CHAPTER 149: THE UNITED STATES MATERIAL LOSS INCIDENT

Some of my classmates still wanted to ask Zhang Lingling for a refund of their Virtual Coins, but some just let it go, cursing a few words before falling silent. Zhang Lingling exhaled a breath of relief—the incident had finally passed!

Jing Shu was stunned for a long time and could only give a thumbs up. That oath was spot on! It’s just that I don’t know whether her family’s home will be flooded or collapse in an earthquake. I can only wait and see.

When the time comes, I’ll see how she explains this. Look, the pledge you made years ago has all come true. What else can you say?

Still, one had to admit, class leader Zhang Lingling’s ability to divert attention was quite strong.

"Fellow classmates, I have sorrowful news to share. Out of 58 students in our class, only 32 remain. I’ve already changed the nicknames of those who have left us to honor their memory. If you have anything more to say to them, you can send a message, but they will never see it..."

Xie Zihao said, "The people who used to mock me for being ugly are already dead, while I am still alive. I truly must thank the heavens for sparing me."

The water scarcity that had plagued Huaxia for half a year was temporarily resolved, yet various regions didn’t slow down.

Instead, they began to enforce the new rules of the apocalypse even more thoroughly. As the saying goes, without rules, nothing can be accomplished properly.

Hyperinflation and food shortages caused global monetary chaos. Huaxia was the first to introduce a Virtual Coin system, allowing purchases by simply swiping an ID. As of today, paper money has been completely abolished.

On October 20th, Huaxia officially launched the Virtual Coin system. This achieved face-swipe transactions, ushering in an era ahead of its time, tightly connected to big data and reshaping global perspectives.

While the United States was busy filming various science fiction movies, a certain country was engrossed in exploring the mysteries between humans, India was busy figuring out how to fit more people onto a train, Germany was meticulously applying their new apocalyptic technology, and the ’nation of warriors’ was caught up in bare-knuckle brawls...

Jing Shu’s nation, Huaxia, quietly perfected new survival rules amidst the chaos from every corner.

Even more astonishing was Huaxia’s decision to recycle all steel items and household cutting tools. This caused the incidence of rule violations to plummet dramatically to 0.1% since June, and the materials were successfully repurposed to create the Artificial Sun.

When water purified by the Artificial Suns across Huaxia was distributed to the local populace for drinking, and news of Huaxia people queuing for face-swipe meal pickups and buying ice pops was broadcast internationally, the entire world was shocked!

"Why does Huaxia have water to drink?"

"Why is Huaxia still so orderly now, able to queue up for food?"

"My god, the Huaxia people are too fortunate. They even have ice pops to eat!"

"I can’t stand it anymore! Although the United States also has an Artificial Sun, I still want to go to Huaxia. That place is too safe. Nobody has dangerous weapons, nor are there any muggings. You can live there without fear!"

However, as a reincarnated person, I still pay close attention to news and international affairs.

International news reported that Dubai had reached a deal with Huaxia for an Artificial Sun and had flamboyantly managed to ship over an iceberg to cool down temperatures. It was said that Dubai used a huge amount of oil in exchange for Huaxia’s Artificial Sun.

Its brother country, Pakistan, purchased Huaxia’s Virtual Coin system and big data system.

Later, the United States wanted to buy a big data system from Huaxia. Huaxia requested that the main database be established within Huaxia, but the proposal was rejected, and the deal fell through.

For Jing Shu, these international events felt somewhat distant. Her only concern was whether the RV she had paid for would end up being a wasted effort. Fortunately, after asking Niu Mou, he confirmed that Yang Yang was still alive and should be back soon.

However, Jing Shu still cleverly noticed something odd about the international news.

Because some countries were always up to no good, certain places within Huaxia started to get restless for no apparent reason.

In my previous life, I didn’t think much of it. But in this life, connecting all the events, it seemed clear that it was all premeditated! Those troublemakers must have been deliberately instigated by ’that side.’

Their hearts were truly malicious.

However, Huaxia was not to be trifled with. In just a few days, an entire submarine was stolen from ’the other side,’ reportedly vanishing without a trace.

Officials from ’the other side’ claimed that even if the submarine was stolen, the thieves could not crack the codes to operate it. They even declared that the submarine could only serve as scrap metal and advised ’that certain country’—referring to Huaxia—to return it wisely. However, on that very same day, a hacker managed to break its location tracker, and the submarine’s position was lost.

That was a resounding slap in the face.

The public on ’the other side’ lashed out at their president, incredulous that their nation’s most advanced technology could be stolen in its entirety. How incompetent must they be to lose sight of something so big!

The higher-ups on ’that side’ had unspoken difficulties, much like fixing a safe to a wall only to have thieves steal the safe along with the entire wall...

The biggest problem was that they all knew damn well Huaxia was behind it, yet they couldn’t find any evidence. It was infuriating!

Upon hearing this news, my first thought was whether this incident could have been orchestrated by Yang Yang and Wang Dazhao’s group.

After all, judging by Yang Yang’s demeanor back then, it was clear he wasn’t up to anything good. Besides, if they could ship the RV back, a submarine should be manageable. I had wondered at the time why they needed such a large transport ship to go to the United States and why it was all so secretive, taking several months.

At that time, Yang Yang had said that even in death, they must not reveal their identities. I was beginning to understand: the moment their identities were exposed and evidence was found, the United States would likely rally allies to hit Huaxia with an ’X-bullet.’

But a nuclear submarine... such high-tech equipment! How did they manage to steal it?

Subsequent news only confirmed that the two countries had begun to vie with each other. When had the once all-superior empire—the United States—ever suffered such suppression? However, the United States had a major flaw: when it realized it couldn’t win, it resorted to all sorts of shameless tactics.

While the United States was resorting to these tactics, they discovered their ship-mounted hypersonic electromagnetic railgun had been dismantled, leaving only the base. The loss of the railgun itself was minor compared to the loss of the technology within!

It was only later that I found out. The array of high-tech equipment lost by the United States had indeed been the result of a daring feat by Yang Yang and his group. Not only did Yang Yang end up on their blacklist, but the amusing part was that, to this day, the United States still hadn’t figured out the true identities of this group. How embarrassing for them!

You dare mess with us? We’ll dare to steal all your cutting-edge technology and weapons.

The United States decided further provocations weren’t worth it.

Huaxia had its Thirty-Six Stratagems, and the United States experienced at least six of them, including ’Deceiving the Heavens to Cross the Sea,’ ’Making a Feint to the East While Attacking in the West,’ and ’Stealing the Beams and Replacing Them with Rotten Timber.’ Only after everything was over did the United States realize they had been caught in an elaborate trap all along; they had been thoroughly played!