"I thought you had let go of all the intelligence work."
"Kutpov is in charge of this mission. I'm only responsible for helping him contact Celestial Trade. The coordinates of Arrow have been exposed. If everything goes well, he will fly to Finland tomorrow. "
"Ha, that old man, I know, he's a very interesting guy."
"Interesting? I don't see anything interesting on that face with as many scars and wrinkles … "
In a villa on the outskirts of Moscow, the old man and the young woman sat opposite each other at the table and enjoyed a dinner that wasn't full of family atmosphere. However, Nikolaev was already very satisfied. Since Marina's death, his family began to fall apart, and the cold war between the daughter and father continued until now. The last time they had dinner together like this seemed to be a long time ago.
Both sides knew it wasn't each other's fault, but they couldn't forgive each other. No matter what Marina did, she was Natasha's mother, and she died in Georgia because of his orders. He didn't expect Natasha to forgive him, even if he believed she could understand him …
Nikolaev looked at his daughter deeply. Natasha stopped the fork in her hand and touched her cheek with a frown.
"Is there something on my face?"
"There are a lot of things, a lot of things that look like Marina … Sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned this name."
"It's okay, I know her death. You're in more pain than I am," Natasha said indifferently.
Nikolaev smiled bitterly and pinched his eyebrows. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said the words that he had been brewing for a long time.
"Listen, I heard he has a lot of women."
"Aren't you the same?" Natasha sneered.
"This … is still a little different …" Nikolaev touched his nose in embarrassment when his daughter exposed his private life. He said in a somewhat awkward tone, "I just hope that when you go outside, you can take care of yourself —"
"I will."
Nikolaev opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything. He had to spread his hands. "… I hope so."
Her life was her own, and he had no right to interfere too much. Even if he was her father, she was already an adult. But if possible, he wanted to see Jiang Chen again. This time, he swore that he would grab Jiang Chen by the collar and beat the crap out of that lucky kid.
Looking at her father's expression, Natasha knew what he was thinking. She couldn't help but sigh.
After a moment of silence, she slowly opened her mouth.
"After a while, I'll go live there."
"Oh," Nikolaev answered in a nasal voice as if he didn't care.
"Although I don't plan on forgiving you, I still remember all the things you've done for me."
Natasha paused for a moment, then stared at the steak on her plate and said in a deliberately relaxed tone.
"Thank you for everything."
However, from her slightly trembling voice, it could be heard that her heart was not calm when she said this.
"Thank you …"
The old man smiled foolishly and touched his chin full of stubble.
Previously, he had made up his mind to beat the brat up, but he suddenly changed his mind.
Drinking two bottles of vodka together seemed to be a good choice.
…
"Achoo!"
His nose was a bit itchy, and Jiang Chen couldn't help but sneeze.
He didn't know who was thinking about it, but it was his second sneeze in five minutes. If it weren't for the fact that he knew his body was immune to most colds, he would have suspected that he caught a cold.
Sitting across from Jiang Chen and drinking tea, Chu Nan smirked without any conscience and joked.
"Did you catch a cold last night?"
"Just my nose is a bit itchy … Where were we?" Jiang Chen rubbed his nose and said.
Chu Nan sighed. "We were talking about the Northern Alliance Area. Are you really listening?"
"Yes, yes, go on." Jiang Chen waved his hand and motioned him to continue.
For the NAC that had reignited the fire of civilization, the Northern Alliance Area was like a nomad. They moved south because of the climate problem and were interested in the relatively affluent area of Wanghai. They wanted to use the equipment inherited from the Pan-Asia Cooperation to take this "prosperous" land from the NAC's hands.
In particular, the three Gardens of Eden. Half of the reason why they chose Wanghai as the direction to march was because of them.
But it was clear that the NAC was not weak either. The offensive last winter ended in a fiasco for the Northern Alliance Area. The Wanderer tank that they were proud of was vulnerable in front of the particle cannon that surpassed the level of pre-war technology.
With this thing as a trump card, even if the Northern Alliance Area wanted to attack, there was no chance. However, if they couldn't attack, it would be difficult for Jiang Chen to do the same.
Previously, Jiang Chen, Han Junhua, and other senior executives of the NAC discussed the issue of the expedition to the Northern Alliance Area. It was not impossible, but a very real problem was placed in front of them, and that was the problem of profits.
Regardless of winning or losing, even if the NAC could withstand thousands of kilometers of supply lines, pass through countless mutants, zombies, and raiders, and win the war, there would be no substantial benefits for the NAC.
The "gap between the rich and the poor" between the two sides was too large. Other than weapons, the people in the Northern Alliance Area had nothing worthy of Jiang Chen's attention. The only thing that interested him was the Jiuquan launch center behind the Northern Alliance Area, but it was only an interest. After all, according to the Guardian Sect, there was nothing left to plunder.
Since war was the worst choice for both sides, there was only one option left.
"You mean, they plan to trade with me?" Jiang Chen smiled and took a sip of the tea brewed by Tie Guanyin. "We have a lot of good things here, but what do they have to exchange for them?"
Chu Nan didn't speak and also smiled. He took out a graphene card from his pocket and shook it between his fingers. Then he placed it on the coffee table between the two and gently pushed it in front of Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen picked up the graphene card and rubbed it at the switch position. A holographic screen with a list of goods appeared in front of him.
"Mutant fur, steel teeth, blood vines, crystals … There are some things on this that I don't understand." Jiang Chen frowned.
"In addition to crystals and industrial-used blood vines, the rest are luxury goods. They can only be found in the inland to the northwest. They can be processed into coats, accessories, or other things. These luxury goods are more popular in the Sixth Street and other wealthier survivors in the south and overseas. What do you think? Are you interested? "Chu Nan said.
When he heard the word luxury goods, Jiang Chen almost laughed out loud.
Sure enough, the pursuit of quality of life was human nature. When people didn't have to worry about food and clothing, they began to think about other things. However, this was also the path of civilization development. A civilization without luxury goods could not truly prosper.
"What do you think about this?" Jiang Chen threw the card back on the table. Instead of answering Chu Nan's question directly, he asked for his opinion.
"If trade can feed their mouths, at least it can make them control their own hands. I think this is promising. But what can be sold and what can not be sold still need to be considered, "Chu Nan said with a shrewd look.
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