As a lawful evil plane, the essence of Baator is based on countless laws, rules, temptations, oppression, and slavery.
Even in the huge cyberpunk city that claims to be the most "free" and "democratic" place where people can basically do whatever they want, this core operating logic is still followed.
It's just that it is covered with a layer of gorgeous camouflage here, so that people who don't know it will mistakenly think that the ninth level is different from other places and is a place like a "paradise".
But for the gang members who have lived here for a long time and integrated into the power structure, they obviously know very well how terrifying it is to be the lord who is the source of all power and authority in the ninth plane.
You don't even need to take action yourself. Just express your dissatisfaction and disgust towards a certain person or group, and naturally there will be a lot of rich and powerful people willing to step forward and deal with these unfortunate guys, just to leave a good impression in front of the lord.
There is no doubt that this is the tremendous influence that absolute power brings.
Although Zuo Si never actually used it, its influence was everywhere.
Just like what was happening before his eyes, even though he had clearly done nothing and said nothing, just standing there, more than a hundred guild members, six legendary wizards, twelve high-level spellcasters, two liches and a legendary fire giant noble, all knelt on the ground in silence.
Even the two hybrid humans and orcs who almost had close contact with Black Widow and staged an action blockbuster jumped up and pulled up their pants at the first moment.
Even Hawkeye, who had been beaten unconscious and had blood all over his face, could sense the pervasive oppression and fear.
Iron Man was struggling to pry off the broken iron armor on his body and climb out of the metal coffin.
As for the Black Widow, whose power armor had been dismantled long ago and even the black tights and shorts inside had been torn to shreds, leaving her almost naked, she no longer cared about covering her exposed figure. She quickly picked up the guns and a special glove named "Widow's Sting" that had fallen not far away, and then knocked to the ground those guys who had ill intentions towards her and kicked them hard between her legs.
The latter's miserable screams and the sound of some fragile organs shattering made all the men present involuntarily clamp their legs together.
But what made Natasha Romanov feel incredible was that these guys who had been so ferocious just now were now like being under mind control or magic. They did not make any moves to resist or evade, but allowed herself to take revenge.
What’s even more terrifying is that no matter how serious their injuries are, even if their bones are broken, they will endure the pain and quickly get up and resume their kneeling posture.
Obviously, in the eyes of these people, the fear of Zuo Si is far greater than dying at the hands of the Black Widow.
Because the latter is at most physical death, and can be resurrected through magic such as making wishes and resurrection.
But if you offend the lord of the ninth level, the consequences will be much more serious, and even the wish may not work.
Seeing that this group of guys who were very fierce before did not fight back or retaliate, Black Widow immediately stopped attacking, raised her head and stared with a slightly puzzled look at Zuo Si, who had been standing there without saying a word since he appeared.
After more than ten seconds, she couldn't help but ask, "Are you here specifically to rescue us?"
"No, I just don't want you to die on my territory. That might cause a series of troubles. Especially Thor. I have signed a contract with his father Odin."
Zuo Si's eyes flashed with a strange light, and then he raised his hand and instantly cast a nine-ring [Freedom Spell].
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Two portals opened out of nowhere, and a confused Thor and the Hulk appeared out of nowhere.
Needless to say, these two guys with obviously low IQs were either trapped by the maze spell or the confinement spell.
Especially the labyrinth technique, which can teleport people directly to a maze in another dimension.
When you can get out depends entirely on your intelligence-related sense of space, sense of direction and memory.
It's clear that Thor has never been a smart person, and is even a bit stupid to a large extent.
Hulk is more like a child who has not grown up, and is often dominated by anger and turned into a beast who only knows how to vent through destruction.
Expecting these two to calm down and use their brains to find the correct exit in the huge and complex extra-dimensional maze is harder than climbing to the sky.
"Roar!!!! Hulk is going to crush you bunch of sinister and cunning villains!"
The Hulk was obviously very angry about the maze, and without saying a word he rushed towards the lich who had cast a spell on him before.
But before he could grab something and throw it over, Zuo Si used a maze spell to exile him again. His disdainful attitude and look were like driving away a nasty pest.
