Novellv Chapter 409 The Financial Tsunami (Part 2)
Chapter 409 The Financial Tsunami (Part 2)
Chapter 409 The Financial Tsunami (Part 2)
"The world's first commercially operational nuclear fusion demonstration reactor, 'Revelation Star,' has been successfully and stably connected to the North China Power Grid and has begun supplying clean, safe, and nearly unlimited fusion energy to all provinces in the region!"
"This marks the beginning of a completely new chapter in the history of human energy utilization!"
"Based on the successful operation data of the 'Revelation Star' demonstration reactor and the predictive model of its large-scale application prospects, we expect that the fusion power station network will be extended to the whole country within the next five to ten years. At that time, the average price of electricity for residential and industrial use in my country is expected to steadily drop to below RMB 0.01 per kilowatt-hour!"
"Clean, unlimited, and inexpensive energy will become the most powerful engine driving humanity's rapid progress!"
……
Dead silence.
Deep inside the nuclear bunker, the air seemed to solidify into lead, pressing heavily on everyone's chest.
Almost everyone stood frozen in place, staring blankly at the uncontrollable smile on the face of the Eastern spokesperson on the big screen.
"Impossible...how is this possible..."
The president's lips moved unconsciously, uttering a low, dreamlike murmur. Then, the rage and fear that had been building up inside him seemed to explode, and his voice suddenly rose in pitch.
"How could they possibly control nuclear fusion!"
"Look at them! They can't even make a decent piece of steel!"
"They even had to buy secondhand, empty hulls of aircraft carriers from the Soviet Union! If we hadn't taken pity on them, we would have blocked even those empty hulls in the Black Sea!"
"What gives them the right to control nuclear fusion?!"
With no cameras, no reporters, and naturally no need to maintain any image, the president, in a hysterical outburst as if his worldview had been completely overturned, roared with spittle flying.
Everyone present understood what controlled nuclear fusion meant—the global economy, politics, social structure, and geopolitical landscape would be reshaped, and a new era was about to begin.
And they will no longer be the leaders of the new era... and may even be buried in the old era.
"The Sword of Revelation... The Star of Revelation..."
"It's them……"
From the corner, a voice trembled as someone spoke:
"It's that legion! It's definitely them! They gave this technology to the East!"
"Otherwise, they wouldn't have made such a grand announcement! Aren't they afraid we'll just flip the table and grind their nuclear fusion reactor to dust?!"
The meeting room fell silent once again.
Treasury Secretary Paulson was no longer concerned about any of that. He looked down at his phone, and as he had predicted, the energy sector had turned a shocking red.
……
Similar to the first phase of the operation that devoured the military industry sector, under Su Enxi's command, the Sword of Revelation quietly and massively established short positions in the energy sector.
Oil giants, coal oligopolies, traditional power monopolies, oil and gas service providers... all used the same methods, such as shorting stocks, buying put options, and shorting energy ETFs, to maximize leverage!
The announcement of "controlled nuclear fusion" by the East was like a nuclear bomb that detonated the energy sector, causing the energy market to collapse immediately.
Crude oil futures prices plummeted, and the liquidation of long positions by Wall Street hedge funds triggered a stampede of selling, causing the piercing circuit breaker alarm to sound again!
Even though giants like ExxonMobil and Chevron issued emergency announcements to maintain stability, such as "nuclear fusion technology will not be applied globally immediately" and "oil will remain the primary energy source for at least the next ten years," they simply could not withstand the second blow from the sword of revelation.
The stock prices of traditional energy companies traced an almost vertical rollercoaster trajectory on the candlestick chart, and countless related companies quickly went bankrupt with their market value reduced to zero.
In just a few days, the Legion had drained more than half of the lifeblood of North America, a giant that once devoured global capital! And the wealth figures in the Legion's accounts had piled up to a numbing level.
But Lu Mingfei wasn't the kind of alien dragon who liked to lie on a mountain of gold. No matter how much wealth and currency this world had, it wouldn't be of much use to a legion about to head to another universe.
In his plan, the wealth gathered in the fund account will be forged into steel bars for the unity of civilization, making this world the most solid iron wall behind the Legion of Revelation.
For example, those chaotic countries in South America that were "cleaned up" by the Legion have now established complete order and corresponding systems, and no new criminal gangs will emerge, nor will they dare to emerge again.
But this is not the end.
The reason why the US dollar has become the world's "hegemonic" currency is not only due to the country's comprehensive national strength, which consists of finance, technology, and military, but also to the key pillars of oil and gold.
