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However, it wasn't that Patje was unwilling to trade these things, but rather that both the gunfight training method and the formula for the Possian potion were actually top secrets of the Jehovah Church.

Gunfighting is relatively easy to handle, since Patje himself is a priest of the Order of the Priests and is naturally proficient in training methods.

The reason the deal failed to go through was mainly because the complete gun-fu training method involves too much knowledge, which cannot be contained in just a few pages. Without any preparation, Patje could not memorize it all, so he needed some time to prepare.

As for Posian's potion, it goes without saying that this drug, which can suppress human emotions, is the foundation of the Jehovah Church's rule. Its formula, production process, and source of raw materials are not accessible to ordinary people, not even priests.

Therefore, the Posian potions that Patje brought out for the trade were all stockpiles he had secretly kept after he recovered his emotions and stopped taking the medicine.

The quantity is small, only twenty-six doses, which is enough for thirteen days, at two doses a day.

However, Josie didn't use these drugs directly. Instead, she planned to give them to Yuri to test their effects and analyze whether they might cause any adverse effects other than loss of emotions.

Josie valued this potion highly, even more than gunfighting.

On the surface, this is just a drug to control human emotions, which seems somewhat inhumane.

However, if we think about it from another perspective, if we use this drug in training, learning, or other situations that require a high degree of concentration, or in other situations where we don't want to be disturbed by emotions, wouldn't it be possible to eliminate those unnecessary and complicated emotions?

The answer is obvious.

While it may not reach the level of absolute rationality, it is enough to keep one highly focused for a considerable period of time.

Just as he expected, when he connected with Yuri and explained the situation with the Posian potion, he immediately gained the attention of this big shot and traded the small amount of potion to him.

After doing all this, Josie finally ended all the transaction communications with satisfaction.

Although the value of the world of Rift Apocalypse is not as great as that of the Red Alert world, the Gunfighting Technique and the Possian Potion are still worth the price of admission.

It's better than being like the third dimension, where you're still a little kid and don't understand anything.

Thinking about this, Josie couldn't help but sigh. Kids really are more troublesome.

"Boss, the Presidential Palace has called several times already!" Vito, who was guarding the door, immediately reported as soon as he saw Josie come out of the study.

"What? Did you reach a conclusion?" Josie asked.

He certainly couldn't have been unaware that Eisenhower had arrived in Vienna overnight.

However, he couldn't directly get involved in this matter.

From the American perspective, the relationship between Josie and Austria has always been superficial.

This means that Josie, leveraging America's influence and his own capital, controlled a portion of Austria's economy.

As for the rest—including the acquisition of Hydra, the creation of Ouroboros, and the fact that they had effectively taken control of Austria—those are the deepest secrets.

If these things are exposed, it's hard to say how the United States will treat him.

The same applies to the Russian side. All transactions were completed through Austrian officials or Ouroboros, with Josie never showing her face or demonstrating any deep relationship between herself and Austria.

Therefore, Josie cannot directly get involved in Austria's possession of next-generation weapons; she can only be an observer, or at most a "middleman" standing on the side of the United States.

“The negotiations aren’t going very well; the Americans are quite greedy,” Vito said, shaking his head, before explaining the current situation.

The Americans' stance is now very clear: they want Austria to provide the technology for all the cutting-edge weapons used in the recent war against Yugoslavia.

Especially the Mirage fighter jets and helicopters.

But they don't want to spend money, or rather, they don't want to spend too much money.

The reason is quite straightforward. During and immediately after World War II, I, the elder brother, fought against the British and French bears for the sake of you, my little brother Austria. Now that you have secretly produced so many good things, shouldn't you share them with your elder brother?

Of course, this was just Eisenhower's negotiating rhetoric.

The saying goes, "ask for the sky, then bargain down to the spot." Eisenhower couldn't possibly have really thought he could get it for free. Otherwise, if he had forced Austria into the arms of the Soviet Union, he would have been in deep trouble.

Austria, on the other hand, was very cooperative and took the opportunity to make a series of demands.

For example, they demand control over the currently occupied territories in the Balkans, especially the coastal areas, as well as more naval support policies.

However, the Americans are unlikely to agree too readily; there are still many details to consider, and it won't be easy to finalize anything.

Not only is Austria now negotiating with the United States, but it is also prepared to negotiate with the Soviet Union—even though the Americans came to us first, it was only a matter of time before the Soviet Union did as well.

Fortunately, Josie never intended to hold onto these technologies indefinitely from the beginning.

It's impossible to hold onto it.

He wasn't foolish enough to think that relying on these few advanced weapons would actually challenge the status of the two super giants, the United States and Russia.

The huge gap in comprehensive national strength is a stark reality.

If a fight were to break out, even if we could gain a slight advantage at the beginning, like Red Skull did back then.

However, as time went on, these two countries could easily overwhelm Austria by sheer numbers.

Therefore, from the very beginning, the ultimate purpose of presenting these weapons technologies was not for fighting wars, but for negotiating with the United States and Russia to make some exchanges of interests.

The war with the Southern Federation was nothing more than a live-fire arms exhibition.

It's cruel, but also very realistic.

This war was destined from the very beginning to have only one loser: the Southern Federation.

I'll post one chapter first; the rest should be posted this morning.

Chapter 146 The Secret to Austria's Strength

A large-scale performance is underway on the outskirts of Belgrade.

