Nuke Miko: Chronicles of America

The above is the situation before the epidemic swept the world.This year, with the outbreak of the "Corona" epidemic, a large number of Americans fled the city and hid in the countryside or mountains.But there are not so many houses in the countryside and mountains, so the poor who have no money live in tents, and the middle class with a little money live in cars.

In June, the Los Angeles earthquake, haunting, and nuclear bombings occurred, and major cities such as Seattle, Portland, and Las Vegas also fell into riots one after another. Planning to get a luxury car ready.

These days are really weird, natural disasters and man-made disasters, evil gods and monsters come at any time, no matter where it is, it may not be absolutely safe.

You see, even Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, where the rich and famous live, has now become an abandoned neighborhood!

Therefore, no matter how good or safe the house you live in now, you must be prepared to move at any time, such as buying a better RV.

In case one day your villa becomes a disaster area or a war zone, you can hide in a safe place in your RV without worrying about not having a comfortable place to live.

——This is the same as the reason why wealthy citizens in various capitals dug air-raid shelters in their yards during World War II.

As for the richer tycoons, they either have mountain manors or island villas, or have luxury yachts to travel around the world.

Therefore, the total number of "RV homeless" in the United States has increased to more than 4000 million, and it is said that 15% of the population already lives in cars.

As rich people in the United States are also scrambling to buy large luxury RVs as a mobile refuge just in case, the production efficiency of auto manufacturers has been greatly reduced due to the epidemic, resulting in luxury RVs that were originally produced in small quantities and have become extremely popular in the United States. Prices are skyrocketing for hot items that are in short supply.

Nowadays, even if you have money, it is difficult to mention the spot, but you have to wait in line for two or three months, and God knows if it will continue to be postponed.

However, why is Akiyama Megumi willing to wait so long before picking up the car?I'm afraid everything will be delayed by then!

PS: Some readers believe that it is impossible for the law against the homeless to appear in the United States, but the problem is that before the Great Depression, everyone also believed that the Roosevelt New Deal was impossible to implement.

In the process of social collapse, all kinds of insane things are possible.

The United States in this book is far more turbulent than the Great Depression, and any bad idea will be used.

Finally, the law is the law, and the implementation is the implementation. Who said that the introduction of the law must be strictly enforced?If you can't carry it out, it's a fart!

There are many strange laws in the history of the United States. According to common sense, it is impossible for the Prohibition Law to be implemented continuously for more than ten years.

What's even crazier is that in the end of the Soviet Union, alcohol prohibition was actually implemented, and it turned into a suicide-style mass destruction.

Chapter 200, "The Negative Man" Is Not Afraid of Inflation

Of course, although the most luxurious Class A motorhomes have been sold out and there are no new cars to pick up now, the next-level Class C motorhomes are still in stock.

It's just that its price is generally three or four times higher than before the epidemic.

——Not counting those trailer-type RVs that have no engine and cab, only wheels and carriages, and need to be dragged by other vehicles to move. In the United States, there are roughly three types of RVs that can be driven everywhere with their own power:

The first type is Class A, which is refitted from a bus. It is very large and has luxurious facilities. It is like a mobile villa, but you must have an A driver’s license to drive it;

The second type is Class B, which is the smallest caravan. It looks like a car or a minibus. It is flexible and light, and can be parked in an ordinary parking lot. However, few people use this kind of car because it is too small and basic life The facilities are not complete, and it is very uncomfortable to live in;

The third type is Class C, which is also the most common on the road and in car rental companies. It is generally converted from a minivan, with beds and seats, and usually toilets and showers. The car can sleep 3-4 people. The only place in Sacramento with a new car in stock for immediate pickup.

But the problem is, even though Megumi Akiyama is not short of money, a small C-class RV can only accommodate three or four people at most, but Megumi Akiyama currently has six girls with bags, plus a manager, Fry. Ya, and the female translators assigned by the Japanese consulate to the witches, there are eight people in total.

Not to mention, she still has a lot of luggage to carry, such as ritual utensils, costumes, props, etc. for the sacred ceremony, which takes up even more space.

One C-class caravan is definitely not enough. Use two or three C-class caravans to form a fleet, and they may get separated.

Besides, Qiu Shanhui didn't want her team to disperse - there were not many people in the first place, wouldn't it look more shabby if they were separated?

Of course, the high-end Class A large RV worth hundreds of thousands of dollars is luxurious and comfortable, with double-door refrigerators, dryers, and heating and cooling air conditioners, but it also has its inconveniences. Small cars are parked on the side of the road casually, and it is difficult to drive into the entrance of the underground parking lot.The second is that the energy consumption is too high. Not only does it burn oil, but it also needs to connect water and electricity frequently and supplement propane gas.

