Almost in an instant, an endless stream of thoughts crossed Tuoha's mind.
Finally, all thoughts converged into a trace of a bitter smile.
"Mr. Korinovski, you win..."
After a long time, Tuoha looked at Korinovski with a bitter smile and said.
He knew that this verbal bet, before it had even begun, had already ended.
Although he wasn't yet aware of the content of Longcun Village's press conference, he could roughly guess that there could be no other reason why Longcun Village would suddenly hold a press conference at this sensitive time.
Give up the camel?
If one truly intends to give up, then there would be no need to hold a press conference. Who wouldn't try to minimize the impact when faced with such a situation? Who would so openly hold a press conference to tell everyone, "I don't care about my underlings anymore"?
Not only was it true for Tuoha, but even Korinovski himself couldn't help feeling a bit uneasy after hearing about Longcun Village's press conference.
"What other secrets does Longcun Village still hold?"
A thought quietly crossed Korinovski's mind.
Although he had previously declared that it was impossible for Longcun Village to give up on the camel, he still couldn't calm down at this moment. After all, Longcun Village was facing a White Eagle that could explode at any moment!
If this powder keg really explodes, it will be truly disastrous!
If Longcun Village dares to stand up at this time, it is undoubtedly already prepared for such a situation.
So, is Longcun Village really fearless in a confrontation with the White Eagle, or do they believe that the White Eagle is unwilling to truly escalate the situation?
If it's the latter, that's not a problem. But if it's the former...
Thinking of this, Korinovski couldn't help feeling somewhat solemn...
After another half an hour, Korinovski shook his head, brushed aside the thoughts in his mind, and then directly said:
"Alright, Tuoha, I think I don't need to say anything more now. Go ahead and arrange everything. Make sure to 'leak' our cooperation with Longcun Village and the camel to the White Eagle."
Upon hearing this, Tuoha fell silent.
After a moment, he could only helplessly nod.
He was well aware that once these messages were "leaked" out, they would be completely bound to Longcun Village in the eyes of the White Eagle Village.
Becoming a part of Longcun Village's battleship.
However, as Korinovski had previously said, their "boarding" at this time can still be considered "saving the day"!
With them and Longcun Village working together, even if Longcun Village doesn't have a solution for the mushrooms, they would need to consider the issue of combining the forces after their collaboration!
As they say, even a lean camel is bigger than a horse!
The Arctic Bear, no matter how much it has declined, was still the world's second!
It is still the third in the world now!
As for the mushrooms, they are truly and justifiably number one!
Whether in terms of quantity or the yield, they are undoubtedly number one!
From a tactical mushroom of just a few ten thousand tons to the Daiwan with a yield of five million tons, they have everything!
Apart from the mushrooms, they also have the most apparent, longest-ranged logs in Blue Star!
In terms of mushroom deterrence, no one in Blue Star would dare to take them lightly.
Now that they have joined forces with Longcun Village, unless the White Eagle Village is truly suicidal, they will not dare to use their logs and mushrooms.
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"What do you mean? Longcun Village is holding a press conference?"
Upon hearing the message from Preston, everyone in the discussion of how to launch a tactical strike against the camel, including Yalster, turned pale!
"Yes, Sir. The latest message from Longcun Village is that they will hold a press conference at 7 PM Longcun time..."
Facing the dead staring eyes, Preston forced himself to speak.
Upon getting the confirmation again, everyone in the room was left completely stunned.
It seems that no one had expected Longcun Village to make such a decision.
They have already prepared for a do-or-die situation, so why would Longcun Village dare to get involved?
Under normal circumstances, Longcun Village shouldn't have done what the former Arctic Bear had done, acting as a mediator and merely issuing a few condemnations and statements without causing any real harm. At most, they would issue some warnings and then stand by and do nothing.
Now, they are actually standing out directly?
Not at all. How much money has the camel given you? Is it worth risking your life in this way?
Longcun Village, are you really that desperate?
Or are you really thinking that the White Eagle Village wouldn't dare to fight to the death?
At this moment, all the members of the Round Table were momentarily overwhelmed by a sense of shock.
Time seemed to have completely frozen in this moment.
It seemed to take forever—
Crackle!!!
A strange sound suddenly echoed in the conference room, breaking the deathly silence.
Following the sound, the source turned out to be a sharpie in Yalster's hand.
This was the sharpie Yalster usually used to make markings on maps.
And now, this sharpie, which had been tightly held in Yalster's hand, had reached the end of its life...
It was only then that Yalster seemed to have finally come back to his senses, with his hand clenching the sharpie tightly and veins bulging.
His expression even became incredibly fierce!
"Damn that guy! How could they be so bold? How could they be so bold and do something like this?!!"
