Two Realms: Don't call me evil!

Black Palace!

U.S. Energy Minister Moi Mikel stood like a quail, dejectedly in front of President Jasmine.

Also nearby were Defense Minister Selim Harmon and CAI Director Judith.

This was a relatively private meeting. Mikel was one of Jasmine's confidants, so he appeared here to attend this high-level secret meeting of the United States.

"Mr. President, I'm sorry, I can't stop the popularization of the bio-battery of the JECO Group. The advantages of that bio-battery are too great."

Mikel said weakly that he had tried before, but technological innovation was like when cars replaced horse-drawn carriages and mobile phones replaced letters. Even the United States, the overlord of the blue planet, could not stop the innovation brought about by technological progress.

The trend of the elimination of fuel vehicles is like a tsunami. As the U.S. Minister of Energy, he is powerless and can only watch bio-batteries enter cars and households.

Jasmin frowned, tapped the table, and said in a heavy tone: "What are the results of the imitation? Is there any hope of obtaining this kind of bio-battery technology? Even if the energy density is a little lower, it is acceptable."

Biobatteries have brought a lot of pressure to this President of the United States. Internally, there is dissatisfaction from major oil companies, and externally, there is pressure from several oil-producing countries.

Of course he knew that the possibility was not high, but he still couldn't help but hope that even if he could imitate a weaker biological battery, the losses they suffered in oil could be made up, as long as the Jeko Group was not allowed to dominate the market alone.

"It cannot be copied. According to the report of the experimenters below, many materials of this biological battery are not available at all, so it is impossible to copy it."

Mikel said without hesitation that he had gathered several national laboratories to imitate the bio-battery, but the answers they gave were that it was completely impossible to imitate. They didn't even have any ideas about this bio-battery technology.

What’s hateful is that the Jeko Group has not registered any patents at all, otherwise we could explore the technical ideas of this biobattery from the patents.

Hearing this answer, the disappointment on Jasmine's face was visible to the naked eye. He could only shift his attention and look at Judith beside him.

"Judith, what's the situation in the Middle East?"

"The situation is extremely bad because international crude oil prices have plummeted and there are huge conflicts among those countries now."

Judith hesitated. One of the powers of the United States is the petrodollar. The United States controls the Middle East, the world's oil treasure house, through various means, and links it to the US dollar, making a fortune every year.

But the advent of biobatteries has dealt a heavy blow to oil.

Although the oil produced can not only be used for automobile fuel, it is also an important chemical raw material.

But there is no doubt that automobiles are the largest consumer market for oil.

Nowadays, new energy vehicles equipped with bio-batteries are hot-selling, and everyone is buying new energy vehicles. Everyone can see that the future belongs to new energy vehicles, and the value of oil will drop sharply.

The petrodollar foundation that the United States has always held has been shaken from the root. To put it more seriously, it is not an exaggeration to say that the foundation of the country has been shaken.

"The countries in the Middle East attributed the decline in crude oil prices to us. The internal conflicts are moving outward, so they chose the country of Yutai as their target. According to the intelligence we have, many Middle Eastern countries are increasingly dissatisfied with Yutai, and the war is tending to expand."

Judith's face was solemn. Those Middle Eastern countries all relied on oil to get rich. Once the bio-battery came out, crude oil prices fell and they suffered heavy losses.

These Middle Eastern countries are too far away from the Jeko Group, and they can do nothing about it. Besides, they dare not provoke it, so they blame the United States.

They spend so many dollars every year purchasing arms and paying protection fees to the United States, but the United States has not made any statement at all. They are at a loss when facing biological batteries. Naturally, they are very dissatisfied and want to take action against Yutai, the agent of the United States.

Since you didn't say anything when you were bullied, we won't pay the protection fee, so everyone chose Yu Taiguo as their target.

Everyone knows that the United States is an agent deliberately placed in the Middle East by the United States, which uses the United States to threaten and bully the Middle Eastern countries, forcing them to rely on the United States.

If I can’t defeat the Jeko Group, I can’t defeat your Yutai Kingdom either!
It just so happened that they had a blood feud with the Kingdom of Zatai, and the Arabs had no good feelings towards the Kingdom of Zatai. It just so happened that the price of crude oil plummeted, and domestic oil companies related to it laid off a large number of employees, wages were reduced, the quality of life of the people declined, public resentment was boiling, and internal conflicts were numerous. It was just right to transfer internal conflicts in the form of foreign wars through external wars.

