Empire Of The Ring by Author

FULL INDEX - COMPLETE LIST OF CHAPTERS:
Synopsis and Starting Chapter
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63 - A Plot Hidden In The Frontline (2)
Chapter 64 - A Plot Hidden In The Frontline (3)
Chapter 65 - People’S Choice And A Trip (1)
Chapter 66 - People’S Choice And A Trip (2)
Chapter 67 - People’S Choice And A Trip (3)
Chapter 68 - Katya Of South Ossetia (1)
Chapter 69 - Katya Of South Ossetia (2)
Chapter 70 - Katya Of South Ossetia (3)
Chapter 71 - Suffering Of South Ossetia (1)
Chapter 72 - Suffering Of South Ossetia (2)
Chapter 73 - Suffering Of South Ossetia (3)
Chapter 74 - A Wedding (1)
Chapter 75 - A Wedding (2)
Chapter 76 - Chechnya And The Black Widows (1)
Chapter 77 - Chechnya And The Black Widows (2)
Chapter 78 - Chechnya And The Black Widows (3)
Chapter 79 - Chechnya And The Black Widows (4)
Chapter 80 - Chechnya And The Black Widows (5)
Chapter 81 - The Rebels Of The Caucasus Mountain Range (1)
Chapter 82 - The Rebels Of The Caucasus Mountain Range (2)
Chapter 83 - The Rough Caucasus Mountain Range (1)
Chapter 84 - The Rough Caucasus Mountain Range (2)
Chapter 85 - The Rough Caucasus Mountain Range (3)
Chapter 86 - The Rough Caucasus Mountain Range (4)
Chapter 87 - A Dangerous Decision And A Battle (1)
Chapter 88 - A Dangerous Decision And A Battle (2)
Chapter 89 - Life Is Like… (1)
Chapter 90 - Life Is Like… (2)
Chapter 91 - Yaniv’S Proposal (1)
Chapter 92 - Yaniv’S Proposal (2)
Chapter 93 - Yaniv’S Proposal (3)
Chapter 94 - Lee Youngho’S Rage (1)
Chapter 95 - Lee Youngho’S Rage (2)
Chapter 96 - Lee Youngho’S Payback (1)
Chapter 97 - Lee Youngho’S Payback (2)
Chapter 98 - A Guest Of The Farm
Chapter 99 - The Spring Scenery Of The Farm
Chapter 100 - A Small Promise (1)
Chapter 101 - A Small Promise (2)
Chapter 102 - A Land Of Opportunity (1)
Chapter 103 - A Land Of Opportunity (2)
Chapter 104 - A Land Of Opportunity (3)
Chapter 105 - A Land Of Opportunity (4)
Chapter 106 - A Land Of Opportunity (5)
Chapter 107 - The Family (1)
Chapter 108 - The Family (2)
Chapter 109 - The Defectors (1)
Chapter 110 - The Defectors (2)
Chapter 111 - The Information Agency (1)
Chapter 112 - The Information Agency (2)
Chapter 113 - The Information Agency (3)
Chapter 114 - Zeynep Security Service (1)
Chapter 115 - Zeynep Security Service (2)
Chapter 116 - Zeynep Security Service (3)
Chapter 117 - The Caspian Sea: District 7 (1)
Chapter 118 - The Caspian Sea: District 7 (2)
Chapter 119 - Fatima’S Wedding (1)
Chapter 120 - Fatima’S Wedding (2)
Chapter 121 - Fatima’S Wedding (3)
Chapter 122 - Happiness Is Like…
Chapter 123 - The Hotel Of Tskhinvali (1)
Chapter 124 - The Hotel Of Tskhinvali (2)
Chapter 125 - Pioneers Of Vladivostok (1)
Chapter 126 - Pioneers Of Vladivostok (2)
Chapter 127 - Pioneers Of Vladivostok (3)
Chapter 128 - Pioneers Of Vladivostok (4)
Chapter 129 - Trans-Siberian Railway (1)
Chapter 130 - Trans-Siberian Railway (2)
Chapter 131 - The De Facto Power Of Terrorist Attacks (1)
Chapter 132 - The De Facto Power Of Terrorist Attacks (2)
Chapter 133 - The De Facto Power Of Terrorist Attacks (3)
Chapter 134 - The De Facto Power Of Terrorist Attacks (4)
Chapter 135 - The De Facto Power Of Terrorist Attacks (5)
Chapter 136 - Gold Flower Of The Dead Mine (1)
Chapter 137 - Gold Flower Of The Dead Mine (2)
Chapter 138 - Gold Flower Of The Dead Mine (3)
Chapter 139 - Gold Flower Of The Dead Mine (4)
Chapter 140 - Fatima The Archduchess (1)
Chapter 141 - Fatima The Archduchess (2)
Chapter 142 - Descendants Of The Kingdom (1)
Chapter 143 - Descendants Of The Kingdom (2)
Chapter 144 - Descendants Of The Kingdom (3)
Chapter 145 - Descendants Of The Kingdom (4)
Chapter 146 - Descendants Of The Kingdom (5)
Chapter 147 - Serbian Village (1)
Chapter 148 - Serbian Village (2)
Chapter 149 - Serbian Village (3)
Chapter 150 - Crisis And Opportunity (1)
Chapter 151 - Crisis And Opportunity (2)
Chapter 152 - Crisis And Opportunity (3)
Chapter 153 - Crisis And Opportunity (4)
Chapter 154 - Tracy Of The Lincy Foundation (1)
Chapter 155 - Tracy Of The Lincy Foundation (2)
Chapter 156 - A Wolf In Sheep’S Clothing
Chapter 157 - Arirang Hotel (1)
Chapter 158 - Arirang Hotel (2)
Chapter 159 - Arirang Hotel (3)
Chapter 160 - Light And Shade (1)
Chapter 161 - Light And Shade (2)
Chapter 162 - Light And Shade (3)
Chapter 163 - Light And Shade (4)
Chapter 164 - Light And Shade (5)
Chapter 165 - The Great Plain (1)
Chapter 166 - The Great Plain (2)
Chapter 167 - The Great Plain (3)
Chapter 168 - The Agent'S Way (1)
Chapter 169 - The Agent’S Way (2)
Chapter 170 - A Small Leap (1)
Chapter 171 - A Small Leap (2)
