92: Chapter 92 Financial Warfare! The Last Frenzied Counterattack of the Old Era!

"Is there... someone new at home?"

Inside the captain's lounge of the dinghai-class warship, Captain Long Ying had just finished her first deep sleep after gene restoration. Hearing these words from the signalman, her valiant and beautiful face was instantly filled with confusion.

What newcomer? Had Lin Yun found another new "sister" from somewhere?

In a villa on the outskirts of the capital, Lu Wanxing looked at Qi Bao in her arms, who was trying to use the Force of Law to turn a milk bottle into a toy, and raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Someone new?" She swirled the red wine glass in her hand, a meaningful smile playing at the corners of her mouth. "Interesting. It seems our family meeting will have a new topic on the agenda."

For Lin Yun's massive "harem," the addition of a "newcomer" was no longer anything to be surprised about. What they cared about was what kind of "dowry" this newcomer could bring to this "big family."

And the "dowry" brought by Katerina was clearly a heavyweight one.

When luan bird no. 1 appeared in lunar orbit in a manner akin to teleportation and used the softest tractor beam to bring the exhausted "Ice Queen" into the medical pod, the top-secret intelligence she provided—concerning the internal structure of the Moon Gate, its energy systems, and even high-level factional struggles—was instantly distributed to every core member of the Dragon Kingdom's Supreme Command via the Nuwa system.

Everyone who saw this intelligence felt a chill run down their spine.

It turned out that what they had faced before, whether it was the Silver-Armored Envoy or the Living Planet Engine, was merely the tip of the iceberg of the Moon Gate's massive war machine.

Behind the Moon Gate was an ancient interstellar civilization known as the "Observers." They took pleasure in "screening" and "harvesting" promising civilizations; Earth was merely a relatively fertile sector in their vast "pasture."

"The criteria for screening is whether one can withstand the 'test questions' they set. And every test points directly to the foundation of a civilization."

In the main conference room of luan bird no. 1, Katerina, who had regained much of her color, had changed into a white research uniform provided by the Dragon Kingdom. However, the iron-blooded aura belonging to the fighting nation had not diminished in the slightest.

She pointed to the dark star region marked as the "Death Forbidden Zone" on the holographic star map. That was the headquarters of the "Observer" civilization.

"The last test was military. They sent the Silver-Armored Envoy and opened a portal, attempting to conquer us with absolute force. We won."

"And this time, intimidated by the power shown by our 'Luan Bird' and 'Dragon Whale,' they have chosen another, more covert and more vicious way."

Katerina's gaze turned to Lin Yun, her ice-blue eyes sparkling with the light of wisdom.

"Lin Yun, if I'm not mistaken, when you gathered the world leaders to forcibly implement the 'New Ocean Convention,' there was a small group of people on Earth who did not appear at the venue, right?"

Lin Yun's heart skipped a beat.

He instantly understood what Katerina meant.

Just then, Elder Chen walked in with a solemn expression. He handed a report, which had just been compiled by Nuwa, to Lin Yun.

"Comrade Lin Yun, something has happened."

"Just now, all the old-era currencies still in circulation worldwide, led by the Eagle Coin, turned into waste paper in an instant."

On the screen, the iconic bronze bull on Wall Street in New York was blown to pieces in a sudden explosion.

Immediately after, the backend data of the world's largest virtual currency exchange was tampered with by a mysterious force, causing the assets of countless people to drop to zero overnight.

London, Tokyo, Frankfurt... In all the old-era financial centers across the globe, an unprecedented financial tsunami broke out at the same time!

"This was not a natural market collapse."

"This was a long-premeditated, precise, surgical strike against the global financial system!"

"It's them." Lin Yun looked at the cities on the screen, which were plunged into panic and riots, his eyes terrifyingly cold.

It's those old-era oligarchs hidden behind the scenes, controlling the global financial lifeblood! It's the Freemasons, the Skull and Bones, those ancient families who think they are the "shadow government of Earth"!

They chose to lie low when Lin Yun was pushing for military and technological unification. But when Lin Yun attempted to establish a brand-new, fair economic order, they finally bared their most lethal fangs!

They wanted to use the financial hegemony they had built over centuries to tell Lin Yun, and the whole world, who the true master of this planet was!

"By triggering a global financial crisis, they are creating chaos and shaking the public's confidence in our new government," Katerina analyzed calmly. "At the same time, they are using secret channels to contact forces dissatisfied with the 'New Ocean Convention,' attempting to form an 'Anti-Lin Yun Alliance.'"

"They have even publicly declared their willingness to surrender to the 'Observer' civilization in exchange for a place in the new world order. They believe that while our Dragon Kingdom can win a military war, we absolutely cannot win this invisible financial war!"

Texas Governor Robert and the other "former" leaders who had just surrendered were now pale with fright.

They knew all too well the power of those financial oligarchs. The wealth and resources those people held even exceeded those of any government in the old era. Opposing them was like hitting a rock with an egg.

"Mr... Mr. Lin, how about... we talk to them first?" Robert suggested tremulously. "We could give them a portion of the profits, as long as we can stabilize the situation..."

"Talk?" Lin Yun sneered disdainfully, interrupting him.

He slowly stood up and walked to the porthole of the conference room, looking down at the azure planet below.

"What is there to talk about with a bunch of parasites trying to sell out their own home planet?"

"Do they think that by controlling the printing presses, they control the world?"

Lin Yun turned around, his lips curling into an indifferent arc like that of a god.

"They've got one thing wrong."

"From today onwards, the most valuable 'asset' in this world is no longer gold, nor oil, and certainly not those scraps of waste paper."

He extended a finger, and at its tip, a miniature, steadily burning plasma resembling a tiny sun slowly emerged.

"It is energy."

"Nuwa," Lin Yun ordered.

"Present."

"Issue the 'White Paper on the New Economic Order of Earth Civilization' to the whole world."

"Effective immediately, abolish all sovereign currencies of the old era."

"Issue a brand-new, unique, and globally universal digital currency."

"Its name shall be..."

Lin Yun looked at the faces below—some terrified, some expectant, some dazed—and announced, word by word, the term that would completely change human history.

"dragon coin."

"Tell those rats hiding in the gutters that their game is over."

"Now, it's my turn to set the rules!"