Unlike many people who are fascinated by the Hulk's power, which becomes stronger the angrier he gets, he has never liked this fat guy who has no self-control and is always accompanied by violence and destruction.
If he had to choose between Dr. Banner and Hulk, Zuo Si would choose to keep the former and kill the latter without hesitation.
The Hulk's fate immediately calmed Thor, who was also about to swing his hammer to attack. He looked around and asked in an uncertain tone: "What happened? Why are these guys kneeling?"
"Nothing. They are just expressing their respect and love to the great devil prince, Lord Soth, the lord of the ninth layer of Baator Hell."
Gramiel stepped forward with an elegant and charming step and explained with a smile, while sweeping a warning look over the guys.
"That's right! That's right! It's the honor of our lifetime to meet the honorable Lord!"
"Praise you! Great Devil Prince!"
"Please allow us to kiss the soles of your shoes to express our highest respect to you!"
"You are the truth! You are the law! You are order! You are the eternal scorching sun that is supreme in everyone's heart!"
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As the gang members kneeling on the ground hurriedly nodded their heads and kept saying words of praise that were both disgusting and flattering, the Avengers present were stunned. They couldn't believe that these people were the ones who almost killed them before.
Facts have proved that as long as one is strong enough and possesses awe-inspiring power, there will naturally be more "good people" around him, or even no "bad people" at all.
This is not because the bad guys have disappeared, but because everyone has hidden their malicious intent and dares not expose it easily.
Because when the strength is completely unequal, it is a very dangerous and suicidal act to rashly show malice towards someone who is stronger than oneself.
Gramiel was obviously very satisfied with the gang member's understanding and simply waved his hand.
"Go away! Remember to forget everything that happened today. If I hear any crazy talk, you should know how serious the consequences will be."
"Please rest assured. If anyone dares to reveal a single word, I will personally pull out his soul and give it to you."
The leading legendary lich made a solemn promise, then turned around and fled with the people and the bodies of the dead from the alley that had been reduced to ruins in the battle.
You must know that as the huge cyberpunk city continues to expand outward, it is now far larger than any known administrative system can rule and manage.
Therefore, there are many lawless blocks and alleys like this located on the outer edges.
Their most typical characteristics are that they are darker, more decadent, and more depraved, filled with temptations that are difficult to describe in words.
As long as the guests were willing to pay enough money, they could even buy a living slave, then kill, dismember and eat the slave on the spot.
A guy like Hannibal who eats his own kind is nothing in a place like this.
There are many people who are more twisted, sick, and crazy than him.
In addition, there are various powerful addictive drugs with serious side effects, as well as various strange entertainment methods that can release the evil desires in one's heart.
Gangs of all sizes in the city are entrenched near these blocks and use them as their own "territory."
In fact, in order to allow the souls entering the ninth level to continue to fall to deeper levels on a "voluntary" basis, the huge cyberpunk city was divided into three parts during its design.
Part of this is the “safe zone” that most visitors enter upon their first arrival.
This area occupies the largest area, almost more than 60%, and is densely covered with various monitoring equipment. Law enforcement personnel can also respond in less than a minute through the portal.
Therefore, serious crimes rarely occur in this area, and even petty thefts are very rare. Although most entertainment venues are very extravagant, in the final analysis, they can still be accepted or tolerated by most normal people.
The second part is the completely lawless area "Black Street".
As the name suggests, there are no law enforcement agencies in this kind of place at all. Gangs of all sizes have taken their place as the builders and maintainers of order.
The purpose of their existence is to provide a fast lane for those souls who like to pursue excitement and have certain dark desires in their hearts to continue to corrupt and degenerate.
At the beginning, the leaders of these gangs were high-level devils loyal to the lord of the ninth level.
Later, as the entire huge industrial chain developed, they withdrew little by little and delegated power to those lucky ones who were chosen.
Of course, even though they withdrew, they still left behind a large number of unknown spies and agents within the thousands of gangs.
Finally, there is the gray transition zone between the safe zone and the black street.
In short, Zuo Si fully absorbed the "advantages" and "characteristics" of the American judicial system and personally created a dream city with clear levels and boundaries.
