The Devil Comes to America

Chapter 380: Disaster Relief
As the last bit of spiritual energy in the body was exhausted, the demonic energy was drained.

The flying sword and Youli also became dim, and the earthquake was finally over.

In the Sonoran Desert, there is also a sudden mountain peak that is 100 meters high.

No one except Xiunuo would know how this thing appeared.

I've only heard of mountains appearing at the edges due to plate compression, but how could a solitary mountain appear inside?

Many unsolved mysteries are waiting for future generations to explore.

The spirit gathering array around Xiunuo lit up brightly, and inside the Dark Gold Pharmacy, a series of red alarms sounded.

Jia Yu was the first to rush over, and a researcher quickly ran over: "Supervisor, something happened."

"Don't be in a hurry. Speak slowly."

"For some reason, we are running out of raw materials," said the researcher.

Jia Yu understood what had happened instantly. He had previously discovered that all the spiritual water stored in Dark Gold Pharmaceutical, whether underground or in several deep pools, had been consumed.

However, the dozens of huge water storage tanks used to manufacture products for Dark Gold Pharmaceuticals were not affected.

But now it seems that all these things have been requisitioned by the boss.

This is definitely not good news for Dark Gold Pharmaceuticals.

But there is a solution.

"Let's stop the production line first." Jia Yu said, "I'll ask Mr. Dark to send someone to inspect it. Don't worry, it's just some minor faults."

"Okay."

Jia Yu left here and came to Dak's office.

Dak was already a little nervous and didn't know what was going on. When he saw Jia Yu come in, he quickly asked what was going on.

"Some minor situations, of course, this is for the boss." Jia Yu said: "But the boss can't be contacted now."

"Can't you get in touch with anyone?"

"I know what the boss is doing. None of us can go there." Jia Yu said, "It is your business how to distribute the products produced now. Keep a low profile recently."

“We have quite a few orders.”

"Announce that it was affected by natural disasters." Jia Yu said, "The snowstorm affected the machine, and the high temperature caused damage to the machine. The earthquake caused damage to the machine. These are all force majeure. It's time to play the victim, Dak."

Dak's face was dark: "We have to lock up that little bastard Xiong En! I make money, but he spends money all the time. As long as we lock him up, we can wait for the boss to come back."

Jia Yu shook his head: "No hurry, we have so many people on our hands, and we are not short of money. Now Xiong En's matter is at the most important time, and it is the time when money is most needed. Not to mention that we should not be short of money now, the cash flow of Dark Gold Pharmaceutical is not that fragile. Even if we are short of money, there are still plenty at the Homeless House."

Dak was stunned: "The homeless shelter still has money? Doesn't it cost money there?"

"We started making money six months ago. As long as we stopped building some facilities, we heard that we made a lot of money recently."

"Ah? Recently?"

"Yeah, remember the loans that the homeless shelter gave to those people?"

"What's going on?"

"It seems you haven't watched the news, Dake." Jia Yu took out his cell phone and handed it to Dake.

Dak took a look and his eyes widened; "Provide interest-free loans to disaster victims???"

"Yes, this is the sincerity of the federal disaster relief." Jia Yu spread his hands: "Interest-free loan, very tempting, right?"

Dak's face was grim. "They want to make those guys who have nothing in order to escape take on more loans? All they can do in their lives is make money for the federal government?"

"more or less."

"These people are really not afraid that these people won't be able to pay it back."

"What are you thinking about?" Jia Yu said with a smile, "It will definitely not be a loss."

"What can the federal government do if these people default on their debts?"

"What can we do?" Jia Yu smiled and said, "They used some of the newly printed money to make loans. The disaster will eventually pass, the volcanic ash can be cleaned up, and the tsunami will eventually recede. Yes, those houses and facilities may be destroyed, but..."

Jia Yu spread his hands: "Their land is still in their hands."

"If they can't pay back the money, who do you think will own their land? How much was it worth originally? How much is it worth now? After getting it back at a low cost, how much can it be sold for after building a new house?"

Dake: “.”

"The land covered by volcanic ash will become extremely fertile. Even if they want to sell it, do you think the price will drop drastically due to natural disasters? This is a good time to buy land."

"Damn it, I'm moved."

