Vol 7 Chapter 25: Everything is ready, only construction

Africa, Niamey, the capital of the Republic of Niger, Presidential Palace.
A short-haired beauty with British descent is sitting at the negotiating table and is signing an important document with President Hamadou-the "Birma Desert Lease Contract."
The Republic of Niger is located in central Africa with a land area of ​​1.267 million square kilometers. It is a small, poor and backward African country.
Although it is a small country, its land area is not small. For example, Japan's land area is only over 370,000 square kilometers, and Niger's land area is nearly four times that of Japan.
However, although the Republic of Niger has a large area, there is the Bilma Desert with an area of ​​455,000 square kilometers. Of course, there is nothing but sand in the desert. The sand is not suitable for construction materials and is a wasteland.
Niger has a population of 16.3 million people, per capita gDP is only 420 US dollars, and the comprehensive human development index ranks first in the world... Countdown to the bottom, just how backward this country is, let’s take another example-there is no railway in Niger.
The poor people in this country almost can't afford to wear their trousers. It is still a landlocked country with inconvenient transportation. If you want to develop tourism and sell primitive and backward style, it is impossible for Western tourists to find a sense of superiority.
Not to mention the poverty of the country, the resources are not very rich. The most valuable resource is uranium ore. Uranium ore reserves rank fifth in the world. However, although uranium ore is worth a little money, it cannot be sold casually. The police of the world hope that the country will stare to death. Having it means nothing. It will not help increase the country's economic income.
On weekdays, President Hamadou was able to sign a US$10 million humanitarian aid contract and would wake up from a dream, but today he is signing a huge lease contract worth one billion US dollars, so much so that Mr. President holds a pen. All were trembling slightly.
A charitable organization called the "Konoha Foundation" did not know what it was. It rented the Bilma Desert to carry out a desert greening project for scientific research and environmental protection purposes. The lease period is 70 years and the annual rent is 100 million US dollars. It is paid every ten years.
President Hamadou once thought that these cunning and greedy Westerners must have other plans. Maybe there are good things like oil, gold, copper mines and coal mines buried under the Bilma Desert. However, the exploration report shows that the Bilma Desert Except for the worthless salt mines, there really are no valuable mineral resources.
The contract also stated that the Konoha Foundation leased the desert only for planting trees. If resources are explored in the desert in the future, the foundation will not have the right to exploit it. It will actively give up the area where the resources are located and return them to the Republic of Niger for self-development or subcontracting. .
Although the desert has a vast area, its resources are scarce, the environment is harsh, and it does not have any development value. It is still spreading at a certain rate every year, eroding the surrounding arable land. For Niger, the vast land of the Bilma Desert , It is better to have nothing.
Western environmental protection organizations that can have their brains flooded with water are willing to drop one billion dollars in a lump sum and give out a 100 million dollar rebate in private. If President Hamadou does not sign this contract, unless his brains are also flooded.
On the surface, renting one-third of the country’s land seems to be a traitorous act, which will greatly dampen the national pride of the people of Niger, but they are already ranked first in the world. If you look at the world, you can’t find a rival. If there is any sense of national pride and national honor, it is better to trade a useless barren desert for some benefits.
President Hamadou even worried about the failure of this scientific research institution’s desert greening project ten years later. He refused to continue renting the desert. In terms of liquidated damages, he competed with the slightly dark-skinned British beauty president and demanded that no matter what the tree species is in the future. To survive, the desert must be renewed, and the rent must be renewed.
The president of the short-haired beauty agreed to his request, but also put forward the conditions, that is, the Republic of Niger must transfer all the rights within the scope to the foundation during the lease of the Bilma Desert, and the foundation will send mercenaries to take over the desert. It is equivalent to the establishment of a country within a country. Even Niger citizens are not allowed to enter the desert without authorization, otherwise they will be expelled, arrested or even shot by mercenaries.
Due to the extremely backward medical standards, the average life expectancy of Niger’s citizens is only 44 years old, and the infant mortality rate is as high as 16%. Even if they are not shot, they will not live long. Even if this clause is a bit of a violation of sovereignty and human rights, President Hamadou feels it is worth it. .
After all, people are poor and short-minded. The country is rotten like this, and it is not the focus area. The media in developed countries disdain to report. Many people hope that the people of the country will never hear the name of this country. Superheroes and super villains have never come here to engage. Fighting...
This is a forgotten country. If Hamadu does not seize this opportunity to make a fortune, no one will take care of them in the future. It will be too late to regret!
The lease contract was officially signed and became effective on the date of signing. The Birma Desert of the Republic of Niger was ceded in disguise to the "respectable Central African company" owned by the Konoha Foundation, and it became semi-capitalist. Semi-colonial country.
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At the same time that Julia Pennyworth signed the contract with the housekeeper, Damian and the security captain died in a small country called "Markov" in Eastern Europe.
It was late at night, and they were lurking in the dense forest outside a village. A house in the village was on fire, and the villagers were clamoring and plunged into riots.
The riots were not caused by a fire in the village. In fact, the house was lit by the mob, who were chasing a slender blond girl who was about 13 or 14 years old.
"Burn that witch to death!"
"It was she who caused the earthquake and killed our relatives!"
"Smelly bitch, stop for me, you have to pay for your sins!"
The villagers shouted slogans, holding sickles, pitchforks and sticks in their hands, and gathered from all directions.
The blonde girl was terrified, and she crawled around the ground and ran outside the village. She didn't understand why she was hunted as a witch. She obviously didn't do anything bad!
"This is the little girl you saw and recommended to me?"
The black-haired boy joked quite jokingly: "Mr. Death Knell, I have to say that your personal taste is a little bit beyond my expectations. It turns out that you are a good one. No wonder you always trouble teenagers because of special habit. The reason?"
While speaking, Damian seemed to have thought of something, and his tone changed sharply: "By the way, you are a little far away from my orphanage, don't force me to chemically castrate you!"
The old death knell blushed, and became angry and said: "Don't talk nonsense, I am a gentleman, and I secretly follow her because of her unique talent! Talent! Talent!"
"Well, I'll believe it..." The black-haired teenager shrugged, "You mentioned that she has the ability to manipulate soil and rock. This is indeed a very valuable talent, which can save me a lot of construction costs, especially Establishing a secret base for civil engineering repairs in remote deserts, and large construction machinery cannot be transported in."