The plunder of the heavens begins with the Spirit Cage.

Even if we disregard the fact that we've planted clean energy, the most ridiculous thing is that the world has still turned into this mess after we started using clean energy.

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On the morning of the seventh day, a powerful data stream forcefully penetrated the fragmented regional networks around the world.

And witnessed by countless people in shock, Chinese diplomats stood on a high platform and calmly issued a statement to the world.

"We have successfully overcome the core technology of quantum global communication; the era of black walls is over!"

Countries or organizations interested in cooperation are welcome to arrive in Kowloon Walled City by the end of the year to discuss new global quantum network security issues.

We sincerely invite you...

Listening to the Chinese representative speak eloquently, revealing one explosive piece of news after another.

Everyone's face showed bewilderment, then shock, and finally disbelief.

Is the Black Wall really over?

Chapter 202 The End

The greed of capital, especially that of corporate giants who can wield real power in a country, has never considered sitting down to negotiate.

Such advanced quantum technology is enough for them to reveal their greedy mouths.

The core superconducting quantum chip alone can fundamentally eliminate the body's rejection, neural overload, and backlash caused by implanted prosthetics...

In the military field, it goes without saying that the upgrading and improvement of weapons brought about by chips is inevitable.

Especially in the realm of intelligent firearms, it would likely be unrivaled.

At the level of neural connection, quantum signals replace traditional low-frequency pulses, the synchronization rate of prosthetic nerves is maximized, and the sensory realism, consciousness connection, and immersion in virtual illusions reach the extreme. Even the consciousness digitization and soul storage technology that Arasaka relies on can achieve a leapfrog breakthrough with the help of this trend.

In addition, if quantum hackers enter cyberspace, it would be like four-dimensional beings beating up two-dimensional paper figures.

Then they'll categorize the old equipment into different levels and charge accordingly; the profit margin will be enormous.

This can't just be described as a few levels higher; it's practically a qualitative leap!

Today, China holds the trump card that can rewrite the rules of the world, something that major global corporate giants are unwilling to see.

The company is alright, but if the national interest is allowed to be revived, the profits they have gained from their monopoly will be severely damaged!

In recent days, various companies have reached a tacit understanding regarding the quantum negotiation cooperation in Kowloon Walled City, all wanting to share the profits.

Peaceful consultations and equal distribution of benefits are, of course, just a smokescreen.

If they could, everyone would want to monopolize this technology, even at the cost of a fifth war!

At the negotiating table, the established business families, led by the European Community, adopted an arrogant attitude.

Relying on their absolute resource advantages accumulated through a century of monopoly, they control most of the global trade, international financial settlement system, and high-end component supply chain. Throughout the entire process, they showed no sincerity in negotiation, and every sentence was delivered in a tone that was half threatening and half coercive.

"China must disclose the complete set of basic parameters of superconducting quantum chips, open up quantum technology, allow major foreign giants to invest in the Kowloon Walled City quantum research and development base, and share all technological achievements."

In exchange, they would retain basic trade rights in the Huaxia region, nothing more.

When the companies saw that the big brother was standing up for them, they all immediately revealed their ugly faces and put pressure on him.

They claim that the global economic lifeline, high-end prosthetic materials, core military components, and cross-border financial transactions are all controlled by major corporations and conglomerates.

If China insists on monopolizing quantum technology and refuses to compromise or make concessions, what awaits this land will be a comprehensive disruption of resource supply, trade blockade, and financial siege.

Over the past few decades, countless emerging technologies and emerging economies have been forced to compromise and become tools for capital to reap profits under this set of monopolistic shackles and coercive rules.

They were convinced that if China's high-end resources were monopolized, the quantum technology they held would be nothing more than a pile of waste paper.

Even with their disruptive trump cards, they couldn't withstand the combined onslaught of global capital and would ultimately have no choice but to sit back and let them carve up this epoch-making super cake.

However, when the arrogant chaebol representative, with an air of smug satisfaction and an air of complete control, was laughing and joking as he waited for the Chinese representative to compromise, he was met with a resounding slap.

To sum it up in one sentence: Cooperation and mutual benefit are fine, but if you want funding... get lost!

The subsequent negotiations were far from over, with the Su Petrochemical representative being the first to leave the factory with a cold laugh.

Representatives from other multinational corporations left the scene with either gloomy expressions or expressions of calculation and anger.

Chen Huaishan watched the group of jackals dressed in all sorts of odds and ends leave with indifference, and finally couldn't help but curse, "A bunch of greedy bastards!"

"They're just a bandit civilization; it's not worth getting angry about," a high-ranking official accompanying the group said calmly.

Powerful capital giants have dominated the world for so long that they can never afford to play fair games.

A bunch of fools felt insulted by the idea of ​​simply cooperating for mutual benefit.

"Heh, just wait and see. What they can't get at the negotiating table, they'll definitely try to seize through economic warfare, material blockades, and financial means."

Chen Huaishan was not worried upon hearing this. Instead, he gave a cold sneer, "These capitalist wolves still think we are the same as before."

A bunch of fools just couldn't grasp the current situation.

That's exactly what he said.

The moment the quantum satellite was safely launched into space, the real initiative was already in their hands.

A group of brain-computer interface users, by rapidly compressing and overloading quantum data, will all have their brains splattered and be done for!

The European Community's space-based weapons are also under their control, so destroying their satellites is even less likely.

