Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds

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Kant Preserving His Last Dignity With Tears

Kirov, a Russian, was a military contractor and philanthropist who was well-known in the industry.

His business was to act as a middleman in the gray area of military trade, taking goods from indescribable mysterious manufacturers, and then selling these human resources to people in need in the vast Asian, African, and Latino regions.

When Kant single-handedly fought his way into the ranks of the Transformers, he had already enjoyed working with him.

This good brother’s supplies not only shone in the anti-imperialist oppression of the Komotra battlefield, but they were also sold to other worlds. They played an extremely important role in the anti-imperialist and anti-aggression struggle of the Goethe people. From this aspect, the Russian Kirov was actually the first human in Earth’s history to sell arms to the other world.

However, he would basically never know about this in his life.

After the Battle of Komora, the situation in West Africa was turbulent. Kant had shocked the world with a single feat and caught the attention of the five hooligans. It was hard to say whether this was a one-man victory or a fire at the city gate that would bring disaster to the fish in the moat. Anyway, as a Russian who had a close deal with Kant, Kirov was quickly summoned by the Tsar.

Between a pile of black materials and the documents of the Federal Security Service, he could only choose the latter.

They served Kant as a liaison on the surface and a spy in the dark.

Now that the Russians were working for Kant’s AWTL company, their main task at this stage was to cooperate with Kant in scattering money. His new boss had recently extorted a large sum of money from the five hooligans. Just like all nouveau riche who got rich overnight, he immediately began to purchase without restraint and rationality.

However, regardless of the country or region, ordinary nouveau riche would probably buy real estate, luxury cars, yachts, luxury goods, and women. This Chinese boss’s taste was obviously different.

The only similarity between him and those nouveau riche was probably that this nouveau riche also showed a desire to buy property and land. Kirov, who had been studying Chinese culture recently, privately felt that this was probably a racial instinct passed down from 5,000 years of agricultural civilization. As for other hobbies…

Guns, cannons, heavy vehicles, industrial machinery, special steel…With all these, Kirov felt that Boss Kang seemed to be a very hardcore industrial party, and a very Su kind. The specific performance was that he scoffed at high-tech information technology such as electronic chips. Most of the things he wanted to buy were old goods that did not rely on high-tech, especially old weapons that were obviously too destructive in the last century.

Now that he called again, it was obvious that he had a new order.

The Russian, who was clumsily taking notes in the office, suddenly stood up. Facing the orders and requirements of his new boss, he revealed a very professional and enthusiastic smile.

“Alright!”

The Chinese was extremely fluent,”You speak, there is nothing I, Kirov, can’t buy!”

On the other end of the phone, Kant gave a simple order. Basically, he gave out the same three items: machine guns, cannons, rockets, and so on. Other than that, he added a new request.” I want to buy explosives.”

” What explosives?” Kirov asked.

” Buy whatever you have. Rexogin, Octogen, PL-20…I don’t know much about these, but I want these. The more powerful, the better. Buy as many as you have and send them all over by transport plane.”

Kant thought for a moment and said,” Right, pay special attention to it. I think there should be explosives that are specially used underwater. For example, the explosives used in the warheads of mines and torpedoes. These are the best.”

“Boss?” Kirov pondered for a moment.

“What’s wrong?”

” I don’t know what you want to do with these,” the Russians said cautiously.” I won’t ask. But if, and I mean if, you need to deal with some underwater targets or do something in the sea-why don’t you ask your motherland?”

“What?” Kant was stunned.

“Water mine.” The Russians laughed.” No offense, but Boss, due to the severe coastal defense pressure and the extremely weak naval power in the early days, you Chinese people have played with the mines.”

“.. Is that so?”

Kant took a few minutes to understand the godly weapon that the Chinese Navy used to fend off the American aircraft carriers before the appearance of the Dongfeng-21D.

Water mine, water mine, and it was still a f * cking water mine.

Kant then instructed Kirov to speed up his purchases. After some thought, he dialed a number.

“Mr. Kant?”A gentle and sweet voice sounded. How can I help you?”

The young lady who answered the call was called Qin Mengjin. They were old friends. During the locust plague in Biagang, she was ordered to set up an emergency team under the Emergency Management Department. However, she was actually a member of the United Front Work Department. Her current mission was clear, which was to unite the country and unite Kant, a wild and powerful esper.

