the other side.

While Hu Lai was busy solving the application of "controllable nuclear fusion technology", three astronauts landed on the moon, and the historic establishment of a "space base" on the moon continued to ferment around the world.

First of all, after this battle, Yanguo Aerospace's global prestige was completely full and reached its peak.

Although there is no so-called aerospace strength ranking list, everyone is clearly aware that at this time, Yanguo Aerospace and Phoenix Group have completely surpassed NASA in North America to become the world's top and most active aerospace agency—at least in terms of lunar exploration. , Phoenix Group has become a global leader!

And as the father of the Phoenix Group's biggest benefactor, the name of the Saudi Aerospace Agency has also resounded throughout the world with the Phoenix Group at this time, and the influence of the entire Saudi country in the world has also increased significantly.

Prince Sharby was very excited with a red face. Obviously, the goal of gaining prestige through the "Manned Moon Landing" project had been achieved.

No, to be precise, it is not "already achieved", but "overfulfilled"!
Since the Saudi astronaut Rahman and two Yan Guo astronauts set foot on the moon together, the entire Arab world has been completely boiling.

Throughout the thousands of years of Arab history, they have never achieved such a high achievement in key historical events of human development. Their civilization and technology have always been crushed by the West and the East!

And now!
Rahman and the astronauts of Yan Kingdom set foot on the moon together. This is not only a highlight in human history, but also an extremely glorious event in the entire Arab history!
Without special publicity from the Saudi government, the historic landing of Arab astronauts on the moon has swept across the entire Arab world like a tornado. The king of the big dog and Prince Sharbi are equally in the limelight, and their prestige has reached its peak in the Arab world!
Of course, apart from the excitement, Prince Sharby also knew very well who all this came from.

"Father, I heard that Phoenix Group's newly developed C939 large passenger aircraft has begun to accept orders..."

Before he finished speaking, the old king interrupted Prince Sharbi.

"Buy it, buy it right away, order it right away, let the aviation department buy 300 first!"

"Okay, Father!"

……

Just when the big dog was in a good mood and was throwing a lot of money boldly, on the other side, other countries began to move around.

After the successful manned moon landing of Yan Kingdom this time, the entire North American media lost their voices. Except for a very small number of media that briefly reported on this matter, the entire North American society hardly saw any information about Yan Guo’s manned moon landing. and "Space Base" details.

And the most important thing is that this time even the official North American NASA did not make any response, not even a verbal check to appease the allies.

The decline of NASA is obvious.

Europe, French Space Agency.

"Director Ante, I think the situation is very clear now."

"Under pressure from North America, we had to stop all space cooperation with the Phoenix Group, but now NASA has obviously failed to keep up with the progress of the Phoenix Group, and the 'Artemis' plan they proposed is also completely out of date!"

"Those promises they made to us to 'jointly explore the moon' now look like a joke, so... we have to restart our cooperation with the Phoenix Group."

The speaker was Amons, the deputy director of the French Space Agency.

In the past, because North America and Yanguo competed with each other on "moon development", in order not to offend both parties, France neither supported North America's "Moon Act" nor Yanguo's "Moon Joint Development Plan".

But now that Yan Kingdom has already cooked raw rice into mature rice, it is obviously not the best choice to wait and see.

"You are right, Amons, we really need to start cooperation with the Phoenix Group as soon as possible."

Chief Ante nodded, then slowly lit a cigarette, and said:

"If I remember correctly, one of the cooperation plans we signed with the Phoenix Group was that they helped us send our astronauts to the moon; now it seems that, no matter from a political point of view or from a practical scientific research point of view, this Everything has to be on the agenda, and it has to be done quickly.”

"Whether we like it or not, we must realize that we have entered the era of 'moon development'. In the future, the moon will inevitably be an important strategic resource point for all countries to compete for..."

Ammons agrees.

