#451 - Chapter 451 Agreement Finalized
In the evening, Morton came again.
"Director Morton, what's the result?" Zhongzhong Haozhi asked.
"General Zhongzhong, the United American Congress has, in principle, agreed to the Great Sun Nation's zombie cleanup plan, but with a few additional requirements," Morton said.
"Oh? Please tell me."
Zhongzhong Haozhi couldn't help but find it amusing. This was a clear case of getting a bargain and still trying to act innocent. Helping you clean up zombies, what could be better? Now you even want to set conditions, truly insatiable.
"First, your warships cannot enter the safety zones established in each state."
"Director Morton, may I ask, what is a safety zone?" Zhongzhong Haozhi interrupted.
"Oh, to ensure the safety of citizens, we have established one to several independent survival bases in each state, these are the safety zones," Morton explained.
"No problem," Zhongzhong Haozhi understood and nodded.
They weren't interested in the living, only concerned about the zombies.
"Well, good. Second, we want half of the crystal cores you obtain."
"Half? That's impossible!" Zhongzhong Haozhi refused without even thinking.
Well, this was clearly a blatant shakedown. Wanting half of the crystal cores without doing anything, why not just rob us?
"General Zhongzhong, this matter is negotiable. Besides, if you can't make a decision, you can always report it to your superiors!" Morton said, pointing upwards.
The United American Congress had actually given a ratio of 30%.
However, Morton knew that to ultimately settle at a price of 30%, they had to first quote a higher price.
"Continue," Zhongzhong Haozhi nodded.
"Third, you will need our people to accompany you throughout your mission in the United American States."
"Okay." Zhongzhong Haozhi had no objections to this.
Just a few people, subduing them would be a matter of minutes.
"Alright, that's all. Now, General Zhongzhong, please discuss it, and we'll talk again later," Morton said, then took his leave.
Zhongzhong Haozhi contacted Putian Xiaoyezhi and relayed the three conditions proposed by the United American States.
Putian Xiaoyezhi's opinion was that the first and third conditions were not a problem.
But the profit-sharing ratio of the second condition had to be pushed down. Besides affecting the final profit, there was also a major problem. That was, if the United American States' demands were met, they would continue to make even more demanding requests.
This had to be stopped.
They had to have a clear understanding of their position.
After receiving authorization, Zhongzhong Haozhi began the second round of negotiations with Morton.
"Mr. Morton, after discussion, the maximum share we can accept is 20%," Zhongzhong Haozhi said.
"No, no, no, 20% is impossible, too low," Morton shook his head directly.
Zhongzhong Haozhi could tell that Morton hadn't jumped up or sternly rejected it. This meant that their expectations were only slightly more than 20%. That was very likely 30%.
In that case, he could continue to increase the pressure.
"Mr. Morton, you should know that you are not involved in the entire process of cleaning up the zombies. Being able to obtain 20% of the profits without paying any price is already very high."
"No. You need to know that these crystal cores originally belong to the United American States. It's impossible to transport the crystal cores away from here by paying only 20% of the profits."
"If that's the case, then there's nothing to talk about. I might as well tell you that Congress's instruction to me is to return to the Great Sun Nation immediately if cooperation is not possible," Zhongzhong Haozhi threatened.
The United American States had no ability to eliminate these zombies, nor did they know the specific uses of the crystal cores.
But Zhongzhong Haozhi's fleet, as a free cleaner, was unlikely to be let go easily by the United American States.
This would inevitably lead to them having to compromise.
"30%! That's the lowest!" Morton panicked when he heard that Zhongzhong Haozhi was going to return to his country.
"Deal!" Zhongzhong Haozhi replied.
With the agreement finalized, Morton directly arranged for dozens of staff members from District 19 to board the five patrol ships.
They didn't have to do anything, just follow along.
As long as there were no actions that harmed the interests of the United American States, they were just decorations.
August 15, 2056 AD.
4:00 PM.
The Great Sun Nation's fleet arrived in Phoenix, Arizona.
"Buck, there will be five Great Sun Nation warships arriving in Phoenix today, are you interested in going to see them together?" Claire asked.
"Great Sun Nation's warships? But Arizona isn't on the coast? How could their warships get here?" Buck didn't understand.
"I'm not sure either. That's what Congress said, maybe we'll know if we go take a look," Claire replied.
"OK! Let's go take a look together!" Buck agreed.
So Claire and Buck took a plane to downtown Phoenix.
"Oh, my God! What kind of warship is that? So cool!" Claire shouted.
