Oil Trade! It's Time to Make Some Noise for the Whole World!

Chapter 40: Oil Trade! It's Time to Stir Things Up for the World!

5 PM.

A vehicle with black license plate number "Ambassador-154" slowly drove into the entrance of the Great Xia Academy of Sciences.

Ahmed Hassan got out of the car, his face full of confusion, and walked over as directed.

What does the Great Xia Academy of Sciences want with me? Why did they suddenly summon me to discuss matters?

Every step he took was filled with bewilderment.

His position was that of a plenipotentiary ambassador. Why would the Great Xia Academy of Sciences suddenly consult him about important Persian affairs?

It made no sense whatsoever.

He arrived at the conference hall.

"Mr. Ahmed Hassan, it is our great honor to invite you to our Great Xia Academy of Sciences." Zhang Yuli stepped forward and shook his hand.

"Mr. Hassan, long time no see. How have you been recently?" Zheng Lixing, having met him several times before, spoke familiarly.

"Allah's blessings, I am well," Ahmed Hassan replied with a smile.

The group took their seats, and after some customary pleasantries, Ahmed Hassan asked, "Mr. Zheng, Dean Zhang, may I ask what matters you wish to discuss today?"

Ahmed Hassan frowned, "I don't recall any recent cooperation between our country and the Great Xia Academy of Sciences..."

It couldn't be that they invited him for a casual chat to strengthen their relationship, could it? He didn't think he had that much personal charisma.

Moreover, this invitation came from the highest level of Great Xia, so he couldn't refuse even if he wanted to.

"Mr. Hassan, we'll get straight to the point then," Zhang Yuli said without much preamble.

"We heard from the Northern Industrial Group that your Persia is preparing to purchase a batch of weapons and equipment recently?"

"We do have such a plan, but how does that relate to the Great Xia Academy of Sciences..."

Ahmed Hassan seemed hesitant to speak, his forehead covered in question marks.

Could it be that they summoned him to help Northern Industrial Group sell weapons? Since when did the Great Xia Academy of Sciences become a spokesperson for Northern Industrial Group? He had no idea.

Even if they were genuinely selling weapons for Northern Industrial Group, shouldn't there be a normal process?

Zheng Lixing, without much concern, stated directly, "Regarding the weapons you are supporting, we think we can consider a different type of equipment."

"Isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to discuss this? The purchasing power isn't with me," Ahmed Hassan touched the sweat dripping on his nose, unable to comprehend their intentions.

This kind of thing was usually kept secret. You guys just sell it, and that's that.

"No, this is a civilian product and cannot be considered a weapon," Zheng Lixing shook his head and continued, "It won't even have any lethality. We can completely sell it as an export product."

"A civilian product? What kind of equipment is that?" Ahmed Hassan's interest was immediately piqued.

That city had been besieged for decades, essentially a trapped city.

Previously, when their Persia secretly transported military weapons, they could at most transport light weapons and automatic weapons. Even heavy weapons like artillery were extremely difficult to transport through the blockade.

Although transporting raw materials was relatively simple, the internal situation was already shattered. Just as they managed to develop some basic processing industries and prepared to lie low, they would experience a brutal crackdown every few months.

This inhumane situation wasn't just a year or two; it had continued for decades since the last century, enduring the suffering of several generations.

In the last two years, any living supplies, including water, had been cut off, as if they intended to exterminate everyone.

It was precisely because of this that Persia had been trying every means to transport supplies in. Of course, the main method of transportation was still the old Yanjing way.

It was called 'tunnelling'!

But if this were a civilian product, the transportation difficulty would at least be reduced.

"Small drones, integrating remote attack, reconnaissance, and search capabilities..." Zheng Lixing immediately began to explain the concept of small drones and their various applications.

"Furthermore, its coverage range is two to three kilometers, transmitting real-time video data to the operator, who can then launch attacks from extremely long distances. Its operation is simple, cheap, and highly adaptable, making it an almost all-around product..."

After a day of contemplation, he had a deeper understanding of drone warfare concepts.

Every word he spoke made Hassan's heart flutter. Wasn't this exactly the equipment they had been dreaming of?

Did the people over there lack light weapons? No, what they lacked was reconnaissance, search, and strike capabilities.

"Do you have a sample? I want to see how powerful its actual functions are!" Ahmed Hassan's face flushed with excitement.

Local wars, the entire Middle East, weren't these counter-insurgency operations happening everywhere?

In short, these small drones could play a huge role here.

Zhang Yuli chimed in at this point, "We don't have a sample... but in a month, we can experimentally provide the actual product."

After all, the technology provided by that mysterious organization was a complete set of processes from design to production.

They could start small-scale production within a month, scale up within three months, and Zhang Yuli guaranteed they could achieve cluster production within half a year.

However, they still needed to observe the performance of these small drones on the battlefield before making further plans.

"No sample??" Ahmed Hassan was confused again.

They dared to offer it for sale without a sample? And he felt this approach was so familiar.

Could it be that you haven't even started research and development yet?

No, he was certain that the Great Xia Academy of Sciences had definitely not developed it yet.

"How much does one of these small drones cost? We'll take them," Ahmed Hassan gritted out, "You'll provide us with a thousand drones for preliminary verification in one month. As for the money..."

"Do you want oil?! If not, natural gas is fine too."

For the sake of their entire Middle East strategy, they had to obtain this new type of weapon and equipment.

"No problem, we'll give you a very reasonable quote once they're built," Zhang Yuli replied readily.

Didn't this mean more money?

Even a seemingly poorer country like Persia possessed the world's top petroleum and natural gas reserves. Which country in the Middle East didn't need these small drones?

If this business took off, they wouldn't just be able to build B-2 bombers, they could even build the H-20.

"If they perform well, we will continue to make large-scale purchases."

Ahmed Hassan's eyes revealed determination, "We hope these drones won't disappoint us."

"Trust our Great Xia, you will definitely be satisfied with this equipment."

Zheng Lixing smiled and shook hands with the Persian ambassador.

Although no contract was signed, he believed this cooperation would definitely be successfully reached.

A moment later.

Ahmed Hassan didn't linger for pleasantries and left the Great Xia Academy of Sciences with hurried steps. He had to report this matter to the supreme leader.

Watching the vehicle that had already left the Great Xia Academy of Sciences.

Zhang Yuli's face, which had been full of smiles moments ago, returned to its calm state. He stood by the window, gazing at the distant sunset for a long time, and sighed, "Old Zheng, do they remind you of someone?"

"Remind me of someone?"

"Yes, they remind me of ourselves from back then," Zhang Yuli sighed deeply.

"It seems we need to make some noise too," Zhang Yuli looked at Zheng Lixing.

"How is the progress on our J-20 project?"

"The J-20 has completed its initial prototype and is ready for taxiing tests," Zheng Lixing's eyes lit up, seemingly understanding his intention, "Are you planning to use this project..."

"That's right, it's time to add some fuel to the fire in this world," Zhang Yuli nodded.

Since things were about to kick off in the Middle East, Great Xia had to lend a hand and let the Eagle Country taste what it meant to be in a frantic mess.

Most importantly, it could help that mysterious organization share the pressure, allowing them to better hide within the Eagle Country to obtain technology, while Great Xia would be responsible for attracting the Eagle Country's attention.

Currently, the J-20 project was the most suitable thing to reveal.

It was time to serve a little appetizer to this world.

"Notify Institute 611 to conduct test experiments for the J-20."