Chapter 970
I couldn't hold back any longer
He kept glancing at Tanawu's expression, then at Yang Xia's. Unbeknownst to him, Ivory Coast had fallen to such a state, completely dependent on others for survival.
Although Ruva felt extremely frustrated, he had no other choice due to the circumstances.
Yang Xia was still angry and didn't say anything. His efforts were in vain, and he was seething with resentment.
"Yang Xia, you're not planning to keep the diamond for yourself, are you? Where exactly is the diamond you dug up? Why won't you let us see it?"
Tanawu clearly saw the displeasure on Yang Xia's face, and knew that he definitely couldn't get close to the deep sea, let alone dig out the diamond, which made him even more smug.
Tanawu was calm and collected, deliberately trying to make Yang Xia look foolish, and also wanting those around him to see his own strength.
"Pooh……"
Seeing Tanawu's shameless face, Yang Xia could no longer hold back and spat at him without any politeness.
"Tanawu, how dare you deliberately make a fool of yourself here? You despicable and shameless bastard, you actually planted mines in the sea, what exactly are you trying to do?"
Yang Xia pointed at Tanawu's nose and cursed angrily. These two people were so hateful that Yang Xia wished he could strangle them with his own hands.
"Hahahahaha..."
“Yang Xia, I told you long ago that it was international waters. I was only doing this to protect the interests of other countries, but you’re trying to play the victim.”
Tanawu admitted to his actions, but claimed it was to protect the interests of other countries, when in reality he just wanted to take it all for himself.
"You shameless bastard! You did such a shameless thing and yet you still come up with so many high-sounding reasons. It's utterly shameless!"
Yang Xia was furious, cursing incessantly, and even moved closer to Tanawu, seemingly wanting to beat up this shameless scoundrel.
Su Qi and Ruwa then understood the whole story. It turned out that Tanawu had already laid an ambush, preventing Yang Xia from getting close to the diamond.
No wonder Yang Xia was so angry; all their plans had been ruined by Tanawu. They knew Yang Xia wouldn't let Tanawu off the hook, and there would definitely be another round of entanglement.
"Yang Xia, it's obvious that you wanted to take King Kong for yourself, but you're blaming others."
"If you agree to split the diamonds with us, I'll remove those mines. Otherwise, nobody can get near those diamonds."
Tanawu, facing the enraged Yang Xia, remained relentless. His eyes were bloodshot; he was determined to get his hands on the diamonds. He knew this material was crucial, playing a key role in their upcoming weapons research.
In the end, Tanawu still wanted to use various means to force Yang Xia to give him some diamonds.
Tanawu, using the names of other countries, kept arguing with Yang Xia.
He knew that as long as he forced Yang Xia to agree to share half of the diamonds, they would all be his. Other countries wouldn't dare openly compete with him for them. In the entire other world, Tanawu knew that Yang Xia was the most troublesome one.
"Tanawu, you've finally told the truth. You've been scheming to get those diamonds. I'll say it again: those diamonds must be destroyed. They don't belong to anyone."
Yang Xia emphasized this matter very seriously, wanting to make Tanawu give up completely. He himself would not back down until the diamond was completely destroyed.
"Yang Xia, stop lecturing me. I don't want to hear any more of your high-sounding principles. Even if we're going to destroy them, we should separate the diamonds first."
"You can destroy it if you want, that's your freedom. But you must take back what belongs to me. How I deal with it is my business, and these things need to be clearly distinguished."
Tanawu took this shamelessness to the extreme. He wanted Yang Xia to immediately divide the King Kong into portions, so that he could decide which portion belonged to him.
"Tanawu, I don't think you can understand human language. There's no point in communicating with someone like you anymore. I'm taking those diamonds."
Faced with the unreasonable Tanawu, Yang Xia expressed his firm stance.
"We'll see. You're dreaming if you can't even get close to those diamonds."
Tanawu let out a series of cold laughs.
Yang Xia ignored the shameless Tanawu and went to check on the wounded soldiers. In his eyes, his soldiers were also very important.
