Hearing this, Zeke's eyes flashed.
This is so arrogant!
Moreover, country J is already at odds with the kingdom, they will not give them any honor.
"This sentence is Country J's response to Phoenix Kingdom's high-level officials. After hearing about this, the elders and ministers were very angry and wanted to negotiate with Country J on this matter, but Country J did not respond at all."
Grace continued, "In a few days, the Foreign Ministry of Country J will officially respond to this matter... I don't think there will be much change in their attitude, so after careful consideration, I plan to let you be the spokesperson for this response."
"The pressure you are facing now is not small."
Zeke finally understood.
No wonder why Grace had become so optimistic about him all of a sudden, and especially gave him an elder position. She wanted to use his current popularity and reputation to ease the emotional problems of the people.
But after thinking about it, it's just right. Besides him, who is the most popular among the people in the Phoenix Kingdom now?
Iron Man, Phoenix Kingdom's savior, Phoenix's richest man, technology giant... With all kinds of identities superimposed, Zeke is destined to be the best candidate.
"Your Majesty, your calculation is really good."
"Okay! Even Her Majesty said so, so of course I'll do my best
Zeke grinned, "But I stated in advance that I can attend the response on behalf of the kingdom, but how will her majesty respond about my freedom... I think Her Majesty the King can agree to this?"
"Since the task has been handed over to you, I will naturally maintain enough trust in you... But I hope you know that every word you say represents the Phoenix Kingdom and our government, please consider carefully before saying anything."
Grace said seriously.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have a sense of discretion in this matter."
Zeke smiled slightly, "By the way, Your Majesty, you came here in person, it wouldn't be just to give me this money and a noble medal, right? This kind of thing can be conveyed by just one person, why bother to come in person?"
"I..."
Hearing this, Grace hesitated.
"Elder Zeke, Her Majesty came here today to take a close look at your Iron Man armor."
Prime Minister Deron said with a smile, "Since the incident with the Royal Duke last time, Her Majesty has talked about it several times, but because of too many affairs, she hasn't had time to come."
Grace also added promptly: "It cost 2.5 billion US dollars anyway."
"Lucy, do you want to also take a look at my steel suit?"
Zeke turned his head and asked Lucy.
"Um."
Lucy's beautiful eyes glowed, and she nodded quickly.
She is now a loyal fan of Zeke, and she is naturally very curious about the Iron Man armor that is legendary to many people. Now she has the opportunity to see it, of course, she is happy.
Grace on the side frowned when she heard Zeke calling out the affectionate name "Lucy", and then looking at Lucy's eyes, something was amiss.
"Okay, let's take a look together."
"Jarvis, open my suit showcase."
Zeke snapped his fingers, and suddenly, one of the walls of the living room cracked and opened to both sides.
When a whole row of steel battle suits with different characteristics and cool shapes were presented in front of everyone, the three of them couldn't help but stare in awe.
"Wow!"
Lucy's eyes were full of surprises.
She has seen the Iron Man in the video countless times, and she has also seen Zeke's Mk 42 with her own eyes, but it is the first time she has seen so many Iron Man displayed in front of her.
"Zeke, can I touch them?"
Lucy asked cautiously.
"Certainly!"
"Jarvis, open the closet."
Zeke gave an order and the cabinet opened automatically.
"Wow!"
Lucy stepped forward and reached out to touch the cool metal casings. It was just the cold touch of steel, but it made Lucy excited.
"It's really good."
Grace came to look up and down. She had seen these steel battle suits with her own eyes in the event of usurping the throne, and she knew very well their power.
Therefore, she saw much more finely than Lucy and wanted to see the parts inside through the gaps between the armor.
"How much does a steel suit cost to manufacture?"
Grace asked.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, this belongs to the category of commercial secrets."
Zeke smiled slightly.
Now that his manufacturing skills are mature, plus the channels for purchasing materials have been fixed, and the discounts for more purchases, the cost of building a set of steel battle suits is now much less than before... A set only costs 2 billion Phoenix coins at most.
If mass production is carried out in the future, the cost may be reduced to 1 billion or even lower. Anyway, it only needs to have the most basic functions.
But that's all for the future. To achieve that, Zeke has to at least acquire a few more powerful technologies.
Grace glanced at Zeke.
"Your Majesty, this is my baby, what do you think?"
Zeke spread his hands.
The Phoenix Kingdom has just been attempted to be usurped, and both the economy and all aspects have been greatly affected. Steel battle suits are not necessary for the kingdom.
Grace wanted to ask how much it cost to create but stopped herself. She knows that even if she asked, Zeke might not reveal it to her.
The three watched for a while, Zeke also activated the steel suits, let them wear them, and then went out to fly around.
However, since neither of them had the physique of pilots, they felt nauseated after flying for a while, and they flew back one after another.
"How about it? Not everyone can be Iron Man."
Zeke looked at Grace who was retching, and said with a smile, "By the way, Your Majesty, I just thought of a question, and I want to ask you for advice."
"What is the problem?"
"I heard that country J is supporting a power-seizing force in the Middle East. Is that true?"
Zeke's eyes flickered.
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Ever since he experienced Gregoryo's conspiracy to usurp the throne, Zeke's bad impression of Country J has turned into disgust.
Especially after he checked some reports about Country J on the internet, he was even more disgusted.