"You're not a farmer, nor a developer." Jia Yu waved his hand: "Don't get involved, damn it, wait a minute."

Dak was stunned: "What's wrong?"

Jia Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "Natural disasters, military discord, land annexation, and charity fundraising to raise millions. Why does this script look so familiar?"

"Ah? What do you mean Jia?"

"Yeah, nothing." Jia Yu shook his head and said, "I thought of something... Never mind, you won't understand even if I tell you."

Dak grinned and said, "Why doesn't Xiong En buy a construction company?"

"Because it is a sunset industry." Jia Yu said calmly: "No one knew that this natural disaster would cause such a situation."

Jia Yu paused for a moment and continued, "But it's not too late now. The Wandering Family has a lot of manpower recently. Let's set up a construction company, or acquire some. Perhaps, American infrastructure will see some recovery in the future."

"What do you mean?"

"The natural disaster is not over yet." Jia Yu said.

"Ah? How do you know?"

Jia Yu smiled and said, "I calculated it."

Jia Yu was about to leave, but Dak suddenly thought of something: "Wait a minute, Jia! You haven't told me where the money for the homeless shelter comes from!"

"Oh, it was Patch's idea. Many people in the homeless shelters went to the federal government to apply for loans as disaster victims. They bribed some officials and bank managers and got a lot of loans."

"They used the money to pay off our interest-bearing loan."

“What about the federal government?”

"Well, what Patch said was, let the federal government take away their tents. That might help a lot. At least these homeless people are professional at fleecing the government."

Seeing Jia Yu go out, Dak was stunned.

"Oh, fuck!!! Isn't that guy Patch going to die in Florida? How did he get the federal government to pay for the homeless shelter's bad debts!"

Xiunuo had used up all of his last food reserves to recover himself, and this time the heavenly calamity seemed to have finally become a little more humane. It had been brewing, but nothing substantial had arrived.

The temperature in the Sonoran Desert dropped during the night, but this of course had no effect on Xiuno.

But Xiunuo frowned, then he stretched out his hand and felt the wind passing through his fingertips.

Then, Xiunuo's expression changed slightly: "Fuck!"

Xiunuo quickly made hand gestures with his fingertips, and a large number of psychic shields rose up around him.

But with this blow, the outermost shield suddenly shattered!
The gentle breeze just now turned into countless wind blades in an instant!
At the same time, a large amount of debris on the ground began to rise into the air and then turned into powder in an instant. Xiu Nuo jumped down from the top of the hill without saying a word.

His body moved forward quickly and then plunged into the ground!
Using the earth escape technique, Xiunuo went underground.

Damn the gale disaster!

What kind of calamity of cultivation is this thing supposed to be?

I just broke through to the Nascent Soul stage! Why should I care?

At this time, a huge whirlwind had formed above Xiunuo's head. The whirlwind swept downward and began to destroy everything in sight like a tunnel boring machine!
Master Xiu was not feeling well, and things were not good outside either.

The people who had just been discharged from the ICU due to the snowstorm have not yet recovered, and suddenly we heard that a tornado had struck inland?
Wait a minute, what is this!

A cyclone is sweeping across America? Not coming ashore from the sea?
The Sonoran Desert again?
Is that crappy place where Jesus died?

Or has a demonic door opened?

Otherwise, this doesn't make sense at all! This doesn't make sense!

But a hurricane.
It is very common in America.

America, this chosen land, with its vast and flat inland plains, is simply a happy home for hurricanes.

Tornadoes are America's trademark, and they have given rise to so many storm chasers.

These storm chasers are undoubtedly noble in risking their lives to study this thing thoroughly, but the masters don't think so.

A meeting was currently going on inside the Capitol.

"Look at what a few natural disasters have turned America into! Everyone is only thinking about making money. Has no one ever considered our people? Even if you don't consider the people, what about the credibility of the federal government?"

"Two months! Arizona has been independent for two months! But our team didn't fire a single shot after leaving the camp gate! They don't trust us anymore, you know? What will happen if our credibility collapses?"

"Someone is using facts to discredit us." someone said.

"You also know the facts?"

"Of course, but those guys used this to stir up public opinion, putting the blame on the federal government for force majeure such as natural disasters. The state governments are doing the same thing now, and they are obviously not good people either. They are the first ones to be responsible for the citizens of their states, but now the federal government has to bear all the blame."

