The Great Elder was just about to end the meeting.

Tap tap tap—

Suddenly, the sound of urgent footsteps came and the secretary walked into the conference room, handing over a phone, "A call from Putin, he says it’s an extremely important matter."

"Putin?"

The Great Elder frowned, put on the simultaneous interpretation device, then picked up the phone.

At first, his tone was calm, but as the conversation continued, his expression grew increasingly incredulous.

"I understand."

After pondering for a moment, he said, "Mr. Putin, I can feel your sincerity, yes, this is just a misunderstanding, besides, our side hasn’t suffered any impact… that’s right, the friendship between our two countries will continue, that’s beyond doubt."

Phone chatter.

"What you just mentioned, we still need to hold a meeting to discuss… what? You mean you’re ready to announce it directly? And we can come collect it anytime?"

Phone chatter.

"I see."

As the conversation ended, he hung up with a complicated expression.

"Great Elder, why did Putin call?"

A man beside him asked.

"…You may not believe this, but Putin just said he is prepared to unconditionally give us the southeastern corner of Russia, including Vladivostok, a 100,000 square kilometer region currently occupied by Magical Beasts."

The Great Elder took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his inner excitement.

It must be known, those regions originally belonged to Kyushu more than a hundred years ago, but were seized by Russia during war.

That has always been a pain in every Kyushu person’s heart.

If it could be recovered, it would undoubtedly be a great deed worthy of being recorded in history.

"Give… give it to us?"

The man next to him widened his eyes in disbelief, "Are they insane?"

That’s a full 1 million square kilometers.

Though currently occupied by Magical Beasts, these Magical Beasts won’t necessarily stay there forever and it’s not impossible to reclaim it in the future.

Even if it truly couldn’t be reclaimed.

There’s no reason to give it away so hastily, right?

"I understand."

Not far away, a bespectacled man said, "They must see how rapidly we’re developing now and don’t want to antagonize us. By giving away an area they can’t reclaim, they preserve the honeymoon phase. This is indeed the best choice for Russia right now."

"Yes, that must be it."

The Great Elder approved his words, sighing, "Worthy of the title Emperor Putin, he’s truly decisive and… this goodwill is something I cannot refuse."

Indeed, as a Kyushu person and moreover as Kyushu’s leader.

He had no reason whatsoever to reject Putin’s proposal.

The only remaining issue.

Was how to reclaim this territory from the Magical Beasts.

* * *

After the disaster broke out in Russia, naturally it drew the world’s attention.

On various social media platforms, discussions flooded in.

"So terrifying, these Magical Beasts are too monstrous, most of them are even bulletproof!"

"Being bulletproof is one thing, but they also have bizarre abilities, look, there’s even a white-skinned boar whose eyes shoot lasers!"

"This mowing-down scene reminds me of Homelander."

"I used to think Russia’s army was formidable, turns out they’re not much better than India’s."

"Don’t slander, whether in equipment, morale, or training, they’re much stronger than India. The problem is these Magical Beasts are far stronger than Lizardmen."

"True, the Lizardmen’s abilities are relatively simple and they’re not fully bulletproof, India’s army is just trash."

"I heard half an hour ago, India launched an attack on Mumbai again, but within ten minutes they retreated, losing quite a few men."

"Hilarious."

"Luckily these Magical Beasts only attack Russians. Damn, I came out here for business and now I’m trapped!"

"I’m from Russia, can someone please save me, I’m trapped at home, outside it’s all Magical Beasts!"

"Me too! If anyone rescues me, I’ll marry you right away (I’m a woman)!"

"Your country’s army has already been routed, nobody can save you."

"Just hide for now, don’t make any sound, maybe things will take a turn later, that’s the only option."

"National Fate Marriage, this really is a cruel game."

"All because of that Kyushu man, first he harmed India, now he’s harmed Russia, he’s the sinner of two nations!"

"You Indian, stop being ridiculous, it was clearly your idiots who struck first, Ning God was only retaliating."

"Trying to shift blame?"

"No need to bother with people like that, just impotent rage. If you’ve got guts, then start a war. I’ll go enlist right now, perfect chance to test my enhanced body!"

As the heated debates went on worldwide.

Suddenly, a piece of news broke, stunning everyone.

In short, to preserve the friendship between Russia and Kyushu and to express their apology.

Russia decided to return the 1 million square kilometers seized from Kyushu over a hundred years ago.

That same territory is now occupied by Magical Beasts and they were giving it back free of charge.

Though the two countries hadn’t yet signed any formal agreement.

As long as Kyushu was willing, they could go receive it at any time.

Once the news came out.

The whole world was shocked.

That’s 1 million square kilometers, equivalent to Egypt, how could they just give it away?

At the same time.

The forums in Russia exploded.

Among them, the white supremacists were furious.

"Traitor! Putin is a traitor! How dare he give away 1 million square kilometers to Kyushu?"

"Step down! Putin step down!"

"You’re unworthy of that seat!"

"Bowing to yellow-skinned monkeys, Putin you’re the shame of whites!"

Of course, not all people of Russia thought so.

"Whose fault is this? Isn’t it you racists? If Makarov hadn’t tried to kill that Kyushu man, would things have ended up like this?"

"Makarov is the real culprit!"

"Idiots, what do you know? That land can’t be reclaimed anyway, do you really want to fight those monsters?"

"Kyushu currently holds a massive advantage, very likely to become the main force against extra-civilizational invaders. Putin’s actions clearly have deeper meaning."

"That’s right, we can’t afford to lose Kyushu’s friendship, this is the best option now!"

The two sides clashed fiercely on the forums, arguments raging.

At that moment, Russia’s government intervened directly, wasting no words and began arresting the racists.

What a joke.

They had already given away 1 million square kilometers.

Putin would not allow this group to stir up more trouble.

With the government cracking down, the opposing voices on the internet gradually died out.

It was fine for them to rant online, but once the authorities got serious, they immediately shrank back.