While the White Tiger Base was in an emergency discussion about whether to put aside their pride and arrogance as a major base and apologize in exchange for a chance to purchase food, or to defend their dignity as a major base and rather die fighting or starving than surrender, Zhang Jie from the Vermilion Bird Base made a second visit!
This time it wasn't to buy grain. After Zhang Jie arrived, he made a request that surprised Fang Qingdai!
"You mean, if we hold off on supplying food to the White Tiger Base for three months, you're confident you can take over the White Tiger Base and hand over 30% of its assets afterward?"
Zhang Jie nodded seriously: "Yes!"
"Our three bases have been in a state of equilibrium for a long time, and it is not easy to break the deadlock. If we want to change the situation of the three-way balance, either the Azure Dragon Base will enter the game, or it will depend on your Oasis Base!"
A glint of light flashed in Zhang Jie's eyes: "Don't you want to squeeze out one of the forces and join the ranks of the four major bases?"
Only if one of the bases is defeated can Oasis Base take over!
Fang Qingdai pondered for a moment before asking, "The locations of the four major bases aren't very attractive to us, and besides, the Azure Dragon Base has already entered the game, hasn't it? Why insist on dragging the Oasis Base into this mess? Whose goal is it really?"
Fang Qingdai didn't believe in the possibility of a free lunch!
As long as the food supplies are secured, it's possible to obtain 30% of the White Tiger Base's assets without firing a single shot. It sounds as easy as a pie falling from the sky.
After all, it is indeed difficult for the White Tiger Base to spare a large number of people to besiege the Oasis Base and force it to provide food.
The natural barrier of the Oasis Base also makes it easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as Fang Qingdai and her team stabilize the base camp, they do have a chance to take down the White Tiger Base, which has no supplies, in coordination with the war.
but!
The White Tiger Base is not a helpless little rabbit. None of the three forces can withstand a prolonged war, and they are all trying to eliminate one of them first.
The Vermilion Bird Base can form an alliance with the Oasis Base, and the White Tiger Base can similarly use various bargaining chips to bind itself to the Black Tortoise Base.
The White Tiger Base still has a batch of publicly available energy stones, giving them enough leverage to persuade either base!
Fang Qingdai was certain that as long as the White Tiger Base was willing to give up the energy stones, even the Vermilion Bird Base, which was now seeking cooperation with the Oasis Base, would instantly switch sides!
The three bases, which were once like brothers and whose leaders knew each other directly, are now fighting fiercely and trying to destroy each other for their own interests. Who knows if they will shake hands and make peace again for their own interests tomorrow?
This battle is too complex and the waters are too deep. It is still uncertain whether Xuanwu Base was tricked into the trap or entered by chance. How could Oasis Base dare to wade into the muddy waters so easily!
Even if the Vermilion Bird Base and the White Tiger Base are truly mortal enemies, and the Vermilion Bird Base would never be allies with the White Tiger Base, the Black Tortoise Base would not stand idly by if the Oasis Base were to join forces with the Vermilion Bird Base.
After all, if the Vermilion Bird Base is allowed to grow stronger, the Oasis Base will also benefit from it, and the next target will be the Black Tortoise Base!
Fang Qingdai gently shook her head: "As a neutral base, the Oasis Base only conducts transactions and does not participate in combat, which is good for all three parties, isn't it?"
That statement is also a joke.
It's difficult for the Oasis Base to maintain a situation where they only trade and don't get involved, just because they have food in their hands!
If the White Tiger Base is pushed to its limit and, with a do-or-die mentality, shifts its forces to attack the Oasis Base, and if it's difficult to break through, it can simply burn the Oasis down with fireballs!
In a desperate fight, even if Oasis Base manages to hold out, it will certainly suffer heavy losses!
Therefore, Oasis Base cannot truly direct the hatred from White Tiger Base towards itself; it will still sell its food as needed.
But what about the Black Tortoise base after selling the White Tiger and Vermilion Bird bases?
If all three parties sell their shares and their situations stabilize, and they stop fighting to the death, once they have some breathing room, it's hard to guarantee that the three parties will unite again and turn their attention to the Oasis base!
The Oasis Base is now a well-known granary!
Zhang Jie, undeterred, advised, "The tripartite balance of power will eventually break down. I know you have concerns, but without taking risks, how can you ever rise to the top?"
“You’re not targeting anyone else, but the White Tiger Base and the Black Tortoise Base are both eyeing you covetously. It’s impossible for you to maintain peace by selling grain from three sources!”
Although she was already prepared, Fang Qingdai still felt a little gloomy after Zhang Jie said it to her.
Yes, the stability of the Oasis base won't last much longer.
"Thank you for reminding us. We will consider it carefully." Fang Qingdai stopped talking and politely saw the person out of the office. She then immediately called Jing Yi over to discuss countermeasures.
After listening to Zhang Jie's request and Fang Qingdai's concerns, Jing Yi asked her, "What are your thoughts?"
Fang Qingdai pondered for a moment, then frowned and replied, "Zhang Jie is right. The three forces must deal with one of them first in order to stabilize the situation."
The three forces scheme against each other, and in order to get rid of one of them, they will try every means to unite with the other two.
It's even possible that all three parties reached a deal with each other.
They'll just wait for one side to weaken, then the other two will pounce like jackals and devour it!
The Suzaku Base approached the Oasis Base hoping that the Oasis Base would be the trigger that breaks the balance.
But if you're not careful with the trigger point, you can blow yourself to pieces.
"I don't think we're suited to be the obvious trigger point."
Fang Qingdai looked up at Jing Yi and said her thoughts: "We cannot withstand a desperate counterattack from any force. Our base is currently made up of 90% ordinary people. Once the war spreads, none of those ordinary people will be spared; they will all be swallowed up by the war!"
The Oasis base is the only safe territory they can seek refuge in!
"So I think the tipping point still depends on the Azure Dragon Base!"
Jing Yi nodded: "Their initial target should also have been the Azure Dragon Base. The time they intercepted you was to test the Azure Dragon Base's attitude."
If Fang Qingdai hadn't fought back so fiercely and stopped the battle from breaking out, and if the other side had successfully captured her and forced her to hand over the grain that had already been traded to the Qinglong Base, the Qinglong Base would have definitely stepped in to resolve the situation.
When it comes down to which base gets the blame, that's up to their own abilities.
The base that has been framed will inevitably suffer the wrath of the Azure Dragon Base. At that time, the other two sides will take the opportunity to eliminate one of them.
If you're bold enough, you might even have a chance to take down two enemies at once!
It was only because the Oasis Base's strong counterattack prevented them from successfully igniting the Azure Dragon Base's anger that all three parties have now set their sights on the Oasis Base.
Fang Qingdai was somewhat worried: "Lieutenant Wang should also understand that this is a setup, so they are just conducting an exercise and are not really holding any base accountable. You see, Zhang Jie didn't mention the Qinglong Base when he came over, which means that Lieutenant Wang didn't really put pressure on them."
"It's not easy to get the Azure Dragon Base to take the initiative and be the key to breaking the deadlock."
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