"I have some important matters to attend to today, so I will have to stay and continue. Please go back now!"
Yang Xia immediately ordered them to leave, sending them all away. He had no desire to continue communicating with anyone; he had many things to accomplish on his own.
He would never give up on the matter of diamonds, no matter how difficult the process. Yang Xia was determined to achieve his ultimate goal.
Only when the diamond is completely destroyed will one's responsibility be fulfilled and one be able to rest easy.
Otherwise, it would always feel like a heavy stone is pressing on my heart, as if this is the responsibility on my shoulders.
"Yang Xia, then we won't disturb you any longer. We'll take our leave now."
Su Qi quickly stood up and cupped his hands in greeting to Yang Xia, knowing that Yang Xia was feeling somewhat depressed, which was understandable.
Su Qi understood Yang Xia's actions best and was particularly supportive. However, since he couldn't seem to offer any help at the moment, he didn't intend to cause any more trouble.
“Yang Xia, then we’ll take our leave.” Luwa quickly got up and tactfully left. Tanawu’s face revealed a sinister smile; he knew Yang Xia was furious and wanted to get rid of him.
Seeing Yang Xia's displeasure, Tanawu felt particularly pleased.
For some time now, Tanawu had felt incredibly frustrated, and only today did he finally feel a sense of triumph.
However, since Yang Xia had already given the order to leave, Tanawu naturally could not stay here.
He smiled maliciously. When he walked up to Yang Xia, he deliberately paused for a moment and whispered a few words to Yang Xia.
"Yang Xia, I almost forgot to tell you something. The placement period for naval mines is at least one month."
"I advise you to behave yourself for now and not to make things difficult for yourself. Otherwise, you never know when you might get blown up."
After saying these extremely malicious words, Tanawu laughed loudly, then wagged his tail and left the hall.
This guy was deliberately trying to provoke Yang Xia. His implication was that Yang Xia wouldn't be able to get close to those diamonds for a month. He had plenty of time to come up with other schemes, his ultimate goal being to successfully get a share of those diamonds.
Tanawu was indeed incredibly cunning and treacherous; he could come up with any trick in the book.
Yang Xia watched his smug back and didn't bother with that kind of person. No one could stop him from doing what he wanted.
He decided to treat the wounded first, and then figure out a solution later after everyone was safe and sound.
There's always a way out, especially for someone like Yang Xia, who would surely come up with a solution.
"How are their injuries?" Yang Xia asked as he came to check on the soldiers.
"Your Majesty, their injuries are quite severe. They were torn open by the mines, and the wounds are difficult to treat."
General Meng Yu shook his head helplessly and told Yang Xia about the situation, which made him hate Tanawu even more.
Those kinds of people have no humanity at all; they always come up with these vicious ways to deal with others.
"Don't worry, I'll think of something."
Seeing the cruelty of the soldiers, Yang Xia suddenly remembered the wound medicine.
He had previously redeemed wound medicine in the system. That medicine was particularly miraculous, capable of curing all kinds of diseases, and it was also very effective for complex wounds like this.
Yang Xia once again obtained wound medicine and gave it to General Meng Yu.
General Meng Yu personally applied the wound medicine to the soldiers, and a miraculous scene unfolded. The wounds healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"This medicine is amazing! We can no longer feel the pain in our wounds all of a sudden."
The soldiers, who had been grimacing in pain, suddenly stood up as if nothing had happened.
"Yes, Your Majesty, this wound medicine is simply a miracle drug. It was used to treat the plague and also to detoxify, and now it's incredibly effective at treating wounds."
General Meng Yu couldn't help but chat with Yang Xia, feeling extremely excited. Being by Yang Xia's side meant he had nothing to worry about.
"As long as the soldiers are safe and sound, we can get back to work. Come with me."
Seeing that his soldiers had returned to normal, Yang Xia was no longer worried about their safety.
As for what to do next, of course it's to collect those diamonds.
"Your Majesty, if we cannot remove those mines, we will not be able to complete this mission."
