Ten minutes into the video, the darkened screen reflected everything in the office, and neither the gloomy Ulysses nor the frowning Joseph spoke.

It is clear that the negotiations have collapsed.

This can hardly be described as an unhappy breakup, and it can be said that the two sides have completely torn their faces.

Ulysses prepared a large number of drafts before starting, in order to be able to make the Shenzhou Empire temporarily cease, and even thought of a chip that he thought was suitable and could also make the Shenzhou Empire tempted, but when the screen lit up and saw the emperor, Ulysses knew that his chips were likely not to convince the Shenzhou Empire.

And the Shenzhou Empire did not give him room for bargaining, and directly put forward his own demands, and stated that that was the bottom line: the president personally rushed to the Shenzhou Empire to apologize, huge compensation and compensation, and everything about Diaoyu Dao, Scarborough Shoal, the treasure island area, the South China Sea dispute, and the military aid plans of the United States to suppress the Shenzhou Empire to many countries in Asia.

The bottom line of the Shenzhou Empire is not only to slap the United States in the face, but also to suck the blood of the United States mercilessly.

Ulysses could not have promised all this.

People with a little brains in the United States as a whole will not agree to all this.

So by the time the video was hung up, Ulysses already knew that there was no need to continue talking.

"The war is about to begin. ”

Ulysses's deep voice rang out in the silent office, and his tone was somewhat solemn.

The Shenzhou Empire, which is definitely a superpower that the United States attaches great importance to, purely in terms of economy and military strength, although the Shenzhou Empire is strong, Ulysses recognizes himself to win this war.

But what he didn't dare to face was the consequences of winning the war.

If a war starts with a superpower like the Shenzhou Empire, which is only a step inferior in strength, even if it wins, it will not be easy, it is basically a miserable victory, and what can the Shenzhou Empire do if it wins? It is impossible for such a fantasy thing as destroying the country to happen, and at that time, the United States is basically in a state of crippled vitality, and I am afraid that the hat of the first power will be taken off directly and mercilessly, and it is not certain that it will even be able to keep the name of a developed country at that time.

And once a war breaks out between the two countries, it is destined to be a chaotic situation full of variables.

Chaos.

The last thing the United States likes is chaos.

As the United States, which claims to be the number one power, the vested interests, chaos means variables, and such people and forces like stability that can be completely controlled, which is the element that is greater than everything.

Even if the two countries really go to war, it can't just be two countries, you fight me, I fight you, and then other countries are silently watching, the European Union, the Soviet Union, and even Japan and South Korea, which have always played the role of the godson of the United States, will definitely have their own minds at that time, and it is possible to help or step on it, so in this case, Ulysses really does not want this kind of war with too many variables.

He believes that the Shenzhou Empire is also very clear about this, but the other party seems to be determined to be enthusiastic this time, and the conditions they put forward are completely to force the United States to go to war with them.

"Exactly, it is the war that has begun. ”

Joseph said in a flat tone: " The Shenzhou Empire's plot is not small, their development has been on the rise in recent years, Li Donglei has created a perfect foundation for the Shenzhou Empire, so even if the high-level discord within the Shenzhou Empire over the years, the development speed is not slow, to this extent, they have obviously begun to prepare to consolidate their position in Asia, and a lot of intelligence shows that the contradiction between the southwest faction and the royal faction of the Shenzhou Empire has reached a flashpoint, the emperor went to the Shenzhou Empire at such a sensitive time, and then the situation quickly became what it is today, I think this war is in addition to consolidating their hegemony in Asia, as well as a way to divert internal contradictions. ”

"And we have unfortunately become the best target for the Divine Empire to divert internal contradictions?"

Ulysses laughed, his tone a little self-deprecating.

Joseph hesitated and said with a wry smile: "Maybe it was a wrong decision to let the red robe lead people to infiltrate the Shenzhou Empire in the first place, no matter what the inside story of this war is, the red robe and Adolf led people to infiltrate the Shenzhou Empire is a real cause." ”

"Error?"

Ulysses sneered: "So what about before this wrong incident? Joseph, don't you forget, before this, it was Lin Xiaocao, the madman known as Shura, who came to the United States first, destroyed the Dawning Special Service Base, blew up the Columbia TV building, killed all our X-level masters in the United States, and dozens of top SSS+ level masters, the Dark Dawn Base was also attacked, and several secret prisons were also completely destroyed, he did so much, shouldn't we retaliate back?"

"Yes. ”

Joseph nodded and said, "But if I'm not mistaken, before Lin Xiaocao came to the United States, it was we who took in traitors from the Shenzhou Empire. ”

"Alright. ”

Joseph waved his hand, and said in a somewhat tired tone: "At this point, what is the point of us talking about this?

"It doesn't make sense, it's just that I suddenly think of some things this year, and I always feel a little inexplicable. ”

Joseph shook his head.

All the incidents are caused by a traitor of the Shenzhou Empire who is not of a high level, such incidents, almost every year, the Shenzhou Empire has also experienced, but it has never been so radical as this year, no, this is not only excessive, it is simply a little irritable, the traitor defected to the United States, the Shenzhou Empire is completely deserved to hunt down the traitor, but after the death of the traitor, what is the killing in the United States? This is simply a bit unruly.

And thinking back to what Lin Xiaocao did in the Shenzhou Empire at the beginning, he seemed to be extremely persistent in chasing and killing the X-level master Kungunir at that time, what was the inside story of this?

Joseph probably couldn't have imagined even if he broke his head, and the answer to all this was actually very simple.

For women.

It's just that Kungunir was seriously injured and almost killed a woman.

