I have a debt of 3 trillion, and my creditors are begging me not to die.

Not only the Blackwater Group was afraid, but the French Foreign Legion was also afraid. Their commander, Matthew Arnold, even called Yang Chen to seek reconciliation.

Yang Chen didn't waste words with him. If he wanted to reconcile, he had to show sincerity. He needed 500 billion euros in compensation, plus the opening of the low-altitude airspace. If he didn't agree to these two conditions, there was no point in talking.

Matthews Arnold didn't dare to give a direct answer, so he quickly called Devon West, the head of the French military, to report the situation and asked him to discuss with the higher-ups as soon as possible to prepare 500 billion euros and open the low-altitude airspace for Yang Chen.

If they do not receive a response within three hours, they will go live to reveal the truth about the matter to the world.

Unsurprisingly, Devon West was just as furious as Hania, the bald eagle military representative, and warned Arnold not to mess around or they would suffer a terrible fate.

Arnold immediately roared, "If I stay for another two days, they'll blow me to bits. Can it be worse than being blown to smithereens? You fucking dare come and see the carnage here. There's flesh and blood everywhere. If you can survive an hour without being scared, I'll do whatever you say. Do you dare come?"

Devon West immediately said, "Stop talking nonsense. In short, don't do anything rash and don't make things worse. I'll report to the higher-ups and wait for my news."

"I'm giving you three hours. If you don't get the answer I want within three hours, I'll go live and tell the whole world the truth. We're doomed, but we'll definitely not let those of you who abandoned us get away with it," Matthew Arnold said angrily, and immediately hung up the phone.

Devon West dared not delay and immediately went to report to the higher-ups.

A €500 billion indemnity plus the opening of low-altitude airspace is no different from the unequal treaties signed by the Qing government back then, so naturally they are unwilling to accept it.

The same applies to the Bald Eagles; they also disagree with the conditions proposed by Yang Chen.

If they disagree, that's easy. Just keep doing it to them three times a day, morning, noon, and night.

According to statistics, the Blackwater Group base still has 9549 people, and the French Foreign Legion has 8497 people. If they attack three times a day, they can hold out for ten days or half a month. Let's see how long they can hold out.

Soon it was noon again, and this attack precisely killed another 500 people before it ended.

Matthews Arnold couldn't take it anymore and immediately started a live stream via his satellite phone.

He first showed netizens from various countries the dire state of the base, then tearfully explained the reason for his confrontation with Xingchen Military Industry Group, and finally denounced his family's disregard for their lives, pleading with everyone to stand up for them.

At this moment, the live stream chat is filled with comments.

"Huh? There are active-duty special forces soldiers? Are they really going to go this far?"

"Isn't this the same as deploying a regular army, but still being no match for Starry Sky Military Industry? Wow, they're so weak."

"I'm very curious about Yang Chen's ceasefire conditions. Why would they rather lose these special forces soldiers than agree to them?"

"The conditions must be very harsh, otherwise they wouldn't be so ruthless."

"So, France was unwilling to give up its interests in Africa, so it planned this operation in conjunction with the Blackwater Group. Unfortunately, in the end, they were outmatched and were taught a lesson by the Starry Sky Military Industry Group."

"As an African, I support Xingchen Military Industry in striking them hard. They have been committing atrocities in Africa for over two hundred years and still don't want to leave. Then let them stay forever and become fertilizer for the African land."

After watching the comments for a while, Matthew Arnold continued, "Yang Chen's terms for the ceasefire are 500 billion euros in compensation, plus the opening of France's low-altitude airspace for him to operate an air taxi business."

Barrage.

"Huh? 500 billion euros? He's asking for way too much!"

"No wonder France is unwilling; these conditions are too outrageous, and any one of them would be difficult to meet."

"It sounds like a lot, but on average it's only 600 million euros per person, which doesn't seem too expensive. Even for kidnapping and ransom, it's normal for one person to ask for several million, let alone the compensation they have to pay after losing the war. As for opening up the low-altitude zone, I think it's a good thing. Wouldn't France be able to enter the cyber era? I don't think Yang Chen's conditions are excessive, and France should agree to them."

"If they can't beat them, aren't they just going to set whatever conditions they want? If they really don't care about these people's lives, aren't they afraid of a mutiny by other active-duty soldiers?"

When France realized the situation was not right, they quickly contacted major platforms to shut down Matthew Arnold's live stream. However, under Yang Chen's control, Tikok ignored France's demands and continued to let Matthew Arnold continue streaming.

This infuriated the French, but all they could do was stay home and fum; there was nothing else they could do.

the other side.

Unable to get any news from Hania, Blackwater CEO Bradley also started a live stream, just like Matthew Arnold.

