With the sound, everyone present once again delved into contemplation.
"I disagree with Mr. Smith's view!"
Just as everyone was lost in thought, another voice echoed again.
Without waiting for the crowd to contemplate further, the person who spoke opened his mouth again:
"Mr. Smith's view may be correct, but the prerequisite for all this is how we ensure the comprehensive lockdown of the camel in the future?"
Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback.
At the same time, the person who had just spoken continued:
"Certainly, the camels are short of water and food, but this does not prevent them from importing from other places, such as Long Village!"
"They dare!" As the words fell, the round table member who had been shouting about planting mushrooms earlier erupted in anger.
"Why don't they dare?" The person who had just spoken turned their gaze towards the shouter.
Facing the scrutiny, the howler gritted his teeth and said, "We have already signed a peace treaty with Long Village. If they help the camels, it would be a breach of the treaty!"
"Treaty?" Upon hearing these words, the person who had just spoken let out a cold laugh and then continued, "Mr. Field, does our agreement with Long Village involve food and water resources?"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Smith was immediately stunned.
In his mind, the content of the agreement they had signed with Long Village several months ago involuntarily surfaced.
After that, both Mr. Smith and the other members of the round table looked visibly unhappy.
Although food and water resources are both strategic materials,
But in the agreement they had with Long Village before, there was indeed no mention of such content.
Their agreement was to restrict arms trade!
As for normal commercial transactions, they cannot interfere.
And is food and water resources a weapon? Clearly, they are not!
In this situation, even if Long Village openly trades water and food with the camels, no one can say anything about it.
Therefore, their plan to block the camels' water and food resources is basically impossible!
Unless they negotiate with Long Village to persuade them to abandon the trade of food and water resources with the camels, or take direct action like they do with other villages, forcibly blocking the camels by banning the entry of Long Village's merchant ships or other vehicles into the desert...
But it is very clear that the former is almost impossible!
As for the latter, forcibly blocking Long Village?
What justification would they have to block Long Village?
War?
Although they are indeed in a state of all-out war with the camels now.
However, neither they nor the camels have publicly declared a state of war, even in the most explicit terms.
To put it another way, they have no justification for stopping the camels' trade with any village!
At least, this is the case on the surface.
Of course, under such a level of armed conflict, no one would dare to do business with the camels while risking angering their Black and White Eagle or even facing the risk of missile attacks.
Really, if they dare to come, just one "accident" from them would be enough to send them straight into the sea!
But it is very clear that Long Village does not fall into this "general" category!
They dare not make such "mistakes" with Long Village!
Two years ago, even if it was as open as day that they bombed Long Village's things, all the protests from Long Village would be feeble.
But who dares to bomb now?
Even though they are fully aware that Long Village has been providing weapons to the camels through Xiaoba Village, they dare not make any bold moves. Instead, they can only gather evidence of Long Village and Camel's trade secretly, find no evidence in the end, and then close their eyes and pretend to be blind or express dissatisfaction and protest at the Blue Star Conference, then find agents to try to cut off the Camel's lifeline on this side of Xiaoba Village!
"F*ck!!"
Thinking of these things, Field's face turned ashen, and he couldn't help but curse out loud.
Not only Field, but also the other members of the round table, all had their faces turning ashen.
Protest!
Close-eyed protest!
This was originally something Long Village would do when facing them.
Before, they had done this to Long Village countless times, even directly riding face-first on them.
Back then, they had enough strength, so even if Long Village was pushed to the wall, they could only swallow their anger!
Protest! Protest! Still protest!
Now, times have changed, and the roles of offense and defense have reversed!
"I believe we should no longer give Long Village face, and we should all be aware of how dire our situation is. We must show a strong stance and force Long Village to give up all assistance to the camels!"
"Otherwise, continuing like this, we will only be dragged into the desert by them and have our blood drained in the desert, just as we had Old Polar Bear's blood drained in Fat Camel years ago!"
"The same thing cannot happen to us!"
After the outburst, Field's face darkened and he spoke in a cold voice.
"……” After hearing what Field said, the eyes of everyone present flickered with determination.
"Mr. Field, so your plan is to drag Long Village down?"
After a moment of silence, a member of the round table said solemnly.
