In those secret treasure houses, an astonishing amount of gold hidden by Captain Cuatro was indeed found.
If Su Xiao just wants to be a rich man, then this gold is enough for him and the people around him to live a life of prosperity and wealth for several lifetimes.
But if his ambition goes beyond that, just having this gold is not enough.
If we want to build Bolivia and make Bolivia a true beacon of democracy in Latin America, and even a beacon that breaks the shackles of corporate rule and illuminates the world, more is needed.
Arasaka can never provide too much aid to Bolivia, the more the better.
As for providing aid to Bolivia, Raijin Arasaka actually does not suffer at all.
Because everything he gave to Bolivia once belonged to Hana Arasaka.
Without the help of Su Xiao, he would not be able to integrate Arasaka.
For Hana Arasaka's share, Raijin Arasaka will get more.
Now that he is claiming revenge for his sister, no one within Arasaka dares to object, not even the pro-American faction of Michiko Arasaka dares to say a good word for Militech and New America.
Afraid of being regarded as a traitor and having everything taken away from him.
With the help of war, forcibly unify the factions within Arasaka, and then slowly eliminate the factions of Michiko Arasaka. By that time, there will be only one voice left in the entire Arasaka, and that is his Raijin Arasaka voice.
Therefore, by aiding Bolivia, Su Xiao will naturally enjoy it, and Raijin Arasaka will not suffer any loss.
Everyone wins, and it's a true win-win.
However, as the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad. Su Xiao and Raijin Arasaka won, but one person was extremely worried.
This person is the head of state of New America, President Myers.
Although President Myers can guess the three major factions within Arasaka, they may eventually end up fighting each other.
But President Myers didn't expect that it would end so quickly.
The person who assassinated Hana Arasaka was certainly not the killer of Militech.
President Myers never gave an order to kill Hana Arasaka, and there was no reason to kill Hana Arasaka.
She could guess that it was probably Raijin Arasaka who did it himself.
But what President Myers didn't expect was that Hana Arasaka was such a badass that a killer had infiltrated his territory and actually succeeded.
Originally, I wanted to sit back and watch the internal friction of Arasaka, but in the end, the internal friction did not happen at all. Instead, it was quickly integrated in the face of war.
Now Arasaka is twisted into a rope and exerted its strength in one place.
Militech's intelligence from various places shows that Arasaka has begun to take obvious actions.
Arasaka security forces around the world are being mobilized on a large scale.
They are gathering in Japan.
Obviously, once they complete their assembly, they will cross the Pacific and head straight for New America.
Therefore, President Myers made a prompt decision and mobilized Militech security forces from all over the world to immediately return to defend New America.
President Myers dare not take advantage of Arasaka's security forces to occupy Arasaka's territory elsewhere in the world.
Those territories can only be regarded as petty profits. Losing the homeland for those petty profits would be picking up sesame seeds and losing the watermelon.
On the one hand, President Myers urgently mobilized the security forces of Militech, and on the other hand, it sent people to Western States, Republic of Texas, and Pacific Alliance to try to gain their support.
Because in her opinion, North America is American North America.
Although the United States has been divided, Western States, Texas and Pacific Alliance were all Americans in the past.
Yes, there is enmity between them, and there are issues that cannot be explained and settled, but those issues are all internal conflicts, aren't they?
Arasaka is not an American, but a Japanese. Now that Arasaka is facing a formidable enemy, we should put aside our internal conflicts and act unanimously towards the outside world, right?
President Myers thinks so.
But, please note, I am going to say but here.
People have different ideas, so it is difficult, very, very difficult to truly empathize and think about issues from the other person's perspective.
Take the simplest example:
The land of Africa is still suffering from poverty, backwardness, constant wars and rampant diseases.
The United Nations and various humanitarian relief organizations, several
In the past ten years, a large amount of materials and funds have been allocated to Africa, but it has failed to get Africa out of the above-mentioned situation.
Even a lot of relief supplies and funds were not distributed to those in need, but were robbed by warlords in Africa.
The famous Black Hawk Down happened because the supplies allocated to Somalia were misappropriated by Somali warlords, causing serious famine problems in the country. The United States launched "Operation Code Irene". Of course, everyone knows the result, Black Hawk Down.
From the perspective of most people, it is basically incomprehensible. We are all from the same country. Why do we have to fight back and forth? Is there something that we cannot sit down and talk about?
Moreover, so many supplies were provided by the United Nations. Do you have the nerve to appropriate them all?
If we hold all the supplies in our hands and don't distribute them, can we really remain indifferent when we see the people dying of hunger?
These are the thoughts of ordinary people.
But the thinking of those African warlords is that the supplies you the United Nations give are for me. If I don't grab them, they will be snatched away by other warlords.
As for the people who are starving to death, what does that have to do with me? It's none of my business.
This is the difference in thinking between normal people and African warlords.
People are like this, everyone has different ideas, it is impossible to fully understand each other's ideas, and it is difficult to truly empathize.
The same goes for President Myers.
She thought that Texas, Western States and Pacific Alliance would stand on the side of New America and fight against Arasaka for the sake of all of them being Americans.