The safe zone is designed to give first-time visitors a false sense of security, causing them to subconsciously relax their guard and begin to enjoy this extravagant life, and then gradually become addicted to it.
You have to know that desire has a threshold.
When the products and services in the safe zone can no longer satisfy the ever-expanding desires, people will naturally begin to try to seek stronger stimulation in the gray area, and eventually be led little by little to the black street full of taboos.
The most important thing is that when a soul starts to enter the underworld, it means that it is on the harvest list and may disappear inexplicably at any time. Then it will appear in the torture chamber and be drained of all memories, emotions and personality until it becomes a soul body and is thrown into the incubation pit for transformation.
So to some extent, the huge cyberpunk city can be regarded as an assembly line factory that continuously produces corrupted souls and processes them into energy and demons.
Previously, the Human League had always stayed in the safe zone, so they knew basically nothing about the situation in the black street.
All their information comes from rumors and gossip revealed by some "insiders" in the pub, and its authenticity may not be even one percent.
The Avengers' reckless investigation and near-annihilation proved this point.
If they really knew what was going on in the underworld, they would immediately order an end to the pursuit of the fugitive financial expert.
When all the gang members disappeared around the corner at the end of the alley, Thor finally came back to his senses and asked in disbelief, "Why did they act like mice seeing a cat when they saw you? Those bastards weren't like that just now."
“It’s simple, this is my territory.
I can make them live a life worse than death anytime I want.
In addition, I sincerely suggest that you withdraw from the Avengers as soon as possible and stop getting involved in these things.
Because the people on Earth will soon break out of their home planet and start the process of colonial expansion.
At that time, they will have conflicts and even wars with many forces.
And your identity as the Crown Prince of Asgard is so sensitive.
If misunderstandings arise in the outside world, it will be of no benefit to either the Earth or Asgard.
Besides, your father, the God King, whose life span is about to end, can't afford an all-out battle."
Zuo Si reached out and gently patted the other person's shoulder, giving advice to this Thunder God who had almost no political talent.
With the advent of a new era, the future has undergone drastic changes. He doesn't want to have to clean up the mess for the other party every time an emergency occurs.
"What? Humanity is going to start colonial expansion?"
Thor's eyes widened in surprise.
In his impression, the civilization of Earthlings was still in its primitive stage, needing the protection of Asgard. How come they suddenly entered the space age?
Also feeling unbelievable were Hawkeye, who had just taken a healing potion, and Black Widow, who had just put on some random clothes.
Zuo Si smiled and nodded: "That's right.
Maybe you don't know, but not long ago, a civil war broke out between the Human Alliance and Hydra, which was parasitic inside S.H.I.E.L.D.
As a result, nearly 10 million people in London disappeared, the British Empire disintegrated, and even the royal family disappeared completely.
Today's New Alliance has not only broken the restrictions between countries through reforms, but also accepted Grant Ward, who led part of Hydra to revolt against Alexander Pierce at a critical moment.
In short, a lot of things happened on Earth during your absence, and it can even be described as earth-shaking."
"What? Hydra! Wasn't this organization destroyed during World War II? How could it be parasitic in SHIELD?"
Black Widow was obviously very sensitive about this kind of thing, and she immediately asked with a frown.
Unlike other members of the team who either have powerful forces behind them or have their own families or careers, she sold herself directly to S.H.I.E.L.D., so she attached great importance to this matter.
Zuo Si responded directly: "This matter is a bit difficult to explain. You'd better go back and ask Nick Fury, Maria Hill, and Phil Coulson. By the way, Maria Hill has just been dismissed because of her unsatisfactory performance in this incident. The current director of S.H.I.E.L.D. is Coulson."
Just when the Avengers were so shocked by this series of heavy news that they were speechless, Tony Stark, who had been lying on the ground unable to move for a long time, finally couldn't help but yelled, "Damn it! Can someone help me! This damn armor is stuck and I can't get out at all."
"Oh, sorry, I thought you could figure it out on your own with that smart head of yours."
Zuo Si deliberately mocked the arrogant Iron Man with a slightly mocking tone, then raised his hand and snapped his fingers, allowing the paralyzed armor to immediately return to normal.
