American Strategic Deception Bureau

　Ultimately, this crisis, like previous Cold War crises, quickly escalated into military confrontation.

　The Swedish army was incapable of confronting the Soviet army. They watched as 12 Soviet divisions marched westward, passing through Finland and deploying troops on Sweden's northeastern border. The Soviet Baltic Fleet also marched out of port, approaching the Swedish capital, Stockholm, and exerted extreme pressure...

　Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme had no choice but to abandon his position of permanent neutrality and publicly call on the West, demanding that the Western camp that secretly sheltered and supported the three Baltic "Forest Brothers" take responsibility for this incident - or abandon the "Forest Brothers" and capture the anti-Soviet figures in the three Baltic exiles in the West, especially those involved in the nuclear bombing of Leningrad, and hand them over to the Soviets for revenge.

　Either mobilize NATO forces to march into Northern Europe, land on the Scandinavian Peninsula, support Sweden, and maintain Sweden's status as a neutral country.

　Otherwise, Sweden will have to kneel down and surrender to the Kremlin like Finland!

　Why should the Swedes be the ones to fill the hole caused by the disaster caused by you, the American, British, Anglo-Saxon people?

　President Nixon in the Oval Office of the White House lived up to expectations and did not back down in response to Sweden's request for help.

　Well, even though the United States had just devastated its allies with nuclear bombs, destroying Frankfurt, Germany, and Paris, France, killing tens of thousands of Germans and French citizens, when the Russian polar bear extended its paw toward Sweden, President Nixon, as the "leader of the liberal camp," stepped forward without hesitation, promising to provide all-out aid to Sweden, helping the weak and suppressing the strong, and even sending troops to the Baltic Sea to provide protection for Sweden.

　As a result, regardless of whether the European liberal countries were encouraged by this, ordinary people in Sweden became even more frightened.

　Swedes: Are you going to give us a hydrogen bomb so that we can "nuclearize" Stockholm before the Soviets get here?

　Even though there are many masochists among the Swedes, and everyone suffers from Stockholm syndrome, they still can't handle such intense "assistance"!

　Just like that, amid the excitement and cheers of a few people throughout Europe, the nervousness and uneasiness of the majority, and another wave of digging underground shelters and stockpiling canned food by almost the entire nation, the United States, less than a year after the end of the Civil War, once again began a massive military mobilization.

　Norfolk Naval Base in Virginia regrouped

　A huge fleet and marines waiting to be transported across the Atlantic.

　As an advance team to assist Sweden, a battalion of Dutch troops and a battalion of Belgian troops were airlifted to Stockholm in advance to demonstrate the spirit of mutual assistance among the "free camp countries" - although the size of the troops was small, they were extremely symbolic.

　It's similar to the Smith Advance Unit, the first US military unit deployed to South Korea during the early stages of the Korean War. Although the unit was small in number and its combat effectiveness was mediocre, and even its commander was captured by the North Korean People's Army after the defeat, it symbolized that the United States would not abandon South Korea.

　Similarly, NATO's ability to send this advance team as soon as Sweden asked for help also symbolizes the Western camp's strong support for Sweden.

　King Gustav VI of Sweden and Prime Minister Olof Palme welcomed the advance team at the airport and announced their intention to abandon their permanent neutrality, which was no longer recognized by the Eastern Bloc, and apply to join NATO.

　For a time, the world's attention was focused on Sweden, a Nordic country that seemed to have been forgotten by modern history for a long time.

　Most people generally believe that another military confrontation and political crisis in which the two major camps flex their muscles is about to take place in the Baltic Sea.

　All kinds of intrigues, frictions, mediations, traps, pressures and frauds will appear one after another on the European stage.

　But no matter what the outcome, Sweden's status as a "permanently neutral country" is probably doomed to be lost.

　Only a few people who are in the know understand that all the performances surrounding Sweden are just a covert operation.

　In Pasadena, Los Angeles, at the Federal Space Forces Headquarters and Strategic Deception Bureau, Director Fieri looked at the bustling Deputy Director Alexander Haig, then glanced at the Secret Service agents sent from the White House to oversee the operation. He sighed inwardly, then quietly touched a miniature magic crystal ball hanging from his chest, muttering a spell and using it to send a "communication spell" to communicate with his wife at home.