But she thought wrong.
And it's dead wrong.
Although she is right, they were once all Americans, but the United States has been divided for decades.
What is the concept of decades?
Several decades were enough to develop into a three-legged alliance in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and then the three families returned to the Jin Dynasty.
A few decades were enough for the rise of Okehazama Nobunaga, the fall of Honnoji Temple, and the unification of Toyotomi and Tokugawa.
These few decades may not be considered very long in the entire history of mankind, but for an individual or a country, they cannot be said to be short-lived.
Western States, Texas, Pacific Alliance, they have established their own governments and are accustomed to independence and freedom.
Now you President Myers tell them that in fact we are a family, come back to the embrace of New America...
Unification War couldn't make them give in. He wanted them to throw themselves into his arms with just a few words. How could this be possible?
What's more, Unification War has only been in the past few years? If it weren't for the strong support of Arasaka, Western States, Texas, and Pacific Alliance would have perished long ago.
Unless the top leaders of various countries only have the memory of a goldfish, how could they forget how "good" New America was in the first place.
Of course, some people here may say, isn't it all about interests between countries?
Even if Arasaka once helped them, so what? Now that Arasaka is invading North America on a large scale, it seems that it is more in their interests to unite, right?
Indeed, there are no permanent friends between countries, only eternal interests.
But...
The top executives of Western States, Texas, and Pacific Alliance are not fools.
Long before Arasaka and Militech started the war, they had discussed and imagined it countless times.
When we, the common people, are fine, we like to talk about the political situation and worry about national affairs. How could those really powerful people not anticipate what might happen?
In fact, these people have already thought about who they should help if Fifth Corporate War breaks out and Arasaka and Militech fight.
They discussed it more than once, but they all came to the same conclusion.
That means not helping each other and remaining neutral.
Their national strength is not strong, not even as strong as that of old Europe.
Moreover, as we all know, war is a waste of people and money.
If the enemy attacks you, you have no choice but to destroy your country and your family, so you must fight to the end.
But if the attack doesn't reach your doorstep, there's no need to stand in line.
Yes.
We were all Americans once, and it seems like New America is a little closer to our brothers.
But this is just a look.
Laughing to death.
When Unification War and New America beat you a few years ago, did they treat you as a buddy?
Everyone knows the military discipline of the US military. New America's army has completely inherited the military discipline of the US military.
This happened only a few years ago.
Does this require everyone to put aside their hatred and conflicts and share the same hatred?
Why?
Arasaka is here to beat you New America, what does it have to do with us?
Even if we think from the perspective of interests, we and you New America can't even pee in a pot.
North America is the North America of Americans. Assuming that Arasaka wins, even Arasaka cannot take in such a big New America. In the end, a land as big as New America will still fall into the hands of Texas, Western States and Pacific Alliance.
And if Arasaka loses, it doesn't matter. At the very least, Arasaka will greatly consume the strength of New America and Militech, making it impossible for New America to try Unification War again for at least twenty or thirty years.
You see, no matter it is
Arasaka wins or New America/Militech wins, Western States, Texas and Pacific Alliance all win.
So why do they still choose sides?
Moreover, if they stand with New America, then their country will instantly become the front line against Arasaka (after all, New America is in the east, and their country is in the west)...
Then wouldn't that mean that New America is being used as a weapon? Normal people would think of this, right?
Therefore, when President Myers sought support, all of them were rejected without exception.
No matter what President Myers says, they stick to their neutrality and remain unwavering.
This made President Myers understand that if you want to deceive a white wolf with empty words, you have to endure the pain and cut the flesh.
Therefore, President Myers made some concessions and put forward conditions in various aspects such as financial assistance.
The result is still useless.
The senior leaders of Western States, Texas, and Pacific Alliance are not fools. Their neutral policy will not be shaken by a trivial profit. They and New America are enemies, not friends. If they adhere to neutrality and do not help Arasaka, they are actually helping New America.
You want them to side with New America? How is that possible?
If Arasaka is annoyed and New America hits them next time, who will help them?
Seeing that there was no way to win over his own camp, President Myers was also helpless.
But at least they didn't turn to Arasaka, but remained neutral. This can be considered a blessing in misfortune.
The New Year's Day of 2079 came quietly in such an atmosphere full of gunpowder.
From January to February of 2079, for a whole month, Arasaka's security forces were gathering.
Then, during the ten days from February 1st to 10th, Raijin Arasaka rushed almost all the troops to North America.
Arasaka mobilized a large number of warships and sailed towards North America with great momentum.
This scene feels unusually familiar. The last time there was such a big movement, it was the sneak attack of Pearl Harbor by Combined Fleet more than a hundred years ago.
However, this time Arasaka's army did not just run away after a successful sneak attack like last time, but they would not give up until New America was disintegrated.
Surprisingly, Arasaka's security forces did not land at Night City.
Instead, he went to Canada.
Entering Canada from Juan·De Fuca Strait, and then the troops disembarked in Canada's capital Vancouver.
It was only then that everyone came back to their senses.
Canada, which was once the back garden of the United States, unexpectedly fell into the arms of Arasaka.