Similarly, he explained the current situation in detail to the audience from all over the world, and emphasized that there are 4028 Olaf Commando members here. Originally there were 5000, but 972 have already sacrificed their lives.

This news immediately went viral in the live stream.

"Oh my god? The Olaf Commando team participated too? And 972 of them were killed? That's incredible!"

"Really? The bald eagle is just going to put up with this?"

"This drama is getting more and more exciting. We're eagerly awaiting the response from the bald eagle."

"I want to know what conditions Yang Chen proposed to you that Bald Eagle refused to accept, regardless of the lives of so many Snowman Commando members."

Bradley told everyone Yang Chen's terms for the ceasefire: 1000 billion Eagle Dollars in reparations, plus the opening of the automobile market and low-altitude airspace.

The US government quickly ordered major platforms to shut down Bradley's live stream, but this was also blocked on TikTok. TikTok was beyond their control and threats, allowing Bradley to continue his live stream. This illustrates the importance of controlling a global voice.

Hania immediately called Bradley, yelling, "Fuck you! What the hell do you want? Are you really going to break off all ties?"

Bradley yelled back, "Fuck you! Bitch! You don't care about our lives! Weren't you the ones who tore off the mask first? You've already done that, and you expect us to give you face?"

Hania quickly said, "Stop the live stream right now, let's discuss it some more, and we'll definitely resolve this before tonight on your end. Okay?"

Bradley refused, saying, "You have no credibility with me anymore. I will continue broadcasting until we are all dead or rescued."

"Fuck you! You bitch! Stop talking nonsense, let's discuss a solution right now!" Hania said angrily, immediately hanging up the phone to discuss countermeasures. The two of them completely dropped the pretense, exchanging a barrage of profanities.

That's understandable, considering it was a life-or-death situation.

On the other side, Yang Chen was on the phone with military representative Jiang Wenming.

Jiang Wenming conveyed the leader's message to Yang Chen: it's okay to make a fuss, but the matter must be handled carefully and not escalate to the national level; it must be strictly controlled at the level of corporate competition.

Yang Chen understood the reasoning behind this, and he asked Jiang Wenming to convey his greetings to the leaders and assure them that the situation would be strictly controlled.

Then, Jiang Wenming brought up another matter.

"Our new destroyer is nearing completion. Although it has undergone significant upgrades in displacement, weaponry, and combat systems, there is one aspect that remains unsatisfactory: the destroyer's stealth capability. Chairman Yang's team has enabled individual combat weapons to possess plasma shields. Could we also equip our new destroyer with plasma stealth capabilities?" Jiang Wenming asked.

Yang Chen laughed heartily and said, "I've already prepared for this. When we were adding plasma films to aircraft, tanks, and other equipment, I already ordered my team to research stealth cloaks for ships. They successfully tested it a few days ago. Why don't you send someone over to pick them up and take them to the shipyard to install the plasma stealth device and give it a try?"

Jiang Wenming laughed heartily and said, "Chairman Yang is truly worthy of his name; he always thinks ahead of us. With Chairman Yang around, we've really saved a lot of time and money. I'll immediately send a team to pick up the engineers and take them to the Darian Shipyard for testing. If the tests are successful, we will definitely purchase this technology at great expense."

"Haha... Just a token amount is fine. I don't expect the technology and equipment used for national defense and military industry to make a lot of money. Let's save the military budget and use it for other things, even if it's just to give the soldiers extra meals," Yang Chen said.

"Chairman Yang is truly a man of noble character, I admire him greatly! Then let's agree on this, I'll immediately send a team to pick up the engineering team," Jiang Wenming said happily.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Chen immediately called the plasma team to explain the situation and asked them to prepare to go to the Darian Shipyard to take charge of the stealth work on the new destroyer.

More than three hours later, Yang Chen received a call from BlackRock CEO Manny Pacquiao.

Pacquiao chuckled and said, "Mr. Yang has been shining brightly again lately; it's truly terrifying."

Yang Chen scoffed and said, "Stop with the nonsense and get straight to the point."

Pacquiao quickly replied, "Okay, okay. I'll get straight to the point. I'm calling on behalf of the authorities to discuss ceasefire terms. From your perspective, any conditions you propose are reasonable. But you also need to consider our perspective; don't we have any pride?"

Yang Chen immediately interrupted, "If you care about saving face, then don't talk to me. I didn't force you."

“Mr. Yang, please don’t rush, I haven’t finished speaking yet. What we mean is that we can give you 1000 billion Eagle Dollars, and we can also allow your cars to be sold here, but could you change the requirement for cooperating in the development of the low-altitude zone? This requirement is really too high, it’s excessive.” Pacquiao said.

