Interstellar: Start as a cleaner.

Chapter 1350 Ancient Martial Arts Arena

With a plan in mind, Yang Bo waited quietly while the Federal Secret Intelligence Service prepared to contact certain elders of the Pirate Alliance Council.

Because the pirate alliance is ruled by these elders.

To be precise, the financial groups behind these elders have the final say.

The war between the Pirate Alliance and the Federation made some elders and the financial groups behind them extremely wealthy.

However, some conglomerates not only failed to make a profit, but also suffered losses due to poor market performance.

The most profitable sectors are materials, cybersecurity, and various upstream and downstream industries and companies related to robot manufacturing and warship manufacturing.

There is also insurance.

The sectors that are losing money are tourism and transportation.

The federal government receives a large number of tourists every year.

These tourists need to purchase insurance when traveling by transport spacecraft.

Moreover, the presence of pirates made travel extremely expensive.

Therefore, the number of people traveling continues to decrease.

With the transportation industry in a slump, the upstream spacecraft manufacturing supply chain is also not performing well in the market.

Although transport ships and warships have many similarities, even if a company has two businesses, they are still separated into two companies.

There wasn't much good news for the alliance, especially since the orders all went to the Empire.

The pirate alliance is inherently a group of interests; some people make money while others don't, so naturally some people feel resentful.

Therefore, the chances of peace talks are still quite high.

Yang Bo arrived at Devonstar Bart's private laboratory.

Then, using a fake identity, I sent a message to Zhang Han!

Zhang Han, commander of the 2nd Squadron of the Third Fleet of the Federation.

The family is a shareholder of the Hot Group, one of the major conglomerates in Madhya Pradesh.

The Holt Group's main business is mining, but it also has financial insurance and internet companies.

In Madhya Pradesh, the financial groups are mainly divided into two camps: one is the traditional industrial camp, and the other is the emerging high-tech camp.

The traditional industrial sector mainly deals in zinc minerals and various industrial production.

The high-tech camp mainly focuses on intelligent systems, internet services, and internet security.

These conglomerates all have their own financial companies at their core.

Zhang Han is 45 years old this year. He is able to become the captain of a squadron mainly because of his family's influence in the federal army.

No matter how outstanding you are, it doesn't matter if you can't get promoted.

Zhang Han also has his own social media accounts, but he doesn't flaunt his wealth on them, and no one knows his real identity.

Zhang Han is a well-known military blogger who enjoys creating military-related content.

Zhang Han received a lot of private messages.

Zhang Han saw the message sent by Yang Bo; it was from a stranger.

The stranger's name is Crazy 9527.

Yang Bo came up with quite a few good names, but they were all taken.

Crazy9527: General Zhang, I have some news about your enemy.

Zhang Han looked at the message sent by the other party and wondered what his enemy was thinking.
Could it be a competitor in the military? So Zhang Han added the other person on his contacts.

The other party sent a private virtual chat room!

After Zhang Han entered the chat room, he saw that the other party was just a black shadow.

Crazy9527: General Zhang, please look at this.

I was so surprised when the other party sent me a screenshot that I almost dropped my jaw.

What Yang Bo produced was the account, information, and content used to provide intelligence to the federal government.

This was the key information that led to the Third Fleet's victory.

Zhang Han asked directly, "Does Your Excellency have information about pirates?"

Kuangbiao9527: "That's right, I know General Zhang has real military talent!"

"I think all the people in your central government who support the military are useless. General Zhang is more than qualified to be the Minister of National Defense."

"Of course, I'm not the type to provide information for free."

"Of course, you can also provide me with some intelligence."

Zhang Han had been trying to figure out who the person who provided the information to the Third Fleet was.

Hearing this from the other party, he asked with uncertainty, "Are you also a pirate?"

Kuangbiao9527: "Haha, as expected of General Zhang!"

"That's right, I am a pirate. Otherwise, how would I know about the pirate crew's detailed arrangements?"

"We can cooperate. You can provide some valuable information about the Federal Army, especially about your rivals within the Federal Army!"

"And I can guarantee that the information I provide will allow the general to rise rapidly in rank!"

"General, you may not know this, but some people in your Federation are already negotiating with certain elders of the Pirate Alliance!"

"A country actually has to compromise with pirates!"

Zhang Han was also very surprised to hear about this, because he hadn't heard any such news himself, and he didn't expect the other party to know.

It's worth noting that your family wields considerable influence in Madhya Pradesh, and the fact that even your own family was unaware of this demonstrates the high level of secrecy surrounding the information.