Chapter 172 - A Small Leap (3)
Chapter 173 - A Small Leap (4)
Chapter 174 - Koreans In Remote Places (1)
Chapter 175 - Koreans In Remote Places (2)
Chapter 176 - Koreans In Remote Places (3)
Chapter 177 - The Arirang Farm In Kazakhstan (1)
Chapter 178 - The Arirang Farm In Kazakhstan (2)
Chapter 179 - Gunfire In Geneva (1)
Chapter 180 - Gunfire In Geneva (2)
Chapter 181 - A Collaborative Business With Mafias (1)
Chapter 182 - A Collaborative Business With Mafias (2)
Chapter 183 - A Collaborative Business With Mafias (3)
Chapter 184 - A Collaborative Business With Mafias (4)
Chapter 185 - A Foreseen War (1)
Chapter 186 - A Foreseen War (2)
Chapter 187 - Their Own War (1)
Chapter 188 - Their Own War (2)
Chapter 189 - Their Own War (3)
Chapter 190 - A New Attempt (1)
Chapter 191 - A New Attempt (2)
Chapter 192 - A New Attempt (3)
Chapter 193 - Youngho’S Bluff (1)
Chapter 194 - Youngho’S Bluff (2)
Chapter 195 - Youngho’S Bluff (3)
Chapter 196 - That Winter (1)
Chapter 197 - That Winter (2)
Chapter 198 - That Winter (3)
Chapter 199 - That Winter (4)
Chapter 200 - Zeynep’S Dream (1)
Chapter 201 - Zeynep’S Dream (2)
Chapter 202 - The Border Area (1)
Chapter 203 - The Border Area (2)
Chapter 204 - Wintering In Kazakhstan (1)
Chapter 205 - Wintering In Kazakhstan (2)
Chapter 206 - Wintering In Kazakhstan (3)
Chapter 207 - Wintering In Kazakhstan (4)
Chapter 208 - The Path Of Spring (1)
Chapter 209 - The Path Of Spring (2)
Chapter 210 - A Great Migration (1)
Chapter 211 - A Great Migration (2)
Chapter 212 - A Great Migration (3)
Chapter 213 - A Great Migration (4)
Chapter 214 - Dynamics (1)
Chapter 215 - Dynamics (2)
Chapter 216 - Dynamics (3)
Chapter 217 - Dynamics (4)
Chapter 218 - Ah! The Kurds (1)
Chapter 219 - Ah! The Kurds (2)
Chapter 220 - Growing Pains (1)
Chapter 221 - Growing Pains (2)
Chapter 222 - Growing Pains (3)
Chapter 223 - Hot Summer (1)
Chapter 224 - Hot Summer (2)
Chapter 225 - Hot Summer (3)
Chapter 226 - Hot Summer (4)
Chapter 227 - Summer Of The Black Sea (1)
Chapter 228 - Summer Of The Black Sea (2)
Chapter 229 - Summer Of The Black Sea (3)
Chapter 230 - Trial And Error
Chapter 231 - Turning Over A New Leaf (1)
Chapter 232 - Turning Over A New Leaf (2)
Chapter 233 - Turning Over A New Leaf (3)
Chapter 234 - Gleaning (1)
Chapter 235 - Gleaning (2)
Chapter 236 - Gleaning (3)
Chapter 237 - The Sunrise Of The Caspian Sea (1)
Chapter 238 - The Sunrise Of The Caspian Sea (2)
Chapter 239 - The Sunrise Of The Caspian Sea (3)
Chapter 240 - Dream Of Arirang Farm (1)
Chapter 241 - Dream Of Arirang Farm (2)
Chapter 242 - Dream Of Arirang Farm (3)
Chapter 243 - Dream Of Arirang Farm (4)
Chapter 244 - Red Mafia (1)
Chapter 245 - Red Mafia (2)
Chapter 246 - The Second Winter (1)
Chapter 247 - The Second Winter (2)
Chapter 248 - The Second Winter (3)
Chapter 249 - The Second Winter (4)
Chapter 250 - The Autonomous State Of Arirang (1)
Chapter 251 - The Autonomous State Of Arirang (2)
Chapter 252 - Preparing For The Future (1)
Chapter 253 - Preparing For The Future (2)
Chapter 254 - Preparing For The Future (3)
Chapter 255 - Preparing For The Future (4)
Chapter 256 - Preparing For The Future (5)
Chapter 257 - An Honored Guest Of The Arirang Autonomous State (1)
Chapter 258 - An Honored Guest Of The Arirang Autonomous State (2)
Chapter 259 - An Honored Guest Of The Arirang Autonomous State (3)
Chapter 260 - A Dream Of Uyghur (1)
Chapter 261 - A Dream Of Uyghur (2)
Chapter 262 - A Dream Of Uyghur (3)
Chapter 263 - A Dream Of Uyghur (4)
Chapter 264 - Gifts (1)
Chapter 265 - Gifts (2)
Chapter 266 - Gifts (3)
Chapter 267 - Gifts (4)
Chapter 268 - Gifts (5)
Chapter 269 - The Countryside Force (1)
Chapter 270 - The Countryside Force (2)
Chapter 271 - New Immigrants (1)
Chapter 272 - New Immigrants (2)
Chapter 273 - The Land Full Of Vitality (1)
Chapter 274 - The Land Full Of Vitality (2)
Chapter 275 - The Land Full Of Vitality (3)
Chapter 276 - The Land Full Of Vitality (4)
Chapter 277 - The Land Full Of Vitality (5)
Chapter 278 - How To Survive In Kazakhstan (1)
Chapter 279 - How To Live In Kazakhstan (2)
Chapter 280 - Downside (1)
Chapter 281 - Downside (2)
Chapter 282 - War Clouds Of The Black Sea (1)
Chapter 283 - War Clouds Of The Black Sea (2)
Chapter 284 - War Clouds Of The Black Sea (3)
Chapter 285 - A Cheap Scheme (1)
Chapter 286 - A Cheap Scheme (2)
Chapter 287 - A Cheap Scheme (3)
Chapter 288 - A Cheap Scheme (4)
Chapter 289 - Meaning Of The Wheat Field (1)
Chapter 290 - Meaning Of The Wheat Field (2)
Chapter 291 - A Piece Of Cake (1)
Chapter 292 - A Piece Of Cake (2)
Chapter 293 - A Piece Of Cake (3)
Chapter 294 - Fundamentals Of Negotiation (1)
