freenovelworld #290 - Billions of subsidies for the award (2 in 1 order)
#290 - Billions of subsidies for the award (2 in 1 order)
Mobutu was also moved, placing his hands on theirs, saying:
“From now on, my two brothers, you are like my own sons.”
Subsequently, with Mobutu's strong support, Gaddafi and Goukouni formed an alliance once more.
With the arms support from Congo, the reorganized Gaddafi's army, passing through the Central African Republic, prepared to invade the Chad province border.
At this moment, the magician in the capital slammed the table.
“Just what I wanted; I was worried about not having an excuse to march into Congo.
If I can successfully take Congo, it will be like removing a major obstacle from my grand cause of unifying Africa!”
The magician was preparing to heavily aid Hissène Habré while also letting him enter Congo under the guise of mediation.
However, the game interface popped up with a warning of treasury deficit.
The magician carefully checked the internal affairs information interface and realized that the continuous civil wars had already left the people in dire straits, unable to focus on production, and the military expenditure was stretched thin, while the stockpiled equipment aided by France had also been exhausted.
“This… what to do?”
The streamer was dumbfounded.
But in reality, he understood that the most direct reason for playing the game to this point was himself.
Because he had expanded too aggressively before, without giving the treasury any time to buffer.
In addition, he had levied various taxes too harshly before, almost digging up the roots of the leeks, leading to the current exhaustion of the people.
The chat commented:
“What to do now? Should we withdraw from Chad province first and take our time?”
“But… if we do that, the progress we made before will be for nothing, and Mobutu will have gained such a large piece of land for free without doing anything; just thinking about it makes me unwilling.”
“Well, there are gains and losses; this is the charm of historical simulation games, and true simulation game players even stipulate that they cannot reload saves.”
Just then, a game advertisement popped up in front of the streamer:
[Season Pass: Hundreds of Millions Subsidy XunDuoDuo Support Card]
[Now Available, Welcome to Experience]
“What is this?”
The magician curiously clicked on the advertisement, and a window popped up:
「Soviet Special Military Supplies Refresh, Full Category Military Supplies Discount, Xun always increases discounts, Soviet tanks originally priced at tens of millions are only 998, MiG fighters are sold at half price, and air defense missiles are also included as a gift.」
「Don't worry if you don't know how to use the military supplies after buying them; Soviet instructors will come to your door to teach you.」
「All new military supplies are taught and guaranteed, with a wide variety of categories; you can search at will in the Soviet military warehouse; buy with confidence.」
「Damaged military supplies will be compensated tenfold, and there is Xun's face double guarantee.」
「Enter Moscow now and buy, buy, buy.」
The chat was amused: “Wow, is that even allowed?”
A purchase link popped up below:
[Pay 998 points of Paradise Illusory Realm activity points to unlock the season pass "Hundreds of Millions Subsidy XunDuoDuo"]
[After unlocking, you can get an extra Brezhnev's attention and activate diplomatic channels]
[Note: Even if you don't unlock the season pass, it will not affect any game progress]
The magician searched online, and the so-called Paradise Illusory Realm activity points were points that players could get by using the Paradise Town game platform for daily login, download, play, and complete achievement challenges.
998 points, it takes about a week of activity to earn.
The chat was amused when they saw this:
“Yo, I didn't expect old fans of Paradise Town to have this kind of benefit?”
“When I first saw the season pass purchase box pop up, I thought Paradise Town had deteriorated and was going to start selling values; I was shallow.”
At this time, Lu Yu, who was watching the live broadcast in the Paradise Town villa, was stunned.
What kind of weird stuff did this project team add to the game behind his back?
However, when he called Mo Xiaoxuan over to inquire, the other party also looked bewildered:
“President Lu, we don't have such a design; we don't know who added the season pass to this game.”
“????????”
Lu Yu was directly shocked.
This is strange; last time with "Time-Traveling Moe Girl," there were also many unexpected strange bugs, although the final result did not affect the game experience, but this kind of thing is always a pain in the ass if no one claims it.
At this time, Chu Xiong, who was watching the live broadcast, fell into deep thought.
Could it be Melissa who did it?
But… it's unlikely; he is already certain that the other party is weak artificial intelligence.
