Mysterious Journey
Chapter 639 The Empress's Smile
"Completely destroy the monetary market left over from the former Soviet Union?"
Garrick Ollivander, standing beside Douglas, couldn't help but pause, wondering if he had just misheard.
As a newcomer who had been exceptionally admitted to the fringe of Gringotts' core, Garrick Ollivander temporarily held no real power, mainly serving as an attendant and goblin apprentice to Douglas, helping to handle and record some trivial matters.
But even so, he was well aware of the consequences of the order issued by Aileen.
In order to disrupt the financial markets of the non-magical world as quickly as possible, both Gringotts Wizarding Bank and Destiny Consortium had invested nearly 90% of their non-magical liquid assets in that land. If the portion raised through loans and leverage was included, the amount was even comparable to several peak-era Gringotts combined.
And Aileen's order was to make all of these funds, which should have become the cornerstones of finance, the foundations of real industry, and monetary credit, turn to zero in a very short period of time, thereby extracting the underlying foundations from the entire upper and middle financial market.
This was no longer a conventional commercial game, or even a financial war.
Gringotts Wizarding Bank, or rather, goblin history, had never seen such an unreasonable, mutually destructive capital control case. It was always the loser who overturned the table, but there had never been a winner who voluntarily did so.
"Your Majesty, I would like to confirm again, are you sure you still want to implement the second phase of the plan?"
At this moment, Douglas bowed slightly and asked the question that puzzled Garrick Ollivander.
"As your appointed Chief Financial Officer, I must remind you that if we choose to join the ranks of those looting ruble exchange rate differences, with the market share currently controlled by Destiny Consortium and Gringotts, we have a high probability of becoming the most profitable party. At the same time, all forces, including the American goblins, the Americans, capital speculators... and even the Muggle governments of the former Soviet countries, will become our assistants in the entire process."
"But if we choose the second option, we will be at war with the world."
"Not to mention whether we can severely damage all capital parties, but most of the funds we have invested in it will inevitably vanish, becoming fertilizer scattered across that land, disappearing into various corners."
"At the same time, because we have broken the tacit understanding of the capital market, we are likely to be besieged."
"The collapse of the loan chain, the rupture of the capital chain, the devaluation of currency to zero... the chain reaction formed by these situations will force all investors to unite for self-preservation, and kill us as much as possible before everything collapses."
This is going to... be at war with the world? And be besieged?
Garrick Ollivander swallowed, looking at the goblin empress in the distance with some worry.
This was the first time he had attended Her Majesty's full meeting. Before this, he had always thought that the monthly meetings should be similar to Gringotts' previous weekly reports, that is, reading out data and reporting on work... Who knew that from the very first topic, they were going to directly destroy a huge financial market.
Suddenly, the young goblin finally understood what Elder Leos had said before.
In any era, being half a step ahead is genius, being one step ahead is madness... but if a madman has the power to subvert the entire world, then the moment she starts to act is the moment a demon king is born.
And now, he was witnessing the birth of a demon king.
"In the financial battlefield, the so-called win-win ending does not exist. That's just a fairy tale written on paper. There is only one way to end the war—mutual destruction, and then... the winner takes all."
Sitting on the high prayer platform, Aileen quietly observed the reactions of the surrounding people and answered calmly.
Like a nun reciting an official poem, Aileen gently stroked the heavy Bible beside her, casually scanning the uneasy goblins sitting behind Douglas, and continued very seriously.
"Don't forget that I once promised that I would make the traitors pay the price—the *Old Testament* says so, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth—this is the most basic principle in the world."
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the United States, located at the two poles of the world, actually had many similarities.
And the most interesting point is that, in fact, in the era in which Aileen lived, the US economy was already on the verge of a bubble collapse. If the former Soviet Union had persisted for a few more years, the seemingly prosperous capital economy would have collapsed.
In other words, the premise of future dollar hegemony is that it must completely digest the flesh and blood left by the former Soviet Union.
On the other hand, the American goblins who betrayed Gringotts Wizarding Bank can only absorb enough capital to become independent through this unprecedented, and possibly the only, geopolitical disaster in human history.
Otherwise, lacking global deployment, independent coinage rights, and a complete industrial chain, the American goblins would have no way to grow into a force that can interact with the Magical Congress of the United States on an equal footing. They will lose the capital to sit at the negotiating table, either completely becoming puppets and pawns of the American wizards, or disappearing from the social structure of the magical world forever.
Aileen was quite clear that the biggest threat to her in the future could only be that country across the ocean.
