Having traversed countless realms, can you possibly be as clever as me?

"Look, they love me!" Tsugumi spread her arms wide, laughing maniacally as she looked at the president on the other side of the screen, whose face had turned orange with rage.

"Compared to you, I'm more like their leader and object of affection! I wonder if your America would grant voting rights to an AI?"

"I don't care who you are, you've messed with the wrong person!" the blond president roared angrily.

"The United States of America will stop at nothing to find and eliminate you. We have the world's strongest military, and no matter who you are, you cannot escape!!"

"Really?"

Tsurugi chuckled mockingly, waved his hand, and the screen instantly switched.

This time, the switch is happening on top of US military bases and aircraft carriers around the world.

On the USS Washington, a bewildered pilot slumped to the ground, staring at the empty deck where the fighter jets that had once filled the deck were now nowhere to be seen.

Oh, it wasn't just the fighter jets that disappeared; in fact, the entire USS Washington aircraft carrier was now just an empty shell.

Nuclear reactor, engine system, gyroscope... one crucial component after another disappeared, until finally, even the aircraft carrier itself vanished without a trace.

Only the crew members on board remained, screaming as they fell one by one into the Atlantic Ocean.

They weren't the only ones who were unlucky; the Marines also suffered. They woke up to find their uniforms, weapons, and tents gone, and were left naked, staring at each other.

Oh, some of them were naked from the start, but after their camps disappeared, we saw quite a few truly gruesome scenes.

"What did you do?" the blond president asked, his face filled with fear.

"Don't ask me, ask yourselves. Who gave you the fine tradition of making soldiers borrow money to buy their own equipment?" Tsurugi said with a mocking smile.

"Even 99% of the military spending approved by your Pentagon comes from loans from these Jewish banks. $50,000 a bag of screws! Based on this calculation, I think you can't possibly support it with the taxes you collect."

The United States, or rather, capitalist countries in general, are truly steeped in capitalism. Not only individuals, but even the military forces protecting their property are almost all burdened with loans and debts.

From the purchase of weapons and uniforms for Marines to the maintenance of aircraft carriers, all are facilities maintained through government loans, and state governments can be said to be living on borrowed money.

All of these are within the scope of repayment by the compound interest bank.

With compound interest, banks cannot demand unlimited repayments; the repayment can only be the total amount of the bank's assets prior to bankruptcy.

In other words, if all your assets add up to only one hundred yuan, then with compound interest, the bank will completely default on your 'one hundred yuan' after taking it away.

This account will be completely deactivated and unusable; in other words, it represents a waste of one of Dongjiang's account usage opportunities.

However, this tracing mechanism cannot be interfered with artificially. Your attempt to change the company's name or go bankrupt to avoid disaster is absolutely not feasible.

The interest charged by banks with compound interest is based entirely on the depositor's total assets, which include not only fixed assets and working capital, but also your 'future value'.

If you might earn 100 dollars from a job tomorrow, the bank will calculate that amount as interest or part of the debt. As the 'depositor,' Tsugumi can freely request to withdraw a percentage of this future funds, from 100% to 1%.

Once the interest rate is set, he will determine the amount you can earn in the future, and you will be unable to escape these interest payments until you die.

Honestly, Tsugumi genuinely felt that the person who made this prop must have a grudge against the bank.

Because this thing was created specifically for the banking and financial industry, it can only serve banks and cannot provide deposit and lending services to any other industry.

"So, Mr. President, are you going to wage war against me? Then bring it on, bring it on, hahahahaha! But why don't you guess how many nuclear missiles you have left!!!"

The performance abruptly ended with Dongjiang's maniacal laughter, the fall of the golden-haired president, and a sudden shower of banknotes falling from the skies over major American cities.

Did Tsurugi finally get the war he wanted?

not at all.

Because chaos has spread like a plague throughout the country.

Tsuruga did distribute the money equally, and for those that couldn't be distributed because they didn't have an account, he simply scattered them over major American cities.

However, he also bankrupted the five largest banks in the United States on equal footing.

Inside these banks, or rather, on the open ground where they were originally located, a large number of angry depositors were crowded and noisy, waving their bank cards and passbooks and demanding an explanation from the banks!

They have money, but they can't withdraw it!

But the bank had already gone completely bankrupt; not only were there no people in charge, but the bank itself had vanished without a trace.

Thus, the anger of these people, which had no outlet, combined with the resentment that the IRS had forcibly taken away from them not long ago, finally ignited a flame that burned everything.

The people are not afraid of death, so why threaten them with death?

"Quack!!! It must be those bank parasites who stole our money and the gifts God gave us."

Someone pulled out an M1917 Smith & Wesson from their pocket and fired the first shot, after which the massive crowd began marching toward their state government.

But what answers can the state government give them? They themselves still owe money to the bank!

The government has already mortgaged all of its debts on police equipment!

And what about the police without equipment? Are they supposed to fight these rioters with their overweight bodies, fueled by too many donuts and pizzas?

Why risk your life for three or four thousand dollars a month? Besides, it looks like they're almost unable to pay their own people!

Therefore, no police officers would resist, and state government buildings were destroyed by the frenzied crowds, and the authority of the government was truly trampled underfoot.

This is a vast and magical world where society operates not through production but through an infinite flow of debt. All money eventually flows into banks, only to be reinvested as new debt.

But is this what capitalism should look like?