This is the cause of this series of conflicts, and even wars today.

The word "red face" and "disaster to the country" and "disaster to the people" doesn't sound good, but sometimes, there is always some truth, after all, there are always some strong people who are willing to do anything for the women around them.

"Can't go on like this, Joseph, help me contact Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan, and the treasure island region later, we must increase our efforts to suppress the Shenzhou Empire, they want war?

Ulysses rubbed his forehead and spoke slowly.

"Understood. ”

Joseph nodded and said in a deep voice.

"Hmm. ”

Ulysses looked at his watch and said flatly, "They should be coming soon." ”

Joseph frowned, but he didn't speak, he naturally knew who Ulysses was talking about, that was the backbone they used to fight against Lin Xuanyuan, these super masters.

But alas, such a power does not belong to the United States.

Their identity is also an outsider to the United States, and they have a lot of appetite.

Truly bring such people into the American system

Joseph was a little worried, maybe such a decision was also wrong, but in the current situation, they had no choice but to go ahead.

A rhythmic knock sounded at the door.

Ulysses' secretary pushed open the door to his office and said softly, "Mr. President, Mr. Adolf wants to see you, and there is a young gentleman. ”

Ulysses' eyes suddenly glowed with a dazzling brilliance, he glanced at Joseph, and smiled: "Old friend, you go and get busy first, I'm going to talk to them alone." ”

Joseph nodded and turned to leave.

Ulysses took a deep breath and spoke to the secretary, "Please let them in." ”

Joseph leaves.

Adolf, who hadn't seen Ulysses for some time, walked in with a blank face, and nodded casually as he passed by Joseph.

A young man, however, walked in front of Adolf, smiling brightly and his handsome face was full of indescribable vitality, and he walked into Ulysses' office with Adolf, who was one position behind him, and took the initiative to speak under the scrutinizing gaze of Mr. President, and said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. President, introduce yourself, I am Cato." Cato Hill Atlas. ”

"His Highness Cato is the sole heir to the Atlas clan. ”

Adolf followed behind Cato and explained lightly.

"Atlas?"

Ulysses raised his eyebrows, stretched out his hand to shake Cato's hand, and smiled, "Isn't it Atlantis?"

"No, no, no. ”

Cato shook his head and explained seriously: "It's just Atlas, it has nothing to do with the legendary Atlantis. That's just a coincidence. ”

"Okay. ”

Ulysses shrugged his shoulders, after all, even he felt that it would be too much nonsense for the other party to really make an Atlantis, he walked out from behind the desk, sat down with Cato and the two in the reception area, asked the secretary to bring coffee, took a sip casually, and smiled casually: "Do you want to smoke? I have a very good Havana cigar here, and if His Highness Cato likes it, I can give you some as a gift." ”

"Ah, the gift. ”

Cato's smile became brighter and brighter, and he suddenly raised the box in his hand and said with a smile: "I almost forgot, Mr. President, this is a gift that my father asked me to bring you, I hope you can like it." ”

"Thank you. ”

Ulysses took it with a smile, but did not open it, which was not very polite, but the distraught Mr. President subconsciously ignored it at this time.

He lit a cigar and looked at Adolf and then at Cato without a trace, silent, not knowing how to speak.

He wouldn't mind chatting with Cato for a while, but now he was clearly not in the mood.

The sooner this cooperation is finalized, the better it will be for the United States.

Cato did not continue to hang Ulysses's appetite, and took the initiative to smile understandingly: "I heard that Mr. President has encountered some trouble recently, and the United States is also a little unpeaceful, so this time I didn't come alone, I brought some subordinates, and their strength is not bad, if Mr. President needs it, they are happy to serve the United States." ”

"Oh?"

Ulysses smoked his cigar and said quietly: "I don't know what the strength of His Highness Cato's subordinates is? ”

"Thirteen holy warriors, X-level masters, plus Harrison, are fourteen, and His Highness Cato himself is also a world-shaking level master who is stronger than Adelaide, definitely no less than Lin Xuanyuan. ”

Adolf explained.

Thirteen more X-level masters!

Ulysses subconsciously took a deep breath, feeling a little ridiculous for no reason.

Atlas has now come up with twenty-six X-level masters.

Twenty-six!

No superpower can take this number, and even the X-level masters of a continent don't add up to that much.

And Atlas is just a family!

But they can easily come up with so many X-level masters.

"This is our last paladin, the number is extremely limited, but the Atlas clan is willing to make friends with Mr. President, as long as you need it, the Atlas clan is willing to fully support all of Mr. President's plans, and if necessary, my father will even come to the United States to help you fight the Emperor. ”

Cato's tone is calm, and the content is more frank.

Ulysses was not surprised, but his inner vigilance grew stronger.

There is no such thing as a free lunch, and everyone understands that if Atlas can make such a big investment, then what they ask for must be proportional to the huge investment.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the smiling and harmless face in front of him, and said softly, "What do you want?"

Cato did not answer directly, but pointed to the box he had just handed to Ulysses, and said with a smile: "Mr. President, why don't you open the gift and admire it first? You will like it, and my father will like it too." ”

Ulysses was stunned and opened the box in confusion.

Inside the box was a small and somewhat old object, with a metallic glow in the center.

This is an epaulettes.

An epaulette inlaid with five star emblems!

Five-star general!

Or so to speak, marshal epaulettes!

Ulysses' pupils constricted.

Obviously, this is the condition of Atlas.

"Bang!"

Ulysses' mind was racing when the office door was pushed open.

Joseph's face was gloomy, and he hurriedly walked in, and said coldly: "Mr. President, there is a new change in things in Los Angeles. ”