I changed the timeline with the game.

Chapter 314 [Record] Possibility of the Lost Sea: The Financial Tsunami of the World Structure

Under the cover of the thick fog of the Lost Sea.

The muffled sound deep in the brass pipes of the slums of Jupiter Observatory seemed to blend into the never-ending sound of steam and mechanical transmission.

that's it.

In the repeated heavy hammering.

The vulgar insults from the gangsters in front of Su Wen turned into pleas for mercy.

then.

The cries for mercy from the despicable ones became smaller and smaller.

Until no more sound could be made.

He finally let go.

Accompanied by the sound of the enemy in his hand falling to the ground.

The cold anger in Su Wen's eyes finally subsided, and he gently asked the old man who had been helped up and sat beside him:

"Can you lend me the restroom?"

"You want it?"

"Just wiping off the 'dirt' on my hands."

He was referring to the blood stains on his fingers. As for where they came from, perhaps there was no need to explain.

The old man did not refuse his small request:
"In the back room."

The dim gas light came on again, and Su Wen saw the small and shabby bathroom in the inner room, but he didn't mind it at all.

As he walked straight ahead, he just sighed calmly:
“It’s probably even tougher here than in the Detroit slums.

Why did you choose to sneak here? "

Hear him say that.

The girl wearing a gray steam workshop uniform hiding in the room further back replied in a low voice:
“We just want to live.

Whatever the living conditions, some is enough.”

After his granddaughter accidentally revealed some inside information, the old man quickly smiled and said:

"Master Superhuman, please don't take the inside story too seriously. We are just being targeted by some gangsters in Detroit."

Su Wen is very rational.

He could hear the evasiveness in the old man's words, so he chose the most appropriate topic as a starting point to obtain intelligence:

“The Carnival Team, I am their ally.

Have you ever heard of the name 'Grace'?"

“The champion of the last Detroit Underground Race. The brother of ‘Legendary Driver No. 25: Rhine’.

That is the pride of our ghetto.

Of course I know. "

There was a hint of joy on the girl's face, and she said proudly.

Hear her say that.

Su Wen's face also showed a gentle smile of reminiscence. He took out a copper badge from the storage box with a dashing movement:
“Words alone may not be enough to convince you.

But this heroic emblem from the Carnival Team should be recognizable."

He slowly flickered the dark gold emblem, which swirled and flickered in the dim gas light.

At the same time, it was also deeply imprinted in the old man's eyes.

The old man who looked like a mechanic had a more solemn look in his eyes:
"May I ask you are?"

“Kevin.

A scholar who, at the request of the Bounty Hunters Association and the Dragonborn Research Society, took part in the operation to open up the Lost Sea aboard the ocean-going ship the Veltins.

of course.

That’s all.”

Su Wen mentioned it briefly with meaningful and metaphorical words.

Accompanied by the sound of running water in the washbasin in the bathroom.

He made a graceful 'relax' gesture.

Then he smiled and said,

"Tell me about your affairs."

After hearing what he said, the old man finally decided to let down his guard:
“My name is Merck.

Merck Cleveland, but not many people know this name. "

He dragged three gangster thugs at the door into the dark room to cover up.

Then he found an old piece of broken iron sheet in the mechanical workshop to replace the outer door that had just been kicked out of shape.

After the cleaning work is completed.

He coughed twice.
With a little respect, he gestured to Su Wen to sit on the worn-out sofa in the inner room:

"I'm sorry, the house is small and there's no place to properly entertain you, Mr. Kevin."

then.

The old man said to his granddaughter:
"Hannah, pour Mr. Kevin some of the rum I have stored in the third row of cupboards in the second-floor kitchen.

Remember to bring two clean glasses. ”

But Su Wen waved his hand to refuse the invitation. He smiled and said without any concern:

“A cup of coffee will do.

I see there is coffee powder right here, right? "

The decoration here is somewhat similar to the curly-haired Simpson he met in Moscow. Besides, Su Wen himself is not a materialistic person.

For him.

Whether it was the black coffee that Anthony brewed to refresh himself at work, or the inferior coffee powder that the fat man Simpson used as a substitute for the good stuff, it would not affect his mood.

Just having this atmosphere is enough.

that's it.

The hot steam gradually rises, surrounded by the rising coffee.

An old man named Merck also sat opposite him and briefly talked about his experience in this workshop full of brass pipes:
“I used to be a mechanical engineer in Detroit.

The research is about the design of heavy machinery structures for mining deep-sea and island edge mineral veins.

I used to be considered one of the top engineers in this industry in the United States and even in the world.”

The old man smiled self-deprecatingly.

“But it’s also because of the appearance of those mineral veins.

The technology I have.

It became a rope that tightened around my neck."

“A new type of mineral vein after the Origin Century.

Could it be the Kemde alloy mine?"

Su Wen knew that the cause of the White Christmas in New York State was the new passage connecting the Kemde Mine to the Lost Sea.

So it was easy for him to think of this.

I heard him use this special term that only very few people know.

The old engineer Merck was also a little surprised.

But he still shook his head:

“It’s not the original Kemde ore, but another metal ore of lower natural purity.

A precious metal named after a Detroit pioneer:
'Faro Copper Mine' and its associated mineral veins 'Faro-Ilmenite' and 'Faro Rare Gold'.

Let me put it in a simpler way.

The main ore, Faro Copper Mine, is the core material for building steam machinery and heat conduction pipelines in the Fog Sea Islands.

The alloys in the present world are easily oxidized at a high speed.

But the alloy with added faro has extremely high corrosion resistance.

As for the latter two types of associated minerals.

Let me put it another way, you may not be unfamiliar with it.

They are the materials used to mint ‘Secret Sea Silver Coins’ and ‘Secret Sea Gold Pounds’.”

"Coinage materials."

There was a rare hint of shock in Su Wen's voice. He sat in front of the computer and observed the future, but in just an instant he understood the weight of the words composed of these four words.

"in other words.

Mr. Merk, you should be involved in the most advanced coin making work under the Detroit order.

Merck - Cleveland.

Cleveland Federal Consortium.

Perhaps I should have thought of the most powerful steel consortium in the United States at the first opportunity.

I heard that you control 10 of the 4 largest steel companies in the United States: Republic Steel, Lex Youngstown, and Armco Steel.

Why did you and Hannah end up like this?

Merk did not deny the profound meaning of his words, but there was also a hint of anger in his old face.

The old engineer said angrily:
"That's because some people have too big an appetite."

Su Wen took a sip of coffee.

He realized how critical the situation was:
"really.

If we are not careful, I think it may even trigger a financial crisis of global earthquake magnitude.

The right to mint coins across the galactic border, the 'Lost Sea'.

This name alone could probably trigger a financial tsunami that exceeds the American real estate bubble.

But until then.

I think war will come first.”

“It seems so.

The huge investment of manpower and material resources in Detroit's First Route is most likely related to this.

even.

The so-called 'zero-sum game' is just a cover.

But I can’t be sure, and more intelligence cross-analysis is needed.”

He tapped the tabletop slowly and rhythmically.

Right now.

The system prompt pops up quietly:

[A-level side quest: The King’s Authority]

[The Black Tide crisis, war, financial storm, and the pattern of the galaxy.]

The great observer of the future.

You are standing at the core point that is most likely to cause changes in the world structure and the birth of a financial storm since the beginning of the century.

(End of this chapter)