"Everyone," the highest leader slammed a stack of documents onto the table, "the Western countries' claws in the Dragon Medicine Group have been mostly severed, and the moles they planted within us have all been dug out."
"Now, the West's attention is focused on Dragon Medicine. This is very detrimental to our little genius refining new drugs. We must find a way to divert their attention."
The head of the military department stood up abruptly, his brows furrowed in anger, "That's simple. Not long ago, they suffered a crushing defeat in their military exercises and are looking for a way to regain face. If we show our strength again, we can definitely draw their attention."
The highest leader shook his head slightly, "Inappropriate. Our victory in the last military exercise was mainly due to Jing Mingqiu's modified radar catching America off guard. In terms of raw strength, we haven't reached a level of overwhelming superiority."
"Especially the navy. We currently only have two aircraft carriers, which is still too weak compared to America's more than ten carrier fleets. If they demand a naval battle, the reputation we've just built might be lost."
Upon hearing this, the head of the military department's expression instantly darkened. Due to foreign invasions and the weakness of the previous regime, the navy had always been a pain point for the Dragon Kingdom.
"I apologize, I was too hasty!"
The highest leader comforted him, "It's alright, I understand your feelings. But now is truly not the best time to make a move. It won't be too late to act after the little genius has time to upgrade and refit all our fleets."
After the head of the military department sat down, the head of the commercial department stood up, "Leader, since we have severed the West's claws, they will definitely retaliate by raising tariffs and initiating a trade war. Since that's the case, why don't we strike first..."
"That's also not entirely appropriate," the highest leader shook his head again after careful consideration, "If we strike first, we will bear the infamy of starting a war. It's better to be retaliatory."
Following this, several other high-ranking officials stood up and offered their suggestions, all of which the highest leader calmly rejected.
As the meeting reached an impasse, the head of the industrial department stood up.
"Although the cry new battery is still in the research and development stage, the Qianlong II model battery, with significantly improved storage and charging speeds, has already been successfully developed. Now is the time to counterattack the West."
"Excellent," the highest leader applauded enthusiastically. "The West's dominance in fuel vehicles is hard to shake. On this new track of electric vehicles, we should be the pioneers. Let's use this to capture the attention of the West."
With the nation's full support, within a month, a large number of electric vehicles flooded the markets of various Western countries like a tide.
In the White House, America.
Smith Lune, holding a stack of documents, cautiously reported to the President.
"Mr. President, the Dragon Kingdom's electric vehicles are having a tremendous impact on our automotive market. They are low-priced and have strong power. They have now accounted for twenty percent of new cars sold this month, and the trend is unabated, continuing to increase."
"Not just domestically, our automotive exports and automotive parts exports are also drastically decreasing. I fear that if this continues, and electric vehicles become mainstream, our oil strategy will be severely impacted."
The President was furious upon hearing this, "Electric vehicles with insufficient power and slow charging, why should they replace fuel vehicles? Could it be that the Dragon Kingdom has really installed miniature controlled fusion devices in civilian vehicles!"
Smith Lune shook his head vigorously, "According to our technicians' teardowns, these Dragon Kingdom electric vehicles do not use any fusion technology."
The President pressed further, "Then why are their electric vehicles performing so well!"
Smith Lune handed him the documents.
"The electric vehicles produced by the Dragon Kingdom use a new type of graphene battery, which is several times stronger than our batteries in terms of storage capacity and charging efficiency. Coupled with their specially designed engines, they achieve such terrifying performance."
The President of America took the documents and quickly flipped through a few pages, his expression softening. "So that's how it is. That makes things easier. Although the mainstreaming of electric vehicles is unstoppable, the leader of this movement should be God's Whip, America, not the already wicked Dragon Kingdom."
"Smith, you will immediately hold a press conference and claim that the graphene batteries used in Dragon Kingdom cars were stolen from our country. They must stop production immediately and issue a public apology."
"Furthermore, the Dragon Kingdom's electric vehicles contain eavesdropping software, which poses a threat to national security. Starting today, imports are prohibited! All existing Dragon Kingdom electric vehicles in the country must be returned!"
After Smith Lune left to carry out his orders, the President of America summoned the Minister of Production, Philip Lethal, and patted him on the shoulder.
"Philip, according to reports, you have completed the decryption of the Dragon Kingdom's batteries and engines. Can you now produce identical replicas?"
Philip Lethal raised a finger and shook it, "Not replicas, but complete surpassing. The Dragon Kingdom's technology is acceptable, but the materials are too poor!"
"Excellent," the President's lips curled into a subtle smile, a glint flashing in his eyes. "Now, not only the great America, but also our allies, Sakura Country, the Commonwealth, and Germany, their respective markets are being impacted by the Dragon Kingdom's electric vehicles."
"The Dragon Kingdom's electric vehicles contain hidden eavesdropping functions, seriously threatening national security. Now is the time. We need to sell a large number of our own country's electric vehicles to rescue other countries from the Dragon Kingdom's evil plan!"
Meanwhile, at the highest drug laboratory of the Dragon Kingdom Pharmaceutical Group, Jing Mingqiu emerged from a massive piece of equipment and took a wet wipe from Jing Rou, wiping the dust from his hands.
"Alright, the medical pod is built. We can start clinical trials now."
Normally, drugs cannot be tested on humans immediately after development; it is too dangerous.
However, time was extremely tight. After the Dragon Kingdom severed all the claws extended by Western countries, the West had increased the prices of several special effect drugs by nearly ten times, causing significant economic losses for many patients in the Dragon Kingdom.
Although the state had provided timely subsidies, this was merely treating the symptoms and not the root cause, emboldening the Western pharmaceutical groups to continue raising drug prices.
A team of volunteers, led by retired soldiers and firefighters, had been waiting for a long time.
At Jing Mingqiu's command, they lined up without hesitation and, guided by the doctors, lay down one by one into the medical pods marked with their names.
The cabin lids slowly closed. As the green indicator lights turned on, the three-day clinical trials officially began.
Jing Mingqiu casually scanned a few times to confirm that all the medical pods were operating normally. Then, he turned and instructed Zhou Bai, "You don't need to worry about this place for now. Go down quickly and arrange for the production line of the medical pods to be activated."
"Huh?" Zhou Bai was stunned. "Professor Jing, are we starting mass production now? Shouldn't we wait for the experimental results to come out first?"
Jing Mingqiu had full confidence in the system and waved his hand vigorously, "No need for such trouble, just start production."
"I understand, Professor Jing."
Zhou Bai agreed outwardly, but he was still very uneasy. After much hesitation, he called Jiang Feizhang.
"Minister Jiang, the situation is like this... Tell me, should I agree to Professor Jing's request and start producing the medical pods now!"
Upon hearing his question, Jiang Feizhang exploded in anger!