Weapons that the Austrian military had used in the previous Balkan wars were all on display in this exercise.

However, the most eye-catching items were the Mirage 3 fighter jet and two military helicopters.

The Mirage 3 fighter roared through the sky, its speed of Mach 2 instantly leaving the several American-made jet test aircraft that were serving as training partners far behind.

The American jets that accompanied the training were the first generation of F-80 Meteor, F-84 Thunder, and F-86 Sabre fighters equipped by the US military.

Although piston-engine fighters, which were in large numbers, remained the main force of fighter aircraft worldwide for nearly a decade after the end of World War II, the world's major powers, shocked by the fact that the German army first deployed the first-generation jet fighter, the ME262, in actual combat and achieved considerable success, put the development of jet fighters on their development agendas.

The fastest progress was made in the British Meteor fighter, which was developed around the same time as the ME262.

Following closely behind were these three fighter jets developed by the United States between 1944 and 1946.

The F86, in particular, is still only a prototype.

In the original timeline, these three fighter jets were considered exemplary models of their time.

Unfortunately, they ran into the Mirage 3 fighter jet, which was considered the pinnacle of second-generation fighters.

It's important to understand that among all generations of fighter jets, second-generation fighters were the generation that most pursued high speed and high altitude due to various reasons such as concepts and weapon configurations. This is why there are many third-generation, fourth-generation, and even fifth-generation fighters that are slower than second-generation aircraft.

Take the fifth-generation F-35 fighter jet, for example. Its top speed is only Mach 1.8, which is 0.4 Mach less than the Mirage 3. This is because later fighter jets place more emphasis on overall performance and beyond-visual-range strike capability, so speed is no longer the most important indicator.

However, in this era, there is no doubt that speed is king.

What could a conventional piston fighter, or even a first-generation jet whose top speed couldn't even exceed the speed of sound, possibly do against the Mirage 3?

The U.S. military observer group, led by Eisenhower, watched the Mirage 3's performance with astonishment, while shaking their heads at the performance of their own three fighter jets.

It is foreseeable that, starting today, these three fighter jets, which once shone brightly in the US military in the original timeline, will be thrown directly into the trash heap in this world.

Howard Stark, who was also in the observation group, and several men in suits around him did not look too happy. Only two people were smiling.

Howard Stark represents Lockheed Corporation. His Trans World Airlines and Lockheed Corporation have cross-shareholdings, so even if he were to retire, he would still be a major shareholder of Lockheed Corporation. The F-80 Meteor fighter jet, which is now the mainstay of the US military, was developed by Lockheed Corporation with Howard's help during World War II.

Beside him were representatives from Republic Aircraft Corporation, which developed the F84 Thunderbolt, and North American Aviation, which developed the F86 Sabre fighter jet.

As for the two smiling men, they were representatives of Boeing aircraft.

Why are they laughing? Because their major shareholder is Josh. Just before this military exercise, thanks to Josh's connections, Boeing had already obtained production licenses for the Mirage 3 and two attack helicopters. The U.S. Department of Defense has basically confirmed that it will make a large-scale purchase of the Mirage 3 fighter jets. Under these circumstances, how could they not be happy?

Along with the airline representatives, those with grim expressions were also spies from countries like Britain, France, and Russia, who were lurking nearby.

For them, Austria, which is equipped with a small number of advanced weapons, is not so scary, but the United States, which is fully equipped with advanced weapons, is very scary.

If the United States were to fully equip itself with super fighter jets like the Mirage III, even if Russia had nuclear weapons, it would be powerless to confront the United States—because in this era, the only way to deliver nuclear bombs is through bombers.

Of all the bombers available now, which aircraft could break through the Mirage 3's defenses?

However, Josie had anticipated this, and the Phantom 3 was definitely not going to be given to the Russians.

Americans aren't stupid. If fighter jets with extremely similar styles appear in both their own country and in the Soviet Union, even a fool would know that Austria is selling its products to both sides.

But if we can't sell the Mirage 3, we can sell the MiG-21.

The Russian bears are Yuri's old ally, and he's very familiar with the MiG series.

With two fighter jets of completely different styles and parameters, the US military had no way of detecting the trickery involved.

Of course, the price won't be cheap, and what Josie wants is never money.

“Long time no see, dear Claire!” Ophelia met Claire Vayan, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time, in a café in Belgrade.

"Tell me, what conditions do you need to provide us with the relevant technology for that new fighter jet?" Claire said, her expression somewhat unpleasant.

As a top agent of the Russian army, this was the first time Claire had ever met a female agent as difficult to deal with as Ophelia.

Most importantly, in several dealings, she had never gained the upper hand, which greatly displeased the extremely arrogant Claire. Of course, what displeased her even more was that her homeland always came out on the losing end whenever dealing with the Austrian side.

"Hehe, my dear, you're still so impatient. Alright, our conditions are actually very simple: we want everything from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Albania!" Ophelia said with a smile, stating their conditions.

"What? You can forget about it!" Claire's face changed drastically when she heard Ophelia's conditions. The initial condition given to her was that Austria and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia could occupy the existing territory they actually occupied. However, she did not expect that the Austrians had such a big appetite that they even wanted Albania.

“Oh dear, Claire, why are you in such a hurry? Let me finish. Hand over Albania to us, and in exchange, we can help persuade the United States to acquiesce to your partition of Greece. See? This way, both our families will benefit!” Ophelia said with a smile.