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

Yang Chen called Salman. Given Salman's current status, there was no need for any roundabout methods; he could just get straight to the point.

“Your Highness, Qatar has contacted me. They want me to ask you to do them a favor and slightly modify the canal's route so as not to isolate them. I think that since the Middle East has achieved great reconciliation, this matter shouldn't become a barrier between you. You can state your conditions, and I'll discuss them with them.”

Salman replied, “Mr. Yang must be aware of the conflict between us and them… Sigh… We just issued a declaration of reconciliation with the Persian Cats, so let’s set an example. I won’t say anything more. Since Mr. Yang has spoken, I will certainly give you face. They can change the route of our canal, but they need to show sincerity in return. They need to support the Bale Kingdom and the Slipper Army with 100 billion Eagle Dollars each. If they can meet this requirement, I will agree to change the canal route. As for the specific changes, Mr. Yang’s construction team can decide. I trust you won’t harm us.”

Yang Chen immediately said, "That's great. With the Crown Prince's words, I feel much more at ease. I was really afraid that we had just helped you reconcile, but some historical issues would cause some trouble again. I'll talk to them. Wait for my call."

Salman said with a smile, "We really think what Mr. Yang said before makes a lot of sense, so we will definitely do our best to protect the hard-won reconciliation declaration. As long as it does not harm our core interests, we will make concessions whenever possible. I'll wait for Mr. Yang's call."

Yang Chen hung up the phone and immediately called Raibu again.

Yang Chen told Raib about Salman's demands and instructed him to agree to them. This would give both sides a way out, allowing them to change the canal route and protect the overall reconciliation.

200 billion Eagle dollars is a huge sum of money, but it's not a difficult amount for a country as wealthy as the US.

Raib said, "There's probably no problem, but if we give them 200 billion Eagle Dollars, we might not have enough foreign exchange to give Mr. Yang."

“It’s alright, we can settle in our local currency or barter. It would be even better if we didn’t have Eagle Dollars,” Yang Chen said.

Raib immediately replied, "Okay! With Mr. Yang's words, I feel at ease. Mr. Yang, please wait a moment while we discuss this internally and will give you an answer soon."

Yang Chen had already stated that Qatar had to agree to Salman's conditions, which meant they had no other choice. Whether they agreed or not, they would ultimately have to pay the money, because Yang Chen would not allow anyone to disrupt the atmosphere of the grand reconciliation.

Two hours later, Raib called Yang Chen back.

“Mr. Yang, we’ve reached an agreement. Salman’s demands can be met. However, we can’t directly give money to the Bale Kingdom and the Slipper Army. We need a compelling excuse, just like when the Sand Kingdom’s cargo ship was hijacked by the Slipper Army,” Raib said.

It's understandable that small countries like theirs are in a difficult position. If they openly and directly support Palestine and the Slipper Army, the Bald Eagle and the Squid Country might attack them.

Yang Chen said, "Sure. A good method can be used repeatedly. You can also let the cargo ship be hijacked by the Slipper Army and then pay the ransom. As for the Palestinian side, that's easy too. Just send them weapons instead. As long as you're willing to pay the money, I'll take care of the rest."

Raib immediately replied, "No problem, we're willing to pay for it. Mr. Yang, please proceed, we'll do as you instruct."

Yang Chen smiled and said, "Okay, wait for my instructions."

Yang Chen hung up the phone and immediately called Salman again.

"Your Highness, the matter has been settled. Qatar is willing to pay the money. They will follow the example of paying ransom when your cargo ship was hijacked and pay the money to the Qatari army. The Palestinian side will exchange it for weapons. You can coordinate to ensure the weapons are delivered smoothly. Is that alright?"

"Haha... Of course, no problem. We have no problem either, let's change the canal route."

It's really not easy to run a small business these days. After working hard for most of the day, I finally managed to solve all the problems.

Yang Chen immediately notified the construction department to modify the canal route, so as not to isolate Qatar.

Subsequently, the Saudi Arabian government, the Qatari government, and the canal contractor, Sihai Real Estate, jointly issued a statement. The main content of the statement was that in order to maintain the hard-won Middle East reconciliation, the Saudi Arabian government agreed to modify the canal route to ensure that Qatar would not be isolated as an island nation.

Qatar immediately fulfilled its promise and sent a team to Jiangcheng to sign a contract with Yang Chen's company.

The Qatari government also signed cooperation agreements with companies such as StarCraft, Sihai Intelligent, Sihai Real Estate, and StarCraft Motors. Qatar will invest 5000 billion Qatari dollars in these companies to work together to develop Doha into a cyber city.

