The Luckiest Dumb Doctor-Chapter 708 - Jacking Up Prices_1
Chapter 708: Chapter 708: Jacking Up Prices_1
Chapter 708 -708: Jacking Up Prices_1
Greg Jensen laughed, this time without much explanation:
“The game I’m playing, if you could understand it so easily, then you should be sitting here, not me.”
His chess game took the whole international scene as the chessboard and all the people of the world as the chess pieces; from beginning to end, his scope and vision were never limited to the small Eight countries in Southeast.
Others could only see that he had occupied the territory of the Eight countries in Southeast, but failed to see that his hand had already reached the summit of the world.
“Subordinate… Subordinate dares not!”
Upon hearing this, the Fox hurriedly bowed with hands clasped, not daring to glance at him.
Greg Jensen waved his hand, not wanting to dwell on these topics, and suddenly thought of something, asking:
“Is there any new intelligence from the Liberty Alliance and Cherrywood?”
“There’s none at the moment. Cherrywood has also gone into complete lockdown, the situation is similar to the West Union.
As for the Liberty Alliance, there’s not much specific news either, only seeing nearly a hundred fighter jets taking off.
They declared it a military exercise, but I suspect they’ve probably all moved to West Union’s territory.”
Having learned this information, Greg Jensen always felt that the people of the Liberty Alliance must be aware that there were spies watching their every move from beneath the surface.
Such actions might just be a facade, not entirely to be believed, yet not to be fully doubted either.
Buzz!
While the two were talking, Black Wolf suddenly made a call.
After answering, a sullen voice came through:
“Lord of the Dragon King’s Palace, these people from Bear Country are really detestable. The market price of a normal mortar is at most about five million per unit, and they are actually selling to us at ten million!
The same with the fighter jets, from a price of over ten million, they’ve outrageously hiked it to over thirty million. My mouth is blistering from talking, and they won’t reduce the price by a dime.
The money you provided, if we really go to purchase, we won’t be able to buy much weaponry, and the significance of what we get wouldn’t be significant.
Besides, I found out that the Liberty Alliance and Cherrywood, they all got theirs at a low price, the same weapons costing half the market price!
Those bastards from Bear Country are clearly gouging prices intentionally, and somehow they got wind of the fact that me and William are from the Dragon King’s Palace!”
Hearing this, Greg Jensen’s brows furrowed tightly; he hadn’t expected Bear Country, as a neutral nation, to also take sides with the Liberty Alliance.
By jacking up the prices several times, they were effectively refusing them, making a show for the Liberty Alliance.
As for how they discovered Black Wolf and William’s identities, it was actually quite simple.
The Liberty Alliance and Cherrywood had just introduced a large batch of new weapons from them, and even fools knew that these two groups were preparing for war.
Straight after, Black Wolf also went to purchase weapons, and he took a flight from the Eight countries in Southeast.
Combine that with the recent uproar over the Fairy House Cave Mansion incident that had stirred up the whole international community, Bear Country had no reason not to guess their intentions.
It seems these scoundrels are hell-bent on putting the Eight countries in Southeast and the Dragon King’s Palace to death!
Having realized this, Greg Jensen quickly responded:
“Don’t bother talking to them, hurry to other countries and ask around. As long as the prices are close to the market price, we can make the purchase!”
The production capabilities of the Eight countries in Southeast were limited, and the national treasury had been further emptied in recent years. Now he could only spend more money to purchase weapons; there were no shortcuts.
This also made Greg Jensen even more resolute in his decision to develop production lines and implement national industrialization.
Depending on the mountain, the mountain will collapse, relying on the trees, the trees will sway. Before the overall international status of the Eight countries in Southeast could be elevated, he could only rely on this route and policy for steady development.
Moreover, one could guess without much thought that Bear Country’s blatant price gouging likely wasn’t just their own idea; it was probable that there were people from the Liberty Alliance pulling the strings behind the scenes.
After hanging up the phone, Fox frowned and said:
“Lord Dragon King, it seems the entire nation is now waiting to see Dragon King’s Palace become the laughingstock!
The Liberty Alliance, whether in terms of national conditions, military power, or their experts, are all top-tier existences in the world.
Falling in line with Cherrywood and West Union, they forcibly involve themselves from an ostensibly unrelated perspective, surely to maintain their global hegemony, fearful that the development of Dragon King’s Palace will ultimately affect their position!”
With the involvement of the Liberty Alliance, it was as if Dragon King’s Palace had been abruptly pushed to the forefront of the storm, and the Palace would face an unprecedented challenge!
In this situation, regardless of victory or defeat, the cost they would pay was bound to be beyond imagination.
Or rather, even if they were lucky enough to win the battle, the loss of personnel and the consumption of resources would likely plunge them into a desperate situation.
At that time, there might be no need for the Liberty Alliance to pursue them; just dealing with either the Bright Church or the Dark Legion would be more than enough for them.
Upon this reflection, Fox couldn’t help but suggest:
“I think we should make preparations on two fronts and be ready to evacuate from the Eight Countries in Southeast at any moment, Lord Dragon King!”
For Dragon King’s Palace, fleeing was not shameful, as given time, they could definitely make a comeback.
However, in response to such a suggestion, Greg Jensen showed utter disdain. He gave Fox a dismissive glance and retorted:
“Retreat? And where would you retreat to? The reach of the Liberty Alliance extends all over the world, and even if you fled to outer space, with their cutting-edge technology, they could immediately catch up!”
Moreover, in his view, the battle wasn’t necessarily unwinnable.
Bear Country’s refusal to sell weapons didn’t mean Dragon King’s Palace had no options left.
He sneered secretly, and in front of Fox, he called Snake in and casually tossed her two bullets:
“With your experience in poison making, could you fit a poison cloud that spreads over a large area into these?”
Fox was momentarily startled, standing on the side without speaking, yet he thought to himself, could it be that the Dragon King was planning to combine bullets with poison?
As he pondered this, Snake scrutinized the bullets in her hand and laughed nonchalantly:
“Why would that be difficult? Just make them into explosive bullets. Once the bullets are shot and explode, they’ll instantly disperse the poison!”
Greg Jensen nodded in satisfaction, “Good, I knew it wouldn’t be a problem for you. How long will you need to produce the poison on a large scale?”
“How much do you need?”
“The more, the better! War is upon us, who would be afraid of having too many bullets? The real fear is not having enough!”
Greg Jensen had a clear idea: since they lacked high-tech new weapons for the army, why not play some tricks on the bullets? They could not only catch the enemy off guard but also effectively hold back those people from the Liberty Alliance.
“Hmm…”
After a brief contemplation, Snake estimated, “About two hours, I guess. I can produce enough for at least eighty million bullets.
But to install them into bullets will take some more time. We’ll probably need to extensively requisition factories and workers!”
“Fine! Arrange it as fast as you can! Whatever you need, just let me know!”
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Greg Jensen nodded, then turned to Fox, instructing:
“Use the name of Dragon King’s Palace to requisition factories throughout the Eight Countries in Southeast, provide the raw materials for ammunition, and have workers speed up the assembly!
Also, make it clear to them that during the requisition, Dragon King’s Palace will cover all costs, and we must ensure the quality of the ammunition!”