In this parallel world, there have also been two world wars.
However, Country G is no longer the mastermind, Country J is.
Although Country J ended in defeat in the two world wars, it did not stop them. They are still doing things constantly. For decades, it has indirectly or directly participated in many wars between institutions that have occurred. Not to mention the money, they also secretly controlled the regimes of armed organizations in many small countries or foreign war-torn areas.
This is one of the reasons why Country J can develop rapidly.
As Country J succeeds more and more times, its ambitions are getting bigger and bigger. This time the Phoenix Kingdom's usurpation and treason incident is the best example.
Once the kingdom is controlled by Country J, it is very likely that soon, they will use the kingdom's hand to provoke the third world war again.
Seeing this, Zeke felt extremely disgusted, and at the same time found his small battle target.
Country J, he certainly cannot deal with.
Not to mention that Country J is now one of the world's powerhouses, with strong military strength, it is simply unrealistic for Iron Man-like Zeke to fight against a country.
But the armed forces in the war-torn areas that Country J has always controlled are different.
Although those armed forces are awesome, Zeke's Iron Legion is more awesome than them.
And Country J supports these armed forces in the dark, they don't want to be put on stage. So even if Zeke destroys them, they will only stare blankly.
Therefore, Zeke already had this plan in mind.
What he is eyeing is the rumor in recent years, that in the Middle East, there is an organization that seizes power with the full support of country J - al-Qaida.
Al Qaeda was originally a small armed force of a small country in the Middle East, "Balson". It has always only done some small activities. However, since it received strong support from Country J, it began to try to confront Balson's government. To subvert the entire regime and take it over.
But how could Balson's army give in so easily?
Conflicts broke out between the two forces, wars continued, and after three years of fighting, there was still no result.
However, he obtained all this information from the internet, and it was mixed with truth and falsehood, so he wanted to learn more about the situation through Grace.
"Country J has more than one power group in the Middle East, which one are you talking about?"
Grace glanced at Zeke.
"Al Qaeda."
Zeke said.
"Al Qaeda?"
Grace's tone increased by one point.
"Is something wrong?"
Zeke noticed the strangeness of Grace.
"Elder Zeke, do you still remember the explosion at the Balson Capital Airport the year before?"
Prime Minister Deron said, "That's what Al Qaeda did. Five Phoenix Kingdom people were killed in the incident."
"Al-Qaeda is the most troublesome enemy of the Balson country. After receiving the full support of Country J three years ago, it has grown stronger and stronger. It has an armed army of tens of thousands of people and has captured many areas of the country... For the sake of making Balson even more chaotic, they have created many suicide bombings and massacres, and they are quite famous in the Middle East."
"And their stockpiles of ammunition and weapons are very large. I am afraid that they will launch a full-scale war and attack the capital of Balson soon."
"This organization is very cruel."
Zeke raised his eyebrows.
"What are you asking these for?"
Grace had recovered from the nausea of flying at this time.
"To know a little more about Country J, so I can criticize them in your speech."
Zeke said casually.
"It's useless, this matter has been criticized by many agencies, and Country J should stop participating in the fight between the armed forces in the Middle East, but they just promised it on the surface, and were still doing it behind the scenes."
"And not only Country J, Country M, Country F, Country G, Country Y, etc., but almost all developed institutions are also basically involved, playing games in it and seizing resources."
"So it's pointless to criticize this kind of topic. You'd better think about something useful."
Grace said lightly.
"Since you want to speak, of course, you have to know a little bit about everything."
"Lord Deron, you should have some materials about Al Qaeda, right? Can you send me a copy?"
Zeke asked.
"You are an elder, of course, there is no problem."
Prime Minister Deron smiled and nodded.
Later, there was information from the palace after Grace and Prime Minister Deron left.
Lucy experienced the feeling of being an Iron Man and had a lot of fun.
When she finally left, she was still reluctant to part.
"Zeke, can I still visit you in the future?"
Lucy asked nervously.
"Of course no problem, you are welcome anytime."
Zeke said generously.
"Great!"
With Zeke's permission, Lucy was so excited that she didn't close her mouth when she laughed along the way.
"Sir, I have received a transmission about Al Qaeda."
"Lord Deron's efficiency is quite high. Open them all, let me take a good look."
Zeke carefully browsed through all the documents about Al Qaeda.
After a while, Zeke made a decision.
"Jarvis, let all the steel suits that are on missions outside come back."
Zeke's eyes flashed, "We're going to do something big next."
...
On the third day after the king's visit, the kingdom's online forums burst into flames without warning.
The reason is that in the morning, Kawamura Eiji, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of J, came forward to respond to the incident of "Long Live Your Majesty, His Majesty the Emperor" shouted by Gregoryo, the Royal Duke of the royal family of the Phoenix Kingdom, before his death.
"I deeply sympathize with what happened to Mr. Gregoryo Ai-Adlawan, but believing in His Majesty the Emperor is his will and has nothing to do with our Country J"
"Country J pursues peace, believes in peace, is the creator of peace, and does not accept slander from any personal behavior."
Speaking of this, Kawamura Eiji curled his lips and showed a sarcastic smile,
"There is no need to explain anything to ordinary countries."
As soon as this statement came out, the entire Phoenix Kingdom forum was completely blown up for peace."
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