As for the target of this foreign war, for the Middle Eastern countries, is there any better target than the country of Yutai?
Since Jasmine could become president, he must be very smart. He analyzed the truth of the matter from Judith's words and snorted coldly.

"What kind of people are there in the Middle East? How dare they jump up and bark? They don't know who they are. We can't let chaos happen in Yutai Country right now. This is our bottom line."

The three people present had expected this, and Jasmine’s answer was not surprising.

The United States is extremely important to the United States. In addition to geopolitical factors, the existence of the United States is equivalent to a sharp sword standing by the United States in the Middle East, which can tear the Arab countries in the Middle East apart, prevent the political integration of the Arab world, and control its own petrodollar hegemony.

On the other hand, the Jewish people have deep roots in the United States, and many of them are owners of famous financial companies.

Including the famous Wall Street, the white power occupies half of the country. Its influence in the political, cultural and economic fields of the United States is unfathomable, so that it is enough to influence the foreign policy of the United States political arena to a certain extent.

We are all smart people. The influence of Asians in the United States is too great. The capital they control forces the U.S. government to consider their ideas. Even among the politicians present, there are Asian sponsors behind the scenes who provide political donations and support.

"It's the Jake Group again. Can't they just stop for a while? They're making trouble all day long. Mr. President, we can't let this go on any longer."

Defense Minister Harmon slammed the table, his face full of anger.

Harmon is not a militant, but now even he can't hold back. This shows how great the impact of biobatteries is on the United States. Even Harmon, a conservative, wants to quit.

Jasmin was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Has the military found a way to deal with the cruiser arsenal ship?"

The Jeko Group is now the overlord of Southeast Asia. Under the influence of the Jeko Group, the Southeast Asian countries were integrated to form the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, and Su Jie proclaimed himself the head of state.

Although the United States has never publicly acknowledged the JEC Group and Su Jie, it has to be said that even the United States is afraid of the JEC Group's strength.

When the Jeko Group annexed those Southeast Asian countries, the United States wanted to intervene several times, but later it backed off because of the Jeko Group's abundant martial virtues. Among them, the Devourer-class cruiser was the one that made the United States feel most threatened.

This type of cruiser arsenal ship can dive into the deep sea and carry hundreds of missiles, which poses a huge threat to aircraft carrier battle groups.

Harmon was a little embarrassed when he heard Jasmine ask this, but he still said, "According to our sand table simulation, if we can mobilize three aircraft carrier battle groups, our chances of winning the sea battle will be 70%."

"Only 70%!"

Jasmin's expression was not good, a 70% winning rate was not safe.

Anything can happen in a naval battle, and aircraft carrier battle groups are the cornerstone of U.S. hegemony. If there are any problems, the impact will be too great.

Even if the United States wins, if it is a miserable victory, its hegemony will be shaken, which is more serious than its oil hegemony.

The United States intimidates the whole world and commands other countries by relying on its powerful military force. Once the weakness of the United States is discovered, it will be difficult for it to serve as the world's policeman in the future.

It's like a gang leader. When you are strong, your subordinates will naturally obey your orders. When you are weak, your subordinates will naturally have evil intentions.

Not to mention being obedient, even if he doesn't think about how to bring down the boss and take his place, he can be considered a loyal younger brother.

There has never been friendship between countries, only interests.

What's more, other countries will definitely not have a good impression of the United States because of its domineering and arrogant behavior.

It is only because of the military force that dominates the blue planet that everyone has to obey the orders of the United States, including its younger brothers such as South Korea and the Sakura Country. Once the United States declines and the dog leash loosens, they will surely retaliate against their master.

"Mr. President, they are still reluctant to share even a little bit of the benefits of the emergence of bio-batteries. We are not the only ones dissatisfied with the Jeko Group. Other countries are also very dissatisfied with it. We can win over more allies.

Even if they don’t become our allies, they will not interfere with our military operations, including the Bear Country, which is also a major exporter of crude oil and has also been severely affected by bio-batteries. "

There was a gleam in Harmon's eyes. The petrodollar hegemony was too important to the United States. If the United States did not intervene, this hegemony would inevitably be lost in the future.