Finally, the requirements for the roads of buses are obviously higher than those of small cars, and those rugged country or forest paths may not be able to drive.

In contrast, small C-class RVs are more flexible and convenient, suitable for traveling between mountains, canyons, and forests, and looking for beautiful places to camp.

In short, the price of living comfortably in a large RV is poor mobility and high vehicle cost, so it is not liked by many donkeys.

But the problem is that Megumi Akiyama's trip this time is not to be a donkey friend, cross-country travel, looking for the most beautiful scenery under the stars, but to scout and select a site for the Inari Shrine that is under construction.

In the selection considerations for the location of the shrine, the convenience of transportation and the degree of perfection of the infrastructure also account for a lot of weight.

No matter how rich and strong the spiritual energy is in the wild countryside with no water, electricity, roads, difficult traffic, and no mobile phone signal, Akiyama Hui will only occupy it secretly as a place of practice, but it is impossible to lay a foundation there. Shrine——If the road is too difficult to walk, how can pilgrims come here?

With the current level of infrastructure in the United States, it is absolutely impossible to expect anyone to be kind enough to build a road for the shrine.

Therefore, a high-end Class A large RV that is as luxurious and comfortable as a land yacht not only means dignity, style and enjoyment, but also a test of the transportation convenience of the survey site.Any place that can be reached by a Class A RV probably means that a bus can drive in.

It's just that the high-end class A large RV is temporarily out of stock, and the futures price has exceeded Akiyama Megumi's psychological budget.

This is an indisputable fact that cannot be changed in a short period of time.

Since the price of high-end Class A large RVs is too high, and there is no stock to pick up for a while, then you can only look for second-hand cars.

Megumi Akiyama left this matter to her agent, Freya, and Freya went directly to the governor's wife and asked her to help—such a big fund-raising party, tossed and ended up being given to Akiyama Hui 50 US dollars, is this a beggar?

Madam, the jewelry and fine clothes you bought with the donation raised in advance probably cost more than that.

If you don't want this matter to be exposed, and you want to continue to cooperate happily, it's best to solve a little trouble for someone...

Therefore, the governor's wife had no choice but to go out, and in view of her husband's power, local smugglers still had to sell her face, and soon got a 30% new second-hand luxury A from an unknown corner. Class RV, priced at [-] US dollars, it is half sold and half free.

Megumi Akiyama went to take a look around in person, and found that the interior decoration and facilities of this second-hand caravan were indeed very luxurious - the bright starry sky roof, the luxurious solid wood carved inner wall, the girly pink embroidered curtains, The milky white leather sofa is spacious enough to lie on and sleep on. LCD TV, stereo, heating and cooling air conditioner and refrigerator are all available. The toilet, kitchen and shower room on the car are also very elegant.

The on-board water tank can hold 600 liters of water, and the sunroof on the roof can also be equipped with solar panels that highlight green and environmental protection.

Although the wine cabinet with colored lights is empty, with a little modification, it can be transformed into a luxurious shrine dedicated to Inari.

In addition to the seats that can be folded down and the bunk beds, there is also a big bed that three people can roll on.

In the closet of the caravan, there are even a dozen pieces of brand new pure white, royal blue and wine red silk pajamas that look very high-end.

The only problem is...

Looking at the big rabbit head on the pink car body and the bikini beauties painted on the car body, Megumi Akiyama couldn't help but feel a little headache.

"...Isn't this the nanny car of the "Playboy" magazine shooting crew? There are dancing poles on the car? Where did you get it?"

Megumi Akiyama pointed to the circular mini dance floor and the shiny steel pipes in the center of the carriage, his eyebrows twitched, "...Don't tell me, the seller is a bunny girl, right?"

"...The seller is of course not a bunny girl, and a bunny girl is not qualified to sell the company's car..."

Freya replied, "..."Playboy" went bankrupt, and naturally this caravan was seized by the court and is about to enter the auction process. However, this car is not as eye-catching as real estate. It’s a relationship, so I got this RV out.”

——Although "Playboy" used to be synonymous with sensuality and hedonism, since the death of "Playboy" founder Hugh Hefner, "Playboy" was already a dismal business, and it has gone from bad to worse in recent years , High debts, has long been reduced to tears of the times.

After the Los Angeles earthquake and the outbreak of ghost disasters, even the company headquarters in Los Angeles became a haunted house. The surviving company employees, playmates and bunny girls rushed out of the nanny car of "Playboy" and drove around Turned around and fled to Sacramento...

As a result, when they arrived in Sacramento, "Playboy" had declared bankruptcy, and the nanny's car was immediately seized.