At this moment, unparalleled fury threatened to ignite the entire chest of Yalster.
He's not an idiot; it's easy for him to deduce the purpose of Longcun Village holding a press conference at this time.
It was precisely because of his ability to understand the purpose of Longcun Village's press conference that Yalster was so enraged!
Yalster's voice finally drew the remaining members of the Round Table out of their dazed and stunned state.
Subsequently, everyone's faces turned an unseeable shade of iron gray, visible to the naked eye.
Almost in an instant, they all realized the key!
In their already planned scenario of desperate action, Longcun Village, despite ignoring their stance, has once again sided with the camel!
Finish them off!!
At this moment, almost everyone's mind was filled with the same characters!
They have already reached their last resort, and Longcun Village's current move is undoubtedly adding another push in their already dead-end situation, determined to drive them into the abyss and exterminate them.
"Too much! Simply too much! Unforgivable!!"
After a brief silence, all of the members of the Round Table were almost completely enraged!
A pair of eyes turned instantly bloodshot and red!
"Damned guy!"
"Fuck you!"
"We must make them pay the price!!"
"Mushrooms! Since they think we're too scared to use mushrooms, let's use the facts to show them how much we dare. They must pay the most painful price for their foolish actions!!"
"Agree!!"
"Agree!!"
"..."
A continuous stream of roars filled with unparalleled anger echoed in the conference room!
At this moment, unparalleled fury had almost completely consumed the reason of all the members of the Round Table!
Everyone had turned completely red with fury!
Rationality?
Fuck rationality!
They are, after all, a group of exiled criminals who started with looting and killing!
They've always only been the ones standing on top of others to defecate and urinate, when did others have the chance to defecate and urinate on top of them?
In a matter of moments, more than half had voiced the same sentiment.
If earlier it was only about the camel, then...
Then, at this moment, all the knives are pointing directly at Longcun Village!
"Mr. Yalster, order it. Command all the Z strategies to be prepared, send a warning to the goddamn Longcun Village, tell them to stop their foolish actions immediately, otherwise they can wait for burial with the camel!!"
After an unknown amount of time, a hoarse voice echoed in the conference room once again.
"Yes, Yalster, give the order. Contact those Longcun villagers and order them to stop their foolish actions!"
"Not only stop, but they must also announce publicly to dissolve their relationship with the camel and apologize to us!"
"Apologize? No! They not only need to apologize, but also compensate us for all the losses caused by them in the past two years. These bastards must pay the price!"
"Agree!"
"Agree!!"
"..."
Like a row of dominoes being knocked over.
One starts, and the others respond almost collectively.
However, at this moment, the black phone on Yalster's desk suddenly rang.
The shrill ringtone cut through everyone's voices, and within just a moment, the once noisy conference room fell silent.
A pair of eyes filled with uncertainty and curiosity couldn't help but turn towards the ringing black phone.
An overwhelming sense of unease began to envelop the hearts of all the members of the Round Table.
Not only the other members of the Round Table, but even Yalster, at this moment, couldn't help but tighten his heart.
As if a century had passed, Yalster bit his teeth and finally picked up the phone in front of him.
Almost immediately after the phone was picked up, a voice filled with panic and disarray burst out from the earpiece——
"Mr. Yalster, there's a big problem. We just received news that the Arctic Bear Village has signed a cooperative agreement with the camel and also signed several strategic cooperation agreements with Longcun Village..."
"In addition, we also found out some core secrets. The camel seems to have obtained the protection of mushrooms from both Longcun Village and the Arctic Bear Village..."
Boom!!
The alarming news exploded in Yalster's mind.
Yalster's whole brain went white in this moment, completely losing the ability to think!
"Mr. Yalster?"
"Mr. Yalster??"
It seems that the person on the other end of the phone noticed the abnormal situation here and repeatedly called out.
After what seemed like an endless amount of calls, Yalster finally recovered from the near-thoughtless state.
"Is the information you're saying real?"
Drawing in several deep breaths, Yalster closed his eyes and calmed down for a long time before finally opening his eyes with bloodshot eyes, biting his teeth and speaking.
"The information is 100% accurate!"
"The information comes from our core agents on the Arctic Bear side. One of the contents of the agreement between the camel and the Arctic Bear is a grain trade. According to the terms of the agreement, over the next five years, the Arctic Bear Village will provide a total of 50 million tons of grain to the camel, with 10 million tons per year!"
"I've sent people to investigate in Speia. There are indeed signs of large-scale mobilization of supplies there!"
Speia?
Upon hearing this name, Yalster subconsciously searched for this name in his mind.
A moment later, Yalster had figured out the origin of this name.
This is a city on the inland sea, under the control of the Arctic Bear Village.
