Chapter 448 Hope and Fear
It is difficult for people to imagine a better life if they have been living in hell.
Sometimes people are defeated not by suffering, but by other people's good lives. Seeing others live a good life is more uncomfortable than killing yourself, especially if that person was just born good.
Abdi looked towards the port and saw his compatriots with different expressions moving around the rubble. Strong young men lined up in a long line at the door of the recruitment office, confused, nervous and excited.
What is confusing is why the war suddenly started. What is nervous is that life is like dust in the wind, not worth mentioning.
The excitement is also very simple: the troops occupying Galkayu will distribute food and clothing to the service members, and also promise that they will have houses to live in in the future. They can see how many compatriots are wearing new clothes and eating canned meat after completing the registration. Happy.
At the registration office, a flag was flying high——
It is slightly different from the original Somali blue and white star, with three additional stripes, one gold and two red and white stripes with smaller intervals.
Gold represents the African Union, red and white represent Atlas
Very flattering approach.
He once fantasized about flags flying in a certain port, but in the end he chose this approach.
Lille looked at the port and said: "It's a good thing to like learning, but you don't do it just to work for others, right?"
".no."
If you go back to the roots, of course no one lives to work for others.
"Very good. What I need is not an obedient dog. What I need is for the situation in Somalia to be quickly stabilized and for the Galkayo port to become an important bridgehead facing the Suez Canal."
In this process, poor Somalia can obtain support from the Atlas Group and the African Union and get what Abdi wants most.
The word "stability" appeared directly in the sentence, which suddenly brought Abdi back to his senses.
What allowed him to cooperate with the Atlas Group without any pressure was not that he abandoned his dignity and became an obedient dog in order to survive.
But at this juncture, Lille and his interests have common interests.
Lear stretched out his hand: "In this future strategic vision, African Bank will issue a large number of interest-free and low-interest assistance loans to your side. The money will be used to purchase high-tech from Atlas Group and to Wakanda." Purchase food, clothing and other necessities from other African companies.
Buy your tomorrow and dignity, you are still young, don’t always think that you have to throw away something in order to get something. "
Abdi looked at Lille, his eyes full of shame and embarrassment——
Indeed, the eldest brother didn't ask them to sell their souls, he just put aside this fantasy himself.
Although the robot in front of me looks stupid, after a few conversations, the sensors and round instruments become full of intelligence.
Didn’t it mean that Lille was as old as him?
"Uh" Abdi scratched his head, "then"
Leer shook his hand again, and Abdi quickly held it, his head turning: "Happy cooperation?"
"It's nice to work together. You can't be so stupid outside."
"Hey." After Abdi finished speaking, he asked another question, "Mr. Li, this may be a bit strange to ask, but isn't it better for soldiers who obey what they say?"
Lear glanced at him: "I don't like people who think they have to give up something to get something. Young people are greedy and are you not happy to let you stand and make money?"
"I'm happy to do it, then I'll go to work?"
Before Abdi could recover, he pointed to the shore.
"Go ahead and remember to have your prosthesis implanted for weekly inspections."
Leer waved his hand, and Abdi turned around and walked toward the shore. When he turned around, he was still giggling inexplicably, and his whole body seemed to be indulged in a huge surprise.
If it weren't for the auxiliary movement system of the exoskeleton, he might have fallen into the water.
The little octopus appeared in Lille's vision, with another big question mark on his head:
[Little Octopus: Brother, why is this? 】
[Lille: Why is this? 】
[Little Octopus: As the super boss who is about to rule the world, isn’t it the only way for us to recruit some obedient younger brothers and dead soldiers? 】
As he said that, the little octopus put on sunglasses, a cape, and a cane for its tentacles, resembling some kind of octopus-shaped gangster.
Several smaller octopuses appeared in front of them, bowing their heads, with white bandages on their heads, and each tentacle holding a samurai sword.
But this katana is a bit small, more like a dagger.
[Lille: What nonsense, where did you learn it? 】
【Little Octopus: TV series(*￣︶￣)】
Lear's face darkened and he drove away the little octopuses. The little octopuses' eyes suddenly became watery.
[Liel: Emotionally, what I just said is true. Rationally, in addition to interests, we must also do ideological work on allies and make a clear distinction between the behavior patterns of enemies. 】
A bunch of news appeared in front of Lille:
"The war in the Middle East subsided, and steel soldiers killed the terrorist leader"
"Oil supply disruptions, international oil prices surge to 10-year high"
"Oil futures market panics, investors worry about continued supply disruptions"
"African Union faces trade blockade"
"Terrorist groups exploit the chaos in Somalia to threaten global energy supplies"
After a series of news last week, a big thing happened: Middle Eastern oil guys agreed to compromise and reduce oil production.
With this compromise, Roxon kidnapped nearly 90% of the world's oil origins.
This is already the point where the economy will collapse at the snap of a finger.
Of course, there are still several stumbling blocks on their way to do whatever they want: One is Europe. The EU itself does not produce crude oil, but it has strong economic strength. During this period, it has also had a lot of trade cooperation with Atlas, both covertly and covertly.
The other is Africa——
Africa also has oil deposits, but the level of exploitation and exploration is too low.
Of course, the biggest obstacle is Atlas, because Atlas is the only one who can suddenly win the election in Berry Country and change the situation.
However, production cuts have caused prices to soar. In addition to calling for peace, there are also a large number of voices in the country that believe that the situation in Somalia should be directly intervened to ease the supply crisis.
But no matter what, the deterioration of life has indeed made many people panic.
[Lille: Roxon is used to frightening the world by making people lose, and tying people up by making people gain more. In some cases, it may have miraculous effects. 】
[Lille: If I were like him, and let all my allies become dogs because they were afraid of losing or had already lost their goals, and one day something unexpected happened and our cause accidentally encountered some setbacks, they would have too many reasons to choose a stronger one. Owner. 】
[Lille: So we choose to give our allies hope, not fear. 】
[Little Octopus: What if Roxon is like us? 】
[Lille: Then there is no need to fight. 】
The little octopus scratched its head and spun around, and it was difficult for the AI's brain to understand the difference.
Because whether it is using loss to threaten people or using gains to give people hope, in its eyes it is giving people expectations.
At a certain point, there is a symmetry between expected "gain" and "lost", especially in behavioral control, which makes it somewhat difficult to understand the difference between the two.
Lear looked at the little octopus and touched its head.
[Liel: Maybe it’s because you are not an AI in this area. There are some things that you don’t need to be too clear about. 】
呲——
A complex noise suddenly entered Lille's head, and the little octopus disappeared into the air instantly.
[Little Octopus: Brother, this is a communication request from New York. 】
Leal glanced at the Atlas soldiers who were familiarizing themselves with the electromagnetic naval gun.
[Lille: Frank, prepare to board the ship, first level of war preparation. 】
[Lille: Abdi, declare a state of emergency at the port and get your people ready. 】