But after a while, he frowned slightly and said:

"Director, because we voluntarily stopped our cooperation with them before, and we tried to restart the cooperation later, but their asking price is too high..."

"Now they have successfully landed on the moon with a big dog and showed off their muscles, and now they are in the limelight. If we want to cooperate with them at this time, we may have to pay a higher price, and even pay some countries. Level of interest..."

"Will this...will the gain outweigh the loss?"

Hearing this, Director Ante rubbed his temples, and couldn't help scolding his mother in his heart.

In fact, when the Phoenix Group first discussed cooperation with the "manned moon landing" with the Phoenix Group, the requirements of the Phoenix Group and Yan Kingdom were not high.

However, after two times of interference from North America, the Phoenix Group also became angry, and the conditions offered were higher and more outrageous each time.

Director Ante knew in his heart that Phoenix Group could not be blamed for this, after all, he canceled the cooperation on his own initiative...

After a while, he sighed softly. It was obvious that France had missed the best opportunity. Now that he wanted to reach a cooperation with the Phoenix Group, he could only put down his body and behave more docilely, and at the same time pay a greater price!

"Amons, nothing outweighs the gain. I will report this matter to the high-level immediately. We need to achieve manned moon landing as soon as possible."

"How about this, you are responsible for this matter first, and immediately contact the Phoenix Group to fully demonstrate our sincerity in cooperating."

"Remember, the attitude must be gentle, and we must let them feel our sincerity..."

Ammons immediately complied, and was not surprised by Chief Ant's attitude at all.

Just kidding, if France, one of the five permanent members, waits for other countries, such as Adelaide, Spain, Portugal and other countries to land on the moon, what kind of joke is this?
……

At this moment, not only France, but most powerful countries all over the world are rushing to contact the Phoenix Group, hoping to get a ride with the Phoenix Group.

However, these countries are considered lucky, at least they can talk to the Phoenix Group.

As one of the five permanent members, the British Empire, a staunch ally of North America, is a little embarrassed.

Royal Space Agency of Great Britain.

"Director, this is the latest news, why don't you take a look for yourself?"

Looking at the stack of documents handed over by the assistant, Director Johnson seemed a little upset and didn't take it.

He waved his hand.

"Alan, just read it directly."

"Okay, Chief."

The assistant then opened the file and said:
"This is the latest information forwarded by the Intelligence Department—according to internal reports, Adelaide, France, and Spain have fully started cooperation negotiations with the Phoenix Group."

"If there is no accident, they are very likely to negotiate with the Phoenix Group to cooperate on the 'Manned Moon Landing' project, which means that Adelaide and France are very likely to follow in a short time to land on the moon. "

Director Johnson's already distraught face became even more serious.

As one of the important members of the five permanent members, as the "empire on which the sun never sets" with the most colonial experience in the world, and as the most important country in Europe, if other countries landed on the moon ahead of the British Empire, it would undoubtedly have an extremely bad impact on the British Empire.

After a while, he said slowly:

"How's the situation at NASA? What did they say? Did you hear back?"

The assistant's face suddenly became a little helpless, he shook his head and said:
"No response from NASA."

"Moreover, according to the information sent back by our personnel in NASA, NASA is not only shocked that the Phoenix Group can achieve the 'manned moon landing' and the construction of the 'space base' in such a short period of time, but also NASA has no It is possible to achieve a 'manned moon landing' and catch up with the progress of the Phoenix Group."

"Now...we have to admit that the Phoenix Group and Yan Kingdom have gained absolute technological dominance on the moon; whoever they want to land on the moon can land on the moon."

Johnson took a deep breath. Obviously, not only NASA is having a hard time, but the British Empire is also having a hard time.

But before he could speak, Alan, the assistant on the side, went on to say:

"In addition to this, there is another piece of information, but it is not about aerospace, but about our 'space observation ship'."

"Space observation ship?"

Johnson was taken aback for a moment, and then vaguely guessed something.

He asked hastily:

"Is this news from the North American side? They want our 'Space Observation Ship'?"

