Unlike their brash cousins across the Atlantic, the Brits had centuries of experience in political manipulation and knew how to stir the pot with finesse. While openly clashing with Turkey, they also immediately reached out to the Kurdish insurgents within Turkish territory.
The last time the CIA had attempted to support this anti-government militia, their crude methods had backfired, and Turkey had caught them red-handed. But now, with old and new grievances piling up, Britain wasn't about to hold back.
Fueled by anger but maintaining their professionalism, the Brits didn't just contact the Kurdish rebels in Turkey. They also extended their reach to the same ethnic group scattered across other nations, such as Syria and Iraq. Their goal? To prop up these factions against Turkey.
This particular ethnic group, though a minority in Turkey, numbered in the millions—potentially tens of millions—across multiple countries. Due to historical circumstances, they had never had a country of their own. As a result, whether in Turkey, Syria, or Iraq, they had always faced oppression. Within Turkey, their long-standing objective had been to establish their own independent state.
However, regardless of where they were, their political ambitions had always clashed with the interests of the countries they resided in, preventing them from achieving their goal.
Back when the U.S. and Britain were still closely aligned with Turkey through NATO, they had actually helped Turkey suppress this ethnic movement. After all, these insurgents were constantly plotting to carve out a piece of Turkey for their own state.
But as geopolitical shifts strained Turkey's relationships with the U.S. and Britain—particularly due to Ankara's increasing defiance and delusions of grandeur—Washington began considering using these Kurdish groups to destabilize Turkey.
Unfortunately, the CIA's execution had been a disaster. Not only had they failed to achieve their goal, but they had also been caught, leading Turkey to retaliate by shutting down a key U.S. military base within its borders and expelling American troops. That act alone had earned them Washington's deep-seated hatred.
Now, Turkey had used this prior incident to justify its counterattack against the U.S., publicly exposing American efforts to foment unrest within its borders. But the Americans, convinced they were in the right, weren't about to back down.
At this point, they found an eager partner in the Brits, who were out for revenge. The two nations reached a tacit agreement: it was time to teach Turkey a lesson.
To be fair, the U.S., despite its military might, was still a relatively young nation, having only been founded in 1776. When it came to playing political chess and orchestrating covert disruptions, the Brits—who had been at it for centuries—were the real masters.
With their deep-rooted expertise, Britain struck Turkey with a devastating blow. This sudden and intense escalation even led Turkey to seriously consider leaving NATO altogether.
What no one expected, however, was that at this moment, a certain island nation in Asia—often underestimated due to its size—would secretly reach out to Turkey. After some discreet negotiations, the two nations formed an unlikely "Alliance of the Discontented."
This unexpected turn of events would soon lead to global shockwaves and dramatic consequences...
Meanwhile, all of this had little to do with Castle, who was entirely engrossed in his role as an instructor.
His schedule was packed. Every day, he was busy at the specialized facility within his estate, dedicated to the advanced flight simulator he had designed. He had to personally train the technical directors and engineers sent by the three aerospace companies, ensuring they fully understood his simulator's design principles. Only after this could Castle finally make time for his own flight training.
John and Big Ivan had already completed their theoretical lessons and had moved on to practical flight training. Castle, despite having been granted flying skills by the system, still needed to keep up appearances. He had already enrolled in a flight school, but with all these obligations keeping him at home, both he and Little Fatty—who were the most eager to learn how to fly—were getting anxious.
Unfortunately, technical training wasn't something that could be rushed. Either you understood it, or you didn't. Even a slight omission during an explanation could lead to confusion later.
As a result, Castle, who was instructing the technical directors on the hardware principles of the simulator, and Little Fatty, who was teaching the software engineers about the programming aspects, had to carefully pace their lessons to match their audience's learning speed. There was no room for shortcuts—after all, this training had been formally agreed upon in the technology transfer contracts negotiated by Gianna and the three aircraft manufacturers.
Thankfully, the individuals who had climbed to the position of aerospace R&D director in their respective companies were all highly intelligent. Once Castle broke down the concepts into digestible parts, they quickly caught on.
After two intense weeks of accelerated training, the pilots sent by the three companies were thoroughly impressed, and Castle and Little Fatty had successfully completed their mission.
As they finally bid farewell to the large team of engineers and executives, the two men let out a simultaneous sigh of relief. For the past two weeks, they had been working over ten hours a day, pushing themselves to wrap up the training as soon as possible.
Even Moz, who had initially called to discuss the Turkey situation, stopped pressing Castle once he heard he was occupied with teaching. This alone showed how crucial the training was in the eyes of those involved.
But now, with that obligation behind him, Castle only had one final task remaining: once the three companies completed their production of the improved flight simulator, he would need to inspect their work to ensure they had met his exact specifications.
Another major breakthrough was that Castle had managed to optimize the flight simulator's computational requirements. Previously, the system required a supercomputer for data processing, but now, it could run on a single dedicated server.
Of course, this meant that each server could only support three aircraft models at a time. But to the three manufacturers, this wasn't a problem—it was an opportunity. They could now charge customers additional fees for expanding their model libraries under the guise of "after-sales support."
That was why, when Castle proposed a simplified version of the simulator's software, all three companies enthusiastically approved. None of them saw this as "cutting corners."
After all, even these major corporations couldn't afford to be as extravagant as Castle, who had been using a supercomputer as his personal gaming rig.
Even the wealthiest companies had budgets to consider.
The simplified version of the simulator not only made it more accessible to a wider range of customers but also lowered the barrier to entry for most nations. This meant the potential market was far larger than before.
After all, how many countries in the world could afford a simulator that required a full-fledged supercomputer?
But now, with Castle's optimizations, a powerful server was all that was needed—a massive game-changer.
With this new accessibility, the three companies saw a huge commercial opportunity. Their executives personally called Castle to express their appreciation, while also vowing to make Turkey pay dearly for its actions.
They reassured Castle that any entity targeting him would face immediate and severe retaliation from their companies.
Now that all this was settled, Castle finally had time to catch up on how Turkey was faring under the relentless pressure from the U.S. and Britain.
The past few weeks had provided the world with an intense political spectacle.
First, the U.S. had accused Turkey. Then Turkey had countered. After that, Britain—having cut a deal with the U.S.—jumped in to attack Turkey as well.
Since the entire scandal had originally been triggered by a Turkish agent assassinating a British spy in New York, Britain was furious. Having already been extorted by the U.S., they had no intention of letting Turkey off the hook.
But the Brits weren't just content with diplomatic aggression. They fully embraced their historical reputation for underhanded tactics and struck a devastating blow to Turkey's stability.
In a bold and public move, Britain announced to the world that they would now be taking an active interest in the "Razor Fist" issue—the armed struggle of the Kurdish insurgents within Turkey.
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