Abyss Solo-Chapter 168 - 099 Bottom Fishing in Manufacturing
Chapter 168: 099 Bottom Fishing in Manufacturing
Chapter 168: 099 Bottom Fishing in Manufacturing
Dawn was just breaking.
In the command center of the Royal Guard Army, Yang Ming found Edwan sitting in the corner.
Yang Ming was covered in mud and looked quite disheveled, with his hands slightly red and swollen.
Edwan had his hands buried in his messy hair, eyes bloodshot and unfocused.
“Your Highness.”
Yang Ming called softly, “Edwan?”
The already quiet command platform became so silent that a pin drop could be heard as officers in military uniforms turned to look at the corner.
Edwan forced a wry smile, his chapped lips trembling slightly, a faint tremor in his hoarse voice.
“More than twenty thousand…”
Edwan’s eyes reddened, “More than twenty thousand died or were injured last night, this is an unprecedented catastrophe in our history, over a thousand car accidents… Those hover car manufacturers claim their cars are so safe, it’s all bullshit!”
Soft sobbing sounds came from the corner.
Yang Ming slowly walked up to Edwan.
Edwan took a deep breath and said, relatively calmly, “We’re finished, Ming.”
“Why?” Yang Ming asked.
“You know why, why ask?”
Suddenly, Edwan became agitated:
“Those New Federation bastards! They destroyed us last night! They destroyed us so easily!”
Yang Ming frowned, “We’re not dead yet, Edwan. The disaster has been contained, hospitals and police stations have resumed operations, and the army is distributing emergency food. Support troops have been sent from the other four Administrative Stars.”
“I’m not talking about those!”
Edwan shouted in a trembling voice:
“Those citizens did not die in vain… I want to say that, I really want to say that! But I can’t do anything for them, I can’t take revenge! I won’t see hope to defeat the New Federation in my lifetime! I won’t see it!”
Yang Ming just gazed at Edwan.
Edwan seemed to have found an outlet for his emotions, he stood up by now, pacing below the steps, his hands trembling uncontrollably.
“Fine, let me tell you why we’re finished.
“What’s about to collapse is the financial industry, Ilando City suffered a direct war attack, almost all capital and businessmen will leave here, our currency will rapidly devalue, and the wealth of the people will evaporate in a short time.
“The rebellion on the Fifth Administrative Star won’t affect Ilando Star at all, but now, our enemy is the New Federation, they attacked our Head Star!
“Our country has lost its investment value! Both foreign and domestic assets will leave!
“Shortly after, banks and insurance industries will fall into crisis, the unemployment rate will explode in a short time! There will inevitably be a risk of bank run, Wind’s already fragile economic system will collapse instantly!
“Even if, even if we can over-intervene to temporarily save this economic system.
“Half an hour ago, the New Federation announced economic sanctions against us, they listed a catalog of three thousand companies.
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“If multinational companies do not withdraw from Wind, they will be sanctioned by them, and our domestic enterprises are prohibited from using any production patents related to the New Federation, we will soon be unable to produce even a single hover car!
“Even those greedy financial conglomerates have their eyes on us.
“When we can no longer hold on, they will rush in and frenziedly tear us apart, hollowing out our nation, leaving behind five extremely impoverished Administrative Stars, replaying human tragedies of not having enough food to eat every day.
“We’re finished!”
Edwan covered his head with his hands, slumping back onto the steps, mumbling with vacant eyes.
“Ming, we once imagined what it would be like if the New Federation waged war on us, whether we could wholly rely on the Sherman Empire.
“But no one expected the New Federation to directly use high-tech warships to asymmetrically strike us, and our defense systems were punctured as simply as paper.
“Ming, even if you leave this soon-to-be bankrupt nation now, I would harbor no grievance, I understand this kind of situation.”
“I won’t leave.”
Yang Ming thought for a moment, then said softly:
“The situation will indeed become very difficult, but Edwan, this hasn’t happened yet, and it’s not without solutions.”
Edwan chuckled bitterly, “You’re going to feed me the same old soup again.”
“Is that not so?”
Yang Ming walked over and, in front of a group of soldier officers, sat down beside Edwan, patting his knee with his hand.
“I know you’re under a lot of pressure now, everyone in this country is under a lot of pressure.
“The New Federation wants to strangle this country to demonstrate their national strength.
“I just got news when I arrived, His Majesty the Emperor has fallen into a coma, the Grand Prince went to the Second Administrative Star overnight, and the Third Prince is now on the far side of Ilando Star.
“If you collapse again, this country might really have no hope left.
“Don’t think about those rich people now, let them leave if they want, they were just bloodsuckers staying here anyway.
“You need to think about what you still have.”
Edwan muttered, “What do we have?”
“Natural resources,” Yang Ming said, “Rhodium-6 core industry.”
“This industry can’t provide that much employment.”
“You have over a billion population,” Yang Ming said, “Eleven Administrative Stars, nearly one hundred developed Resource Stars, these are the true backbone of this country.”
Edwan furrowed his brows tightly.
Yang Ming continued:
“You understand economics, so you’re terrified of the severe wealth shrinkage caused by the collapse of the financial industry, but at this time we need to step away from the financial economy to look at the problem in front of us.