It is also an important city near the main grain-producing area of the Arctic Bear Village!
From here, if using ships, it would be possible to directly deliver grain to the camel's doorstep!
Thinking of this, Yalster's fists clenched tightly, and the telephone in his hand creaked under the excessive force!
"Sir, what happened?"
At this moment, a member of the Round Table seated near Yalster could no longer hold back and finally asked, "Sir, what happened?"
Hearing this, Yalster came to his senses.
Biting his teeth, Yalster said, "The FBL has just received news that the Arctic Bear Village and the camel have signed a strategic cooperation agreement. They're not just providing sufficient grain to the camel; they're even considering giving the camel protection from mushrooms!"
"What??"
As soon as the words fell, all the members of the Round Table turned pale with shock!
"Not only the camel, the Arctic Bear also signed multiple strategic cooperation agreements with Longcun Village..."
Yalster gritted his teeth again.
Boom!!!
Just like a thunderclap, all the members of the Round Table were stunned by Yalster's incoming message.
Some of the members of the Round Table who had risen from their seats in anger due to the news from Longcun Village's press conference stumbled over their knees without control.
"How... how could it be like this?"
At this moment, all the members of the Round Table were in a daze.
Why is this happening?
Longcun Village can be forgiven, but why would the Arctic Bear Village also cooperate with the camels?
Why would they side with Longcun Village at this time?
Do the Arctic Bears not know about their conflict with Longcun Village?
If Longcun Village were to rise up and become dominant, wouldn't the Arctic Bear Village, as a neighbor of Longcun Village and a village that has had severe conflicts with them in the past, even now occupying several million square kilometers of Longcun Village's land, fear retaliation from Longcun Village?
Why wouldn't they be afraid of being plundered by Longcun Village?
And the desert, although the White Eagle Village was the largest beneficiary of interest control in the desert region before, the Arctic Bear Village also has significant interests in the desert area.
In fact, the Arctic Bear Village can be said to be second only to the Black and White Eagle Village.
And now, the interests of the Arctic Bear Village in the desert have been almost completely occupied by Longcun Village!
The losses of the Arctic Bear Village are also huge. If Longcun Village firmly establishes itself in the desert, the interests of the Arctic Bear Village in the desert, even if not all gone, will be left with very little!
For the Arctic Bear Village not to cooperate with them, the Black and White Eagle Village, but instead to cooperate with Longcun Village at this time—it must be madness!
The earth-shattering news caused the entire conference room to fall into silence.
Not a single sound was heard except for the breathing, even the drop of a needle could be heard!
"Can you confirm the message?"
After an unknown amount of time, a hoarse voice finally echoed in the conference room.
Upon hearing the words, Yalster glanced at the other person and then picked up the phone again, dialing several numbers.
It took another dozen minutes before Yalster nodded his head with a grim face: "The information is mostly true. The Arctic Bear side even plans to publicly announce these news..."
"Honestly announced?" Upon hearing this news, the expressions of the members present at the Round Table became even more sinister.
The truth of the information and the fact that it is openly announced are two different things!
The former may just be in secret.
The latter not only puts it on the surface but also indicates the Arctic Bear Village's stance—they have decided to openly support the camel and Longcun Village!
"Such brainless muscle-bound fools, are they really crazy?"
At this moment, all the members of the Round Table gritted their teeth.
Wouldn't mind gnawing the flesh and bones of the Arctic Bear!
Some agitated members of the Round Table couldn't help but want to open their mouths again, to strike back at the Arctic Bear!
But just as they were about to speak, none of them could bring themselves to shout out as they had done before.
Longcun Village can be handled.
After all, Longcun Village has only a few hundred mushrooms on the surface, although its deterrent is considerable, it's still not enough to cover them all.
If it really comes down to a fight, excluding the possible mushroom storage on the side, they could lose 800 while Longcun Village could lose 8000!
The Arctic Bear is different. Although the old Arctic Bear no longer exists, and the current Arctic Bear has been weakened to the point of looking half-dead, the current Arctic Bear actually has several thousand mushrooms in hand!
The number is only slightly more than theirs!
If they were to come to the real fight, and all of these mushrooms were sent to them, it would even be enough to wash their heads several times!
With Longcun Village's unknown stockpiles in the dark, if they were to really take action, it's even uncertain whether their mushroom fortifications could withstand it!
Their previous boasting was because they both had anti-mushroom fortifications.
Even if they were to be doused in mushrooms, they could ensure their own safety and stay indoors for up to several decades.
But now...
"Gentlemen, what should we do now?"
It was not until some time later that a voice rang out again.
The voice was incredibly hoarse, and looking in the direction of the sound, it was none other than Yalster, the leader, who was speaking.
Upon hearing Yalster's voice, everyone was silent.
