Ancestral Wealth Inheritance System-Chapter 344 - : Buy an Aircraft Carrier to Use as an Airport

Chapter 344 -344: Buy an Aircraft Carrier to Use as an Airport

In the capital of Baldos, Siria City, King Sadik was watching the grand military exercise live.

Baldos was not considered wealthy, but this time, they put the entire nation’s resources into building this first aircraft carrier. Although it was an act of pretending to be more powerful than they were, it still announced the enhancement of their national power and their increased influence in the oceans.

This Baldos carrier cost 2 billion US Dollars to build, and with the addition of the accompanying cruisers, carrier-based aircraft, etc., the total value exceeded 5 billion US Dollars. They were still in significant debt.

Thinking of these astronomical figures, Sadik couldn’t help but feel a headache.

“Your Majesty, the steward of the Lorfis family wants to speak with you on the phone!” At this moment, Sadik’s private secretary discreetly whispered in his ear with a cellphone in hand.

“What? The Lorfis family?” Sadik shuddered at the mention of this name. The Lorfis family, rulers of North America without equal, although not overtly, their influence spread throughout North America, and it could even be said that all of North America was in their pocket!

The family’s status in North America was equivalent to the Ladinic family’s status in Europe. If they sneezed, the entire North America would tremble.

Even though it was just a steward, the steward’s position was likely more significant than that of any North American country’s king.

“Hurry, give me the phone!” Sadik gestured for those around him to step aside. The Lorfis family had never actively contacted him before, so it must be something very important.

“Hello, I am King Sadik of Baldos!” Sadik carefully said as he took the call.

“Hello, Your Majesty. I am Beryl, the steward of the Lorfis family.”

“It’s actually a woman?” Sadik was somewhat surprised. To be the steward of such a colossal family, this woman must have extraordinary skills.

“Miss Beryl, may I ask what the matter is?”

“It’s like this, Your Majesty. The young master of our family was on a plane from Huaxia to the United States that ran into trouble midway. The plane’s power system was damaged and could not continue flying to the North American continent. Your carrier fleet happens to be in the Pacific Ocean, so the young master hopes to use your carrier for an emergency landing.”

“This…” Sadik immediately hesitated. It wasn’t that he was unwilling to lend it. Just the name of the Lorfis family alone would prevent any North American country from refusing their request. If they wished, his small country could be plunged into an economic crisis or even political turmoil at any time.

However, this aircraft carrier had just been built, and all the facilities were brand new. An emergency landing would certainly damage the runway, and it wasn’t a helicopter or fighter jet but a civilian plane. Its weight required more stringent runway conditions for landing.

The Baldos was only about 300 meters long. The difficulty of an emergency landing could be imagined. Any mistake would result in catastrophic damage, and the carrier would certainly be damaged, a loss they could not afford.

Sadik took a deep breath and still expressed his concerns.

“Your Majesty, we are willing to offer 100 million US Dollars to use the runway!”

Sadik was tempted. For this Baldos, they had incurred incredible foreign debt. To earn 100 million US Dollars just by lending the runway was like a windfall from the sky.

But reason still made him hesitate. If the emergency landing failed, their losses would far exceed that 100 million US Dollars.

“How about this, Your Majesty, could you tell me, excluding all the warship formations and aircraft formations, what would the pure construction cost of this aircraft carrier be approximately?”

“About 2 billion US Dollars,” Sadik replied.

“Alright, the young master said if you agree, we are willing to buy this aircraft carrier at double the price.”

“What? Buy it at double the price?” Sadik’s heart pounded. What kind of tycoon was this family’s young master? To spend double the price to buy an aircraft carrier?

But where would they park it after buying it? Could their country possibly allow private ownership of such a medium-sized aircraft carrier?

“I wonder if Mr. Sadik is willing? We don’t need any weaponry equipped, you can directly have those planes and warships leave, but we hope you can leave some blades to assist with the emergency landing.”

“Yes, of course, I’m willing!” Selling a 2 billion US Dollar aircraft carrier for 4 billion US Dollars, only a fool would refuse. They could use this money to build a larger one and pay off all the debts.

“Then it’s settled. The money will be transferred to your finance department within five minutes. The young master’s plane will begin its emergency landing at most in fifteen minutes, so please make immediate preparations!”

“Okay, I’ll make the arrangements right away!”

In less than two minutes, the head of the finance department called Sadik, informing him that they had just received a deposit of 4 billion US Dollars!

“It’s true, it’s true!” Sadik’s eyes sparkled with excitement. “Urgent command, immediately halt the military exercise, all warships and aircraft evacuate, and lay foam on the carrier’s runway in advance!”

“Your Majesty, what’s going on? The cost of the military exercise is very high. If it suddenly stops, the taxpayers will have complaints!”

“Screw their complaints, if they have any, they can come to Congress and talk to me face to face!” Sadik swore, “Someone offered 4 billion US Dollars to buy our aircraft carrier just to use it for a civilian plane’s emergency landing, the money’s already in place, we have to deliver!”

“What? 4 billion? Really?”

“Absolutely true!”

“All departments prepare for an emergency mission, all warships evacuate!”

This military exercise ended abruptly before it even began, and everyone stood ready, waiting for the arrival of that civilian aircraft.

The track had already been lined with all the cooling measures and protective devices that could be done within 10 minutes. The escort helicopters around it were also ready, pointing high-pressure water guns at the runway.

“It’s coming, it’s coming!”

A passenger plane emitting a faint white smoke dove towards the carrier from afar. The cockpit was almost shattered, and one could faintly see a young man sitting inside, pulling on the control stick.

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“Xinyu, have everyone sit tight and fasten their seatbelts. We’re going to start landing!” Fang Jueyu shouted.

“Whoosh!” The plane landed precisely on the runway, but the immense inertia kept it running at high speed. If the speed didn’t decrease, the plane would certainly dash off the runway, and it would still be extremely dangerous then.

Fang Jueyu pulled the control stick, and the plane’s nose gently pressed against the ground, the wheels breaking the moment they hit. He had to use the plane’s own friction to slow down!

The intense friction caused the aircraft’s shell temperature to rise rapidly, and those helicopters immediately started spraying water on the plane, instantly enveloping it in a cloud of white smoke.

Right amidst the smoke with no visibility, Fang Jueyu quickly used Cosmic Source Power to lower the surrounding temperature, forming ice walls from water vapor one after another in front of the plane to help buffer.

Finally, at a distance of twenty to thirty meters from the tail of the carrier, the plane finally stopped.

“Whew!” Fang Jueyu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The other passengers in the cabin no longer felt that sequence of bumps, hugging each other in tears of joy.