The Creators: From Night City

Jiang Bing, who has already put the miniaturization of nuclear bombs on the agenda, does not want to have anything to do with Kang Tao due to some subtle considerations.

Regina Jones also heard the evasiveness in Jiang Bing's words, which did not surprise her. In her opinion, for a dynamic group like [Anti-Entropy], deep cooperation with any large company would be a prelude to being swallowed up, so it was normal for the leader to resist.

"The client wants me to tell you something. He said you might reconsider the meeting after hearing it."

"Oh?" Looking at Regina Jones's confident expression, Jiang Bing sighed in his heart that it was worthy of being a "state-owned enterprise" and liked to use the tactics of a strategist.

But it has to be admitted that the other party's statement successfully aroused Jiang Bing's curiosity.

"What?"

The one-eyed middleman drank the wine in his glass, smacked his lips and uttered a word that she didn't quite understand.

Sea of ​​Clouds Project

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The moon is dark and the wind is strong.

It's a good day for a meeting.

Kang Tao knew that it was often difficult to hide one's true intention, so he chose the meeting place near the seaside park in the southern part of Arasaka Beach.

A black, specially made Taiping car pierced the night sky and, illuminated by lights, drove under an overpass next to a high-rise building by the sea.

There are solid concrete walls on three sides of this place, with only one side left for entry and exit. Only two people need to stand there to completely isolate themselves from the risk of being monitored. It is a perfect meeting place.

The car stopped but did not turn off the engine. Two Oriental men in plain black suits and short hair got out of the car and looked around vigilantly.

"Yao, what's going on?" the big shot in the car spoke.

"Lieutenant Colonel, it's safe around here, there's no one around." The man named Yao on the left looked around and replied.

"Should I tell the guys behind to get closer? The intelligence says this Anti-Entropy boss is extremely dangerous. He once single-handedly wiped out an entire terrorist squad."

"If I were scared to death, I'd stay in China. You're drooling so much, are you scared? Are you going to the Yin-Yang Harmony Hall in the isolation room to see a doctor and get some medicine?"

"This is for your safety, Lieutenant Colonel." Yao tried to persuade him again.

"Stop talking nonsense! No matter how many people there are, they can't save me. If you want to cooperate, show your sincerity."

"The target is here." A Kangtao employee on the other side suddenly spoke up.

"Damn, this guy is really skilled and brave, actually coming here alone." Yao also saw Jiang Bing's figure.

"I'm telling you, stay calm and don't lose face," said the lieutenant colonel in the car.

When Jiang Bing approached, the employee named Yao took the initiative to open the car door and extended his hand to invite Jiang Bing to get in.

Boss Jiang didn't worry about any trick at all and got into the car confidently.

"Mr. Sabul, please forgive us for inviting you this way. The Russians have been keeping a close eye on us lately."

The lieutenant colonel is old and has wrinkles around his eyes, but he looks very energetic. Not only does he not have any prosthetics, he has not even had any anti-aging surgery such as skin sculpting.

He has short hair and wears a plain suit that is meticulously groomed. He keeps his back straight even when sitting in the car. At first glance, you can feel his strong military temperament.

"The car is nice." Jiang Bing didn't care about the other party's courtesy at all.

"The 'Taiping' bulletproof car is made in Shenyang, China." Since the lieutenant colonel was entrusted with a diplomatic position, he was naturally very flexible and he talked about Jiang Bing's question very smoothly.

"If you like, I can apply to the company another day to airfreight one for you from China."

"No merit, no reward" (Chinese)

Jiang Bing's authentic Mandarin stunned the other party. It was no exaggeration at all. The other party's Mandarin was much more standard than his, a Cantonese native.

"Ha, Mr. Sabul speaks Chinese very well. It almost makes me think I'm back in China." The lieutenant colonel switched to Mandarin to communicate.

"Thank you for the compliment, but let's skip these useless pleasantries and get straight to the point."

"How did you know that I was investigating the 'Cloud Sea Project'?" Jiang Bing chose to speak frankly.

Chapter 479 Kang Tao's Conditions

"From a friend, of course." The lieutenant colonel smiled.

"Lilith or Wolffather? I'm guessing it's Lilith, or maybe Ott Cunningham. After all, your relationship with her is pretty sweet. The Kangtao Ghost Town she helped you build is still operating."

Jiang Bing's straightforward words made the lieutenant colonel's expression freeze, but he soon admitted it. After all, the matter of Kangtao Ghost Town was common knowledge, and Jiang Bing had guessed that Lilith was Otto Cunningham, so there was no need to cover it up.

"Mr. Sabul is indeed very powerful."

"I knew it" (Mr. Blue Eyes was indeed in cahoots with them) Jiang Bing almost slapped his thigh.

"So you went to all this trouble to find an intermediary, choose a location, and arrange this meeting. Was it because of Ott Cunningham or because of Kantau?"

