American Strategic Deception Bureau

　Just like penicillin, which was once as precious as gold many years ago, now even the poorest Americans and even poultry and livestock can afford it.

　In this case, the obstruction of moralists and conservatives can basically be ignored.

　- In fact, in the past two years, summer nude camps have sprung up all over the country, and nude parades in New York and Los Angeles have become a regular summer landscape. They have been featured in major newspapers around the world many times and, along with the violent scenes of black riots, have become America's business card for the past two years.

　Well, it can be seen from this that people all over the world are interested in pornographic and violent things, and this commonality can even break through ethnic and religious barriers.

　Devout Christians and conservatives naturally continue to condemn this, but in reality they do not take much action to stop it.

　It's actually the American medical establishment that's desperately trying to stop the spread of Tantra. The advent of "sex therapy" has practically uprooted them. If all you need is one night stand with a "Tantra master" and all your ailments are instantly cured, leaving no lasting effects, then why would anyone take medication or undergo surgery? Unless you're poor and can't afford to sleep with a "Tantra master," American hospitals have always primarily profited from the wealthy.

　Oh, and yes, there are also children whose sexual functions have not yet matured and old men who are too old to get an erection. They seem unable to enjoy H's "sex therapy" and need to see a doctor as usual. But compared with the vast market in the past, this market is really not enough to fill the gap!

　Therefore, when the extraordinary profession of "Tantric Master" secretly released by Firi began to rise in the United States, the bosses of pharmaceutical companies across the United States seemed to have become the most devout Puritans, desperately accusing "young people of indulgence", funding conservative political movements everywhere, and wishing to force the American people to immediately return to the Middle Ages and live a life as pure and ascetic as the Amish.

　As for American doctors, they were utterly freaked out. With the exception of pediatricians and psychiatrists, all of them joined the "Anti-Extraordinary Medical" movement. They had spent vast sums of money on medical school and four or five years of underpaid residency to finally secure their current high-paying, respectable jobs. But now, a bunch of young men with nothing but good looks and only a large penis and good skills were taking their place. How could they tolerate this?

　Unfortunately, the medical group's opposition was ultimately ineffective, as the top executives were more interested in health and longevity.

　When medical corporations no longer control Americans' health, they become nothing more than ordinary financial conglomerates. And when medical corporations, with alternatives, attempt to defy the collective will of the American people, their fate is to be crushed and kicked aside by the entire nation.

　Of course, in addition to the medical group, those young wealthy sons also have some complaints about the emergence of "Tantric masters" and sex therapy: if those old men in high positions have extraordinary cheats and stay healthy for a long time, and refuse to die and make room for them, how can they be promoted?

　But at the same time, even young people in the upper class often die young due to terminal illnesses. In addition, there are also many rich young men and noblemen like President Kennedy who have been born with a lot of problems. They also have a desire for extraordinary healing skills.

　So, on the one hand, they are afraid of dying of a terminal illness at a young age, which is not to say that they don't need extraordinary treatment. On the other hand, when men reach their seventies or eighties and their penises can no longer get hard, sex therapy will be useless - and there is no need to worry about the old man never dying.

　In this way, as long as they wait patiently, young people will still be able to take over from their parents, but the average age of succession will be delayed.

　Therefore, despite their secret complaints, they ultimately did little to stop the popularity and promotion of this immoral superpower...

　"Wait, if that's the case, wouldn't the female elites be taking advantage?"

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　After hearing Fili's whispered introduction, Marita suddenly discovered a bug. "Old men's things can't get hard and can't be used. But even the oldest woman can spread her legs and receive the 'sex therapy' of a Tantric master!"

　"You're right, but how many strong women are there in America today who truly hold power and wealth?"

　Fili asked her in return, "Even the most honorable First Lady, the hostess of the White House, is nothing more than a vassal of her husband."

　In the 1960s, feminism was still in its infancy in the United States, and female legislators, politicians, and capitalists were pitifully rare, seen as mere ornaments. Even if they lived to be a hundred, how much impact would they have on the country and society at large?

　Ahem, back to the topic. Now that the federal government has come up with policies to encourage the establishment of nudist communities, the next step is to raise money.

