How am I still alive?

Chapter 1577 Familiar God
He was anxious, and the city was anxious.

When the negotiations were completed, Lu Ping'an was a little confused. The war hadn't even started yet, so how come it had reached the final stage right from the start?

I'm afraid you have directly violated so many laws and regulations. Do you know that you are playing with Changping Prefecture like this?

But soon, Lu Ping'an knew why.

"Iron ore has increased by 300%. What the hell is this?"

The fall of Australia is just the beginning of a chain reaction.

Australia, whose local industry is almost ruined, has the world's top-tier mineral resources. In fact, it has long been a resource base for some countries. Their fall will naturally cause the collapse of the entire international raw material market.

It’s not as simple as their lack of mineral production, but the insecurity of the entire ocean has caused the already sluggish global shipping to collapse.

Once there is a shortage of certain strategic materials, the extent of the price increase is never based on demand, but on psychological expectations.

When all countries and major forces begin to prepare for war, international strategic materials will skyrocket, especially since everyone knows that military industry will create demand for steel materials. Even without the intervention of those international speculators, the actions of various countries to compete for strategic resources will inevitably lead to a surge in raw materials.

“The state doesn’t care?”

“Yes, there are internal supply channels with affordable prices, but they are definitely based on quotas, and they are definitely not enough.”

Limited strategic resources must be used where they are needed most. This is also the reason why East Country has begun to forcibly eliminate backward production capacity. The coordinating department cannot just watch the ore being wasted like this.

".You want to make the entrance yourself?"

"There is no other way. There are some things that you can't rely on others for."

Lu Ping'an understood instantly that since the resources on Earth could not be relied upon, then he could rely on those from foreign lands.

Opening up special zones in other worlds and attracting more investment through multi-party relationships can naturally bring in exotic resources.

"Will there be any objection from above?"

"Do you think we're the only ones who do this?
Well, it’s too realistic, leaving Lu Ping’an speechless.

But this also shows that Gu Cheng really regards Lu Ping'an as his own, and this overly sensitive thing was said directly to Lu Ping'an.

In the war described in the novel, all the forces are united and all obey the command. Even if they go all the way to the end, they have no interests or plans of their own.

In real wars, each department has to consider itself. The ancient city is clearly going to surpass Changping and become a provincial capital in the true sense.

If quotas are really implemented, they will naturally be based on different administrative levels. Even if Changping has no intention of blocking resources from other cities, he will instinctively take a larger share.

Some cities, including the ancient city, basically have channels to the outside world, so they have adopted various ways to make a living. And since it can be said semi-publicly, it is tacitly approved by the higher-ups.

After all, some things are inconvenient to talk about in too much detail. If the price of iron ore rises like this, other major commodities will definitely fluctuate in the future. Other things are easy to deal with, but if the price of food skyrocketed, it would be really terrifying.

Considering the country's population and arable land area, even if there are a large number of "professional gardeners" to guide farming, whether it can achieve complete self-sufficiency remains a question mark.

Once other countries are threatened, they will definitely give priority to their own materials and outputs. It is too unrealistic to rely on imports.

In the cruel reality, when the homeland was threatened, Wan Jing's Nirvana plan also began to accelerate. Survive first, then consider other things.

Especially at a time when East Country’s own resources are clearly insufficient, it is impossible to prevent other cities from looking for new resource points. On the contrary, they actually saw this happening.

But casually introducing external forces will cause endless troubles. Of course, the other party may not come.

As officials said, many cities will probably "attract investment", and to stand out from the crowd, they naturally need additional attractions.

After all, the core selling point of attracting investment in another world, in addition to high-quality water, electricity and gas infrastructure, is tax and policy support that is slightly better than that of other cities. Many regions have even used tax exemption, a (money-losing) killer weapon, for several years.

But if it develops and becomes an industry with economies of scale, the little tax revenue lost before will be nothing.

The ancient city's way of dealing with the situation is to use the "courtyard" as bait on the one hand and high-level combat power as a deterrent on the other. In a sense, this also represents the union of Lu Ping'an and the ancient city. If he really encounters the wrong person, Lu can take advantage of this opportunity to use external forces to turn the city into his own "territory".

This is a trust and also a reward. God knows how much Lu Ping'an, the "new god", can gain from it.

Perhaps this is not clear enough. When the world of Silent Mountain came to an end, many ethnic groups and countries deified the strong people in their tribes, making the ethnic groups vassals of the gods. If the situation on Earth continues to deteriorate, perhaps this scene will be repeated on Earth.

".Don't think so far ahead."

Lu Ping'an was a little regretful about returning to the ancient city. The burden was too heavy for him to bear. But if he didn't come back, he was afraid that the ancient city would send someone to talk to him.

He has become the de facto highest-ranking person in the city and the most trusted top fighter.

“Let’s build the framework of the special zone first.”

Lu Ping'an did not hesitate much, because he prayed for fairness and peace, and he really understood that the world is still ruled by the strong, and outsiders will not reason with you.

If you want your hometown and your tribe to be safe, you must make it strong.
"As for minerals, it's not difficult to solve. I think I have some dry shares in Green Planet that only give me money. They should have a lot of freight minerals."

"Oh, and there are foreign races. I think I have the contact information of those interstellar mercenaries. How about setting up some local industries?"

“Biotechnology is not difficult.”

Lu Ping'an thought about it and was sure that he could really do a lot. Even if he couldn't protect the Hongyuan clan alone as in the Nirvana plan, it didn't seem to be difficult for him to protect an ancient city alone.

Expand the resource channels and increase the supply of Mercury 42 and local resources.

The next moment, Lu Ping'an sighed. He knew that some things might become more difficult.

In Lu Ping'an's eyes, many difficulties that cannot be overcome at present can actually be solved with just a god. If Guan Xinxian becomes a god in his hometown, he may be able to gain recognition from the ancient city and even the surrounding areas. It might have been difficult before, but it should be possible now.

However, that would mean that in the upcoming negotiations with the Saint of the Forest, he would be more dependent on others and more passive.

".I really hope that He is easier to deal with, or at least not too harsh. Well, that's unlikely, after all, she is Chris's 'sister'."

"That's really too much. I'm actually very easy to talk to."

While Lu Ping'an was confused, a green-haired figure appeared behind him.

Lu Ping'an turned around suddenly and saw a smiling girl. She looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, and her smile was very innocent.

She was sitting at a roadside noodle stall, happily drinking noodle soup.

"Hello, safe journey."

After putting the bowl down and greeting Lu Ping'an with a smile, she blinked and waved happily behind Lu Ping'an, this time, for an old friend.

"Yo, sis, how are you?"

"Biqi!" But what responded to her was the sound of someone gritting their teeth.