Get This Ship Moving

The five major powers—China, Russia, the UK, France, and the US—who are capable of determining the global situation, have demonstrated remarkable flexibility and mobilization capabilities on the issues of Gambia and the Zerg Swarm.

The negotiations between Kang De and the President of France Fr*nce, and Fr*nce, which took place aboard the HMS Knight Astolfo in the Atlantic Ocean Fleet, known as the Afu Talks, were finalized five hours after the talks concluded.

At 10 p. m. local time, the first France advance team entered Zhuerban.

Carrying basic equipment and light vehicles, they flew from the military base in Ivory Coast to Gambia by transport plane for an airdrop. From the issuance of orders to the inspection and preparation, loading of personnel, supplies and vehicles, as well as communication of flight routes and diplomatic permission, it only took four or five hours.

This is the benefit of having military bases and significant influence in Africa.

Normally, the France wouldn't be able to do this much. If France were to do it alone, they would probably have to hold a week-long meeting first. So competition is the best way to maintain efficiency. The thought that the United Kingdom had also started to get involved made the Fr*nce feel like they were being burned.

The same principle applies to the other countries as well.

The United States could hardly sit still when they thought of China's unique system and the terrifying execution power of its centralized government. Kang De was clearly a great-power chauvinist with extremely strong nationalistic tendencies. China would have a huge advantage in studying the Zhuerban Hive problem. This advantage, combined with their ability to act, would likely cause the United States to fall behind, which is absolutely intolerable.

If it were any other matter, what else would there be to say? Assassination doesn't work, so they resort to sanctions; sanctions don't work, so they smear; smear doesn't work, so they steal, suppress, bully, defraud, intimidate, and blockade you. America has always explored and progressed in this way, and takes pride in it.

But these methods probably won't work in this kind of situation...

The France had learned their lesson firsthand, and Kang De's abilities had been witnessed firsthand. The United States superhumans sent to Moyani were terrified. Kang De's tough stance towards Fr*nce also drew the attention and vigilance of relevant United States agencies. Their conclusion was that Kang De was "a radical, irritable powder keg with teleportation capabilities, capable of appearing precisely and suddenly on the head of anything he wanted to destroy."

The advice is that even when taking certain "necessary and decisive measures," thorough planning and preparation are necessary, including both the implementation plan and contingency plans in case the plan fails.

Since underhanded tactics are temporarily unavailable, fair competition is the only option.

And what about the United Kingdom? The United Kingdom, considering France's dense military bases and profound influence in Africa, were naturally restless. But even if they couldn't sit still, it was useless; they could only whimper and cling to their father's clothes. But that was enough—as for the Russia?

Even if the Russia are incredibly magnanimous, how could they not be anxious seeing the other four permanent members of the UN Security Council rushing out?

Amidst the complex international situation and the scheming and manipulative exchanges of power, regardless of political system, political structure, national strength, or ideology, the state apparatus of the five permanent members of the Security Council has begun to stir and is about to influence subtle changes in the world situation.

Although there are only five permanent members of the UN Security Council, there are more than just these five countries in the world.

Regional powers, not content with their current status, are also ambitious.

But they're not involved yet.

If the older brothers don't take their seats first, how will you get a turn?

You'll get beaten up.

In short, the competition among the five permanent members of the UN Security Council began the moment Kang De ended his call with the UN Security Council.

Taking advantage of their geographical position, the France swiftly relayed orders and mobilized troops. The first task force successfully landed in Zhuerban within five hours. Under the cover of darkness, the French soldiers, carrying out their secret mission, drove into the deserted city in Peugeot P-4 SUVs, preparing to seize advantageous positions and set up camp as planned...

Then they smelled a rich fragrance carried on the night breeze.

And they saw bright lights shining on the best-positioned encampment area.

The five-star Hongqi is flying high.

They were stopped by a well-equipped patrol team, some even carrying heavy firepower. After their identities were verified, the China treated them to a warm welcome with bright smiles and delicious hot food.

The France military commander recognized the leader of the group of China as a China stationed at the Djibouti support base. These China had already set up camp, and although they ate dinner late, it consisted entirely of freshly prepared dishes rather than individual self-heating field rations.

What surprised and horrified the France even more was that this China unit, which numbered only one or two hundred men, had more than a dozen heavy vehicles and even more light vehicles parked in its camp, including transport vehicles, construction vehicles, and even several wheeled infantry fighting vehicles, not to mention logistics support vehicles.

It's important to understand that transporting one or two hundred people to a location is a completely different concept from delivering hundreds of tons of vehicles and supplies to a location.

