The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 306 - 299: Technology Blockade

Chapter 306: Chapter 299: Technology Blockade

Gao Yuan pulled Xinghe back to the barracks they had just left, and after Cahill hurried away, it was unclear who he had gone to find.

Upon entering, the crowd that had just been evaluating Gao Yuan looked at him, feeling a bit awkward, as if they had been caught talking behind someone’s back.

Even without Yu Shunzhou, no one spoke ill of Gao Yuan.

"Can we exchange our drones? Can we give them one? If so, is it fair to trade one drone for one Foxhound Armored Vehicle?"

Panxin opened his mouth and said, "What?"

Gao Yuan excitedly repeated the scene that had just unfolded and then he urged, "But can we exchange our drones? Is this trade worth it?"

Panxin scratched his head and said, "Well, it’s hard to say. If we’re talking value, we’re definitely making a profit, a big one. But if we’re talking about technology embargoes, then we can’t make the trade."

Gao Yuan was stunned for a moment and said, "Technology embargo?"

Li Yang said indifferently, "Yes, in the past others technology embargoed us, but now it’s different. We’re the ones doing the technology embargoing now. Although the aliens have arrived, to potential enemies, we can’t give away our bottom line, can we?"

Gao Yuan said urgently, "So our drones are really awesome then?"

Wearing a self-satisfied smile, Panxin said, "Not just awesome, they’re incredibly, incredibly awesome. Before, batteries of the same size could only fly for half an hour before running out, but now, they can fly for six hours with the same size battery! What do you think that means?"

Li Yang said gravely, "This is something we developed shortly before the aliens’ arrival. Other parts aren’t special, but the power source, the batteries, have made a leap forward in development. So we can’t give them such technology; we must enforce a technology embargo."

Gao Yuan let out a sigh of relief and said, "I see, we can’t exchange it. Under no circumstance can we exchange it. No, we have to send someone to keep watch over our truck. If they dare to snatch it, we’ll rather burn the drone than give it to them! Chun Er, you go watch over it, and later we’ll take turns guarding!"

Wearing a smile, Panxin said, "Don’t rush. We have six drones, two of which are gasoline-powered. Those we can exchange freely. We have four quadrotor drones and two small fixed-wing drones. The quadrotor ones can’t be exchanged, but the fixed-wing ones are no problem."

Gao Yuan immediately smiled again, but Xinghe spoke softly, "No, there’s no need for any technology embargo."

Everyone looked at Xinghe again, and Xinghe said with an indifferent expression, "Because, with my help, your technology has leapt forward by much more than ten generations. Saying it has advanced by a millennium wouldn’t be a problem. From the moment I arrived, Shenzhou’s technology has already far surpassed the rest of the world. What you now consider advanced might already be completely obsolete, so my advice is to exchange whatever you can while it still holds value."

Gao Yuan nodded and then said to Panxin, "I have to criticize you two on this. You lack a sense of being part of the human community! Now that the aliens are here, we should stand united. Talking about a technology embargo shows too low a consciousness."

After finishing his half-mocking, half-joking statement, Gao Yuan waved his hand and said, "I’ve decided, we’ll provide the necessary technological support to our human brethren at Kandahar Air Base, and support them with the drones. Then we’ll take whatever we can in exchange, give and take, you know."

Li Jingang, also known as King Kong, took a breath and shook his head repeatedly, "When did I discover you could be so shameless? Just a moment ago, who was saying they’d rather burn the drones than let them fall into others’ hands? Before the words even settled, it’s all ’human fate community.’ If not for Xinghe..."

Li Yang coughed deeply and said in a low voice, "Don’t say what shouldn’t be said."

Li Jingang looked at Gao Yuan with disdain and said, "You could really be a shrewd trader, you, just you."

Gao Yuan wasn’t upset, he cheerfully slapped Yu Shunzhou’s leg hard and said, "Scoot over, hey, who’s going to handle the negotiations? See what we can exchange. If we get something out of this, my conscience will be much clearer, otherwise, I’d feel bad about eating and drinking and then just walking away. But if we’ve bartered for it, then there’s no problem."

Li Jingang laughed and said, "Who’s going to negotiate? Of course, it’s you."

Gao Yuan slapped Yu Shunzhou’s bottom and said, "Should the two of us go? You’ve got a thick skin, you can say anything."

Yu Shunzhou hit Gao Yuan back and said, "You’re the one with thick skin."

Li Yang smiled and said, "I’ll do the translation, Mr. Jian, think carefully about what we have in excess that we can exchange with them. Also, think about what we want from them in advance."

Without hesitation, Gao Yuan said, "Food, we’re good on weapons and ammunition, but we’re short on vehicles and food. Let’s exchange for three armored vehicles, plus one fuel supply truck. Food, weapons, ammo, and such can be transported with the armored vehicles. How about that?"

Panxin frowned and said, "Food definitely needs to be exchanged, but I’m afraid they might not agree."

Just then, Cao Zhenjiang, who was leaning against the door, spoke softly, "Stop talking, someone’s coming, lots of people."

Quickly, Andrew led his people directly to the barracks where Gao Yuan and the others were discussing, and without entering the room, just said from outside, "Captain Gao, and Li, shall we not wait until the afternoon and just talk now? Let’s start with what materials we can exchange, shall we?"

Gao Yuan had already stood up, he said with a broad smile, "Colonel Marshall, please come in, come in. Don’t mention exchanges, we can completely supply you with some materials, just like how warmly you’ve hosted us. With friends, we should be honest and open, we Shenzhou People are very generous, just take whatever you need!"

After Gao Yuan finished speaking and looked at Li Yang, Li Yang said with some difficulty, "Don’t talk like that, if he takes you seriously and really asks for it."

Gao Yuan smiled and said, "We ask first, then give, translate."

Li Yang translated Gao Yuan’s words, and Andrew nodded repeatedly, shaking hands with Gao Yuan vigorously, "Good, very good, we shouldn’t talk here, let’s go to the conference room."

Gao Yuan and Andrew walked outside only to see, wow, at least fifty or sixty people were there.

Seeing Gao Yuan’s surprised look, Andrew chuckled and said, "Er, the soldiers suddenly realized they could exchange personal items with you guys. Who knows, let them communicate themselves."

At that moment, an American soldier raised his hand and shouted loudly, "I want cigarettes, do you have any? I’ll trade a field ration for a pack of smokes!"

A German soldier, looking shy, rather thin, with a head full of blond hair and pale, skinny as a bean sprout, said, "Do you... have any cool videos? Any kind of video is fine, movies, self-shot footage, or MVs, anything, I just want to catch a glimpse of civilized society. Of course, if it’s adult stuff, that’s even better. I have about 50G for trade, I have a working tablet, we can transfer data."

As the young German spoke, Li Jingang was translating. As soon as Li Jingang finished, Yu Shunzhou immediately became spirited. He jumped up from the bed, rushed to the door, and shouted, "I’ve got a T! I’ve got a terabyte hard drive full of resources, quick, say what you’ll trade for it!"