Of the 5000 billion Eagle Dollar investment, only 800 billion Eagle Dollars will be paid for, with the remainder paid in local currency plus oil and minerals.

Subsequently, Qatar signed a procurement contract with StarCraft, under which it will purchase six fully-equipped unmanned combat brigades and 500 bionic sharks from StarCraft through a payment method of 50% local currency and 50% oil.

This series of amazing maneuvers left the foreigners dumbfounded.

Japanese netizens: What?! Investing 5000 billion Eagle coins to build a cyber city, and still using their own currency for payment? Where are the Eagles? Aren't they going to do anything? They clearly don't take you seriously.

A South Korean netizen commented: "How dare they? Aren't they afraid the US will beat them up? If they keep going like this, the Dragon Coin will replace the Eagle Coin as the global currency."

Bald Eagle: Damn it! It's bad enough that the Sand Kingdom and the Persian Cat don't respect us, but now even a tiny Qatar dares to disrespect us. Just wait, we'll make them pay the price. Our Eagle Coin is pegged to oil, what will the Dragon Coin be pegged to? It's absolutely impossible for it to replace our global circulation position.

A German netizen commented: "Yang Chen's actions are amazing! He actually managed to resolve a thousand-year-old feud. He deserves all that money. Honestly, if others had the ability to resolve their own thousand-year-old feuds, they could also make that much money. But they don't have Yang Chen's ability, so what are you all so jealous about? However, I also agree with the idea that the Eagle coin is pegged to oil, while the Dragon coin has no object to be pegged to. Any currency that wants to become a globally recognized currency must have an anchor that is indispensable to people all over the world. Gold has already proven that it cannot be an anchor, and oil is already pegged to the Eagle coin. It's really hard to find an anchor."

A Qatari netizen commented: "Thank you, Mr. Yang Chen, for your tremendous help in preventing us from becoming an island nation. Let alone a 5000 billion Eagle Dollar investment, if our resources allowed, an investment of 5 trillion Eagle Dollars wouldn't be a problem."

At this moment, in the White House, the presidential office.

"What a blatant gift! Qatar actually dares to play like this; they clearly don't take us seriously!"

“We really need to teach them a lesson. If we continue to remain indifferent, soon more countries will use their own currencies to settle accounts with Yang Chen, and the status of our Eagle Dollar in the international monetary arena will be in jeopardy. Without the hegemony of the Eagle Dollar, how will we feed our people at home?”

“That’s right! Let’s send troops! Or, we can let the Squid Nation expand the battlefield and take care of the weakest, Qatar, as well.”

"But they bought six fully-equipped unmanned combat brigades, how are they going to fight?"

"Do you think those things just appear out of thin air? They need time to produce them, right? We'll take advantage of their production time to strike, and even if Qatar gets the equipment, it won't be of any use."

"I think it's a good idea! Let's do it!"

"Dry!"

On the other hand, Yang Chen anticipated that the Eagle might use Qatar as a scapegoat to make an example of them.

Therefore, he has ordered Xingchen Military Industry Group to send an enhanced version of plasma shield equipment to Qatar.

Yang Chen guessed that the Eagle Kingdom would not take action themselves. They dared not get involved in any war now and would definitely let the Squid Kingdom take action.

Since the Squid Nation cannot bypass several countries to attack Qatar by land or sea, it can only attack Qatar using fighter jets or land-based missiles. Therefore, Qatar only needs to prepare for missile defense.

Meanwhile, the team responsible for investigating Glencore's actual mineral resources around the world returned to Jiangcheng and compiled their data. They then compared it with the report submitted by Glencore Group to Yang Chen. Since the data from both sides were not significantly different, Yang Chen accepted Glencore's report.

Yang Chen called Glencore CEO Lopez.

“Mr. Lopez, our calculations are in, and we approve your data. As I said before, you need to lower your offer by another 20%. We'll sign the contract immediately, and I'll bring your stock price back above 300 pence,” Yang Chen said.

Lopez said, "Yes, we accept Mr. Yang's price. We'll send a team over now, and they'll arrive tomorrow."

“Okay. Come on, I’m waiting,” Yang Chen replied.

Lopez personally led a team to Jiangcheng, Longguo, where Yang Chen met with them, accompanied by Li Changxiu, chairman of Xingchen Mining.

Upon meeting Yang Chen, Lopez bowed and apologized, asking for Yang Chen's forgiveness for his mistake.

Yang Chen naturally wouldn't hold it against him and forgave him.

Glencore and Star Mining subsequently signed a contract.