Under the military show of force and financial offensive of the legion, this complex platform has collapsed, and the oil pillar is also teetering on the brink of collapse following the announcement of "controlled nuclear fusion".
All that's left is gold.
Although this is the metal the Legion has no shortage of, the hundreds of tons of gold previously used for air power and energy stocks are just a drop in the ocean for the Legion's treasury; but breaking this pillar does not require much gold at all.
Simultaneously with her actions to short industrial stocks, Su Enxi used a portion of her gold reserves as collateral to secretly leverage her position by 20 times to go long on gold futures, rapidly pushing international gold prices from $700/ounce to an astonishing $1200/ounce.
On the day when the futures contracts expired, she used the names of several offshore shell companies to request physical delivery of 4000 tons of gold from the New York Gold Exchange (COMEX)!
It's like a casino issuing chips, which can be exchanged for an equivalent amount of cash;
But the "gamblers" on Wall Street only treated the chips as gambling tools, betting on the fluctuation of chip prices; nobody really wanted to exchange them for cash.
Even if someone wins a bet and tries to exchange their chips for cash, the casino, which makes a fortune from commissions, can still happily pay them off because it has ample cash reserves.
But Su Enxi came to blow up the entire casino.
After she secretly drove up the price of the chips, she suddenly confronted the casino: "I'm done playing! According to the rules, I'm exchanging all these chips for cash and taking them with me!"
Then the fatal problem arises:
The casino vault only had a few million in cash, but Su Enxi's chips could be exchanged for tens of millions! Even pawning her underwear wouldn't be enough to pay that!
The problem becomes even more critical when it is converted to gold. Cash can be borrowed and other ways to make a living, but the world's annual gold production and inventory are limited!
COMEX has only 800 tons of gold in stock, but Su Enxi is going to deliver 4000 tons!
So when the casino (COMEX) was forced to refuse to redeem the money from Su Enxi, the scandal was reported to the world by the media manipulated by Su Enxi, and its foundation of credibility collapsed.
Gold prices plummeted, triggering a panic run on gold banks—similar to gamblers finding their chips (futures contracts) worthless and rushing to casino counters to demand refunds and cash, directly causing the complete collapse of the gold-backed monetary pillar.
……
"Now the foundation of the dollar is not standing firm."
Su Enxi hummed a little tune, "Spread the word that I am the Legion's chief financial advisor. Use my exchange's name, and all the calls will be directed here."
“What,” Mai raised an eyebrow, “are you waiting for the President of the United States to call you personally?”
"Guess what?" Su Enxi grinned, revealing a playful smile. "This isn't some communication hotline, Long Legs. This is a surrender hotline I set up specifically for them."
“Those capitalist wolves on Wall Street aren’t stupid. If they still can’t see the rise of the Legion and the inevitable decline of America after our series of punches, then they’re truly living ghosts.”
"Furthermore, I don't believe they have the 'patriotism' to live and die with the United States..."
Su Enxi couldn't help but chuckle as she said this, "Just watch, capitalism will kneel down faster and louder than Washington!"
As if to confirm her words, just five minutes later, Eva received her first phone call:
"Ms. Su Enxi, the communication has been transferred to the main channel. The chief CEOs of Northrop Grumman and Boeing have called jointly. They expressed their willingness to unconditionally offer the complete technology and production line of the B-2 'Spirit' stealth strategic bomber as 'goodwill' in exchange for the opportunity to engage in dialogue with the Legion and seek future cooperation."
"See? I told you so!" Su Enxi laughed heartily. "The tycoon's knees just automatically knelt down for me, didn't they?"
She then began to ponder the other party's 'sincerity':
"A B-2 bomber?"
Su Enxi turned her head to look at Percy, who didn't even raise an eyebrow, but simply shook his head indifferently with a hint of contempt.
"Tell them to go back and wait for further instructions!!" Su Enxi waved her hand dismissively, as if shooing away flies. "Tell these two companies that the Legion has no interest in this kind of outdated garbage!"
"Want to be the Legion's dog? Then you'd better prepare more 'sincerity' to impress them!"
"Should I repeat what you said?" Eva asked calmly.
"Um..." Su Enxi's eyes darted around, and her face instantly switched back to that harmless, smiling expression. "No need for that. It would make our legion look uncouth. Please optimize it, Eva. We can't lose the legion's noble manners."
She slumped back onto the sofa, "and it's exactly the same as the plan that the Legion Commander deduced."
