Chapter 578: Only I Have My Own Law Chapter 578 Internal Strife (1)

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Protagonist:

Chen Yi

The giant dragon lazily finally lazily appeared on the land of Siberia.

A body ten kilometers long slowly unfolded, its height quickly exceeding 1200 meters, its thick limbs looking like mountain peaks; even just the raised instep gave the feeling of a small hill from afar.

Gunfire ahead became sparse.

The giant dragon somewhat appreciated their serious expressions, smiled an ugly smile, and flicked its tail, sweeping forward like a hurricane.

The Russians had to grab onto things beside them to avoid being blown away by the strong wind at close range.

Unsurprisingly, many were blown away.

The giant dragon panted "huff huff" twice with hot air, somewhat boredly placed its head beside the concrete camp—two things of roughly similar size, but the latter's bright eyes and rough scales looked chilling.

A soldier foolishly raised his rifle, aiming at the giant dragon's eyes, and fired with a "bang."

The giant dragon revealed a strange smile, the corners of its mouth on both sides drew together, then it fiercely exhaled a breath.

A streak of orange-red flame instantly covered the armored vehicle several hundred meters ahead, as well as the foolish soldier behind the armored vehicle.

"Hiccup."

In the silence, the giant dragon's hiccup was especially frightening.

After a moment of silence, the Russian captain was the first to turn and run.

Then everyone followed.

"Well, our work is mostly done." Du Yilong regretfully shook his head and ordered: "Report to Headquarters, Phase One is over, preparing to expand the settlement, apply for more heavy weapon equipment."

"Give nearby residents enough time to evacuate, but it's best not to evacuate them all. According to Headquarters, unless it's a nuclear missile, nothing can destroy a dragon; we can't let them use nuclear missiles." This time speaking was the supervisor of the Archives Administration; they are responsible for checking whether missions proceed according to plan, but do not interfere with the commander's judgment.

The captain laughed heartily: "Who would use a nuclear missile on their own territory?"

The supervisor rolled his eyes and asked: "Then where do you think their nuclear tests are conducted?"

"This... in the air." The captain chuckled embarrassedly and slapped his own face: "We are by Baikal Lake; they wouldn't risk polluting Baikal Lake, would they?"

"So we are here, but tactical nuclear missiles are still possible. Captain Du?"

"Mm, give the order. Open up the settlement tonight, finish camouflage by tomorrow morning."

The little lizard at this time also slowly changed back to its original form, freely returning to the depths of the bunker to plunder metal; for it, becoming a giant dragon was the result of swallowing, but maintaining a giant dragon's body—if hooked up to nutritional pills in a hospital—would require an intravenous drip made of oil tanks and fire hoses.

Du Yilong covered his mouth and coughed twice, pretending: "Captain, you go take care of the Great Dragon Sir. Hall Master said to treat him with good food and drink, but don't let him eat too much; when the Russians come tomorrow morning, we'll probably still need them to go into battle."

The captain wanted to refuse, but after all it concerned his own life and property, plus he knew he wasn't welcome, so he shook his head and went.

Feeding the little lizard preparing to transform into a dragon isn't easy; tons of supplies need to be unloaded, the weather conditions on the Siberian plain are terrible, and transferring supplies within the bunker adds another set of formalities.

And no matter how much metal they bring in, given the giant dragon's volume, it can all be eaten clean. In fact, if it wants to transform into a true giant dragon and fight for a day, or simply fly, it would truly require a considerable quantity of metal.

A few hundred tons is probably just breakfast.

In the following days, the wind and waves on Baikal Lake rose greatly, as if a dragon were churning the river and sea within.

The Russians' ice army slowly came, slowly went back, and finally slowly came again; they tried soldier-carried missiles, surface-to-surface missiles and air-to-ground missiles, as well as the most common tank smoothbore cannon. For a 10-kilometer-long giant dragon, basically none were useful.

And these few days were enough for this matter to be made known to everyone domestically and internationally.

But what could be done? Besides nuclear missiles, no weapon could harm a giant dragon; if willing, the little lizard could transform into other forms and disappear. Even if satellites in the sky kept searching, with positioning accurate to 30 centimeters or even 10 centimeters, they couldn't find a 10-centimeter lizard in a pile of snow bushes; as for thermal methods and the like, it was even more nonsense, because the thermal energy contained in a transformed lizard and a giant dragon is completely different.

Simply put, a giant dragon is something that, whether on the West Continent or Earth, exceeds normal handling methods—either both sides suffer, or let it run its course.

I don't know what Moscow thinks, but the gentlemen of Irkutsk Oblast were the first to give up.

Xijing was in shock, like a group of old men who smoked too much trying to quit; everyone's expression was twisted.