You know, he had already reminded the other party that it is best not to rely too much on very "fragile" equipment such as armor, but to continue to explore his talent in magic.
But alas, like all people with huge egos, Tony Stark didn't listen.
As a result, tragedy struck as soon as they arrived at the huge cyberpunk city on the ninth level of Baator.
If the legendary wizards and high-level spellcasters had some reservations when dealing with the Hulk and Thor, and even chose despicable tactics of exile and isolation, then just one Nine-Ring Great Disintegration was enough to deal with him.
It was this one blow that caused the entire extremely expensive armor to be scrapped on the spot. During the entire battle process, there was no output, no assistance, and no control. It was lying on the ground waiting to die from the very beginning. It could not even last as long as the pure technology power armor worn by Hawkeye and Black Widow.
Moreover, even if the latter's armor was broken, he could take it off immediately, instead of being locked in a sturdy metal coffin like him.
"Fuck! You can't blame me! Who would have thought that among a group of gang thugs there would be several great wizards who could cast seven-ring, eight-ring, nine-ring, and even legendary magic?" Tony Stark retorted with a flushed face, getting up from the ground.
Zuo Si sneered and rolled his eyes: “Come on, stop making excuses for your failure.
What do you think the ninth level of Baator is? Is it a low-magic world like Earth with very few spellcasters? No! It is the most prosperous and bustling outer plane in the universe, attracting hundreds of millions of visitors every day.
Any passerby here could be a big shot in his world.
Those guys who seem to have extraordinary aura and are full of charm might actually be the incarnation of some god or saint.
So don't think of this place as a place like Earth where you can do whatever you want. Instead, you must always be respectful and learn to abide by the laws and rules here.
As a plane that tends to be lawful, anyone who does not follow the rules will be rejected by the will of the plane.
Especially those gangs that you look down upon, as long as they are willing, they have the ability to invade and conquer a main material plane or planet at any time, and then take it for themselves.
You think you're cleaning rats out of the sewers?
In fact, you are unscrupulously making ridicules and provocations in a mountain range full of evil dragons.
Oh, and where's Steve Rogers?
Why don’t I see any sign of him?”
In contrast, the Avengers all showed very strange expressions.
After half a minute, Iron Man replied helplessly: "The captain had an accident and has been separated from us since three days ago."
"Um?"
Zuo Si obviously noticed something and immediately turned his gaze to the sexy and charming Pleasure Demon Secretary beside him.
The latter quickly stood on tiptoe and whispered in his ear, "Steve Rogers was accidentally controlled by the Mind Flayer's mind slavery circle. He is now performing hard every day in a strip club to satisfy the special fetishes of various customers."
"You mean... he's a gigolo?!"
Zuo Si raised his eyebrows in disbelief.
You have to know that Captain America is a very traditional and conservative person. Even if his companions use bad words, they may be lectured by him.
When Zuo Si thought of the eye-catching image of this woman in briefs standing on a high platform, shaking her butt and dancing on a pole, the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.
"No, he's not a gigolo. The customers of the club he works in are not women, but men."
Gramir raised the corners of his mouth slightly and spoke the truth meaningfully.
moment!