"We no longer need to go through the trouble of digging out the true identities of the 'Holy Palace Medical Society' that is hidden in the shadows and controlled by Pompeii."
"You mean..." Mai Shude pondered for a moment, her brows relaxing slightly, as if she had guessed his true intention.
“That’s right, it’s very simple—whoever doesn’t kneel before the legion is a member of the Holy Palace Medical Society.”
Su Enxi's lips curled into a playful smile. "That's what you call killing the wrong person but not letting the guilty go free."
……
Shortly thereafter, the legion held its first "surrender summit".
The true capitalist popes who control America's lifeline and wield immense power—
From top Wall Street investment bank CEOs to the behind-the-scenes controllers of energy empires and representatives of core families in military-industrial complexes... they were like lambs to the slaughter, facing the cold, condescending gaze of the woman representing that powerful legion.
Faced with these capitalist groups who wanted to surrender and do business with the legion, Su Enxi's conditions were clear:
First, one must expose one's own shortcomings.
Each group must voluntarily submit "evidence" of how they cooperated with the US government in suppressing potential rivals, manipulating markets, and exploiting the world; this serves as both leverage and a test of their loyalty.
Second, resources need to be supplied.
They must immediately transfer some or all of the key resources under their control (such as mining rights to rare minerals, transfer of huge sums of money, etc.) to the Legion as a ticket and funds to "please" the Legion.
Third, the financial sector must turn against the government.
In the final strike of the impending financial decapitation plan, they must become the Legion's "insiders," transforming their own capital into a deadly financial dagger to deliver the final blow to the United States.
However, even if all conditions are met, not all applicants will be accepted by the Legion.
Several corrupt groups with "blood debts" were kicked out of the game on the spot and Su Enxi coldly announced that they would be buried along with the old America.
The method of burial, the final decapitation strike, is aimed at US Treasury bonds!
The massive amounts of funds previously amassed in the military, energy, and other battlefields seemed to have transformed into another layer of a vast army, which, under the command of Su Enxi and the Legion, frantically sold off US Treasury bonds in major global bond markets with overwhelming force!
Sell off regardless of cost!
Leverage? No need! Cash dumping! Cash depletion? The legion still has mountains of gold to dump!
There are also the capitalist groups that previously submitted to the Legion; the Eastern dragon seeking a new order; and the EU countries that, after being negotiated with by the Secret Party families, have also agreed to cooperate…
They all sold off their holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds on a large scale and simultaneously at the agreed time!
The scale and speed of the sell-off are unprecedented!
At the same time, Lu Mingfei's pre-recorded second declaration and video once again lit up on every screen around the world.
Besides revealing the true nature of the treacherous king Pompeii and the crucial information that the Eastern controlled nuclear fusion technology was an unconditional gift from the Legion, there is also the most crucial element—
Two satellites equipped with plasma defense systems have been deployed in low Earth orbit, targeting the entire United States.
Any desperate attempt to drag the whole world down is futile; all launched nuclear missiles will be intercepted and rendered ineffective by satellites during their ascent.
Just as the U.S. Navy once safeguarded the international settlement system for the dollar, this also symbolizes the military backing and ultimate guarantee of the Legion!
……
"Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and other giants have announced the termination of Pentagon projects and have begun in-depth cooperation with the Sword of Revelation Legion."
"The California government has declared bankruptcy."
"Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy due to massive subprime mortgage defaults and the collapse of gold futures."
"Within ten years, the yield on US Treasury bonds has risen to 40%, and the dollar exchange rate is falling rapidly."
……
As shocking news reports kept popping up on his encrypted phone, Paulson's hands trembled uncontrollably.
Their country is collapsing, and the other side is using the financial weapons they are so proud of.
Seeing the president on the verge of collapse and the group of tall, imposing officials from the Department of Defense, Paulson recalled the glint of gold that had flashed in the Secretary of Defense's eyes earlier.
Something had to be done... America couldn't collapse like this, and he couldn't let his life be dragged down by these lunatics.
He forced himself to calm down, got up, went into the bathroom, and secretly dialed the phone number that had been secretly passed to him by his family that morning.
"Hello?"
A lazy female voice came from the other end of the phone, and Paulson almost thought he had dialed the wrong number.
“I am U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson, and I request to speak with the Chief Financial Advisor or senior executive of the Legion of Revelation.”
"I currently hold both positions. What brings you here, Your Excellency Minister?"