Someone immediately complained: "Shouldn't the federal government bear these responsibilities? Otherwise, why did we join the United States? If we are responsible for everything, why don't we just become independent like Arizona?"

This is a congressman from Wyoming, the state that suffered the most from the disaster. Naturally, he will speak for himself.

"Your ideas are dangerous sir."

"What you said is even more disgusting, sir. If you can, let the lava from Yellowstone flow to your state!"

There are not only state legislators here, but also federal government officials.

The whole meeting had been going on from morning till now, with constant quarrels.

The bad thing about having too many people talking is that

"I think," someone said, "it's mainly because people are not used to it yet."

"What do you mean?" Everyone looked at the Finance Minister.

This person hasn't stepped down yet.

Although the Conservatives tried their best to bring him down, he is a kind-hearted man. Anyway, things are like this now, and even if you remove him, public resentment will not be alleviated.

However, his existence can really help the federal government save money. Once these things are over and public grievances are appeased, it won't be too late to remove him, right?
Someone jumped out to take the blame, but you removed him and look, now no one wants to go up.

After several natural disasters, this position has become a hot potato. If you go up to help the interest groups, the people will tear you to pieces.

You help the people fight for their interests, so you must have caused your children to commit suicide.

So, with all the screw-ups coming together, this guy is still staying in this position.

He didn't even apologize for what he said and did!
The finance minister began to ask: "Look at our country. Which city doesn't have hundreds of homeless people? There are tens of thousands of homeless people in one state. How much money is spent on subsidies for homeless people every month?"

"Look at those guys who eat social security, how much do we have to pay for them every year?"

When this person said this, he had never thought about how these people became like this?
If you hadn't decentralized to save costs, if you hadn't divided the people for votes and created conflicts among the people so that they couldn't unite, if you hadn't really ignored opioids for the sake of donations from pharmaceutical companies, etc., would this place have become like this? But it's obvious that these people don't think it's their fault.

"The government's tolerance and high welfare have made our people develop the habit of blaming us for everything they encounter." The finance minister argued: "They should be responsible for themselves, but in the end, they are not even willing to give up their houses and run away. Instead, they wait inside for our people to risk their lives to save them!"

"So? What are you going to say?"

"What I want to say is, what caused all this?" the finance minister said. "Is it because of our welfare? Is it because of our policies? No, no, no, I don't think it's any of them. I have been paying attention to the disaster. Do you know what a terrible thing has happened?"

"Our people have no idea where they live. That bastard named Patch started a trend. Every time a natural disaster strikes, our enemies' disaster relief videos are pulled out to compare with ours! I think we should sanction them, or at least condemn their consciousness invasion!"

Although the people around frowned, they still nodded slightly.

A certain Eastern giant was caught in the crossfire.

"And those damn civilian rescue teams." The finance minister looked at someone and said, "Tell me about it, sir."

Who will speak next? The Director of FEMA, the United States Emergency Management Agency.

He said: "In fact, those civilian rescue organizations are not very professional. Moreover, they also carry a lot of filming equipment. Their funds come from grants and donations from the public. I believe everyone understands that if we take pictures of some good places, who will give them money?"

"So they like to exaggerate the disaster and spread the worst side of the disaster area, but in fact, there are some good things."

"They only need to save a few people to get cheers from the public, but what about our rescue team? Our rescue team can't save dozens of people, and the public just thinks it's their duty, and they also think we saved too few people."

"These guys are stepping on our shoulders to show how great they are! They have led the people astray."

When the people around heard this, they nodded repeatedly.

They don't seem to think that it is their responsibility to provide disaster relief.

"So I think, because of these people, when we are a little slower, we will be said to be lazy and give up on them. No one will care about our difficulties, no one will care that we are working hard, and even if we don't save people but save animals, we will be scolded."

"So my idea is very simple, let those parasites of civilian rescue stop sucking our blood!"

The finance minister also spoke up at this time: "The people are stupid. Only by letting them adapt to not relying on the government for everything can we solve the current problems."

At this time, a relatively young congressman said, "Can't we really solve this problem by allocating funds for rescue?"