　And there was obviously no need to worry about this. Wall Street tycoons led by Nelson Rockefeller came forward one after another and expressed their willingness to donate generously. Each of them put out at least tens of millions of dollars to invest in the construction of "Eden Town".

　Howard Hughes, the "early Iron Man," even spoke out. Besides financial investment, he plans to relocate the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to the newly built Eden Township to research the proper integration of Tantric superpowers with modern medicine. Another of Fieri's old acquaintances, Playboy owner Hugh Hefner, also made an appearance, promising to promote the project.

　Next, representatives from various regions who wanted to obtain investment and build nudist towns submitted their own "Eden Town" construction plans and bids, debated with each other, and answered questions from several bigwigs.

　——Since the westward movement began, building new towns in the wilderness has been a common practice for Americans.

　Although the era of cowboys, gold miners, and pioneers in the West has gradually come to an end since the beginning of the 20th century, it has only been about 50 years, and most Americans still remember that period of history with great struggles against nature.

　Now that such large-scale infrastructure needs have emerged again, the US states and major real estate developers who are still continuing to build interstate highways and have not yet lost their civil engineering capabilities are naturally rushing to do so.

　What? It's immoral? Who cares about that kind of shit? Ever since the Gilded Age, Americans have always laughed at poverty, not prostitution, right?

　During the Great Depression, Nevada was nearly bankrupt. But the state legislature, desperate for change, seized upon this moment of ideological decline and voted to ban gambling, building casinos and creating the world-famous Las Vegas in the desert. Now, the state is thriving!

　Such an amazing example of a poor person making a comeback has made other states in the United States jealous.

　Isn't it just a decline in thinking? Are you Nevadans the only ones who can do this? Learning good things is easy, but how hard is it to learn bad things?

　We also want to have our thoughts corrupted, learn bad things and get rich!

　So, when they heard that there was a "Garden of Eden" nude town project that was supported by the federal government and seemed to have great "money-making potential", all the major cities in the United States rushed to it and put forward their own plans - just like when the United Nations was established, five cities in the United States applied to build the UN headquarters, just like the major cities in the world applied for the Olympic Games in later generations: because this represents huge fame and wealth at the same time!

　"So, today they're holding a bidding conference for a massive, city-level nudist camp project..."

　Marita, who had never been very bright, only then figured out the reason for the Palm Beach party. "But, is it really necessary to go to such an extreme as building a nude town from scratch? We can just find a newly completed villa complex and hang up a sign saying it's a nude community. Or, why not just open an enclosed nude school and have teachers and students live without clothes?"

　"Ah, it's not a huge waste of money actually. It's nothing compared to the cost of other mega-projects.

　Although the cost of building a town out of thin air is indeed high, the expected subsequent profits are also considerable."

　Fili said disapprovingly, "Since the federal government's financial resources can still afford the Vietnam War or the Second Pacific War, and can also afford the Apollo moon landing, then building a small town like Eden is just a piece of cake!

　How much would it cost to build a town from scratch? Even if it were luxurious, a few hundred million dollars would be enough, not counting the land acquisition costs.

　The Apollo moon landing program, currently underway, cost as much to launch a giant Saturn V rocket as it did to launch an aircraft carrier into space, not to mention the cost of building the launch site and the spacecraft itself.

　——As the largest rocket with the largest carrying capacity successfully developed by mankind in the 20th century and the pinnacle of the US-Soviet space race, the technical difficulty of the Saturn V is not to be put aside. Its cost is a staggering figure: according to the current depreciated US dollar exchange rate, it costs more than 200 million US dollars to produce a Saturn V rocket alone, which is roughly equivalent to 1.2 billion US dollars at the beginning of the 21st century!

　How to describe this number?

　It’s a lot, $1.2 billion, which is enough to build thirty “unfinished wonders” of water supply companies in a poor county in Guizhou.

　It is not enough to say that it is too little.

　The equally unfinished Malaysian "Forest City" real estate project in Guiyuan cost over $100 billion, enough for NASA to launch nearly 100 Saturn V rockets into space and deliver a payload equivalent to a destroyer to the moon.

　So compared to the Apollo moon landing, the cost of the "Eden Project", which is said to have the same great significance, is really just a drop in the bucket.