The latter tests a major power's strategic projection capabilities.

The news reached China and then spread to several other countries.

As a result, the United States and Russia urgently revised their delivery and deployment plans.

Deploy more heavy weapons and combat platforms.

After all, Moyani's military power has become unbalanced.

In the eyes of world leaders, China lacks global projection capabilities, which require long-term management and accumulation. This is the Republic's biggest weakness, and it is what makes Britain, the United States, Russia, and France most at ease. Even if Kang De were China, he would certainly collude with his motherland. But even so, some weaknesses remain weaknesses.

No matter how large or powerful the army is, it's useless if it can't be deployed.

However, news from the France dealt them a heavy blow.

I'm sorry, superhumans can do whatever they want, but your country's useless superhumans will probably never understand this level of understanding.

They could even picture Kang De's smirk when he said those words to them.

That guy must have done it!

As a result, the archival materials about Kang De became even thicker, and the level of threat suddenly increased.

This delivery capability is sufficient to participate in high-intensity wars between major powers and can play a decisive role in the outcome of a major battle or even a war.

"Controlling the weather can interfere with our satellites and networks, and even prevent our fighter jets and bombers from taking off. Furthermore, its powerful projection capabilities allow a China heavy armored brigade to instantly appear in the place we least want it to be. It can be said that the China superhuman named Kang De, aside from lacking destructive power, has a strategic value essentially equivalent to an InterContinental nuclear weapon."

The evaluation of this terrifying, wild superhuman who has quietly grown up at some unknown time is still being revised, improved, and recorded.

After Moyani's massacre, the Tabernacle, and the lightning storm, even the most hawkish politicians and military personnel dared not easily raise the slogan or propose "assassinating Kang De".

Given that the risks of physical destruction and hostility are too great, nations are seriously considering a more moderate, effective, and completely harmless way to deal with this threat.

Several powerful state apparatuses continued to operate at an accelerated pace.

In addition to modifying the delivery plan and deploying more heavy weaponry to counter China's cheating strategic delivery advantage, intelligence personnel also received more funding and manpower, and began frantically digging into everything about Kang De, from childhood to adulthood, including all his likes, inclinations, statements, experiences, and personality.

I want everything.

The advantage of being outside the Great Firewall became apparent at this time. The first thing the intelligence agents obtained was two websites that Kang De frequently visited when he sneaked out to the outside world, both of which started with the letter P.

They obtained the account information and, in a democratic and friendly manner, knocked on the doors of the owners of these two websites, obtaining all of Kang De's access information, saved content, and browsing time.

Big data is starting to move.

Everything is progressing and operating smoothly.

The world is changing, yet nothing has changed.

Africa has a very low profile in the internet world and even in the international community. In any Eurasian Americas country, news reports about Africa are usually about war, famine, illegal immigration and disasters, which are not of any concern to the public. As Kang De said, it doesn't even make a ripple.

The disaster that occurred in a small country in one of the poorest and most underdeveloped regions of Africa was suppressed by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. Zhuerban was blocked, and even the communications and internet of the entire country of Gambia were blocked to prevent other cities in Gambia from leaking the terrible events that were happening in Zhuerban. The elites of the five countries devised a massive plan to maintain stability and cover up the truth, in order to completely deceive the locust plague in Gambia.

Although there were many witnesses, the difficulties were not significant.

After all, the disaster occurred in Gambia, a region where no one cares or pays attention. Even if videos are leaked, experts will refute them, the media will report on them, and celebrities will try to divert attention. Why would people continue to focus on something that has nothing to do with them? Their attention will be quickly diverted.

As for the small number of people who know the truth and want to get to the bottom of it...

--Come on, there are so many conspiracy theorists in the world who preach their ideas every day, believing that aliens are secretly ruling the earth, that the earth is flat, and that the United States government is trying to mind control its citizens. These conspiracy theories have existed for a hundred or two hundred years or even longer, and they haven't caused any big waves.

The most difficult situation involves the tens of thousands of Zhuerban people who were abducted by the insect swarm. They are still unconscious, but they cannot remain unconscious indefinitely. Once they wake up, they will most likely remember being abducted by the locusts, and it will not be easy to fool them... But the elites of the five countries already have a plan.

Incidentally, the king told him all of this.

After the Afu Talks, Kang De refused to meet with any more national leaders.

He put Chakat II forward, allowing him to speak and negotiate details as an equal with the heads of state of the five permanent members of the Security Council as the King of Comora. The King was both grateful and resentful about this.

I am grateful, of course, for Kang De giving me the opportunity to stand out.

The king's complaint was that he felt like a junior compared to the five kings.

