Golden Valley Prison.

The door to Tan's cell was opened, and a Shimmering Golden Elder walked in.

The elder waved his hand for the guards outside to close the cell door, and then said to Tan, "Tan, the House of Elders has a task for you. ”

Tan stood up, the shackles clashing into each other making a sonorous sound, she saluted the elder, and then asked, "Elder Lie, what is the task?" ”

Elder Lie replied, "Go to hell! ”

Tan looked at the elder and asked suspiciously, "We don't seem to have anything to do with hell, and those demons don't seem to have any interest in the realm beyond hell. What happened in Hell that deserves the House of Elders to send me? ”

Elder Lie said very seriously: "The fallen angels who have disappeared for thousands of years appeared, and Sky City sent the Holy Judgment Angels into the hell to search for the traces of the fallen angels, and then the angels discovered a very strange thing in the hell. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Hell has seen a large number of weapons and armor made of heat-resistant materials. You know that hell can't make such a thing, and there must be people from the secular world who secretly supply arms to hell. And there are not many areas in the secular world that can be used to create weapons that can be used in the heat of hell. ”

Tan's gray eyes had some light: "Elder Lie, do you suspect that the Golden Shield Empire is secretly supplying arms to Hell?" ”

Elder Lie nodded and said, "Yes! Hell is very rich in mineral resources, and those who sell arms to Hell must have taken a fancy to Hell resources. At present, the industrial scale of Angry Waves City consumes a very large amount of resources, and according to the statistics of Angry Waves Branch, a large number of resources of unknown origin continue to be imported into Angry Waves City.

The Golden Shield Empire has already mastered the mining rights of the Dragon Country's Fire Crystals, and if it can still obtain mineral resources from Hell, our assessment of the strength and potential of the Golden Shield Empire may have made a serious mistake. ”

After listening to Elder Lie's words, Tan was silent for a while, and then said, "Investigate whether the Golden Shield Empire sells arms to hell, and it shouldn't be necessary for me to go to hell." The House of Elders made this decision because it wanted me to leave the Golden Valley and go somewhere that would not get in the way. ”

Now that Tan understood the intention of the House of Elders, Elder Lie said truthfully, "Now that the negotiations between the World Bank and the Golden Shield Empire are progressing very slowly, Meteorite has asked us to hand over all the personnel who assassinated him. Of course, the House of Elders will not hand you over to the Falling Star, but after Elder Chun was assassinated in Shenglun City, the Golden Shield Empire killed the Shadow Clan's assassin and handed over the body to us.

The third round of negotiations is about to begin, and the elders will be embarrassed if Meteorite makes unfavorable terms for the World Bank on this matter. That's why the House of Elders has decided to let you leave the Golden Valley, just as the Hell's Unidentified Arms Incident also needs to be investigated by capable Glittering Stars. ”

Tan said expressionlessly: "If this is the decision of the Elders' House, I, as a person of Shuojin, will definitely obey." What should I do if I'm sure that the arms going to Hell are indeed coming from the Golden Shield Empire? ”

Elder Lie said, "Now the Elders' House doesn't have much expectation that it can properly handle the Golden Shield Empire's energy and monetary policy. Regardless of the outcome of this negotiation, containing the growth of the Golden Shield Empire will be a top priority for the World Bank for a long time.

The 'League of Nations' led by the World Bank is in the process of being established, and the Golden Shield Empire has also proposed a confrontational 'free trade system'. Trade and military conflicts will gradually become the norm, and it is your job to fight the foreign supply of the Golden Shield Empire and develop Hell as our supply source. ”

Tan understood the intentions of the House of Elders.

The Dragon Kingdom, which provided fire crystals for the Golden Shield Empire, was not a place that the Glittering Gold People could easily touch. Although the dragon kingdom is a scattered group of dragons working independently, it is united externally, and hell is a real nest fighting into a pot of porridge.

If it weren't for the ancient wars, the demons would not have been able to huddle.

Therefore, in the operating space of hell, there are much more than in the dragon country.

If the faction confrontation really starts, the materials obtained by both factions from the outside world will be drastically reduced, and Hell, the original mineral-producing field, will be particularly important.

Tan said, "I'll leave for hell right away. ”

Seeing Tan taking the overall situation into account like this, Elder Lie nodded with relief and said, "The angel's entry into Hell has already alarmed the demons and demon descendants of Hell, in order to prevent a stress reaction from Hell, you can't reveal the identity of the Sparkling Gold Man. The World Bank will give you a new identity and assemble a Terran trade team for you. Remember that you are an arms middleman and do not get involved in the inner frays of hell.