Chapter 295 - Fundamentals Of Negotiation (2)
Chapter 296 - A Claim For Damage (1)
Chapter 297 - A Claim For Damage (2)
Chapter 298 - A Claim For Damage (3)
Chapter 299 - An Interesting Encounter At An Airport (1)
Chapter 300 - An Interesting Encounter At An Airport (2)
Chapter 301 - An Interesting Encounter At An Airport (3)
Chapter 302 - An Interesting Encounter At An Airport (4)
Chapter 303 - Visitors From Seoul (1)
Chapter 304 - Visitors From Seoul (2)
Chapter 305 - The Middleman’S Job (1)
Chapter 306 - The Middleman’S Job (2)
Chapter 307 - The Middleman’S Job (3)
Chapter 308 - The Middleman’S Job (4)
Chapter 309 - Preparing For The Coming Winter (1)
Chapter 310 - Preparing For The Coming Winter (2)
Chapter 311 - A Baby Step (1)
Chapter 312 - A Baby Step (2)
Chapter 313 - A Baby Step (3)
Chapter 314 - A Baby Step (4)
Chapter 315 - Green Light (1)
Chapter 316 - Green Light (2)
Chapter 317 - Green Light (3)
Chapter 318 - The Special Administrative Region (1)
Chapter 319 - The Special Administrative Region (2)
Chapter 320 - The Special Administrative Region (3)
Chapter 321 - The Special Administrative Region (4)
Chapter 322 - The Road Survey Team (1)
Chapter 323 - The Road Survey Team (2)
Chapter 324 - The Road Survey Team (3)
Chapter 325 - Koryoin Immigrants (1)
Chapter 326 - Koryoin Immigrants (2)
Chapter 327 - Katya And Rena (1)
Chapter 328 - Katya And Rena (2)
Chapter 329 - A Distinguished Guest (1)
Chapter 330 - A Distinguished Guest (2)
Chapter 331 - A Distinguished Guest (3)
Chapter 332 - A Distinguished Guest (4)
Chapter 333 - Treasure Land (1)
Chapter 334 - Treasure Land (2)
Chapter 335 - Treasure Land (3)
Chapter 336 - Memorandum Of Understanding (1)
Chapter 337 - Memorandum Of Understanding (2)
Chapter 338 - Koryoin Immigrants – Part Ii (1)
Chapter 339: Koryoin Immigrants – Part Ii (2)
Chapter 340: The Black Forest, Taiga (1)
Chapter 341: The Black Forest, Taiga (2)
Chapter 342: The Black Forest, Taiga (3)
Chapter 343: An Eye For An Eye (1)
Chapter 344: An Eye For An Eye (2)
Chapter 345 - Land Distribution (1)
Chapter 346 - Land Distribution (2)
Chapter 347 - Land Distribution (3)
Chapter 348 - A Tonic For One’S Daily Life (1)
Chapter 349 - A Tonic For One’S Daily Life (2)
Chapter 350 - A Tonic For One’S Daily Life (3)
Chapter 351 - A Tonic For One’S Daily Life (4)
Chapter 352 - Food For The Soul (1)
Chapter 353 - Food For The Soul (2)
Chapter 354 - The North Sea Route (1)
Chapter 355 - The North Sea Route (2)
Chapter 356 - The North Sea Route (3)
Chapter 357 - The Investment Company In Copenhagen (1)
Chapter 358 - The Investment Company In Copenhagen (2)
Chapter 359 - The First Voyage (1)
Chapter 360 - The First Voyage (2)
Chapter 361 - The First Voyage (3)
Chapter 362 - The First Voyage (4)
Chapter 363 - The First Voyage (5)
Chapter 364 - The First Voyage (6)
Chapter 365 - Working Under The Table (1)
Chapter 366 - Working Under The Table (2)
Chapter 367 - Working Under The Table (3)
Chapter 368 - Working Under The Table (4)
Chapter 369 - Long-Term Groundwork (1)
Chapter 370 - Long-Term Groundwork (2)
Chapter 371 - Long-Term Groundwork (3)
Chapter 372 - Long-Term Groundwork (4)
Chapter 373 - Summer In Siberia (1)
Chapter 374 - Summer In Siberia (2)
Chapter 375 - Summer In Siberia (3)
Chapter 376 - Summer In Siberia (4)
Chapter 377 - Summer In Siberia (5)
Chapter 378 - Tundra (1)
Chapter 379 - Tundra (2)
Chapter 380 - : Tundra (3)
Chapter 381 - A Deal (1)
Chapter 382 - A Deal (2)
Chapter 383 - A Deal (3)
Chapter 384 - A Deal (4)
Chapter 385 - The Coronation (1)
Chapter 386 - The Coronation (2)
Chapter 387 - The Coronation (3)
Chapter 388 - The Coronation (4)
Chapter 389 - A Stretch (1)
Chapter 390 - A Stretch (2)
Chapter 391 - A Stretch (3)
Chapter 392 - A Stretch (4)
Chapter 393 - A Stretch (5)
Chapter 394 - The Siberian Market (1)
Chapter 395 - The Siberian Market (2)
Chapter 396 - The Siberian Market (3)
Chapter 397 - A Deal With The Crown Prince (1)
Chapter 398 - A Deal With The Crown Prince (2)
Chapter 399 - The End Justifies The Means (1)
Chapter 400 - The End Justifies The Means (2)
Chapter 401 - The End Justifies The Means (3)
Chapter 402 - The Wedding Of The Century (1)
Chapter 403 - The Wedding Of The Century (2)
Chapter 404 - Signs (1)
Chapter 405 - Signs (2)
Chapter 406 - Signs (3)
Chapter 407 - Signs (4)
Chapter 408 - Great Confusion (1)
Chapter 409 - Great Confusion (2)
Chapter 410 - Infiltration (1)
Chapter 411 - Infiltration (2)
Chapter 412 - Infiltration (3)
Chapter 413 - A Bloom In Recession (1)
Chapter 414 - A Bloom In Recession (2)
Chapter 415 - A Bloom In Recession (3)
Chapter 416 - A Bloom In Recession (4)
