After listening to Grey Row's speech, the audience all fell into deep thought.
In his mind, he couldn't help but conjure up all the information he had learned about Long Village.
From the political system to culture, economy, military…
Until the very end, many people nodded slightly, acknowledging Grey Row's words.
But the next moment, the booming voice of the rugged giant rang out again:
"Mr. Grey Row, you may be right, but can Long Village really give us such great benefits if we get close to it?"
"More importantly, Long Village is already so powerful and developing so rapidly. If we don't limit them and let them continue to develop unrestrictedly, where will they be in the future?"
"Will there be any room for us to speak at that time?"
"Mr. Grey Row, don't forget, we still have several million square kilometers of land in our hands, which we acquired from Long Village. If they become powerful, what are we going to do then?"
Upon hearing this, the people in the Ice Palace's heart moved, and then they fell into deep thought again.
Wealth!
Status!
Land!
These things have always been the focus of human competition and the root cause of all contradictions, even wars!
And now, between them and Long Village, there seems to be such an irreconcilable contradiction.
No need to say about wealth.
As for status, they were once the only dominant power on Blue Star who could compete with the Black and White Horns!
Although they are now weakened, they are still one of the most powerful villages on Blue Star!
Even one year ago, they were always recognized as the second-strongest village on Blue Star after the Black and White Eagles!
And Long Village, in the previous century, was just a subordinate of theirs. Even a year ago, Long Village was merely a rapidly developing village with not-so-strong strength.
Now, in just a year, Long Village has already risen to the point where it can openly confront the Black and White Eagle Village!
The speed of their rise is almost breathtaking!
If we continue to let Long Village develop unrestrictedly, their status will surpass us completely, and they may even become the new superpower on Blue Star!
At the thought of these things, the people present found it hard to accept.
Moreover, land is what is even harder to accept for people.
Millions of square kilometers of land, unless Long Village doesn't want it or they are willing to give it up voluntarily, this is an irreconcilable huge contradiction!
And neither they nor Long Village are likely to give up on these.
After all, these are millions of square kilometers of land, which is more than the land area of 99% of the villages in the world!
In a way, their current approach towards Long Village is completely tantamount to aiding the enemy!
Even though there is no apparent conflict or contradiction between them and Long Village on the surface...
Thinking of these things, the members of the Ice Palace who previously nodded in agreement with Grey Row's words started to waver in their thoughts.
At this moment, the rugged giant continued:
"In comparison, I am more in favor of accepting the wealth and technology from the Eastern Islands. With their wealth and technology, combined with our own resources, we can rapidly develop and grow strong. Although this would anger Long Village, offending them actually wouldn't have any serious impact on us."
"Even if our conventional forces are no match for Long Village, we have mushrooms! And they are the most numerous mushrooms on Blue Star. As long as Long Village doesn't go crazy, they cannot really do anything to us. Just like the years ago when the Black and White Eagles village was also no match for us, we are also not afraid of them. However, except for some minor tricks, they dare not do anything against us!"
"And there is an even more important point. If Long Village really does something to us, they will inevitably put themselves at odds with the entire world! Everyone on Blue Star wants to get rid of the Black and White Eagles, and no one wants to see a second Black and White Eagles emerge!"
Upon hearing the words of the burly man, the people present all moved their eyes slightly.
After a brief pause, many of them began to show signs of interest.
Indeed, compared to the potential danger, the lure of the Eastern Islands' benefits is too great!
Billions of interests and wealth, unquantifiable technology, and the ownership rights of four islands!
All of these are exactly what they need the most!
It's because of a lack of money and technology that their economy and technology have been stagnant over the years, isn't it?
Or, more directly, their stagnation is entirely because of a lack of money!
With enough funds, they could start the research and development for many of their things, such as their Stealth Fighter. They had to go to the three idiots for funding because they didn't have enough money.
But the three idiots aren't really stupid. After being swindled out of several billion dollars, they no longer wanted to be suckers!
This directly led to the stagnation of their Stealth Fighter project!