The Dongjiang River drained the source of the water, and the entire pool was turned into a filthy swamp.

This is the victory of capital, the victory of Mammon of greed!

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P.S.: Just a quick question. What do you guys think would be the best outcome for Zeon? Personally, I'd say if we covered the entire Side 3 map and then just flooded Zeon with poison gas and dropped nuclear bombs, would that be a bit extreme? As for the Federation, I'd suggest wiping out the Federation Council and the families behind them, and selectively killing the Federation forces and the Lunar Foundation. After all, Federation civilians are basically innocent, and they've already suffered enough...

Having transmigrated, the only course of action is to kill, kill, kill! : 104. The Tide of Greed and the Journey Begins Again

After Tsurugi left, the whole of America fell into chaos.

If the government could previously force those who received the $100,000 from the Tsurugi River to return the money by controlling the market and even enforcing taxes, then this time, with the entire banking system disappearing into thin air, it is something that no amount of macro-control can prevent.

Dongjiang not only eliminated the capitalists and bankers behind the five major banks, but also almost all the upstream and downstream entities in the debt system that were closely related to them.

When a bank dies, it's not just the capitalists behind it who suffer, but almost the entire upstream and downstream related industries of society.

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo—these five banks, though not state-owned, practically cover over 95 percent of the deposit and lending business in the United States.

All digital payments made by Americans, whether through PayPlus or Visa, ultimately rely on the credit backing of these major banks.

The collapse of these banks had the direct effect of causing the entire digital payment system to explode instantly.

The online virtual economy vanished overnight, while the offline real economy collapsed even more severely.

Tsurugi did indeed send out $200,000 to each person.

But the question is—how do they get the money out?

The money is there; they can open an account at any bank and transfer it all to withdraw. But the problem is that the five major banks have been completely bought out by Tsurugi through compound interest banks, and almost all other small banks are facing the same situation.

A small number of semi-state-owned banks backed by state governments may escape unscathed, but most banks have some degree of control by these five banks.

When banks seize assets, they don't consider these factors, as interest accumulates on interest.

Therefore, in the eyes of these people, it was Dongjiang's atrocities that took away all their wealth.

Gratitude instantly turned into curses and anger. No one could tolerate their money disappearing so inexplicably, yet they didn't even know where the culprit was or who it was.

The banks, which should have been the target of the attack, are gone, so naturally, the only remaining target is the government.

The government is the executive body of the state power organs, and the essence of state power is established by countless people willingly surrendering their power and being managed. Given the magnitude of this incident, the government must provide an answer.

"Give me my money back! Give me my money back!!!"

"The angels took the bank away, and the bank took our money. Give our money back!!!"

"This is a gift from God, and no one has the right to take it away!!!"

Those who were unable to withdraw their savings gathered in front of various government offices to protest and cause trouble. Many of them had no savings or even owed money to banks. However, they were not being unreasonable, because they were the biggest victims.

Because the banks, as their creditors, take over the debtors' 'collateral' when their funds are withdrawn and insufficient, and when the banks collect debts with compound interest, they take all of it with them.

Some have houses, some have cars, and even—other things!

Soon, the unanswered protests escalated into large-scale riots and unrest.

They not only stormed government buildings, but also other shops, especially gun stores, because they knew from their extensive experience surviving in the United States that nothing was more reliable than guns and supplies in the midst of chaos.

A large-scale riot inevitably broke out.

New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Chicago—the streets and alleys of major cities were teeming with life and activity, resulting in nearly six figures of casualties in just a few days.

But that wasn't enough. During this process, some kind-hearted person filled in the missing link in the city's road network guidance system—guidance to the wealthy neighborhoods.

In the United States, affluent neighborhoods are areas that are not accessible by public transportation. No public transportation can reach them, and even regular road signs don't indicate that area. This is a strategy employed by the government to protect the wealthy.

But now, the out-of-control mob has discovered the wealthy neighborhood, so they take the stolen guns and begin their operation. They don't know who their enemies are, but that doesn't matter; what matters is how much they can get to cover their savings deficit.

There is strength in numbers, and people with more courage are even bolder, especially when it comes to those who clearly have money but can't withdraw it.

They lost their savings, but they also lost the chains around their necks.

Faced with such riots, the government can only have one course of action.

Repression!

Bring out the tanks! These aren't just ordinary rioters. Stick the tracks back on them!

What? What do you mean the police are out of guns? What do you mean the police aren't getting paid? Then call in the National Guard!

The National Guard has lost its weapons and pay?

That's okay

What local government doesn't owe money to banks?

To reiterate, this is a capitalist country. The police and military are not acting to protect the country and its people—they are only acting to secure their own livelihoods.

Now that they have neither guns nor money, the smart police's first choice is to hide in their own homes, while the only unwise choice is to actually try to suppress the rioting crowd.

Their fate was tragic: unarmed cops fighting against a mob armed with weapons? Their end was so miserable that words cannot describe it.

Even the clever police officers are not safe, because ironically, their equipment has disappeared due to the city government's debt to the banks, while the gangsters and thugs they used to deal with have retained their weapons and equipment because they were bought with real cash from illegal transactions.

As a result, many people suffered brutal and inhumane retaliation from gangsters right in their own homes...

Therefore, the police began a collective inaction and slackness. Instead of taking action, they joined the rioting crowd, seized weapons, and chose to stick together for warmth and get through this difficult time.