　Author's words: PS: Indians are really amazing. In just four or five years after the epidemic, 400 million people immigrated to Canada, while Canada's total population is only 4000 million.

　Nowadays, all major cities in Canada are filled with the smell of curry.

　Chapter 388: Garden of Eden in the Canyon

　A few days later, in Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, at Ferry's refuge villa

　"Clang clang! Look, this is the town that's about to be built in the San Fernando Valley. It might become your new home in the future!"

　Inside the spacious underground shelter, Fili pointed to a sandbox model of "Eden Town" he had created using magic and boasted to the women in his family, saying, "It took a lot of effort and hard work, but I finally got this project!"

　Given the current "superpower craze" sweeping the United States and even the world, the experimental nudist community project "Eden Town" has just begun to be released to the public, and many commentators have described it as a "bold" feat comparable to Nevada's construction of Las Vegas, a bold move to boost the economy, even at the cost of moral corruption.

　According to the current market situation, every "Tantric master" who can "cure all diseases" is a hot commodity with a strong ability to attract money. Wherever they go, they will be worshipped as "half saints". People from all over the country will come to them to give them money, just to have sex with them to save their lives.

　——There are always people getting sick in this world, and anyone who wants to treat an illness or save a life will be willing to spend a fortune or even go bankrupt.

　According to current market conditions, a male patient who wants to have sex with a female Tantric Master of Level 4 or above and perform "sex therapy" treatments would have to pay a minimum of $10,000. If the patient is unattractive, the fee would be doubled.

　(On the other hand, if the patient is a handsome man, the female tantric master who sleeps with him will charge a discount or even provide free treatment.)

　Therefore, a tantric master above level 4 can potentially earn over three million US dollars a year as long as he is diligent in bed!

　You have to know that in the 1960s, earning $200 a month was considered a high-paying job, and Marilyn Monroe only had $800,000 in savings!

　However, because the "Tantric mind method" specifically prohibits clothing and shoes, it is difficult for these "masters" to move into wealthy communities even if they become rich.

　Even places like Beverly Hills, where the rich live, make exceptions to accommodate these superpowered people by allowing them to dress disheveled or even wander around the community naked. But they themselves would feel uncomfortable living naked with a group of well-dressed rich men day and night.

　The "masters" were also very uncomfortable walking barefoot on ordinary streets, and their feet were often pricked by stones, thorns, nails, etc.

　In other words, while their extraordinary abilities have enabled them to gain wealth and status, they have also made them "aliens" in the territory of their own country.

　Whether it is the upper class, the middle class, or the lower class, they all feel a bit out of tune with this group of extraordinary people.

　Of course, those cynical, reclusive hippies were quite welcoming of the "Tantra Masters." But most wealthy "Tantra Masters" felt they had transcended social classes and were unwilling to associate with these "downtrodden" poor folks. With their extraordinary abilities, they had truly ascended from wage earners to self-employed capitalists! Their bodies were like general hospitals!

　In this case, if a state builds a "Garden of Eden" town designed specifically for nude people to live in, and it operates well, these Tantric masters who are incompatible with the entire society will inevitably flock to it, bringing extremely high popularity and a lot of wealth!

　The taxes collected from them alone are enough to make local governments salivate - this is a treasure trove that makes more money than a casino!

　As for the negative impact of moral corruption and corruption... in the materialistic America, it's actually not considered that important. Look, Las Vegas has been thriving for so many years, and the people of Nevada haven't all degenerated into some kind of hellish demon.

　So, at the bidding conference in Palm Beach, Florida, more than 30 cities from all over the United States put forward their own construction plans, hoping to make this "Garden of Eden" fall into their own hands... But soon, in the first round, most cities were passed over due to climate issues.

　There's no way around it. Humans originated on the grasslands of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa. Before inventing warm clothing, humans had no choice but to adapt to such an environment.

　If people want to live naked all year round without wearing any clothes, the most suitable ambient temperature should be kept above 20 degrees Celsius.

　Therefore, any place where it snows in winter is not suitable for building an "Eden" town and cannot become a nude paradise.

　Unfortunately, most of the United States is located in the north, which is relatively cold. In addition, the crosswind terrain of the mountains on both sides of the North American continent and the Great Plains in the middle causes Texas to experience cold waves in winter and sometimes

　The temperature dropped to minus ten degrees Celsius.