What to do?
Do they know what to do?
Plant mushrooms?
Who dares to plant?
Although reason tells them that the Arctic Bear can't really compete with them in terms of mushroom cultivation.
However, reason also tells them that there's no reason for the Arctic Bear to side with Longcun Village!
Reason?
Fucking reason.
Now they feel like their minds are about to be blown by Telsa!
"Sir, is it possible that Longcun Village's press conference was not to support the camels?"
After a long while, a hoarse voice finally echoed in the conference room.
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze towards the speaker.
Then, as if something had occurred to him, a glimmer of hope appeared in the eyes of many.
Biting his teeth, another member of the Round Table also spoke up:
"Yes, Sir, Longcun Village has always been timid. I think they can't really gamble their lives of tens of millions of people for the camels..."
Upon hearing this, a glimmer of luck appeared in the hearts of many.
Although reason told them that this possibility was very low.
But what if?
The Arctic Bear can stand with Longcun Village. Such an irrational thing has already happened.
Longcun Village giving up on the camels is still possible?
They are not daring to really use the mushrooms.
But that's something they know about themselves. Longcun Village doesn't know that.
Considering the character of Longcun Village, could they really abandon their billions of civilians and use the lives of billions to bet on whether the Black and White Eagle Village would dare to take action?
"No! They can't! They must be bluffing!"
Slowly, one by one, the members of the Round Table gritted their teeth and almost deceived themselves into denying the possibility that Longcun Village really supported the camels.
They wouldn't believe it, and they were even less willing to believe that Longcun Village would dare to gamble with their lives!
...
In self-deception, hours of time passed almost imperceptibly.
Longcun Village time, 7:00 PM, the press conference commenced on time!
Almost all the villages in the world had sent their media representatives to the event.
This time, there's a sharp confrontation between Longcun Village and the Black and White Eagle Village.
Countless people across the Blue Planet were on edge with anxiety!
Since the old Arctic Bear fell, they had never experienced such fear before!
And many others had already contacted Longcun Village and the Black and White Eagle Village, urging them not to act impulsively!
However, neither Longcun Village nor the Black and White Eagle Village had provided any response.
Therefore, everyone can only turn their gaze towards the press conference.
Waiting for everything in the press conference.
At 7:00 PM, the press conference began on time!
The entire venue, and almost all the people in the world who were watching the live-stream of the press conference, were holding their breaths and remaining silent.
Under the gaze of the entire world, the spokesperson from Longcun Village slowly walked onto the stage.
Looking around the thousands of media journalists and countless cameras on site, he said, "Ladies and gentlemen, representatives of all the world's villages, I have something important to tell you today."
The spokesperson's gaze returned to the stage, and then he slowly began speaking.
After a brief self-introduction, the spokesperson cut straight to the chase:
"There's no need for me to say any more words, the media friends in attendance, as well as everyone watching this live broadcast, should all be aware of my purpose here."
"On behalf of Longcun Village, I wish to announce that we do not wish for anyone or any power to make a move that endangers human safety!"
"For the peace and stability of the entire human race and the Blue Planet, we hereby notify the whole world that any act that dares to endanger human safety will be subjected to a peaceful trial!!"
"We warn some people not to try for their own selfish interests, draging the entire human race into the abyss!"
"Let not the warning be considered premature!!"
BOOM!!
Along with the spokesperson's voice.
The entire venue erupted in an instantaneous storm of reaction.
Not just in the venue, but like a Tesla unleashing its power, the whole world erupted in total chaos!
No one could have expected that Longcun Village would say something like this at this very moment!
This is not just a show of support for the camels.
This is a full-fledged, face-to-face ultra-large attack against the Black and White Eagle Village!
At this moment, everyone has goosebumps on their scalp!
Even Korinovsky and others felt as if their scalps had exploded!
Every hair on their bodies stood on end!
"Mad, mad! Longcun Village is truly mad!"
In the minds of countless people, there was only one last thought left.
Some people with wealth and influence had even directly stood up to pack their bags or book a flight to the airport.
In just a matter of time, tickets to the regions near the North and South Poles, or to the remote islands in the Dark Ocean, were sold out!
The whole world was afraid!
Except for those who have already established mushroom fortresses, no one dares to stay in developed cities and regions.
On the other side, after a brief silence, the spokesperson's voice rang out again:
"Considering the maintenance of peace, we will conduct a blue mushroom experiment in the unpopulated waters of Somilal in half a month, with an experimental scale of two million tons!"
"Please all the personnel in the nearby area, or those preparing to go to the relevant areas, evacuate the relevant unpopulated areas within half a month. All flights and ships, please pay attention to avoidance. Otherwise, all consequences shall be borne by the relevant personnel."
