MTLNOVEL Chapter 1072: Brewing Firepower
When the world outside was in turmoil, Boss Qiao and his group completed a fishing competition like a child's play.
Anyway, the Middle Eastern tycoons were happy, the special forces got their benefits, and Boss Qiao closed a big deal while relaxing a bit.
Upon returning, they hosted an all-night bonfire party, and then Boss Qiao had a formal meeting with the native councilor.
They didn't talk about anything else; Joe Ga had no demands from this native councilor.
He graciously accepted the other's gratitude and then invited the natives to the resort for a rowing competition with P.B.'s soldiers and a group of Middle Eastern soldiers.
They chose the most rugged river courses for an exciting bend racing competition.
There wasn't enough time to get Chinese dragon boats, so they used the locally popular leaf-shaped canoes, with teams of ten for the race.
The prizes were jointly sponsored by the Middle East tycoons and Dassault Company, with one week of preparation time for each.
Winning or losing didn't matter; it was all about promoting the resort's name and offsetting the negative atmosphere surrounding it with a large event.
Too many people had died nearby, and occasionally there were still limb remnants in the river, with various ghost stories circulating among the natives.
The competition wasn't for anything else but to let everyone see the resort for themselves and understand it wasn't a place where spirits and ghosts couldn't enter.
Boss Qiao's approach to solving problems has always been unorthodox...
Others increase influence by sponsoring local activities, but Boss Qiao directly initiates events in the resort's name, using competitions the locals are good at to bridge the gap between the resort and the locals.
Mutual understanding, mutual cooperation, mutual dependency...
As long as relationships were good, some native villages could become service attractions for the resort, fulfilling tourists' curiosity in the future.
Like bullet ant initiation rites, cannibal legends, wizard ceremonies, etc...
A whole curious route, combined with the thrill of catching big fish, is enough to satisfy most guests who come for vacation.
No matter true or false, using the resort's ability to draw crowds, the benefits brought by tourists radiate to the surrounding villages.
Uniting some of the locals could not only expand the resort's business scope but also bring revenue to the area, establishing an influence firewall for the resort.
Compared to Sayyid's investment philosophy, Boss Qiao's plan is obviously more down-to-earth, and this type of expansion is not only cost-effective but effectively enlarges the resort's business scope and territory.
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While Boss Qiao was having fun, the outside world was surging with hidden currents.
In just over a month, with support from all over the world, the Yemeni Al-Qaeda went from timidly holding on to gradually gaining confidence.
Don't think too highly of Al-Qaeda's intelligence…
This group's understanding of modern warfare is actually similar to most ordinary people, staying in the realm of security warfare, at best learning about high-end combat effectiveness through movies.
They couldn't comprehend what intensity Boss Qiao was planning to escalate the battle around Mukalla to!
After the armored brigade that Shah lost was smoothly handed over to Al-Qaeda, these terrorists, now more confident, began showing off their acquired equipment in videos and taunting P.B.
The Al-Shabaab across the sea responded to the call, with over 5,000 people beginning to cross the sea, ready to share in Yemen the huge gains they heard about.
Several invisible hands stirred the Yemeni situation, leaving everyone baffled as things kept moving in a direction unfavorable to P.B., yet the legendary 'Knight Joe' remained unmovable in Brazil.
Now only the Djibouti Super Defense Exhibition was being prepared in an orderly manner, and everyone appeared calm, seemingly waiting for something?
No one could fully grasp Boss Qiao's thoughts, which gave Al-Qaeda immense confidence, also emboldening those organizations and individuals aiming to devour P.B. in Yemen.
Intelligence, funds, materials, and human resources continuously flowed into Mukalla through unhindered maritime routes.
According to the intelligence prompts, Al-Qaeda built fortifications around Mukalla while constantly shouting online.
Boss Qiao ignored them; he had already mastered the tactic of feigning weakness before striking.
The transparent bidirectional battlefield situation is actually a fuse to ignite the supporters' emotions.
Emotions are like fuel; the more emotions stored, the more attention and support P.B. can gain the moment they launch an action.
Boss Qiao is waiting!
He coerced numerous arms industry giants to join the Yemeni feast, not just to share benefits.
The most important thing is to spread out the difficulties, letting those capable to shoulder them.
The more arrogant Al-Qaeda was, the more worried those arms giants would be…
Under such media and network attention, they couldn't afford to lose either!
The quieter Boss Qiao was, the more anxious they became!
Then, naturally, these already involved arms companies would increase their investments.
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Tobruk, Liberia!
The 'Hen', who had been locally assisting P.B. with logistics for a long time, received a group of special individuals from the airport.
A newly retired frontline command team and a group of synthetic battalion training instructors.
The young 'Hen', as the only female in the Three Chickens group, felt like she was seeing family when she met the newcomers.
She was also tired of the complicated affairs in Tobruk…
Compared to the ever-rewarded 'Three Yellow Chickens' and 'Rooster', the girl 'Hen' is having a tough time.
Because the amount of work she has to do is overwhelming, even the CEO of a Fortune 500 company isn't as busy as she is.
A girl in her twenties, after spending a few years in Liberia, now looks and carries the air of someone in their thirties.