"That's right!" Field slapped his hand on the table in front of him, "Back then, we became the most powerful village in Blue Star by standing by and even inciting the fire. Now, there is no doubt that Long Village wants to repeat our history during S1S2 and even before we faced the old Polar Bear, and step on our graves to become the new ruler of Blue Star!"
"We cannot let them succeed!"
Field's eyes were red, his teeth gritted as he said, "If they want to trample our corpses to advance, then let them see who the corpse really is!"
"We are the kings of Blue Star, the beacon of civilization, the lighthouse of civilization! And they are nothing more than a group of thieves who have stolen our technology. They are dishonorable, lowly, filthy, and despicable savages!"
Hearing the gnashing teeth and roaring voice of Field.
The faces of all the round table members were uncertain.
Some of the round table members's eyes were occasionally overflowing with resentment and hatred.
Like Field, their hatred for Long Village was intense!
If it weren't for Long Village, they would still be hosting parties in their mansions, playing on the luxurious golf courses, sitting on the top of the throne and squeezing the world dry!
Now, thanks to Long Village, all of these were destroyed!
Roc Island is still there, but they no longer have the time and energy to indulge in leisure.
The manor is still there, but they no longer have the time and energy to hold parties every few days!
Because of Long Village, everything was ruined!
Now, every morning they wake up to see their wealth shrinking dramatically!
And even sleeping is difficult to fall asleep!
"Damn Long Village! If we don't feel good, they won't feel good either!"
Amidst their hatred, a thought spontaneously popped into the minds of everyone.
Let Long Village repeat their history and become the ruler of the world on top of their corpses?
This is absolutely impossible!
They had stepped on the body of Niu Niu to become the king of the world back then, and now they absolutely could not become like Niu Niu and watch Long Village climb onto that highest throne!
"Gentlemen, I suggest that we publicly declare a state of war with the camels, and then block off the entire area of the camels. No person, vehicle, ship, plane or other means of transportation shall be allowed to enter the desert through any channel without permission. Otherwise, we will have the right to strike any target that enters, and all consequences will be borne by the target's own power!"
After a moment of silence, Field's cold voice echoed again.
Upon hearing this, all the members of the round table were stunned.
Their faces became more and more uncertain.
Declare openly to the camels?
Although whether or not to declare it, they are now in a state of fact with the camels.
Yet regardless, they had at least maintained a shred of face up until now.
If they really did declare it publicly, then it would be equivalent to ripping off this fragile mask!
If they win, their face will be affected greatly.
After all, you are a Blue Star ruler, and you can't even deal with a few camels. You have to declare such things publicly.
Face or not?
That's not admitting publicly that you can't handle a few camels, is it?
What is a "ruler" if not this?
However, upon second thought, if they didn't do this, how could they justify intercepting Long Village's merchant ships and planes?
How to find an excuse to drag Long Village into the water?
Without a legitimate reason, can they simply fabricate a groundless reason like they did with the camels or the previous Long Village, and then make a move on Long Village?
In the end, their fundamental purpose is not really to drag Long Village into trouble, but rather to prevent the trade between Long Village and the camels through such means.
Their top priority right now is the desert camels, not really going head-to-head with Long Village!
"I second the motion!"
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
"..."
After a brief hesitation, almost all the members of the round table agreed to the resolution.
Immediately, the proposal to block off the entire desert and use air strikes to drain the camels' blood, which had been put forward by that round table member, was also unanimously approved!
Without external supplies, there is only one way for the Camel, which is so barren that it's left with just oil, to die!
As for the oil?
Oil is very important, everyone wants it, but can it be used as food or water?
…………
"Has the Black and White Eagle Village declared a state of war with us publicly?"
Seeing the news on the screen in front of them, the headquarters of the Camel Alliance, almost all the camels were shocked with great faces.
Even though their relationship with the Black and White Eagle Village had already become a fact, placing this fact in the open still caused them to feel some undeniable shock, even fear.
After all, it's the Black and White Eagle!
Once the most powerful village in Blue Star, the name of which was known throughout the land, and even the tiger's remaining aura is still fearsome!
Before, no matter what happened, they were just behind the scenes, but now everything is out in the open. Who would not be afraid?
"Prince, what should we do now?"
