210 Requests from Other Countries
At this moment, the conference room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was filled with people.
The ambassadors of all the countries that have diplomatic ties with the Divine Dragon Country are here.
"Minister Cao, when can you give us a reply?" Sunset Empire's ambassador, Li Laide, kept sweating. He watched the time on his watch pass second by second and was burning with anxiety.
This was because there was only an hour left until the deadline given by the Doomsday Extortion Virus. In an hour, data would be deleted from all the infected devices.
According to the information from the Sunset Empire, they had yet to find any way to eliminate the Virus. They could not even stop the virus software from operating.
After they got to know that the Divine Dragon Country's network had returned to normal, the Sunset Empire also tried to use the MAC address to connect to the server of the Divine Dragon Software Company and download the Divine Dragon System to install on the server and personal computer.
Then, they discovered a situation that made them freak out. The installation program of the Divine Dragon System detected that it was an out-of-country installation and banned it.
Seeing that the deadline set by the hacker Cerberus was getting nearer and nearer, Sunset Empire gave Li Laide an emergency order. He had to think of a way to remove the installation restrictions of the Divine Dragon System.
Other countries discovered the same problem. Ambassadors came one after another to the Foreign Affairs Department of the Divine Dragon Country to seek help.
"Everyone, don't be anxious. Academician Lin Qu, the leader of the Virus Restoration Team, is already on his way here. The developer of the Divine Dragon System, Li Chengqian, is on his way with Academician Lin Qu."
"They should be able to solve everyone's problem," Minister Cao said slowly, smiling to himself.
"However, the Divine Dragon System is a commercial operating system. If you want to use it, you have to pay the corresponding fee. I have to make this clear to everyone first." Minister Cao looked at Li Laide, who was sweating profusely, and felt extremely vindicated.
Just a few days ago, Li Laide had even made a statement banning any country from importing or using the Divine Dragon System. The tables were turned just within a few days.
Li Laide was now begging the Divine Dragon Software Company to lift the restrictions so that they could import the Divine Dragon System.
He was eating the humble pie big time!
"Minister Cao, we will pay a reasonable fee, but there are only 50 minutes left. Why isn't Li Chengqian here yet? Can you help us chase them?" Li Laide asked Minister Cao for help, in a tone he had never used before.
Sunset Empire had sent him a message through a special channel, requesting him to obtain the right to use the Divine Dragon System.
When Minister Cao heard Li Laide's words, he felt as if he had eaten an ice pop in the middle of summer. His spirits were lifted.
Li Laide's attitude had always been very tough and aggressive. This was the first time he had seen him so humble.
"Don't worry, they should be here soon." Minister Cao's expression did not change as he continued to answer slowly.
At this moment, under the lead of the relevant personnel, Academician Lin Qu and Li Chengqian walked into the conference room.
Immediately, most of the ambassadors who were originally seated stood up and looked at Li Chengqian excitedly.
At this moment, in their eyes, Li Chengqian was their only savior, their only hope.
"Look, aren't they here now?" Minister Cao smiled and waved at Academician Lin Qu and Li Chengqian. "Academician Lin Qu, Li Chengqian, please take a seat over here."
When Li Laide saw Li Chengqian, his eyes suddenly lit up. He abandoned Minister Cao and turned around, walking straight towards Li Chengqian.
Minister Cao's eyes immediately turned cold.
"Hello, Mr. Li. I'm the ambassador of the Sunset Empire, Li Laide…" Li Laide spoke quickly. He even extended his hand to Li Chengqian, wanting to shake his hand.
However, Li Chengqian acted as if he did not hear his greeting and did not see his outstretched hand. He walked away from Li Laide and walked straight towards Minister Cao.
This direct disregard made Li Laide's face turn red from extreme embarrassment. Then, he flew into a rage out of humiliation and hid a cold gaze in his eyes.
When the ambassadors of the other countries saw this scene, many of them smiled in amusement. However, due to the power of the Sunset Empire, many of them held back their laughter.
On the other hand, the ambassadors of a few countries who had always been at odds with the Sunset Empire laughed out loud. "This idiot."
Minister Cao also had a happy smile on his face. He looked at Li Chengqian approvingly.
Li Laide's face was contorted with anger. He suppressed the anger in his heart and returned to his seat with a cold expression.
The ambassadors around Li Laide were all ambassadors from small countries. When they saw Li Laide's murderous look, they controlled themselves and didn't show any emotions.
This was because their country was too small. If they angered Li Laide, it might cause trouble for their country or for themselves.
Under Minister Cao's greeting, Academician Lin Qu and Li Chengqian took their seats in the host's position. At this moment, Minister Cao spoke.
"Alright, everyone. Academician Lin Qu and Mr. Li Chengqian have arrived."
"In order to save time, I'll communicate directly with Mr. Li Chengqian on your behalf." After Minister Cao finished speaking, everyone except Li Laide nodded in agreement.
"Li Chengqian, here's the situation!" Minister Cao turned his head and smiled at Li Chengqian.
"The Doomsday Extortion Virus has spread throughout the world. Other than our country returning to normal, the other countries are still under the threat of the Virus."
"All the internet experts and operating system security experts in the world haven't cracked the Doomsday Extortion Virus, nor have they developed any antivirus tools to deal with it." When Minister Cao said this, he smiled at Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian understood that smile. It was clearly a hint.
The meaning was obvious. He wanted Li Chengqian to make a bold request and raise the price.
"Because the virus in the Divine Dragon Country has been controlled and eliminated by the Divine Dragon System, they also want to use the Divine Dragon System to control the virus in their country."
"However, I heard that there's a very amazing mechanism in the Divine Dragon System that forbids the installation of the System in countries other than the Divine Dragon Country?"
"These ambassadors came over to discuss with me and ask for permission to install and use the Divine Dragon System in their countries."
"What do you think?" After Minister Cao finished speaking, he looked at Li Chengqian.
The others also looked at Li Chengqian nervously. Many of them also took a glance at the time and realized that they were getting nearer and nearer to the Doomsday Extortion Virus deadline. They were anxious.
Even Li Laidei, who was extremely displeased with Li Chengqian, looked at him nervously.
Just now, Li Chengqian rebuffed him, making him lose face in front of the ambassadors of hundreds of countries. He was furious and wished he could kill Li Chengqian.
However, because the right to use the Divine Dragon System was in Li Chengqian's hands, he had no choice but to lower his head to Li Chengqian, hoping to obtain Li Chengqian's approval.
It was because of this that Li Laide felt even more aggrieved.