　Dear Marita, I'm going to be very busy for the next few days because of the fraudulent propaganda for the upcoming Africa strategy. And to maintain confidentiality, the White House has sent agents to supervise. I probably won't be able to go home for the next few days...

　Author's Note: PS: There seem to be quite a lot of people dying from the H1N1 flu recently. Fat Bread Senior died, Big S who starred in "Meteor Garden" died, and a few other people I've heard of also passed away. Why does it feel even scarier than the original COVID-19?

　After all, during the first wave of the coronavirus, most of the people who died were strangers I didn't know, but now everyone I've interacted with is gone.

　Chapter 589: Just in case, let’s hide in the underground shelter!

　What? False propaganda? Or a political mission from the White House? So, the current Swedish crisis is all fake?

　——On the other side of the magic crystal ball, Marita, who received the message at home in the shelter villa, seemed a little surprised.

　The nuclear attack on Leningrad and the Soviet Union’s military threats against Sweden were, of course, real, but the US sending troops to support Sweden was fake…

　Fili poured himself a cup of coffee from the glass pot while continuing to use the magic crystal ball to send a message to Marita: "Didn't I tell you before? The White House intends to seize France's French-speaking African colonies as compensation for the defeat in Asia."

　Now, the Pentagon is using the Swedish crisis launched by the Soviets as a cover to gather a large army and pretend to go to Northern Europe to deter the Soviet Union, but in fact it is launching a blitzkrieg on Africa to expel the remaining French colonial forces in black Africa and incorporate the French-speaking areas of Africa into the US economic system.

　As long as the remnants of the European colonial empires are completely harvested and the franc zone is transformed into a dollar zone, the financial difficulties facing Washington can be greatly alleviated.

　Another blow to France? And what will happen to Sweden, which is already facing the threat of Russia? Is the US really done with it?

　[Well, there will still be some aid in the early stages, but it will all be symbolic and propaganda, pretending that the White House really wants to save Sweden.

　Once the action in Africa began, the main task of the US military in Europe would shift to suppressing and intimidating France. At the same time, President Nixon would inevitably sell out Sweden to the Soviet Union, putting these descendants of Viking pirates on the Russian table - the so-called appeasement policy.

　Today's Sweden, just like Czechoslovakia at the Munich Conference more than 30 years ago, is destined to become a victim of conspiracy.

　[This sounds, uh, like, although it's barely under the banner of anti-colonialism, it still feels a bit shameless.]

　This is the strategic contraction policy that President Nixon is implementing. Let go of the desire to help others and respect the fate of others. Dear.

　Furthermore, Sweden is not a member of NATO, and the United States has no obligations to Sweden. Since Sweden has decided to remain neutral, it must face its own fate.

　Even if Sweden isn't a NATO member, the US has no obligation to help Sweden. They can just sit back and watch this Viking woman being brutally crushed by a polar bear. But blatantly sending troops against France seems a bit unreasonable, doesn't it? France is a permanent member of the UN Security Council!

　First, according to the plan, the US military will only send troops to Africa and will not attack Paris. In the current international consensus, colonialism is inherently sinful. The sphere of influence of the former colonial empire is immoral, unprotected, and even deserves to be destroyed.

　Ruined.

　If France were to openly sing the praises of colonies and defend its African territories at the UN, it would be tantamount to denying the very foundations of the UN. A permanent member that denies the fundamental beliefs of the UN is like a Roman Catholic pope who embraces Islam—a mere joke.

　Secondly, the gentlemen on Capitol Hill generally believe that France bears a great responsibility for the current dire situation of the United States.

　According to hawks in high-ranking officials, the reason the United States was mired in the Vietnam War was ultimately due to being dragged into this pit by the French. If the French had not been determined to reclaim their colonies in Indochina after World War II, Ho Chi Minh of the Viet Cong would have remained a close friend of the United States.

