Doctor, I'm really strong!

Section 240: Players, Pieces, and the Chessboard

(To ensure I can update twice a day, I'll start updating earlier these days, Spartacus! ヾ(?°?°?)ノ?)

The withdrawal of Yan Kingdom instantly relieved the community of pressure from the East.

What? You mean the Eastern Kingdom? That country was just coasting from the start, and once it realized the Yan Kingdom wasn't making any moves, it immediately retreated as well.

Liu Jiuli didn't even consider negotiating with Dongguo, because Dongguo was never a sovereign state from the beginning; it was just a follower of Yanguo. Once Yanguo's problems were resolved, it would be a piece of cake for them to teach Dongguo a lesson.

Now it is the Eastern Kingdom that should be fearful. They even have to carefully reduce their presence, lest the community suddenly remember that there is an Eastern Kingdom that has declared war on them and they need to deal with it. The community that can defeat the Yan Kingdom is not one that the Eastern Kingdom can afford to offend.

With Yan Kingdom having already voted twenty times, other countries naturally followed suit, especially those bordering the Community.

They are terrified now, extremely terrified, especially the Ursus Empire. After all, more than four-fifths of the community's territory now belongs to the Far East, which originally belonged to the Ursus Empire. In other words, the community, which now has the status of an independent nation, has the legitimate right to inherit the Ursus Empire. Even if others think it's illegitimate, what can you say when a knife is held to your throat?

The second most feared are Letania and Rembiton, but the reasons for their fears are different.

Leitania is worried that the community will turn around and deal with them, while Rembiton is worried about being wiped out. After all, Rembiton's army has acted like it's a joke in this war, and it would be a waste of the opportunity God gave them if they weren't wiped out.

However, negotiations still had to be conducted, and the immense pressure brought the three countries bordering the community together, forming a temporary alliance to stand together through thick and thin. But the strength of this alliance...

Just like the alliance between Britain, France, and Poland during World War II, it was forged from steel.

As for other countries that are relatively far away, they are actually quite calm about this. After all, they have plenty of scapegoats in front of them, and the common manifestation phase will not be able to reach their doorstep no matter what. Therefore, their attitude of easing tensions with the community is the most relaxed.

Considering this distance and spatial layout, the community will not continue to maintain a hostile relationship with them. Liu Jiuli still possesses the political wisdom of befriending distant states while attacking nearby ones, and the precious wealth of his ancestors can now be put to good use.

Therefore, Victoria and Colombia quickly reached a reconciliation with the Community, and the two countries recognized the legitimacy of the Community of Peoples of Terra as an independent state. In addition, there were other sub-agreements such as economic cooperation, which can be regarded as the normalization of relations between the two countries.

As for the other neighboring countries, don't expect things to end so easily.

In addition, there is a very interesting phenomenon: Kazimierz is filled with fear of the peace that is to come.

The reason is very simple: the Ursus Empire suffered a loss, so it will definitely seek compensation from other directions. Which surrounding country is the easiest to bully? Isn't it obvious?

Therefore, the upcoming negotiations, especially those between the Ursus Empire and the Community, are of paramount importance to Kazimir.

If the Ursus Empire loses too much, it will definitely be Kazimir who suffers next. So, surprisingly, Kazimir stood on the side of the Ursus Empire and wanted to put pressure on the community through international means.

This clumsy attempt at treatment in desperation amused Liu Jiuli.

Are you guys from Kazimir just clowns hired by monkeys?

The community originally had no intention of turning against Kazimir, after all, the country itself was not a high threat and was not worth paying attention to. But now that Kazimir has turned against them and started attacking, then the community can't blame them for being ruthless.

Repairing the Ursus Empire is a bit difficult for the current community, but making Kazimir suffer is no problem.

Negotiations with the four countries began quickly, but each country had its own independent negotiation room. Only the parties involved knew the specifics of the discussions, and whether the other countries would share the relevant information was none of the community's concern.

If you can trust each other, then open your hearts to each other.

That's impossible, of course; every country has its own secrets.

During negotiations with Letania, the Community stated that if they accepted Kiel into the Community, their past war crimes would be forgiven, they would only need to pay reparations, and there was also plenty of room for cooperation in the commercial field.

During negotiations with the Ursus Empire, the Community stated that it had no intention of expanding outwards, respected the Ursus Empire's existing territorial sovereignty and integrity, and that both sides would end the state of war, begin free trade, and become good neighbors from now on, asking for their continued support.