It led to a half-finished product that neither works nor fails, which is supposed to be a stealth fighter, yet it is not even strong enough to match Long Village's Thunder Dragon Fighter...
It's an absolute shame for stealth fighter technology!
"After a while, one of the Ice Palace members took a deep breath and looked at the middle-aged man in charge, speaking in a low voice:
"Mr. Korenovskiy, I believe Mr. TasiloVsky's proposal is without issue. We should indeed consider the possibility of cooperation with the Eastern Islands... "
Upon hearing this, Mr. Korenovskiy's eyes flickered slightly.
However, before he could even speak, another voice interrupted: "I object!"
Following the source of the sound, the speaker turned out to be none other than Grey Row, the bald middle-aged man from before.
Under the gaze of everyone, Grey Row continued:
"What Mr. Tasilovsky said is indeed true, but the problem is, after we obtain the technology and wealth from the Eastern Village, where will we be able to develop to? Even if we reach the peak of our development and can compete with the Black and White Eagles, how can we compare with the peak Black and White Eagles?"
"Don't you all forget that just recently, on April Fool's Night, the peak state of the Black and White Eagles couldn't even beat a camel?"
"I still say this, isn't it that you all believe our strength is stronger than the Black and White Eagles?"
"If we can't be stronger than the Black and White Eagles, then what's the point of having those technology and wealth if we don't have any stronger than them?"
"Is it really worth becoming enemies with Long Village for the sake of these things?"
For a moment, the crowd fell silent once more.
The words Grey Row had said earlier rose again in their minds.
That's right, even in their peak state, the Black and White Eagles couldn't beat a camel!
Although there was an element of pride and arrogance in the Black and White Eagles' inability to defeat a camel.
But no matter how, they are still the Black and White Eagles!
Once in a month, they had completely overwhelmed a village that claimed to be the third strongest in the world, allowing the whole world to experience what modern warfare was like for the first time, and causing shockwaves throughout the globe.
And the opponent they faced was nothing but a camel.
A group that they had previously viewed as chaotic camels!
A group of "chaotic camels" who, with the support of Long Village, became so terrifyingly powerful with just some weapons that were exported from them. How terrifyingly powerful would Long Village itself be?
Thinking of these things, the mood of the crowd became increasingly somber.
At this moment, Grey Row, the bald middle-aged man, opened his mouth once more:
"Moreover, I would like to remind everyone of the Southern Gate Plan of Long Village!"
"The things in the Southern Gate Plan are things that none of us can handle. Even with our mushrooms, if the Southern Gate Plan of Long Village is real, how much effect can our mushrooms have?"
"Against their laser cannons and electromagnetic cannons, can our wooden logs even reach the heads of Long Village? If they can't, then even if we have more mushrooms, where should we plant them? Can we plant them on our own heads?"
With Grey Row's voice, the entire Ice Palace was in silence.
The atmosphere grew incredibly heavy.
After a long time, another voice finally sounded:
"Mr. Grey Row, the authenticity of the Southern Gate is yet to be confirmed. Although we cannot find any flaws in those videos, such advanced black technology itself is the biggest flaw!"
"Not to mention the nuclear-powered engines and laser cannons, electromagnetic cannons, but those hypersonic precision-guided missiles alone, I don't even believe they are real!"
"We all know the problem with hypersonic weapons. How do they solve the blackout problem caused by high-speed? Including us, no one worldwide has the ability to solve this problem at present!"
"Even including us, no hypersonic weapon in the world can achieve precision-guided attacks while maintaining a hypersonic speed!"
The sudden noise caused everyone to fall into thought once more.
Blackout!
This is an insurmountable obstacle for hypersonic weapons, or hypersonic flight vehicles!
Just like the sound barrier and heat barrier of the past.
Moreover, compared to sound barriers and heat shields, the breakthrough of blackout is even more difficult!
In fact, it can be said that the three are not even on the same level!
Now, all hypersonic weapons can almost be said to be "fire and forget."
Setting the target parameters, they can only attack the target and can only attack fixed targets!
Like the wooden logs of various villages, once the target is locked, they are simply ignored.