Chapter 417 - A Bloom In Recession (5)
Chapter 418 - A Busy Winter (1)
Chapter 419 - A Busy Winter (2)
Chapter 420 - Helper (1)
Chapter 421 - Helper (2)
Chapter 422 - Helper (3)
Chapter 423 - Helper (4)
Chapter 424 - Helper (5)
Chapter 425 - Soar (1)
Chapter 426 - Soar (2)
Chapter 427 - An Unexpected Dark Horse (1)
Chapter 428 - An Unexpected Dark Horse (2)
Chapter 429 - An Unexpected Dark Horse (3)
Chapter 430 - Portioning (1)
Chapter 431 - Portioning (2)
Chapter 432 - Portioning (3)
Chapter 433 - Looking One Way And Rowing Another (1)
Chapter 434 - Looking One Way And Rowing Another (2)
Chapter 435 - Looking One Way And Rowing Another (3)
Chapter 436 - The Foreign Legion Of The Arirang (1)
Chapter 437 - The Foreign Legion Of The Arirang (2)
Chapter 438 - Making An Allied Force (1)
Chapter 439 - Making An Allied Force (2)
Chapter 440 - Recovery
Chapter 441 - Searching For Pearls In Dirt (1)
Chapter 442 - Searching For Pearls In Dirt (2)
Chapter 443 - Searching For Pearls In Dirt (3)
Chapter 444 - Recycling (1)
Chapter 445 - Recycling (2)
Chapter 446 - Serrated Wheel (1)
Chapter 447 - Serrated Wheel (2)
Chapter 448 - Serrated Wheel (3)
Chapter 449 - The Martial Law (1)
Chapter 450 - The Martial Law (2)
Chapter 451 - The Martial Law (3)
Chapter 452 - Fighting With Knife Against Gun (1)
Chapter 453 - Fighting With Knife Against Gun (2)
Chapter 454 - Position (1)
Chapter 455 - Position (2)
Chapter 456 - The Eve Of The Revolution (1)
Chapter 457 - The Eve Of The Revolution (2)
Chapter 458 - The Revolt (1)
Chapter 459 - The Revolt (2)
Chapter 460 - A Quiet Reformation (1)
Chapter 461 - A Quiet Reformation (2)
Chapter 462 - A Quiet Reformation (3)
Chapter 463 - The Birth Of A Constitutional Monarchy (1)
Chapter 464 - The Birth Of A Constitutional Monarchy (2)
Chapter 465 - The Birth Of A Constitutional Monarchy (3)
Chapter 466 - The Kingdom Of Kazakhstan (1)
Chapter 467 - The Kingdom Of Kazakhstan (2)
Chapter 468 - The Kingdom Of Kazakhstan (3)
Chapter 469 - An Official Trip Abroad (1)
Chapter 470 - An Official Trip Abroad (2)
Chapter 471 - An Official Trip Abroad (3)
Chapter 472 - A Wind Of Change (1)
Chapter 473 - A Wind Of Change (2)
Chapter 474 - A Wind Of Change (3)
Chapter 475 - A Wind Of Change (4)
Chapter 476 - Shield (1)
Chapter 477 - Shield (2)
Chapter 478 - The Silk Road (1)
Chapter 479 - The Silk Road (2)
Chapter 480 - The Silk Road (3)
Chapter 481 - The Silk Road (4)
Chapter 482 - One-Way Road (1)
Chapter 483 - One-Way Road (2)
Chapter 484 - Kazakhstan'S Choice (1)
Chapter 485 - Kazakhstan’S Choice (2)
Chapter 486 - Kazakhstan’S Choice (3)
Chapter 487 - Kazakhstan’S Choice (4)
Chapter 488 - People'S Choice (1)
Chapter 489 - People'S Choice (2)
Chapter 490 - Compromise (1)
Chapter 491 - Compromise (2)
Chapter 492 - Compromise (3)
Chapter 493 - To The Ocean (1)
Chapter 494 - To The Ocean (2)
Chapter 495 - A Crisis Is Another Chance (1)
Chapter 496 - A Crisis Is Another Chance (2)
Chapter 497 - A Crisis Is Another Chance (3)
Chapter 498 - Searching For A Vein Of Gold (1)
Chapter 499 - Searching For A Vein Of Gold (2)
Chapter 500 - Almaty’S Dream (1)
Chapter 501 - Almaty’S Dream (2)
Chapter 502 - Kyrgyzstan’S Choice (1)
Chapter 503 - Kyrgyzstan’S Choice (2)
Chapter 504 - Ah! The Koryoins
Chapter 505 - Federation (1)
Chapter 506 - Federation (2)
Chapter 507 - Federation (3)
Chapter 508 - Xinjiang Uyghur’S Chaos (1)
Chapter 509 - Xinjiang Uyghur'S Chaos (2)
Chapter 510 - Bargaining And Negotiation (1)
Chapter 511 - Bargaining And Negotiation (2)
Chapter 512 - Bargaining And Negotiation (3)
Chapter 513 - Establishment Of Refugee Camp (1)
Chapter 514 - Establishment Of Refugee Camp (2)
Chapter 515 - China'S Ambition (1)
Chapter 516 - China'S Ambition (2)
Chapter 517 - China'S Ambition (3)
Chapter 518 - Double-Sidedness (1)
Chapter 519 - Double-Sidedness (2)
Chapter 520 - Russia’S Suggestion (1)
Chapter 521 - Russia’S Suggestion (2)
Chapter 522 - Russia’S Suggestion (3)
Chapter 523 - Follow-Up Measures (1)
Chapter 524 - Follow-Up Measures (2)
Chapter 525 - The Waterway Business (1
Chapter 526 - The Waterway Business (2)
Chapter 527 - The Threshold (1)
Chapter 528 - The Threshold (2)
Chapter 529 - The Threshold (3)
Chapter 530 - Crocodile Tears (1)
Chapter 531 - Crocodile Tears (2)
Chapter 532 - Resource Sales (1)
Chapter 533 - Resource Sales (2)
Chapter 534 - Resource Sales (3)
Chapter 535 - Resource Sales (4)
Chapter 536 - Pulling And Hauling (1)
Chapter 537 - Pulling And Hauling (2)
Chapter 538 - Pulling And Hauling (3)
Chapter 539 - Istanbul (1)
Chapter 540 - Istanbul (2)
Chapter 541 - Istanbul (3)
Chapter 542 - Saving The Kurds (1)
