"The East Coast of the North American continent has formed a loose separatist force, mainly concentrated in Los Santos and San Francisco. The warship of the Beluga Station anchored off the coast of Los Santos and sent small boats to send our people to the North American continent. "
"After landing on the North American continent, our people established posts on the West Coast and sent soldiers to explore in the direction of Los Santos. In the suburbs of Los Santos, we encountered a mutant lizard. They moved in groups and were very aggressive, but fortunately, our people found them first. After they were taken care of, our people successfully arrived in Los Santos. "
"The entire Los Santos is in ruins, similar to the situation in Wanghai, but the population is much smaller. According to the locals, the entire West Coast is distributed with large and small survivor settlements, which are dominated by the National Guard, the militia organization 'Minutemen', the cannibal tribe 'Blood Clan', and the mutated human tribe 'Destruction'. "
"The local livestock industry is very developed. Our people found a large-scale two-headed cow herd on the edge of the California desert. Their two-headed cows are one size larger than us. Because they eat a fern that can reduce radiation values, the radiation content of these two-headed cows is not high, and the meat is relatively delicious. The survivors mainly use crystals and mutant skins as currency for trade. In addition, there is another interesting thing … "
Chu Nan took something out of his pocket and gently threw it on the table.
"… We found this locally. It was brought back by the Beluga Station warship that returned."
"This is … a bottle cap?" Jiang Chen looked at the bottle cap spinning on the table.
"To be precise, it is a limited-edition Coke bottle cap issued by the Coca-Cola Company after 2168. It is added with the nickel-plated anti-counterfeiting logo of the Coca-Cola Company. Each bottle of Coke has a specific number and is stored in the database of the Coke factory in California. " Chu Nan grinned. "Currently, this Coke factory is now controlled by the California National Guard as their money printing machine."
"Using bottle caps as currency?" Jiang Chen asked with an odd expression.
"Yes, this kind of thing is difficult to forge. Every bottle cap that leaves the factory is automatically recorded in the database. It is said that the entire West Coast and even some inland states use this currency. However, this bottle cap seems to be highly inflated. It is said that a slightly better rifle needs a ten thousand bottle cap, an adult two-headed cow is worth one hundred thousand, and a National Guard standard power armor needs an astronomical number of bottle caps. It is said to be ten million? I'm not sure either. "
"Where did they get so much nickel?" Jiang Chen asked.
Although nickel was not a rare earth, it was even more scarce on the wasteland, not to mention North America, which was already nickel-poor. There was no other reason, it was because the demand was too high. From power armors to tanks, there wasn't a single thing that was lacking. The amount of waste recycling alone was not enough. Only the NAC in the modern world could avoid the nickel shortage.
In order to smuggle a little nickel back from NAC, the Northern Alliance Area racked their brains. However, the survivors on the West Coast of North America actually used nickel to make bottle caps?
"Of course they don't have that much nickel." Chu Nan shrugged and said with a smile, "So when our people proposed trade to the California National Guard, the first thing they asked was, 'Do you have nickel?'"
Hearing this, Jiang Chen already understood. For the survivors on the West Coast of North America, nickel was equivalent to gold. But what kind of currency is this? Nickel standard? Or should I say, "anti-counterfeiting code"?
In addition, from Chu Nan's words, Jiang Chen also heard some other information. For example, since the survivors used nickel to "coin", their industrial level should not be high. At most, it was the same as the Sixth Street four years ago, from rifles to power armors, all were built by hand.
Chu Nan looked at Jiang Chen. He already guessed what his boss was thinking, so he asked tentatively, "What is your plan?"
What he was most worried about now was that his boss would suddenly decide to send thousands of soldiers to land in California and liberate the UA. It was not a matter of whether it was possible or not. He believed that with NAC's strength, it would not be a problem to crush the West Coast.
However, there was no point in doing so.
Now the scope of NAC's power was from Wanghai to Wu City. There were too many places to expand to the south. The few survivors in Fuzhou were rich, and there was no benefit in colonizing the other side of the Pacific.
But he was thinking too much. Jiang Chen understood this logic.
"For the time being, the outpost on the West Coast will maintain the scale of 50 people. More people will easily alert the local forces."
"The people stationed there shouldn't be idle. Let them investigate if there are any specialties on the West Coast that are worth bringing back, and then see what the local survivors lack in addition to metal resources. In three days, I need you to sort out all the information into a form for me. Can you do that? "
Chu Nan smiled confidently. "No problem. Maybe it won't even take three days."
"Right, there is one more thing. Please help me think about it."
"General, please go ahead," Chu Nan said respectfully.
"I plan to form a navy. What do you think?" Although it was a discussion, Jiang Chen's tone did not have the slightest intention of discussion. He had been planning to form the NAC Navy for a long time.
It was not necessary in the past, but with the expansion of NAC, its own market was far from enough to support the booming light and heavy industries. Trade routes were established on this basis, and the proportion of the ocean in the entire NAC's interests was growing.
However, sea power was in the hands of the Beluga Station.
As the saying goes, how can you allow others to sleep next to your bed?
Previously, NAC hired the Beluga Station to escort because NAC did not have the energy to expand into the ocean. At the same time, NAC was also worried that these guys with ships and cannons would become pirates. As for the sonar to repel small sea mutants, Camp 27 actually developed a prototype some time ago, but they never had the opportunity to use it.
After hearing Jiang Chen's words, Chu Nan's pupils suddenly flashed with joy.
"General is wise!"
"I didn't ask you to flatter me. I'm asking for your opinion." Jiang Chen laughed.
"NAC should have its own navy a long time ago! If you have to ask, this is my only opinion. " Chu Nan laughed and patted his thigh. After he laughed enough, he paused for a moment and looked at Jiang Chen seriously. "I think the same as you. NAC's sea power must be maintained by NAC itself. The only problem now is what the people at the Beluga Station will think about this. "
When Jiang Chen heard Chu Nan's words, he frowned slightly.
The opinion of the Beluga Station was indeed a problem. Now the entire Pan-Asian region's ocean was almost monopolized by them. Any fleet that wanted to carry out long-distance trade had to sign a protection agreement with them. Life was not easy.
If NAC began to develop a navy, it would undoubtedly touch their cake.
Unless, he found a suitable entry point …
Jiang Chen thought hard, and his eyes unconsciously fell on the map of the Pan-Asia region on the office wall. When his eyes wandered to the coastal waters of Wanghai, a brilliant idea suddenly emerged in his mind.
A suitable reason, or an excuse.
Even if the Beluga Station had complaints, there was no excuse.
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