154: The financial system collapsed completely.
[Ding! Analysis successful!]
[Congratulations to the Host! Obtained 'Thor's Wrath War Hammer' crafting blueprint!]
[Congratulations to the Host! 'Lightning Law' affinity +0.2%!]
[Ding! 'Intermediate Datafied Dragon Body' experience +0.5%!]
Su Jue was like he was strolling through his own backyard, touching here and looking there.
Everywhere he went, whether it was precious source crystals or powerful magic treasures, they all turned into Data and energy in his hands and were absorbed by him.
Following behind, the Capybara watched as the mountain of wealth disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, its heart twitching with pain.
Boss!
This is all money!
Even if you don't use it yourself, you could sell it!
Eating it as a snack like this is just too wasteful!
A few minutes later.
Wealthy and Noble finally finished the operation.
"Sir... Sir... it's... it's transferred..."
Shaking, he handed his personal terminal to Su Jue.
Su Jue took it and looked.
A long string of numbers was displayed on the screen.
Eight billion, not a penny less.
But he soon encountered a new problem.
He... didn't have a personal account.
Where would the money go?
Su Jue looked at the Capybara.
The Capybara understood immediately.
Its small paw swiped in the air, bringing up a virtual account.
This was a "ghost account" that could absolutely not be tracked, opened in the Federal Bank system using its own "Ark" project technology.
Wealthy and Noble didn't dare to ask more and immediately transferred the money into that account.
"Alright, you can get lost now."
Su Jue waved his hand.
"Thank... thank you, Sir, for sparing my life! Thank you, Sir!"
As if granted a grand amnesty, Wealthy and Noble ran away in a panic.
Now, only Su Jue and the Capybara remained in the vault.
Looking at the long string of zeros in the account, Su Jue had a bit of a real sense of the concept of "money" for the first time.
"With so much money, how should I spend it?"
He muttered to himself.
Hearing this, the Capybara almost fell over.
Boss, this worry of yours is just too much of a humblebrag!
However, just then.
The system in Su Jue's mind suddenly emitted a crisp notification sound, different from before.
"Ding!"
[Detected that the Host possesses a huge amount of legal funds and has a strong interest in the current financial system...]
[The system is undergoing adaptive evolution based on the Host's needs...]
[Evolution complete!]
[System version updated to 2.5!]
[New functional module: 'Financial Alchemy'!]
[Function Introduction: This system can convert 'energy points' into any form of digital currency through laws. At the same time, it can invade and tamper with any financial system Data below the Saint King Level.]
[Note: With money, you really can do whatever you want. Friendly reminder, by using this function reasonably, you will possess a 'financial nuclear bomb' that can be detonated at any time.]
Looking at this new function, Su Jue's eyes lit up again.
Financial nuclear bomb?
He liked this!
He looked at the Capybara and grinned.
"Let's go, we're going to the next place."
"We're going to visit every bank in Star River City."
...The Capybara hadn't yet recovered from the shock of "visiting every bank."
Su Jue had already taken it and activated [Space Folding], appearing in the vault of the second-largest bank in Star River City—"Four Seas Bank."
The next hour.
Became the darkest and most magical hour in the financial history of the entire Star River City, and even the entire Lihuo Star No. 3.
Under the absolute military threat of Su Jue "piercing the vault door with one finger" and the cooperation of the Capybara's super hacker technology that "transferred tens of billions of funds without anyone knowing."
The top ten banks in Star River City were not spared.
Their Bank Presidents, after experiencing the psychological process of "shock-fear-despair-submission," obediently transferred their private small vaults, along with a portion of the bank's liquid funds, into that bottomless "ghost account."
Su Jue's personal wealth exploded at an inconceivable speed!
8 billion... 10 billion... 50 billion... 100 billion!
When the "visit" to the tenth bank was completed, the funds in Su Jue's account had reached a terrifying number—130 billion federation coin!
Looking at that number, the Capybara was completely numb.
Even the most impressive interstellar pirate wasn't as impressive as the Boss... "That's about enough."
Looking at the account balance, Su Jue almost snorted with laughter.
130 billion should be enough for him to spend freely.
"Boss, what... what do we do now?"
The Capybara asked weakly.
It now just wanted to find a place to have a good sleep and repair its nearly burnt-out Quantum Core.
"Go home."
Su Jue said.
Then he activated his space ability and brought the Capybara back to that small, broken house in the slums.
He lay comfortably on the bed, preparing to continue studying the system's new functions.
What he didn't know was.
That his one hour of "strolling" had brought an unprecedented financial tsunami to the entire Star River City!
...Star River City, Financial Trading Center.
On the huge circular screen, countless red and green curves were jumping wildly.
This was the economic heart of Lihuo Star No. 3.
Every second, hundreds of billions of funds circulated here.
Suddenly!
A trader let out a terrified scream!
"It's crashed! Star River Bank's credit index has crashed!"
His words were like a bomb dropped into a calm lake!
Immediately after!
"Four Seas Bank has also crashed!"
"Tianyu Finance is requesting an emergency suspension of trading!"
"..."
One bad news after another followed!
Within just a few minutes, almost all financial institutions in Star River City experienced huge capital outflows and a cliff-like drop in credit ratings!
The entire financial market instantly fell into a panic-selling frenzy!
The stock prices of countless companies fell crazily, like a free fall!
Ten percent!
Thirty percent!
Fifty percent!
...Countless people lost everything at this moment!
The entire economy of Star River City nearly collapsed within a short half hour!
Everyone was going crazy!
They didn't know what had happened!
It was like a natural disaster without any warning!
...Top floor of the Li Group headquarters building.
The ruler of the Li family on Lihuo Star No. 3, Saint Realm Expert—Li Xuanfeng, was looking at the Data report in front of him with a grim face.
"What did you say?!"
"In just this short while, our Li family's assets in Star River City have evaporated by... three trillion?!"
His voice cracked into a high-pitched, feminine tone.
Standing in front of him was the Li family's Chief Financial Officer, a fat man drenched in sweat.
"Fa... Family Head..."
The fat man said tremblingly, "It's... it's not just three trillion... this number is... is still expanding..."
"The entire financial system of Star River City has... has completely paralyzed..."