World Domination through Planet Development - Chapter 22



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Episode 22. The Plan to Usurp the Saudi Arabian Throne

“Hello, boss~”

“Oh, yes. Good morning.”

Jungwoo arrived at work, receiving greetings from his coworkers.

In the meantime, the number of employees had increased considerably, and the office was starting to feel quite bustling.

Although he was ready to be absorbed in his emotions, Jeong-woo quickly went into his personal office.

“So you’re saying that doing it this way is more efficient?”

Jungwoo said while sitting on the office chair.

[Yes, since energy production facilities must be built, it would be efficient to have other production facilities built in the same location.]

Jungwoo was in the middle of a pretty close discussion with Sarah.

The topic is this.

In order to collect resources from the Middle East, infrastructure needs to be built, which requires a lot of production capacity, and it is advisable to keep the energy production facilities that have been built available.

Any additional expansion of existing production facilities located under the Korean Peninsula will require more energy production facilities.

This means that it is more efficient in terms of time and productivity to set up other production facilities in the Middle East base where the infrastructure will be established anyway.

“Hmm. Then, would it be better to diversify the products produced by each resource?”

But there is one thing that worries me.

Shouldn’t the products be brought up to the ground?

Dragging it underground on the Korean Peninsula and then bringing it back up again would require a massive transport route.

So, it would be good to have a country that can act as a puppet state like North Korea.

The question is whether there is any country that can develop as much potential value as North Korea.

A country that can control an isolated society like North Korea without causing much trouble.

Is there such a country in the Middle East?

[Saudi Arabia could create a similar situation to the current occupation of North Korea.]

“Saudi? Isn’t Saudi Arabia a completely open country? Does that make sense? Is it possible to do something like North Korea?”

Of course, it may not be the case compared to most Western countries, but compared to North Korea, it is a much more open society.

Isn’t it a country that can be swallowed up like North Korea?

[It may not be possible to achieve the exact same effect, but it is possible to devise a plan that will allow us to take control of the government to some extent.]

“Really? How?”

[Currently, Saudi Arabia is in the final stages of what is being called a bloody purge abroad.]

“Bloody Purge? It sounds like the name of an event you’ve probably heard of in a history book. Just from the wording, it sounds like a story about arresting and executing people who rebelled in the Middle Ages.”

[Yes, it is a purge to strengthen the royal power led by the current Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salim.]

It was somewhat similar.

“Really? But what does that have to do with anything?”

[All the major royal family members who currently pose a threat to the throne have been purged. However, the purge is not completely over. The last remaining target is Khadim, the son of Mukhtar, the current king’s half-brother.]

“Uh… What? So, who is the son of Muhammad’s half-brother, Muq?”

The complicated relationship structure has already started to cause me pain.

[The king is Salim. The leader of the purge is the current crown prince, Muhammad.]

“No. Didn’t you say Muhammad bin Salim?”

[The name Muhammad bin Salim literally means Muhammad, son of Salim. The current king’s name is Salim bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, meaning Salim, son of Abdul Aziz.]

The current king is Salim. The crown prince is Muhammad.

“Ah~ Ahh. I understand. Then you said he was the King’s half-brother… But then isn’t he the Crown Prince’s cousin? Why are you killing him if he’s a cousin?”

If the king is his father and he is the crown prince, then there is no problem, right?

[Originally, the king’s half-brother was the next in line for succession as the crown prince, but the current king, Salim, deposed him in order to make the throne hereditary. Also, the original crown prince was not his son, but his nephew, but he purged his nephew in order to make his son the crown prince.]

Miss, my head is spinning.

What the hell is the genealogy of this kingdom?

“Anyway, isn’t the important thing that the current king and his son are purging their entire families?”

[In summary, yes.]

“And we are going to save one of those victims.”

[you’re right.]

“Who exactly is that?”

[His name is Khadim bin Mukhtar Al Saud. He is the youngest son of the deposed crown prince, and his older brother Mansour died relatively recently in a helicopter crash. The reason for this is unknown, but anyone can guess the cause. He was a leading opponent of vertical monarchy. It was a natural position for him after his father was deposed.]

If it was a helicopter accident, it was once a fairly well-known story in the news.

But that point was long before I met Sarah.

“Oh! I think I’ve heard of that one before. The one where someone died in a helicopter crash. But that must have been a long time ago. How can you be sure about that?”

[Of course, it is true that he was killed by the current crown prince, Muhammad. This is recorded in confidential documents held by the royal family, or more precisely, by Muhammad.]

Sarah seems to have figured out the exact details of the incident through the confidential document.

“Wow, that’s great. Documenting such dangerous information.”

[This document is kept in a place that requires extreme security. Unfortunately, you would never have thought that someone like me would exist.]

“Well, that must be true. Well, it says in the documents that they were the ones who led the assassination, right?”

[Yes.]

“Then we should look into the royal family called Kadim.”

[Currently, Kadim is a target for assassination. Unfortunately, he is on the list of opponents of vertical succession, regardless of his will.]

“Against his will? Then, is this guy named Kadim not an opposition party?”

[I can’t give a definitive answer, but it seems that he has made contact with figures from the opposition party. Also, even if he is not necessarily from the opposition party, the fact that he is the son of the crown prince, who is the same generation as the current king and the next in line for succession, would be enough to make him a target for elimination.]

If you have made contact with the opposition, you have provided the justification yourself.

“Hmm, saving that person is one thing. But saving someone has a prerequisite, right? First, it’s only meaningful if the person himself knows that he’s in danger, right? If he thinks he’s safe, he won’t know if you save him, right? Wouldn’t it be meaningful if he suddenly shows up in a dramatic crisis and saves him?”

[Kadim is still anxious about when he might be assassinated.]

“Really? Hmm… It’s still ambiguous… Saudi Arabia is watched by so many outside eyes… Even the US has a very close relationship right now.”

[Do you want to pretend it never happened?]

Jungwoo looked troubled with a troubled expression.

“But there’s nothing wrong with saving one person, right? It’s a situation that benefits me as well.”

[It’s not just about saving people. Eventually, in the process, we’ll face situations where we have to kill people.]

“Who are you killing?”

Jungwoo asked with a puzzled expression.

[Assassins and their associates.]

assassin?

“Ah~ Well, those people are killers after all. Isn’t that a job where you have to be prepared to die? If you’re going to kill someone, you should know that you might as well die.”

[At least they don’t seem to be afraid of death.]

“… That’s creepy. So who are the people involved? The crown prince and the royal family?”

[Of course, this includes those people, and also refers to various stakeholders. You can think of them as people who stand on the side of the crown prince, such as public officials or bodyguards who exercise public power.]

“Hmm… Then there are quite a few more people than I thought.”

[Especially if we create a situation where we have to rescue him from a crisis, the casualties will increase further.]

“But dramatic direction is important. Why not just make them faint? Come to think of it, isn’t that even possible?”

[Of course you can. However, you will need to invest your personal productivity into the related auxiliary equipment.]

“Oh, that was the problem? Well, there’s nothing we can do about it. Let’s proceed like that.”

If we can find that guy named Kadim and put him in his place, wouldn’t it be helpful even if it’s not a big request?