Super Invincible Battleship
Chapter 1264

Chapter 1264: Chapter 499 Oil Futures Chapter 1264: Chapter 499 Oil Futures Because the former President of The United States of America had made too many mistakes, even Yan Fei thought he was bound to be ousted this time. However, “Ancestral Land” suddenly appeared, stabilizing the presidential throne for him. This only proved that it was not that the former President of The United States was too inept but that his opponents were even worse; it was a world where they outdid each other in incompetence.

Observing the bizarre developments in The United States, an idea of a “hidden hand” suddenly flashed through Yan Fei's mind, suspecting that the current situation was deliberately orchestrated by this hidden hand. The maneuvers of this hidden hand were mysterious and unfathomable, blending their manipulation perfectly into nature, making all the engineered results seem reasonable and logical, leaving Yan Fei clueless about whether this hidden hand had interfered in The United States' affairs this time. However, Yan Fei had decided that the best defense was a good offense, and only by strengthening his own power could he escape the control of the hidden hand, and even eliminate them.

Following that, Yan Fei turned his attention to the “Ancestral Land,” which had appeared suddenly, displaying immense Internet control capabilities, even possessing something akin to a God-level Expert's power–like the Mechanical Monkey, a sort of supreme martial force. “Ancestral Land” was clearly not a minor force; during these turbulent times, Yan Fei dared not underestimate it. Although “Ancestral Land” had helped Yan Fei a few times before, they were not friends.

Yan Fei was extremely wary of “Ancestral Land,” but even with the super powerful artificial intelligence “Dream,” Yan Fei could not find the whereabouts of “Ancestral Land,” nor did he know who or what “Ancestral Land” was. Given that “Ancestral Land” would act for a high reward, Yan Fei already regarded it as a formidable potential enemy. If he could find the location of “Ancestral Land,” Yan Fei might even take preemptive action to eliminate this highly unstable factor.

The second significant event that occurred in The United States, actually closely related to the reversal of the President's impeachment, was the President's unexpected purge of his political rivals. Within a short period, he had amassed substantial domestic power. To produce some tangible achievements and avoid facing impeachment again, the President began targeting Dream Island, creating a formidable enemy to unite the US citizens and alleviate the increasingly severe domestic conflicts.

The President's first order was to ban the sale of Dream Island products within The United States, citing national security. He even proposed a bill that would extend The United States' jurisdiction globally according to US law, demanding that countries and enterprises economically interacting with The United States should not cooperate with Dream Island in any form, and using national force to strike at countries or enterprises that do not comply with US law.

This bill was broad in scope and, even though the President had amassed US power, it was unlikely to pass in the US Congress anytime soon. However, given the current circumstances, the difficulty of passing this bill in Congress was not insurmountable. If that were the case, the world would be divided into two camps due to The United States' long-arm jurisdiction: either obey The United States and sever ties with Dream Island or side with Dream Island and then suffer from The United States' sanctions and suppression. These two camps would be distinctly divided, with no so-called middle ground existing.

As Yan Fei had anticipated, The United States was very unhappy with their loss in the war against Dream Island and wanted retaliation. The United States would certainly act on multiple fronts simultaneously to continuously weaken Dream Island's comprehensive strength, targeting Dream Island's economy and politics as the first areas for suppression.

The United States aimed to isolate Dream Island economically and politically by controlling other countries' cooperation with Dream Island, weakening Dream Island's development potential. Despite Dream Island's advanced technology, its area was only 3200 square kilometers, and its population was not large. Its own market was pitifully small, and it lacked unique products and resources, heavily depending on the vast international market.

If The United States were to cut off Dream Island's channels for selling products to other countries around the world, then Dream Island's high-tech products would be unable to be sold, naturally making it impossible to purchase various precious resources. As a result, Dream Island's economy would collapse. Without money and resources, Dream Island naturally could not develop military technology. Considering the speed at which The United States was restoring its military strength, if it continued this trend, when The United States waged war against Dream Island again, it would easily achieve final victory and take over everything from Dream Island.

Although Dream Island and The United States had not gone to war again, their conflict had not ended, as both sides were strategizing to weaken each other before the next war. Yan Fei had previously made several moves, employing various strategies to inflict substantial negative impacts on The United States, weakening its strength. Once The United States freed up its hands, it also countered Dream Island's strategies.

Unlike Dream Island's precise strike strategies, The United States' retaliation lacked finesse and was more about using brute force to suppress the world. Their actions lacked any skillful execution and failed to target Dream Island's weaknesses. Thus Dream Island was able to inflict substantial damage on The United States, while The United States, despite its threats to the world, could not achieve the same effect. Even after a defeat to Dream Island, The United States' paper tiger nature was increasingly recognized by people around the world, making their threats far less effective.

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