The defense minister's face turned pale and he shouted, "How did this guy get in? Can someone please get him out?"

"Mr. Minister, I am a member of the California Congress."

Even though this guy was shouting like that, he was still dragged out of the meeting.

The finance minister then said, "This is the consequence of the rejuvenation of politics. These young people have no idea how tight our finances are. They seem to think that we have unlimited money."

People around me strongly agreed.

The finance minister then said, "We can't control the people on the other side of the ocean, and our systems are different. The people will understand, but we must get rid of the parasites within our own ranks! If they save everyone, doesn't that make us look like a bunch of rubbish?"

At this time, two Texas congressmen were whispering in the meeting.

“This federal government is unreliable.”

While the meeting was taking place here, a new natural disaster began to sweep across the surrounding areas from Arizona.

The fertile plains of America allowed the remnants of natural disasters to ravage the land without reservation.

Needless to say, the hurricane was heading towards neighboring California and Arizona.

From a democratic perspective, this is a completely doomsday scenario.
A tornado was raging on the plains, and there were huge, long black clouds in the sky, accompanied by thunder and lightning.

Wherever the whirlwind passed, countless makeshift houses were overturned! Trees on the streets were uprooted, and the glass of the buildings was blown to the ground.

The power system finally collapsed. Some power towers were damaged by flying debris, and others were directly destroyed by the tornado.

The eastern states are the worst hit. Even if the federal government does not care about Arizona, what about California and Nevada?
These two places were the worst hit!
Not only that, New Mexico and Texas to the east are equally unlucky.

It's really flat, perfect for hurricanes to run wild.

And this hurricane shows no sign of stopping.

A large number of public facilities were damaged and countless houses were destroyed, but the tornado brought more than just wind.

Power outages, water shortages, and even heavy rains, mudslides, landslides, floods, etc.

The humans here are really insignificant in the face of nature.

Those who had been reluctant to advance to fight the rebels were now forced to leave Arizona.

There is no way. If I stay here any longer, I will die.

Several tanks have been damaged by the things falling from the sky.

A large amount of military supplies were swept into the sky.

Arizona is finding joy in adversity, their opponents left their land. They were driven away by natural disasters.

This is God's guidance, God bless Arizona! We made the right decision.

Because Arizona is on high alert and preparing for war, the state government continues to control all industries.

Therefore, the federal government thought that this rebellion without the support of the federal government would be defeated by a few natural disasters, but in fact it was not affected at all.

Even from previous disasters, Arizona recovered much faster than other states.

Although this hurricane was going to destroy their previous efforts, the federal government's reluctant withdrawal seemed to give them a shot in the arm.

But what can the federal government do?

Let the military camp face the tornado?

There are too many officers and not enough low-level soldiers willing to kill them, right?

Don’t you know how dissatisfied people are with you?
Even the state of Arizona took in some anti-rebel military troops who were lost in the tornado.

They provide us with good food and drink, and say whatever they want: our enemies are the dirty politicians in the federal government, not ordinary soldiers.

The mess in Arizona was enough to make the federal government angry, but what was even more unacceptable was that the states had agreed on something in the previous meeting, but now those western states have turned their backs on it and continue to ask for money.

After Xiunuo crawled out from the ground, he looked at the clearing sky and wiped the mud off his face.

This heavenly calamity was too inhumane. All of my family fortune was completely wiped out.

In the end, Xiunuo had to start extracting magic power from the demons. If these people were not still useful, Xiunuo could have directly extracted them to death.

But in the end, he didn't even bother pretending to be in trouble, and finally a strong gust of wind really came upon him.

Although I don't know if it is the protective gale, after all, that thing is at least something that only the ascended masters can withstand.

But Xiunuo didn't dare to be negligent.

This resulted in Xiu Nuo being able to gain some merits.

As a result, he was hit hard and the light of merit was directly dispersed, but the power of the strong wind was indeed much smaller, and it almost turned one Xiu Nuo into half Xiu Nuo.

As the strong wind ended, the sky was covered with dark clouds.

But it wasn't rain, it was brewing thunder.

What can Xiu Nuo do? After all, he is a natural calamity.

Fortunately, the last gust of wind dissipated, leaving behind a large amount of spiritual energy.

