people under the coalition government to participate in all aspects of European political, economic, cultural, military and other activities...

The coalition government’s series of conditions can be described as an unequal treaty of the new era.

Officials from European countries were troubled, but finally agreed reluctantly.

There is no way. If the demands of the United Government are not agreed to, Europe will not be able to obtain the garrison of giant mechas.

Without the protection of the giant mecha, the people of Europe will use a series of actions such as marches and demonstrations, violent looting, voting for the opposition party, etc. to let these European politicians taste the "iron fist of democracy."

Soon, at the urging of European officials, the coalition government signed a strict security protection agreement.

The first batch of ten "Octopus Spiders" and ten "Giant Crab" unmanned armors, along with twenty space battleships and matching space lifting spacecraft, jointly with government ground forces, began to enter ten "pilot military bases" in Europe.

A large number of politicians who are inclined towards a coalition government have also begun to emerge in European politics.

The coalition government's control over Europe is constantly increasing with the passage of time, as its interference in the military and political fields deepens.

(End of this chapter)