Because it is an old car that has been driven for five years, and it is also a "Playboy" nanny car, it was not noticed in the first wave of hot sales of RVs.Next, when the second-hand car trade started to boom, the governor's wife tried to get it over, and Freya also thought it was a good car.

"...I checked the information before, and you Japanese witches are actually dancers in the temple. You can also be regarded as colleagues with those bunny girls. They are also idols and entertainers, so you can use many functions of this car! You see, there are full-length mirrors and a powder room in this RV!"

Freya introduced to Akiyama Megumi as if offering a treasure, "...there are a lot of gadgets for actors, all of which you can use..."

——Well, although it may seem like a world of difference at first glance, the bunny girl in "Playboy" and the shrine maiden in Japan are indeed mixed entertainment circles.

Therefore, the nanny car of the filming crew of "Playboy" really meets the needs of witches.

In addition, although the car is a bit old, it is well maintained and its performance is not bad in all aspects.

Therefore, Akiyama Megumi hesitated for a long time, considering that there was really no more suitable car, and finally decided to buy it.

But, anyway, driving a pink Playboy limousine like this into the conservative rural middle of the United States is a bit too outrageous.

Therefore, after buying this bus RV, Akiyama Megumi immediately ordered it to be sent to the garage for re-overhaul and painting, changing the body from pink to green that symbolizes rice fields, painting out the pattern of beautiful women, and the white rabbit head logo Change it to a golden fox head, and draw a few golden ears of rice on it...

In the end, I don't know how the people in the garage fiddled with it. In the end, Ma Tong complained that he seemed to have seen the green leather car on the railway in his hometown.

Well, the green leather car is a green leather car. Anyway, this time I am going to the countryside to see rice farms. The appearance of the car is a bit earthy, and it may be more down-to-earth.

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After buying a car, the next step is to prepare for the food and drink expenses on the road.

Because this trip to the central part of the United States is mainly to go to the countryside, it is likely to have to wander for a long time in places where there are no villages or shops behind. Naturally, food, drinks, snacks, etc. must be prepared, and various daily necessities must not be short.

Therefore, Akiyama Megumi took a group of young girls with bags to the supermarket after a long absence, and bought a bunch of vegetables, meat, canned and frozen foods, long loaves of long-lasting bread, and various beverages and wines, N kinds of flavors Chips and dips, clothing and boots for backcountry activities and more.

Walking among the rows of shelves in the supermarket, looking at the products that are still rich in variety despite the soaring prices, and recalling the atmosphere he felt while walking on the streets of Sacramento before, Megumi Akiyama couldn't help but complain:

"...It feels really strange. Although the dollar is depreciating and prices are skyrocketing, why does the market seem to be calm?"

——In this sweltering July, the prices in Sacramento are not to say skyrocketing, at least they are skyrocketing.

In supermarkets, from bread to butter, from sugar to tomato sauce, from steak to pasta, as well as milk powder and milk, the prices of various foods generally increase by more than 50%. Some imported ingredients that are not produced in the United States have even doubled. Then it rose several times... In addition, the prices of clothes, toys, shower gel, glassware and pottery, and even toilet paper have skyrocketed, and there are almost no bargains to be seen.

But even so, according to what Akiyama Megumi saw along the way, there seemed to be no yellow and emaciated hungry people on the street, and there were not many protesting crowds. At most, I saw a few men and women with needles in their arms and withered faces. It came out, but it was made out of death.

According to her observations, when the prices just started to skyrocket, the public sentiment in the United States was indeed in turmoil again, but after the Golden Retriever King announced that he would give each citizen of the United States another [-] US dollars [special subsidy], there was a wave of civil protests. Not to mention that the flags and drums have died down, at least there is no momentum.

Although some people still take to the streets occasionally, their slogans basically have nothing to do with prices, they are just the aftermath of the "Black Lives Matter" movement.

"...Even though prices have soared so much, it stands to reason that there should be a lot of public dissatisfaction, but why does it feel that the public opinion is quite flat?"

Akiyama Hui looked at the bustling crowd and said puzzledly, "...At most, there are only some people complaining about the high prices on the Internet and TV media, but no one takes to the streets to stabilize prices or something—is it Because the White House announced a $[-] grant?"

"...Of course there is a subsidy of [-] U.S. dollars, but it is more because the depreciation of the U.S. dollar has many benefits for the people.

Especially after the labor shortage caused by the epidemic is superimposed, even the disadvantages of the depreciation of the US dollar have been largely offset. "

Freya, a broker who worked as an assistant to the mayor of Los Angeles, replied, "...if it is in an Asian country with a relatively high savings rate, currency depreciation will naturally be a catastrophe for the poor, because their deposits become worthless. However, the United States has been ahead of consumption for 100 years. At present, more than half of the families are in negative equity, that is, the debt is more than the family property. The first thing to do after receiving a salary every month is to pay the bills.