A camel commander coughed and looked at Modallahar nervously, with a hint of panic.
What to do?
In response to the question, Modallahar took a deep breath.
Only after forcing himself to calm down did Modallahar say in a low voice, "This is good news!"
"Good news? Hearing Modallahar's voice, all the camel commanders were stunned and somewhat not reacting.
Seeing this, Modallahar continued, "This is indeed good news. The strength of the Black and White Eagle Village is well-known to us. But now, this village that was once the most powerful in Blue Star, one that cannot even handle us, the so-called savages in their eyes, and even has to declare publicly to the world!"
"This means what? It means they have no way to deal with us! As the saying goes, they are out of options!"
"It's undeniable that we will face an unprecedented blow from them in the future, and as long as we survive this blow, we are bound to achieve the final victory!"
"By then, we will have completely shaken off the oppression of these bandits and gain true freedom!"
Modallahar's gaze was intense.
His voice was resolute and decisive!
He was not afraid.
Yes, it's just seriousness and excitement!
The former was due to the strength of the Black and White Eagle Village and the possible revenge it might bring!
The latter is because of what he had just said.
The light is coming!
They are just one step away from freedom!
Once they cross over, they will leap over the Dragon Gate, just like in the legend of Long Village!
The sea is vast enough for fish to swim, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly!
"Get ready, I'm going to Long Village tonight..."
Taking a deep breath, Modallahar said directly.
Leap over the Dragon Gate!
This made Modallahar feel excited, but he dare not be careless.
He needed to make more preparations!
And now, the only one who can help them is Long Village!
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"The Black and White Eagle Village has been driven to this extent by the camels, is that so?"
Looking at the news video in front of him, Kornilovski, the manager from the Polar Bear Village, had a slight twinkle in his eyes as he looked into a hotel suite specially designed for foreign guests.
He naturally couldn't be ignorant of the situation on the desert side.
He also guessed that after the Black and White Eagle Village suffered such a big loss this time, they would definitely take targeted measures against the camels.
But he never expected that the once prestigious Black and White Eagle Village, which had bullied them to the point of suffocating, would have come to this!
"The strength of Long Village..."
Squinting his eyes, Kornilovski murmured to himself in a low voice, and his eyes sparkled even more.
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind one after another.
"Simon, how is the situation on your side?"
After a long time, Kornilovski's voice quietly rang out in the suite.
At his words, the middle-aged man beside Kornilovski hesitated for a moment, then quickly recovered and replied promptly:
"We have investigated and found that both the Iron Tower and Sanda Village have reached hundreds of cooperative agreements with Long Village, covering various fields such as manufacturing, economy, culture, and medical care!"
"The largest cooperation is their collaboration with Long Village on automobiles, power, communication, medicine, and artificial intelligence. The scale of their cooperation is estimated to be more than one hundred trillion Dragon Yuan at the preliminary stage!"
"Moreover, according to the information we have gathered, they have also engaged in secretive military cooperation with Long Village, including those military equipment such as the exoskeleton power-assisted systems, small drones, and large unmanned bombers that were exported into the desert..."
"Furthermore, both the Iron Tower and Sanda Village have proposed cooperation with Long Village on Sky Dragon, Thunder Dragon, and even Sword Twenty Stealth Fighters. Whether the Long Village side has responded to these proposals is currently unknown..."
In Kornilovski's listening, one piece of information after another flowed from the mouth of the middle-aged man.
Kornilovski's eyes narrowed slightly.
A sense of urgency also faintly emerged in his heart.
He cared about the other cooperations, but in comparison, they could not attract his attention.
After all, those were not necessities.
Although the Polar Bear Village is behind in these fields, it can still maintain a basic "subsistence" level.
But the cooperation on military equipment at the back is what really touches his core attention!
The Polar Bear Village has already fallen behind in these areas, and now it's down to living off the old capital.
If they continue to fall behind, they won't even have the old capital to live off of!
At that time, the first-class team that they were originally, might be pushed to the second, third, or even fourth class!
Such a result is something they cannot accept, let alone bear.
Thinking of this, Kornilovski took a deep breath and asked, "Simon, what do you think the credibility of the cooperation plan proposed by Long Village for South Heaven Gate is?"