Do you understand? ”

After the appearance of angels in hell, and then the appearance of shimmering gold people, it is easy to remind the old demons of ancient wars.

Therefore, the Shimmering Gold Man must keep a low profile when entering Hell.

Tan nodded and said, "I understand." Give hell weapons and let the demons and the demon descendants kill each other, and the more they kill, the greater the demand for munitions. We are only middlemen, and we will never participate in the battles of hell, nor will we expose the identity of the Shining Gold Man. ”

"Good!" Elder Lie stepped forward and patted Tan on the shoulder: "You are the best of the next generation, and Ying is responsible for the development of the Divine Difference Machine, you and Ying will become the cornerstone of the Shining Gold civilization."

Temper well, stabilize your mind, and the House of Elders has your place. ”

"Thank you, Elders, for your trust!"

"Let's go, you don't belong in a cell. Go see Shadow and immediately head to hell. ”

"Yes!"

……

Since the third round of talks between the Golden Shield Empire and the World Bank was confirmed, the originally suppressed atmosphere in the Golden Valley has finally eased a lot. The propaganda and co-optation of the "free trade system" and the "League of Nations" by the two sides have also lost the momentum they had at the beginning.

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In the same place, in the same arrangement, representatives of the Golden Shield Empire and the World Bank were seated.

The elders of the Golden Shield did not wait for the Golden Shield Empire to find fault with the problem, and took the lead in throwing out a solution to the energy currency dispute.

The World Bank requires all energy transactions controlled by the Golden Shield Empire to use gold coupons as the only common currency. In exchange, the World Bank recognized the dominance of the Golden Shield Empire in the energy market and allowed the Imperial Mark to become the currency of international trade in some minerals and industrial products.

At the same time, the World Bank could suspend the earlier investment agreement with the Atlantshire Union indefinitely, and provide another interest-free loan worth 20 billion Reichsmarks and a donation worth 1 billion Reichsmarks to the Golden Shield Empire.

The World Bank is also willing to carry out comprehensive cooperation with the Golden Shield Empire in all industries and fields.

Elder Mu finally explained, "Meteorite Shousuke, you should have seen the panic caused in the Golden Valley these days. The World Bank has realized that the Golden Shield Empire is a powerful country that cannot be ignored, and please recognize that the Golden Civilization is a powerful ancient civilization.

Ancient wars that have broken out in the past have clearly taught us that there is no winner in the end. Only by respecting each other and cooperating with each other can we move forward in peace.

The people of Sparkling Gold are willing to regard the Golden Shield Empire as our equal friends, and also hope that the Golden Shield Empire will not destroy the existing stable trade system and push the world into disaster step by step. ”

Luke looked at the advice document that the Glitter had given him.

Yesterday, I came to inform that Tan was on a very important mission and had left the Golden Valley. Therefore, the investigation of the assassination can only be temporarily suspended, and when Tan returns from completing the mission, the Elders' House will restart the investigation.

When the third meeting was approached, the people of Shuojin decided that they would not destroy the third meeting that had been scheduled.

After all, the outside world has very high expectations for this meeting.

After reading the document, Luke whispered to Jomington's staff.

Then he said to the pastor, "I can see from your suggestion that the World Bank is still very sincere, and the Golden Shield Empire has never had the idea of bringing the world into confrontation. However, the use of gold coupons as a common currency for energy transactions is a very big burden on the financial system of the empire.

Here is the import and export statements of the Golden Shield Empire for the most recent quarter, as well as the analysis of the security of foreign currency reserves of the treasury by the financial analysts of the Imperial Bank. ”

Luke took the document that Jomington handed over to him, pushed it to the pastor, and continued: "I said that the Golden Shield Empire's energy monetary policy was not formulated to challenge the position of the World Bank in international trade, but really out of the financial security of our own country.

It is useless for us to reserve too many gold coupons, even if we exchange them all for gold. ”

Elder Mu looked at the reports and analysis tables given by the Golden Shield Empire.

With its strong industrial capacity and leading innovation ability, the Golden Shield Empire has always had a trade surplus in international transactions. In the past year, Angry Waves City has received amazing international orders from the shipbuilding industry alone, making a lot of money.

Moreover, the territory of the Golden Shield Empire is vast and rich, and there are many overseas colonies, and the speed of wealth accumulation is very amazing.

The Imperial Treasury already has a considerable amount of gold vouchers in its treasury, and if it continues to be obtained from the energy market, it will be harmful to the Empire instead of helping.

