Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!
Chapter 947 - 516: Resolutely Not Firing the First Shot

Chapter 947: Chapter 516: Resolutely Not Firing the First Shot

Black Palace!

The Beautiful Country’s Minister of Energy, Mo Yi Mikel, stood like a quail, dejectedly in front of President Jesmin.

Beside him were the Minister of Defense, Selim Hamon, and the CAI Director, Judith.

This was a relatively private meeting, and Mikel, as one of Jesmin’s confidants, was here to attend this high-level secret meeting of the Beautiful Country.

"Your Excellency, President, I’m sorry, I couldn’t stop the proliferation of the Jieke Group’s biological batteries. Their advantages are just too overwhelming."

Mikel said weakly. He had tried his best, but technological innovation, like when cars replaced carriages or phones replaced letters, could not be stopped even by the Beautiful Country, the Blue Star Dominator.

The trend of phasing out fuel vehicles was like a tsunami, and he, as the Beautiful Country’s Minister of Energy, felt powerless, only able to watch as biological batteries entered one car after another and into thousands of households.

Jesmin frowned, tapping the table, and said heavily, "What about the results of the imitation efforts? Is there hope to gain the technology of this biological battery? Even if the energy density is somewhat lower, it would be acceptable."

Biological batteries brought a lot of pressure to him, the President of the Beautiful Country. Internally, major oil companies were discontent, and externally, there were complaints and grievances from multiple oil-producing countries. He knew the possibility wasn’t high, but he couldn’t help but wish, even if it meant imitating a slightly weaker biological battery, they could make up for the losses in oil, as long as the Jieke Group didn’t monopolize the market.

"Can’t be imitated. According to reports from the experimental personnel, many materials for this biological battery cannot be found, making imitation impossible."

Mikel said without hesitation. They had combined efforts from several national laboratories to imitate the biological battery, but the answers were consistently that it was entirely unable to be imitated, as they had no ideas about the technological direction of this biological battery.

The hateful thing was that the Jieke Group didn’t register any patents. Otherwise, one might at least glean some technological ideas from the patents regarding these biological batteries.

Upon hearing this response, Jesmin’s visible disappointment was apparent.

"Judith, what’s the situation over there in the Middle East?"

Jesmin shifted focus, directing his gaze towards Judith.

"The situation is extremely poor. Because of the sharp decline in international crude oil prices, those countries are now facing significant conflicts."

Judith hesitated. One of the hegemonies of the Beautiful Country was the oil dollar. Through various means, the Beautiful Country controlled the Middle East, this global oil treasure trove, linking it to the US Dollar, reaping abundant profits annually.

However, the advent of biological batteries struck too large a blow to oil.

Though oil production isn’t solely for vehicle fuel and remains a crucial chemical raw material, automobiles are still the largest market for oil consumption, which is undeniable.

Now, the burgeoning sales of new energy vehicles equipped with biological batteries are apparent, with everyone recognizing that the future belongs to these vehicles. Consequently, the value of oil is poised to plummet significantly, shaking the very foundation of the Beautiful Country’s oil dollar base, destabilizing the national core to a grave degree.

"The countries in the Middle East attributed the decline in crude oil prices to us, and internal conflicts are externalizing, thus pointing the target at You Tai Country. According to the intelligence we have, several Middle Eastern countries are increasingly dissatisfied with the You Tai Country, with an escalating trend of war."

Judith’s face was solemn. Those Middle Eastern countries had grown wealthy relying on oil, and with the emergence of biological batteries, the crude oil prices fell, resulting in significant losses for them.

The Middle Eastern countries were too far from the Jieke Group to do anything about it, and they wouldn’t dare provoke them, thus blaming the Beautiful Country.

Each year, they spent vast amounts of dollars purchasing arms and paying protection fees to the Beautiful Country, which, in turn, offered no clear stance on the biological battery situation, leaving them highly dissatisfied and causing them to target the Beautiful Country’s agent, the You Tai Country.

Since they were bullied and received no response, they decided to stop paying protection fees and targeted the You Tai Country.

Everyone knew the You Tai Country was the agent the Beautiful Country intentionally placed in the Middle East to exert pressure on and manipulate the Arab countries, forcing them to rely on the Beautiful Country.

They might not be able to strike the Jieke Group, but they could still attack the You Tai Country!

It just so happened that they had a blood feud with the You Tai Country. The Arabs had no fondness for the You Tai Country, especially with the plummeting oil prices, leading to massive layoffs from oil-related enterprises domestically, salary reductions, and a declining quality of life for the public, resulting in public discontent and severe internal conflicts, which could be redirected outwardly through war.

Jesmin’s keen intuition as President allowed him to decipher the truth from Judith’s words, and he let out a cold snort.

"Those Middle Eastern countries, what stray cats and dogs, they dare to jump up and bark, unable to recognize their status. The You Tai Country must not be conquered, that is our bottom line."

The three present had anticipated this, and Jesmin’s response was expected.

The You Tai Country was vitally important to the Beautiful Country. Aside from geopolitical factors, the existence of the You Tai Country was tantamount to a blade ensuring the Beautiful Country’s hegemony in the Middle East. It effectively fragmented the Arab nations, preventing political unification within the Arab world, thus maintaining control over the Beautiful Country’s oil dollar hegemony.

Additionally, the influence of the You Tai people was deeply rooted in the Beautiful Country. Many You Tai individuals were renowned owners of financial companies, with the illustrious Wall Street being half-occupied by You Tai forces, wielding significant influence across political, cultural, and economic spheres within the Beautiful Country to a degree sufficient to influence its foreign policy.