"You'll get used to it," Kang De said with a smile. "Be confident, I'm here for you."

The king sighed, "There are so many things to do."

Not only within Comora, but Comora is also about to merge with Gambia.

Although only Zhuerban, the rest of the regions of Gambia remained largely intact. However, the country's remaining strength was still comparable to that of the severely damaged Comora. To annex all of these regions would require facing the military and political leaders and local chieftains of Gambia, which would still be a considerable challenge.

But if the permanent members of the Security Council say you can do it, then even if you're a pig, you'll definitely succeed.

In less than a day, the remaining beneficiaries of the military and political system and the chieftain system in Gambia expressed their stance, deciding to abandon the darkness and welcome the great Chakat II to his loyal homeland.

Why is he so deeply righteous?

Hey, think about it, five big gangsters are working together to persuade you to abandon darkness and embrace the light. Isn't that a great blessing? Shouldn't you be grateful and kneel down to thank them? What, can you see their smiles but not their knives?

"The most tragic one is King Gambia."

Kang De laughed and said, "When he wakes up, he will find that his empire is gone, his grand competition is over."

The king shook his head. "I still don't know what to do with him."

King Gambia, instigated by the France, launched an invasion of the Comora, personally setting the stage for this catastrophe. He cannot escape the guilt of war... but he was, after all, the former king of Gambia.

He turned his gaze to Kang De, his loyal and eternal friend. "What do you think?"

"A public trial!" Kang De exclaimed excitedly. "Given the choice, who wouldn't choose a public trial?"

The king sighed helplessly. His friend was good in every way, but he would always suddenly get excited at strange times and say things he couldn't understand... Oh well, he'd deal with it later.

He shook his head and asked, "When does your father leave?"

Kang De paused for a moment, then smiled slightly, "Tomorrow."

"Ah, I will see him off." The king hesitated for a moment, then said, "Aren't you going back with him?"

Kang De still smiled, "He's safest if I don't go with him."

Chakat II said apologetically, "It's all because of the Comora affair..."

Kang De waved his hand and smiled indifferently, "It was bound to happen sooner or later... there's no way to avoid it."

His calm and composed smile startled the king. It wasn't an expression of indifference, but rather a calm and unhurried demeanor, knowing the heavy answer yet remaining unperturbed.

The king keenly realized that his friend had something on his mind.

How difficult it must be to make someone like him feel pressured and burdened!

He said earnestly, "Listen, buddy, I don't know what trouble you're in, and I don't know if I'm qualified to know about your troubles, but I can tell you that although Comora is weak and poor, it is willing to do everything it can to help you. As long as you need it, as long as you ask, no matter where you are, no matter who you are fighting, as long as you raise your war scepter, we will come to your side."

Kang De patted his hand. "I'm very grateful..."

"I don't need that kind of comfort. Listen, Kang De, I already have a plan."

The king said in a deep voice, "Comora has only a little over 800,000 people, while the five nations are the wealthiest and most powerful. Their aid can easily elevate us to the living standards of developed countries. This favor was brought to us by you, therefore the Comora People, who can now enjoy a prosperous life, have a responsibility to repay you."

"A large amount of aid, support, and welfare can completely free up hardworking young adults. I plan to transfer all eligible people to military service. I will train them to be soldiers. To receive generous benefits and aid, there will be a price to pay, and that price is loyalty. I will ensure that... to ensure that in a few years at most, there will be a strong and elite force ready to fight for you."

Kang De frowned and said, "Wait a minute, is it what happened in Moyani that day that made you...?"

The king lowered his eyes and said, "No, even after what happened, I still love them deeply, I love my country and my people deeply. But a true benevolent ruler should be like a loving father, giving his children deep love while also knowing the harm of spoiling them... He must teach them what responsibility is, what it means to live."

He looked up at Kang De: "Stop talking. I know what I'm doing."

Kang De hesitated, then sighed softly.

Three days after the Afu Talks ended, Kang Jinzhu boarded the convoy heading north.

The escort convoy had traveled a long way from the Djibouti base.

Armed helicopters circled overhead, infantry fighting vehicles brought up the rear, and advanced fighter jets from a nearby military base circled in the airspace. The entire convoy was a veritable mix of International brands, with four or five different types of off-road vehicles. The flags of China, Britain, France, the United States, and Russia were displayed on the front of the vehicles. One can imagine how invincible this convoy would be if it roamed Africa, enough to terrify any warlord or bandit.

The reason for such a large entourage was that the son of the escort was named Kang De.