” I need to buy something from the country,” Kant smiled.

The way the two of them communicated depended on Kant’s attitude. The Ministry’s evaluation of Kant was that he was ” seemingly harmless “, which meant that he was a good-tempered boy when he was not anxious.

So Miss Qin teased,” Oh, I heard that you’re a millionaire now, and this money is specially approved to not be taxed. Why? Do you want to contribute to the country’s economy again? Tell me, what do you want to buy? I’ll help you pass on the message. Of course, it depends on the decision of the higher-ups.”

” I want to buy N2 explosives,” Kant said crisply.

“..”

There were more than one coughing sounds coming from the other end of the line. Kant could tell that at least three people had spat out the water in their mouths. After a while, Miss Qin’s pathetic voice rang out.” That’s definitely not possible. Don’t even think about it. Besides, I can tell you that there’s no such thing yet. There’s still a long way to go. By the way, don’t read too much exaggerated news…”

Kant sighed.” Then sell me some plastic explosives. I’ll help the country clear out the inventory. How about that?” Even the Su-6 was out now, right? I’ll just take some plastic-5…”

The voice on the other end was a little subtle. What do you need those things for?”

“Can’t I? How about selling me some torpedoes? I don’t want a rocket-propelled smart mine. I just want some old stuff. I’ll help the country clear the cabin…”

The other side instantly fell silent.

Kant frowned. He noticed a subtle difference.

When they talked about buying firearms, Qin Mengjin’s voice was still smiling. After hearing it, she was only surprised. However, when he heard about buying torpedoes, he clearly heard the other party’s breathing stop.

Why did he have such a reaction?

Kant was stunned for a moment. Then, he heard Qin Mengjin say,” I’ll help you ask for instructions. Please wait for a moment. Someone will contact you in a while.” What do you think?”

I’m already using you, and I’m being very polite.

This meant…Nervous.

“.. Oh.”

Kant shrugged after the call ended. He was baffled.

However, since he had already said so, he would just wait and see.

He found a random place to sit down and looked up at the sky, calculating what he was going to get for free. The god of the Star Palace would feed him to the giant monster of the deep sea. He was not sure what would come out, how big and fierce, but in any case, he had to prepare now.

Not only did he have to think of a way to speed up the evacuation of the people on the Broken Islands, but he also had to prepare for the next deep-sea assault. This was an enemy he had never encountered before. God knew what kind of monsters would appear next.

The balance of time had been reversed. With the ratio of seven to one, he could take a break on Earth and adjust his state of mind. Kant breathed steadily and emptied his mind until his phone rang and woke him up.

He looked at his phone and was surprised.

“Uncle Wang?”

Wang Yongzhi’s uncle’s voice came from the other end. He was Xiaoman’s father and Kang’s father’s childhood friend. He was a retired soldier and a well-known industrialist. He seemed to maintain a certain degree of contact with the military and the government.

What level of connection…It was probably to the point where he would be caught on the spot if he went there.

“What do you want to do now?” If you earn money, you can buy a good car, a mansion, a watch, or try a glass of wine that costs 5,000 pounds. Why buy explosives?”

” Of course,” Kant said seriously.” It’s to protect the city from being invaded by the imperialists. Don’t forget, I’m the chief of the city!”

“Pah!”

“Then why did you buy the mine?”Wang Yongzhi lowered his voice. Water mines can’t blow up fish.”

“What fish?” Kant asked in surprise.

“You don’t know?” Wang Yongzhi was stunned.

“.. What should I know?”

“You really don’t know?”

“You should at least tell me what it is, right?”

“You haven’t been out wandering recently? You didn’t look for trouble?”

“.. Why am I wandering around? It’s only been a few days.”

“That’s true…” Wang Yongzhi mumbled,” You’ve known the severity of the situation since you were young.”

” So, what are you talking about?” Kant was even more puzzled.

“Let’s not talk about it. I understand what I know. I won’t elaborate on what I don’t understand. In any case, the water is really deep…”

“Riddler, get out of here!”