Now it was the assistant's turn to be a little surprised, nodded and said:

"Yes, Chief."

"The North American side just proposed that they hope that our 'Space Observation Ship' can go to the blue sea to be incorporated into their Pacific Seventh Fleet to provide them with some data reconnaissance services."

"Our Ministry of Defense has agreed to their request. This message is to inform you that our 'Space Observation Ship' has been temporarily requisitioned."

Johnson's expression suddenly changed.

Over the past six months, North American officials have continued to increase their troops in the Asia-Pacific region. Both the military base where the Neon Country is located and the Pacific Fleet stationed in Luzon have expanded a lot compared to a year ago.

Logically speaking, such actions will undoubtedly increase the tension and unrest in the Asia-Pacific region.

but!

This kind of action seems a bit "pretentious" under the non-stop exaggeration of the "Yan country threat theory" and the "war with Yan country in 2025" by North American officials.

Let me ask, if war is really going to happen, will North America say it with great fanfare, and will everyone know about it?

Obviously not.

Prior to this, Johnson also believed that North America was just a bluff to engage in public opinion propaganda. But at this time, after hearing that North America officially requisitioned the "space observation ship" used to monitor missiles and other aircraft, he suddenly realized that things were not as he thought. Simple.

You know, there are several "space observation ships" in North America itself. How could it be possible to call on allies in times of emergency? Even the "space observation ships" of the British Empire were borrowed? !

"Alan, do you know what our Royal Navy is doing?"

Allen was a little dazed, but after thinking carefully for a moment, he replied:
"Director, didn't our Royal Navy's aircraft carrier go to the Indian Ocean exercise some time ago?"

"Now it should also be repaired at the naval base in the Indian Ocean..."

Johnson took a deep breath, is this going to be a decisive battle? !

……

As North American officials continued to deploy more troops to the Asia-Pacific region, not only Johnson could smell the smell of war from clues, but even the officials of Yan Kingdom also noticed something unusual.

The official reaction of the Yan Kingdom was to increase the intensity of military exercises in the surrounding waters.

but.

Although the officials of Yan State began to pay attention to it, at this time, the domestic society of Yan State was still immersed in the excitement of "manned moon landing" and "space base".

Although North America continues to invest military power in the Asia-Pacific region, and although North America and the Yan Kingdom continue to have friction, at this moment, most people still think that this is nothing more than North America's extreme pressure and bluff.

Everyone does not believe that North America will really start a war.

Such optimism continued, and when the enthusiasm for "manned landing on the moon" subsided, and after the three astronauts Liu Jianguo and Chen Ping returned to Earth safely with a large amount of lunar soil, the society of Yan Kingdom gradually discovered some Minor changes.

The first thing to reflect is the stock market.

After experiencing a short-term continuous rise, the stock market suddenly began to experience an inexplicable continuous decline. This daily decline is not large, but it can be seen that foreign capital continues to flow out every day, and the market is very determined.

At the beginning, the analysts of Big A were still looking for various reasons to explain the decline. Domestic institutions and retail investors did not admit that they continued to increase their positions. After a week of continuous large net outflows of foreign capital, some people finally felt that something was wrong.

Good guy.

This is not a position swap at all, nor is it a position reduction, this is running away.

And what are foreign investors afraid of? !

Finally, someone finally focused their attention on the continuous military actions of North American officials.

North America is going to fight Yan Kingdom?

Gossip in the stock market is always the fastest to spread. When the news spreads, some people scoff at it, but some people feel the breath of danger.

Immediately afterwards, to everyone's surprise, global oil prices began to rise slowly, and even bulk resources such as coal and copper mines also began to rise.

A month later, more people felt that something was wrong. At this time, the price of food and meat in Yan Kingdom also began to rise and fluctuate!
Dangerous aura suddenly enveloped Yan Country, and the voice of discussion on the Internet became louder and louder.

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