　Not to mention, a few years ago, France had attempted to evacuate gold from the United States, directly triggering the collapse of the Bretton Woods system and the chaos of the US dollar monetary system. From the perspective of Capitol Hill, since France had caused so much trouble for the United States, it was only natural that the United States should seek compensation from it.

　"Ah, that sounds like a completely unfounded argument. I remember that the gold originally belonged to France, but was seized by the United States, right?"

　I don't deny this, but this is American exceptionalism: whatever the US does is right, and its allies simply need to kneel down and reflect on their own sins. The Democrats might even look after their allies, forging a multinational coalition based on shared values; the Republican Party's approach is completely "America First"—and unfortunately, the current US President, Mr. Nixon, is a selfish and shameless Republican.

　"Okay, my dear master, I already roughly understand what's going to happen next. It's nothing more than another ugly conspiracy. But what does all this have to do with you? Why are you locked up in the department and forced to work overtime, unable to even go home?"

　[Because my deputy director, Colonel Alexander Haig, has excessive ambition and overflowing energy - he formulated an operational plan for a surprise attack on West Africa, and sent it to the White House through Dr. Kissinger's relationship, and it was actually favored by President Nixon!

　Colonel Haig originally thought that with his connections and background, as long as this operational plan was accepted, he would be able to return to the Pentagon. However, it turned out that he overestimated his connections. Although the Pentagon accepted Colonel Haig's point of view, it did not transfer him back immediately.

　On the contrary, Washington assigned my small department a new task, which was to launch a "cognitive operation" in conjunction with multiple intelligence agencies to publicize the Swedish crisis, create a tense atmosphere, and induce the public to believe that war in Europe was likely to break out.

　If war breaks out, a large number of intercontinental missiles will be launched simultaneously, and in just a few days, both the New World and the Old World will be reduced to a radioactive wasteland.

　[In other words, your "Strategic Deception Bureau" will fabricate a lot of fake news about the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, about to collide head-on and that World War III is about to break out. It will then be disseminated through various channels, so that the eyes of the entire United States and even the world will be fixed on the Baltic Sea, and they will be afraid, worried and anxious about it, thereby creating an atmosphere of panic as if civilized society is about to collapse.

　Well, during this period we may have to carry out some popular science education on the three defenses, organize students to conduct drills to avoid nuclear explosions, etc., which makes people more and more panicked.

　Finally, when the US military feinted and turned to attack the French in Africa, people would feel relieved?

　[More or less. In addition to us, the FBI, CIA, Department of Homeland Security, and other intelligence agencies will also launch similar nuclear war panic propaganda. In order to match the folk customs and poor IQ of North America, they will also mix in some crazy talk, such as the people sitting in the White House and Capitol Hill are all lizard masters, who are trying to destroy human civilization, etc. - the highlight is a scene of demons dancing wildly and absurdity.

　Colonel Haig has been organizing people to come up with these urban legends recently. But he's clearly not very good at it. What he comes up with is either nonsense or unattractive. Ordinary people have no interest in even taking a second look, and it worries him so much that his hair is falling out in clumps...

　Ferry slumped back in his chair, sipping coffee while silently sending messages to his wife through his magic crystal ball. "But no matter how absurd this assignment from Washington might be, it's one that requires secrecy. Therefore, for the next two months, everyone in our bureau is ordered to stay inside and work overtime. Agents are supervising the entrance and the office, and we dare not make any calls, as there's a high risk of being monitored. After get off work, we all stay in government-funded hotels and are not allowed to go home—of course, family members can come and stay with us, but given our unique situation, I think it's best for you to stay in the villa at the refuge."

　Well, it's best to quickly stock up on food and supplies, and then try to stay in the underground shelter as long as possible, and don't come to the surface unless necessary. Because, when a nuclear bomb falls, the underground shelter is the safest place...

　[Scare? Nuclear bomb? Don't scare me! Will there really be a nuclear war? Didn't you just say this was just a show?]

　How should I put it? Under normal circumstances, at least in this instance, the United States and the Soviet Union would not have reached the point of launching nuclear missiles against each other. The problem is, you know the White House and the Pentagon's capabilities. They always start out confident, only to end up in complete disarray.