“What is it? You’re so rude.” Wang Yongzhi didn’t take it to heart. Anyway, there was a generation gap between him and the younger generation. Xiao Man often said some strange things to him. He asked again,” What exactly do you want to do with the explosives?”

Kant whistled.” I’ve been talking about it since I was a kid. Uncle, you should know what’s called compensating expenses, right? It means that when I was a kid, my parents wouldn’t buy me toys. When I grew up and earned my own money, I would buy a lot of them in one go. You see, when I was a kid, I begged my dad to bring me a piece of TNT when I came back to China. He refused and was very stingy. He even spanked me. Now that I’ve grown up and grown up, of course I want to buy a few warehouses…”

” Hmph!” Wang Yongzhi snorted.” If you don’t want to say it, then don’t say it. Why are you making up these excuses?”

Kant sighed.” Alright. I’d like to research using high-explosive explosives as a supplement to increase my destructive abilities and enrich my attack methods. Is that alright?”

“Why did I bother you with such a trivial matter?” he complained.

“It’s mainly because you want to buy mines… Tsk, I was also shocked after hearing their explanation.” Wang Yongzhi interrupted Kant’s question.” As for why, don’t ask. I can’t tell you. The M Nation is deleting posts all over the world. If there’s anything you need, the higher-ups will contact you.”

At this point, Uncle Wang said unhappily,” I told you to show off all day. Now that you’ve been targeted by the five big countries, if anything strange happens, you’ll be the first one to be suspected.”

Kant scratched his head. Although he was curious, the matter at the Broken Islands was more serious.” Alright, I won’t ask anymore. So, can we sell the explosives?”

Wang Yongzhi said,” There are some things that are not easy to say in public, so they asked me to be the middleman. To be honest with you, you want to buy too much. The higher-ups are hesitant and don’t want to sell.”

“Hesitation?”

” Yeah, you can transport all the equipment of an armored company to the other side of the earth in a flash. If I were an elder, do you think I would sell you high-energy explosives by tons?”

” I didn’t buy it for anything else,” Kant complained.” I love my country!”

“Hey, the higher-ups are afraid that you’ll be overly patriotic.” Uncle Wang snorted.” Look at an ordinary person. How can he love his country? At most, you can set off a bunch of firecrackers worth tens of dollars at the US Embassy. What kind of esper are you? God knows where you can put something when you’re happy and your patriotic feelings are aroused.”

Tsk.

How troublesome.

Kant tried to calm himself down.” There’s no need to worry about this. Think about it, Uncle Wang. If I wanted to cause some damage, would I need to buy explosives?” Was there a lack of artillery shells in this Komoira? If I really wanted to do something, even if I didn’t have explosives with me, I could go and rob them, right? There’s no need to worry.”

“You can’t say that. If you sit in that position, you have to consider that position.”

Uncle Wang explained,” Think about it. If you want to buy a nuclear bomb, say that you just want to study it. With your ability, you can destroy it even if you don’t have a nuclear bomb. Do you think the higher-ups will sell it to you?”

Eh… Nuclear bomb?

Kant’s eyes lit up, but he shook his head.

The difficulty was too high, but it was not to the extent of that yet.

He pondered for a moment. The key to doing business was communication. He had had a pleasant exchange with the country. His origin, nationality, and civilization recognition were one thing, and the other was that both sides had always been sincere and friendly.

He understood Uncle Wang’s concerns and proposed a solution.

” How about this? The preparation, transportation, and storage of the sensitive high-power firearms that I bought from our country can be handled by the specialists of the country. In other words, the country will send people to prepare, transport, and store the explosives. After the explosives are transported to the special area in Komoira, the country will send people to guard and look after them. I won’t interfere in all the processes. It won’t be a problem even if I check them a hundred times a day.”

” If I want to use and experiment, I will make an official application to the warehouse manager. My combat experiment will be carried out under their supervision and accompaniment. They will record and verify how many explosives are used. They should be relieved that I have done this, right?”

“Oh, I’ll help you ask around,” Uncle Wang thought for a moment.

About five to six minutes later, Wang Yongzhi’s voice rang out again. He sounded a little awkward.” Kant, what they’re saying is that they can build a test site for you in the country. They’ll let you conduct any experiments you want in a safe and confidential environment. All the materials will be supplied in unlimited quantities…”

“..”