Although General Meng Yu did not want to boost the enemy's morale and diminish his own, he felt that he should also face reality.
Meng Yu had, of course, seen the menacing manner in which Tanawu left. Therefore, he felt that there was simply no good solution at the moment.
"Come with me. Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. Let's work together to figure out a solution, and we can solve these problems." Yang Xia smiled mysteriously at General Meng Yu, and then led him to that sea area once again.
"General Meng Yu, go to the seabed and photograph the layout of the mines. We'll find a way to mine diamonds from elsewhere. This mission must be completed, so we'll have to trouble you. Please be extra careful." Yang Xia told Meng Yu about his next plan and urged him to do his best in this aspect.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will immediately go and map out the layout of the mines." General Meng Yu set off immediately upon hearing Yang Xia's order. Although this mission was extremely dangerous, General Meng Yu was confident he could complete it successfully. Yang Xia also had complete trust in his general and awaited the final result. After making the arrangements, Yang Xia returned to Yan Kingdom. This matter would naturally require a short process, but with a capable assistant like Meng Yu, he was relatively at ease.
Yang Xia was in a hurry to return to Yan Kingdom, but there were other matters he needed to attend to. Besides his urgent need to destroy the diamonds, another thing troubling him was the resource integration problem of Yan Kingdom in the other world. If he wanted Yan Kingdom in this other world to quickly become powerful, he needed to comprehensively integrate all aspects. However, Yang Xia discovered that Yan Kingdom had some serious problems. The reason Yan Kingdom in this other world wasn't developing well was because it had a resource-intensive economy. This type of economy has a very short cycle; once resources are exhausted, it's difficult to continue developing, hindering Yan Kingdom's progress in multiple ways.
Yang Xia had been contemplating a comprehensive economic reform of Yan Kingdom, aiming to change its previous development model. He was losing sleep over it, constantly devising various reform methods. He drew upon Yan Kingdom's development experience from his previous world and also searched the system. After combining these approaches, Yang Xia finally formed a rough outline in his mind, preparing to implement a sweeping and comprehensive economic reform based on this method.
After careful consideration, Yang Xia planned to transform Yan into a knowledge-intensive economy. This included vigorously developing products in electronics, finance, and mobile phones. He would categorize industries and select one or two key companies in each to focus on supporting and strengthening them. If things developed according to his plan, no matter how much Tanawu restricted or sanctioned Yan, it would have no impact. Yang Xia also intended to bring Kanapan into the picture, working together towards this goal. The more allies they had, the more secure their position would be, making this economic development model particularly powerful. Once this model was successfully established, these countries, united as one, would become world powers, and Tanawu would be unable to deal with any of them.
This is Yang Xia's path to development. He doesn't aspire to become the most powerful nation in the other world, nor does he want to control any country. Instead, he hopes everyone can develop together. By successfully breaking the controlling dynamics of the Tanawu, the other world will naturally become harmonious, and the Yan Kingdom's national strength will be immensely powerful. Of course, this is only his initial plan, and achieving it will take time. In the process, he will also have to deal with many other issues, such as conflicts between nations and the Tanawu's deliberate obstruction. Every beginning is difficult, and Yang Xia is prepared. However, he believes that through his own efforts, this grand vision can definitely be realized.
After experiencing so much, Yang Xia had figured out some patterns in the other world and was developing quite well, successfully suppressing Tanawu. Riding this momentum, developing in the direction he wanted wouldn't be difficult. The Kingdom of Phil now obeyed Yang Xia's every word, and Yang Xia was quite confident in this regard. His goal was set, and it was time to act. The Kingdom of Phil was very fortunate to be chosen by Yang Xia as his first ally. He believed that as long as the two countries developed to immense strength, other countries would quickly follow suit without Yang Xia needing to say much. At that time, apart from Tanawu, other countries would be eager to cooperate with Yang Xia, and this development trend would naturally form. Having made up his mind, Yang Xia arranged for Kanapan to come to Yan Kingdom the next day for a face-to-face meeting. (End of Chapter)