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That's what the staff member holding the landline receiver said.

"An emergency meeting? Has something gone wrong again...?"

Thomas Steve muttered something and then signaled to the staff member that he understood and would get in the car immediately to go to the White House conference room.

A few minutes later, Mr. Thomas Steve arrived at the White House conference room. After opening the door and entering, he saw that the bald Director of the National Intelligence Council, Hack Lorraine, Secretary of Defense Delano James, and President Carol Fritz were already present. In addition, there was another figure who made people uneasy.

That is, Isaac Ray Bellam Westcott, the executive director of DEM Corporation, which controls the display devices and CR-UNIT throughout the United States, is this being that appears to be a dark, filthy entity molded into human form.

Your Excellency President Carroll, what is this?

Thomas Steve looked at President Carroll with a questioning gaze.

Go to your seat, Thomas, you'll see in a minute.

President Carroll gestured to Secretary of State Thomas Steve to take his seat.

Thomas Steve glanced at Mr. Westcott, then took his seat as the president had instructed.

"Your Excellency, everyone is here now. May we begin the main topic of this meeting?"

Isaac asked with a smile—a stark contrast to the obviously solemn expressions of the others present.

“Of course, Mr. Westcott.”

Although Carol Fritz had some dissatisfaction with Isaac, he had to suppress it considering that it was Isaac's medical display device that cured his illness and his influence over American corporations.

"I can help you get your naval officers and generals back, gentlemen of the United States, and I can also help you regain your lost face and send that arrogant Chinese man to your prison."

Isaac's words immediately struck at the heart of the American cabinet members present.

"So, Mr. Westcott, as a businessman, what ability do you have to do such a thing? And Mr. Westcott, please don't forget the United Against the Elves Convention. As permanent members of the Security Council, violating the provisions of the United Against the Elves Convention will bring us huge trouble."

U.S. Defense Secretary Delano James inquired, noting that he knew the man intended to use groundbreaking technological displays and CR-UNIT to solve the problem. The Pentagon had considered this option, but was hesitant due to concerns about the lack of a joint counter-spirit convention.

"No, gentlemen, you don't need to worry about that at all. As long as you do a good job of intelligence control and news control, and don't let anyone know, isn't that enough?"

Isaac maintained that smile that seemed utterly insincere.

"We in the US can remain silent, but what about the EU? And what about the people in 4V?"

National Intelligence Council Director Hack Lorin doesn't think things are that simple.

“Our company, DEM, has developed a feasible solution to this problem. Ellen, distribute the information on the new display device.”

Isaac brought Ellen Mira Messer to the United States this time.

Ellen Mira Messeres maintained the dignified expression befitting the head of the Second Executive Department of DEM Corporation and Isaac's right-hand woman and loyal subordinate as she distributed information about the new display device to the gentlemen present.

"Thank you."

National Intelligence Committee Director Hack Lorin received the information about the new display device from Elaine. The first title he saw was ATMDDIRD, an abbreviation of a string of words.

The full name is "Area·Type·Memory·Directional·Delete·Insert·Realize·Device".

"Regional memory targeted erasure insertion display device?"

Huck Lorraine read out the name of the seemingly bizarre display device, and the others, like Huck Lorraine, wore expressions of utter bewilderment.

The regional memory erasure insertion device can be used as a degraded version of a mental beacon. It cannot control people's minds, but it can selectively delete or insert memories into people within a certain area. In other words, it is a regional brainwashing machine.

Some readers felt that the previous chapter was not long enough (5000 words), so this chapter was 7000 words long. In fact, many times, the author finds a suitable ending point around 5000 words.

Don't mistake my reason for wanting young, unmarried female extras for wanting to create a harem for the main character; it's to balance the ratio of male to female extras.

Chapter Thirty-Five: Babel

"Previously, our DEM company's memory erasure display device was well received by our customers. However, our American customers gave us feedback that was different from the praise. They said that the memory erasure display device could only be used to erase the memory of one person at a time. When faced with large-scale events, it was inadequate. Therefore, we developed this type of display device."

As Isaac spoke, he inserted his regional memory erasure into the display device and turned to a certain page.

This page displays two images of different sizes and styles: one is clearly a large broadcast tower, and the other is shaped like the Pearl Tower.

When the others saw that Westcott had turned to the page with the image of the display device, they glanced at that page number and also turned to the corresponding page number for the display device information in front of them.

"Gentlemen, the large broadcast tower on this page is shaped like our Regional Memory Directional Removal Insertion Display Device. The name of this TV tower is Regional Memory Directional Removal Insertion Amplification Display Device, which is used to amplify the effect of the Regional Memory Directional Removal Insertion Amplification Display Device. A single Regional Memory Directional Removal Insertion Display Device cannot meet the requirements of our customers, so we developed the Amplification Display Device."

