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Chapter 214 Invasion of the Presidential Palace

Added 2023-06-11 17:21:32 +0000 UTC

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The so-called negotiation, whether it is just an ordinary commercial act or a state-level negotiation, ultimately boils down to "sky-high demands, paying on the spot."

Sun Cheng clearly understood this, so he immediately proposed a price that would definitely raise eyebrows on the Chinese side but was not entirely unacceptable, and continued the negotiations. The Three Gorges Dam was bound to become the focal point of the discussions!

Since the inception of this world-class hydraulic project, China has poured an immense amount of resources and financial allocations into it, from the central government to local authorities, from state-owned enterprises to foreign companies and private investors. Countless interests have been implicated, and the international attention is also extremely high, making it challenging for the other party to accept the terms.

In comparison, his other demands were much easier to accept.

Although half a million tons of various metals may seem like a substantial quantity, more than 90% of it comprises common materials such as iron-carbon alloys and iron-titanium alloys, which are commonly found on the market as carbon steel and titanium steel. Sun Cheng only requested slightly higher quality.

However, when it comes to genuinely rare metals, it doesn't matter how much he demands. Firstly, China simply doesn't possess such quantities. Secondly, the specific rare metals he urgently needs, like palladium, ruthenium, polonium, and bismuth, are extremely scarce, not just in China but also worldwide.

Similarly, the 10,000 tons of rare earths he proposed to China are in the same category.

About half of this amount consists of rare earth carbonate chloride and rare earth phosphate, which are the most commonly found primary products in the rare earth industry. As a leading rare earth producer, China has already established significant production scale and relatively lower extraction difficulties compared to other rare earth minerals.

Considering this is their first contact, and allowing time for both parties to discuss potential cooperation, these terms already represent the minimum acceptable threshold for Sun Cheng's side.

Consequently, after Sun Cheng finished speaking, he quickly terminated control over the equipment terminal in Beidu.

Once the Core was closed, the luminous screen in front of him immediately dissipated, and he turned his head towards Major General Chen Zhongyuan, who still appeared astonished. Speaking in a solemn tone, Sun Cheng said, "General, please convey my apologies to your country's chairman. Additionally, I will soon travel to Russia to establish contact with the Russian government. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I will return in three days, and the meeting will take place here. I hope that, by then, all of us will have obtained what we desire!"

Having said that, Sun Cheng did not wait for Chen Zhongyuan and the others to react. He activated the optical cloaking net on his person once again, and amidst a series of crackling electrical flashes, he disappeared from sight.

In the next moment, he leaped into the form of a reaper drone and soared into the sky.

Without looking back, he swiftly flew towards Moscow, the capital of Russia.

Unlike his interaction with China, Sun Cheng had no favorable impression of Russia.

In the real world, a confrontation that had endured for over a hundred years, from the establishment of the Soviet Union until the year 2016, continued to persist.

The two countries had engaged in a relentless struggle over the vast territory, spanning more than three million square kilometers, which the former Tsarist Russia had conspired to seize from the Qing government. From Vladivostok in the Far East to Siberia, and then to Almaty in the Middle East, this brutal conflict had persisted for centuries. To this day, Sun Cheng's homeland continued to station over eighty divisions along the extensive border between the two countries, and daily border conflicts were commonplace. It would be no exaggeration to describe this as an ongoing blood feud.

Even though this is not the real world, this Russia is definitely not the evil neighbor in his world who is still eyeing China, but this cannot be a reason for him to have a good impression of Russia!

If it weren't for the world of [Transformers], the United States, which has reached a consensus with the Autobots, is too powerful, far beyond what China can resist now, and he would not have taken the initiative to find Russia while pinching his nose.

They can use each other for their own benefit, but Sun Cheng's attitude towards polar bears is clearly different from his attitude towards China.

With a top speed of 2.7 Mach, he quickly entered Russian territory and headed straight for Moscow along the Trans-Siberian Railway.

At full speed, just a few hours later, Sun Cheng had already entered Moscow.

He hovered over the ancient snow-covered capital for a while, quickly determined the location of the Kremlin, and flew straight towards it.

As the capital of the polar bears, Moscow has a tight security system surrounding it.

Similar to the imperial city of the north in China, the Kremlin, as the former palace of the Tsar, is a large complex of buildings.

During the Soviet Union era, the Red Empire used a part of the Kremlin as a center of power.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the newly established Russian Federation did not plan to replace it. After some renovations to certain buildings from the Soviet era, the Kremlin remained the core of power in the country.

Due to the five-hour time difference between Russia and China, when he arrived in Moscow, the sky was just starting to darken, and it was only four o'clock in the afternoon.

Having done his research beforehand, Sun Cheng knew that Vladimir, the strong president of Russia today, did not have any plans for international visits.

However, because today is Russia's traditional Mother's Day, he would be having dinner with several dozen heroic mothers invited by the government in the evening.

To avoid any timing conflicts, despite the sky still being relatively bright, he didn't wait for long.

He bypassed the exhibition area of the Kremlin and went straight to the presidential residence within the Kremlin.

Like the White House in the United States and the residence of the British Prime Minister, the Russian presidential residence did not have a significant number of soldiers guarding it from the outside.

However, as soon as Sun Cheng approached the core, it started pulsating frantically.

Clearly, there were not only surveillance devices scattered all around, but also a comprehensive independent air defense and riot control system.

He leaped over the two-story high beige walls and entered the presidential residence.

Coincidentally, he spotted several Russian officials in expensive suits strolling in the courtyard, seemingly preparing to meet Vladimir.

Sun Cheng rolled his eyes and landed heavily in front of the officials, leaving a loud noise on the ground.

In the next moment, his figure emerged amidst a symphony of crackling electricity.

Sun Cheng immediately glanced at the Russian dignitaries, who were still unaware of what was happening, with a sinister smile on his face.

"So, this is the Russian presidential palace. I need to meet your president. Can someone introduce me..."

He spoke slowly in the newly learned Russian to those who were about to speak.

Perhaps his intimidating appearance or the sudden arrival of Sun Cheng frightened these Russian high-ranking officials.

In any case, once they regained their composure, the faces of the officials in front of him turned pale.

One of them was so scared that his words trembled. After regaining his senses, he instinctively shouted at the top of his lungs.