On the contrary, defeating the Jeko Group and forcing them to give up the profits of bio-batteries is most in line with the plans of the United States.

"The Sakura Country and South Korea will obey our orders. The British Empire is stirring up trouble in the crude oil market. Their large number of overseas oil fields have suffered heavy losses. Germany has a large number of old-fashioned fuel vehicle companies, and their market share is being squeezed by new energy vehicles with bio-batteries. Here in the Maple Leaf Country, these countries all have the hope of becoming our allies. The pressure from the whole world is exerted on the Jeko Group. We must show the Jeko Group our determination, even if it means fighting a war."

Harmon's tone became increasingly high, and those who didn't know him might have thought he was a hawk.

"Admiral Harmon, you are too radical."

Judith is actually the hawk, but he advocates restricting the Jake Group in all aspects. Even a hawk like Harmon thinks that the conservative party is too radical when it comes to wanting to start a bloody war and take risks with the aircraft carrier battle group.

"Humph, it's obvious that you are too conservative. If you keep compromising with the JECO Group, they will become more and more arrogant. You won't get any good results if you keep silent."

Harmon glared at Judith, his beard fluttering in indignation.

Zhu Dean refused to give in and shook his head, saying, "The Jeko Group is not the small country we dealt with before. They are the hegemon of Southeast Asia and have strong military strength. How can we start a war whenever we want? This is not a child's play."

Harmon curled his lips. Seeing that Judith did not give him face, he said unhappily, "You guys let it go in the past. If you had suppressed the Jake Group when it first started to rise, the Jake Group would have been solved long ago. How could it become so powerful now? In the final analysis, it's because you didn't do a good job of intelligence work and didn't pay attention to the growth of this terrible cancer in Southeast Asia."

Judith is the director of the CIA after all, and he has his own temper. When he saw Harmon mocking him, he immediately responded with sarcasm.

"It's ridiculous. Did the military do its job well? Don't think I don't know that we supported Johor, Temasek, Java, Luzon and other countries with a large amount of military aid. It was originally intended to strengthen the local military strength to blockade and counter the Jeko Group. As a result, a large amount of military aid disappeared inexplicably. The purchase price of a coffee cup was as high as 1280 US dollars."

"enough!"

Jasmine snorted coldly, interrupting the quarrel between the two people and stopping Judith from continuing. Even as the president, he was very sensitive about this kind of thing, and Judith could not cover it up.

Judith, who was a little drunk, reacted and his back was slightly soaked with cold sweat, and a feeling of fear surged in his heart.

Although he is Jasmine's confidant, his impact is too great.

If he, the CIA director, really goes against the behemoth of the military-industrial complex and investigates corruption in the U.S. military, he might commit suicide by being shot seven times in the back tomorrow.

Harmon's face was gloomy and he glared at Judith fiercely. The scene fell into silence for a moment.

"Regarding what you said, Harmon, I agree in principle. We will first try to discuss and cooperate with other countries on joint operations, start military mobilization against the Jeko Group, deploy troops, and make war plans."

Jasmine continued to speak, looking at Harmon, and made a certain compromise.

"Mr. President, I suggest that we dispatch the Reagan, Eisenhower, and Roosevelt aircraft carrier battle groups, a total of three aircraft carrier battle groups to ensure our maritime combat capability. In addition, we will dispatch the naval forces of the Sakura Country and South Korea, as well as..."

Harmon perked up and started talking slowly.

After Harmon finished speaking, Jasmine knocked on the table and said seriously, "Remember, the army has no orders from me and must exercise restraint. Any actions that may lead to conflict must be approved by me. For now, we should mainly flex our muscles and exert military pressure to make the Jeko Group surrender. If we can resolve the issue with the Jeko Group through negotiations, then we should resolve it through negotiations. We must not open fire rashly. Do you understand?"

Harmon nodded repeatedly and said solemnly: "Please rest assured, Mr. President, our army's orders are as strong as a mountain. We will never open fire first and will never fire the first shot."

Jasmin felt relieved. He didn't want a war to break out with the Jeko Group when he was in power. It would be fine if he won, but if he lost...
Jasmine shuddered and dared not think about it. (End of this chapter)