Chapter 449: Theft
With the blowing of the heavenly wind in Kunlun Palace, the aura expanded outward at a speed of 30 kilometers per year, gradually covering most of Qinghai Province.
The original climate of Qinghai Province is not good, it belongs to the plateau continental climate, and there is sand and dust from the Gobi in spring and autumn, which will form dusty weather and serious pollution. In particular, the Qaidam Basin in western Qinghai is characterized by strong winds in spring and autumn, and to make matters worse, hurricanes are common, blowing not only small pebbles but also egg-sized pebbles off the ground. Blocked by the Kunlun Mountains in the west, the strong winds change direction here, and the wind speed also decreases, so a lot of pebbles and sand particles are deposited in this belt-like area.
In winter, when the temperature is low, it can reach -20°C, and when it is high, it is also below zero, which is very cold.
Originally, the best season to travel to Qinghai is summer, that is, from May to October, and in July, there are large rape flowers blooming on the shore of Qinghai Lake, the sea of yellow flowers and the endless blue lake, the scenery is excellent, and the lake is also the best camp for tourists, the temperature at that time does not exceed 18 °C, and the climate is cool and pleasant.
Since the expansion of the aura, most of Qinghai has been covered with grass and green trees, the yellow sand has disappeared, and the winter has become much warmer, so it has become a place where migratory birds live in groups and wild animals gather.
Housing prices in Golmud have continued to rise as housing conditions have improved dramatically, and many wealthy people have begun to move here.
Farmers and herders in Qinghai province are mixed. Unfortunately, the land has become fertile and grassy, and the sheep and horses can be grazed, and the livestock have grown fat and strong, and the fear is that they will have to guard against wild wolves, and may even encounter leopards and tigers, so they dare not go too far.
The local public security bureau has become very busy, and its main function has changed from catching bad guys to guarding against wolves and animals, and protecting the safety of farmers and herdsmen.
However, the number of wild animals was far from being able to prevent it, so the state sent armed police troops into the mountains to clear them, and at the same time, after research, it was decided to issue hunting rifles to farmers and herdsmen.
Generally speaking, the state is very strict with the shotgun, but it does not stick to the rules, and since the situation has changed, then the policy must also hurry to keep up.
At this time, most of the beasts have not yet been demonized, and only a very few have been demonized.
But the beast has a strong reproductive ability, for example, the gestation period of the wolf is only two months, and a litter can give birth to 4-7 wolf cubs, as long as there is enough food, it will soon flood everywhere, and after the number increases, naturally, more wolves will mutate. The spiritual roots of the beast are stimulated, come and go like flying, and are not afraid of swords and guns, posing a great threat to humans.
Generally speaking, when the Spring and Autumn Palace heard that a demon beast had appeared, it would send someone over to inspect it and try to kill it as soon as possible.
After all, this is the early stage of the rise of demon beasts, and killing a few more demon beasts can delay the process of their wreaking havoc.
At the end of 2028, Qin Hong will roughly empty the industry of the Eagle Country, except for the auction of Western paintings, all other real estate and stocks have been sold.
In January 2029, the NY Underground Vault and the Fort Knox Vault were both stolen!
In the Lower City Financial District of NY, there is a building in the style of a typical Renaissance palace. Compared to the surrounding Nassau Street and Hayden Street, this castle-like granite Italian building is more of a visit. This is the office building of one of the 12 regional branches of the Garuda Federal Reserve System. Its five underground floors are 15 meters below sea level, and it contains the gold reserves of many countries around the world.
The vault is considered the world's largest gold deposit, with more than 7,000 tonnes of gold in the vault, accounting for about a quarter of the world's official gold reserves of 29,300 tonnes. Only about 5% of the gold in the treasury is owned by the Eagle Nation government, and the rest belongs to more than 60 countries and international institutions, making it a veritable "world treasury".
The vault is actually underground, above a huge granite layer, so there is never any fear that robbers will dig a hole in the ground to get into the vault. In the nearly 80 years since the vault was built, it has never been robbed.
There are a total of 122 storage rooms, the largest of which can store nearly 110,000 gold bricks. In general, one storage room is used by each country or international organization. There were no markings on the doors of the storage room, and the ownership of the gold was top secret. Of the thousands of staff members, only a handful know the real owner. Each storage room has a padlock, two combination locks, and is individually sealed by the accountant.
The gold bricks in the compartment each weigh about 12 kilograms and are all of more than 99.9% pure. Access to the vault is generally escorted by heavily armed guards and access to the underground vault by a dedicated elevator. The elevator is remotely controlled by a special staff, and the guards themselves cannot operate the elevator, so the bank staff are all responsible. Usually, the deposit and transfer of gold bricks is done by three staff members of the bank at the same time, they are the accountant, the vault service staff and the security guard, and the three must be present at the same time to carry out the operation.