　What if they mess up this Swedish crisis?

　If a gun goes off accidentally, the consequences are truly unknown! Furthermore, even if everything goes according to plan, and they successfully pacify the Soviet Union and attack France, they won't have to worry about Soviet nuclear bombs, but they still have French nuclear bombs!

　"A French nuke? What? Wait, the French have the guts to launch a nuke against the US mainland? Are you kidding me? Previously, the CIA nuked Paris, bringing down the Eiffel Tower and burning Notre Dame Cathedral. They only dared to drop atomic bombs on US military bases in Germany in retaliation. Now, they're just trying to take away France's sphere of influence in Africa. How dare they nuke the US mainland? Are they really going to kill themselves?"

　[Alas, although the last nuclear bombing of Paris made the French feel deeply humiliated, it was essentially just a loss of face for the Gallic chickens. But this time, seizing France's colonial sphere of influence in Africa will undermine the foundation of France as an imperialist power!

　Although the possibility is small, we cannot rule out the possibility that the Elysee Palace has been provoked to the point of going crazy and attempting to use nuclear bombs to demonstrate to the United States.

　Then, the nuclear weapons on French soil will probably not let go of the capital Washington and major cities on the East Coast, but will bombard Los Angeles on the West Coast.

　But in what is now the Pacific Ocean, there were also French colonies like Polynesia and New Caledonia! Well, they called them overseas departments.

　In short, the French have deployed nuclear submarines, destroyers, long-range bombers, long-range missiles, and nuclear weapons at their naval base in New Caledonia. If the US and France truly fall out and start dropping nuclear bombs on each other as a gesture of "goodwill," the French nuclear bombs deployed in New Caledonia, in addition to the Pacific Fleet that bombed Pearl Harbor and San Diego, might also be sent to Los Angeles...

　[I understand, dear. In the next few months, I will try my best to stay in the underground shelter at home and reduce going out as much as possible.

　Also, please take good care of yourself during these two months and don't overwork yourself... I'll be at home thinking of you every day, taking care of the pregnant woman, and also training that new cat to be a perfect docile and beautiful cat according to your plan, waiting for you to come back and enjoy it.

　In the basement of the refuge villa, Marita, who was naked as usual, was "remotely chatting" with Feri using the magic crystal ball hanging on her chest, while directing Juanita and Zhao Qiuniang to place the limbless "Cat" Catherine on the massage bed. Then she took out a wide-mouthed bottle from the cabinet and began to apply an ointment-like potion on Catherine's body... Her hands stroked from Catherine's neck to her shoulders, and then to her chest, gently massaging every muscle, allowing Catherine's tense body to gradually soften and stretch.

　However, as the new slave girl, Catherine, who had lost her limbs, practically hummed in pleasure from the ointment and the skillful massage, Marita looked at the handwritten label on the potion bottle that Fili had placed: "Skin Thickening Cream." She squinted her eyes in confusion. So, she asked Fili over the magic communication, "But even if you want to give her a full-body beauty treatment to make her even more beautiful, why do you want to thicken her skin? If her skin is too thick, it would probably be harder to hold, wouldn't it?"

　[Hey, dear, why do you think white people's skin is generally rougher and more freckled, not as delicate as black and Asian skin? Is it because white people have thicker skin? No, quite the opposite, it's because white people's skin is too thin...]

　The epidermis of white people in Africa is about 30% thinner than that of Asians, so collagen loss in the skin is naturally accelerated. No matter how plump and round your face may have been in your youth, once you're over 35, your face starts to sag faster than Bitcoin trading.

　In short, "at 25, you look like fresh meat, at 35, you look like bacon." At 20, you look like you're in your 30s or 40s, but by 40, you're guaranteed to be covered in wrinkles. In youth, you resemble a Greek sculpture, but after middle age, the bones in your face can no longer support the flesh, and you transform into a Gollum figurine from "The Lord of the Rings."

　Regardless of gender, white people only have particularly good skin during their childhood. That's why there are still a lot of pedophiles among them even today.