"Isn't that obvious? Even if you don't open up the low-altitude zone, my land-to-air vehicle won't fall off! Besides, I'm not trying to hog everything. Didn't I say I'd cooperate with your capital? BlackRock is one of the capital companies I'm cooperating with. Do you think I'm being unreasonable?" Yang Chen retorted.

Pacquiao was stunned for a moment before saying, "That's definitely not unreasonable, not at all. We can agree to all of Mr. Yang's requests, but we've suffered huge losses. The higher-ups mean that Mr. Yang is very talented in investment, and they hope he can help us find a way to make some money and recoup our losses. Please."

Yang Chen laughed and said, "Isn't it easy for you bald eagles to make money? Aren't Little Sakura and Little Stick your blood pools? If you want money, just ask them."

Pacquiao said, "That's true, but we're not bandits. Bandits rob people outright. If we want money, we need to come up with a pretext. How can we ask them for money without a reason?"

Damn, I was really amused by him.

Want to make money and save face at the same time? There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Yang Chen said with a smile, "I do have a big idea, but I don't know if you guys dare to do it."

“Mr. Yang, that’s an interesting point. Besides fighting with you, what else wouldn’t we dare to do? What are your thoughts? Tell us,” Pacquiao said.

"Isn't your new government going to impose tariffs on some sectors to force manufacturing to return to the U.S.? I think you should go all out and impose tariffs on all industries in all countries indiscriminately. Other countries will definitely have to negotiate with you then, and you can directly ask them for money in exchange for a lower tax rate," Yang Chen said.

Actually, this wasn't Yang Chen's idea, but rather something the Bald Eagle family was planning to do. However, they had some reservations and didn't dare to put it into action. Now, Yang Chen proposed it to test their resolve so they could make further plans.

Pacquiao exclaimed in shock, "You...how do you know all this? You were listening in on us?"

"Don't put it so harshly. What do you mean by eavesdropping? This is called friendly concern," Yang Chen said.

Pacquiao: "..."

Listening is listening, what's with all this talk of friendly attention!

Pacquiao really wanted to swear, but he didn't dare to say it.

“Mr. Yang is truly remarkable; you've even taken control of our major internal decisions. We only have this idea for now; we haven't decided whether to do it. Our main concern is that if your Dragon Country goes head-to-head with us, our inflation will explode, and the consequences will be unimaginable,” Pacquiao said.

Yang Chen smiled and said, "Isn't that simple? Our two countries will put on a show together, first raising tariffs on each other, then sitting down to negotiate tariff reductions. We can provide all the products you need, and there won't be any problems as long as our two countries eventually reach a settlement. Other countries also want to negotiate with you for a better tariff rate, so you can take the opportunity to ask them for money. Moreover, when you raise tariffs, the US stock market, and even the global stock market, will definitely crash, and we can short sell in advance to make a profit. After our two countries reach a settlement, we can go long again to make another profit. If you're not satisfied, you can play this game a few more times."

Pacquiao was already overjoyed just hearing Yang Chen say that.

“What Mr. Yang said makes a lot of sense. This method seems feasible, and we don’t need to hesitate at all,” Pacquiao said excitedly.

Yang Chen continued, “However, I have conditions that you must meet. Europe, Japan, and South Korea, you must extract money from them at all costs. South Korea must provide at least 3000 billion US dollars, Japan at least 5000 billion US dollars, and Europe at least 6000 billion US dollars. In addition, you should talk to Russia again and persuade them to intensify their offensive and adjust your support model for Russia. Whatever Russia needs, the US will provide, but the EU will foot the bill. Finally, you must force EU countries to increase their military spending to 5% of their GDP, not a penny less.”

Pacquiao, being the president of BlackRock, certainly had extensive knowledge of economics, and he instantly realized Yang Chen's purpose.

"You want to destroy Europe, cherry blossoms, and the industrial base of South Korea, so that China's industry will completely dominate, right?" Pacquiao asked.

Yang Chen laughed heartily and said, "You want finance, Russia wants geopolitics, and we want industry—that's the perfect ending. Europe goes back on its word and always plays the fence-sitting game, so don't blame me for being impolite to them. As for Japan and South Korea, their hearts have never been set on Asia; they've always been on your side, so I don't need to be polite to them either. Just tell me if you're in or not; no need for any other nonsense."

Pacquiao couldn't help but feel a shiver run through him, and a strange chill rose from the bottom of his heart.

“I’ve said it before: if Mr. Yang were a diplomat, he would be a master strategist, manipulating other countries at will. You really have a point; I wouldn’t even dare to think of such things. I can’t make the decision myself; I need to report to my superiors. Wait for my news,” Pacquiao said.

Yang Chen chuckled and said, "Stop pretending to be innocent. I'm just having you execute your plans ahead of schedule. I'll wait for your call. Bye." (End of Chapter)