Shadow Empire

Chapter 885 Arrival at Lapa
If there is a red spot on a piece of white paper, then this red spot is an alien and will be eliminated.

But if red covers the entire piece of paper, with only a few places not stained with red, then white would be the outlier.

Color is an attitude and an emotion that is contagious and spreads.

An ambitious person cannot overthrow the ruling group, but the people can. This is the power of the people!
Senator Cleveland "chewed" the word "awakening" in his mouth. His eyes lost focus for a short time, but soon became clear again.

"You found a good word to describe your plan. So you are coming...are you going to Alan in person?"

He asked a rather crucial question, and this question seemed to be a question, but it was actually asking something else.

The entire plan was proposed by Lance, including the annexation of the Yalan region. He had a more complete and advanced approach than others.

If Lance doesn't do it himself, but instead instills his ideas into others and lets them do it, can these people achieve what he wants to show?

Senator Cleveland thought it was difficult. It was like a director's technique. Some people like to put a few fingers together and exert force to add a continuous sense of pressure.

But some people like to spread their fingers a little further apart, creating a rhythmic, constantly changing pressure.

Everyone has their own habits and methods. What you are good at and what is practical may not be useful to others unless you try it yourself.

But this kind of thing is really not a simple matter. Any country subverting another country through some means is a secret.

The federal political arena has been severely infiltrated by capital. "There are no secrets in Congress" is already telling people this truth. The political arena, which has been corrupted by capital, has become accustomed to measuring a person or an event in terms of capital value.

The more people who know, the greater the risk of leaks.

Senator Cleveland is an ambitious politician who is not satisfied with just that he, and his friends, are a relatively powerful political group in Congress; he wants more!
Lance's plan could potentially be the key to him moving one step further, so he needed to figure out whether Lance was going to do it himself or if he was just providing a plan.

Lance was also thinking about it. The receiver was so quiet that only the sound of his breathing could be heard.

After about ten seconds, he said, "I'll go there myself."

The current domestic situation is too stable for him.

The soil for the growth and expansion of gangs is even more chaotic, but the current situation is too stable and everything has to give way to war.

For example, in the conflict between him and the Perez family, if it weren't for the war that allowed Congress to mediate, he could actually gain more from the gang war than he did now.

Prestige, wealth, status, power, and even greater territory and influence!

But in order to make way for the war, it was stopped before it even broke out.

If he does nothing and just stays in the country, he can only continue selling his wine.

A gap has indeed been opened in the state of Indensoll, but it is not so easy to open. Once the fighting between gangs exceeds the tolerance of the local and federal governments, the government will soon intervene to mediate.

Eventually, they were reduced to sticking to a certain area and continuing to sell alcohol.

When a person is very poor and has a low social status, wealth is his value.

If an ordinary person has one million, then his social value is reflected in one million.

But when a person has 100 million, and he continues to make money, and has several hundred million, one billion, or even more than ten billion, his social value will not be much different from when he had 100 million.

On the contrary, it is possible that having too much money will reduce social value because there is a risk of harvesting.

The growth of wealth alone is not a good thing; it is only a good thing when wealth grows together with everything else.

Even if one of the boards of the barrel can touch the clouds, it can only hold as much water as the shortest board can hold.

Therefore, he also needs to evolve and grow.

Solving the Yalan problem will bring him tremendous growth in all aspects. He will become a trouble solver in the eyes of Senator Cleveland, and his personal power will expand again.

This expansion is the real expansion!

So, he is willing.

It’s about going, not anything else.

The senator's tone immediately revealed relief, "I'll help you keep an eye on things back home. You know, I talked to you before, these are actually small things."

"If it weren't for some reasons we both know, I would actually prefer you to come work with me, or I would arrange another job for you."

Lance still declined, "Aren't all federal people pursuing the spirit of freedom?"

“Not having to work is the freedom I pursue!”

Senator Cleave was not angry at Lance's refusal again. Excellent people always have more privileges than mediocre people. "Well, I hope you can find the freedom and everything you want."

"Is there anything I can do for you?"

Lance also lit a cigarette, "We should deepen our understanding and strengthen exchanges with the Yalan region..."

At the end of July and the beginning of August, after two meetings, the United Alliance of Asian Blue Countries was officially established in the Republic of Czechoslovakia, which currently has the strongest comprehensive strength in Asia. The Republic of Czechoslovakia has a population of 41 million. Of course, this was the official statistic ten years ago.

