Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1648: Perfume

Canero also expressed his own view.

"If we choose to go dormant, then we will completely lose our say in the oceanic region, as well as our influence over the entire Southeast Asian area. Will Franklin really make such a decision?"

Newton said, "Rest assured on that point. As things stand, the main battlefield is still Huaxu Nation. As long as you go dormant, the next phase of the war will still be fought on Huaxu Nation's home soil."

Canero suddenly understood. "So you're saying, you want us to do nothing at all?"

"No, that wouldn't be the optimal choice."

Newton said, "Although for us, the best outcome would be Huaxu Nation defeating the Star Island Underground Civilization. That way, we could both eliminate the threat the Star Island Underground Civilization poses to our maritime dominance, and weaken Huaxu Nation's power, making Colombia the one and only overlord on this planet!"

"But doing so carries tremendous risk."

"Once Huaxu Nation falls, we, who stand on humanity's side, will be the first to be attacked when the Underground Civilization invades. And we will also lose our best ally."

"Moreover, if Huaxu Nation wins through its own strength, they will also achieve tremendous gains in this war. That could potentially allow them to surpass Colombia in terms of actual power!"

Cadillus frowned deeply as he listened. "That won't work, and this won't work either. So what exactly do you plan to do?"

Newton merely said calmly, "Huaxu Nation cannot fail, but we also cannot watch them become too powerful. Maintaining the balance is the best outcome for us."

"So in this battle, I will lead the Sea Wolf Assault Team into combat! And you will also need to join the war."

"This way, we can both increase humanity's odds of victory against the Underground Civilization, and prevent Huaxu Nation from monopolizing the fruits of victory after the war."

Canero understood Newton's meaning.

"In other words, we're going to join the war against the Star Island Underground Civilization, and head to Huaxu Nation to fight?"

Newton nodded. "That is indeed the meaning."

Although in the past, on the seas, the Colombia fleet's greatest rival had been Huaxu Nation's East China Sea Major Region.

But at present, they had a common enemy to deal with, so they chose to unite.

A former president of Colombia once said: all members of humanity perhaps need a common external threat before we can recognize the common bonds that exist between us. When faced with a threat from other higher civilizations, these so-called worldwide divisions people speak of will also rapidly disappear.

The struggle for dominance between Colombia and Huaxu Nation was a conflict of interests.

But when facing a foreign race, it was a war of life and death, a fight to the bitter end!

Which threat was greater, anyone who wasn't a fool understood in their heart.

...

Zhang Yi brought the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits and traveled across the entirety of Huaxu Nation within a single day, setting up space coordinates at every important location.

The final stop was Tianshui City. Since he had come to his own territory, he had to at least play the gracious host.

However, Zhang Yi would certainly not invite them to his shelter. After all, in the current Shengjing district, he had not yet developed complete trust.

So he simply had them go to Chaoyu Base, and left Lu Dahai to handle the hospitality.

Li Yangyang, however, was a different matter. With Zhang Yi's nod of approval, she walked openly and confidently to the outside of the shelter.

At this moment, inside the shelter, it was still a scene of warmth and peace. No matter what happened in the outside world, Zhang Yi's home always carried an air of happiness, as if the storms of the outside world could not blow their way in.

After Fatty Xu learned that Li Yangyang was coming, he paced nervously back and forth inside the house, feeling both somewhat happy and somewhat flustered.

Frog Qi Baokai, on the other hand, patted Fatty Xu's shoulder with great ease and consoled him, "Chunlei, if you have someone you like, you absolutely must seize the moment! Otherwise, you'll definitely have regrets in the future."

As it spoke, it gulped down a big mouthful of wine.

Fatty Xu turned to look curiously at Frog and asked, "Froggy, you're a frog with a story too?"

Frog scratched its head with three fingers and laughed heartily. "It's all things of the past!"

It glanced away, a flicker of reminiscence flashing through its eyes, then ran off to play with Big Chinchilla, leaving Fatty Xu with only a cheering gesture.

Fatty Xu agonized for a long time, but ultimately returned to his room and carefully dug out all his clothes from the wardrobe.

Standing before the mirror, he changed clothes meticulously for quite a while, but no matter how he switched outfits, he always felt he didn't look quite right.

The facts proved that when your looks aren't up to par, clothes alone can hardly transform an overweight homebody into a handsome man overnight.

Fatty Xu felt somewhat discouraged, but in the end he still had to face it, so he reluctantly put on his best-looking outfit.

After leaving his room, he went to find Yang Siya to borrow some perfume.

When Yang Siya saw Fatty Xu's face flushed bright red, she couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Everything I use is women's perfume. If you want to use perfume, you should go ask Zhang Yi, shouldn't you?"

"Is... is there a difference?"

Fatty Xu asked with a completely bewildered expression.

"Of course there's a difference!"

Yang Siya placed her hands on her hips and began teaching quite seriously.

"Women's perfume is meant for men to smell, and men's perfume is meant for women to smell. If you use the wrong one, you won't achieve the effect you want!"

Hearing this, Fatty Xu said decisively, "Then that's perfect! What I want is exactly the kind of perfume you use."

Yang Siya covered her mouth in surprise, then seemed to realize something and said, "That old flame of yours from Shengjing has come?"

Fatty Xu's face turned even redder. "No, no, I just... have a friend who needs to use it."

Yang Siya stopped teasing him, otherwise Fatty Xu would surely have been so embarrassed he'd want to find a crack in the floor to crawl into.

Yang Siya brought her perfume to Fatty Xu. He carefully sprayed himself all over, then mustered his courage and walked out the door to go see Li Yangyang.

Frog watched his youthful figure from behind, silently gave a thumbs-up, and smiled. "Go for it, young man!"

As it thought, a sudden trace of sorrow flashed through its eyes, then it continued to pour a big mouthful of wine down its throat, and with a loud laugh wrapped its arms around Big Chinchilla's furry body, beginning to tell it stories of the past.

"Back in the day! I too once had a beautiful love..."

...

On the other side, Fatty Xu walked out from inside the shelter, passing through the enormous hemispherical fortress to reach the door.

A graceful figure stood with her back to him, poised elegantly amid the ice and snow. Her dark green combat suit became a striking touch of color in this cold world.

After not seeing her for so long, Fatty Xu caught sight of Li Yangyang before him and for a moment stopped in his tracks.