　Therefore, except for the southernmost part of the United States, New Mexico, Arizona and California on the US-Mexico border except Texas, Hawaii, which is isolated in the middle of the ocean, and Florida in the remote southeast, cities in other states were not selected.

　——Because their winters are too cold!

　Well, Puerto Rico in the Caribbean also tried to run, but because it was too remote and not a formal state, it was not even eligible to run.

　Furthermore, the average temperature in southern Nevada barely met the passing line. But everyone was unanimous in opposing Nevada's inclusion—Nevada already had the lucrative Las Vegas casinos, and they couldn't allow all the evil and decadent good things to happen to Nevada!

　Of the remaining five states, New Mexico and Arizona are both landlocked states, covered in yellow sand and covered in deserts, characterized by drought and water shortages. Summers are extremely hot, with surface temperatures often soaring above 40 degrees Celsius. In Phoenix, Arizona, although winter temperatures remain above 30 degrees Celsius, it seems relatively safe. However, summers are excessively hot, with temperatures exceeding 38 degrees Celsius for 90 days each year, and peaking at 50 degrees Celsius.

　——Such scorching sun and high temperature, coupled with wind, sand and dryness, are enough to burn people's skin! What kind of Garden of Eden is this?

　Gamblers only need to go to Las Vegas when they have money, but nudists have to live in the town of Eden all year round!

　Besides, New Mexico and Arizona are both too remote and desolate in the United States, and probably won't attract many people to live there. It's just like how few Chinese people are willing to move to Qinghai—most people would rather go to Xinjiang than Qinghai.

　As a result, these two inland states also lost in the second round, and the next competition was between California, Florida and Hawaii.

　If we only consider temperature and humidity, the natural conditions in Hawaii are the most suitable. The temperature in its capital, Honolulu, is between 20 degrees Celsius and 30 degrees Celsius all year round. It is surrounded by the sea and the air is humid, which is conducive to nourishing the skin - otherwise the local area would not become a holiday paradise.

　The local Polynesian natives in Hawaii have not worn much clothes since ancient times, and it can be said that they have the tradition of Adam and Eve.

　The problem was that Hawaii was too far from the mainland United States and economically underdeveloped—even in the 21st century, Honolulu had a population of only 400,000. Furthermore, the island of Oahu, where the capital was located, was so densely populated that there was no suitable land available for the construction of new towns.

　Therefore, if the town of Eden is to be built in Hawaii, then other outer islands can only be chosen - such as the Big Island of Hawaii, which is the largest in area but has frequent volcanic activities and has roads and villages destroyed by lava at any time, or other desolate and barren small islands.

　The plan proposed by the Hawaiian representatives was to build the town of Eden on Maui, a island with a population of only 20,000 to 30,000. However, although Maui would become a tourist destination dotted with luxury homes fifty years later, to the point where some shady plotters planned to use a mysterious fire to burn down the homes of the island's indigenous people and the poor to make way for the expansion of the wealthy district, in the 1960s, Maui was still an undeveloped tropical countryside.

　Therefore, in order to build a modern, civilized town on this infrastructure-deficient island, investments would have to be made to construct docks, airports, waterworks, television stations, and even power stations. Furthermore, most of the building materials needed for large-scale construction in the Hawaiian Islands would have to be imported by sea, and the construction crews would have to be hired from the mainland. Consequently, the price tag for this "Maui Plan" was higher than any other proposal.

　Even worse, Maui lacks fresh water. Otherwise, the 2023 fire that "only burned the poor" wouldn't have burned so fiercely.

　The cost is high, transportation is inconvenient, and there is a shortage of fresh water...so, Hawaii was also passed.

　Therefore, the only ones that made it to the final round were the San Fernando Valley plan in Los Angeles, California, and the Hibiscus Island plan in Florida.

　——San Francisco is located slightly north of California, and is affected by the California cold current. The highest temperature in summer is often around 20 degrees Celsius, and the temperature in winter can drop below 10 degrees Celsius. It does not seem to be suitable for holding a nudist camp.

　As for San Diego, south of Los Angeles, on the US-Mexico border, it was also in California and had wanted to compete. However, the problem was that San Diego's urban area was too close to the border, or even located right on it, leading to frequent illegal immigration and poor public security.

