Super Island Tycoon

The atmosphere in the conference room became oppressive once again.

To be honest, in the face of Jade Island's powerful technological prowess, South Korea is utterly defenseless in this regard.

From another angle, who in the current world can rival Jade Island in technological strength?

One could only say that South Korea's luck has been exceptionally poor; it accidentally provoked the other side, thus being intentionally targeted, leading to the current awkward situation.

The present South Korean national leaders, faced with Lee Jae-yong's serious gaze, all lowered their heads, feeling quite helpless.

"Chairman Li!"

As the atmosphere grew more tense, the Minister of Defense, Li Zhangzhu, sitting at the end, suddenly raised his head with a determined expression and said, "I believe that South Korea has reached a point of life or death, where change is inevitable!"

Li Zhangzhu's words left other leaders slightly stunned, their expressions puzzled.

"Oh? What do you mean?"

Lee Jae-yong's expression remained unchanged, but his voice subtly revealed a hint of expectation.

From the other's words, he faintly discerned something that aligned with his thoughts.

"Jade Island has repeatedly targeted us. Although they haven't used force, they've already touched our core interests, which is no different from military aggression. Therefore, I think we must fight back!"

As a warmonger and representative figure in the hawkish circle, Li Zhangzhu has always strongly advocated for the development and expansion of military power, aiming to seize the opportunity during the Pacific chaos to fully expand the nation's territory and maritime influence, extending South Korea's reach to further places in the world!

But unfortunately, in recent years, the national policy has always leaned towards harmonious development, avoiding paths of military expansion, leaving Li Zhangzhu feeling quite helpless.

In his view, the great South Korea, which in history could project power into the entire mainland of Hua Country and even the Russian Arctic Circle, has seen its national strength decline under the rule of weak monarchs in modern times. This proud ancient civilization, the world's second great civilization, now survives in a small peninsula corner, an utterly unacceptable humiliation!

Therefore, since his rise to power, he has consistently advocated for military expansion, though without results.

Now, watching Jade Island making moves right under his nose, the Minister of Defense is filled with frustration.

Seizing this opportunity, he finally voiced what he always wanted to say.

"Military retaliation?"

Upon hearing Li Zhangzhu's statements, the faces of the leaders changed dramatically!

It's evident that the other party intends to conquer Jade Island through military force!

Since its establishment, South Korea seems never to have taken such proactive military action!

But precisely due to this, their combat capability remains to be tested, lacking sufficient battle experience and operational capability. Can they realistically defeat an opponent in such a scenario?

Moreover, this is not even the most critical issue!

Sending troops to Jade Island is bound to cause a huge international uproar, potentially drawing South Korea into international condemnation.

Besides, the current Jade Island is no longer just a small island with technological prowess. The strength of their fleet has been perfectly verified in the previous surprise incident!

Even though all they defeated was a small-scale pirate fleet, it cannot be underestimated!

Considering all this, almost every national leader vehemently opposed Li Zhangzhu's proposal, pointing out that it would plunge South Korea into a deep abyss of no return!

"Minister Li, your proposal is too dangerous. It would push South Korea into an abyss. I absolutely disagree with this approach!"

President Park Mu-jin was the first to voice his opposition.

"I disagree as well!"

"Disagree!"

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Thus, other leaders also expressed their opposition to Li Zhangzhu's proposal.

However, upon hearing the opposition from others, Li Zhangzhu's expression showed no change. The truth is, he had heard such opposition multiple times already, so he was not surprised.

He simply gazed calmly at Lee Jae-yong, waiting quietly for his opinion, which was the most crucial!

"Everyone, please calm down!"

Observing how other leaders, who had been silent, suddenly voiced opposition, Lee Jae-yong frowned slightly and spoke in a low voice.

"I think everyone misunderstood Minister Li's intention. Minister Li's real intention wasn't to send troops to Jade Island, right?"

Saying this, Lee Jae-yong suddenly looked at Li Zhangzhu, with a meaningful expression in his eyes.

"Uh... correct, I just wanted to showcase our military strength to warn Jade Island, to prevent them from infringing on our nation's core interests." Seeing Lee Jae-yong's glance, Li Zhangzhu immediately understood his meaning and explained in a euphemistic tone.

"That's right! Jade Island's actions have completely threatened our country's core interests, which is absolutely unacceptable! Therefore, I believe it's necessary to issue a warning to the other side!"

Building upon Li Zhangzhu's words, Lee Jae-yong set the tone for the meeting.

In fact, Lee Jae-yong has always been a steadfast supporter of the military expansion route.

However, despite his significant influence on state affairs, genuinely developing the military and mobilizing forces is not simple, requiring overcoming numerous obstacles.

Thus, he could never express this directly.

Fortunately, thanks to Li Zhangzhu's proposal, he found a breakthrough!

Ever since he became the president of Samsung, the idea of military expansion had taken root in his heart, but he was stymied by numerous obstacles.

However, Jade Island's repeated heavy blows against Samsung have led to a rapid decline in domestic economic strength, sharpening domestic tensions, with almost every citizen blaming Samsung for its poor development, resulting in South Korea's fall from grace.

Such acute internal conflicts, if not addressed promptly, could very possibly lead to political instability and uncontrollable adverse events.

Therefore, under such circumstances, Lee Jae-yong felt it was time to redirect the domestic conflicts.

And Jade Island is the perfect object for this redirection!

Having witnessed the strength of Jade Island's fleet through video footage, to be honest, it is indeed formidable. However, this is far from instilling fear.

No matter how strong they are, they are just a small island!

As for the naval forces, there are only several hundred men, which is hardly a match for a major country's navy with a population of fifty million!

Thus, using military intimidation to reach a peace agreement would alleviate Samsung's pressure and incidentally redirect domestic conflicts, making it an ideal two-birds-one-stone strategy!