According to the news Sean received, the Subic military base is now in chaos, there are meetings in the Gujiao Building overnight, and the Pacific Command has urgently sent people to Manila.

Even the Umbrella side received an order from the Foot Covering Building to prepare to help the people evacuated from the Subic military base.

The specific amount has not been determined, it all depends on how much help is needed in the future.

Therefore, Sean was not in a hurry to go to the Foot Covering Building to lobby, and waited for them to get through this difficulty.

He has been paying attention to the aftermath of the volcanic eruption. After all, it was himself... Neil was the first person in the world to actively detonate a volcano.

Neil is so fucking bad!

Crazy!

Tsk tsk...

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As time goes by, various news continues to arrive.

As of two days later, volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Pinatubo had risen to an altitude of 40,000 meters.

Within the surrounding area of ​​4,000 square kilometers, the average falling volcanic ash is as high as 50mm, and the thickness of volcanic ash in some areas is as high as 200mm. Buildings, vehicles, and trees are covered, just like the northern hemisphere after a heavy snowstorm.

The difference is that volcanic ash is much heavier than snow.

Currently, the volcanic ash has spread to a radius of 280 kilometers, and there is a trend of continuing to spread.

According to the judgment of climate experts, due to air currents, the huge amount of volcanic ash erupted by Mount Pinatubo will mainly move toward the west and spread to the entire southern sea including surrounding areas.

These days, all the news on TV is about Mount Pinatubo. Originally, the eruption of a volcano thousands of miles away should not have caused such a big shock in the United States.

But, who knows that there is a Subic military base next to it, where more than 30,000 Americans live and there are two major military bases.

Experts from all walks of life jumped out to comment on the subsequent events that this incident will trigger. Among them, New Century Media invited experts on fighter jets from Boeing and Grumman to come out and explain what happened after being covered by volcanic ash.

The damage the aircraft will suffer.

Experts say that volcanic ash contains a large amount of alkali metal oxides and sulfides such as sulfur dioxide, which will inevitably penetrate into the interior of the aircraft and cause serious damage to the engine, air intake system, etc.

It is almost certain that if it were completely exposed to volcanic ash, the aircraft would be basically scrapped.

The exact amount of losses suffered by the military cannot yet be calculated, but they are very heavy anyway.

Sean had cooperation with Grumman and had a private chat.

"I'm really sad. The military must have suffered heavy losses this time. I don't know how many casualties there will be. I, I, ha, ha, cough cough cough..." President Grumman tried hard to hold it in, hoping to appear sad.

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"Wipe it quickly, there are already tears of sadness at the corner of your mouth!" Sean teased.

The military has suffered heavy losses and will inevitably have to re-purchase and repair in the future. All major arms companies are happy to see such unexpected orders.

Sean is also very happy.

A week later, the first wave of disasters caused by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo has almost settled. The volcano erupted a total of 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere. The sulfur dioxide entering the stratosphere reduced 10% of the earth's

Sunlight will cause the earth to enter a volcanic winter.

The military has sent an expert team to the military base to inspect the damage.

The results were not optimistic, the base was basically scrapped, and restarting it would be no less than building another third of the base.

This is not the most important thing.

After the resurgence of Mount Pinatubo, the military had to consider the risks posed by the volcano, including whether the volcano has entered an active period and whether it will erupt again.

Moreover, what should we do if a war breaks out and the enemy uses missiles to attack the volcano and actively cause an eruption?

These are risks that must be considered.

According to the information Sean got from the Foot Covering Building, there is a high probability that this base will be abandoned.

At this time, Sean felt almost ready to move.

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Sean did not go directly to the Foot Covering Building. In comparison, the 14th Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Command, Huntington Hardesty, who had an interest in it, suffered the most.

From a military perspective, if the Subic military base is abolished, there will be a huge gap in the military strength deployed by the Pacific Command throughout the Pacific region.

A huge gap is exposed in the southern sea area.

From a rights perspective, after the Pacific Command loses the Subic military base, it will suffer heavy losses in terms of personnel, funding, etc., and the related industrial chains will suffer losses.

So, Sean flew straight to Hawaii to start his vacation, with all the women and children accompanying him.

After arriving in Hawaii, he booked a private resort and spent two days on the beach before Sean picked up the phone and made a call to prepare for a cocktail party in Hawaii.

