Early in the morning, the bank gate was crowded.

Traders, mercenaries, hunters, and even scavengers, all gathered at the bank's door. People were in high spirits and their faces were filled with excitement. Led by security forces in the uniforms of the First Legion, people lined up in long lines, eagerly awaiting the opening of the Sixth Block Bank at eight o'clock.

If you want to ask why people are so enthusiastic, you have to start with yesterday's wonderful speech.

"Ladies and gentlemen, over the past 21 years, we have proven our prosperity with our hands. Standing on the podium in front of the parliament building, Zhao Chenwu raised his voice to all the people in the audience with an impassioned voice.

"Whether it's being abandoned by the PAC in the first place, or facing a wave of xenomorphs alone, or the bacteria that spread across the city last year, or the sad betrayal," he slowly lowered his tone.

"But we overcame!" he clenched his fists, raised his voice, and said in a provocative tone, "We raised the middle finger of the powerful who abandoned us with the new order, we blocked the zombies and xenos with our walls and guns, we purged the city of the plague with the tracks of our tanks, and we sanctioned the traitors with the charter of the council!"

"Then we had the light. He slowed his tone again, casting a solemn and proud gaze into the crowd.

The audience held their breath.

"But just as we were singing about prosperity, a sad thing happened. ”

"I'm sure most people have already heard of it. The compatriots in Jiashi, the warriors who resisted the invasion of the mutants, finally fell. ”

"And now the barbarians on the west side are waving their mallets and shouting to us: Behold, we have taken your little neighbor, and cut off his balls. Scared? We're going to do the same to you soon! Now, tell me, can you bear this insult!

There was no response from the audience, but Zhao Chenwu could read from the faces of the people in the front row that they couldn't.

Taking a deep breath, he opened his mouth again.

"It's so small. Compared to the entire wasteland, it can't even talk about a grain. But we have an obligation to nurture it and illuminate the wider place. Yes, it is the light we have seen, the light called order! And the first step in accomplishing this great undertaking is to lubricate the tracks of our tanks with the entrails of those mongrels!, and then, liberate our fellow-citizens!" His voice went from low to high, and it completely ignited the emotions of all the onlookers.

"Long live the Sixth Block!" the people shouted in response to his roar.

"Long live NAC!"

"Kill those dog R eunuchs!"

“”

Raising his hand to signal silence, he flipped the manuscript to the next page.

"Now. On behalf of the council, I read out the resolution that the Sixth Block will declare war on the mutants entrenched in Land Seven!"

After speaking, he looked at Chu Nan, who was sitting on the side seat. As an executive officer, Chu Nan represents the attitude of the junta.

According to the charter of the Sixth Block, the junta has a veto on bills considered by Parliament. Of course, this was just a passing motion, after all, the impassioned speech itself was arranged by the junta.

Chu Nan stood up and looked at the people in the audience with a solemn expression.

"License. ”

The audience erupted in deafening cheers.

In this boiling public opinion. Zhao Chenwu struck while the iron was hot and read out the resolution on the issuance of war bonds and conscription bills.

This performance went much smoother than expected

Outside the window, it was dark and pressing. The queue went all the way from the bank to the front of the Houses of Parliament.

This is the Houses of Parliament, and the bank is located right next to it.

Chu Nan and Zhao Chenwu sat at the tea table by the window, and there was a color-printed newspaper in front of their table, and the cover was printed with the impassioned speech.

Newspapers only came about some time ago. People are gossip creatures, and in the era when there is no Internet, newspapers can just meet people's needs in this regard. Except for the occasional publication of resolutions of the council of the Sixth Block. Often, these newspapers also publish interesting stories of survivors, xeno-hunting experiences, job postings, or advertisements.

"The bank is open in 5 minutes. Zhao Chenwu squinted his eyes at the wall clock on the wall, and his eyes turned to the window again.

He doesn't need to line up with those ordinary people. As a big capitalist in the Sixth Block, he had already bought his share of the bonds before the public offering.

"It seems that there is a lot of enthusiasm for the war four months later. Chu Nan said with a smile.

When eight o'clock arrived, the service staff at the Houses of Parliament served a basket of hot steamed buns and two cups of freshly ground soy milk to the two.

"Nobody is interested in war. But it won't be difficult to get along with the shiny subcrystal. Well, a hearty breakfast. Zhao Chenwu reached out and grabbed the bun and took a hard bite.

Having lived here for almost 20 years, he knows exactly what people cheered about yesterday. Not for the liberation of compatriots, but for the sake of mercenary orders, arms orders, jobs that the war will bring

"That's right. Chu Nan said with a smile and stretched out his hand to the steamer.

Breakfast at the Capitol is served free of charge by the junta, and the food here is consistently the best in the entire Sixth Block. Steamed buns with fresh meat and hot soy milk are not an exaggeration to call them delicacies in this wasteland.

"How did you come up with the idea of using mutant steel to issue war bonds?" Swallowing the food in his mouth, Zhao Chenwu couldn't help but ask as he looked at the people outside the window who were frantically flocking to the purchase point.

"Got inspiration from the dividend system of your first expedition, and then applied a little bit of a change. For example, the steel sold in the sixth block is used as a guarantee for dividends. Chu Nan said in a chatty tone as he chewed his food slowly and methodically.

The subcrystals brought by the previous expedition ignited the boilers in the factory, and this expedition will bring the raw materials needed for production.

"How much steel do mutants have on hand?"

"According to the intelligence fed back by the reconnaissance force, it is estimated that the C-beam reserves are more than 200,000 tons. ”

"Day, are they guarding an iron mine?" Zhao Chenwu couldn't help but scold.

This is all finished C-shaped steel, not iron ore that needs to be refined.

"It's not an iron ore mine, it's an underground resource bank according to reliable sources. PAC's strategic reserve materials, but I don't know how those supplies got into the hands of those monsters. But it doesn't matter, wait until this autumn and the steel will be ours. ”

Outside the window, the queue has begun to move slowly. The banks opened their doors, and people took their identity credentials, all of them eager to sharpen their heads and squeeze towards the bond salesman.

Retracting his gaze from the window, Zhao Chenwu looked at Chu Nan and asked.

"Why don't you earn this ajing yourself? don't tell me he's going to be short of this money now. ”

Zhao Chenwu's mouth was naturally referring to Jiang Chen.

The food trade brings in nearly one million crystals in profit every month. Zhao Chenwu, the largest shareholder of the food business, would rather believe that the bank would go bankrupt than believe that Jiang Chen would lack subcrystals.

"There is not a shortage of money, but doesn't Councilor Zhao understand the truth that if you want to dig and harvest wheat, you must first plant the ears of wheat?" Chu Nan said with a smile.

Zhao Chenwu was slightly stunned, and then laughed.

"It is an honor for the marshal to have such foresight. ”

"It's also my pleasure. Holding the soy milk cup in his hand, Chu Nan smiled and made a toast. (To be continued.) )