One giant dragon could control a region; even Zhou Wei, who values national defense the most, doesn't believe it.

Chen Yi was calm and indifferent.

A Divine Art Knight deciding the rise and fall of a kingdom—there are too many such things.

A giant dragon? That's something that can decide the rise and fall of a temple.

To go further, if Chen Yi had one-third of Zhu Yuanzhang's spirit or Mao Zedong's spirit, daring to smash all the nation's belongings just to fill the ideals and wishes of his youth, he might have let the giant dragon smash Moscow and then organized another grand parade movement to overthrow the Soviet Union.

Unfortunately, he doesn't.

Ultimately, the education Chen Yi received and everything he experienced make him lean toward reform rather than revolution. If the story of 1911 were to happen again, the current bureaucratic clique and the bureaucratic clique of that year might make similar choices.

Almost inevitably so!

Chen Yi, once again advancing toward Hai Zi, had an expression roughly similar to that of returned overseas students of that year; at least on the faces of the old gentlemen, not a bit of appreciation could be seen.

"Chen Yi, tell us about the giant dragon." Chen Zhongguo pinched a cigarette, as if at home.

"Speaking of it, it's a bit strange, actually quite simple. A few days ago I found a pet, and then it grew bigger." Chen Yi, who doesn't lie, answered with a very sincere gaze: "Generally speaking, the giant dragon comes from a place similar to the West Continent, but smaller than there; as for the specific situation, I'm not very clear. As for the giant dragon's physical condition, Zhou Wei has conducted an investigation; there are probably investigation reports and such, so I won't repeat them. What everyone can rest assured about is that the giant dragon's intelligence level is passable; it can understand my commands, obey tactical requirements equivalent to soldier level, has low tendencies toward active attack and violence, mainly just loves to eat, with metal as its staple food."

"Any weaknesses?" Zhou Wei naturally asked.

Chen Yi looked at him with a smile-not-smile and said: "I don't have nuclear weapons in my hands, so I haven't tried; as for other things, you've tried lasers and drills, the Russians have tried air-to-ground and surface-to-surface missiles; anything more advanced, I don't know."

What he said was fairly sincere, of course not enough to satisfy the old gentlemen present; out of respect for Chen Zhongguo's face, everyone nodded perfunctorily, drinking tea and smoking.

"What's the deal with it often disappearing and hiding?" Suddenly, a guy on a small chair behind the sofa spoke up.

This was a scholar with an elite look, standard build, handsome appearance, looking to be in his thirties; before a group of top figures, he was neither humble nor arrogant. After speaking, he also smiled friendly.

Chen Yi had never seen this person in the family circles, nor even heard of him; so it seems, nine times out of ten he's a grassroots elite who crawled out of the Ivory Tower.

Maybe not so grassroots, but being able to reach the top of the tree canopy also shows his ability.

Chen Yi boldly looked around.

By rights, attending personnel shouldn't ask or speak; it seems he also got someone's nod, but without hanging a Listening Scroll, it's hard to detect the meat threads in the old fox's teeth just by looking.

Because it was his first time appearing at the Committee, out of caution toward the unknown situation, he also couldn't bring himself to use such super-technological magic as the "Listening Scroll"...

Silence for fifteen seconds was enough. Chen Yi said lightly, "This is a characteristic of the Giant Dragon, very detailed numerical values, which I cannot provide."

What he said was also true. Regarding the characteristics of the Giant Dragon, he understood some, but there were absolutely no numerical values. Although he did not answer the question of "disappearing frequently," others could not find fault with it either.

"What is very interesting is that the thermal reaction of the Giant Dragon during movement is extremely violent, equivalent to burning several tons of Metal. But after it disappears, this thermal reaction also disappears extremely quickly. Our analysts have pointed out that this energy reaction might be the Foundation of the Giant Dragon's Existence." Elite Fan stared at Chen Yi, trying to see something from him.

Chen Yi smiled and shrugged.

"Mr. Chen?" Elite Fan was tired of waiting.

Chen Yi came back to himself as if Just Awakened and smiled apologetically. "Are you asking me a question?"

"Yes."

"Just as I said, we have no specific numerical measurements."

"What about the emotional aspect? Roughly tell us, how about we learn more?" Elite Fan's job was to ask questions. Whether for Moscow or Xijing, the Giant Dragon was a troublesome thing. It could disappear without a trace at any time, and could also turn into a huge, difficult-to-destroy offensive and defensive fortress at any time. If one day such a Giant Dragon suddenly appeared in Hai Zi... who could guarantee what the result would be?

Chen Yi, however, did not take their concerns to heart.