左思就明白了复仇者们那诡异的反应究竟是怎么回事。
好家伙！ 感情是去卖屁股了！
沟子文学诚不欺我！
作为一名看热闹不怕乱子大的人，左思果断拍板决定去见识见识。
等绿巨人浩克反复被关进异次元迷宫中导致愤怒逐渐消退重新变回班纳博士之后，众人才在格拉米尔的带领下穿过黑街最混乱、最危险的区域，前往八十多公里之外的一家俱乐部。
才刚到门口，便可以看到大量穿戴打扮妖娆、辣眼睛的男性勾肩搭背进进出出，那扑面而来的“焦灼”气氛让身为钢铁直男的托尼·史塔克感到强烈不适跟反胃。
雷神托尔更是差点抡起锤子把一个凑上来想要摸自己胸肌的“妖孽”砸成肉酱。
至于人见人爱貌美如花的黑寡妇，在这里完全沦为了最被鄙视、嫌弃的存在。
一些男人甚至用看待脏东西的眼神恶狠狠盯着她。
“妈的，这鬼地方简直糟糕透了！我真不敢相信队长居然会堕落到与这群人为伍的地步。”
鹰眼的语气中明显带着一丝恨铁不成钢的愤怒。
很显然，他并不知道史蒂夫·罗杰斯是被夺心魔的奴役项圈控制了。
因为这玩意属于灵能科技加生物科技的结合。
一旦被佩戴到奴隶的脖子上便会迅速与皮肤、毛细血管融合到一起，最终只留下一个淡淡的印记。
这也是为什么所有被夺心魔抓到的奴隶想要摆脱控制，要么被强行带着逃离主脑和夺心魔的影响范围，要么直接摧毁主脑、杀光周围所有夺心魔。
不然想要单纯取出已经嵌入皮肤、肌肉的项圈基本上就是痴人说梦。
搞不好还会割伤气管和大动脉导致死亡。
左思轻轻拉了拉头上的兜帽遮住面容，没有理会其他人的抱怨，支付了入场费用后便径直走进去。
穿过一条阴暗狭长的走廊，眼前的空间豁然开朗，不仅灯光变得明亮了不少，而且还有不断旋转变化的3D投影和彩灯。
与所有类似营业场所的装修风格差不多，最靠近入口处的是一条长长的吧台。
只不过那些穿着清凉性感的美女被全部换成了或是走粗犷健壮风格的猛男，亦或是长相俊朗消瘦的帅哥。
客人们一边尽情痛饮美酒、享受各种能带来更强烈感官刺激的药物，一边围绕在一个个圆形的舞台前冲那些抓着钢管扭动身体的舞者发出欢呼，偶尔还会有人向上边丢钱或把支票塞进三角裤的带子里。
其中位于最中心的大舞台上，赫然就是最受欢迎的“头牌”美国队长史蒂夫·罗杰斯。
这家伙眼下完全就像是变了个人，不仅十分热情开放，而且还无师自通的学会了用一些技巧来挑逗客人的欲望，让他们主动掏出更多的钱。
“上帝啊！我都不知道他居然还会做那种动作！这个世界简直疯了！”
班纳博士整个人目瞪口呆显然是被深深震撼到了，就连手里刚买的饮料都没敢喝直接把杯子还了回去。
因为突然觉得这里杯子应该都被那些饥渴的“客人”们用过。
一想到这一点，他就会不可避免产生强烈的恶心感。
虽然身为一名科学家，班纳博士很清楚这些杯子都经过清洗和消毒，基本不会有卫生方面的隐患。
可知道归知道，情感上还是无法接受。
这就好像有人取出一只经过彻底消毒清洗的实验室蟑螂，在你的汤碗或饮料中浸泡一会儿，然后再让你喝下去差不多。
即便明知道这是无害的，但真正有勇气喝下去的人也绝对不多。
就在所有人注视着台上美队那震撼人心的火辣热舞时，钢铁侠突然开口向战甲搭载的人工智能问了一句：“贾维斯，你把这些都拍下来了吗？”
“当然，先生。不过我不建议您保存它，或是将其作为日后要挟史蒂夫·罗杰斯先生的手段。那样做实在是太卑鄙、太不够绅士了。”
贾维斯的声音透过扬声器传了出来。
不用问也知道，随着越来越多先进科技的涌入，还有对烁油的深入研究，托尼·史塔克已经找到了把人工智能塞进一副战甲内的方法。
“你现在还有心情胡闹？”
黑寡妇狠狠瞪了这个幼稚且不成熟的队友一眼。
可钢铁侠却不以为意的回应道：“急什么，索斯阁下会帮我们把那个熟悉的美国队长带回来的。但要是现在这种名场面不记录下来，以后估计可就没机会了。”
“说的有道理！”
雷神托尔深以为然的点了下头，随后从裤子口袋里摸出一个类似手机的电子装置，打开录像功能也跟着一起拍摄起来。
“天呐！你们俩还能再幼稚点吗？”
黑寡妇没好气的翻了个白眼。
紧跟着她发现一旁成熟的班纳博士和鹰眼居然也加入了这个行里，整个人顿时无语了，忍不住冷笑道：“呵——男人！”