Chapter 543 - Saving The Kurds (2)
Chapter 544 - Saving The Kurds (3)
Chapter 545 - A Feint Operation (1)
Chapter 546 - A Feint Operation (2)
Chapter 547 - Exodus (1)
Chapter 548 - Exodus (2)
Chapter 549 - Kurdish Immigrants (1)
Chapter 550 - Kurdish Immigrants (2)
Chapter 551 - Kurdish Immigrants (3)
Chapter 552 - Gold Exchange (1)
Chapter 553 - Gold Exchange (2)
Chapter 554 - Gold Exchange (3)
Chapter 555 - Gold Exchange (4)
Chapter 556 - Kazakhstan’S Rearmament (1)
Chapter 557 - Kazakhstan’S Rearmament (2)
Chapter 558 - Kazakhstan'S Rearmamant (3)
Chapter 559 - Spring Of The Royal Territory (1)
Chapter 560 - Spring Of The Royal Territory (2)
Chapter 561 - A Mega Project (1)
Chapter 562 - A Mega Project (2)
Chapter 563 - Marine Forward Base (1)
Chapter 564 - Marine Forward Base (2)
Chapter 565 - A Multi-Ethnic Nation (1)
Chapter 566 - A Multi-Ethnic Nation (2)
Chapter 567 - A Multi-Ethnic Nation (3)
Chapter 568 - Tension In The Pamir Plateau (1)
Chapter 569 - Tension In The Pamir Plateau (2)
Chapter 570 - Tension In The Pamir Plateau (3)
Chapter 571 - A New Ally (1)
Chapter 572 - A New Ally (2)
Chapter 573 - A New Ally (3)
Chapter 574 - Change Of Plan (1)
Chapter 575 - Change Of Plan (2)
Chapter 576 - Change Of Plan (3)
Chapter 577 - Double Check (1)
Chapter 578 - Double Check (2)
Chapter 579 - Gender Imbalance (1)
Chapter 580 - Gender Imbalance (2)
Chapter 581: - Reminiscence (1)
Chapter 582 - Reminiscence (2)
Chapter 583 - Zeynep’S Secret Business (1)
Chapter 584 - Zeynep’S Secret Business (2)
Chapter 585 - Better Safe Than Sorry (1)
Chapter 586 - Better Safe Than Sorry (2)
Chapter 587 - Better Safe Than Sorry (3)
Chapter 588 - Mutual Cooperation (1)
Chapter 589 - Mutual Cooperation (2)
Chapter 590 - Mutual Cooperation (3)
Chapter 591 - Provocation (1)
Chapter 592 - Provocation (2)
Chapter 593 - Collecting Evidence (1)
Chapter 594 - Collecting Evidence (2)
Chapter 595 - Retribution (1)
Chapter 596 - Retribution (2)
Chapter 597 - Retribution (3)
Chapter 598 - Economic Reforms (1)
Chapter 599 - Economic Reforms (2)
Chapter 600 - Economic Reforms (3)
Chapter 601 - New Silk Road (1)
Chapter 602 - New Silk Road (2)
Chapter 603 - Internal Stability (1)
Chapter 604 - Internal Stability (2)
Chapter 605 - Internal Stability (3)
Chapter 606 - The Era Of Ocean (1)
Chapter 607 - The Era Of Ocean (2)
Chapter 608 - The Era Of Ocean (3)
Chapter 609 - The Era Of Ocean (4)
Chapter 610 - The Era Of Ocean (5)
Chapter 611 - Bridgehead (1)
Chapter 612 - Bridgehead (2)
Chapter 613 - Bridgehead (3)
Chapter 614 - Bridgehead (4)
Chapter 615 - An Inviolable Base (1)
Chapter 616 - An Inviolable Base (2)
Chapter 617 - Heightened Security (1)
Chapter 618 - Heightened Security (2)
Chapter 619 - Preemptive Strike (1)
Chapter 620 - Preemptive Strike (2)
Chapter 621 - Compromise (1)
Chapter 622 - Compromise (2)
Chapter 623 - Compromise (3)
Chapter 624 - Bravado (1)
Chapter 625 - Bravado (2)
Chapter 626 - Resource Exploration (1)
Chapter 627 - Resource Exploration (2)
Chapter 628 - Resource Exploration (3)
Chapter 629 - Legacy (1)
Chapter 630 - Legacy (2)
Chapter 631 - A Kurdish Transfer Operation (1)
Chapter 632 - : A Kurdish Transfer Operation (2)
Chapter 633 - A Kurdish Transfer Operation (3)
Chapter 634 - Siberian Business Management (1)
Chapter 635 - Siberian Business Management (2)
Chapter 636 - Siberian Business Management (3)
Chapter 637 - Negotiations In Moscow (1)
Chapter 638 - Negotiations In Moscow (2)
Chapter 639 - Negotiations In Moscow (3)
Chapter 640 - Negotiations In Moscow(4)
Chapter 641 - The Arctic Council (1)
Chapter 642 - The Arctic Council (2)
Chapter 643 - The Commercial Operation Of The Arctic Route (1)
Chapter 644 - The Commercial Operation Of The Arctic Route (2)
Chapter 645 - Collision In The Arabian Sea (1)
Chapter 646 - Collision In The Arabian Sea (2)
Chapter 647 - Collision In The Arabian Sea (3)
Chapter 648 - The Force Behind (1)
Chapter 649 - The Force Behind (2)
Chapter 650 - Matador (1)
Chapter 651 - Matador (2)
Chapter 652 - Matador (3)
Chapter 653 - Ostentation (1)
Chapter 654 - Ostentation (2)
Chapter 655 - Natural Enemy (1)
Chapter 656 - Natural Enemy (2)
Chapter 657 - Natural Enemy (3)
Chapter 658 - The Black Water Of Tundra (1)
Chapter 659 - The Black Water Of Tundra (2)
Chapter 660 - Switzerland In Central Asia (1)
Chapter 661 - Switzerland In Central Asia (2)
Chapter 662 - A Happy Occasion (1)
Chapter 663 - A Happy Occasion (2)
Chapter 664 - Power Struggle (1)
Chapter 665 - Power Struggle (2)
Chapter 666 - Power Struggle (3)
Chapter 667 - Collectors (1)
Chapter 668 - Collectors (2)
Chapter 669 - An Unexpected Variable(1)