Of course, the UK, France, Russia and the US wouldn't be so shameless as to fawn over each other. The official explanation is that these people from Djibouti came to Zhuerban for on-site inspections and preliminary visits, and are now simply returning to Djibouti, just "traveling together," nothing more.

But in reality, those who know the inside story understand.

Especially at this critical juncture, no country wants anything to happen to Kang Jinzhu.

"See that? You've got quite the entourage your whole life, all thanks to your son. Five permanent members of the UN Security Council are escorting you! Who on Earth gets that kind of treatment? Believe me, if you ever run into any highway robbers on the road, before you even get close, an F-35 will be there to clean up the mess."

Kang De sighed, "You've brought honor to your ancestors! You've really made it this far. When you get home, remember to kowtow and offer incense at the ancestral graves, and say 'Thank you, ancestors!' as you do so."

"Pooh."

Kang Jinzhu glanced sideways at this unfilial son.

What a load of rubbish.

"Engineer Kang, I have to remind you, your son is steadfast and upright, but you, as his father, don't seem very reliable. Foreign reactionary forces and imperialists will probably use you as a breakthrough point. Who knows what kind of sugar-coated bullets they might try to take along the way? You must keep your composure."

Kang De put his arm around his father's shoulder and earnestly advised, "Don't forget you're married now. If any foreign woman tries to seduce you, you must firmly refuse, and then call me immediately and tell me which bastard is so shameless. I'll call and yell at their boss..."

Engineer Kang said, "What are you cursing? Cursing that their country's leaders ruined your parents' relationship?"

"Of course not," Kang De said. "If you lose control and my mother beats you to death, what does that have to do with me? I'm scolding them for not knowing what's important and for being so immature..."

"... Hold."

The middle finger is given to the dutiful son.

The long convoy stretched from south to north, all waiting quietly.

Waiting for Kang De to finish speaking with his father.

After a moment of silence, Papa Kang said, "Aren't you coming back with us?"

Kang De said arrogantly, "Get your identities straight. You two are going back as hostages, to put the country at ease. What would I be doing going back with you? Besides, why should I endure the arduous journey back with you? A simple teleportation could solve this... Go home and wait for me."

Kang Jinzhu was both amused and exasperated.

All the sorrow and worry of parting vanished.

He embraced Kang De tightly, and suddenly realized that his son's shoulders and back were broad enough to bear so much glory, strength, responsibility, and mission.

I've grown up.

Kang Jinzhu remained silent, then whispered in Kang De's ear.

"Do your job well, protect yourself, and cherish everyone who deserves to be cherished."

Kang De was startled. His father had already released him, patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and turned around.

No one knows a son better than his father. How could Kang Jinzhu not see his son's worry and unease over the past two or three days?

However, he has decided to stop interfering.

Kang De watched the convoy disappear into the distance, raising clouds of dust.

"Father," Horus said, "I'm a little envious of your relationship with your father."

Kang De rolled his eyes and said, "What do you have against me?"

"No... it's just an indescribable feeling," Horus replied. "Complex, ever-changing, unpredictable, yet it shakes the soul, disrupting calculations... I..."

Iron Son discovered that he was undergoing some unusual changes recently.

Ever since Father returned from the hive, ever since Big Bob died.

Kang De, unaware of this, said, "Emotions are inherently difficult to understand... You will gradually understand, don't rush, take it one step at a time."

"Um."

Horus said, "Now that your father has left... Shall we return to the other world?"

Kang De glanced at the time on his phone. "We still need to stay a little longer. Let's finish our current tasks. The Dragon Clan War is imminent, and we need more power. Also, the secret of the Grewind Swarm..."

His figure vanished, and the guards, unfazed, assumed Kang De had gone somewhere.

However, the portal opened, and Kang De stepped into a silent White Mist World.

In the Zhuerban sea, the frigate Knight Astolfo is swaying.

"After Mom and Dad return to China, I need to go back to see Xiaoman. There are some details to finish up here on Earth. We'll tentatively go back in four days. In these four days, we need to get the parts to repair you, acquire some weapons and equipment, and accomplish two more important things."

"Firstly, we need to complete the measurement and estimation of the insect nests in the White Mist World. Perhaps one day, I will bring it to another world so that the extraordinary beings there can study and explore it."

Secondly...

With a flash, Kang De traversed space and appeared on the deck of the Horizon class frigate.

He said coldly, "We need to find a way to get this ship moving."

After all, the Horizon class is an air defense frigate.

The dragon came from the sea.

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PS1: Update... Ah, even transitional chapters are hard to write. They have to be detailed yet concise, entertaining, and tell a story... Six thousand words. Goodnight.