Chapter 572: Epilogue

Most Americans don't know what's going on. All they knew was that the war, which had lasted for a day and a night, was over. In fact, at this point, most people still don't know who this war is fighting against. All they know is that their homes are in ruins.

As for the changes in the top echelons of the US government, it is even less known. The military, headed by General Rus, suddenly staged a coup d'état. But behind this coup d'état, there is more than a whim.

The United States is a country with an extremely mature political system. Both the presidential electoral system and the parliamentary system of the House of Representatives and the Senate have been tested for a long time. The difficulty of staging a coup d'état in such a country can be imagined.

However, this administration, and indeed all the top leaders, are facing an unprecedented situation at this time. After all, there has never been a government that has lost New York City in office. And it's a complete loss. The whole of New York City was reduced to rubble. The consequences of this are catastrophic. Enough for an American president to commit suicide with a bomb.

New York is the economic center of the United States. The major ports around New York City alone are an integral part of the U.S. transportation industry. It is also the stock exchange center of the United States, and even the Federal Reserve is located here. These losses alone are enough to set the U.S. economy back more than a decade.

And the above is only a pure economic loss. Don't forget that the destruction of New York City, the most direct representation of which is actually the homelessness of tens of millions of American citizens. Countless people have begun to flock to the White House spontaneously.

This is not a protest of tens of thousands of people. This is a question of resettlement for tens of millions of people. Even only 10% of the public intends to storm the White House. The government would then have to use military-level force to stop it. But in the current situation, no high-level government dares to give such an order.

In fact, one of the things that the current president of the United States is most looking forward to is that Congress will impeach him as soon as possible. He couldn't wait to go back to his hometown farm to feed the horses. The series of disasters in front of him had already made him begin to fear. He had no doubt that the slightest negligence on the part of the White House guards would tear him apart by the angry crowd that rushed in.

In fact, as soon as New York fell, the security forces of the entire White House were greatly adjusted. All the guards, as well as the secret service, all in the background, involving New York, were all dropped out of the White House. But even so, the top brass of the White House still feel weak. They even deployed a Marine Corps as a temporary defense system for the White House.

President Trump's dream has come to naught. Even if something so big happened, the parliament did not have the slightest intention of impeaching him. Or rather, because this matter is so big, no idiot will run out and fight for power now. The current situation is that whoever holds the highest position will have to bear the resentment of tens of millions of New Yorkers. Since there is one at the top now, then hold him up and don't let him fall.

The coup d'état was sudden, but undoubtedly much easier than expected. That Marine in the White House suddenly turned back. In just a few minutes, the entire White House was directly controlled. The entire political elite of the United States has been swept away.

The United States as a capitalist world. Their political system is actually built on the system of capital. In essence, the top levels of the US government, and even members of the Parliament, are the spokesmen of the major capital groups. However, after the escalation of the New York incident. In just a few hours. Those in charge behind the scenes reacted quickly.

As a result of their think tank, there is no way to survive this crisis. The only way is to make sacrifices, and drastically sacrifices. There is no doubt that a large number of spokesmen within the government are the best victims.

When the White House was controlled by the military, they held a press conference to the outside world. In the presence of all the media throughout the United States, General Ross came face to face with accusations, incompetence at the top of the administration, and dozens of incriminating evidence.

Dozens of high-ranking members of the government, including the president, were directly convicted without even the slightest response. They had been told before that that they could sacrifice themselves to save their families. Most people have chosen to sacrifice themselves.

Although in essence, this disaster is not to blame for any of them. However, things have come to this point, both the government and the people need an outlet. And not an ordinary catharsis. Throwing one or two high-level people out to take the blame is completely unqualified. Even the president is not qualified. Only when the top echelons of the entire government collectively step down can we win back a little bit of public opinion.

The top brass of the government was ousted en masse, and the new government was quickly reorganized. This is also one of the sacrifices made by the consortium behind the scenes. In such a hasty situation, it is impossible for them to arrange every public official as perfectly as before. There will be a large number of spokesmen for emerging forces, or even unowned spokesmen, entering the upper echelons of government.

The new government was formed within twenty-four hours. The first thing they did was to hold a press conference to explain what happened in New York.

"A few days ago, the country experienced an unprecedented catastrophe. Our New York City was reduced to rubble in this disaster. For the culprit of this incident, we currently have the following information. It's an alien invasion ......"

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"Alien invasion is a long-standing meme in the United States. Speaking solemnly on such an occasion, I wonder if the spokesman was laughing in his heart. ”

"I feel like he's more likely to cry. But I still don't understand why, at such a time, they are still reluctant to disclose the existence of gods. They and the gods are now immortal. They can take this opportunity to completely defeat the gods against the opposite side of humanity. to win this war. ”

"Hehe, leprechaun, you're so naïve. Do you think the destruction of this city will have a big impact on the United States? ”

"Of course, the entire U.S. economy is already in a state of collapse."

"And what about the whole world?"

"Obviously, this is a turning point for the whole world. Humanity may usher in a new era. ”

"No, there is no new era. By the next day, most people in the world will only commute to and from work on time, pick up and drop off their children, date their girlfriends, eat, and sleep...... Nothing will happen. It's just one city missing. There are many more cities in this world. There are many more. What they really care about is always the salary and bonus of the month. The Fall of New York City. What does it have to do with them. ”

"But the U.S. government won't rest on its laurels."

"What can they do? Announcing the existence of deities. Believe me, as long as the government dares to publicly announce the existence of the gods. Then there must be countless fanatical believers in this world. Do you think they're going to hate the gods when they learn that they've destroyed New York City? No, that would only make them confirm the strength of the gods and start a frenzied worship.