Isaac made a tempting proposal: "As long as the regional memory-directed erasure insertion display device is installed in 4V, the United States can solve the 4V problem forever. As long as the former and the amplification display device are installed on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, one of the few remaining lands in China, the United States can solve the China problem forever."

"what?!"

Carol Fritz stared wide-eyed at Isaac.

Is this for real?

Defense Secretary Delano James was more composed than the shocked President.

"Yes, gentlemen, once you deploy these two devices in Tibet, China, and once they are activated and calibrated, neither the remaining southern China nor the 4V islands across the Taiwan Strait will be able to escape the memory-directed erasure insertion effect of these devices. If you wish, gentlemen, you can not only make those Chinese people oppose the Foehn Wind, who is their savior, but also make them forget their Chinese identity and think they are Americans. If we gain southern China and its people, how much will the United States be able to gain from it? Hehehe."

As Isaac finished speaking, he laughed with the air of a scheming villain.

This suggestion is just too tempting! It's incredibly tempting for the whole of America! So tempting that even a poisoned apple would be enough to make American corporations and capitalists flock to it.

Those undeveloped lands, cheap labor, and mineral resources that the United States lacks—if the United States possesses these, then no country in the world will be able to rival the United States in military conflicts or national power. This is because the United States has already integrated half of the remains of another country that has the potential to become a superpower. This is not as simple as 1+1, but rather an exponential doubling!

Not only will it provide a new source of excitement for the US economy, which is obsessed with the virtual economy, but the US Navy fleet will also find new overseas bases and ports, making it easier to control the Strait of Malacca, a global shipping route, and thus seize control of the entire Indian Ocean. This will once again intimidate Southeast Asian countries and Japan, which the United States had driven away in a humiliating and shameful manner, forcing Japan to submit once more.

If all of these things are done, then America's glory can be recreated!

As His Excellency envisioned leading the United States to continued economic growth, doubling its national strength, and transforming it into a stronger global unipolar during his term, his breathing quickened. He might just be the greatest president of the new generation! And he not only possessed the highest honors but also unparalleled wealth!

Isaac maintained his polite smile as he looked at the excited or incredulous Americans, but a closer look revealed a hint of mockery in his eyes.

They were just ordinary people, and even a simple promise was enough to make them blush and breathe rapidly.

After a minute or two of excitement, Carol Fritz calmed himself down and looked at Isaac, asking, "So, what's the price for all this, Mr. Westcott?"

"Hehehe, Your Excellency President, the price quote is on the last page of this document. You'll see it when the time comes."

Isaac was very interested in watching the changes in the expressions of these Americans, which they made almost no attempt to conceal.

His Excellency the President picked up the document and turned to the last page. He saw a string of zeros after the dollar sign and felt dizzy.

When others saw the amount of US dollars required in the quote section on the last page of the document, their expressions either turned utterly shocked or left them speechless with their mouths agape.

"Is this robbing the United States of America, Mr. Westcott?"

The Secretary of State, having sealed the documents, questioned him without any politeness.

"Don't rush, sir. If you agree to one condition, you won't have to pay for the first batch of regional memory-directed erasure insertion display devices and amplification display devices. As long as you think the devices perform well and meet your requirements, you can then pay for the purchase and construction of the next batch, how about that?"

Isaac still performed with complete ease.

"Conditions? What conditions?"

His Excellency the President sat upright and looked at Isaac.

"Your Excellency, you should know that this visualization device has not yet been tested on a large scale. Therefore, our DEM company needs a sufficiently large experimental site to test the effect of this visualization device on Chinese people. If the United States is willing to provide San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Detroit, and St. Louis to deploy our DEM company's regional memory-directed erasure insertion visualization devices, and Chicago to deploy the amplification visualization device, then the manufacturing, installation, and maintenance costs of these visualization devices initially built in the United States for testing on Chinese people will be fully covered by our DEM company. After confirming that the effect is satisfactory, the United States will then allocate funds to purchase and deploy similar devices. How about that?"

Isaac made this seemingly very dangerous suggestion.

“That’s fine, Mr. Westcott, but can you guarantee that the control effects of this display device won’t be used on our heads?”

President Carroll was not completely blinded by profit; he knew that this display device could be used to control Chinese people within the United States, as well as other American citizens within the country.

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency President, we have taken the American concerns into account. Therefore, the American side can send personnel to learn how to operate and use these display devices. Our DEM company is only responsible for manufacturing, installation, maintenance, and training. All of these expenses are also waived. Our DEM company has sufficient financial resources to do this."

Isaac and Woodman DEM do indeed have more money than they could ever spend in a dozen lifetimes, but this money is largely insufficient to fulfill "their" wishes.

To fulfill their wishes, they need the power of the "spirits," not insignificant money.

After exchanging glances, the President, Secretary of Defense, Director of the National Intelligence Council, and Secretary of State continued to speak.