The rich man Sean is going to hold a cocktail party. Naturally, there will be no shortage of people coming to support him, from the United States, South America, and Asia. Anyone who is invited will come.

Celebrities from all walks of life gathered in Hawaii, and naturally people from the Pacific Command were indispensable. After all, Umbrella and the military are cooperative units.

During the break, Sean clinked glasses with Huntington Hardesty alone and asked, "What's the damage at the Subic base?"

"It's very likely that it will be cancelled." Huntington Hardesty shook his head and sighed, "Who would have thought that a volcano would suddenly erupt? It was so sudden."

"Would it be too hasty to cancel it? What about the Pacific Strategy?" Sean asked.

"There is no way. It is difficult for Congress to appropriate funds to rebuild a military base. It requires a lot of money. Rough statistics show that the military's losses this time are as high as more than 20 billion U.S. dollars. Just to replace the various weapons and equipment lost has aroused strong concern in Congress.

If you object, the supplementary funds may have to be disbursed in batches over three to five years."

"In fact, Congress has been proposing to reduce the military's budget in recent years, and this time it is just in time. After all, you know, the old man is dying, and the domestic economy has been sluggish in recent years, and Congress has no money." Huntington

Hardesty is not optimistic about the current situation at all.

Sean was in deep thought, touched his chin, then suddenly raised his head and said, "How much does it cost to rebuild a military base of equal size?"

Huntington Hardesty made a suspicious sound in his nose and looked at Sean with a surprised look on his face. He didn't believe that a person like Sean would ask these things randomly.

"Why do you ask this? What, are you going to build a military base for the military for free?" Huntington Hardesty joked with a smile: "Then I have to thank Mr. Rich."

"It's not like I can't consider it. I'm an American. Of course I have to consider it from the interests of the United States, with great power and great responsibility." Sean responded with a smile.

Huntington Hardesty looked at Sean in astonishment. Seeing the expression on Sean's face that seemed to be a smile but not a smile, he couldn't figure out his plan for a while, "Do you really mean this?"

"This is not a small amount of money. The construction standards of military bases are far higher than ordinary buildings. Subic Bay also involves a hugely expensive military port, with a budget of more than 1 billion US dollars!"

"That's indeed a lot." Sean said solemnly, "It's almost as much as my income in half a year."

Huntington Hardesty: “…”

Someone is showing off here, and the situation is almost out of control!

Huntington Hardesty's eyes almost popped out of his head. Damn, I'm so angry!

I really want to beat him to death!

Can you do whatever you want if you have money?

"Then you should also pay the annual rent for the base!" Huntington Hardesty said angrily.

"Is the rent high?" Sean asked.

"Subic Bay, the annual rent is US$900 million. Of course, it is your income for half a year at most, but it lasts a little longer."

"Well, with great power comes great responsibility. It seems that I need to help solve the annual rent issue of the base." Sean said seriously.

"No..." Huntington Hardesty frowned and his expression became serious. If it was a joke, it would be over by now, but looking at Sean like this, it seemed like he was serious.

Sean nodded, "If the issue of military base rent is solved, can we persuade Congress to re-establish a military base?"

"What are your plans?" Huntington Hardesty asked in a deep voice.

Sean said nothing and called Huntington to go to the private room to talk alone.

Pointing to the map he had prepared long ago, Sean stared into Huntington's eyes and said, "What do you think of this place?"

"Then what?"

"I am ready to make Sarawak independent."

Huntington Hardesty slowly typed a question mark.

What the hell does this have to do with a military base?

Ah, what does it matter!

"I think you forgot about Morocco," Sean reminded.

Huntington was stunned for only a second before he thought of what was going on.

Morocco suddenly launched a coup with the support of the protective umbrella. The old king's brother overthrew the original crown prince and ascended to the throne. Then he leased 2 pieces of land for free to the United States to build a military base.

Add a period to this free, that’s one hundred years!

Of course, Morocco is not at a loss either. It is precisely because the United States has built a military base that the new king of Morocco can immediately gain recognition from the international community and successfully complete the transfer of power.

If it were not for the real military support from the United States, it is foreseeable that several European countries, led by France, would definitely support the former crown prince in continuing his struggle.

The best may be long-term internal struggles and international tensions.

The worst thing is to start a civil war directly, and Morocco will be turned into a muddy ground.
To be continued...