When it comes to exploiting outsiders, P·B is in a league of its own!
Those NATO intelligence officers and undercover agents stationed in Tobruk initially doubted 'Hen's' identity.
But as time passed, everyone tacitly forgot about 'Hen's' nationality and felt nothing but sympathy for her.
Because they were in the same boat, it was too easy to go undercover, yet faced with the same exploitation, everyone internally muttered 'damn', but still had to work honestly.
Even knowing that P·B had already seen through their undercover identity, they had to pretend to be innocent, constantly working hard to show their stance.
As soon as 'Hen' received newcomers, she arranged them into the newly built synthetic battalion training camp!
These people weren't the first batch…
The Army Equipment Group from France and Italy not only sent command groups and training instructors but also arranged a bunch of volunteer soldiers, all to ensure that their respective synthetic battalion projects would make a grand entry.
Unlike the French and the Italians, Seville, which is more familiar and intimate with P·B, was a bit more unrestrained.
Two weeks ago, Tobruk's commander Zahovic welcomed a paratrooper unit into the training camp.
Their purpose wasn't just to train soldiers; Seville didn't have a mature synthetic battalion project.
They were there to collaborate with Talus Corporation technicians to digitize the Sevillian equipment, transplanting the Zeus Shield system, which is currently exclusive to P·B, onto the Sevillian equipment.
This time, the eight-wheeled Lazar Armored Vehicle would play the main role as the core equipment of the synthetic battalion.
Other equipment like the Nora self-propelled howitzer and the Ogekin Modular Rocket System would provide main support firepower.
P·B and Yugoimport have teamed up and have pretty much taken over the arms project of Libyan Haftar.
Unlike others who needed sponsorship and live demonstrations, the Sevillian military-industrial group had already secured a large order.
Once the upgrade succeeds, Haftar from Liberia will spend money to modernize his core team with digital upgrades.
Joe Ga's collaboration with the Sevillian military-industrial group made many people envious, including those from the old motherland.
The representative from Northern Industries who arrived with the team looked at the Sevillian army equipment and felt at a loss for where to vent their frustration.
The crowdfunding war initiated by Joe Ga hadn't affected Al-Qaeda much but had kicked off Seville's war potential.
Seville Heavy Industries went all out, only to meet P·B's demand for support firepower.
This is all money, and it's mega orders in the 'billions'!
Joe Ga poured all the cash sponsorships from other parties into the 'Professor', fully supporting Seville's self-propelled artillery and rocket projects.
Being a friend of Joe Ga is just extremely rewarding!
Northern Industries was eager to get a share, but at the current stage, it was unrealistic for Joe Ga to massively import Northern Industries' products.
Joe Ga can help promote, but he absolutely cannot massively bring in Northern Industries' products, as it would cause unwarranted suspicion and trouble.
Joe Ga could solve it, but it's too exhausting, and there's really no need to overdo it in Central Africa, where road conditions can't support the movement of heavy armor units.
Initially, the Northern Industries representative thought about working earnestly and diligently, but the open atmosphere in Tobruk, along with the Seville's unabashed ways, sparked their competitiveness.
The low-end version of the synthetic battalion initially suited for desert warfare was now transformed into an enhanced battalion with long-range rocket strike capabilities.
No matter how good Ugo Sonic's relationship with P·B is, at a time like this, the whole world needs to know that when it comes to playing with rocket launchers, we are the most professional.
When 'Hen' welcomed the new people, a ship loaded with munitions was unloading at the port.
This ship carried equipment for two enhanced synthetic battalions, with the gear for one battalion coming off soon to be handed over to the training camp as training equipment.
The remaining equipment for the other enhanced battalion and a large batch of ammunition and supplies would stay on the ship, waiting for the South American soldiers to complete their training before heading to Djibouti for deployment.
There were two other similar ships; to save money, the French and Italians rented one together.
The 'Professor', however, chartered a hundred-thousand-ton super cargo ship, filled with munitions ready to assist Joe Ga in a major conflict!
When 'Hen' picked up the people from back home, in the midst of a bunch of crew-cut young men with astonished expressions, she directly escorted them to P·B's command center in several buses.
The forty-something-year-old commander 'Ching Shan' felt uncomfortable with 'Hen's' attitude, and as the bus passed several checkpoints to enter the core area of the command center, he couldn't help but ask, "Hen, isn't this not quite right?
According to the orders, we need to wait for the people above to coordinate with P·B, and then…"
'Hen' managed a tired smile and said, "I am the representative of both the higher-ups and P·B people, I am the 'coordination'…"
Seeing the surprised look on the middle-aged man's face, 'Hen' helplessly said, "Don't be surprised; go inside and you'll understand.
Don't consider yourself an important figure, and don't think you're on a secret mission.
There are no secrets here!"
The middle-aged man, incredulous, said, "What on earth is going on here?
Is everyone so hasty about fighting wars nowadays?"
'Hen' shrugged and said, "Go inside and you'll see, the Northern Industries people have been thoroughly beaten in exercises recently, just waiting for you to save face.
Really don't worry, compared to us, the people others sent are more professional…"