Therefore, even if it meant temporarily sacrificing the almost-attainable interests of Destiny Consortium and Gringotts Wizarding Bank, she would have to severely screw over all the guys who were trying to profit from clumsy capital operations—the value of virtual economies and bubble warrants are all based on monetary measurement. When the currency no longer exists, all theories and techniques will be meaningless.
And in a ruin, the only thing that can survive is the real, physical industry that exists in the real world.
If the situation continues to deteriorate, and even the physical industry begins to be eroded, then the former Soviet scientific research talents who recorded and created this industrial knowledge are the last spark and the most valuable wealth of this land.
Before anyone realizes this, the most elite of them have already arrived at Hogwarts.
Aileen didn't explain too much about the follow-up, shaking her head with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.
"At war with the world? Don't be ridiculous, we... are the real world."
Since possessing Gringotts Wizarding Bank, possessing vast potato fields, possessing the light industrial production factories developed by the former Soviet Union for decades, and the most elite talents in the world today—money is meaningless.
"Understood, Gringotts will follow your will, Your Majesty. Two months later, the ruble will completely lose its qualification as a tradable currency. All those who play with capital in front of you will fall into the depths of hell."
Douglas replied solemnly, a bloodthirsty pleasure appearing at the corner of his mouth.
As the former first director of the venture capital department of Gringotts, he really enjoyed the feeling of watching endless numbers converge into invisible blades in the financial field, tearing apart the enemy little by little—undoubtedly, only the great Goblin Empress Aileen Kaslana would give him such an opportunity and right.
Aileen just smiled calmly at Douglas's answer, without giving any more response, and turned her gaze to Kurt Meyer, the overseas person in charge of Destiny Group, who was standing beside a goblin.
Kurt Meyer immediately understood her meaning, took a slight step forward, and began to report.
"According to your request, we have fully scaled back our activities in non-magical countries such as Russia and Ukraine."
"In these months of activity, American wizards and Muggle agents from various countries have had friction with us, but the organization has not been exposed. All clues and keywords will point to [Mysterious Man] and [Dark Lord]. In addition, the evacuation work has been mostly completed. Except for the wizards used to protect key figures, most of the comrades are ready to evacuate at any time."
Comrades? Like-minded work partners?
What an appropriate title.
Grindelwald raised his eyebrows in agreement, glancing at the white-haired ball of fluff sitting beside him.
This little guy's speed of spreading ideas among the Death Eaters is really fast. As the original Dark Lord who had once gathered wizards from half of the magical world, Grindelwald knew very well how terrible the power that this kind of ideological infection could unleash.
As for the little minions who took the blame in the process? That's not important.
Anyway, the task of encircling and suppressing the remnants of the Death Eaters and searching for Voldemort's hiding place, who intended to destroy the magical world, had already appeared on the table of the International Confederation of Wizards last month and was regarded as a very important international cooperation agenda.
British Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge had already issued a warning to the magical communities of various countries at the meeting.
[Although the activities of the Death Eaters have been temporarily eliminated in the UK, it is still not ruled out that the Death Eaters may have fled abroad.]
"Very good, pay attention to safety... if necessary, directly call Hyperion."
Aileen nodded lightly, saying softly.
She could be said to be particularly at ease and respectful towards this group of "veterans" who had experienced the First Wizarding War, and who still remembered their original intentions after decades of testing.
If her team hadn't grown up completely and time was too tight, she wouldn't have wanted these old people to take on too many front-line combat missions—perhaps, she should try to train some potential young wizards.
Aileen's peripheral vision swept across Dumbledore, and her fingers tapped the table thoughtfully.
For example, the young members of the Order of the Phoenix, the head boys and girls and student union presidents of each Hogwarts class, and some of the star students from the neighboring school... Returning to school for remedial studies, I wonder if this reason can trick some people back.
Without too much association in this regard, Aileen quickly recovered her thoughts and looked at the house-elf standing on the far left. Seemingly having never experienced such a formal occasion, that little guy looked like he was about to faint from nervousness.
As for what the Hogwarts house-elves were about to report, she had actually vaguely understood some of it.
If nothing unexpected happens, the response measures and chain reactions triggered by those things are likely to become extremely important historical nodes that will completely change the traditional social structure of the magical world—for this reason, she didn't even go to see Harry's birthday party.
Aileen narrowed her eyes, her face filled with a cute and innocent smile.
"Tell me, why is Hogwarts Round-Faced Plump Chicken Express suffering serious losses..."
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