　Why? Because the beautiful white girl becomes less delicious when she grows a little bigger. You should eat her while she is still tender!

　The opposite example is African blacks. Despite their black skin, they possess the thickest epidermis. This results in their skin being quite delicate, with the best skin even shimmering in the sun. Furthermore, this thick skin also causes a slow loss of collagen in Africans, making it difficult to guess an African's true age simply by visual inspection. Many forty-year-old blacks still look twenty—unless their hair is completely white.

　Generally speaking, the people in the world with the best skin and the most age-resistant looks are black people whose skin is thicker than that of other races.

　The thickness of Asian skin is between that of blacks and whites. Although not as thick as blacks, after using whitening makeup, it can be almost as white as white skin. Although the rate of collagen loss cannot be compared with that of blacks, it is much slower than that of whites.

　Why is it now generally recognized by netizens around the world that Latin America and Russia (broadly speaking, including former Soviet countries such as Ukraine) are rich in beautiful women?

　Because Russians have mixed Tatar blood, Russian beauties have the advantages of both European whites and Asian yellows, with fair and delicate skin. The blood of Latin Americans is even more mixed, ranging from white to yellow to red and black, so the skin quality of Latin American hotties is naturally better.

　However, pure white beauties from Angolan countries are not good enough. If they don't pay attention to sun protection in low latitudes, they will easily become red-necked and freckled. As for Nordic girls... well, if they stay in Northern Europe where sunlight is scarce, they are not so bad.

　The second is UV intolerance: Due to their thin skin and low melanin content, Caucasian skin cannot withstand UV rays. This might be fine if they lived in the less sunny north, but under the sun in California or Texas, they often suffer from sunburns, reddening and purple spots, and then freckles and blemishes all over their faces. Furthermore, their oily skin makes them prone to acne. Consequently, many Hollywood beauties' bare-faced photos show their skin in a horrible state.

　Every summer in coastal cities in southern China and Vietnam, you can see countless women wearing sundresses, revealing expanses of delicate, snow-white skin. But on the beaches of Florida, Texas, and California in the height of summer, the skin of these sundress-clad white beauties, bare as makeup or oil, is often blemish-prone and bumpy. If not properly cared for, it can even become fuzzy.

　The third is the "transparent blood vessel character": Because of their thin skin, redness on white people's faces is almost visible to the naked eye, and congestion and swelling are even more obvious. Even if a white woman is young and doesn't get much sun, if she stays up late and works hard for a few days, she will instantly look like an extra in "The Vampire Diaries"!

　The above are just the innate disadvantages, but white Americans are particularly fond of committing suicide.

　One is the tanning cult: because they advocate "healthy wheat-colored skin" and believe it is a symbol of superiority, many American girls have used olive oil as sunscreen since childhood, and have been tanned into red crayfish at the beach or on tanning beds, thinking they are medals of health. In fact, they are destroying their skin quality, which is not very good to begin with. Many tanned girls have even developed skin cancer due to being sunburned.

　The second is addiction to alcohol: in the past, people had the impression that the most alcoholic nation must be the Russian bear holding vodka; but in fact, according to survey statistics, the Anglo-Saxon people are the most alcoholic nation, with a per capita consumption of spirits higher than that of the Russians. They drink beer like water every weekend and drink whiskey in nightclubs. The speed of liver metabolism cannot keep up with the speed of free radical production, which then reacts on the skin, making it more yellow and dull.

　In the 21st century, with technological advancements, Americans have come up with even more technological and ruthless ways to self-destruct. Take, for example, "botulism addiction": starting with Botox injections at age 25, by age 40, facial muscles will inevitably shut down, leaving a smile that looks like it was generated by AI.

　There is also an even more terrible "filler disaster": too much hyaluronic acid is injected, and the face becomes like a steamed bun, and the forehead can be used as a reflector in the sun.

　And "chemical peel failure": the "acid peel" turned into scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and there were so many red bloodshot eyes on the face that I could knit a sweater.

　But even without these new gadgets of the future, the current hassles alone are enough to make most American women age very quickly.