During negotiations with Rembitox, the Community immediately put immense pressure on them, warning them: if they are used as bargaining chips for peace, do you think Letania and the Ursus Empire will stand with you?

The answer is obvious. Rembitox is no match for the Ursus Empire and Letania in terms of national strength. If these two countries can be considered chess players, then Rembitox is at best a chess piece on the chessboard. The life and death of a chess piece is not something that the chess piece can decide.

In exchange for the Community's annexation of Rembitox, those two countries are absolutely capable of doing such a thing!

What followed was a series of inducements and hints from the community, creating the illusion that other countries wanted to buy Rembiton. When Rembiton was under immense pressure, the community threw out its own bait, indicating that it had no such intention.

At that moment, the Rembit+ representative felt that the world had become much brighter.

Of course, war reparations will be inevitable as a price to pay, but Rembitox has the most minerals, so the reparations can be paid with minerals. Our community can also place orders with you in large quantities. Do you want some?

Under duress and enticement, Rembitox knelt down without hesitation.

Admittedly, in this capitalist country, or rather, in companies masquerading as a country, the middle and upper classes are all just hanging ornaments for streetlights, but they will not refuse tangible benefits, even if the money comes from the community.

For capitalists, money is money, without distinction of high or low status; whoever makes me money is my god.

In a sense, universal equality means that everyone is a tool, and no one is an exception.

It is worth noting that during negotiations with the Ursus Empire, the Community indicated that it could sell weapons to the Ursus Empire as a symbol of good neighborliness between the two countries, and that land-based ships were also an option as long as the money was available.

The military representative from the Ursus Empire's side had an instant gleam in his eyes.

They had already witnessed the power of the weapons used by the community on the battlefield, and now that they could obtain such weapons, they naturally wanted to buy them as soon as possible and see how to replicate them.

Even if it cannot be copied, it can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the country's army in a short period of time. In this war, the Ursus Empire suffered the second largest losses and desperately needs to bleed blood from other countries to recover.

Look at that good quality, inexpensive Casimir, it's pretty good.

In short, both sides were happy.

Section 241: Dragon Gate, turn left!

(Second update, where are everyone's comments? (?ω?))

The war is over, but some things can never be the same again.

With the establishment of the Terran Peoples Community and the widespread dissemination of the theology of liberation, a storm of independence and self-reliance swept across the continent of Terra. Countless proletarians took up arms and embarked on the path of armed struggle. All nations felt that these lowly people had become unruly and troublesome, even daring to demand an eight-hour workday.

Bah! You bunch of cattle and sheep dare to defy Master Huang's whip? It seems too few of you have died.

Such a process of adjustment will take time. Only when the resistance of the proletariat makes the powerful realize that the cost of suppression is far higher than the cost of compromise will they put on a mask of hypocrisy, divide up a portion of the surplus value belonging to the workers, and disguise themselves as good people. That's how the United States played the game back then.

Liberation cannot cover the entire world at once, but it can begin in some places first.

Longmen became a pawn abandoned by the Yan Kingdom.

It can't be called abandoning a pawn. Liu Jiuli specifically requested this city, saying he felt the feng shui was good. After all, it's just a mobile city; your Yan Kingdom can afford to lose it. Take it.

What could Yan Guo say? It would be futile; they could only grit their teeth and send Longmen away with tears in their eyes.

Of course, they were going to plant mines, but the Yan Kingdom never dreamed that Liu Jiuli would get the ceasefire agreement from the Yan Kingdom and then have the paratroopers take over the entire Longmen.

What handover? There isn't one.

We gave those imperialist countries too much face back then, which allowed them ample time to plant mines on our land. Now that we're the victors, how could we possibly give you that chance? You want to maintain a semblance of dignity?

Look at the Gatling gun in my hand. What kind of dignity do you want? Tell me. This is no longer a handover; it's outright robbery. Yan's interests in Longmen couldn't be withdrawn in time. Longmen's banks and administrative institutions were directly seized by the Red Army. All transactions were halted. Anyone who dared to resist was hung from a lamppost. Especially those ruthless capitalists in Longmen—Liu Jiuli had been annoyed with them for a long time.

I kept you around because you had value, but now you have no value, so go sit on the streetlights and enjoy the cool air.

The streetlights in Longmen seem to say: I bear pressure that I shouldn't have at my age.