Then, after flying to the target location, they are simply detonated and that's it...
As for the maneuverability, turning around to hit moving targets, or changing the target midway, that's pure fantasy!
The only way to achieve this is to reduce the speed of the hypersonic weapons to below five Mach, eliminate the blackout around the hypersonic weapons, and then re-gain control of the corresponding weapons...
As for the kind of fully hypersonic strike shown in Long Village's Southern Gate video, that's simply impossible!
The authenticity of hypersonic weapons is yet to be confirmed. It's even more impossible to consider the other things in the Southern Gate, whose science fiction level is not inferior to that of "Star Wars" plan proposed by Black and White Eagles years ago.
It's simply not believable.
"Mr. Tasilovsky, about this, I think we don't have to worry and doubt. After all, tomorrow is the joint training time of Long Village. According to Long Village's announcement, not only will they send the Stealth Fighter Aircraft Participating in Joint Exercises, but they will also showcase those hypersonic weapons during the training. Whether it's true or false, we can witness it with our own eyes at that time!"
Just as the crowd fell into silence, Grey Row's voice rang out again.
Upon hearing this, the silent crowd was taken aback.
Afterwards, everyone also came back to their senses, yeah, tomorrow's Long Village training will begin. The truth or falsehood of hypersonic weapons is not something that can be determined at any time.
After all, as official participants in this joint exercise, they will have the opportunity to observe and evaluate Long Village's true capabilities first-hand.
If it's false, it won't be possible to deceive them during the exercise.
In this situation, it seems that they really don't have to discuss the truth or falsehoods of hypersonic weapons!
So, are their wooden logs really possible to be intercepted?
Their greatest reliance, the largest stockpile of mushrooms in the world, might actually be ineffective against Long Village?
Thinking of these things, everyone's mood became incredibly heavy.
"It should... be impossible..."
"But those are wooden logs and mushrooms..."
A thought, uncontrollably appeared in everyone's minds.
They really don't want to believe that such powerful weapons can be intercepted.
After all, until now, they had never heard of anything that could intercept wooden logs and mushrooms!
Even the Black and White Eagles claimed they could intercept wooden logs with their NMD and TMD, but everyone knew that given the arrogance and dominance of the Black and White Eagles, if they could effectively intercept such weapons, they would have already started taking action against Polar Bears!
Especially towards Long Village, now that the Black and White Eagles have been pushed to such a pass by Long Village, if they really could effectively intercept the mushrooms and wooden logs, would the Black and White Eagles still show such tolerance and respect to Long Village?
Don't think the Black and White Eagles are good birds, they wouldn't even talk to you nicely about it!
The only thing that can make the Black and White Eagles sit down and talk things out is their fists!
It's clear that now Long Village has a bigger fist!
Correspondingly, the TMD and NMD that the Black and White Eagles have boasted about so much are nothing more than PowerPoint presentations!
Therefore, theoretically speaking, it is impossible for any country in the blue planet to have the strength and ability to intercept wooden logs.
But Long Village has developed hypersonic precision-guided missiles with a range of 500 kilometers.
It might not be joke.
Even if they don't have laser cannons and electromagnetic cannons, it's possible that Long Village has anti-aircraft missiles with a range of over a thousand kilometers!
After all, Long Village is always hiding their true strength!
Like the hypersonic precision-guided missiles this time, if Long Village hadn't shown them off, who would have known about Long Village's capabilities?
Subconsciously, each member of the Ice Palace couldn't help but fill in the blanks in their minds.
"It wasn't until a long time later that the voice of the leader, Kornilovsky, finally echoed within the Ice Palace."
"Alright, let's put aside the issue of East Village for now, we'll address it after tomorrow's joint training..."
Upon hearing this, the crowd exchanged a glance before nodding in agreement.
The joint exercise was just a day away...
…………
Time flies like water, the white horse gallops by.
Before you know it, one day had already slipped by.
A day later, in Long Village, the Wushu Sea, a grand joint exercise quietly unfolded.
(This chapter is complete)
