Chapter 1021 - A Flaw in the Plan

“In the early morning yesterday, the northern towns of Ukraine were under attack from Celestial Trade. Many houses were damaged. No civilian casualties were confirmed. The Ukraine Foreign Ministry spokesman said at a press conference that Celestial Trade’s usage of space orbital weapons violates the international community’s consensus on the peaceful use of space resources and highly condemns Celestial Trade’s behavior. At the same time, it emphasizes that Celestial Trade’s involvement in the situation is a conspiracy between Russia and the militant, and it is an insult to human rights. However, when the media asked the source of funding for the hiring of European military contractors, the Ukrainian diplomatic spokesperson avoided the question based on the grounds of confidentiality…”

“According to a Ukrainian military officer who asked not to be named, when the first time the air raid occurred, they rushed to the target town and found dozens of tungsten rods about 1.5 meters in diameter in the ruins. The rods were worn when entering the atmosphere. The ESA satellite expert stated that if the tungsten rods were dropped from the synchronous orbit, the theoretical speed would’ve been close to eleven kilometers per second by the time they entered the atmosphere. Now, the town behind me is the traumatic aftermath of space-based weapons. We can clearly see the deep pit in the middle of the road and the damage to the buildings around the pit caused by the aftershock…”

When Jiang Chen was watching the European reporter, he almost burst out laughing.

He didn’t believe that those people pegged the destruction of this town on him. Did they not think about investigating beforehand to see how many times the town was bombarded? Other than the Arrow Special Forces he saw, he didn’t see a soul when he entered the town.

“What’s there to look at?” Natasha was drying her hair. She came out of the bathroom wrapped in a bathrobe. When she saw the news, she sneered with disdain. “It’s all unfounded speculations. The narrative is completely based on the reporters’ mouths?”

When Natasha finished showering, Ayesha, with changes of clothes, walked around her and rushed into the washroom. Soon afterward, water began to splatter around inside.

“Quite interesting at times.” Jiang Chen smiled and looked at Natasha, his eyes suddenly brightened.

After showering, she was completely different compared to how she was in the car. Her slightly curly golden hair cast off a fine mist. Her smooth skin was like a beautiful piece of art, born at the function between the landmass of Europe and Asia, an exquisite fusion between the west and east. Every smile was filled with exotic temptations.

Natasha noticed the fire burning in Jiang Chen eyes. She didn’t act shy but she whistled at him, then turned into the bedroom.

Just as Jiang Chen was debating if he should accept her temptation and have some fun before dinner, the doorbell rang.

The hotel’s waiter pushed in a dining cart with everything from staple foods to dessert.

He stuffed a 100 XND tip into the waiter’s hands then pushed the cart to the dinning table. When he was preparing to go wash his hands, he suddenly noticed water was still splattering around in the washroom.

With a smirk, Jiang Chen closed the door and locked it. He then placed his clothes and pants on the aluminum frame, and gently tapped on the door like a big bad wolf.

The little petite rabbit was obedient and opened the door.

Soon, there was an exclamation in the bathroom, which gradually changed the sounds of water splashing onto the rocks, followed by a repressed moan, and finally ended with the ultimate conclusion…

An hour passed before they left the washroom.

At dinner, Ayesha had a triumphant smile and sat next to Jiang Chen. Natasha, across the table, pouted with displeasure. Every time she locked eyes with Jiang Chen, she rolled her eyes.

Her hint was so obvious, but Jiang Chen didn’t follow her. Instead, he snuck in to see Ayesha. It made her feel like she lost.

In particular, Ayesha’s smugness made her particularly furious.

Throughout dinner, she was wondering how to “retaliate” against this bastard at night.

“Orbital airborne troops, outer space weapons…”

Staring at the report, Carmen’s lips curved up as if he didn’t take this problem to heart.

At the corner of his desk was a gold-colored apple. Weird lines covered the entire apple, like a piece of art.

He turned his gaze to the apple. In his pupils that spoke of control, a glimmer of gloom flashed.

Rothschild’s research institute analyzed the structure of the Golden Apple and even cultivated artificial brain cells through embryonic cells, extracting similar substances and successfully creating a second Golden Apple. However, no matter how they studied it, they couldn’t solve the mystery, and they couldn’t get in touch with the Void Remnants who helped the Third Reich.

Originally, it was his biggest dependency, but now a slight flaw appeared in the plan.

In his plan, as long as he could decipher the secrets of the Golden Apple, he could grasp the source of Future Technology’s technology that transcended the present world. With the resources of Europe, North America and South America, it would be easy to suppress Xin, which was gradually gaining a foothold in Asia.

A Space elevator? As long as they mastered the technical principles, they were fully capable of building one in Ecuador and building one in the Gulf of Guinea in Central Africa. It was why European countries other than Britain weren’t eager to join the Celestial Trade Space Development Program.

He shook his head, shook off his annoyances, and tossed away the military activities of Celestial Trade. Carmen looked at the bodyguard standing next to him.

“Johnson, what do you think?”

Johnson wasn’t only his bodyguard but also his private military adviser.

“We should increase the number of people. If we take into account the disadvantages of the technology, we don’t have enough people,” Johnson said.

Carmen nodded and picked up the Golden Apple on the corner of the table, looking at the engraved lines.

“I think so too. How about Krupp? Has there been any progress with the weapons research?”

“The prototype is completed, but the cost isn’t low.”

“The cost can be reduced by scale. I only need them to come up with equipment that isn’t too far behind Celestial Trade’s kinetic skeleton.” Carmen stood up and put the Golden Apple back in place. “We have resources that they can’t imagine. My dear Mr. Johnson, do you understand the meaning of my sentence?”

“War is a process of learning from each other, but it requires a certain sacrifice.”

“As long as they’re pulled into the civil war then continue to be dragged down by the war, we can always learn from them through reverse engineering.”

Having said that, Carmen grinned.

“When we completely digest their technology, it will be their end.”

At that moment, the door of the office was suddenly pushed open and Carmen frowned. After looking at the person who entered, his frown eased. He raised his hand to ease up Johnson then pleasantly spoke to the man.

“What’s wrong, my friend. What’s the rush?”

“Celestial Trade Trade launched an attack on our stronghold in Red Army Village!” The man gasped and looked anxiously at Carmen. “Just now, we received a signal of distress from the front lines.”

“Attacking the Red Army Village?” Carmen frowned. “How many people did they dispatch?”

“Two orbital airborne brigades.”

“Two brigades? That’s only around 6,000 people.”

“No, their size is somewhat unique. There are only 2,000 people in an orbital airborne brigade…” There was a bitter smile, and his tone was forced. “And now they have completely erased our first line of defense.”