Most people in this world are too ordinary. They spend their entire lives waiting for an opportunity to be out of the ordinary. But you and I both know that this kind of opportunity cannot be obtained by waiting, or even by hard work. But if there are gods in this world, then maybe.

They will chase the gods frantically, even if the gods have committed countless sins in this world. But it doesn't matter, as long as those sins don't fall on them, the chase won't stop. At that time, there will only be a certain deity, symbolically developing a few true believers. Give a little insignificant benefit. At that time, a new era will really come, but it will be a time of gods. At that time, all regimes, including the U.S. government, will basically be able to wash and sleep. Therefore, maintaining the balance at the moment is actually the best situation. ”

Odin and the Shadow were not taken away. In fact, Lin Xuan had noticed it at the beginning, and the gods of the ocean system had obviously left a way out for themselves. They know that Loki and Chaos are still alive, and in this case, if they really move Order and Odin, then they can only dig their own graves.

Odin's feud with the shadows, the opposition between order and chaos, all of this will continue. And in this battle, the most damaged was actually the new god who originally seemed to have the upper hand. I have to say that in this modern society of seven billion people, the power of the God of Lies is really strong to a certain extent. Loki is equivalent to single-handedly crippling the entire new god.

The few remaining new gods decisively chose to hide in a corner of the world and tremble. They clearly knew that at this moment, whether it was the old gods or the gods of the ocean system, they were all eyeing them. One wrong step can be a recipe for disaster.

The gods chose to be quiet. They either hide in the shadows and lick their wounds, or take stock of the gains of this battle. Singular no matter what, they all chose to be silent for a while.

It's hard to believe, but less than a week after the events in New York, the whole world has begun to calm down. This is where a crucial issue can be seen. Public opinion is always in a state of being guided. It doesn't matter what country it is, or what kind of free country it professes, it's the same.

Under the full guidance of the state apparatus, the whole affair began to develop in the other direction, and the post-war reconstruction began. The U.S. government began to spare no effort to publicize the reconstruction efforts in the affected areas. Recruit all kinds of volunteers and hold various disaster relief evenings. For a time, the eyes of the whole country were drawn to the reconstruction of New York. As for why the reconstruction, most are starting to fade it. Perhaps most people don't want to recall that catastrophic scene.

"I still can't believe it's over."

"Why can't you believe it? Does it have to be fought until the world falls apart before it ends? The gods are not crazy, they know the bottom line. You can't really hurt the world. Except for the chaos, everything else is actually within the scope of a know. ”

"I now believe what you say that human nature is ten thousand times more complex than divine nature."

"It's not too late, Leprechaun. There's a lot more you'll have to learn later. ”

Lin Xuan left control of the entire virtual reality to the elf. And before he knew it, the seed of divinity was ignited in him. The elf that had reached the end of his power now has endless potential. Together with Lin Xuan, he witnessed the beginning and end of the entire Divine War, which would give him a new understanding. Lin Xuan gave him strength, as for what to do with these powers, it was up to the elf demon to choose his own.

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Wade was a very special presence in this event. He was the first to comprehend magic, and then he had a chance that ordinary people couldn't match. He was guided by the will of the world and thought he was the savior. But when he saw New York City reduced to ashes. He began to think that he had done something wrong.

Even when a group of gendarmerie came forward to arrest him, he did not resist. He thinks he was the one who made it all wrong. It was himself who awakened that god and led to the destruction of New York City.

"For someone who saved the world, your treatment seems a little more than I imagined, Wade." A familiar voice rang in his ears. Wade jerked his head up and saw the young Asian standing in front of him.

"Save the world, look at New York City, I destroyed my hometown. It was I who awakened one of those two gods. I can always feel that kind of guidance. I thought it was my calling. But now it seems that it was the temptation of the devil. It was it that bewitched me and caused this disaster. Wade was a little emotional.

"I saw the situation in New York City, and believe it or not, I was there. It's just that if I told you that if you hadn't awakened one of them, then the other might have destroyed the world, believe it or not. ”

"What do you mean?"

The simple meaning is that you have not been deceived by the devil and have not caused this calamity. You're just preventing a bigger catastrophe. New York City is just the price of necessity. ”

"What kind of disaster needs to pay a city to survive."

"Endless chaos until the destruction of the world. Wade, you saved the world. ”

"I ...... Even so, what's the point. No one will believe this. There were a lot of people who saw me wake up that guy. ”

"Really? Since you're so sure, they won't believe you. So as a culprit in the destruction of New York City, are you being treated a little too well now? It stands to reason that this level of sin is enough to send you to the gallows. ”

"...... I don't understand?"

"Hehe, it's simple, Wade, do you think they really don't understand what's going on? No, there were more than thirty national-level think tank members present at the command at that time. But in terms of IQ, they crush you by an unknown number of times. Although not knowing all the details. But they can still use the information available to analyze the truth behind it.

Believe me, they must have understood the vast majority of the truth. All that's left is to discuss what attitude to use towards you. Is it for you to serve the country as a sinner and make meritorious contributions to your crimes, or to praise you as a hero? But I don't think the latter is likely. ”

"Hehe, I see. I understand. I don't know if what you're saying is the truth. But it doesn't matter, I choose to believe it, because it makes me feel better. ”

Wade stood up, confidence regaining on his face. This is crucial for a magician. This is also what Lin Xuan wants to see.

"I have a gut feeling that this may be the last time I'll see you."

"That's right, I'm leaving. You saved your world, and I'm going to save my world. ”