American Strategic Deception Bureau

　Then I looked at the translation card written by the secretary and found out that the title of this poem was "Wolf Storm".

　"

　Dawn, you escaped from the dream, leaving behind only the scent of lilac and gooseberry. Your raven-feathered hair fluttered in the dream, your violet eyes wept in the sparkling water...isn't this a love poem?

　President Nixon curled his lips and looked at the translation of another scroll, and found that it was a poem called "Requiem".

　"A pack of wolves sleeps soundly in the dense forest, and bats flutter in the cold wind beneath the branches. But a restless soul is still stirring, wary of ferocious ghouls, ugly old witches, and elusive spirits... It sounds like the beginning of a dark fairy tale from the Middle Ages."

　——President Nixon and the relevant experts paid little attention to the scrolls recording these two poems.

　But after this information spread, hordes of copycats immediately emerged:

　Many American female hippies, fond of mischief, would quietly escape to the forest or desert, hide their clothes and luggage, and then, naked or wearing pre-prepared cosplay costumes, rush to the nearby highway to flag down cars and call for help. They would then boast to others that they had just traveled to a magical world and back, experiencing some wonderful adventure, and even produced forged books from other worlds...

　——Although Polish is a minority language, the United States is a country of immigrants.

　It is not difficult to find a few Poles who can write.

　All of a sudden, all kinds of "other-world literature" that were difficult to distinguish between true and false flooded the market, making people feel that the world they live in is becoming more and more magical.

　Even Firi, the strategic deception director, personally fabricated and spread more "purely fictional" "other world stories."

　After all, the Strategic Deception Bureau also has to write a year-end work report!

　Author's words: PS: China in the Cyberpunk 2077 world setting roughly remains in an international status that was around 2000 to 2010 in the real world. Its GDP is still lower than that of Japan, ranking third in the world, but is not much different from Japan.

　Although Japan took advantage of Japan's defeat in North America and the subsequent internal strife to break through the first island chain and grab some territory outside, its overall strength was still surpassed by the European Community and Japan. Although it was not bad and it did not lose any territory on its home turf, its international status was rather poor.

　Basically, Cyberpunk 2077 is an alternate version of the Man in the High Castle timeline, with Japan and Germany dominating the world. However, their hegemony is far less secure than in Man in the High Castle, with hostile forces still powerful and the internal instability of Japan and Germany even greater.

　Saburo Arasaka actually occupied a similar ecological niche to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He also rose from the grassroots, also challenged the world hegemon, and also retreated after being defeated. If Toyotomi Hideyoshi had lived longer than Tokugawa Ieyasu, how would he have survived and maintained power after the failure of the Korean War and the withdrawal of troops?

　Chapter 545: A World in Turmoil Due to "Travel" (Part 1)

　"Zizi-Huh-Sorry, sound check. OVER!"

　"Recently, rumors about people traveling to another world have been popping up a lot all of a sudden! OVER!"

　"Hey, everyone in school is talking about this lately. Boys and girls alike are fantasizing about going on adventures in another world, or even becoming heroes. OVER!"

　"It's not just school. Last week, when I was driving to Long Beach, I saw a naked hippie on the side of the road saying she had just returned from another world. OVER!"

　"A naked hippie girl?! You're so lucky, man! OVER!"

　"What good luck? That black woman must weigh at least 300 pounds! And she has a Mohawk haircut. It's an eyesore! OVER!"

　"Well, I thought female hippies wearing leis were all beautiful! Like the Manson Family girls. OVER!"

　"You could try your luck in the suburbs of Las Vegas. Lately, there's been a lot of beautiful naked women hanging out on the side of the road in the desert. They stop cars and try to sell them these so-called 'gadgets from another world,' and you can have sex with them as a bonus. OVER!"

　"From your description, isn't this just a new form of re-employment for street prostitutes? OVER!"

　"Times are tough, everyone. Street girls are having a hard time getting business these days. They're having to come up with new tricks. OVER!"

　"Isn't it enough to just rely on the gimmick of girls walking around naked to attract customers? OVER!"

　"Of course it's not enough. This isn't the situation five years ago. There are nude news reports on TV these days, naked female shop assistants in shopping malls, naked waitresses in restaurants, and almost all the bathing beaches have become nude beaches. Women's nude fighting competitions are being held in the sports world, and there are even nude schools!

　Even ordinary schools organize girls to dance naked. Especially those female cheerleaders, almost no one does not take off their clothes on the field!

　Since the Tantric magic that specifically prohibits clothing has become popular all over the world, who else, except prisoners in prison, can't even see naked women on a normal day?

　Even the homeless people on the streets of Los Angeles can see naked women marathons and naked women cycling races from time to time! OVER!

　"Ah, while the tantric mind method that claims to cure all diseases is good, it's really unbearable to see it causing the decline of morals in society! OVER!"