Of course, it's also possible that the action was just taken.

This further proves the other party's source of information among the pirates.

Zhang Han didn't think the other party was lying, because the matter was too easy to expose.

Zhang Han shook his head upon hearing this: "I'm sorry, I can't provide you with information about our federal army."

"While I approve of your plan, I am a federal soldier, and they are my colleagues!"

"I know what kind of people my colleagues are, but they are still my colleagues!"

"If you are willing, I am willing to pay other prices, such as wealth."

"Of course, there are other things too!"

Zhang Han's answer did not surprise Yang Bo.

Although the federal army is utterly corrupt, it still has some genuine soldiers.

Kuangbiao9527: "Of course, our cooperation is flexible and adaptable."

"I just don't want to see the Pirate Alliance negotiate with the Federation."

"I won't hide it anymore, my relationship with the pirate alliance is terrible."

"However, your Federation is in a terrible state. The Pirate Alliance can obtain a lot of information about your Federation from various sources."

"I have a pirate alliance base here, or more precisely, a base for the pirate alliance to sell stolen goods!"

"This base is for turning the goods looted by pirates into normal commodities!"

"Of course, this base involves world-renowned large companies."

"I wonder if the general wants to know about this base, or if he knows about some pirate groups."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Han pondered for a moment before replying, "I want to know about the pirate group. Dealing with such a base is still a bit difficult for me right now, because my personal wealth is limited."

“Our family is not doing well recently, and we need our family’s help to pay you more money.”

"You must also know that there are many conflicts and competitions within a family."

"Once the family finds out about this, it might not be my achievement anymore!"

Upon hearing the other person's response, Yang Bo realized that he hadn't misjudged them.

The pirate alliance's base, while wielding considerable influence, also involves far too many issues for Zhang Han to handle in his current position. Mishandling such matters could create powerful adversaries.

Just think about how powerful the conglomerates behind the Pirate Alliance are. These conglomerates can easily use many methods to intervene in the internal struggles of Zhang Han's family, causing Zhang Han to lose in the internal family conflicts.

"And what about the base of a pirate crew?" Yang Bo asked.

"And General Zhang can choose not to pay first."

"Because the main purpose of my message to General Zhang this time was to sabotage the peace talks between the Federation and the Pirate Alliance."

"I don't think the general wants them to negotiate either!"

Zhang Han nodded upon hearing this: "Thank you for your information. I personally do not wish to negotiate with the pirate alliance, as it would be a disgrace to our army. However, if it is an order, I will carry it out unconditionally."

Upon hearing this, Yang Bo became even more certain that he had not misjudged Zhang Han; this was indeed a true soldier!

Furthermore, Yang Bo felt that he could use Li John's identity to collaborate with Zhang Han in the future.

True soldiers like Zhang Han are actually quite easy to deal with because they will follow orders.

"I think that next, General Zhang, you will be leading the squadron on patrols or drills!"

“That way we’ll have a chance to act alone!” Yang Bo said again.

"Our fleet has been conducting routine patrols and exercises."

"Of course, our patrol and exercise areas are not too large." Zhang Han then told Yang Bo about the patrol or exercise areas of his fleet.

"it is good!"

"I will send you any news!" With that, the first contact ended.

Because Zhang Han's squadron cannot carry out missions in an unlimited area.

Therefore, Zhang Han needs to target the pirate group within a specific area.

This is still a considerable challenge for Yang Bo, because it is possible that no pirate group will pass through Zhang Han's fleet's mission area before the Pirate Alliance and the Federation conclude their peace talks.

Of course, Yang Bo also needs to make two preparations!
If Zhang Han doesn't have a chance to act, then he will gather his pirate crew to rob the Federal State of Madhya Pradesh.

However, as the Greyhound Pirate Crew and other pirate crews continuously upgraded their warships...

The upgraded warships of these pirate crews also flowed into other pirate crews.

Yang Bo implanted backdoors into all of these warships, so that as long as these warships communicate with the outside world, Yang Bo can know their location.

As long as Yang Bo is willing, he can obtain the locations of these pirate groups' bases, their action plans, routes, and so on at any time.

Unless these warships never contact the outside world, Yang Bo would have no way of knowing anything about these pirate warships.

Yang Bo had just finished meeting with Zhang Han when, unexpectedly, trouble arose again at Sanyuexing.

To be precise, Yang Bo overlooked the relevant issues.

The issue of contribution points for the Ancient Martial Arts Association.