Now that the dollar is depreciating rapidly, if you have savings at home, then your property will naturally shrink rapidly.

But if the family only has debts, isn't the depreciation of the dollar equal to debt relief?

Of course, if the dollar depreciates and wages do not rise, then the life of the working class will still become embarrassing because the rigid needs of life cannot be suppressed.

However, because the epidemic has killed a large number of strong laborers, all walks of life in the United States are experiencing a labor shortage. Because they cannot recruit employees, employers in various industries can only increase their treatment, and wages are rising rapidly.Especially the truck drivers who are currently in short supply, their wages have increased tenfold in half a year!

As a result, the monthly wages of all working-class workers who have the ability to work have increased significantly—although the purchasing power may not have increased much, and the mortgages, car loans, student loans they owed in the past, and other luxuries paid in installments , the bills that need to be paid remain the same...

Doesn't this entry and exit mean that the family finances of the working class are much better at once?How could they feel that inflation is bad? "

Chapter 201, Human Financialization

As we all know, the same thing may mean completely opposite feelings in the eyes of different people.

For East Asians who live frugally and use all their money to save or invest: Currency depreciation = personal wealth shrinks!

For Americans who have consumed ahead of schedule since childhood and are heavily indebted per capita: Currency depreciation = personal debt relief!

——What should the common people who are full of resentment do not want to be cut leeks by the masters?It's simple, just lie flat and don't germinate!

The seeds are buried deep in the soil, and there is not even a leek seedling on the surface. No matter how sharp the sickle is, it can only cut the air!

Noticing the problems, Akiyama Huicai vaguely understood why there was such an outrageous thing as "the people of the US imperialism welcome the devaluation of the currency".

This is not entirely because the media is confounding black and white and whitewashing the peace, but it actually contains the true thoughts of the American people!

——From the perspective of poor people without a dime in their pockets, no matter how high the price of goods rises, they will be the same. Anyway, if they have no money to eat, they will go to buy for zero yuan.

And those debtors who are heavily indebted are even more eager for the dollar to be devalued into waste paper in one go, so that they can be debt-free!

Anyway, because the "Corona" plague has knocked down too many young and middle-aged laborers in the United States, there is a nationwide labor shortage, forcing capitalists who want to continue to operate to greatly increase their salaries, so that the working class in the United States can easily If you find a good job, you don't have to worry about unemployment at all.

Coupled with the [-] U.S. dollars per person [special subsidy] issued by the federal government, the people of American imperialism naturally have no fear of currency depreciation.

He even felt elated that the debts he owed quickly evaporated in the great inflation!

(Owing 100 million U.S. dollars will be stressful, owing 100 million yen is ordinary, owing 100 million Zimbabwean dollars... How many grains of rice can this buy?)

After figuring out this truth, Akiyama Megumi finally realized it suddenly, but he also immediately discovered some kind of danger hidden in it.

"...Uh, wait, Americans who have a job and a stable income are naturally not afraid of inflation. Anyway, there is a labor shortage in the United States, and they don't have to worry about finding a job. The boss doesn't dare to cut the salary. The salary will go up with inflation— —As long as wages are raised in line with inflation, it is considered to be evaporating debts.

However, those who have lost the ability to work, wouldn't they face the disaster of a sharp decline in income?

For example, patients with sequelae who are weak and lying dead after being infected with the COVID-19 virus, and those retired people who live on pensions..."

Megumi Akiyama frowned and said, "...Although after the outbreak of the epidemic, a wave of deaths broke out in nursing homes in various states in the United States, there should still be many elderly people who survived, such as those old monsters on Capitol Hill, and they are participating in the general election to compete for the White House. Those two old devils.

As for those patients with sequelae of the [Corona] plague, such as construction workers who are so weak that they cannot move bricks; primary school teachers who sleep for fourteen hours a day, whose thinking is confused and unable to give lectures; The unlucky nurse who shrank from a fat girl to a firewood girl...

These people are no longer able to continue to work and can only rely on their savings to make ends meet. If prices continue to soar, wouldn't it be like adding insult to injury? "

“…Indeed, inflation and the devaluation of the dollar are of course a nightmare for those who have been incapacitated by the aftermath of COVID-19 and are surviving on their savings, as well as retirees who have survived the plague. It will make them completely unable to survive.

But so what?Since they have lost the ability to work, they have also lost the ability to make trouble and rebellion. "

Freya said the words of social Darwinism with a grim face, "... If anyone can neither support himself nor cause trouble for the country, then for the government and enterprises, such unnecessary useless people should have Go to hell! There is no need to care about their lives!"