Now Xiunuo can only repair himself as quickly as possible to resist this last bolt of lightning, hoping it is the last one.

What had he experienced? Was it the Five Elements Annihilation Tribulation?

Mr. Xiu is recovering, which means that America can have a brief respite.

But what Mr. Xiu didn't know was that it was very lively outside right now.

Just taking California as an example, a large number of houses were destroyed, public facilities were damaged, and countless people were left homeless.

This is a good time for Xiong En to win over the hearts of the people. He actively organizes disaster relief. For him, the money is not earned by him anyway.

If it can be used on me, it doesn't count as money. But it is obvious that Xiong En didn't know how much he would spend this time.

But within a day, a large number of private rescue teams complained that the government had banned them from entering the rescue operations, and any private rescue team that entered the rescue operations would face federal charges of illegal disaster relief.

As soon as this incident happened, public opinion, which had not yet subsided, instantly exploded.

Are you making up a new word? What is illegal disaster relief?

This is big news. At the press conference on the disaster, the Vice President's smile disappeared. Her expression was heavy and she said firmly that we will get through this together.

As a result, some short-sighted reporters kept asking him about the government's refusal to allow private rescue teams to enter.

Then the reporter was carried out by security along with his chair.

This time the people did not agree.

It’s fine if you don’t rescue people yourselves, but what do you mean by not allowing civilian rescue teams to come in and rescue them?
FEMA had to come forward to clarify this.

When the director faced the reporters, it was obvious that he was well prepared.

"It's not that we don't allow private rescue teams to enter, but the disaster is too serious. This is not just a cyclone, there are various secondary disasters."

"Floods and mudslides are unpredictable. Many houses are even dangerous. If you rush in to rescue without professional personnel, you will only put your life in danger."

"So, we are protecting them by taking responsibility for their lives and preventing more tragedies from happening to more kind-hearted people."

"Moreover, we have received reports and information from the FBI that private rescue teams have stolen the victims' property in previous disasters, and some have even disguised themselves as rescue teams and robbed the victims. Therefore, in order to prevent the victims from suffering secondary trauma, we can only make this difficult decision."

"Please rest assured that FEMA's professional team will arrive soon. At the same time, private rescue teams can also submit their applications to FEMA for review. If they are qualified, FEMA will issue a rescue permit."

"God bless America, we will definitely survive this natural disaster."

Xiong En in front of the TV yelled, "How can this guy be even more shameless than me! What the hell is a rescue permit? It's just a distribution of benefits!"

Kofi, the old man, said, "Learn well, Xiong En. I promise that after this incident, the director of the Emergency Management Bureau will definitely be promoted. Don't worry about whether the public can accept it or not. Just tell me whether it is reasonable or not."

"I think we should throw him among the disaster victims and let them tell him whether it is reasonable or not!"

Yes, although this thing makes sense, no one buys it!

Property? Robbery? I'm going to die, why would I care about that?
Many people who were still trapped in the disaster area were cursing while using the little remaining power and weak signals.

They risked their lives to climb onto rooftops and treetops, and even used iron bars to vent their anger.

Then someone revealed that FEMA's own professional team had been staying in the hotel the entire time and was on standby, and had not gone to rescue people. Many of the rescued victims actually saved themselves.

The whistleblower did not explain the reason, and the people were just angry.

But on the federal side, they think differently.

First, they let the victims solve the problem themselves. Second, these people are still angry and will definitely criticize the government again after they are rescued. It would be better for them to stay in there for two days.

After the power is out, the insults will quickly disappear, and after public opinion is under control, we will start to rescue people. This is also a good time to talk about the distribution of benefits.

For example, who will be allocated funds to buy disaster relief grain, which piece of land has a real estate developer set his sights on, all of these involve money! Which of these does not require time?
The victims need time, so don’t we?
However, the revelation broke all their plans, and after the revelation, this matter was still too outrageous, it was simply murder! This led to some people in the west who were not affected by the disaster also cursing.

Faced with the overwhelming public opinion, the only thing we can do is to quickly send people out to disperse the fire.

The finance minister jumped out again: "Disaster relief is the business of a socialist country. We believe in the survival of the fittest!"

You know what, many people went to scold him.

(End of this chapter)