Gaia's last item was always a masterpiece, and this time was no exception. The tenth item was finally unveiled. It was also a token.
At first glance, it looked similar to the Village Creation Token.
The auctioneer smiled and introduced, "Satellite Town Token. After using it, you can immediately obtain ownership of Satellite Town in Diwang City. The starting price is 800,000 gold coins. There is no fixed price. Please bid. "
"Hiss ~ ~ ~"
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, everyone in the hall gasped.
Gaia's generosity was indeed extraordinary.
This time, all the leaders of the guilds around the world were envious. They did not hide their greed for the token. The price of the token naturally soared. In less than ten minutes, it had reached 1.5 million gold coins.
The following bids made the leaders of the guilds cautious.
When the price soared to 100 days ago, it reflected a change in Somalia's attitude towards Friendship City.
The whole situation was a little tricky.
The contributions of the ocean-going fleet to Somalia were gradually being forgotten as time passed. Between the two sides, there was a conflict of interest due to the ocean trade.
Especially between Friendship City's Port of the Brave and Somalia's Port of Berbera, there was a direct conflict of interest in getting merchant ships to dock and resupply.
Since most of the ocean ships were sent out from China, most of them were willing to dock at the Port of the Brave. Even the Western merchant ships were more at ease because of the existence of the Mediterranean Fleet.
There were already more than 500 merchant ships docked at the Port of the Brave every day, and they were working towards the goal of 1,000. Under Gu Xiuwen's personal management, the second phase of the Port of the Brave was nearing completion.
After the second phase was completed, it could dock up to 3,000 merchant ships.
In comparison, Berbera was a little cold.
The merchant ships docked at any port, bringing in huge profits. Apart from the direct profits of tariffs, the tens of thousands of merchants and sailors in the city could completely support the economy of the city.
It was normal for the Somali players to feel indignant when they saw this huge cake. When the Somali royal family gave Ouyang Shuo the land in Friendship City, it was only with the intention of building a holiday resort.
They did not expect Ouyang Shuo to be so ruthless as to give up all the land outside the city and build a huge city. Today, the construction of Friendship City was nearing completion.
With the support of a huge amount of funds, the Friendship City was more magnificent than any other city in Somalia. Because of this, the nearby Port of Berbera seemed to be in dire straits.
Gu Xiuwen reported in the memorial that Somalia was reducing its supplies to Friendship City. The prices of food, vegetables and other resources were also constantly rising.
Friendship City itself did not produce these materials, and the city's industries were mainly processing and service industries. Once Somalia cut off the supply of agricultural products to Friendship City, the residents of Friendship City would starve.
When Ouyang Shuo received the news, he had already asked the Chamberlain of Dependencies and the Commercial Department to send a joint diplomatic mission to Somalia to lobby and negotiate for a peaceful solution.
At the same time, Ouyang Shuo also informed the Black Serpent Guard's intelligence division in Somalia to carry out some activities within Somalia and strive to destroy their internal unity to rope in allies for Friendship City.
Providing Friendship City with agricultural products was a good deal for the Somali lords.
There must be someone behind the collective resistance of the Somali lords. The mission of the Black Snake Guards was to find the person behind the scenes and strike him if possible.
Du Ruhui had once proposed to Ouyang Shuo whether to make a military plan to attack Somalia.
Ouyang Shuo thought for a moment and still refused. It was not that he was soft-hearted, but the time was not ripe yet. The Grand Line had only been opened for a few months, and Ouyang Shuo did not want to ignite the flames of war during this period, which would affect the territory's ocean trade.
Shanhai City could not leave a bad international image of a warmonger, at least not now. If they really wanted to attack Somalia, they would have to find the right time.
In a situation where they could not start a war, opening the teleportation array in Friendship City became a very effective method, allowing Friendship City to obtain the support of Shanhai City at any time.
There was another reason why Ouyang Shuo was anxious to open the teleportation array in Friendship City.
According to the response of the navy stationed in Friendship City, the Somali pirates that were active in the Gulf of Aden recently seemed to be reviving.
Farah, who had become the leader of the pirates, gradually entered the navy's field of vision.
Farah probably hated Ouyang Shuo to the bone.
Ouyang Shuo was very vigilant when he received the report. He immediately instructed the Mediterranean Fleet Admiral Alvaro to arrange a navy formation to carry out daily patrols in the Gulf of Aden.
Maintaining the safety of the Gulf of Aden was in line with the interests of Shanhai City.
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Speaking of the Mediterranean Fleet, the Base City where the fleet was located was also worrying recently.
Friendship City had a logistical supply base in Somalia, but Spain, which was behind the Base City, had a deep hatred for Shanhai City and would not trade with Shanhai City.
All the supplies in Friendship City were supplied by France, which was further away.
According to Alvaro's report, Spain had already walked out of the disaster of the naval war. The new Spanish Invincible Fleet had been formed and was ready to enter the Mediterranean Sea again.
The short route from Base City to France passed through the Spanish coast.
If Spain had the slightest evil intention, they could cut off the supplies in Base City and starve the Mediterranean Fleet. In this way, the Mediterranean Fleet would be in danger.
Fortunately, Ouyang Shuo had opened the teleportation array in Base City when Shanhai City had been promoted to a third-class county city. With the protection of the powerful Atlantis City, Spain would not cause any trouble for the time being.
What would happen in the future was unknown.
How could it be that easy to maintain a sea route? Which country in history did not become the global overlord when maintaining such a trade route?!
However, Shanhai City still had a long way to go before it became the global overlord. Naturally, they had to pay a higher price and adopt more unconventional methods to open up the sea route so early.
Fortunately, this was a game, and everything was possible.
Alvaro officially suggested that it would be best to find a more stable rear and logistical supply base for the Mediterranean Fleet before Spain made any big moves.
Alvaro did not dare to consider the European countries north of the Mediterranean Sea. His suggestion was to find a target in the African countries south of the Mediterranean Sea.
His first target was Morocco, which was opposite Spain.
Morocco was located at the northwest end of Africa. It was bordered by Algeria in the east, the Sahara Desert in the south, the vast Atlantic Ocean in the west, and Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar in the north. It was the gateway to the Atlantic Ocean from the Mediterranean Sea.
The steep Atlas Mountains were in the middle and north of the country, and the plateau and the former Sahara Plateau were in the east and south. Only the northwest coastal area was a long, narrow, and warm plain.
Historically, Morocco had been occupied by France, Spain, and other countries.
Ouyang Shuo agreed with Alvaro's suggestion. The Strait of Gibraltar was the lifeline of Shanhai City's sea. There could not be the slightest risk.
A few days ago, Ouyang Shuo had ordered the General Administration of Military Affairs to discuss this issue with the Nanyang Navy.
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