Chapter 670 - An Unexpected Variable (2)
Chapter 671 - Counterattack Operation (1)
Chapter 672 - Counterattack Operation (2)
Chapter 673 - Counterattack Operation (3)
Chapter 674 - Counterattack Operation (4)
Chapter 675 - Tajikistan, A Federal State (1)
Chapter 676 - Tajikistan, A Federal State (2)
Chapter 677 - Playing The Innocent (1)
Chapter 678 - Playing The Innocent (2)
Chapter 679 - The Status Of The Royal Family (1)
Chapter 680 - The Status Of The Royal Family (2)
Chapter 681 - The Status Of The Royal Family (3)
Chapter 682 - Negotiations In The Pamir (1)
Chapter 683 - Negotiations In The Pamir (2)
Chapter 684 - Negotiations In The Pamir (3)
Chapter 685 - New Settlers (1)
Chapter 686 - New Settlers (2)
Chapter 687 - New Settlers (3)
Chapter 688 - New Settlers (4)
Chapter 689 - Tension In The Mediterranean Sea (1)
Chapter 690 - Tension In The Mediterranean Sea (2)
Chapter 691 - Tension In The Mediterranean Sea (3)
Chapter 692 - Tension In The Mediterranean Sea (4)
Chapter 693 - Royal Fleet (1)
Chapter 694 - Royal Fleet (2)
Chapter 695 - Royal Fleet (3)
Chapter 696 - A Hospital Ship In The Indian Ocean (1)
Chapter 697 - A Hospital Ship In The Indian Ocean (2)
Chapter 698 - A Hospital Ship In The Indian Ocean (3
Chapter 699 - A Hospital Ship In The Indian Ocean (4)
Chapter 700 - A Hospital Ship In The Indian Ocean (5)
Chapter 701 - Reopening Of The Volga-Don Canal (1)
Chapter 702 - Reopening Of The Volga-Don Canal (2)
Chapter 703 - Reopening Of The Volga-Don Canal (3)
Chapter 704 - Administration Of Internal Affairs (1)
Chapter 705 - Administration Of Internal Affairs (2)
Chapter 706 - Administration Of Internal Affairs (3)
Chapter 707 - Administration Of Internal Affairs (4)
Chapter 708 - Administration Of Internal Affairs (5)
Chapter 709 - : Fruitful Results (1)
Chapter 710 - Fruitful Results (2)
Chapter 711 - Fruitful Results (3)
Chapter 712 - Further Efforts (1)
Chapter 713 - Further Efforts (2)
Chapter 714 - Fishing In Troubled Water (1)
Chapter 715 - Fishing In Troubled Water (2)
Chapter 716 - Fishing In Troubled Water (3)
Chapter 717 - A Sudden Windfall (1)
Chapter 718 - A Sudden Windfall (2)
Chapter 719 - Aliyev’S Choice (1)
Chapter 720 - Aliyev’S Choice (2)
Chapter 721 - A New Wind Blowing In The Caucasus (1)
Chapter 722 - A New Wind Blowing In The Caucasus (2)
Chapter 723 - A New Wind Blowing In The Caucasus (3)
Chapter 724 - You Reap What You Sow (1)
Chapter 725 - You Reap What You Sow (2)
Chapter 726 - You Reap What You Sow (3)
Chapter 727 - Envy (1)
Chapter 728 - Envy (2)
Chapter 729 - A Tooth For A Tooth (1)
Chapter 730 - A Tooth For A Tooth (2)
Chapter 731 - A Tooth For A Tooth (3)
Chapter 732 - A Battle (1)
Chapter 733 - A Battle (2)
Chapter 734 - A Battle (3)
Chapter 735 - A Battle (4)
Chapter 736 - A Battle (5)
Chapter 737 - A Battle (6)
Chapter 738 - Cementing (1)
Chapter 739 - Cementing (2)
Chapter 740 - Cementing (3)
Chapter 741 - Cementing (4)
Chapter 742 - The Private Military Company (1)
Chapter 743 - The Private Military Company (2)
Chapter 744 - : The Private Military Company (3)
Chapter 745 - Baby Steps (1)
Chapter 746 - Baby Steps (2)
Chapter 747 - Baby Steps (3)
Chapter 748 - Post-War Readjustment (1)
Chapter 749 - Post-War Readjustment (2)
Chapter 750 - Post-War Readjustment (3)
Chapter 751 - Gouging Out (1)
Chapter 752 - Gouging Out (2)
Chapter 753 - Gouging Out (3)
Chapter 754 - Filling In The Vacancy (1)
Chapter 755 - Filling In The Vacancy (2)
Chapter 756 - Siphoning Off (1)
Chapter 757 - Siphoning Off (2)
Chapter 758 - Siphoning Off (3)
Chapter 759 - Putin'S Proposal (1)
Chapter 760 - Putin’S Proposal (2)
Chapter 761 - Putin’S Proposal (3)
Chapter 762 - Siberian Exploration (1)
Chapter 763 - Siberian Exploration (2)
Chapter 764 - A Deputy (1)
Chapter 765 - A Deputy (2)
Chapter 766 - Growing Bigger (1)
Chapter 767 - Growing Bigger (2)
Chapter 768 - The Buffer Zone (1)
Chapter 769 - The Buffer Zone (2)
Chapter 770 - For Each One’S Own Interest (1)
Chapter 771 - For Each One’S Own Interest (2)
Chapter 772 - For Each One’S Own Interest (3)
Chapter 773 - For Each One’S Own Interest (4)
Chapter 774 - For Each One’S Own Interest (5)
Chapter 775 - Uyghur’S Pain (1)
Chapter 776 - Uyghur’S Pain (2)
Chapter 777 - Fatima’S Role (1)
Chapter 778 - Fatima’S Role (2)
Chapter 779 - Fatima’S Role (3)
Chapter 780 - Fatima’S Role (4)
Chapter 781 - Descendants Of Nomad (1)
Chapter 782 - Descendants Of Nomad (2)
Chapter 783 - The Central Asian Union
Chapter 784 - The Empire Of The Ring (1)
Chapter 785-End - The Empire Of The Ring (2) (End)
Categories Genre: Action, All, Completed, Fantasy Status: Completed Tags Authors:

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Total Chapters in book: 785
Estimated words: 1674384 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 8372(@200wpm)___ 6698(@250wpm)___ 5581(@300wpm)
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Chapter 702 - Reopening Of The Volga-Don Canal (2)

Chapter 702: Reopening of the Volga-Don Canal (2)

The royal shipyard developed into the second-largest shipyard in the Caspian Sea.

Before that, the Baku shipyard in Azerbaijan had built most of the vessels operating in the Caspian Sea, but now the royal shipyard had the capacity to build 20,000 to 30,000-ton freighters.

Shipbuilding engineers who moved from Georgia had embraced Korean and German technology and built not only small-sized submarines but also high-speed boats.

“Your Highness, I will place an order in the shipyard right away.”

“Yes, go ahead. First, contact the Danish Shipyard for a blueprint for the icebreaker. That way, we’ll be able to save time.”

“Sure, but I’m not sure if they’ll accept it because of the technicians’ pride.”

“The icebreaker can be only designed with long experience. Our technical skills are not enough. And it’s a long way to go before we can finish the model experiment. Although it’s not that I’m ignorant of the pride of engineers, we must acknowledge the current status of the royal shipyard, which does not even have a shipbuilding institute.”

“Yes, sir. I’ll say it’s your instructions.”

Changes resulting from the canal’s reopening could be seen everywhere.

This was because the amount of goods carried through the canal had increased dramatically.

As the amount of logistics that used to be shipped many times on 5,000-ton ships could be shipped in a few ships in tens of thousands of tons and the shippers’ reaction was explosive.

As a familiar example, the size of Kazakhstan’s grain ships exported to Turkey got bigger, and it was calculated that it would take about a month to transport all whereas it took several months to deliver before.

Then, as a follow-up to the reopening of the Volga-Don Canal, the Russian government formally promised safe passage rights for ships using the canal.

The plan was to grant free passage rights, as in international waters, to the canal although it was within Russian territory.

This meant that it would not restrict the use of the canal, even for a ship belonging to a hostile country.

Reasons for these unconventional measures were to attract more tourists and shippers to the soon-to-be-opened Volga-Baltic Waterway.

The Volga-Baltic Waterway was another starting point for Russia to make a comeback.

Youngho played a huge role in Russia’s open attitude.

Whenever he met Putin, he had repeatedly stressed that the establishment of a safe investment environment for foreigners must be preceded.

Kazakhstan was also able to easily cross the threshold of a middle-power country because its policies that boosted the domestic economy also played a part, but the creation of an environment for foreigners to invest with ease also played a major part.

The changes caused by the canal were not limited to the coastal countries of the Caspian Sea and Russia.

Ports along the Black Sea coast were also enjoying the benefits, especially Turkey was its biggest beneficiary.

Turkey had the Bosphorus Strait, which linked the Mediterranean to the Black Sea, under its jurisdiction, and the ships that had sailed breathlessly through the Mediterranean Sea had to be recharged at Turkish ports before crossing the Black Sea through the Volga-Don Canal to enter the final destination, the Caspian Sea.

For this geopolitical reason, Turkey had been enjoying itself as a mid-term destination for logistics into the Caspian Sea.

***

The construction minister and working-level officials, who were touring the west coast of Kazakhstan, were expressing regret.

“It’s too bad we haven’t been able to expand the harbor yet.”

“Minister, but if we combine the port of Atyrau and the docks of the royal wharf, we can handle about ten 50,000 ton-class ships.”

“In the long run, it is unfit to be an export and import port. It’s hard to afford dredging because of the Ural River soil. Aktau is the best place for such a purpose. I’ll suggest building a new port in Aktau.”

The northeastern coast of the Caspian Sea was a coastal reservoir consisting of sedimentary layers, along with the lower reaches of the Volga River.

