As the main mothership of the federation, the Mammoth was responsible for heavy patrolling and deterrence missions. Previously, when it came to the Shrimp World No. 2 to carry out the gold transportation mission, it did not have a chance to stay for a long time. Usually, out of politeness, under the hospitality of the natives, the senior officers would have a meal and rest for a night. After counting the gold and loading the ship, it would return to Earth.
However, due to the reason that they had a mission to show the solemn attitude of the federation and secretly boost the prestige of the special envoy this time, the mothership stopped at the native's harbor and accompanied Zhang Lisheng, who pretended to negotiate with himself, for an entire week.
Finally, in the evening, when the cool breeze swept away the heat accumulated for the whole day, the young man finally brought the good news to the federal lieutenant general whose patience had been stretched to the limit.
"General Menger, I've finally gotten the approval of the Wizard Li headman.
He's willing to provide as much food assistance as possible to the poor federal citizens trapped in New York. He can even accept those refugees who are afraid of the war to temporarily live in the safe area of the Wizard Li Island … "Zhang Lisheng barged into the treehouse with a tired expression and glanced at the smiling faces that looked like they were on a tropical seaside vacation. In the end, his eyes landed on a thin, expressionless face as he said.
The joyful sounds of the noisy dinner in the house instantly quieted down, showing the high discipline of the federal soldiers who advocated leisure relaxation and mental adjustment after working hours.
In the silence, Menger frowned and looked back at the young man. "Congratulations on the breakthrough in your negotiation with the Wizard Li people, Doctor.
However, they must have some conditions for them to suddenly show such strong goodwill, right? "
"Of course, the Wizard Li tribesmen are neither sages nor our saviors.
Oh, I'll let Major Allison tell you the specific conditions. I know that I'm actually just a 'mascot.' Since I've done my best and achieved results, it's time for me to retreat behind the scenes. " Zhang Lisheng smiled at the female major who was following him and casually walked to an open space covered with animal skin in the bark house to sit down.
Then, he called out to the native choresmen guarding outside the house and respectfully offered fragrant barbecued meat, fresh fruits, and wine.
"Lisheng, if you're a 'mascot,' then I'll be a 'mouthpiece.'
After that, the formal terms of the agreement must still be discussed by the federal negotiators and the Wizard Li headmen. " After a few days of close contact, Alison seemed to have regained the enthusiasm she had when they first explored the Shrimp World No. 2 together. After the native choresman left, she sat beside him and joked.
Then, he solemnly reported to the lieutenant general of the federation, "General Menger, the Wizard Li people request to establish a strategic alliance of 'offensive and defensive alliance' with the federation.
Open up borders to each other and remove military threats.
Trade liberalization … "He listed more than ten conditions in a row.
"Were these conditions put forward by those aborigines? This is unbelievable, Major. They were still in a primitive society not long ago!" Menger said in surprise after listening.
At the same time when he said this, the mothership's chief staff officer, who was used to sitting cross-legged, inadvertently glanced at the young man by the side from the corner of his tipsy eyes. Coincidentally, when he saw Zhang Lisheng holding a wine glass, he shrugged and answered first, "In the case of a 'suitable soil,' it doesn't take too long for the social system to evolve by leaps and bounds, General.
After many indigenous tribes in the Earth's tropical rainforest were discovered by the civilized world, didn't they directly advance from a primitive society to a civilized society? Besides, the Wizard Li even has the guidance of a god. "
"Dr. Lisheng is right, General. These Wizard Li people have a strong ability to accept new things. They're not stupid at all," Alison chimed in.
Menger became silent for a while before replying in a low voice, "Of course I know that the Wizard Li people are not stupid. I can see this from the powerful equipment that the dwarf warriors are armed to the teeth …" Without warning, his interest waned and he no longer said anything.
More than ten seconds later, the atmosphere in the quiet tree house became inexplicably solemn. The federal officers looked at each other with a taut face, but no one made a sound. In the end, it was Zhang Lisheng who smiled and raised his golden wine glass before saying loudly, "No matter what, General Menger, we've successfully completed our mission.
We'll leave the rest of the problem to the politicians in the White House.
A toast to you and all the brave federal soldiers. "
"Thank you, Doctor. A toast to you too." The lieutenant general smiled stiffly and raised his glass as well. "Thank you for all your contributions to the United States.
God bless the United States. "
"God bless the United States!" The federal officers in the bark house shouted in unison. After raising their wine glasses high, they drank the full glass of fruit wine in one gulp. Then, someone began to sing 'God Bless the United States', a popular song in the federation in a low voice. Very soon, it resonated and a loud chorus gradually resonated.