However, Yan Kingdom doesn't need to feel too bad, because Liu Jiuli treats all forces within Longmen that do not obey the leadership of the community equally, and if they dare to disobey, he will send tanks to them one by one.

"This is the property of the Victoria Swire family, you lowly commoners... Hmph, ahhhhhh!!"

Those who still couldn't grasp the situation were immediately dealt with by the butt of a gun; at best, they were knocked to the ground, and if they dared to resist, they were riddled with bullets.

However, the community still provided a certain degree of dignity and protection to the Yan Kingdom's administrative agencies that remained in Longmen at this time, as long as they did not recognize their friends, they could return home safely.

If there really are some stubborn people...

"This gentleman was shot thirty times in the back and died after accidentally hitting his head on the curb."

A Red Army soldier pointed to a corpse that had been beaten to a pulp and said this to the Yan official who had come to collect the body.

This person was the former director of the Yan Kingdom's office in Longmen. The situation at the grave is good, and the deceased is in a stable mood.

"Thank you, thank you for your help!" the Yan official said through gritted teeth.

"You're welcome. It's what we should do. Let's go."

Similar situations are not uncommon in Longmen. Anyway, the Yan Kingdom has already discovered that as long as they dare to do things they shouldn't, unimaginable accidents will occur. After all, life is fragile. You can choke to death while drinking water, you can choke to death while eating, and you can fall into the toilet and die. These are all normal deaths, and they are tragedies (I'm sure of it).

As for the local residents of Longmen, they have no complaints whatsoever, feeling that the current social order is exceptionally good.

That is, all the gang forces were sent to the Sun Prison for care, and the Future Tech City that had left earlier returned to Lungmen and reconnected with Lungmen. However, this time, the leader was from the Future Tech City, which belonged to the community.

They are a purely state-owned enterprise.

At the Lungmen Guard Bureau, Chen Huijie was having tea with Swire.

However, the two were not focused on the tea. Chen Huijie's purpose at this time was to keep an eye on Shi Huaiya and at the same time reorganize the Lungmen Guard Bureau, waiting for the Red Army to come and take over.

Reorganizing the Lungmen Guard Bureau was very simple, because the Guard Bureau members who went to the Future Science City branch back then had basically become comrades. With them as the backbone and with the help of people like Hoshiguma joining, it was very easy to control the Lungmen Guard Bureau.

The only remaining unstable factor was Swire herself. Her identity was rather special, and she was also a close colleague, so Chen Huijie personally came to stop her. With her there, Chashao Cat couldn't cause any trouble.

"This tea, is it from the community?"

Swire's gaze swept over the tea box on the table, which bore the logo of Future Technology.

Rhodes Island and Future Tech are now state-owned enterprises belonging to the Terran Peoples Community. With the Community's great victory in the War of Founding, its international prestige is unparalleled.

Before that, various goods from the community had already quietly infiltrated the area.

Chen Huijie pointed to Swire's clothes: "The system you're wearing now was all purchased from Future Technology."

Swire said somewhat dejectedly, "Yes, at least two-thirds of my cosmetics, jewelry, and daily necessities are produced using futuristic technology, and that proportion is constantly increasing. It's hard to imagine that this company has only been established for less than five years."

Chen Huijie took a sip of tea and said, "It's been a long time, enough for the Red Guards to become a community, plus a five-year plan."

Swire stared at Chen Huijie for a long time before finally asking, "Did you really join the community?"

Chen Huijie looked at Swire: "Things have come to this point, isn't it obvious?"

Swire: "Why?"

Chen Huijie: What do you think?

Swire shook her head and said, "I can't think of any reason why you would betray Lungmen. You were born with a silver spoon in your mouth and have a happier life than most people. Wei Yanwu didn't really owe you anything. I can't find any reason for you to betray Lungmen."

Chen Huijie said calmly, "It's not betrayal, it's just that I've come to see some things clearly."

Swire: "For example?"

Chen Huijie put down her teacup and said very seriously, "Our profession has its limits."

Swire twitched his lips: "Your description is too abstract. Can you be more specific?"

Chen Huijie: "There are some things that we can't handle."

Swire sighed: "I see. That's for sure. Even if our profession is to punish evil and promote good, some evil is just higher than good. There will always be people who become madmen outside the law."

Chen Huijie: "This is something I already knew when I was at the Imperial Guard Academy. The law is a tool for the ruling class to maintain its rule. The law is meant to stabilize the order of the ruling class, and only then does it have a sense of justice."