However, Hu Jun wasn't worried about the so-called Arab coalition.
In fact, it was a crucial part of his plan to unify Yemen.
He knew very well that the paper military strength of the Saudi Arabian coalition was vastly different from their actual combat capabilities.
After all, in the original world, the Houthis had already been able to crush the Saudis, even when they were just a weak force of "slipper soldiers."
Through seven years of fighting against the Saudi-led Arab coalition, the Houthis had steadily acquired better equipment and gained strength.
If the Houthis could easily handle them before, how could they stand a chance now?
To Hu Jun, the Saudi troops were simply there to deliver equipment to him.
Therefore, his true concern wasn't the Arab coalition.
It was the Jewish State and the Free Nation.
After all, the Middle East was considered the Free Nation's private domain.
The Free Nation had become the dominant power in the Blue Star, relying heavily on their petrodollar system.
This petrodollar hegemony allowed them to recklessly acquire wealth from all over the Blue Star.
Furthermore, the Middle East, known as the powder keg of the Blue Star, served as the primary arms market for the Free Nation to dump their weapons.
Hence, the Free Nation naturally preferred the Middle East to be in chaos.
The Houthis, however, were independent of their control.
If they truly unified Yemen, it would be something the Free Nation would strongly oppose.
As for the Jewish State, they were practically father and son with the Free Nation.
The Middle East was also their territory.
They had a deep-seated hatred towards the Wolf of Islam.
The Houthis, being heavily supported by the Wolf of Islam, were naturally not welcome by the Jewish State.
If it wasn't for their shared animosity towards all Arab nations, the Jewish State might even have joined the coalition attacking them.
You could call the Free Nation and the Jewish State evil, but you can't say they're incompetent!
If these two nations decided to intervene against them, it would be a nightmare for the Houthis.
Therefore, Hu Jun planned to use the Arab coalition's ground offensive to buy time.
Once he had strengthened the Houthis, he would drive the Arab coalition out and declare independence.
By then, even if the Free Nation and the Jewish State wanted to intervene, it would be too late.
But before that, he needed to hide their base completely.
As long as the Free Nation and others couldn't locate their main base, there wouldn't be any major problems.
However, the Free Nation had reconnaissance satellites, so hiding their main city in a remote location wouldn't be enough.
He needed the game's assistance.
With a thought, Hu Jun opened the game interface.
Looking at his personal reputation value of 5 million, Hu Jun smiled.
This amount of reputation points was enough to exchange for what he needed.
Immediately, he opened the building unit section.
Previously, he had discovered a building unit called 'Plasma Stealth Shield' there.
However, its hefty price of 2 million personal reputation points forced Hu Jun to abandon it.
Now that he had enough personal reputation points, he would exchange for it immediately.
The Plasma Stealth Shield technology originated from a future stealth fighter.
Plasma is a gas composed of charged particles, possessing high temperatures and energy.
The Plasma Stealth Shield utilizes the strong electromagnetic field generated by plasma to create a barrier that can block or deflect incoming attacks.
It could withstand various types of attacks, including physical projectiles, lasers, electromagnetic waves, and more. It could also adjust its strength and shape depending on the threat.
This technology was not yet available in this parallel world.
But in the original world's Dragon Nation, it was already in its initial stages of development.
However, the Dragon Nation only had plasma protection technology.
It didn't possess advanced stealth capabilities.
The Plasma Stealth Shield in the game, however, had powerful electronic, infrared, and optical stealth abilities.
The electronic and infrared stealth technologies were self-explanatory, allowing it to evade detection from any radar in the world.
Even more powerful was its optical stealth capability.
Optical stealth refers to the ability to achieve physical invisibility through mirror reflection technology.
Simply put, you wouldn't be able to see it with your naked eye.
Even if you stood right in front of the Plasma Stealth Shield, you wouldn't be able to see the buildings inside.
Needless to say, spy satellites in the sky wouldn't be able to see it either.
This was the most remarkable aspect of the shield.
Radar couldn't detect it.
Infrared detection wouldn't work either.
And even!
Your damn eyes wouldn't see it!
For the Houthis, who were still in their early stages of development, this was incredibly important.
Therefore, as soon as his personal reputation points were credited, Hu Jun immediately chose to exchange for it.
Of course, 2 million personal reputation points could only exchange for the basic Plasma Stealth Shield.
Its coverage area was only 50 kilometers around the main city.
To expand the coverage area of the Plasma Stealth Shield, you would need to upgrade the main city before you could exchange for it again.
However, this was enough for the Houthis at the moment.
After spending 2 million personal reputation points, a faint blue, semi-circular dome instantly enveloped the entire main city.
The nearby military training ground and other basic facilities were also included within the dome.
Seeing this, Hu Jun was completely relieved.
With this shield, as long as they didn't expose themselves, even the Free Nation wouldn't be able to discover their existence.
This would allow him to develop without any reservations.
After deploying the stealth shield, Hu Jun didn't exit immediately.
Instead, he continued to exchange.
While the Houthis had become more like a regular army, their overall combat abilities and quality were still far behind.
Some of the members were still operating in an irregular manner.
He needed to quickly equip the organization with personnel who possessed strong military skills and excellent command abilities to manage the teams.
The single military training ground was no longer sufficient to meet his needs.
So, he exchanged for two more military training grounds.
With the help of these three military training grounds, the organization would be able to cultivate a large number of middle and upper-level military management personnel.
They would then be assigned to manage the troops under them.
The organization's overall combat effectiveness and militarization level would rapidly improve.
After exchanging for those, Hu Jun also exchanged for a one-time oil mineral exploration privilege.
He planned to continue expanding oil production, ensuring sufficient funds for the development of the organization.
Although Hu Jun had spent all his personal reputation points, he was very satisfied with what he had exchanged for.
"Sigh, these personal reputation points seem like a lot, but they're actually not enough to spend,"
"It seems I need to find ways to get more personal reputation points."
Hu Jun narrowed his eyes and said with a smile.
Although yesterday's military operation had made the Houthis a focal point on the Blue Star, Hu Jun felt it wasn't enough.
He planned to add fuel to the fire.
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