Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don’t Call Me a Demon! - Chapter 811 - 452: firm attitude (seeking monthly tickets) _2

“The Jieke Group has arsenal cruisers…”

“We also have carrier strike groups, twelve of them, why be afraid of cruisers!”

Judith’s words were interrupted by Grace, who was full of confidence and pride.

“Each of the twelve carrier strike groups has its own mission, needing to stabilize our interests globally; it’s impossible to deploy them all against the Jieke Group.”

Judith’s mouth twitched as he looked at Grace with an innocent expression. He wanted to educate her on what an arsenal cruiser was, but seeing her nonchalant attitude, he couldn’t be bothered. She was clearly a military ignoramus; explaining would be pointless since she wouldn’t understand or even listen.

“Alright, you two stop arguing.”

Jesmin raised her hand to stop the two from arguing, rubbed her temples in frustration, and said helplessly, “Let’s proceed with Grace’s plan first.”

“Mr. President.”

Judith wanted to say something else.

“The whole country is watching me; we need to make an appropriate response.”

Jesmin’s gaze was fixed on Judith, her tone firm.

Judith fell silent, knowing there was more to Jesmin’s words. She was clearly considering the domestic support rate, and a tough stance could help garner more votes and higher support.

Eventually, Judith nodded, hoping that the Jieke Group would indeed back down.

“I understand. Our CIA will do its job and closely monitor the moves of the Jieke Group.”

……

April 21st!

The day after the Jieke Group occupied the Changi Naval Base, they issued a statement regarding the incident.

“At the request of the Temasek government, we reclaimed the Changi Naval Base lawfully and compliantly without any reproachable actions. The Jieke Group cannot bear bullying the weak and occupying other countries’ lands. In contrast, the Beautiful Country has militarized the Changi Naval Base for years, seriously harming the feelings of the Temasek people. The Beautiful Country needs to compensate the Temasek government; otherwise, we will not return the Beautiful Country soldiers and warships.”

The statement from the Jieke Group once again shocked the world, not only forcibly occupying the Changi Naval Base but also extorting the Beautiful Country.

Perhaps provoked by the Jieke Group, the previously quiet carrier strike groups of the Beautiful Country began to mobilize frequently once more.

On the same day, the Beautiful Country also issued a counter-statement, accusing the Jieke Group in front of reporters: “The actions of the Jieke Group completely violate international norms, infringe upon Temasek people’s independence and equality, and reduce Temasek to a puppet state under the control of strong powers. I propose to submit the Temasek issue to international conferences for discussion to restore Temasek’s independence and autonomy. Simultaneously, the Jieke Group must immediately release our soldiers and warships; otherwise, your side will bear all consequences alone.”

The Beautiful Country made a strong stance, with the Indo-Pacific Command gradually deploying forces, clearly prepared to fight if the Jieke Group did not return the soldiers.

The firm stance of the Beautiful Country suddenly heightened tensions in Southeast Asia, with the clouds of war looming over the land once again.

Over the next few days, the Beautiful Country exerted pressure on the Jieke Group, actively maneuvering globally.

On April 23rd, the Vice President of the Beautiful Country visited Japan and South Korea, and ships from both countries subsequently left their ports in large numbers.

On April 25th, an intense debate broke out in the Congress of the Beautiful Country, and according to media speculation, the topic of discussion was likely whether to go to war with the Jieke Group, though the outcome of the meeting remained unknown.

On April 27th, the Secretary of State of the Beautiful Country visited the Great British Empire, attended an EU international summit, and delivered a speech titled “The Jieke Group is using war to coerce the world,” which received thunderous applause.

Japan, South Korea, the EU, the Great British Empire, and a host of the Beautiful Country’s allies and followers fervently supported the Beautiful Country, vehemently criticizing the Jieke Group.

This time, it was not just a media onslaught against the Jieke Group. The Beautiful Country made promises unknown to the public. Besides the loyal South Korea and Japan, the Great British Empire even dispatched warships to participate.

The Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier in the Atlantic, carrying eighteen F-35B fighters, along with a group of destroyers and escort ships, sailed through the Gibraltar Strait, Mediterranean, and Red Sea, joining forces with the Beautiful Country’s carrier strike group.

The current Great British Empire is no longer the bygone empire on which the sun never sets; its naval destroyers and escort ships are mostly antiquated, serving for twenty to thirty years, with only two aircraft carriers left for show.

Take the Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier, for example. Despite a displacement of 65,000 tons, of the eighteen F-35Bs aboard, ten are borrowed from the Beautiful Country, and the other eight belong to the Royal Air Force of the Great British Empire, with none from the Navy.

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And yet, they still follow behind the Beautiful Country, waving their flags and contending against the Jieke Group, clearly trying to save face.

But immediately following, the Navy of the Beautiful Country announced publicly that it would lease eighteen F-35B carrier-based aircraft to the Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier and waive the ten-year rent.

The whole world now understood that the Great British Empire had come to beg from the Beautiful Country, hence their following the Beautiful Country closely behind.

Seeing the Beautiful Country frequently mobilizing naval forces, the Jieke Group was not afraid at all.

On the Southeast Asian peninsula, the navies of the five countries–Chan Country, An Nan, Siam, Lancang, Zhenla–including the newly occupied Johor and Temasek, successively left their ports.