Volume 4: National Craftsmanship Chapter 130: Even if I, Zhu Dan, die of exhaustion, old age, or jump off from here...
“Currency hegemony!?”
This term is strange yet familiar. Shen Jin knows that before the end of the world, the United States relied on this to gain a foothold in the world and maintain its position as the world's number one power, but... what is strange is that now he can also use this word?
It’s just a small area of 130 square kilometers. It’s too optimistic to want to build...monetary hegemony, right?
Shang Qian saw Shen Jin's doubts, pushed his black-framed glasses and said, "To establish currency hegemony, you need two things: one is force. Only absolute force can create an absolutely stable currency hegemony. If others don't use our currency, they will be beaten, so they will naturally use it; the second is materials. We must have material advantages. We have what other places don't have, and we are good at what other places have. Our things are complete, numerous, and good, so naturally they all use our money to buy things. Of course, this is based on force. If there is no force, everything is empty talk. For example, before the end of the world, some countries had oil resources, but they did not use other people's currencies for settlement, so they were beaten, and their economies regressed by decades. Our extraordinary power can already stand at the level , and we can basically protect our family business!"
"But... Tianluodiwang represents the government after all. Will they allow the emergence of a new currency?" Shen Jin was a little unsure. Although the currency before the end of the world has completely collapsed, the government will have to establish it sooner or later. If he takes this step in advance, isn't it tantamount to going against the country?
Shang Qian hesitated for a moment, her eyes gradually became sharp: "Blue Star is so big, this zombie virus outbreak has reshuffled the whole world. I know you still have a sense of belonging to the Chinese government, and so do I, but... not all countries in the world can withstand this disaster. By then, there will be a large number of places with only zombies and no people. Tianluodiwang has done a good job, and we get along well with Tianluodiwang, but this does not affect us using Q City as a springboard to take over more territory, and then... become king ourselves!"
"Hiss——" Shen Jin took a breath of cold air and declared himself king!
"Turtle...are you serious?"
Shang Qian's face was stern at this time, and it seemed that four words were written all over her face: I am serious.
"This... let me think about it... think about it again!"
Shen Jin couldn't make the decision for a while. If he did that, everything... would change. Everyone would become extraordinary and fight against the zombies together.
This slogan has gradually changed...Everyone becomes extraordinary, fights against zombies, carves out land to become king, and attacks the world.
"Well, I think this is the future direction of Home No. 1. Of course, for now we should just keep our own pace of development. I'll go give Ye Fan and the others the Home Coins that can be used to purchase 5,000 sets of bone armor!"
Shang Qian did not force Shen Jin to make a decision.
"By the way, go...check on Zhu Dan. Although he said he's fine, he's in a very low mood!"
"Um……"
After Shen Jin and his team met up in City S, they were busy trading with Zhang Qiang and his team, and only arranged Zhu Dan in the helicopter. The two of them just exchanged a few words in a hurry and had not had a proper chat. However, Shen Jin had already thought of some ways on the way here, which might... be able to help Zhu Dan.
Back in the villa, in a room on the second floor, a white-haired old man was sitting on the sofa, leaning his head and staring blankly out the window, as if there was a kind of charm outside the window that attracted him, and he didn't even notice Shen Jin when he walked to the door.
"Can I come in and sit for a while?"
"……bring it on!"
Zhu Dan withdrew his gaze from the window, a trace of loneliness flashed across his face, and then he put on a forced smile, "Ahem...Brother, have you finished dealing with the matter in S City?"
The voice was hoarse, with a hint of old age. This was the result of the body's organs operating for many years. There was nothing seriously wrong with the components inside, but... there were some problems to some extent.
But... Zhu Dan is only 22 years old!
Before the end of the world, he was a young and sunny college student .
At this moment, for the victory of this battle, he… sacrificed 40 years of his life.
All the honors of this battle went to Shen Jin. No one in City S even knew there was such a person. He stood up at that critical moment and held on for everyone for the crucial 10 seconds!
If it weren't for these 10 seconds, the fusion skills of the 29 people would have been interrupted, and the fused giant corpse would have taken the opportunity to kill some people for sure. The most terrifying thing was that Shen Jin might have been forced to fuse in advance. If the strength of the gold element was lower, it would have dissipated before it could completely kill the giant corpse. Then... this battle would have been lost.
Now, Shen Jin has everything in front of him, and Zhu Dan can only look out the window silently here...
Thinking of this, Shen Jin's eyes seemed to be filled with sand, and he turned his head away unnaturally: "Well! After the processing, they got a full set of equipment that is enough to equip all their extraordinary teams. I also gave them 5,000 sets of lower-quality equipment for ordinary sergeants to wear. Haha~! Don't get me wrong, it's not that I'm stingy, but ordinary people have limited strength. They can't wear the standard equipment used by extraordinary people!"
Shen Jin tried his best to speak slower. At this moment, Zhu Dan absolutely did not want to see a crying person talking about how miserable he was.
"That's good... This incident is also a good opportunity for S City. The zombies around here have been almost wiped out. The next step is to expand, just like we did last year when we wiped out the zombie tide in D City!"
Zhu Dan showed a relieved smile on his face. Shen Jin didn't know whether he was happy that S City had survived this crisis, or... he was relieved that his efforts were not in vain.
"Yeah... that zombie wave seems to be still in front of my eyes, but it was all last year!"
At this point, neither of them spoke again. After a moment of silence, Zhu Dan took a deep breath and turned his head. His wrinkled and old face still had bright eyes, which showed that he was once a teenager. "Brother, things have already happened. It's useless to think too much. My body has bid farewell to fighting, but! I still have the ability of the first level. This stage is what I call... empowering everything. You have used my empowered weapons and know that it is a magical ability. If each of your extraordinary weapons has this attribute, it can also greatly improve your combat effectiveness!"
Shen Jin: "Yeah, without you at that time, we might not have been able to hold on!"
"From now on, I will stay with you and become the exclusive enchanter of Home No. 1, enchanting everyone's weapons!"
Zhu Dan said this, stood up, and pointed out the window: "Outside... is the land of our country, and countless of our compatriots are struggling in dire straits. I will be uneasy as long as the zombies are not destroyed! As long as I am alive, I must fight the zombies to the end!"
“You don’t have to be like this…” Shen Jin just started to speak when he was interrupted by Zhu Dan who looked very excited. “Brother, please don’t say any more! I must do these things. Even if I die of exhaustion, old age, or jump off here, I will not leave Home No. 1. I will show my value before I die!”
Zhu Dan's face was full of wrinkles and his voice was hoarse at this time, but the chivalrous spirit in him was still as strong as when the two of them first drank together.
"Actually, I..."
Just as Shen Jin was about to speak, Zhu Dan turned his back to him and looked out the window: "Maybe... before I die, I can still see you leading the brothers... to completely kill all the zombies, then I can rest in peace!"
Zhu Dan's face showed a look of longing; that was his biggest dream.
Shen Jin scratched his head, and when Zhu Dan finally finished speaking, he said with a look of toothache: "You are making this too tragic. If I say that there may be some medicine here that can help you recover from your injuries, wouldn't it be... a real bummer?"
Zhu Dan with his hands behind his back: (×゜ー゜×)
He turned around suddenly and grabbed Shen Jin's hand, "Quick...brother, quick! I'm so worried, give me the medicine! Please see through my pretended strength~!~!"