In short, find a chance to try out that cyber girl again when you have time.
……
At this time, in the game, the magician spent points to activate the season pass.
After that, the magician, who unlocked diplomatic privileges, took a connecting flight to Moscow and began a state visit to the Soviet Union.
After arriving at Moscow Airport, a group of Soviet officials waited beside the runway.
The magician cleared his throat and asked, “Xun… oh no, where is my dear Comrade Brezhnev?”
A man stepped forward to shake hands:
“Comrade Brezhnev is handling daily affairs in the Kremlin; please allow me to receive you.”
The translator next to him introduced:
“This is Comrade Kuznetsov, First Deputy Minister of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Please, Mr. President, go to the state guesthouse to rest first, and meet tomorrow.”
The chat was immediately dissatisfied:
“Good heavens, they actually sent a deputy minister to receive the president of another country; this level is not equal at all.”
“This shows that Xun doesn't take our Great Magic Republic seriously at all.”
“There's no way; weak countries have no diplomacy, and we are here to ask for help, so we can only swallow our anger.”
The magician laughed twice:
“Please tell Comrade Brezhnev that in order to recognize his contribution to world peace, I will award him the highest honor of the Great Magic Republic—the Great Magic Cross Medal—in the Kremlin.”
As soon as he heard the word “medal,” Kuznetsov immediately perked up and nodded, “Please rest assured, I will definitely convey it truthfully.”
The next day, Xun held a grand welcoming ceremony for the magician in Red Square.
The Great Magic Republic's graffiti-like magic circle flag and the Soviet flag fluttered in the wind, creating a solemn and majestic atmosphere. The entire Red Square was colorful with ribbons, and banners were hung on both sides of the square, outlining the words of welcome in bright colors.
In the distance, soldiers lined up neatly in Red Square wearing Soviet military uniforms.
The magician stood on the solemn Red Square, and the band began to play “Soviet March,” which is the game music from "Red Alert 3."
The chat was amused: “Hahahaha, Qi Tu Su (Angering the Soviets)!”
Suddenly, a long parade motorcade slowly drove over, and as the motorcade gradually approached, a tall figure came into view.
Brezhnev was wearing a military uniform, his chest was covered with bright and dazzling medals, he was wearing a hat, holding a finely carved long staff, his expression was solemn and majestic, his face was dignified, revealing perseverance and authority.
As the parade car stopped in the center of Red Square, Chairman Brezhnev stepped out of the car,
The magician shook hands with him, and the VR gloves transmitted a real touch, but his attention was attracted by the other party's thick eyebrows.
The chat envied:
“Hahahaha, shaking hands with real historical figures, envious.”
“Just for this point, I have already placed an order for VR equipment; Paradise Town GKD (hurry up), release more interesting things.”
Afterwards, in full view of everyone, the magician personally pinned the "Great Magic Cross Medal" on Xun.
Xun raised his eyebrows, nodded with satisfaction, and was about to turn around and invite the other party into the car.
The magician suddenly raised his hand: “Please wait.”
He also took out a new medal from the gift box behind him.
“This is the "Great Magic Valor Medal." As the supreme commander of the world's most powerful armed forces, you deserve this medal.”
Xun's eyebrows gradually relaxed, and he let the magician personally pin the medal on him.
“Please wait a moment, I have prepared more medals for you.”
Afterwards, the magician continued to take medals out of the gift box like a magic trick:
「Great Magic Loyalty Medal」
「Great Magic Friendship Medal」
「Great Magic Wisdom Medal」
「Star of Africa Medal」
「Old Friend of the African People Medal」
Soon, Xun's chest was covered with medals, and it was completely impossible to fit any more.
Xun was now beaming with joy and nodded, “Mr. President is very considerate.”
The chat was amused: “Good heavens, a pile of medals can disarm his defenses; as expected of Xun.”
The magician nodded and said, “These medals are not worth much, but some people like this.”
Of course, the magician understood that these medals alone would not completely impress Xun.
So, when entering the Kremlin to talk about things, the magician said:
“Our Great Magic Republic's Chad Province and Libya Province both have oil fields with rich reserves. Now, the French can no longer get their hands on these oil fields. Our foreign exchange income is destined to increase, and we will be able to purchase more and more Soviet military supplies…
And this only requires you to help us a little when our country is starting out.”