“男人跟女人最大的不同之处就在于男人至死都是少年。
哪怕他们白发苍苍七老八十，也依旧会像儿时那样因为获得一根趁手的木棍而开心不已，会为了一场小游戏的胜负而吵到面红耳赤。
这种最简单纯粹、甚至可以说是愚蠢的快乐，是女人永远也无法理解的。
所以当男人不再受到下半身本能欲望驱使控制的时候，往往更喜欢与其他男人待在一起，而不是跟他们的妻子、女友和情人。”
左思似笑非笑的瞥了一眼这位特地被安排进复仇者团队中的润滑剂。
很显然，就战斗力和专业技能而言，娜塔莎·罗曼诺夫压根没有资格加入其中。
因为复仇者创立的初衷是为了让那些想要入侵地球、毁灭人类文明的外星势力有所顾忌。
一旦地球被毁、人类灭亡，这些超级英雄们就会化身成为复仇者对敌人展开没有底线的疯狂报复。
而她的间谍能力与美色在对付外星人的时候基本不可能发挥出什么作用，充其量就是个打酱油的，战斗力可能还比不上可以使用各类特殊箭矢的鹰眼。
尼克·弗瑞之所以将其安排进来，最主要的原因是消除团队中潜在的威胁和内部矛盾。
不管是驯服绿巨人浩克、与班纳博士发展出超越友谊之上的亲密关系，还是后来在复仇者分裂内战中竭尽所能弥补美队和钢铁侠之间的裂痕，都无一不证明了这一点。
事实上没人知道黑寡妇与班纳博士之间的恋情究竟是发自内心，还是卤蛋局长交给她的任务。
而且她真的很会利用自己的女性身份游走于团队中的男性成员之间。
“那您呢？您也是如此吗？”娜塔莎·罗曼诺夫抿起嘴角反问道。
左思毫不掩饰的回答：“没错。我其实也是有很多不为人知的小爱好。比如说没事的时候喜欢跟那些毛茸茸的动物待在一起，再比如说顺便帮一些饱受发情困扰的雄性做绝育手术。”
“哦？想不到身为魔神您居然还意外的相当有爱心。”
娜塔莎眼睛里闪过一抹惊讶。
她显然并没有意识到左思的程度可不仅仅只是喜欢养宠物和给自家宠物做个绝育那么简单，而是浓度相当高的福瑞控兼拆蛋狂魔。
而且还有非常非常非常严重的强迫症。
这一点从巨大赛博朋克城市和西海岸帝国那几乎百分之百完全对称的城市布局就能略窥一二。
就在两人说话的功夫，称职的愉悦魔秘书格拉米尔已经与这家俱乐部的老板完成了交涉，成功把美队从舞台上给弄了下来，并且通过魔法取下可怕的夺心魔心灵控制环。
当重新恢复意识清醒的史蒂夫·罗杰斯看到自己眼下辣眼睛的穿戴打扮，还有周围顾客如狼似虎的眼神，以及这些天做过的事情，整个人瞬间原地爆炸蹲在地上发出绝望的哀嚎。
“啊啊啊啊！！！！万能的主啊！我……我这些天都干了什么？完了！我不干净了！被玷污了！衣服！给我衣服和裤子！”
看着美队那副崩溃的样子，格拉米尔十分贴心脱下自己的西装外套披在前者身上，轻轻拍了拍对方的肩膀安慰道：“好啦，别一副要死不活的样子。你可是个男人，必须得坚强起来。更何况这里是巴托地狱的第九层，又不是你的家乡。只要你的那些同伴不说出去根本没人会知道。”
“同伴？”
史蒂夫·罗杰斯猛地回过神来，开始在人群中寻找其他复仇者的身影，结果就看到班纳博士等人正举着电子设备对准自己。
于是乎两拨人就这样大眼瞪小眼的盯着对方，场面一度变得十分尴尬，就连周围的空气都因此而变得凝固起来。
也许是意识到了自己的行为的确有点过分，也有可能是偷拍被发现产生了羞愧……
In short, everyone subconsciously put away their filming equipment and pretended nothing had happened.
But Captain America obviously didn't buy it. After a brief silence, he immediately rushed forward to grab it, intending to delete all the negative information about himself, and even forgot to take revenge on the boss behind the club.