The Imperial Ancient Martial Arts Association originally came to discuss matters with Yang Bo, but unexpectedly encountered a terrorist attack.

Then a series of things happened, which delayed the matter again.

Currently, the contribution points within the ancient martial arts associations of the three countries are simply insufficient.

Yang Bo returned to March and first checked the value of his Ancient Martial Arts Association contribution points.

You wouldn't believe it until you see it; the total value has exceeded 600 billion.

On the one hand, contribution points are appreciating in value.

The ancient martial arts associations of the three countries dared not open up the exchange contribution points.

Contribution points can be redeemed for real-world items!
In other words, members of the Ancient Martial Arts Association can exchange any physical item for contribution points!

But the contribution points aren't circulating at all right now!
Therefore, the Ancient Martial Arts Association dared not accept any more items.

Because all the contribution points ended up in Yang Bo's hands.

Yang Bo was speechless as he looked at the contribution points, because he didn't want to acquire any businesses outside the alliance.

On the one hand, given my current status, it's impossible for me to go to the other two countries; going now would be like throwing good money after bad.

On the other hand, they acquired assets that were essentially just韭菜 (a metaphor for being exploited or exploited).

In the empire, unless you have noble status, the various taxes will kill you.

This is especially true at the federal level.

Yang Bo thought for a moment and decided to ask Su Wei and the others if they had anything they wanted to exchange.

Yang Bo then plans to organize a tournament for the remaining items.

The bonus will be calculated using contribution points.

Yang Bo plans to hold the arena competition in March Star, which will increase the popularity of Samsung and enhance the value of March Star itself.

"Change things?"

"I'd like to exchange it with your contribution points, but even if I did, would I be able to use it?" Wang Muxue rolled her eyes.

"Just use it secretly!"

"It's a shame you're a general." Yang Bo chuckled.

"Because I am a general, I have to register anything I change, especially things I get from abroad, which have to be inspected by the relevant departments."

"It's only in March that I can sneak over to your place." Wang Muxue shook her head.

"Then we'll just have to let Su Wei and the others choose!"

"When the time comes, let Su Wei help you choose whatever you like."

“They really respect you!” Yang Bo said, putting his arm around Wang Muxue.

"Pah! They respect me, so you bully me?"

"Who was it that was just making those 'ah ah ah' noises? And looking so happy?"

"You bastard... Aaaaah!"

Yang Bo had Wang Muxue completely under his control. If a beating didn't solve the problem, he would escalate the punishment.

Su Wei and her group were very happy to be able to exchange items at the Ancient Martial Arts Association.

Then Yang Bo contacted Zhang Bozhen again, using the excuse of thanking his fourth brother for the armed spaceship.

Upon hearing Yang Bo's suggestion, Zhang Bozhen immediately became interested.

After seeing the value of Yang Bo's contribution points, I was so shocked that my jaw almost dropped!

Because this is an international competition, and the members of the Ancient Martial Arts Association are all either rich or noble!

These people coming to March Star and spending a lot of money can significantly boost March Star's GDP!

So Zhang Bozhen personally came to Yang Bo's villa.

Zhang Bozhen was not surprised at all to see that Yang Bo had two more girlfriends.

Zhang Bozhen also knew Yang Bo's two girlfriends, after all, Liu Jingxiang and Zhou Kexin accompanied Yang Bo to the Empire to participate in the Swordsmanship Association.

"Yang Bo, tell me your thoughts in detail?" Zhang Bozhen asked impatiently after greeting Su Wei and the others.

"I don't understand this matter either, so I've left it all to Fourth Brother. I'll just contribute some points." Yang Bo had no interest in getting involved in these things.

"Yang Bo, you still need to be involved in this matter..." Zhang Bozhen still wanted Yang Bo to participate!

"I know nothing about these things, because there are many aspects to ancient martial arts. How will the competition be judged?"

"Some are proficient in fist techniques, some in sword techniques, and some are proficient in less common weapons!"

"I support Fourth Brother's decisions, but I won't participate because I don't have the time!"

"I'd rather play some games than waste this time!"

When Zhang Bozhen heard Yang Bo say this, he shared his thoughts: "I think this competition should involve the three ancient martial arts associations and use a combination of intelligent systems and human judges, but you still need to step in..."

"I can help Fourth Brother contact the president of the Alliance Ancient Martial Arts Association, but I won't get involved in anything else. If Fourth Brother still wants me to get involved, then I'm not doing it!"

"Alright then!" Zhang Bozhen had no choice but to accept Yang Bo's attitude.

(End of this chapter)