ur ur!

Due to the sudden news of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed and our party immediately left the venue.

Booleung!

Afterwards, we headed to Mohammed's office.

It was normal for me to stay, as my purpose was to participate in the event in the first place, but I could not refuse Mohammed's earnest request to accompany me.

[What the hell is going on?]

Upon arriving at the Oval Office, Mohammed asked his country's defense minister, who was waiting for him.

[Ah, that's...]

For a moment, the defense minister's gaze fell on me.

Mohammed immediately waved his hand as if noticing the reason, and the minister cleared his throat and started reporting.

[About an hour ago, an Aramco refinery was attacked by a drone.]

[A drone?]

Confused, I secretly spit out the words.

But this is not the place for me to intervene.

I quietly shut my mouth again, and it was Mohammed who immediately followed the question.

[A drone, not a missile?]

[That's right.]

[Attack subject?]

[A little while ago, a group called 'The One God and the Temple' announced that they were doing their work through broadcasting stations in the Middle East, but it is not certain yet.]

The moment I heard that, my eyes frowned.

One God and the Temple.

That means the forerunner of IS.

According to the history before the return, a group that becomes quite troublesome afterward.

But why?

Historically, it should be the Houthis that attack Saudi oil refineries.

Besides, why is the timing so soon...?

[Why are they?]

At that moment, the same question came out through Mohammed's mouth.

My gaze naturally focused on the minister's lips, and he continued with a sullen expression on his face.

[According to their announcement, the current presence of US and South Korean troops in Iraq is a problem.]

[Why are you asking Saudi Arabia about Iraq?]

Mohammed looked at the spectator as if that was nonsense.

Perhaps he had been waiting for those words, the minister immediately handed him a piece of paper.

[This is an excerpt from the statement issued by the One God and the Temple. Please check it yourself.]

Mohammed immediately took the paper.

As if he was considerate of me, he soon reads down in a tone higher than usual.

[The US and South Korean forces are scattering the blood of our brothers in this holy land. What's even worse is that Saudi Arabia and the UAE, who should not ignore the suffering of such brothers, are rather quarreling with the West, and we cannot tolerate their heretical behavior...]

Mohamed, who was reading the statement, bit his lips for a moment in the context of a heretical act.

After all, for Arabs, the word heresy is the ultimate in disgrace.

Just being patient with someone like that would be a good thing.

[So our demand is the immediate withdrawal of US and ROK forces. If you ignore this warning, the second object of condemnation is the UAE... God damn it!] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mohammed eventually didn't make it through to the end of his statement.

Soon, his eyes, not knowing what they meant, turned to the Minister of Defense, but strangely, the minister immediately spat out an answer as if he understood the meaning of those eyes.

[There are no signs of an attack on us yet, so don't worry too much.]

[Even so, it will be a matter of time. In case you don't know, declare a state of emergency for the military for the time being and ask them to thoroughly check the border area. By the way, why did the One God and the Temple get involved in the Iraqi problem?]

[Recently, there has been an intelligence that some of the Iraqi rebel forces have flowed into the One God and the Temple. Perhaps they encouraged the leadership.]

That's what I'd heard before returning.

A large number of Iraqi rebels have flowed into IS.

But I don't think they were enough to control the monotheism and the leadership of the temple.

It seems that history will be twisted again in a direction I did not expect.

[What do you say in America?]

[The United States has not yet made a statement. And it is said that Saudi Crown Prince Hasad has canceled the participation schedule for this defense exhibition and is in the process of preparing countermeasures.]

[Hmm······.]

Mohammed let out a sigh and looked like he was in trouble.

[Majesty!]

At that moment, another figure from the army is running.

Soon after whispering something to Mohammed, his gaze focused on me for some reason, and Mohammed's words continued.

[It seems that Crown Prince Hasad is looking for Chairman Jin. If you have time, let's go to Saudi Arabia with me.]

[··········.]

******

[Come here.]

A few hours later, Mohammed and I, arriving at the Saudi royal family, were faced with the emaciated Crown Prince Hasad.

As if the situation was urgent, he omitted the greeting and immediately explained to me the outline of the incident.

[It seems that the HVP was not functioning properly because it was approached in such a low-flying manner.]

[Yes, of course. Even if it is detected, it is not easy to intercept a drone with an excessively free flight trajectory.]

[Isn't there a way to do that? If there is no guarantee that the same thing will not happen again, we will have to come up with countermeasures.]

It was Biho who crossed his mind at those words.

Things that Saudi Arabia had introduced from us through a similar incident before the return.

Of course, the current Biho is not yet a combined shrine.

Fortunately, the prototype was completed before my return, and I was maintaining it while ignoring the efficiency issues raised around me.

Because I knew that an incident like today would happen someday.

'The problem is that the accuracy and concentration of the fire network are lowered because it is not an improved item yet... well, that's because it's enough after the improvement.'

