"Elizabeth, do you know what you're saying? I'm the President now, and it's not your place to tell me what to do!" Myers feigned a hint of anger, pointing at Elizabeth and reprimanding her sharply.
"Myers, you've disappointed me greatly. If we miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you'll regret it!" Elizabeth argued with Myers, unwilling to back down.
With the two powerful figures clashing, the other subordinates lowered their heads, pretending not to hear.
"I'll say it again, I am the President, Vice President Kress!" Myers emphasized again.
Elizabeth pursed her lips. Although she was angry, the President's decision-making power in such matters far exceeded hers; she needed more people to support her. So she said, "Alright, then I propose a congressional vote, Mr. President. According to the constitution, when the President and Vice President have strong disagreements, a vote can be used to make a decision!"
"Very well, then let's vote. Elizabeth has put forward her opinion. Those congressmen who agree with her proposal to directly and fully accept the Mechanicus, please cast your votes!" Myers took a deep breath, as if suppressing his anger, and issued the command to the surrounding congressmen.
The result of the vote was without suspense. Under Elizabeth's influence, no Militech shareholder was willing to give up this opportunity that was within reach.
Although everyone knew there might be a trap, and they might even choke themselves to death due to greed, the inherent nature of capital seeking profit determined that they could not easily abandon such a huge interest. Choosing to slowly digest it would be more painful than killing them.
Myers took a deep breath, calmed himself, and then said, "Alright, it's a unanimous vote."
"So, starting tomorrow, New America will concentrate all its resources and go all out to annex the Mechanicus. The General Staff has three days to formulate a detailed plan. The meeting is now adjourned!" As soon as Myers finished speaking, he left in a huff, his face displeased.
"Hmph~" Elizabeth let out a triumphant snort and leisurely left the conference room, clearly pleased with the smooth outcome of the vote.
Seeing this, the other congressmen couldn't help but smile and immediately began to implement President Myers's orders.
Three days passed in a flash.
During this period, the General Staff quickly formulated a detailed plan called "Paperclip" and began to fully absorb and accept resources and talent reserves from the Mechanicus.
At the same time, on this very day, Myers also unreservedly announced to the public the cooperation bill between New America and the Mechanicus.
The content of the bill was roughly as follows: Effective immediately, New America will fully take over the armed forces of the Mechanicus, and the God of All Machines will be officially listed as an internationally recognized orthodox deity.
From this moment on, faith in New America will no longer be free.
All New American citizens can only believe in the God of All Machines, while all other religious beliefs are considered members of cult organizations and are subjected to comprehensive suppression and restrictions.
The introduction of this bill immediately caused an uproar across the board.
Even the slightest movement by a powerful nation-state like New America would attract widespread global attention.
What's more, this incident involved the sudden alliance of two giants, Militech and the Mechanicus, which greatly enhanced their spheres of influence and control over resources.
Originally, these two giants already possessed immense strength, and their current combination has caused their strength to skyrocket, directly surpassing the status of first-tier mega-corporations and entering the ranks of T0-level entities, with power directly rivaling the big brother, the European Community.
This sudden change undoubtedly brought immense shock to the world.
Faced with such drastic changes, the European Space Agency, as the industry leader, naturally could not sit idly by.
They reacted quickly, aiming a large number of mass accelerator cannons at Washington Palace to ensure their own safety and maintain their dominant position.
After all, the rise of New America could pose a threat to the European Space Agency's authority, so they had to take action to protect their interests.
The so-called mass accelerator refers to the ultimate version of space-based weapons. Unlike accelerating tungsten rods, mass accelerators directly drop asteroids from outer space to achieve global strikes, with power even greater than nuclear bombs.
During World War I, the European Space Agency relied on this technology to destroy half of Washington, causing millions of deaths.
In addition, countries in other regions also expressed concern, worried that the alliance between New America and the Mechanicus might lead to regional instability.
At this time, the European Community had already initiated a full alert and issued a severe warning:
claiming that New America was harming itself and must immediately abandon the annexation of the Mechanicus.
At the same time, they also issued a threat to the Mechanicus, demanding that it not continue to expand globally, and that all core members could only develop in Night City.
Of course, after a stick, a carrot was naturally offered. After all, the Mechanicus was a mega-corporation, and face still had to be given.
Thus, the European Community ignored the Night Family, the founder of Night City, and allowed the Mechanicus to own Night City.
However, regarding the European Community's warning, neither Militech nor the Mechanicus seemed to take it seriously at all.
They chose to ignore these so-called threats, clearly not putting the European Community in their eyes.
What's more outrageous is that even before the Mechanicus could react, Militech's nuclear missile silos and mass accelerators were already in position, aimed at the European Community's headquarters.
New American President Myers even went so far as to launch a major counterstrike right in the European Community's face, issuing an extremely strong announcement stating: "Sir, times have changed!"
This announcement was like a flash of lightning, cutting through the previously tense situation.
Strategic strike weapons were no longer an exclusive advantage of the European Community alone. New America, which had suffered a loss in strategic strikes once, would absolutely not make the same mistake twice.
Either the European Community shows its true strength and fights New America,
or everyone uses strategic strike weapons together, and we all perish.
Otherwise, shut up!
Myers's announcement undoubtedly put the European Community in an awkward position.
It made them so angry that they almost burst into flames, and their CPUs nearly burned out. Clearly, they hadn't expected Myers to be so unyielding.
However, facing New America's powerful military threat and firm resolve,
even a powerful entity like the European Community had to back down. Mass accelerators, similar to nuclear bombs, carry a deterrent significance far greater than their war significance.
When both sides possess them, no one but a madman would choose to perish together.
The European Community, too, could only helplessly retract the mass accelerators aimed at Washington, temporarily abandoning the idea of mutual destruction.
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