chapter 99

"Are you saying the European Union is preparing to stir up trouble?"

"Not exactly," Tian Shu replied calmly.

"After obtaining the Water of Life, they stopped keeping your agreement secret, attempting to gradually guide public opinion to prepare for its announcement."

"However, the entire European Union has been infiltrated by the White Headed Eagle to the point of being a sieve. The top-secret agreement, known only to a few, had its confidentiality level relaxed slightly, and the news was immediately known by the White Headed Eagle."

"Subsequently, the matter of the European Union council selling the island to you at an extremely low price for their own selfish desires was exposed, quickly causing a huge uproar throughout the European continent."

"Now, many Europeans are taking to the streets with banners, protesting and demanding the return of the island, and demanding the resignation of those European Union leaders who passed the agreement."

"Based on the European Union's past handling of such matters, I believe they likely won't hold out for long and will soon give in or resign in disgrace. As for whether those who come to power afterward will abide by the agreement, I am pessimistic."

"Resign in disgrace and run away after taking the benefits, leaving behind a mess?" Su Yi scoffed.

"They're oversimplifying things."

"That's the benefit of a small government. They don't need to be responsible for the foolish decisions they made during their tenure, nor do they need to be responsible for their partners during their term. It's not uncommon for them to resign and then let the flood rage on, changing policies frequently," Tian Shu explained.

"This is also the biggest difference between the West and Kyushu."

"If you plan to continue interacting with them using the Kyushu way of thinking, I'm afraid you will suffer a lot."

"Tian Shu."

"Sir, I'm here."

Su Yi suddenly sneered.

"You've got one thing wrong."

"Please enlighten me."

"I don't care what kind of unspoken rules they have, what kind of regulations they have, or whether they need to be responsible after resigning," Su Yi said in a deep voice.

"When you do business with me, you must follow my rules."

"Do they really think everything will be fine after resigning and running away? Heh, they're thinking too much."

"The Water of Life can not only extend lifespan but also be their death warrant. Taking my benefits and not working for me? There's no such good thing in the world."

Su Yi, of course, knew that the Western system operated differently from Kyushu.

The reason he knew this and still wanted to play this game was, frankly, to take advantage of these people's mentality of making a quick buck and running away, to get the island first.

Once the agreement was signed, no matter who came to power afterward, they couldn't deny his debt.

As for those who took the benefits and wanted to run away as soon as they got the Water of Life, they shouldn't expect any good things like extending their lifespan.

Su Yi would make sure they didn't even live to their original lifespan.

"Sir, you're right. When you have absolute power, you don't need to care about who makes the rules," Tian Shu said after a moment of silence.

"In the future, I will add this important data to the calculation model to avoid making the wrong conclusion again."

"There's no need for that," Su Yi denied its suggestion.

"You only need to calculate according to the rules. It's best not to use special means outside the rules. Once you rely on brute force to break the situation when encountering problems, the order will gradually collapse, and the entire system will tend towards chaos. Then the whole world will fall into extreme chaos, which is not good for anyone."

Although he had recently liked using the power of the magic world's supermodel to solve problems outside the rules.

But he had always remained clear-headed, mostly using power outside the rules to solve problems when the existing rules couldn't solve them.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be doing any business. He would just let Yue Ling and Xing Hen go on a rampage of killing and looting, and they would become the richest people in the world in minutes.

But doing this kind of thing too much would soon lead to the collapse of the world order.

What would follow would be the whole world falling into chaos.

Then everyone would have a hard time, and they might even get hit by mushroom bombs, which would outweigh the benefits.

"That's it, notify me as soon as possible if there's any new information."

After finishing his instructions to Tian Shu, Su Yi was about to ask Yue Ling what to eat tonight.

Unexpectedly, he had only taken two steps when Tian Shu brought new news:

"Sir, the White Headed Eagle has just released a notice."

Su Yi stopped in his tracks:

"What notice?"

"The White Headed Eagle and the European Union have long had a military alliance agreement. Just now, the White Headed Eagle, in the name of this agreement organization, issued a notice regarding the island transaction between the European Union and you."

"The content of the notice is roughly that the agreement is also an illegal agreement and is not recognized by the military agreement organization. Your and Tian Shu Group's landing on the island is an act of invasion. You are ordered to withdraw all employees of the Tianyu Group who have landed on the island within three days, otherwise, according to the agreement, the White Headed Eagle and the armies of the countries participating in the military agreement have the responsibility to launch military action against you to retake the island that originally belonged to the European Union."

"Military agreement organization?" Su Yi was stunned for a moment, and then he thought of the infamous North Atlantic Treaty, sneering:

"They know how to exploit loopholes."

"What does the European Union say?"

Tian Shu immediately replied:

"Three of the European Union's top council members who reached the agreement with you have resigned under pressure. The speaker's current attitude is very ambiguous and seems to have a tendency to tear up the agreement."

"Moreover, this statement from the White Headed Eagle is actually beyond the control of the European Union. Since the Second World War, most of the European Union's military power has been in the hands of the White Headed Eagle. The White Headed Eagle is using the North Atlantic Treaty, under the banner of maintaining the territory of the European Union, to launch military action against you. Even if they want to stop it, they don't have the ability."

The North Atlantic Treaty has effectively demilitarized the entire European continent. Among the many countries in the European Union, only one or two are militarily autonomous.

If the White Headed Eagle wants to intervene, it is indeed not up to them to decide whether to launch military action.

"The European Union? A spineless dog, pitiful," Su Yi shook his head, then asked Tian Shu:

"What do you think is the appropriate way to handle this within the rules?"

Tian Shu gave the answer after a moment of contemplation:

"According to calculations, within the rules, the best strategy at present is to use our information advantage on the Internet to forcibly change the perception of all people in the Western world about this island transaction. Use the pressure brought by the people to force the White Headed Eagle to abandon this action."

"The people can be fooled. When there is enough information, their attention will be attracted. Compared to direct indoctrination, people are more likely to believe the answers they deduce themselves, and through some general, vague, and broad descriptions, it is possible to guide them to draw the answers they want and ultimately use public opinion for my purposes. And on this planet, I happen to have such ability."