[There is a way, but before that, I need to know a bit about the source of the drone. That way, I think I can judge whether the means I’m thinking of can be the right countermeasures.]

I paused for a moment and asked about it.

In an instant, Hasad's gaze turned to the four-star general of the Saudi army standing nearby, and the general who received his gaze immediately held out a picture and said:

[I don't know if this will help. It is probably a drone that crashed without achieving its purpose, but it was discovered about 30 minutes ago near an oil refinery.]

I quickly took the picture and looked at it.

The first thing that caught my eye was the composition and design of the parts.

I can guess where the source is at once.

[It's from China.]

[China? No, China makes drones of this level?]

Hasad and Mohammed looked quite surprised at that.

Of course, I was surprised too.

I don't know if it's a few years from now, I didn't expect China's drone production level to develop so early.

Fortunately, this is different from our technology, and it is most likely the result of stealing Israeli technology.

[But how did Chinese drones get into terrorist groups?]

Hassard asked with a serious expression.

He said, 'Because it's a matter that could be an international dispute.

But China is not an idiot, and probably not directly supporting it.

[Something that China exported somewhere must have flowed in.]

or induced to flow.

Hang on, but if that's the case, isn't this a bit of a problem?

If you look at the circumstances, you can only see it as an intention to put the United States and us in trouble after all.

Contrary to history, Iraq is now in a state of near stability.

When things go like this, I can't get out of my feet again... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[Well, it might be. Not long ago, there were reports that Chinese weapons were also found in Yemen.]

Hassard nodded and looked at me with a meaningful expression.

That's probably a question about measures that haven't been completed yet.

I let go of the thoughts I had been thinking about for a while, then spit out the answer I had been putting off.

[Although there is a short-range, low-altitude air defense system to replace the Vulcan in Jawoo Defense. However, there is still a need to improve the detection radar and control computer.]

As soon as I spit out the words, regret followed.

Had I known that the Saudi oil refinery attack would happen so early, I would have rushed to improve it right away.

But who knew it would be this fast?

[I'm not saying there aren't many ways.]

[That's right.]

[If so, how long do you think it will be possible to improve? Assuming we place an order right away.]

[··········.]

It was expected, but it was overly aggressive.

No matter how urgent it is, to order an item that has not yet been improved.

While hesitating, Hasad spoke again.

[No matter how much it costs, I will pay the development cost. Instead, make them perfect so that those damn Chinese drones will never again threaten my refinery.]

[··········.]

It looked like it was going to explode in the stomach.

Laughter was about to spit out from within, but Hasad's words continued.

[Well, how about temporarily deploying the existing system just in case?]

[It's not impossible, but the interception probability is a problem.]

[But wouldn't it be better than having no defense at all?]

[··········.]

I couldn't even respond.

Hassad, who slowly turned his gaze to the TV, saw the oil refinery burning on the screen and sharpened his teeth.

[Oil prices will probably fluctuate for a while.]

[··········.]

[If you are attacked again in that situation, oil prices will really have no countermeasures.]

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Damn, I didn't think of that.

*******

Whoa hey!

Two days later, I returned home alone.

In addition to Hasad's request to provide prototype vehicles as soon as possible, even a phone call from the Blue House saying it is too late.

In the end, most of the work, including the contract, had to be entrusted to Director Kim Young-gi.

“I just arrived at Incheon International Airport. I'm sorry to Chief Kim, but I'll have to work hard on my behalf there." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

- You don't have to rush. After all, it seems that the UAE and Saudi are not even thinking about contracts with other companies.

Fortunately, the accident did not have a significant impact on performance.

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have already temporarily selected Jaewoo as the operator for securing the next armored vehicle as well as securing additional air defense systems.

In particular, the interest of the two countries toward the redback was so high that even in a situation where there was no complete reality yet.

"I'm sorry for bringing in a busy person."

When they arrived at the Blue House, the president and other key military aides were all gathered together.

Perhaps to save time, as I sat down with a brief greeting, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff puts a pile of papers in front of me.

“What is all this?”

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff looked at the President at the question.

eyes that come and go.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff looked at me again soon and spoke with a serious expression.

“I got a call from the White House this morning.”

“·················ogue.”

“They are asking for a review of the transfer of some of our troops from Iraq to Saudi Arabia.”

“Why our military?”

“Of course, the purpose is to protect Saudi oil refineries.”

A strange feeling lingered in my mind at those words.

Of course, unlike our history, Saudi Arabia's importance has grown tremendously.

But Saudi Arabia at this point.

So, isn't it normal for the US to take more steps now, before US shale gas is developed in earnest?

I can't understand why they put us out there.

'wait······.'

But then, I suddenly remembered what Hassad had said.

Before getting on the plane heading to Korea, he held my hand tightly.

- I wish you all the best in the future.

Wasn't that a request for a quick improvement of Biho?

“Is this a request from Saudi Arabia?”

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