No one knows how many there are now. After all, there is no government in this terrible place that is willing to count the population, and many families will conceal the population size privately.

The Republic of Czechoslovakia has the largest population, and its long coastline, countless golden beaches and hot girls make it a famous tourist destination.

This place is actually similar to other countries in Asia, except that the ruling group here is relatively united, so the integrity of the national regime is relatively high.

They have an organized non-warlord army and a complete and functioning social system. Apart from the slightly heavier exploitation of ordinary people, they actually don't have many major shortcomings.

The President of the Czech-German Republic will serve as the first Chairman of the Asian Union. The term is also rotated every four years and must be rotated.

It seems fair, but it is actually not fair at all, because there are eleven countries, and even if each country only takes a turn once, the eleventh country will have to wait for forty years before it can take over.

But that's what small countries are like. They have no say anywhere, and there's no question of fairness or justice.

After the establishment of the Asian Union, the Federation expressed its "curiosity" about the Asian Union, and the Asian Union immediately arranged a luxurious delegation to visit the Federation.

They knew very well why the Asian Alliance was established, and they also knew that if the Asian Alliance did not keep in step with the Federation on some issues after its establishment, it would inevitably be seen as a provocation to the Federation and would most likely face war.

Not all members of the ruling group are fools, because they are rich and have high status. Many members of the ruling group have received higher education, and some have gone to the Federation or other countries to study abroad.

In some ways, they don't actually behave much differently from mainstream society.

This is actually a big deal, and the federal government has given due attention to the visit of the Asian Union. The Secretary of State led a team to welcome the delegation.

The two sides held negotiations in Xinjin City on a series of issues, and every day newspapers reported on the changes and progress of some events.

The chairman of the Asian Alliance said that the establishment of the Asian Blue Nations Alliance is not to compete with the Federation militarily, economically, or in other possible aspects.

The emergence of the Asian Union represents the progress and efforts made by the entire Asian continent to integrate into the international community as soon as possible, allowing Asia to form a united and unified political entity and gain more attention on the international political stage.

They hope to have more friendly exchanges with the Federation, exchanges that are not intended to harm.

The Secretary of State also gave a positive response. In his speech, he said that the Federation respects the decisions of the Asian countries, congratulated the establishment of the Asian Union, and sincerely hoped that the Asian Union would be able to embark on the fast track of development from now on.

The Federation is not an ambitious country. They respect the sovereignty of other countries and will not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.

Both parties can engage in more exchanges on a completely equal footing.

Economic, cultural and folk exchanges to achieve mutual understanding.

The entire visit lasted a week and some cooperation projects were negotiated.

The purpose of their trip is actually very simple. On the one hand, they want to show their unity to the federal government. Now they are no longer eleven separate countries, but a whole.

If they attack any of them, the other ten countries will increase their forces, making invasion and annexation difficult. On the other hand, they also expressed that they would not engage in military competition or armed conflict, but were willing to compromise within a certain range. For example, during the communication, they promised to open the market to the Federation and allow individuals and enterprises from the Federation to invest and do business in the Yalan region.

The Asian Alliance also took the initiative to propose that it was willing to sell Asian Blue's ore and metal ingots to the Federation at a price slightly lower than the international spot delivery price.

They gave so many benefits for only one purpose——

"Euphemistically" reject the federal troop stationing request.

It seemed as if the Federation had also received this signal and no longer talked about the garrison. It seemed as if everything had been agreed upon amid laughter.

When the news reached Yalan, many Yalan people believed that they had used their wisdom and courage to reject the invasion of the invaders, and some even believed that the Federation was actually nothing great.

"Victory" is like this, it always makes people blindly arrogant.

It cannot be said that Gomez's life has been difficult during this period, but it is definitely not as good as before.

Lapa was also affected by this "change". Previously, foreign products in Lapa were "monopolized".

That is to say, all imported goods are controlled by the Lapa Chamber of Commerce, and then stores in each region must have indicators if they want to obtain these goods for sale.

But now with the conclusion of the Asian Union negotiations, the eleven countries of the Asian Union will open their markets to the Federation, and imported goods will no longer be in short supply, so the Lapa Chamber of Commerce will lose its function.

In the past, in order to get more goods from Gomez, people would try their best to curry favor with him, give him money, or provide him with women.

These in-demand imported goods are not just for profit; for the privileged middle and lower classes, they also represent a kind of “ability”.

If you give a privileged middle-class person a thousand dollars, he may not necessarily think you are so great.

But if you can give him a Federal washing machine worth five hundred dollars, then he will think you must be a capable person.