　"Also, ever since the financial crisis, unemployed women across the country have been pouring into the sex market, and the price of prostitutes has been plummeting! OVER!"

　"Yeah, I just got back from New York. Over there, I can sleep with female college students just by taking out some canned beef! OVER!"

　"But people in New York are so poor that they can't even afford Spam! OVER!"

　"Maybe there's a genuine item among these self-proclaimed time travelers? If I could actually get my hands on a few otherworldly items, I'd be rich! OVER!"

　"Even if there are genuine items from another world, if they aren't magical, they can't be identified! Antiques can be authenticated, but how can we authenticate knives, jewelry, and slave collars from another world? Unless they actually have the manufacturer and production date marked on them! OVER!"

　"Besides, I don't have any spare money! Prices are going up every week, it's really unbearable. OVER!"

　"The price increases this year are truly outrageous. Apples are now a dollar each, gas is $6 a gallon, and a pound of the cheapest cheese is $10. My rent has even gone up to $3000 a month! My landlord said he's going to raise the rent next month!"

　But, man, didn’t you say before that you made a good investment that was guaranteed to make money? Why are you still complaining about being poor? OVER!

　"Don't even mention it. I lost so much money. A few days ago, when I was in the worst mood, I even wanted to jump into the sea and commit suicide.

　What? OVER! "

　"But now you can still sit in front of the radio and talk to us. So, you didn't jump? OVER!"

　"No, I did jump, but it was low tide, so I didn't drown. I had to lie on the beach and think for a long time, but I finally came back. OVER!"

　"Wow, that's terrible. But what exactly did you invest in? Can you tell us more so we can learn from your experience? OVER!"

　"Yeah, tell everyone about it. It'll make you feel better. OVER!"

　"Well, there's nothing to hide. I heard from England two months ago that someone went to the future and learned that Morro Bay, California, would become a major city in a few decades. Hoarding land in advance would definitely make you rich, so I invested all my remaining money there. OVER!"

　"And you never dreamed that a mushroom cloud would rise in Morro Bay last month and an atomic bomb would explode? OVER!"

　"Yeah, the Morro Bay development plan vanished in an instant, and the property I bought is now rotting in my hands, and I still have to pay exorbitant taxes! OVER!"

　"Wait, after the nuclear explosion in Morro Bay, real estate prices plummeted. Wouldn't property taxes also plummet? OVER!"

　"It's true that property taxes are based on land values, but the government doesn't assess land values ​​all the time! With the nuclear explosion in Morro Bay, the local government will undoubtedly delay the next land value assessment, keeping housing prices inflated and forcing us to pay high property taxes for several more years!"

　OVER!

　"Oh, the government is always like this. They're swift and decisive when it comes to tax increases, but then they're full of excuses when it comes to tax cuts. OVER!"

　"You're right. New York has been left in ruins. It's almost Christmas, and most of New York is still without water and electricity. The subway is still out of service, and yet the property taxes haven't decreased at all! Luckily, I transferred to USC! OVER!"

　"You can still afford tuition? Not bad, not bad. My parents' pensions and savings are gone, so I had to drop out of school. OVER!"

　"My condolences, brother. Losing money is better than losing your life. Don't be so depressed that you jump off the building! OVER!"

　"You're too late. This happened over half a year ago. If I wanted to jump off a building, I would have done it long ago. OVER!"

　"Hmm, now I remember. That summer, when the New York stock market crashed, people lined up in Los Angeles and San Francisco every day to jump from buildings. TV stations even set up cameras under skyscrapers and made a variety show where viewers had to rate each suicide attempt's jumping posture. OVER!"

　"There was even a female news anchor crying after reporting on the stock market crash. Then she jumped out of the studio window! OVER!"

　"By now, everyone who should have jumped has already done so, and the rest are living in black farms or underground brothels, right? OVER!"

　"Besides, the New York Stock Exchange has been closed since August, so stock analysts can only focus on Chicago futures. OVER!"

　"Hey, New York is still experiencing a power outage and the phone is down. How can the New York Stock Exchange possibly resume operations? OVER!"

　"By the way, when will the power be restored in New York? It's been several months, right? OVER!"

　"There's nothing we can do. New York State is a rebellious state and will be punished after the defeat. Reconstruction has been put on the back burner. OVER!"

　"Even if it's a rebellious state, there's no reason for it to remain in ruins forever, right? New York is the face of the United States! OVER!"

　"I remember President Nixon said in his Thanksgiving speech that he promised to restore power to New York before leaving office. OVER!"

　"Before he leaves office? If he's re-elected, doesn't that mean he still has seven years left? New York's going to be without power for seven years? What's going to happen? OVER!"

　"Oh my God, if this is the case, the New York Stock Exchange will be shut down for seven years? OVER!"

　"Ah, I simply can't imagine what the stock market will look like when it reopens after a seven-year hiatus. OVER!"

　"I guess a lot of stocks will be delisted, right? Because the companies they're related to have already gone bankrupt and ceased to exist. OVER!"