Zhang Lisheng was baffled by the patriotic spirit that could be displayed by the US soldiers all the time, but he had no choice but to put on a listening expression on his face.
Just like this, he pretended to be exhausted and yawned before asking the Earth's mothership commander, "General, when are we leaving the Shrimp World No. 2 to return to Noah?"
"We'll depart tomorrow morning, Doctor. The Mammoth has already been delayed for too long on the Wizard Li Island."
"In that case, don't we have to get up very early tomorrow? I need to rest now." Zhang Lisheng smiled and stood up to look around. "Goodbye, everyone …" As he politely bade farewell, he walked out. Without warning, he saw the beautiful black female major beside him also stood up drunkenly. After waving goodbye to her colleagues, she strode out of the tree house with him.
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse outside. Under the clear moonlight, even the deep jungle in the distance became soft.
Listening to the rustling sound of the waves, Zhang Lisheng walked towards the bark house where he lived while facing the gentle night breeze. Without warning, he heard a muffled female voice resonating behind him. "Lisheng, do you know that I've always admired you in my heart for a long time?"
The young man was stunned. He turned to look at Alison and opened his mouth. Dumbfounded, he shrugged and replied, "I've never noticed this before, Alison. What do you mean by saying this?"
"Isn't it obvious what a beautiful and mature woman expressing her affection to the opposite sex she admires?" Alison smiled charmingly and asked casually, "You seem to be very wary of federal public officials, don't you?"
"Of course not. I just feel that your affection came too abruptly." Zhang Lisheng smiled unnaturally. "Alright, good night, Alison. I still have to get up early tomorrow." Awkwardly, he quickened his pace and soon walked into the tree house in the distance.
Looking at his disappearing back, the smile on Alison's face slowly dissipated, replaced by an extremely contradictory expression as she muttered to herself, "Looks like the 'mind reader's' analysis of his psychological model is correct. Feelings are the only breakthrough …" Then, she also walked back to the bark house where she lived.
The night passed by in a flash. At dawn the next day, the senior federal officers who had completed their mission set off and escorted more than 20 tons of gold to board the Mammoth. They left the Wizard Li Island with the federal envoys and crossed the world's barrier twice safely and smoothly to return to Noah.
Early in the middle of the last century, after the status of the Earth's superpower was determined, the United States had become accustomed to semi-openly sending influential people without any official status to act as envoys to deal with some tricky diplomatic disputes or to carry out diplomatic mediation.
After that, they only needed to submit a report, and these temporary envoys would be considered to have resigned and no longer had the obligation to serve the federal government. For this reason, not long after Zhang Lisheng returned to New Washington A, he was freed and began to live in seclusion in the experimental oasis that had been renamed 'Hope Ranch' (Hope Farm).
In the next few months, after several rounds of long negotiations with the Wizard Li, the United States finally established an alliance with the Wizard Li in spite of the huge pressure from the Atlanteans. In return, the material support from the foreign world quickly improved the living conditions of the federal citizens in the New York metropolitan area on Earth and had a positive radiative impact on the entire east coast of the federation.
Under this kind of positive interaction, even though the US government had all kinds of doubts and scruples, they had no choice but to increase their recognition of the Wizard Li people. First, they set up embassies and began to conduct regular diplomatic consultations.
Then, they carried out a package of cooperation plans that did not include the military field and began to export worthless electronic products and audio and video products to the foreign world's natives who lacked spiritual food. They also imported a large number of precious and rare metals, high-yield crop seeds, and strange carnivores from them.
In the end, as the exchanges became closer, they actually imitated the peacetime model of the federation and Canada and opened their borders to each other at the civilian level. Of course, the territory opened by the federation did not include the Noah World. Wizard Li, on the other hand, only opened the 76 northern islands that were said to be relatively safe, with a total of about 2.7 million square kilometers of land.
After various measures were implemented, the Wizard Li people of the foreign world miraculously became the most harmonious and friendly ally of the United States in just half a year.
The short and ugly indigenous people seemed to have suddenly become the Atlanteans who first landed on Earth and were in the honeymoon period with the United States, becoming the new favorite of the people. Their ferocious image was transformed into a fantasy character in Dungeons & Dragons that was as cute as the gnomes. Cartoons, movies, soap operas, and dolls even appeared with them as the theme.
The river of time continued to flow in the increasingly bizarre but 'realistic' reality. In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of the year.
In December, even though the climate change in the desert of the Noah World was not obvious, many people still habitually changed into autumn and winter clothes at night, excitedly waiting for the arrival of the most important festival of the year for the westerners, Christmas.
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