The strength of the Giant Dragon was more reflected in its body size and external Impression. Speaking of destructive power, Yin Senlie's first-class Divine Art Knights were the real danger. With full Firepower, they could destroy one-third of a City in an extremely short time, so fast that the Military could not react.

Of course, this was always an extreme situation. Given Chen Yi and the Chen Family's Identity, why would they need to take such radical measures and place themselves in opposition to the nation or even the world?

"Without investigation, there is no Right to Speak. I cannot give a guessed conclusion in such a Formal Occasion." There was nothing wrong with Chen Yi's words, but it was disappointing.

"What is your opinion? Speaking merely from an intuitive Angle?"

Chen Yi continued to evade.

The two sides went back and forth for several minutes. Committee Member Zhou could not wait any longer and said, "The Giant Dragon cannot stay in Siberia anymore; it must be brought back. Our country's established Foreign Policy does not allow a few ambitious people..."

"Bring it back, put it where?" Chen Yi directly interrupted Committee Member Zhou's words.

"Bring it back anywhere; our Domestic land is so big..."

"Xijing?"

Interrupted twice in a row; this was truly Embarrassing. It happened that Chen Yi looked like a young man in his twenties and was not a government official, so Committee Member Zhou could not flare up. He said with a Cold Face, "Xijing is of course not allowed."

"How about Mi County? You glared, so that's not allowed either. How about changing to a military base? Where do you think is suitable?"

Given the characteristics and Danger level of the Giant Dragon, if one did not trust it, it was not suitable anywhere. Perhaps an uninhabited place or a Desert would be better, especially an area where Nuclear Missiles could be used for strikes at any time. As for Cities and bases, they should be forbidden zones.

But considering from another Angle, if the Giant Dragon shrank again, how would uninhabited areas be monitored?

One could not hang a Nuclear Missile on the Giant Dragon's body and then order someone to monitor it 24 hours a day, right?

If it were not for Chen Yi's relationship, Committee Member Zhou would most likely have adopted such measures.

"First, take it away from Siberia. This is an unnecessary diplomatic dispute." Committee Member Zhou had seen satellite images and photographs. He could not, for the sake of a spiteful remark, first place himself in Danger.

Chen Yi smiled calmly and gave no answer.

"What? You are Unwilling?" Committee Member Zhou felt he had finally found an opportunity to flare up.

Chen Yi made an "en" sound and asked, "On what basis?"

"What?"

"Where I keep my pet, who is it any of your business?"

"How do you explain those settlements of yours?"

"That is to promote exchange between the two countries."

"Exchange?" Committee Zhou laughed in disbelief and said, "Young people are truly overestimating themselves. Fine, I'll grant that your Giant Dragon is impregnable, but have you considered what to do if things get out of hand and the Russians actually use Nuclear Missiles? Then, what Benefits have you gained? Huh? A miraculous species like the Giant Dragon should be thoroughly understood and studied to improve our basic national strength. That is what matters most. Aiming too high is overdrafting the future."

Chen Yi retorted sharply, "On what grounds do you think I want things to get out of hand?"

"You've already made things out of hand."

"That's also you making them out of hand. If you hadn't insisted on retreating instead of normal negotiation, this matter might have been solved." As soon as Chen Yi said this, several people present were Shocked.

This was accusing the committee member to his face. In ancient court halls, it would be called "directly pointing out his faults." The Office Director beside him was recording; his pen trembled, marking two stains.

Committee Member Zhou's cheeks trembled for more than three seconds. He finally calmed down and said, "You want normal negotiation? How to negotiate normally?"

"On the issue of the West Continent, we have room for cooperation with Russia. Russia is vast and sparsely populated, but is naturally greedy for Land. From the perspective of Personality, they would definitely be willing to participate in the development and construction of the West Continent. From the perspective of interests, their Colonization experience is insufficient, their national strength is Ordinary, but they will not snatch our interest space. They are a very suitable Ally role. At least much safer than Japan, the United States, or Europe. The Giant Dragon in Siberia is also shown to Moscow, telling them what we have obtained in the West Continent and what we might obtain in the future." Chen Yi paused here and said, "My idea is to invite Moscow to come talk to us, invite them to go to the West Continent to take a look. If they are interested, exchanging land is not impossible."

"Exchange land?"

"Siberia for the West Continent. Are we supposed to let them participate for free? The tropical climate of the West Continent is much richer than Siberia."

"How is this possible?" Committee Member Zhou shook his head repeatedly.

"Things depend on people." Chen Yi was instead calmer. Once the interests of the West Continent were truly revealed, if China alone enjoyed the benefits, the Americans might propose an "Open Door" policy. Moreover, family interests are family interests, and national interests are national interests. Holding the West Continent in one's hand is small-farmer thinking. Listing it on the market to make money is modern Economic thinking.

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