Admiring the chaotic scene in front of him, Zuo Si, whose entire face was hidden under the hood, couldn't help but sigh slightly: "Finally it's done. I hope these guys will never come to Baator again. They simply can't adapt to such a complex and ever-changing environment, and their knowledge of various magic and supernatural powers is seriously insufficient."
"My dear lord, do you need me to help you send them back?"
Gramir walked straight up and took his master's arm, then pressed himself against him.
Since she had just taken off her coat, her upper body was only covered with a translucent silk shirt, which allowed one to clearly see the color and style of the underwear underneath, as well as the soft touch when physical contact was made.
"No need, just notify the Human Rights Union to pick them up. Also, where is the wanted guy hiding now?"
Zuo Si suddenly remembered the financial expert who caused this series of consequences.
Because if it weren't for his private operations, the Human Union would never have suddenly owed such a huge debt, and Hydra would not have been able to take advantage of the situation and launch a power seizure operation.
"That guy should have been sent to the church of the goddess of wealth, Waukeen, by mercenaries and adventurers in exchange for the bounty."
Gramiel quickly gave a definite answer through his intelligence network.
"Wojin? Hasn't she always despised finance and virtual economy? Why is she suddenly interested in such a person?"
Zuo Si showed a very puzzled expression.
Gramiel responded with a smile: “Although this goddess of wealth sneers at finance, she is very interested in those high-quality physical assets.
When some stocks were artificially manipulated to fall far below their actual value, she and her followers would buy them all.
By acquiring high-quality bankrupt assets at low prices, Waukeen has become one of the most powerful consortiums in the city besides us.
If nothing unexpected happens, she should want to use Kabol's ability in this area to acquire more real estate for herself in the stock market."
"Making profits from playing with virtual assets and then acquiring real industries? It seems that our goddess of wealth has realized the correct way to use finance."
Zuo Si couldn't help but smile and gave his own evaluation.
After all, on Earth, the starting point of finance is to serve ocean trade and the real economy.
However, later on, in order to ease domestic class contradictions, developed countries took the initiative to deindustrialize and transferred low-value-added and highly polluting industries to underdeveloped regions. They then plundered and reaped the benefits of the latter through the continuous issuance of bonds and various financial instruments, which eventually led to the strange phenomenon of finance taking over.
Everyone knows that this system built on so-called "investor confidence" is a bubble that will burst sooner or later and trigger a terrible disaster.
But there are still countless people who believe that they are the smart and lucky ones who can get ashore before the ship sinks.
Especially those huge bonds issued by the government, which clearly represent debts that can never be repaid, but simply because a certain amount of interest is paid every year, they can be packaged as "assets" and sent to the financial market for trading and sale.
Many also consider it one of the most stable ways to invest.
You must know that if the same operation is done by an individual, it would be an outright Ponzi scheme.
There is even a strange phenomenon that the more financially developed a country is, the more bleak and unprofitable its real industry tends to be.
In Zuo Si's eyes, this financial operation model that is full of bugs from head to toe has long reached a dead end.
Whether it is the huge national debt or the inflated financial markets that have little real value, it is only a matter of time before they collapse.
Because of currency, currency, the goods come first and the currency comes second.
If a currency lacks the goods to support its purchasing power, then it will be just a piece of waste paper and have no value.
Fortunately, although the finance in the huge cyberpunk city is a huge casino, it all corresponds to physical assets.
Especially as the strongest currency in the lower plane - soul, it is always in a state of supply exceeding demand.
"Do you need me to go and get the man named Kabol?" Gramil asked cautiously.
"That's not necessary. This person no longer has any political value or significance to the current Human Union. Let him continue to display his talents in Baator."
After saying this, Zuo Si left the sexy and charming Witch of Pleasure secretary behind him and disappeared on the spot without paying attention to the latter's resentful look.
He couldn't wait to see the research progress of Jingitashya and Vashtor, as well as the famous "Cave Tree" of New Phyrexia.
Previously, Glamir was able to teleport directly to the Earth of the Marvel Universe because that time and space were connected by a branch of the Cave Realm Tree.