Xun couldn't help but be moved by these words.
During the US-Soviet hegemony, the US's younger brothers were all blood transfusion packs, while the Soviet Union's younger brothers were all bloodletting tanks, all relying on the Soviet Union for assistance.
If the Great Magic Republic could use real money to digest the Soviet Union's industrial capacity, it would be stronger than 99% of the younger brothers.
The most ⊥ new ⊥ small ⊥ said ⊥ is ⊥ at ⊥ six ⊥ 9 ⊥⊥ book ⊥⊥ bar ⊥⊥ first ⊥ hair!
So, Xun waved his hand: “How many MiG fighters and T-type tanks do you want? We will provide as many as you want.”
……
After the magician met with Xun, the Soviet Union sent a large number of transport planes to transport various weapons and equipment to Africa.
Gaddafi and Goukouni had just finished gathering on the border when they saw nearly ten thousand tanks of the Great Magic Army rumbling south and entering Congo.
This time, these two can be considered to have completely opened their eyes.
Various infantry three-three systems, infantry-tank coordination, and tank tactical interspersed maneuvers were dazzling.
The air force and ground forces cooperated closely, and many armored units could even cross more than a thousand kilometers and be directly airdropped into the enemy's rear by transport planes.
Faced with the unexpectedly powerful Great Magic Army, the African neighbors were dumbfounded,
This… is this still the level that can be matched in the African region?
With the help of the Soviet Union, the magician's army captured the capital of Congo in just ten days.
The Gaddafi and Goukouni alliance was completely defeated, and Gaddafi fled to the Central African Empire again to eat sand and seek refuge with Bokassa.
In Mobutu's presidential palace, Goukouni, who was captured by the soldiers, hugged the magician's thigh and cried bitterly:
“Father… it's your child who is unfilial, it's your child who is ignorant, your child knows he was wrong.”
Mobutu, sitting on the presidential throne, trembled with fear:
“President Magician, this is your country's internal affairs, I won't say much, please take Goukouni back to your country.”
The magician stood with his hands behind his back, ignoring Mobutu, but asked Goukouni:
“Do you want to live?”
Goukouni nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
“If you can find a way to persuade Mr. Mobutu to merge Congo with our country, I will spare you.”
Mobutu: “????????”
Over the next period of time, in order to persuade Mobutu from a physical level, Goukouni constantly used the Great Memory Recovery Technique on Mobutu.
In January 1981, Mobutu, who was half-dead from being beaten, finally relented.
The Great Magic Republic and Congo issued a joint announcement:
「Congo has been an integral part of the Great Magic Republic since ancient times. We have achieved the unification of the two countries. Congo will become one of the provinces of the Great Magic Republic.」
At this moment, the United States and the United Kingdom completely couldn't sit still.
You are just a small Chad, how can you control Libya, and you still want to continue annexing a sovereign country?
France also stood up to oppose it, watching its former son Chad gradually lose control, then France's oil interests in Africa would not be guaranteed.
Originally, France was ready to take action, thinking about saving Congo from the magician's hands first, but on the southern border, Gaddafi led the remnants and Bokassa's army to fight again.
At this time, Gaddafi, who was completely desperate, had no scruples. He said that Bokassa's acquisition of the country was unjust, and he was a tyrant in the Central African Republic, causing resentment from both gods and men, and he should completely withdraw from the Central African Republic.
The reason why Gaddafi had the courage to challenge while living under someone else's roof was because after eating several rounds of sand on the border, Gaddafi understood the root cause of his constant failures—the lack of a father.
The so-called good fortune after surviving a disaster must have a backstage. The reason why these benevolent rulers in Africa can survive to this day is only because they have a good father.
He, Gaddafi, has no father, so he wandered all the way from Libya to the Central African Republic, falling to this point!
Originally, he wanted to recognize Xun as his father, but the magician had already taken the lead, so Gaddafi planned the core goal: I have to find a new father.
Just then, a nursery rhyme rang in his mind: “The father of my father is called grandfather~”
Who is the king of all fathers in the world, the father of fathers? Of course, it's America.
