Earth Star.
Lu Ning came to Earth Star alone.
The first time he found a computer, he turned it on and saw that the screen was still full of computer viruses.
"It seems like they are having a lot of headaches these days." Lu Ning smiled with satisfaction.
Lu Ning's guess was correct.
The computer virus that lasted for more than a month directly paralyzed Millikin's network system, causing direct economic losses of more than 1 trillion.
The indirect economic losses are even higher, reaching more than ten trillion yuan.
It has exceeded the GDP of the United States in one year.
Lu Ning came to the street.
The originally bustling street was now quiet.
No pedestrians, just some vehicles.
There were many banners and graffiti hanging around, all of which said - Asking for forgiveness from the space merchant.
Or: The president steps down.
America will suffer a devastating blow.
The Cosmic Merchant is God.
Wait for these slogans.
Lu Ning was amused for a while.
It seems that his goal has been achieved, and the people of Milicia are living in dire straits these days.
Lu Ning walked all the way, and slowly his body began to become transparent.
After a while, he came to the White House where the president was.
Lu Ning walked directly past the guards, walked through the corridor, and walked into the president's office.
At this time, President Millennium was sitting in a chair. He was correcting the document and looked haggard.
This is the first time Lu Ning has met President Millikin.
Lu Ning locked the door of the room, then sat down in front of the other party, and then revealed his figure.
The president was correcting documents just now. When he saw Lu Ning suddenly appearing across from him, his eyes widened.
"You! How did you get in?"
"Your name should be Petrie Andrews. Let me introduce you formally. I am the space merchant-Lu Ning." Lu Ning sat leisurely on the chair and greeted him casually.
After hearing Lu Ning's words, President Petrie, who was originally surprised, quickly relaxed.
He thought of the female mutant's ability to become invisible, and a wry smile appeared on his face: "I apologize to you for my previous behavior."
These days, he has become physically and mentally haggard.
Facing Lu Ning, who came and went without a trace, they had no choice.
And they were in the light, while Lu Ning was in the dark.
After meeting after meeting, the result is: surrender.
The space merchant did not launch a destructive attack on them, but only imposed sanctions, which showed that the other party did not want to make the relationship with them too tense.
Recalling what Lu Ning said when he first appeared, they guessed that Lu Ning's original intention was to cooperate.
Now that they knew Lu Ning's plan, they planned to cater to Lu Ning.
"Apologizing is not enough." Lu Ning said calmly.
Now that the initiative is his, he naturally does not intend to let the other party off easily.
"I would like to ask Mr. Lu Ning, the space merchant, what do you want us to do?" Petrie asked.
He wanted to use this to find out Lu Ning's needs.
A person's needs are his weaknesses.
"Gold and mutants, I want both." Lu Ning answered directly.
When Petrie heard this, he was not surprised.
It seems that Lu Ning's needs have not changed.
But he was in trouble.
"You stole more than 7,000 tons of gold from our storage, accounting for 1/4 of the world's total. We have no other gold to give you."
"As for mutants, we don't have any either."
Petrie shook his head.
He told the truth.
So much gold was stolen by Lu Ning. Now they owe gold to other countries and they still don't have to pay it back. Where can they get the gold for Lu Ning?
As for the mutants, a few were caught at first, but they were already killed.
This kind of instability is not suitable to exist in this world.
"It seems you are not ready to talk." Lu Ning looked at him and asked.
If you don't want to pay at all, let Millician continue to be immersed in panic.
"Wait, although we don't have it, we can help you exchange it with other countries."
Exchange to other countries.
Lu Ning smiled inwardly.
"If it's just an exchange with other countries, then do I still need you?"
"We can fight for the best interests for you. This is the greatest goodwill our country has for you."
"Your kindness is not enough. As far as I know, you should have cloned mutants."
"That's right." Petrie nodded, but he didn't hide this.
He turned around and said: "But because cloning violates the laws of Earth and Planet, it was abolished a few years ago."
"How do you explain the mutant flesh and blood in the alarm device?"
"That's a special case, and it only involves cloning. If you need it, I can provide you with the clone's sample genes."
"I don't need to. I just want to know, apart from that clone, are there any other mutants that you have cloned?"
Petrie shook his head: "No."
"You should have caught a lot of mutants over the years. Where have they gone?"
"Most of them were killed by the bombing, and a few of them were euthanized by us."
"So, you can't hand over a single mutant now?"
"Can't hand it over."
"Are there any other countries?"
"There may be some in several Eastern countries."
"Okay, then I'll give you a chance. Within a month, I want to see gold and mutants."
Let Milician be his little brother, saving him the trouble of running away on his own.
Petrie suddenly asked: "Can I ask Mr. Lu Ning, the space merchant, what are you using the gold and mutants for when you need them so urgently?"
"I have a huge spaceship, and the spaceship needs gold as energy."
"As for mutants, I'm just somewhat interested in their abilities."
Petrie nodded: "That's it."
This was what they expected.
The two talked for a long time, and finally Lu Ning became invisible again and left here.
"Huh~"
After seeing Lu Ning leave, Petrie took a deep breath.
He was very nervous just now, fearing that Lu Ning would kill him if he got upset.
After adjusting his status, Petrie immediately held a meeting.
The next day, all computer viruses in the United States disappeared.
The network returns to normal.
"We have reached a settlement with the Merchant of the Universe."
"The space merchants stopped on our planet because the spaceship lost energy. The energy of the spaceship comes from gold. We require other countries to provide gold for the space merchants."
"If there is not enough gold, the space merchant may take coercive measures."
The American nation immediately made its voice heard.
Countries around the world have been paying attention to the developments in the country of Millikin. Now that they got this news, they immediately got in touch with Millikin.
"After helping the space merchants, you will gain access to their technology." Petrie responded.
Lu Ning did not ask for their gold in vain, and also provided some leading Earth Star technology for this purpose.
As long as you are willing to provide gold, you can make a copy and leave.
The heads of state are in constant discussions.
Petrie was inside fanning the flames.
It looks like if you don't hand over the gold, the space merchant will destroy the earth and stars.
Other countries have seen how powerful Lu Ning is in the video.
There are also the losses caused by the computer virus invasion of the American country these days.
If the space merchants want to deal with them, they don't need to use any weapons at all. A computer virus can cause them heavy losses.
Thinking about the opponent's space-time gate technology, each country quickly surrendered.