Even if the port was built near the city of Atyrau, which belonged to the coastal lowlands of the Caspian Sea, the Ural River’s deposits would continue to pile up, so maintenance costs would be high.

Although there was the royal wharf, the river’s water volume varied in seasons, so large ships could not enter all the time.

The Volga-Don Canal was expanded because it was aimed at improving the volume of goods, but Kazakhstan could not benefit from it.

There had to be a new port to serve as a gateway to Kazakhstan and Central Asia.

That was why the Kazakh government started looking for places to build a large port in cities around the Caspian Sea.

After a thorough survey and consideration, the city of Aktau, which was a southwestern region of western Kazakhstan.

The city of Aktau was 320 kilometers south of Atyrau, also famous for its large-scale uranium enrichment plant during the Soviet era.

Most of all, the beach there was a limestone area on the edge of the Ustyurt plateau, and the depth of water off the coast was very deep, making it the best location for the port.

Since the Soviet Union had a uranium enrichment facility, there were port facilities and railways and roads connected to the rest of Kazakhstan.

“There are surprisingly many fishing boats.”

“The oil fields in the North have been polluted a lot, and all the fishing boats have been driven to this area. Things have just settled here and the fishermen are worried about redeveloping the port.”

“The existing dock can continue to be used by fishing boats and ordinary ships. The port dedicated to exports and imports will be newly developed nearby.”

“Then the fishermen will be less worried.”

The mayor of the city, Zhanburshin’s face brightened at the remark of the Construction Minister.

“I don’t understand why people insist on fishing when the uranium enrichment plant expansion created a lot of jobs.”

Aktau was also an economically wealthy city because it had been home to a uranium enrichment plant since Soviet times.

“There’s a rumor that a large uranium mine has been found near the Southern Karatau Mountains and the plant will be moved there.”

Natural uranium could not be used as nuclear fuel by itself, but could only be used after the uranium enrichment process.

With the growing nuclear industry worldwide, the uranium industry was also developing, and Kazakhstan had about 800,000 tons of uranium mines, which was the world’s second-largest reserve.

Recently, when massive uranium mines, equivalent to 15 percent of the world’s use, were found in the southern part of the country. Residents there were insisting that enrichment plants should be built on production sites.

“What do you mean, we’re considering building a nuclear material lab and a uranium enrichment plant expansion here? There’s no reason to move the factory away with the port of import and export just around the corner. I don’t know who’s making such a strange rumor.”

“I think people are trying to attract an enrichment plant where a large uranium mine was found.”

“It’s a mountainous region, so it’s not a good location for factories. Besides, there’s no infrastructure at all.”

There were no people who wanted to go to remote areas where transportation was inconvenient, not to mention educational and cultural facilities.

Living in big cities would solve such problems. Thus, the factories would never move to remote areas in any case.

***

The expansion of the Volga-Don Canal was not just in Kazakhstan’s favor.

Azerbaijan was also one of the beneficiaries.

This was because while the volume of overland shipments from Baku to the Black Sea via Georgia had remained the same, the volume of cargo transported through the canal had increased significantly.

In particular, the export of crude oil was the target, and the way to export crude oil to Europe was opened whereas it was only supplied to Turkey through the BTC pipeline before. It was possible because a 50,000-ton tanker was able to travel in the canal now.

European countries were to receive the Caspian Sea crude oil at a much lower price than those from the Middle East or North Sea.

The popularity of Caspian Sea crude oil had increased as insurance premiums were low as there was an external threat at the short distance route.

Not only Azerbaijan but also Iran had been enjoying oil exports.

Until now, crude oil sold to Europe had only been available through the Suez Canal, but now, the way for direct oil exports was opened in the Caspian Sea.

The problem was that European countries were reluctant to buy Iranian oil either because of the U.S. economic sanctions imposed on it for developing nuclear weapons.

To overcome such a problem, Iran’s oil minister, Bijan Zangeneh, secretly visited the Kazakh royal family.

“Your Highness, congratulations on the reopening of the canal.”

“Oh, it’s nothing. I had to get my hands on all sorts of things to survive.”

“We are just jealous of Kazakhstan. We want to use the canal, but we don’t have a ship in the Caspian Sea, so it’s only a pie in the sky.”

It was only natural that Iran, which was in the Arabian Sea, had not paid attention to the Caspian Sea.

“Even if you don’t have a national ship, can’t you use a chartered ship? You can use our shipping company if you need to.”

“But what’s the use of borrowing oil tankers when Western countries don’t even give a glimpse of our oil? So I’m here to discuss it with you.”

“…”

“Your Highness. Can’t you take care of the oil of our country instead?”

Since direct export was difficult, he was trying to export oil through Kazakhstan.

“As you know, our country is also an ally of the United States. I know that the U.S. is being a bit stubborn, but we’re not in a position to ignore it at all.”

Helping Iran would be also burdensome for Kazakhstan.

Iran’s oil was still being sold, although the United States imposed strong economic sanctions against Iran as it took issue with Iran’s nuclear dismantlement program.

“The U.S. has not completely cut off from communicating with our country either. And it’s not forcing other countries to join the economic sanctions.”

“You mean, the U.S. is overlooking indirect exports?”

“Yes, it is. We figured that the U.S. won’t interfere with internal trade between the Caspian countries. That’s why I’m asking you.”

If he made such remarks, it was likely that there was some kind of backdoor deal with the U.S.

“Do you have a separate conversation window with the United States?”

When asked by Youngho, the oil minister looked surprised at how he knew that.

Even warring parties fought while exchanging talks, so it would be weird if there was no dialogue window when the country was under economic sanctions.

“Yes, there is. They say that if it’s a deal between the Caspian Sea countries, they also have justification to step in.”

“Really?”

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Total Chapters in book: 785
Estimated words: 1674384 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 8372(@200wpm)___ 6698(@250wpm)___ 5581(@300wpm)
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