The lieutenant colonel slowly shook his head, "Neither, Mr. Sabul, it's for Arasaka."

"Arasaka?" Jiang Bing's tone was a little puzzled.

"Before this meeting, I knew most of Anti-Entropy's glorious past, and I believe there is a basis for cooperation between us." The lieutenant colonel downplayed the meticulous investigation into Anti-Entropy.

"Why do you think so?"

"Neither Arasaka nor Militech will sit idly by and watch Anti-Entropy grow and prosper in Night City, Mr. Sable. After all, this city is considered theirs by both parties. They both want complete control over it and won't tolerate any other forces interfering."

"In fact, what happened in Watson District has already caused these two enemies to take action. Our intelligence personnel have discovered that both sides have sent elite agents to Night City."

"So, be careful recently, Mr. Sabul." The lieutenant colonel reminded sincerely. After all, Arasaka and Military Technology are colleagues of Kang Tao, and he hopes that the two will have more troubles.

"Thank you for your concern, but what does this have to do with our cooperation?"

"We have no intention of taking over Night City. We just need a foothold here. Kang Tao's roots have always been in Asia. They were, are, and will be in the future. After all, Night City is too far away from Asia."

"You want to persuade me to make friends far away and attack those nearby." Jiang Bing concluded.

"Ha, Mr. Sabul really has a deep understanding of Chinese culture." The lieutenant colonel praised sincerely.

His meaning was simple. Anti-Entropy, a local tyrant in Night City that made its fortune with its fists, was of great value to the united front. If it wanted to grow and develop in Night City, Arasaka and Militech would not ignore it or watch it coldly. They would even suppress it with all their might without a doubt.

But Kangtao is different. It supports all forces that want to compete with these two peers.

After all, Night City is just a North American bridgehead for Kang Tao. He is a spectator who never thinks trouble is too great, and he would be happy if either Arasaka or Militech were in trouble.

What's more, Ott Cunningham was also involved in this meeting of attempted cooperation. In fact, in today's meeting and the subsequent cooperation, Ott, one of the most powerful entities behind the black wall, put in a lot of effort.

"What does [Anti-Entropy] need to do, and what can it gain?" Jiang Bing had already thought through the twists and turns in it very thoroughly before coming here, and he was not surprised at all.

His attitude is very clear: cooperation is fine, but getting something for free is out of the question.

"We have always been generous to our friends." The lieutenant colonel waved his hand, and the driver in the front cab handed over a data tablet. The lieutenant colonel took it and handed it to Jiang Bing.

On the data board is a list of products that Kangtao is selling. Of course, there are many "good stuff" that are not available on the market, and the prices are also very favorable.

"These are just a small part of what we can offer. As long as you can afford it, Kangtao can get you anything."

The lieutenant colonel made a gesture of the universe with his fingertips, and when he said this, he looked like a rabbit who was sold a Dongfeng bomb to Camel.

Hearing the other party say this, Jiang Bing instantly became energetic.

"Do you have a nuclear bomb?"

The lieutenant colonel's expression instantly stiffened.

There is no doubt that "Kang Tao" has nuclear bombs in his hands, but this thing can be bought and sold. It is a very sensitive and influential matter. If not handled properly, it will affect the diplomacy between major powers.

Jiang Bing understood the other party's body language and quickly emphasized: "I can guarantee that it will not be used in Asia. This is possible."

"I really don't have that." Without even asking, the lieutenant colonel refused flatly.

Jiang Bing was not surprised by this. After all, the matter was too huge, and he was just trying his best to get something for nothing.

"Can you provide the multi-spectrum intelligent crushing unit, self-cleaning cyclone sorting tower, fluidized pretreatment reaction chain equipment set, heterogeneous material adaptive welding station, tactile feedback collaborative robot group, digital twin assembly verification platform, laser-assisted continuous casting machine, multi-axis linkage high-precision machine tool group...?" He spouted a bunch of professional terms as if he was reading out the menu, so smoothly that he didn't even stutter.

The lieutenant colonel was once again stunned by Jiang Bing's series of combined punches. He had never heard of most of the names of these equipment, but the few names he understood had already made him understand the nature of these things.

It can be said that any one of the above items is a national treasure.

However, these things are much more common than nuclear bombs, but they are still not something that any Tom, Dick or Harry can come up with.

Take the mainstream heterogeneous material adaptive welding stations on the market as an example. The most basic ones must be equipped with a seven-axis robotic arm with a thermal imaging compensation algorithm, compatible with heterogeneous joining from carbon steel to carbon fiber, and support the coordinated operation of multiple welding stations.

A single welding station assembled together would be as tall as a four-story building.

"What does [Anti-Entropy] need these things for? Building vehicles doesn't require heavy industrial equipment of this scale, right?"

The lieutenant colonel's doubts are normal. You have to know that 80% of the small countries in the world do not have the above equipment. Even if they can afford it, they cannot maintain it.

