Chapter 494 Transaction
On the same day, Victor communicated with Wu Wei again through the hotline.
"It seems that you have made a decision."
"Those two islands can be leased to you, but only for commercial purposes." Victor stated the conditions directly.
Wu Wei smiled and asked back, "Are you kidding?"
But Victor was not going to back down: "We already know the location of the earthquake. The worst that can happen is that California will be shut down for a few months, and then you will get nothing."
"Oh? This is what makes you confident? Then just be happy." Wu Wei was also unmoved, looking as if you are all right.
However, the more he did this, the more uncertain Victor felt.
If Wu Wei was angry and embarrassed, he would be more certain that the earthquake occurred in the Cascadia fault zone near California.
"If that's the case, then we don't need to talk anymore. There's no need to waste everyone's time." Wu Wei hung up the phone directly.
Fuck! Victor's hands trembled slightly, and it was obvious that he was anxious.
Although the City on the Hill Council does not care how many people die in California, California is the core semiconductor industrial area in North America, with so many ports and the Third Fleet, which is something that the City on the Hill Council cannot give up.
The overall strength of the Free Association is already weaker than that of the Sapiens Company. If it is weakened further now, it will become even more difficult in the future.
Victor quickly contacted Director Thomas Morgan.
More than three hours later.
Victor called the hotline again.
But this time Wu Wei did not answer the phone.
As a last resort, Victor could only call Wu Wei through the Europa Union channel.
"Mr. Wu Wei, the two islands can be sold and you will have full disposal rights. We only ask that we retain the right to free navigation."
"Really? That's really unexpected!" Wu Wei still didn't agree. Instead, he pretended not to hear and started talking about him.
Victor on the other end of the phone looked very unhappy.
He interrupted Wu Wei's repetitive speech in a low voice and asked quickly: "Mr. Wu Wei, please give me an accurate answer whether to cooperate or not."
"It's not impossible to cooperate, but the sincerity is not enough!"
"Please don't push your company any further. This is our bottom line." Victor gritted his teeth.
"Oh? So you have a bottom line? This is the first time I've heard of this. Actually, my request is very simple. Our company wants the complete Gilbert Islands."
The complete Gilbert Islands?
Victor realized instantly that four islands, including the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands under the Gilbert Islands, were directly owned by America.
"This is impossible..."
"Impossible? I made it very clear from the beginning that it was to buy the Gilbert Islands, not the Gilbert?"
Damn it! Victor knew that he was confused by the other party's word game, and he was too anxious and did not examine the words carefully.
You have to know that Gilbert and the Gilbert Islands are two different concepts.
Although the term Gilbert is often used internationally to refer to the entire archipelago, this is actually inaccurate because the entire Gilbert Islands includes the Gilbert Islands and four islands directly owned by America.
Wu Wei mentioned the Gilbert Islands at the beginning, which actually includes Howland Island, Baker Island, Kingman Reef, and Jarvis Island in America.
Victor had no choice but to announce the suspension of negotiations again, and he went to report to Thomas Morgan again.
and Thomas Morgan, who had gone to Texas to "hunt south," flew into a rage in the safe house, accusing the Sapiens company of being greedy.
But he still had to hold it together and hold another small meeting with other directors of the Hilltop City Council.
After some debate, they chose to compromise for the safety of the four islands and California.
Victor, feeling exhausted, called Wu Wei again.
"We agreed to the entire Gilbert Islands, but there was a condition attached: we wanted the company to provide earthquake prediction services to the Free Commonwealth for 30 years."
Wu Wei sneered, "Mr. Victor, do you think I'm a fool? Those few broken islands are not worth 30 years of earthquake prediction services, let alone the entire Free Association."
The two began to bargain.
In the end, America only received 10 years of earthquake prediction services for its own country.
As for the rest of the Freedom Alliance, they're on their own! America won't sacrifice herself for them.
After reaching a verbal agreement, Wu Wei smiled and said, "Tomorrow our company will announce the detailed information of the earthquake."
"Why not give it to us directly?" Victor frowned.
"What's the difference?" Wu Wei asked back.
Oh, what's the difference? It's a huge difference.
If it was given directly, America could operate behind the scenes and downplay the sale of the Gilbert Islands.
And if it was announced publicly by the Sapiens Company, then the sale of the Gilbert Islands would definitely not be concealed.
But since he was under someone else's roof, Victor had no choice but to bear the loss.
The next morning.
The sky is just getting bright over the central Pacific Ocean.
The aerospace airship of the Homo Sapiens Company arrived at the Gilbert Islands and the Ellice Islands to take over these small islands.
The Free Alliance Army stationed on the island could only suppress their anger and helplessness, silently pack their bags, and head to the base in Kangaroo Country or New Zealand in dejection.
After completing the island recovery work .
After receiving the instructions, Diting announced to the world that afternoon that the Cascadia fault zone would experience a magnitude 9.1 to 9.3 earthquake between January 21 and 24 .
Not only was the detailed location and time announced, but a tsunami warning level was also given for the Pacific coast.
The waves along the coast of Japan are 5 to 7 meters high, the waves along the Honolulu Islands are 17 to 20 meters high, and the waves along the coast of the Luzon Islands are 4 to 5 meters high.
The whole world was shocked when they received this early warning announcement.
On the one hand, they were shocked by the occurrence of the big earthquake.
On the other hand, I was surprised why Sapiens issued a warning to America.
After all, if this kind of thing were to be kept secret, the California coast of America would be completely destroyed.
This leaves many people puzzled.
But soon he was no longer confused.
Because Sapiens later announced that it had purchased the full operating rights of the Gilbert Islands and Ellice Islands through commercial cooperation, and would soon establish a Central Pacific branch.
After seeing this news, everyone suddenly realized.
Commercial cooperation channels? You, the Sapiens company, are kidding me!
Anyone with a normal brain can easily connect the sale of the island with the earthquake prediction service. Obviously, this is a PY deal reached between Sapiens and America.
Of course, America no longer has time to chat on the international Internet.
Because there are only about 17 days left, if the prediction of Sapiens is inaccurate and the earthquake occurs earlier than expected, then we will be doomed.
The entire coastal area of California has been declared a state of emergency.
Many people who own cars have already driven their entire families to the eastern inland.
The nuclear power plant was shut down urgently and emergency treatment of the nuclear fuel was carried out. The chemical plant was quickly closed and the chemical warehouse was properly handled.
In order to minimize the losses, America's operation this time was unprecedentedly efficient.
Those who can be evacuated should evacuate as soon as possible, those who can be moved should be moved away, and those that cannot be moved should also be urgently reinforced and disposed of harmlessly.
Time passes day by day.