But now that the market is open, it is said that federal merchants will soon bring goods here, and these indicators and goods in his hands will soon become popular.

He knew the merchants in the Federation very well. As long as there was money to be made, even if it was not much, they would accept it.

But Gomez couldn't quite take this.

"If their products appear randomly in our market, it will be difficult for us to make money."

“Our monopoly, our quota, will become worthless.”

President Diego was sitting in a large chair, wearing a military uniform, as was his custom.

He is not only the president of Lapa, but also the supreme marshal of Lapa!
He doesn't like being called "the President". He prefers to be called "Marshal" or "General". This habit is common among dictators.

He needs to make people clearly understand that his ability to rule here is definitely not due to politics, but because of the military power in his hands.

President Diego is a little fat, weighing more than 200 pounds. He lives a simple life and just enjoys everything he can.

Although they were in the room and there was no strong sunlight, President Diego still wore a pair of glasses, brown glasses.

The eyes behind the glasses moved slightly, and his gaze finally fell on Gomez.

His voice sounded a little sharp, probably because of his obesity. "So, you and the Chamber of Commerce are useless?"

Gomez's scalp tingled slightly when he heard this. He quickly explained, "We also have some goods that need to be exported to the Federation, and I am responsible for that."

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but after saying this, Gomez felt that something that made him uneasy disappeared from President Diego's small eyes behind his brown sunglasses.

"You are still of some use!" President Diego laughed twice.

Just smiling made the fat on his body ripple like gentle waves.

He stopped after laughing twice, "It's good to be useful. If you are useful, you will have something to do. I hate people who are idle the most."

"I know what you want to tell me, Gomez. This matter is not something I can decide. It is up to the Czech Republic and the chairman of the Asian Union to decide."

"They say they want to open the market, so we must open the market. If anyone does not open the market, it will offend the entire Asian Union."

"So you don't have to think about this."

"Can't you still sell some goods to the Federation anyway?"

"Just do these things well, and be careful now, this is not the past."

As he said these words, Diego's face showed deep dissatisfaction, but he had no choice.

Not to mention that Rapa is not the most powerful country in the Yalan region.

Even if it was, it couldn't possibly fight against ten other countries at the same time.

The pressure brought by the federals is too great. Anyone who dares to disrupt the situation that was finally achieved through negotiations will be the sinner of the entire Yalan region and will be besieged.

As a hereditary president, he has some similarities with the congressmen in the federal Congress.

They are all seeking stability and no chaos.

The wealth he and his family plundered here was enough for them to squander for a lifetime.

Gomez had a gloomy look on his face after coming out of the Presidential Palace. In fact, he didn't tell the complete truth just now. The full opening of the market means that federal people can also obtain cheap goods from the hands of the untouchables and then sell them to the federation.

The only thing he can do now is to barely maintain the Lapa Chamber of Commerce. After all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Using his current title, he needs to think carefully about how to make a profit from it.

He drove back to his villa, sat on the sofa and drank two glasses of freshly squeezed orange juice without thinking of any good countermeasures.

This incident was like a stone pressing on his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Diego is a moody man, and if he knew he was no longer of any value.

Even with a sister, he was still in great danger, after all, he was exposed to too many things about the ruling group.

For example, helping them transfer money abroad.

Gomez acquired an art trading company in Federal. He would legally and compliantly transfer funds to Federal by purchasing artworks, and then store them in different accounts according to their requirements.

It can be said that the only person who knows better than the ruling group themselves how many accounts they have and how much money they have is Gomez.

Once he is really no longer of any use, his fate can be imagined.

This is also one of the reasons why he tried every means to become a traitor to the country. Compared to others, he actually has no way out.

Others might be a little poorer, but at least live to old age.

And he didn't know when he would go to see God.

The people here in Lapa also believe in God and other things. It is said that the spark of faith was ignited by early federal missionaries who crossed the sea to Alan to preach.

Like the federals, they all believed in God and would ask God for help when they were in trouble, but they were unwilling to go see God.

Just as Gomez was racking his brains thinking about how to continue his power and wealth and how to go further, the phone suddenly rang.

Gomez picked up the phone carefully, speaking very softly and clearly, "This is Gomez."

He knew that Diego had killed a man and his family because he had startled Diego by speaking loudly.

The voice coming from the receiver made him slowly open his mouth, and then his face was filled with surprise and smile!
"My name is Lance. I just arrived in Lapa. How can I find you?"

(End of this chapter)