The press conference for the Arctic Shipping Lane project had just concluded when senior leaders of every country swiftly received the news.
So Flame Nation and the Bear had grown so close because they had secretly been planning to jointly develop the Arctic Shipping Lane.
The news shocked and surprised everyone.
What did jointly developing the Arctic Shipping Lane mean?
A vital shipping route that remained open all year round, comparable to the Suez Canal.
Once the Arctic Shipping Lane project succeeded, it would bring enormous benefits to Flame Nation and the Bear.
For Flame Nation, this route would give wings to its economic development.
Flame Nation's large cargo ships would also receive a ten percent discount when passing through the Arctic Shipping Lane, undoubtedly further promoting trade.
For the Bear, participating in the Arctic Shipping Lane project would provide a steady stream of funding, easing the unrest within the country.
For other nations, especially Eagle Country, this was unquestionably terrible news.
Their competitors were gradually recovering.
The suppression they had carried out before might be reversed through the Arctic Shipping Lane project.
Everything they had done before might have been in vain.
This...
That...
How could they allow that?!
Eagle Country's upper echelons quickly convened a meeting to discuss how to respond to Flame Nation and the Bear's joint development of the Arctic Shipping Lane.
Other countries did the same!
The country that controlled the Suez Canal scoffed at Flame Nation and the Bear's joint Arctic Shipping Lane project.
Comparable to the Suez Canal?
Keep dreaming!
They had said the same thing about the Cape of Good Hope project before!
And what happened?
It did not even reach half the scale of the Suez Canal.
Now Flame Nation and the Bear were jointly developing the Arctic Shipping Lane. Could