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Chapter 634: Dividing the Cake
🕑 Added 2023-09-24 11:05:33 +0000 UTCTransformers Begin : Table of Content/Chapter List
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Egypt, North Sinai Province, Capital City of Arish.
As soon as the iron-willed President Husni, who had just rushed in from Cairo, disembarked from the plane, he could sense the gravity of the situation.
"Your Excellency, President, you've finally arrived..."
High-ranking official King was visibly relieved the moment he laid eyes on him. Without bothering with formalities, he immediately briefed Mr. President on the current dire situation.
"Envoys from Moscow and Paris arrived in Arish a day earlier... United States drones have been flying over North Sinai Province day and night, and we've noticed heightened activity from Mossad agents. Last night, the military apprehended an armed group discovered prematurely due to an accidental explosion. We're still uncertain about the forces behind them..."
The current situation in North Sinai Province was in turmoil. Not long ago, following the devastating attack by Decepticons on the United States Navy's Second Fleet in the Atlantic Ocean, a secret that had been concealed by the United States authorities for over a century, the existence of extraterrestrial intelligent life, was exposed to the world.
Before this revelation, despite the efforts of other four major rogue nations within the United Nations, they had already gathered intelligence that the United States was cooperating with extraterrestrial beings through various means. But knowing was one thing; could they force the Americans to share their newfound treasures with them at gunpoint?
Moscow and Beidou were exceptions, as they had established cooperative relationships with Sun Cheng. Over the past year, Sun Cheng had directly purchased military equipment and arms worth over two hundred billion US dollars from both countries, paying with hard currency, primarily in gold.
In addition to this, Sun Cheng, for the sake of balancing against the strategic dominance of the United States, had sold a significant amount of technology to Moscow and Beidou, technologies that were at least twenty years ahead of Earth's current capabilities. He had even personally assisted in the production and improvement of advanced equipment.
Therefore, though these two major rogue nations had learned about the presence of Autobot and Decepticon remains in the Sinai Peninsula through military satellites, they were only slightly interested. After all, no one could guarantee that their cooperation with Sun Cheng would continue to be mutually beneficial.
Politicians in every country were a group of individuals with a perpetual lack of security.
However, thanks to their resources, Moscow and Beidou had approached Egypt with various enticements, hoping to obtain extraterrestrial remains for research.
In contrast, the two major fallen empires in Europe were left out in the cold.
Whether dealing with Autobots or Sun Cheng, neither had involved the two rogue nations of England and France.
As the world's oldest capitalist superpowers, despite their decline, they still possessed formidable hidden strengths and influence. Setting aside other factors, France's extensive colonial legacy throughout North Africa was a testament to its ongoing presence. As for England, one only needed to look at the title of Queen of England. To this day, there were sixteen Commonwealth member nations that recognized the Queen as their head of state.
As long as England was willing to dig deep and offer valuable goods, although the chances of resurrecting the British Empire were nil, creating a new superpower with the world's largest territory was not an insurmountable task.
The prerequisite, however, was that they were not afraid to once again become the United States' primary target.
Both England and France had their own resources, and their intelligence agencies remained active worldwide. The United States, Russia, and Africa were their three primary areas of activity.
Over the past year, the United States-led Sound Nest forces had been hunting Decepticons worldwide, so how could these two fallen empires not be aware of it?
They had even contemplated actively joining the Sound Nest forces through the NATO channel to share in the black technology from extraterrestrial civilizations with the United States.
But the Americans, enjoying their feast alone, had no intention of bringing along two nominal allies who were, in reality, potential rivals.
The results were predictable!
Over the past year and more, England and France had been salivating with envy. They watched with longing eyes as the United States reaped the benefits of extraterrestrial black technology. Later, when the battle broke out in the North Dovinsk region, and it was revealed that old adversary Russia had also made 'friends' with extraterrestrials, these two fallen empires grew even more envious.
Not long ago, Decepticons appeared in large numbers on Earth, first destroying the United States' Second Fleet in a major battle, followed shortly by the destruction of their Fifth Fleet. Jordan's situation was somewhat different, as the Americans deployed their air force extensively, even using more than twenty of their prized conventional bombs. This not only effectively deterred the entire Middle East and North Africa but also made it clear that an enraged American military was even more terrifying. Afterward, no one dared to bring up the matter of how many extraterrestrial remains had been obtained.
However, a completely different concept arose from a situation that occurred almost simultaneously within Egypt, involving the hundreds of remains left behind from the internal struggle between two extraterrestrial factions.
Although Egypt could be considered a military powerhouse in Africa, it couldn't even stand up to its neighbor Israel, let alone the five major rogues. Not only did the United States, Russia, and China have their eyes on the Decepticon remains that Egypt's military had taken, but England and France were also drooling with envy.
The two countries' navies acted in perfect harmony, simultaneously entering the Mediterranean Sea.
During this period, diplomats, envoys, and bankers from London and Paris visited Cairo almost daily. They used various means, from coercion to allure, all in an attempt to take as many extraterrestrial remains as possible from Egypt.
Husni, as the iron-willed president who had held the highest authority in Egypt for decades, had seen his ambitions diminish considerably over the years due to various setbacks during the decades of reforms.
As a seasoned politician, he understood that Egypt's military strength wouldn't be sufficient to safeguard those extraterrestrial remains. Still, he hoped to extract as much as possible in exchange for something valuable from the five major rogues.
Unfortunately, he had underestimated the patience of the big rogues.
Recently, armed forces within the North Sinai Province had given Husni a wakeup call. The big rogue who smiled while abstaining from voting at the United Nations, their past external support and aid still played a significant role in Southeast Asia and South Asia.
Not to mention the other four rogues; they were known for their aggressive tactics, and invasions were routine for them.
"I've come this time just for this matter!"
Egypt was currently at the center of the vortex. Due to the big rogues' coveting, not only had the domestic political situation become foggy, but there were also signs of instability in the military and local militias.
This was the tragedy of a small nation. Regardless of how reluctant Husni was, he now had to personally bring all the envoys to Sinai Peninsula and slice up the large cake of over a hundred extraterrestrial remains, serving them on the plates of the five major rogues.
"Hopefully, we can get a good price!"
Under the setting sun, they exited the airport and got into a bulletproof Mercedes sedan.
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