　Finally, the above is only the situation of most people. There are extremely beautiful women with super high looks in every ethnic group. There are also ageless beauties with excellent skin among white people, as well as white tiger women who are born with sparse body hair... So we cannot use a few individual cases to deny the general situation.

　As a cult leader with a harem, Fili considers himself a relatively responsible person. He does not have the despicable idea of ​​abandoning or even killing the women around him when he gets tired of them. Instead, he plans to enjoy and support them for the rest of their lives.

　But in this case, he would have to find a way to extend the "shelf life" of these female slaves around him... Anyway, it was hard for Fili to imagine Marita with loose skin all over her body, wrinkles and acne all over her face.

　Of course, at present, Marita and the other nine female slaves have all gained Fili's complete trust and have been promoted to extraordinary people. From then on, they have supernatural powers and magic permeates their limbs. Each of them has beautiful skin, which is both tender and elastic.

　Coupled with Ferry's daily infusion of magic, they shouldn't have to worry about skin aging for at least the next twenty or thirty years.

　But the new arrival, Catherine, couldn't do that. Due to poverty, recent recovery from a serious injury, and poor nutrition, Catherine's health was poor. She had almost every common white problem: excessive body hair, freckles, dark spots, underarm odor, rough hair and skin. Before she was thirty, she already had crow's feet and a slight bad breath...

　In Jean-Firi's harem of refuge, the girls who had long been accustomed to each other's pink legs, snow-white buttocks, and fragrant skin soon became disgusted with her.

　At first, everyone was curious and scrambled to hold this limbless living doll. But soon, they began to complain that Catherine's "skin was as rough as sandpaper and smelled terrible." Later, they simply made a cat bed in the corner and left her there as a pet.

　But this wasn't a long-term solution. First, Catherine, a "short-legged cat" with amputated limbs, couldn't crawl properly on her stumps and couldn't really be raised as a cat. Second, accepting a slave girl with a rough feel and a bad smell would destroy the harmony of the sanctuary villa.

　Unfortunately, because Catherine's loyalty has not been tested and the soul contract has not been signed, Ferry does not want to let her become an extraordinary person at this time.

　In this case, the only option is to improve Catherine's skin quality and body odor first.

　In short, according to the plan drawn up by Fili, Marita personally implemented the body beautification and transformation plan for female slave No. 10. The first step is to remove the sweat glands under the armpits to eliminate body odor; the second step is to use magic potion to thicken Catherine's epidermis and improve skin quality. Next step is... um?

　While Marita, the harem mistress, was chatting remotely with Feri at work via a magic crystal ball, she watched Juanita pull out a pair of gleaming silver pliers, a small saw, and a small hammer from an aluminum tool box and lay them out in a row on the table. Then, with a look of almost horrifying terror in Katherine's eyes, she forcibly shoved the pliers into her mouth, ignoring her whimpering protests...

　"Hey, Juanita, what are you doing?" She put down the crystal ball and called out to Juanita.

　"Pull out her teeth. If you don't pull out all her teeth, how can the master use magic to make her grow more beautiful new teeth in the future?"

　Marita fell silent after hearing this crude explanation, because it was indeed true. Human teeth have a lifespan. No matter how well you care for them and brush them diligently, they will eventually corrode and yellow over time. If possible, it would be better to get a new pair.

　Then, since new teeth are needed, the old teeth must be pulled out first... Therefore, being a "toothless person" for a period of time during the tooth replacement period is an inevitable price to pay - at present, except for the new Catherine, all harem members have taken turns being toothless and replaced with new teeth.

　So, there seems no reason to make an exception for Catherine now, right? Marita thought.

　Anyway, all her teeth must be pulled out, the only difference is the time.

　"Wait, you pulled all my teeth out, how am I supposed to eat?"

　After finally having the pliers pulled out of her mouth, Catherine, who had the chance to speak, took a deep breath and quickly shouted in protest.

　"You don't need to use your teeth to eat now! On the contrary, because you have teeth, they hurt us when you bite us. It's better to have them pulled out."

　Juanita curled her lips and said this, which immediately left Catherine speechless.