“DEM’s sincerity is very genuine, and we have indeed received it. However, these are not things that we can decide on our own. I need to communicate with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General first, then submit a complete plan to Congress to approve the deployment of the device, and obtain the consent and coordination of the state government. These are all very complicated matters, Mr. Westcott.”

President Carroll's words were true, proving that he was indeed interested. Apart from the fact that the United States would provide the venue and personnel, all other expenses would be paid by DEM. For Congress, which is always obsessed with money, there would be no objection to reducing spending on programs like PRISM and consolidating them into a large project to reduce expenditures and achieve more efficient national control.

The Rockefeller and Morgan conglomerates need no introduction. They have always craved and relied on medical visualization devices to extend their lives and cure diseases. If DEM Corporation were to cut off or remove those visualization devices, the presidents and their families would face the end of the world. After experiencing the near-perfect treatment effects of medical visualization devices, these people no longer have much trust in human doctors and have even refused ordinary surgery. Who can blame them when medical visualization devices are just too miraculous? They can make diseases disappear with a painless and peaceful sleep, and serious injuries and illnesses that would normally require a long period of recuperation can be cured in a few days, and the whole body can regain its vitality and return to its youthful state.

"I believe that our American friends' response will satisfy both of us."

Isaac stood up from his seat with a smile on his face.

"Yes, the United States will not let DEM down after such strong support."

His Excellency the President also stood up from his seat with a smile on his face.

After the emergency meeting held in the White House conference room adjourned, Isaac and Elaine got into a black limousine and returned to their hotel.

Will Americans really take the bait?

After thinking for a while, Eileen turned to Isaac beside her and asked him the question.

"Are you worried that the Americans won't agree? No, the Americans will definitely agree. I've already done the work with those conglomerates, and their congressmen have accepted our political donations. All that's left is for their president and cabinet members to agree. The United States is a very simple country. As long as there's money, they're willing to sell us even the reins that could potentially strangle them."

Isaac didn't think the Americans had the ability to reject DEM's seemingly very cost-effective plan.

"Is the plan to control America really that important to us?"

From the outset, Ellen questioned the significance of the plan to control the entire United States by constructing a control network consisting of regional memory-directed erasure insertion display devices and regional memory-directed erasure insertion amplification display devices, because it would not benefit them in killing or capturing elves, but would only waste a lot of money.

Based on past reports of Pokémon battles, it is known that the range of Pokémon appearances has gradually shifted from aimlessly appearing throughout the world to a trend of shrinking towards the Asian region.

Eileen therefore felt it would be more practical to deploy this device in Tibet, China, Singapore, and Tokyo, Japan.

“Eileen, it’s not just us who’s eyeing the elves. The Americans, who have the world’s most powerful military and national strength, are also eyeing the elves. They are also interested in the power of the elves. Rumor has it that their Area 51 is also conducting related research and has even obtained an elf’s corpse. But even if they do, it’s meaningless.”

Isaac knew far more about "elves" than these Americans who started their research without any clear understanding of them.

“That’s not something they’re allowed to access, but money alone won’t stop them, so controlling their memories of elves is necessary.”

Based on this idea, Isaac ordered the DEM display device development department to develop this large display device from ordinary memory-operated display devices to control the Americans.

"Moreover, we must not only stop the Americans' research on elves, but also make them serve DEM wholeheartedly and cease all their military activities in Asia. I do not want the Americans to interfere with an environment suitable for the birth of elves. After removing the American obstacles, there will only be two dark clouds left on our plan."

"Project 9991: Foehn and Latatosk..."

Eileen knew perfectly well what the two dark clouds were, and when she mentioned Ratatosk, her gaze turned resentful, like the look people give to a traitor.

"Project 9991, the Fenfeng, I have to admire China. In those impoverished times, when even computers couldn't meet the computational needs, they managed to create an atomic bomb and even the unique Yu Min-designed hydrogen bomb by doing manual calculations. Now, not only have they survived the Eurasian air disaster she caused, but they have also created an even more terrifying war machine and developed technology that is no less advanced than display devices."

Although Isaac was obsessed with elves and the manifestation device, it did not mean that he was unaware that Project 9991 had proven to the world the potential of China, an ancient country. Even if its national strength plummeted and it became a mess, leaving only half of its territory, this country could still rise up, prosper, and stand proudly over the world. Its weapon was like the Sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of people in every corner of the world, including them.

"Therefore, we also need to build a regional memory-directed erasure and display device and a regional memory-directed erasure insertion amplification and display device in Lhasa, Tibet, to control this ancient country. Just like the United States, we cannot allow it to become an environment that prevents the Asian region from becoming a suitable place for elves to be born. Once the device is calibrated and activated, both China and Project 9991 will be in my hands."

Isaac's smile turned dangerous.