After reading it, Elder Mu said lightly: "The Golden Shield Empire can take the surplus gold coupons for overseas investment, and if it is too troublesome, it can also be handed over to the World Bank for management, and many countries do this, and all of them are profitable. ”

Luke smiled and said, "Elder Pastor, I'm talking to you about financial sovereignty, but you're talking to me about profitability. The World Bank has proven that you are not as neutral as you claim to be, and that you will not hesitate to use the financial hegemony of the World Bank when it feels challenged.

Now you still want the Empire to hand over the golden tickets to you to operate, are we all fools?

After returning to the Empire from the Golden Valley this time, I will order the Imperial Bank to reduce the amount of gold vouchers in reserve. Finance is safe only if it is in its own hands, so the current energy monetary policy of the empire will not change.

The World Bank's advice is not feasible, so let's take a look at ours. ”

Luke throws out the solution given by the Empire.

The Golden Shield Empire transfers 10 percent of its energy to the World Bank at a low price, and the World Bank can operate as it pleases. The rest of the energy, how to sell the Golden Shield Empire, the World Bank has no right to ask.

The World Bank immediately terminated any of its assistance to the Atshire Union.

Repeal the new maritime anti-monopoly trade law and dissolve the "League of Nations".

The Golden Shield Empire suspended the formation of the "free trade body" and respected the status of gold coupons in international trade.

……

If the World Bank gets 10 percent of the energy transferred by the Golden Shield Empire at a low price, plus the energy it currently controls, it will still account for a very large proportion of the international energy market. However, the energy transactions controlled by the Golden Shield Empire can still rely on the chain effect to make the Reichmark a threat to the existence of the Golden Bill.

The reason why hegemony is hegemony is that challengers will never be allowed to exist.

Gold bills, a currency based on the value of gold, cannot withstand the impact of a second currency.

Elder Pastor tossed away his advice and said, "The World Bank's requirement that gold bills become the only common currency in the energy market is not allowed to be changed and is not negotiable. I believe that the Golden Shield Empire earns gold coupons, and as long as you want to spend them, you will definitely be able to spend them...... I can't think of a way, the World Bank has you figured it out.

It would be better for Shousuke-sama to clearly understand the difference in strength between you and the Glittering Gold Civilization. The Glittering Men have experienced an all-out war, and we don't want that to break out again, but we're not afraid of it again! ”

Luke responded: "Elder Pastor, the war you mentioned has also been experienced by human beings, and although it is not the protagonist, it has a deeper feeling than the protagonists.

The rise and fall of one civilization cannot be pinned on the gifts of another civilization, and once human civilization followed the five ancient civilizations to endure the pain of war, and decided to go out of their own path of civilization. After thousands of years of dedication and hardship, mankind has finally created a unique civilization of its own, and wants to create an unprecedented new era.

Elders, I can sit here on behalf of the Shuojin people's recognition of human civilization, as well as your fear of this new civilization. Blocking is what you think is right, moving forward is what we think is right, and who can ultimately represent this era, you have to fight to know the answer. ”

Time dragged on until now, and Luke had nothing to worry about. Even if the World Bank fully finances the Atlantic Union now, it is unlikely to be quickly transformed into a force on the battlefield. He had ordered the Angry Waves Armored Assault Division stationed in Songta Harbor to move westward, and the Artejun Alliance, which had been fighting for a winter, could not stop this new force, and in order to prevent the rear road from being cut off, the main force of the Artejun Union could only retreat from the territory of the empire.

Therefore, there is no need for the Golden Valley side to continue acting, and prepare for a formal confrontation.

The shimmering golden people thought that if they showed a strong attitude and showed their strength, they would be able to make the Golden Shield Empire make concessions in the negotiations again.

But I didn't expect the meteor to flip the table!

It also elevated the dispute between the Golden Shield Empire and the World Bank to the confrontation between civilizations.

Elder Mu said with an ugly face, "Meteorite Shousuke, you are a person who can affect the situation in the world enough, don't talk nonsense. If you try to provoke a confrontation between civilizations, you will surely suffer the collective condemnation of both civilizations. A prosperous world will be destroyed because of you, and all your exploits will be ruined by infamy. ”

Luke stood up and said, "I don't care what reputation I leave behind, I just know the responsibility I have now." I reserve the channel of dialogue with the Glittering Gold people, and no matter how bad our relationship is in the future, as long as you send a voice to me, I can restart this unfinished negotiation at any time.

That's all for my visit to the Golden Valley, and this afternoon I'll leave to return to the Empire.

Good bye! ”

With that, Luke strode out of the venue, and the staff and accompanying officials quickly packed up their belongings and left with them.

Only the Glittering Man was left to sit in the conference room.