　Therefore, the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles ultimately became the only possible location for the Garden of Eden town in California.

　Los Angeles's competitor, Miami, Florida's largest city, shares similar climate conditions with Los Angeles, but its terrain is low and flat, with numerous lakes and swamps and no available canyons. Therefore, Miami has come up with the Hibiscus Island plan. Miami is also developing a smaller artificial island called Hibiscus Island. Connected to the mainland by only a cross-sea highway, this island is planned to be developed into a gated community of luxury villas.

　Before Fili traveled through time, Hibiscus Island in Miami had already become one of the most expensive places in Florida for land and real estate. There were no high-rise buildings or any service agencies on the island. Except for the luxurious villas, there were even more luxurious villas, which were filled with celebrities. Almost every house on the island was occupied.

　There are yachts and private helicopters parked at the door of the villa.

　But if necessary, the real estate company and the municipal government could also transform the Furong Island community into an Eden Town for nudists. Compared to building a nude community on land, a town on an artificial island is obviously safer and more secluded, and the sea view villas look more upscale...

　In addition, due to its proximity to downtown Miami, the skyscrapers of Miami's central business district can be seen from the island. Therefore, the artificial island does not need independent power generation and water facilities and can be fully integrated into Miami's power grid and water system.

　"If that's the case, how did the San Fernando Valley ultimately win the bid?"

　Isabelle, who was unable to see the world in Palm Beach this time, asked Ferry curiously.

　"First of all, it's because of the land area - Hibiscus Island is too small!" Fili replied.

　—The San Fernando Valley covers an area of ​​over 800 square kilometers, while Hibiscus Island covers only 80 acres.

　Not to mention anything else, Howard Hughes' medical and superpowers research institute alone would take up at least a quarter of the land area.

　After deducting the floor space occupied by other facilities, the final number of residents that can be accommodated may be less than 100 households: this is too few!

　Furthermore, if Eden Town successfully developed and continued to expand, all they would need to do in the San Fernando Valley was acquire land in the surrounding areas. However, on Hibiscus Island, there was no land to acquire, so they would have to reclaim land from the sea. Regardless of the cost, the water depth wouldn't necessarily support further reclamation.

　"Secondly, Los Angeles is the birthplace of supernatural powers, and the Bible clearly states that the Garden of Eden should be in a valley."

　——According to the description in the Bible, God built the Garden of Eden in a valley with lush vegetation and gurgling waterfalls, north of the Mesopotamian Plain, where ancient civilization originated, between the sources of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, that is, in Kurdistan on the southeastern border of Turkey.

　The San Fernando Valley is also located north of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles River runs through the valley, which is the water source of Los Angeles.

　The mountains surrounding the San Fernando Valley are like four natural walls, blocking both the cool sea breeze and the hot desert wind, making the weather in the San Fernando Valley hot and dry, but not so hot that it can bake people or so dry that the skin cracks.

　In the summer, although the San Fernando Valley is hot, the evaporation of water vapor brought by the Los Angeles River cools it down, so it is not too hot.

　In winter, the terrain of the San Fernando Valley is closed, and the surface heat is not easily dissipated by strong winds, so at least you don’t feel cold outdoors during the day.

　Finally, the San Fernando Valley offers ample land and is only 30 kilometers from Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the United States. The allure of a bustling metropolis for young people is self-evident. Furthermore, proximity to a major city also means convenient transportation and relatively well-developed infrastructure...

　In addition, Firi secretly used some charming tricks, and finally made the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles win the bidding conference, so that the Eden Town project was successfully implemented near his home.

　He wiped his sweat with a handkerchief - even though he was old and wearing a white summer suit, he was still sweating profusely.

　"It's so hot! I've heard the San Fernando Valley is hot, but I didn't expect it to be so hot in March that it's already so hot that you can't even wear clothes..." Howard Hughes complained while wiping his sweat. "I almost regret coming here in a convertible—there's no air conditioning!"

　"It was precisely because the weather in the San Fernando Valley was too hot and there were frequent wildfires that I didn't build Disneyland there. Instead, I chose Anaheim, a city to the south by the sea. It turned out to be the right choice.