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In the late summer of 2013, in a reception room of the Royal Palace of Bahrain, Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad had a list of inventory for a company called Yangshizi spread out in front of him. He still thinks the name Yangshizi is a bit strange. He found out that this purely transliterated name means "tomato" in Chinese.

He didn't know the deeper meaning behind it, but Chen Yiran's eccentric personality was world-renowned, so he could only accept that the joint venture used this somewhat strange name.

The most important item on the list now is the agricultural drones purchased from Aurora Group at a hefty price tag; the quantity is almost exaggerated.

These machines were ordered to be purchased by Chen Yiran six months ago, and Yangshizi spent a lot of money on them. In theory, both parties in the joint venture should have contributed money, but Chen Yiran was clearly unwilling. In the end, the Bahraini royal family invested a large sum of money into Yangshizi without diluting Chen Yiran's shares.

They had always assumed that Chen Yiran wanted subsidies from the Bahraini royal family. The Bahraini royal family was happy to do so; the data center construction was progressing smoothly, and they needed Chen Yiran's technical support, even his endorsement. No one believed they could transform on their own, but with Chen Yiran involved, other companies would see real potential in Bahrain and consider investing.

However, the sudden outbreak of drone warfare in Syria made the Bahraini royal family jump up. Although the drones in their arsenal were very low-end and not equipped with Latte chips, they were cheaper and backed by China's huge production capacity, and there were plenty of them.

He tried asking Chen Yiran, who gave a very clear answer: Yangshizi is a joint venture led by Bahrain, and Bahrain can handle it as it sees fit. If they forcefully modify the drones and sell them, they should remember to share the profits.

Salman saw this as a great opportunity. Bahrain's oil reserves were not very good, and data centers still could not alleviate the government's anxiety. If drones could be sold, relations with other Gulf countries could be further deepened.

At this moment, the secretary came over and said, "Your Highness, our people report that the Zhonghang Ji people have landed."

Salman: "Very well, arrange for them to rest for the night, and we'll meet tomorrow. Also, remind them not to neglect our distinguished guests."

"Don't worry, everything has been arranged."

AVIC is a large state-owned foreign trade enterprise in China. Their technology is very diverse, including large ships, port machinery, cement production lines, road construction machinery, agricultural machinery, vehicles, railway equipment, power facilities, petrochemical equipment, and even textiles. There is nothing they don't deal with.

Naturally, they are also involved in the arms trade and are among China's top ten military industrial groups. They possess considerable strength in the research and development and production of military transport aircraft, helicopters, and airborne systems.

The two sides had previously communicated because the United States, along with Canada, France, West Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom, established a missile and technology control regime in 1987.

Its main purpose is to prevent the proliferation of technologies related to missiles that can carry weapons of mass destruction and unmanned aerial vehicles. This system, along with the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Australian Group (for the nonproliferation of biological and chemical weapons), and the Wassenaar Arrangement (for the control of conventional weapons and dual-use items), is known as one of the four major global export control systems.

Therefore, countries that want to buy the old-style cruise drones no longer have access to them, but the market is real. AVIC has been developing in this direction and last year developed a platform called Wing Loong, which it began to market to various countries.

Bahrain was also considering buying a few for self-defense, but they didn't expect that they would need deeper communication now. They need AVIC to convert the Aurora's agricultural aircraft into armed platforms capable of carrying missiles.

Three days later, after basic consultations, the two sides reached an agreement.

This incident is not detrimental to either side. China can not only earn a modification fee, but also test the specific parameters and performance of the drone, making it easier to equip it with similar weapons in the future.

Although the US has not released any videos or combat information, the constantly shifting front lines in Syria prove that this technology is effective.

In a factory on the outskirts of Manama, engineers from the China Aviation Industry Corporation (CAIC) had already set up a modification line. Removing useless agricultural parts and converting them into combat components was not too difficult.

Moreover, not equipping it with the Latte chip is not necessarily a bad thing, at least it doesn't require the effort of cracking. Although the flight control will be much worse, it can still be used as is.

Bahrain is not in a hurry to sell its products to other Gulf countries because they have better relations with the United States, and even if they were to choose them, they would not be the first choice.

His first contact was with Oman, which is part of the Gulf's Switzerland. Although there are US military radar stations in Oman, and it serves as a logistical support base for the US Navy and Air Force, it is relatively the Gulf country that is least reliant on US channels.

They are friendly to everyone, committed to not making enemies of anyone, and maintain good relations with Iran.

In the Middle East, Oman is, to some extent, a representative of silent pragmatism. It lacks the regional hegemonic ambitions of Saudi Arabia and Iran, the enthusiasm for media diplomacy of Qatar, and the desire to avoid getting bogged down in war like Yemen and Syria.

Their national interests are clear and pragmatic: to ensure safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, maintain good relations with their Gulf brother states, and maintain necessary but prudent engagement with key partners, including Israel.

A few days later, Prince Said, sent by Oman, set foot on Bahrain.

Saeed was not very satisfied with the performance of the drones. The ones he saw now looked very different from the ones that had been leaked from some channels by the Syrian rebels. They looked much simpler.

But he didn't have any other choice. They just wanted to quietly buy some self-defense supplies. They didn't need them, but they couldn't be without them. Naturally, they didn't want to make a trip to Washington and be put on political terms. Bahrain was the only option.

After that, the arms market in Bahrain became lively. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and even Qatar, those princely countries that are closely aligned with the United States, quietly sent people to Bahrain to place orders.

Because the production capacity in the United States was really poor, although Aurora Group had sufficient production capacity in Singapore and Malaysia, Kratos did not expect such a big reaction.

With the US government increasing its orders for drones to support the Syrian rebels, Kratos will certainly have to prioritize fulfilling the US government's orders.

Meanwhile, news that Aurora Group's drones were being used for military purposes began to be criticized by some left-wing groups. Some NGOs seeking fame started preparing to cause trouble.

However, there were already enough stakeholders, so they couldn't make any waves.

They even got the Gulf states to start scrutinizing Chen Yiran's influence. Considering Chen Yiran's personality, several Gulf investment companies decided it was best to first show goodwill.

Then, Google suddenly suffered a devastating blow.