"When it comes to playing the game, we're all about reason."

If they want to play the law of the jungle and use hegemonic suppression, then they'll have to suffer a crushing defeat!

Chen Huaishan said domineeringly, "This incident is a good opportunity to clean up a bunch of traitors who have betrayed us."

No wonder he's more arrogant than any other capitalist in the world. Ever since he took out a loan to buy those three spaceships, the country has truly gained the confidence to challenge the entire world.

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Just as Huaxia had predicted, the sham peace talks broke down, and the giant corporations began to unite to suppress it.

Within just three days, a storm of financial and economic sanctions swept across the Chinese mainland, even affecting neighboring small countries.

On the financial front, they completely blocked cross-border settlement channels, joined forces with global capital to short the domestic financial market, and withdrew all overseas investment capital, attempting to create chaos such as stock market crashes, currency depreciation, and panic capital flight, in an attempt to undermine the domestic economy from its financial foundation.

On the trade front, import and export channels are completely locked down, the supply of all core components for high-end aviation, military industry, prosthetics, and precision electronics is completely cut off, and all sources of special rare minerals, high-end industrial materials, and precision instruments and equipment are blocked, cutting off all external supply links for high-end industries.

On the material and energy front, they are coordinating with all overseas supply chains to halt all cross-border supply of energy, daily necessities, and industrial consumables, attempting to create a desperate situation of industrial shutdowns, material shortages, and production capacity paralysis.

According to their calculations, this combination of measures will soon lead to the rapid collapse of China's modern industrial system.

With factories shutting down, prices collapsing, supply chains breaking down, and essential industries paralyzed, immense economic and public pressure will emerge within half a month.

At that time, without firing a single shot or engaging in armed conflict, China, having exhausted all other options, will inevitably bow its head in compromise and obediently hand over quantum technology.

Capital forces around the world are holding their breath, waiting for a predetermined collapse to unfold.

However, apart from some chaos in the first half of the month, the economic collapse, industrial paralysis, and social unrest that everyone had anticipated did not occur from beginning to end.

The crowd, puzzled, investigated further.

Good guy!

It turns out there was a mole within the organization.

They dumped their supplies and imposed a blockade, but the Industrial and Agricultural Company took over directly. They even sent airships day and night to deliver food, essentially activating a comprehensive safety net.

Massive quantities of affordable industrial energy and basic production raw materials were flooded into the market, filling all the gaps left by the disruption of energy supply from foreign companies.

Massive quantities of standardized industrial parts and equipment accessories were supplied free of charge to major production plants, stabilizing all industrial production lines;

Ample supplies of food and daily necessities were continuously released into the market, effectively locking in prices and stabilizing the foundation of people's livelihoods.

The financial circulation gap left by the withdrawal of foreign capital was perfectly filled by the huge volume of physical trade of industrial and agricultural companies.

The high-end supply chain, which was cut off by monopolistic capital, has been directly replaced by the complete industrial chain system independently developed by industrial and agricultural companies.

The monopolistic advantages, financial weapons, and trade barriers that traditional capital prides itself on become instantly useless in the face of the massive, stable, and zero-premium physical supply capacity of industrial and agricultural companies.

Foreign investors wanted to cripple the industry by cutting off supplies, so the industrial and agricultural companies provided unlimited funding.

Foreign investors attempted to create a crisis through short selling, while industrial and agricultural companies stabilized the market with their substantial physical assets.

Foreign capital attempted to create scarcity through blockade, but industrial and agricultural companies filled all the gaps with massive amounts of supplies.

What was originally intended as an economic strangulation campaign to force the opponent to surrender has turned into a complete joke.

Suddenly, the Industrial and Agricultural Company gained fame and sales rights in a large country, as well as many surrounding smaller countries.

"Damn it! How could they possibly have such comprehensive resources?!"

CEO Yevgeny Novikovo was furious as he looked at the various data brought back by the intelligence agents!

He simply couldn't understand how a tiny company based in Night City could support an entire country!

"This is completely illogical!"

The second round of negotiations began, and a group of people gathered around a table with sour faces.

However, this time they directly threatened war, intending to acquire quantum technology.

The result was obvious: Chen Huaishan remained defiant and stopped pretending, launching into a full-blown brawl on the spot.

One against a whole bunch, he beat those pampered brats black and blue!

The second round of negotiations broke down.

On the seventh day, the Arasaka Group, which had been appointed as the vanguard, started the war under the pretext that a soldier had gone missing and that they needed to lead their troops to the border first.

Meanwhile, other companies also declared war on Kangtao and Gongnong Company.

The enemies of the industrial and agricultural companies are even greater.

There's no other reason than that this company is too eerie!

It has everything, yet its origins remain unknown.

The company's forces are only a few thousand from Night City, which is much simpler than going to a large country with vast territory.

If we could capture Lu Qianwei or one of the company's top executives alive, they might be able to interrogate him and uncover the secrets behind it, which would be no less valuable than quantum technology.

Drawing on the experience and data from the previous incident, the company dispatched only regular, standardized troops this time.

Airplanes, tanks, artillery, and even high-risk weapons that had been researched for many years but were still in the testing phase were all deployed to the battlefield without reservation.

In addition, forbidden equipment such as miniature tactical nuclear bombs, electromagnetic pulse global paralysis bombs, and highly corrosive biological and chemical aerosol weapons have all been deployed to the coalition forces.