The other party suddenly chuckled again:
"Oh, your 10-year Treasury yield has just broken through 45%... Congratulations, Mr. President, your interest-bearing liabilities are now increasing by a billion dollars every minute."
Paulson took a deep breath, his throat tightening, as if making a decision he would never forget:
"On behalf of the United States, I surrender to the Lord of the Legion and the Legion of the Sword of Revelation."
“This doesn’t seem to follow procedure, Minister. Your authority doesn’t seem to be that great,” the woman’s voice said slowly. “You’d better have the President say this himself.”
“I will persuade the president! But you have to help us!” Paulson said urgently, lowering his voice as if afraid of being heard. “I suspect that the madmen from the Holy Palace Medical Society are hiding among us, trying to take the president hostage and refuse to surrender!”
"Your coordinates, access code."
The voice suddenly turned into a cold and sharp male voice, "Make your people give up resistance. Anyone who fires will be considered an accomplice of the Holy Palace Medical Association."
……
A few hours later.
Four Hunter gunships were anchored on the ground, and dozens of Astartes warriors from the Sword of Revelation Legion stood in two silent and menacing ranks. Their bodies were covered in heavy power armor, and their helmet visors emitted a blood-red light devoid of emotion. The rough, high-caliber guns they held in their hands could crush any creature that dared to oppose them at any moment.
Whether they were elite U.S. soldiers or Secret Service agents, even though they had been ordered not to attack, their faces turned pale; faced with these giants, they found themselves without even the courage to raise their guns.
In the heart of this deathly silence and awe brought by the steel giant, Su Enxi sat at a moved-in conference table, leisurely sipping an iced cola, her posture as relaxed as if she were sunbathing on her own balcony, completely out of place with the surrounding atmosphere.
Meanwhile, Percy maintained the same grim and imposing posture as the soldiers.
Heavy footsteps sounded, and the ground seemed to tremble slightly.
Two teams of Astartes warriors emerged from the entrance to the underground nuclear defense facility, their bodies stained with conspicuous blood; walking among them were the terrified North American officials, like envoys of a defeated nation, emerging from the surface in humiliation and unease.
"Hello, hello, I hope none of you big shots are hurt? Our legion's marksmen are incredibly accurate; they definitely won't hurt you!"
Su Enxi waved to these important American figures with a smile.
"I believe the Finance Minister has already explained the situation to you, Your Excellency. The contract is ready and waiting for your signature."
"The Legion can immediately provide a low-interest loan of 50 billion and 1000 tons of gold reserves to help you repay the principal and interest on your maturing U.S. Treasury bonds and prevent an immediate default."
"Just a heads up, the yield on 10-year Treasury bonds is about to break through 50%."
Without any preamble, Su Enxi pushed the contract on the table directly in front of the US president.
"Conditions...what are the conditions?"
With his aide's support, the president asked in a trembling voice.
"It's all written in the contract."
……
In addition to using future U.S. national tax revenue as the primary collateral for this low-interest loan, the treaty also included numerous conditions:
Immediately lift all sanctions, defamatory accusations, and arrest warrants against the Sword of Revelation Legion and all its affiliated entities and individuals;
The United States shall cease all hostile actions and containment policies against the Legion and its allies worldwide.
Dissolve NATO's armed agreements, which undermine human unity and solidarity;
Unconditionally support the Sword of Revelation Legion in obtaining a corresponding status in key international organizations such as the United Nations;
Unconditionally agree to establish a unified human alliance;
Grant the Legion absolute priority access and monopolistic development rights in core strategic industries in the United States (such as next-generation infrastructure and fusion energy applications);
The US dollar will be pegged to new reserve assets or currencies that the Legion may establish in the future...
As he read through the treaty line by line, the president's hands trembled; once this treaty was signed, it would mean the de facto end of American hegemony!
"Not satisfied with the conditions? Then I'll wait until your 50-state independence war is over before I come back?" Su Enxi got up to leave.
"No, no, no, I'll sign..."
They had no other choice; the collapse of the national debt had brought the country to a standstill. The president picked up a pen and painstakingly wrote his name on the paper.
Thus, a new page in history was turned.
After reviewing the treaty and confirming its accuracy, Su Enxi immediately instructed the Legion to inject funds into the government bond market, buying up some bonds to lower yields. The Legion now controls the financial power of the United States and even the world, capable of both ruthless destruction and effortless stabilization.
“Very good... Next, we hope that the Legion Commander can return in time to give a speech to the world at the United Nations.”