The only entrance to the vault is a mechanism made up of a steel cylinder with a diameter of more than 7 meters and weighing more than 90 tons, and a steel frame weighing 140 tons. When this cylinder, which had only a narrow passage two meters long, rotated to an angle on the frame, the entrance to the vault opened. When rotated to another angle, the vault entrance closes while the cylinder descends 0.95 cm, sealing the vault entrance.
The vault has a world-class security system, and once the entrance is completely sealed, the air inside is only enough for one person to survive for seven or eight hours. The vaults are guarded 24 hours a day by the Fed's own armed guards, which are said to be more than enough to defend a small and medium-sized city. The guards are all sharpshooters who have been able to penetrate the Yang at a hundred paces, and they are also proficient in other weapons.
The security system of the vault can also extinguish the fire by completely draining the oxygen within tens of seconds after a fire occurs.
However, such a well-defended hole was dug through the yellow granite horizontally, a 500-meter-long tunnel was made, and 7,000 tons of gold were stolen overnight!
Also, about 50 kilometers southwest of the city of Louisville, Eagle Country, there is a large area of rolling hills and dense jungle called Fort Knox. This small town of only 36,000 people covers an area of 440 square kilometers. Since the relocation of the Eagle Nation Army Armored Corps Command in 1940, Fort Knox has become the most important military training base for the Eagle Nation Armored Force, where the Eagle Fed has a vault. The high-security Fort Knox vault has 7 power grid fences, heavily armed security guards, and a 24-ton security gate.
The first shipment of gold from the Fort Knox vault was brought in in January 1937, leaving a total of about 5,000 tonnes of gold, representing the bulk of the Eagle Nation's total gold reserves. In addition to the gold, there are classified documents and a large number of unknown national treasures, and some even speculate that the remains of aliens are kept inside. This is one of the most mysterious and heavily guarded places in the Eagle Country, and only two of the Eagle Nation presidents have ever entered the Fort Knox vault in history.
In the area around Fort Knox, there are also 23,000 soldiers stationed in the area, which is able to provide additional protection for the vault. The vault has its own separate emergency power generation equipment, water distribution system, and other emergency facilities. Its security measures are very strict, and no visitors have been allowed to visit it since it was built.
But in such a place, it was also stolen!
It stands to reason that in a place like the vault, there are all kinds of surveillance, including sound and video, but none of these things work.
The guards in the monitoring room saw two people entering, and urgently notified the security personnel to go to inspect them, but soon, the video surveillance was cut off, the entire power supply system was destroyed, and the soldiers who entered were also knocked unconscious!
There were two thieves in total, and I don't know how they managed to get away with so much gold!
After the incident, the Eagle Nation blockaded NY City and Fort Knox, and even blocked all flights, trains, and high-speed kilometers, and mobilized countless police forces to investigate.
In the eyes of ordinary people, even if the thief escapes, there will always be traces of so much gold.
12,000 tons of gold, even if it is pulled by a large truck, it will take a long convoy!
But the whole country searched for a long time, but there was no gain! The thieves and the gold were gone.
This incident shocked the world and left many people stunned. It dealt a heavy blow to the Eagle Country, causing the Eagle Yuan to depreciate violently and weakening the country's strength. And because it is too mysterious to find the reason for the theft, it is like a thorn in the hearts of Westerners.
Qin Di and Qin Hong quietly returned to China without leaking a single rumor.
Although he is already a Yuanying monk, he cannot directly challenge the nuclear powers. If the secret is leaked, it may cause a nuclear strike, and it is not a joke. Even if he can't be blown up, he can blow up the Spring and Autumn Palace.
He wasn't going to donate any more gold anyway, and no matter how many years had passed, no one would be able to unravel the mystery.
With the help of the Ouija Disk, the number of security guards recruited by the Spring and Autumn Palace gradually increased, and three or four were recruited every year, adding up to more than thirty people.
These people all have spiritual roots, some have already opened their spirits, and some have not.
After they entered the Spring and Autumn Palace, they first taught the most basic swordsmanship, as well as the method of breathing and breathing, and after four or five years of testing, they could complete several assigned tasks before they could become outer disciples.
So far, only Sun Fei has become an outer disciple.
This was not done with much fanfare, but quietly completed the transformation. Du Rong came forward to ask Sun Fei: "Do you want to learn the real Taoist kung fu?" If you want, you will kowtow three times in the inner courtyard of the Spring and Autumn Palace." ”
Sun Fei said: "I am willing, but who are these three heads for?"
Du Rong said: "The master of the Spring and Autumn Palace, that is, my master Qin Di. He's 125 years old, enough to be your great-grandfather. If you kowtow to him, you won't be wronged. ”
Sun Fei said: "I haven't seen him a few times. If I kowtow, will he pass on my kung fu?"
"At first, I'll pass you on your kung fu. If one day, your kung fu surpasses mine, he will naturally teach you. ”
"Master Du, you are joking, my kung fu cannot surpass yours. ”