“Uncle Wang,”Kant’s voice turned colder.

“Hmm?”

“I also want my face.” He said calmly,” Also, please tell them not to let you convey such things that hurt their relationship in the future. I really don’t like this kind of cunningness.”

Wang Yongzhi sighed.” I knew you wouldn’t agree with your temper.”

“But this time, for your sake, I’m willing to take a step back.”

“What?” Uncle Wang asked curiously.

” It’s alright, Kant,” he said immediately.” I, Wang Yongzhi, don’t need my nephew to put himself in a difficult position to save my face. Just do what you have to do…”

Kant smiled.” It’s alright. You’re Little Man’s father. This isn’t considered an injustice.”

Wang Yongzhi was stunned on the spot and then cursed,”…” F * ck, are you enlightened?”

“Ah?”

“.. Tsk, it’s fine now.”

Kant’s mind was filled with the thought of killing his third grandson in the sea with high explosives. He did not take Wang Yongzhi’s strange words to heart.” Tell the higher-ups that there are water mines and plastic explosives. Ordinary high explosives are fine too. Give me a thousand tons of them first…”

“You want to make a little boy?”Wang Yongzhi choked.

” Isn’t Little Boy 15,000 tons?”

“This number is too big!”

“Then why don’t you help me chop it?”

“You can chop it?” Wang Yongzhi spat,” Where did you give in?”

“Oh, give in.”

” If the higher-ups agree to this deal, I can make a concession,” Kant said.” You mentioned earlier that you would build a test site for me in the country to help me with my research, right? I know the country’s plans and I’m willing to cooperate, but I’m more arrogant and arrogant now. I don’t like to be manipulated.”

“Then what do you want?”

” It’s very simple. I don’t want to be a lab rat or a spectator. I’m willing to cooperate with the exchange and research, but take note that it’s cooperation, not obedience. The test site can be built, and I can make concessions here, but the country has to make concessions. Simply put, the procedure should be like this…”

” That is, the country will grant me a piece of land and then build a test site on this land. I will allow researchers to enter, allow them to conduct a certain degree of ability research, collect data, and provide me with experimental materials and materials. I also welcome professionals to give me some ideas and suggestions.”

” So, the difference is that I am the owner of the land and the test site. I allowed the relevant personnel to cooperate and support me, and I did a certain degree of research. The country did not give me a place to have fun and let a group of researchers play with me like a monkey. Do you understand what I’m saying?”

Wang Yongzhi understood what he meant. His tone became very subtle.” You really care about your reputation.”

Indeed, the only difference between these two ideas was the name.

The land was approved by the country, the testing site was built by the country, the personnel were sent by the country, and the resources were provided by the country. Kant was only given the title of the owner of the property. In front of the government, the so-called ownership rights and property owners were meaningless.

This was really a concession.

” What can a lone esper do in the face of a country’s power and family?” Kant pretended to cry. He could only stubbornly grit his teeth and hold back his tears to fight for false dignity for himself. However, he knew that this was the only thing he could hold on to…”

“.. Disgusting.”

Wang Yongzhi disappeared for a while. Then, he said,” I’ve reported it. The higher-ups should be discussing it for a while. I’ll give you the news later.”

“Oh, okay.”

After hanging up the phone, laughter came from a place on the other side of the world that could not be named. As long as it’s a matter of face, you can give way.”

“Young people have strong self-esteem.” Another voice laughed.” But the rule of our Republic has always been that the inner part is more important than the face. Besides, this is really nothing.”

“So you agree?”

“Sure.”

While waiting for the final reply, Kant heard his phone vibrate twice. He looked at it and saw that it was Uncle Wang’s WeChat. He had received two messages.

There were two pieces of news.

It was all without rhyme or reason.

First, China will conduct a large-scale anti-submarine exercise in the South China Sea.

Second, Russia conducted a large-scale anti-submarine exercise in the Arctic waters.

It was all something that happened two days ago.

Kant was slightly taken aback. He sent a message to ask what it was, but Uncle Wang did not reply.

Water mines? Fried fish?

Kant was deep in thought.

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P.S. 1: Habits are scary…By the way, this is a novel, so don’t make random connections (squint).