Star Mining acquired all of Glencore’s mineral resources for a total of 50 billion Eagle Dollars, roughly estimated to be worth about 215 billion Eagle Dollars.

Glencore immediately processed the transfer of mining rights, and after that, Star Mining transferred 50 billion Eagle Dollars to Glencore's account.

Following this, both parties jointly issued a statement.

The main point is that Glencore sold all of its controlled mineral resources to Star Mining Group for 50 billion Eagle Dollars.

As a publicly listed company, Glencore's mineral holdings are publicly disclosed. Some media outlets have collected information on Glencore's mineral holdings and invited professional institutions to conduct a rough valuation, ultimately determining that these mineral holdings are worth between 220 and 230 billion Eagle Dollars.

The Times was the first to publish an article criticizing Glencore for openly transferring profits to Yang Chen, disregarding the interests of its employees and shareholders. The article also condemned Yang Chen's despicable act of extorting Glencore.

This article quickly became a trending topic worldwide after it was published.

Swiss netizens collectively broke down.

"A mine worth 220 billion Eagle Dollars was sold for only 50 billion Eagle Dollars? What's the difference between that and giving it away for free?"

"Protest! We absolutely cannot allow Glencore to sell out its interests to Yang Chen. This is a huge loss for us, and we must stop their illegal transaction."

"Is there anyone who can help us? We can't just stand by and watch Yang Chen bully us like this. Selling our mineral resources at a 20% discount is outrageous!"

……

Faced with the insults and criticisms from the Swiss people, Glencore had to issue a statement explaining why it did so.

Simply put, they had to do this in order to save the company's stock price.

Because they tried various measures to save the stock price, but all of them proved ineffective.

Therefore, they had no choice but to compromise with Yang Chen, exchanging mineral resources for a rebound in the stock price.

Glencore's explanation was ridiculed by netizens around the world.

A German netizen commented: "This is hilarious! Glencore wanted to rip off Qingshan Group's mineral resources, but now they've given away their own minerals to Yang Chen for a pittance. They failed to harm others and ended up harming themselves instead."

A netizen from Bald Eagle commented: "I didn't want to laugh, but I just couldn't help it. I really don't know where Glencore gets the confidence to go against Yang Chen. We on Wall Street can't even beat him, and you think you can defeat him? In the capital field, Yang Chen is invincible. Anyone who disagrees will be severely punished."

A South Korean netizen suggested that Glencore cooperate with our Sanxing. We Sanxing have the absolute strength to help you get revenge on Yang Chen.

Japanese netizens: This is hilarious! Koreans are still so ignorant. Putting aside whether Samheung has the power, don't you know the relationship between Samheung's chairman, Lee Jae-young, and Yang Chen? Everyone knows that Samheung will eventually become Lee Jae-young's dowry to Yang Chen. Only you Koreans refuse to admit this fact.

A netizen from China commented: "Thanks to Glencore for the rocket! Xingchen Mining has been rising for a month straight, and my initial investment of 10 has grown to 27! Awesome! Tomorrow, it will definitely open at the daily limit, and my 10 will become 30. In a few more days, I can buy Scorpio Mining in full."

Although the Swiss people are furious that Glencore sold its mineral resources to Yang Chen at a bargain price, all they can do is vent online; it has no real impact on the matter.

The Swiss government, too, is powerless to do anything about it.

At this point, Glencore's stock price had fallen to 15 pence, almost 300 pence lower than the 310 pence before Yang Chen shorted it.

Yang Chen sent a message to Zhao Jing, president of Sihai Investment, ordering her to close her short positions and go long on Glencore stock to ensure that the stock price would return to above 300 pence.

Zhao Jing immediately complied, buying in large quantities to close out short positions. After calculation, Sihai Investment's total profit from shorting Glencore was 25.35 billion British pounds, which, according to the real-time exchange rate, is equivalent to 245 billion dragon coins.

Although it's not a lot, it's all net profit, which is still quite considerable.

All short positions were closed, and Sihai Investment began to go long, buying heavily and driving up Glencore's stock price. Glencore's stock price quickly rebounded to over 200 pence.

At this moment, Glencore shareholders who were watching the market were stunned.

"Oh my god! How can he make the stock price keep falling and then suddenly rise up?"

"Yes, it's really amazing. As long as he shorts, the stock price keeps falling, and nothing can stop it. As long as he goes long, the stock price will soar, and no one can suppress it."

"Facts have proven that no one dares to provoke Yang Chen, otherwise they will suffer the same tragic fate as us. It's just a pity we understood this too late, paying a heavy price for it." (End of Chapter)