back to past life(on going)
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Odin's anger that the Sixth Virtue used contained actual thunder. He was an immature boy and, in addition to his strength, many things became mighty weapons in his hands. For example, a regular bat can turn into a weapon that is usually only found in platinum boxes or higher levels. A punch as weak as cotton candy turned into a hard blow of the Lightning God. After he invaded, everyone, including humans and monsters, would die. The arms and legs of the corpse that seemed to be bitten and spat on by the angry beast were burnt black, and they were rolling around on the ground where lightning seemed to be striking.
I still can't forget the power he has. Even after he finished his business and left, I was still unable to find the bodies of the children. The blue flames he left behind on the ground and in the air made the place resemble the ruins of Chernobyl. Such destructive power was buried in Odin's Wrath skill.
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It was early summer, and the hotel rooms were cool, thanks to AC. However, every time I bent my waist forward, droplets of sweat would fall from me like rain. My whole body was soaked in it.
There are no hints or signs my stats are improving although I still have some stats that I can improve through physical exercise…. In any case, I must prepare until I attack the dungeon on a full scale.
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I reviewed the necessary moves, pretending that the F-class 'Keeper Dog' was in front of me. When I reached the point where I was too tired to move my body, the phone rang.
Fortunately, Jonathan contacted me before I had to return home, and his voice hit my eardrum.
Jonathan does not use the word 'volatil' to describe Thailand's current situation. He said that Thailand still has more foreign currency than we thought and that he questioned whether this currency war would end in a hedge fund union victory. I ended my calculations.
Our stage has moved from the Thai stock index futures market to the foreign exchange futures market.
I could hear Jonathan breathing.
When famous hedge funds like the Dragon Fund attack one country, small companies usually follow them like hyenas. And that number of followers will defeat the spearhead. This is why hedge funds are scary. Their power is not from their capital, but from the speculative funds and banks around the world that support them. Their relationship is similar to the relationship between the Eight evils and the Eight Virtues and the hunters of the world. Even a fight between only a few of them could lead to the collapse of a country.
That should be accurate, because that's the term Jonathan uses to describe hedge funds whenever he bragged about his heyday in 1997 during his past life.
In other words, the fall of the baht on July 2, 1997, would be an opportunity to monopolize the S-class dungeon.
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It was July 1, the first day in history when Hong Kong was returned to China. It is inevitable that the media will continue to show Hong Kong beaches where celebratory fireworks will explode. They continued to replay clips of British troops leaving and the Hong Kong People's Liberation Army Garrison stationed in the city.
“Do you know how Hong Kong became a British territory, Son?” Father asked.
I came home early today. I will return to my room after greeting her calmly when I hear her question behind me. Intention's clear. I went back to sit on the couch, and Mom came up with a slice of fruit.
“There's a Chinese movie your mother likes,” Dad said.
“You mean Once Upon a Time in China, right?”
Mom smiled. He really liked that movie.
“Honey, you should also listen. You should know your stuff before you start watching anything. This might deepen your interest, who knows? The background of this film is the Opium War, in which Western imperialist powers began to invade Asia,”.
Dad was more enthusiastic about my education than he was in my past memories. He thought and then carefully explained about how the Opium War began, what happened before the Nanjing Agreement was signed. In his mind, this was an important lesson.
But history always repeats itself. The current version of the Opium War is back in Asia. Western investment funds push the dollar instead of opium into the world economy to weaken it, then attack weaker countries by pouring their own currency instead of cannonballs.
Have I ever mentioned that history is cyclical? The reason why this terrible civil war occurred in Asia in the future was due to the fact that the Eight Evils and the Eight Virtues conflicted over their ideologies, but because of an S-class dungeon that was sealed in Asia. One of the Eight Virtues and his followers were major players, and their guild was already notorious for their pro-western racism. I could never have good memories about them. That was why I may have furrowed my browsers and created a bit of a sour note.
I lower my gaze as I made eye contact with Father.
“Hey, you should’ve told me that you want to go to the washroom. Wash and take a rest,” Father said.
“Did everything go well at work today?” Asked.
“Is that something a middle school student would say? Haha. Yes, nothing much, kid,” he laughed.
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I didn’t have a phone or a pager. The only way I could communicate with Jonathan was through email. My inbox was still quiet. We could transact about ten billion dollars in foreign exchange with a capital of two hundred million dollars. Even if we wanted to bet everything on the baht fall on July 2nd, it was only possible when that in the opposite position allowed it. That was why I had been waiting for Jonathan’s email.
The baht market was already narrow, and currency had grades. If the dollar was an S class, then the baht was an F class. This mean the baht was being traded at less than ten billion dollars a day in the foreign exchange futures market. I was concerned that the amount I wanted would not be finalized, not that the baht would depreciate. What we were going to do was to monopolize the position of tomorrow’s baht drop.
I want to refresh the page, and the intervals between my clicks begame shorter from every hour to thirty minutes, then to ten minutes. My eyes widened when Jonathan’s email finally came into my empty mailbox. You could say that the speed I clicked my mouse was as fast as lightning right then. The email had no subject, and there was only one sentence. However, it was good enough to make me stand up after kicking my chair.
jonathan: Preparations for the conquest are complete.
It had been a while since I last heard these words. My fist was tight as my nails dug hard into my palm. I felt like I should have paid a bag full of supplies and entered the dungeon. In my past life, we would have thrown ourselves into the dungeon even though no one was certain we would survive.
However, it was different this time. Although my heart started pounding as if I had gone into a dungeon, the cause was different. This time, I was confident that I would succeed without risking my life. I would not feel the emptiness and guilt when the points someone gained from hard work begame useless due to bad luck! No language could describe that emotion in words.
Now, there was a box in front of me again, and I know what would come out of it. An astronomical amount of dollars! The only thing I had to do was to wait. We were going to monopolize tomorrow!
- Seon-Hu: Great job. I’ll decide when we will liquidate.
I sent a reply to Jonathan. Was it because I had a comfortable childhood? Has peace become a habit? It had been less than a year since I reversed the time, but my intense past life felt like a long time ago. So, I read Jonathan's email over and over to remember myself not to lose my determination to fulfill my goals.
The preparations for the conquest are complete.
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