After all, these things require huge expenses in terms of water, coal, electricity resource consumption, manpower, and daily maintenance, and the production efficiency when running at full power is also astonishingly high. In the current world environment, only domestic demand and foreign trade between major capital giants and major countries can afford this level of heavy industrial equipment.

If we produce, it will lead to the accumulation of goods and waste. If we don’t produce, what’s the point of buying these things? We can’t just leave them there and watch them.

"Then don't worry about it. Just tell me whether you can sell it or not."

Chapter 480: A Transaction in Which the Customer Takes the Host Position

The lieutenant colonel looked at the data tablet in Jiang Bing's hand, hoping that he could talk about something on it.

He had participated in the formulation of the above list. He originally thought that the large-scale suicide drone groups, multi-functional information command vehicles, heavy armored airborne vehicles, intelligent missile arrays, "Iron Judge" electromagnetic main battle tanks, KT-SP1 "Piercing" intelligent sniper systems and other good products within "Kantau" that he had personally listed were already more than enough. He did not expect that the other party's appetite would be even greater than he had imagined.

Although he was reluctant, he still said that sentence for the sake of the overall situation.

"Mr. Sabul, please wait a moment. I need to make a phone call."

Jiang Bing had anticipated this, and with dazzling speed, he entered the type of equipment he mentioned into the other party's data pad and handed it to the other party for reference, so that the other party would not miss anything when reporting later.

The lieutenant colonel sighed, took the data tablet, opened the car door and walked out.

For the first time, he felt that the two bars and two stars on his shoulders were not enough.

Soon, the lieutenant colonel pushed the door open and returned to the car.

"These things can be sold to [Anti-Entropy], but the price is not cheap. The package price at a friendly price is more than 3 billion euros." The lieutenant colonel looked at Jiang Bing with suspicion, and the meaning was very clear - does [Anti-Entropy] have so much money?

The answer is undoubtedly no.

Although Anti-Entropy's luxury goods business is booming in Night City and even parts of New America, its scale is not worth mentioning when it comes to transactions at this level.

But business is about exchanging what you have for what you need. After all, the essence of the euro is a general equivalent, so there is nothing wrong with Jiang Bing directly exchanging goods.

"I don't have any money, but would you like to exchange it?"

Jiang Bing's reply made the other party alert.

"What are you doing? Want to get something for free?" This thought flashed through the lieutenant colonel's mind.

"Don't worry, this is definitely the hard currency you urgently need." Jiang Bing seemed to see through the other party's thoughts and added.

"Oh, Mr. Sabul is so confident?" The lieutenant colonel became interested.

When it comes to the level of countries and giant enterprises, what is the absolute hard currency?

The answer is food, or the kind of food that can be burned as gasoline.

"Food, all kinds of food, mainly pure wheat. How is it? Is it hard?"

"Mr. Sabul, do you know how much pure wheat worth more than 3 billion euros weighs?" the lieutenant colonel asked.

"Of course, the current international listed price is 3600 euros per ton. Based on this standard, it is less than 98 tons."

Jiang Bing's nonchalant tone shocked the lieutenant colonel. He subconsciously leaned forward and said slowly and emphatically, "Mr. Sabul, this is not a joke. Do you know what 98 tons of wheat looks like when piled together?"

Without waiting for a reply, the lieutenant colonel pointed out the distant Arasaka Tower, the iconic landmark of the company square, through the car window and answered himself: "When piled up, it would be at least half the size of Arasaka Tower, Mr. Sabul."

"I know." Jiang Bing still didn't blink, and didn't look like he was trying to keep up appearances.

This is mainly because [Anti-Entropy] can really produce so much food.

The western part of the Red Dead Redemption world has plenty of fertile land waiting to be cultivated. The land of the states of New Hanover, Ambarino, Lemoyne, West Elizabeth, and New Austin combined is equal to one-third of the territory of the new United States.

However, if these lands are reclaimed and combined with current agricultural technology, the annual grain output can reach about 1.3 million tons.

After all, the wild west in 1900 was basically an uninhabited wilderness, with no factories, towns encroaching on the land, and it was all farmland waiting to be developed.

This only counts wheat plantings, and does not include the production of corn, rice, soybeans and other grain rotations.

This does not include the central United States, which has the world's most fertile chernozem soil and an excellent environment.

That’s not even counting Monster Hunter and The Witcher World, both of which are incredibly fertile compared to Red Dead Redemption.

Especially in the new world of Monster Hunter, the soil is moistened with rich earth energy. It is no exaggeration to say that Jiang Bing thinks that it is not a big problem to harvest three crops in a month. After all, he has seen in the ancient tree forest that a large group of nitrifying parasol mushrooms can spread out in three days.

Of course, Jiang Bing's confidence lies mainly in the ever-expanding space of 'Heimer'. Otherwise, with the warehouse capacity and single-transfer rate, he would not be able to handle such large-scale and high-value commodity transactions.