At this time, seeing the magician in Africa rising like the sun in the sky, the United States sought to add some obstacles to him.
The United States sent someone to contact Gaddafi, promising annual aid of tens of millions of dollars, and agreeing to provide strong support in intelligence, training, and other aspects.
They have only one request: completely interrupt the magician's ambition to unify the African continent!
Of course, Bokassa should not be touched first, because he is also one of America's sons.
Gaddafi thought, since that's the case, then I have to pick a place to stay first, after all, Bokassa can't tolerate me now.
He quickly set his sights on the southern region of Chad Province, rich in oil and perfect for starting his empire.
However, as soon as he approached, he encountered French troops.
It turned out that the Magician had intentionally allowed the French army to remain in southern Chad to prevent maverick forces like Gaddafi from invading from the south.
Even if the French army couldn't win and retreated, he could still drive them out without bloodshed.
The chat exploded with comments: "The streamer's strategy of using one force to defeat another is brilliant!"
However, the French army stationed in southern Chad, facing Gaddafi's American-equipped divisions, didn't want to get involved in this mess. French President Mitterrand even announced a complete withdrawal from Chad.
Afterward, facing the Magician's iron torrent, Gaddafi felt uncertain and hastily requested military assistance from his American 'daddy'.
Uncle Sam said: "Money is possible, but sending troops is out of the question. Chad was formerly within France's sphere of influence. We once again request France to send troops and fulfill its historical responsibility."
France was unwilling to send troops because Gaddafi had even promised the southern oil interests to the Americans.
However, due to international pressure and prestige, they ultimately sent over two thousand French troops into Chad.
The French army really didn't want to fight; it was purely a losing proposition.
So, the French started to play it safe, drawing a line on the southern border of the Great Magic Republic and declaring that any northern army crossing this line would be attacked.
The French's implication was clear: as long as you magicians don't come over, we won't attack either.
The two sides began an intense war of attrition, with Gaddafi not daring to attack the Magician, and the Magician not wanting to fight the French.
The two sides directly stalled for over a year across the border.
Just then, Gaddafi, probably exhausted and weary, proactively proposed:
"Let the Great Magician's army and our coalition forces disengage simultaneously, with the actual controlled areas remaining unchanged. How about we all go back to our respective homes?"
French President Mitterrand thought: "Hey, you know, Gaddafi, you really can't say anything bad about him. Although he's always unreliable, this proposal is quite humane."
The two sides reached an agreement and withdrew their troops simultaneously.
As soon as the announcement was made, media from various countries praised Mitterrand's diplomatic skills.
The smug Mitterrand personally supervised the withdrawal.
Unexpectedly, a day after the French army left Africa, they discovered that Gaddafi hadn't withdrawn at all!
It turned out that Gaddafi planned to wait until the Magician's army was halfway through its retreat and then launch a pursuit from the rear.
Unexpectedly, the Magician had also predicted his prediction; his army's retreat was just a feint.
The Magician's army decisively launched a counterattack, quickly advancing south and routing Gaddafi's army.
Gaddafi hastily retreated into the Central African Republic.
Originally, the Magician had no legitimate reason to enter the Central African Republic, but now it was exactly what he wanted, directly entering the Central African Republic under the pretext of suppressing Gaddafi.
Bokassa suffered unspeakable hardships, but it was easy to invite a god but difficult to send him away. The Magician's army quickly captured the capital of the Central African Republic, using something similar to the Great Memory Restoration Technique to make Bokassa hand over the country's sovereignty.
By the time the fledgling Magician's live broadcast had been running for a week, he had transformed from a penniless African poor kid into a vast empire spanning four countries from south to north: Libya, Chad, Congo, and the Central African Republic.
The country's vigorous development also allowed the streamer to possess an army of over 100,000 people.
With such strength, it was enough to dominate the African continent, and unifying the entire Africa was only a matter of time.
……
"Let's end this game's broadcast here for now. If you are interested, welcome to go to the Peach Garden official website to make an appointment."
The streamer stretched and ended the broadcast amidst a screen full of lingering voices.
But what he didn't expect was that after this live broadcast, "Idiotic Small Country Simulator" unexpectedly became a hit!
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