　"According to the 'future information' revealed by British newspapers, the United States would suffer from hidden dangers due to 'Reaganomics' in the 1980s, followed by an economic collapse in 1994, the emergence of a dictatorial military government in 1996, and finally the division in the early 21st century.

　But I feel like if the current situation continues, we won’t even make it through the 1970s. OVER!

　"If you're an optimist, you should fully apply reverse thinking at this time and think about this problem from the other side. Based on the above information, doesn't it mean that the United States still has more than 20 years of good times? It won't be overthrown in the 1970s? Wouldn't that give you confidence? OVER!"

　"Although it feels a bit wrong, the logic is indeed the same. However, since it is Reaganomics, then which Reagan will be the President of the United States ten years later? Will it be our former governor of California? Can an actor become president? OVER!"

　"Ronald Reagan? I don't think it's likely. An actor becoming governor is already too much. Isn't he afraid of being a joke if he becomes president? OVER!"

　——In the United States, people with the last name Reagan are very

　There were many members of Congress with the last name Reagan, and there were also many scholars and professors with the last name Reagan.

　Therefore, even if we knew in advance that there would be a President Reagan in the United States ten years later, ordinary people would not be able to confirm at the first time that this was former California Governor Ronald Reagan if they only knew the surname but not the specific name and resume.

　Like Trump, it's a common surname in the Netherlands and Germany, with many famous people bearing it, including several renowned Dutch admirals during the Anglo-Dutch War. However, before Trump's rise to prominence, this surname was often translated into Chinese as "Trop"...

　"Let's not talk about future presidents, let's just talk about the current President Nixon! The future information disclosed by the British side said that he would resign because of the Watergate scandal, but they didn't say what exactly the Watergate scandal was.

　Reporters have already turned the Watergate building in Washington upside down, but haven't found anything unusual. OVER!

　"Even if you know the address of something that hasn't happened yet, you can't tell anything!

　It's like if you went to check the theater where President Lincoln was assassinated before the Civil War, you'd definitely find nothing. OVER!

　"Oh, my parents have all been feeling discouraged lately. They worked so hard to slaughter the Japs in the Pacific, but the Japanese still landed in California in the 21st century, and were even invited there by the Americans back then. OVER!"

　"This only goes to show that, for future residents of the Western states, Washington at that time was even more unbearable than the Japanese. Well, I remember that American democracy was already over by then, and it had become a military dictatorship? And the country was governed in a complete mess?

　OVER!

　"A few years ago, I read Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle (which won the Hugo Award in 1963), and I thought the "reversed history" in his book - the Allies were defeated in World War II, and the United States was divided and occupied by Germany and Japan - was just a ridiculous fantasy used for satire.

　But now it seems that Philip K. Dick was actually predicting the future! The next century will belong to Germany and Japan!

　To be honest, I really can’t figure out how the US GDP will fall to the same level as Myanmar in the future?

　Shouldn't we go to Burma now to get a glimpse into what the American standard of living will be like half a century from now? OVER!

　"Well, while there are some similarities, the future America described by the Brits is ultimately better than the situation in 'The Man in the High Castle.' At least, Germany didn't invade our East Coast, and the Japanese devils entrenched on the West Coast were eventually driven out.

　Although it is still difficult for me to accept a woman as president, she deserves to be in the White House just because she defeated the Japanese devils. OVER!

　"But fifty years later, America is still torn apart. Is this the best that female president could do? OVER!"

　"From an optimistic perspective, we still have 20 to 50 years to make changes and respond to future crises. As long as we prepare in advance, perhaps the US economy will not collapse in 1994, and there will not be a military government in the United States in 1996. After a good negotiation with the Soviet Union, Germany will not be unified, the future United States will not use the euro, and the Japanese devils will naturally not colonize our West Coast.

　OVER!

　"From a pessimistic perspective, perhaps the whole world will think that the United States is already dead in the future and will be finished in more than 20 years.

　The organization of human society is based on confidence and expectations for the future. If the future is gone, how can the present be good?

　Some people predict the future and make changes. But some smarter people predict others’ predictions. OVER!

　"Just like before World War II, British Prime Minister Chamberlain had already predicted that Hitler would start a war, but still had no choice but to appease him? OVER!"

　"You mean to say that even if we predict the rise of Japan and the European Community, we can't brutally suppress these two allies of our camp. Otherwise, it may cause the Soviet Union to gain the upper hand in the Cold War, which will be counterproductive, right? OVER!"

　"Yes, I don't think that after the Soviet Union won the Cold War, the Russians would treat the United States more gently than Japan and Germany. OVER!"

　……

　In the study on the second floor of the San Fernando Valley refuge villa, our protagonist Ferry was fiddling with his own high-performance private radio on the table, while listening to the political chatter of his "ham" chat friends in the headphones, just like those veteran netizens who focused on flooding the group with messages in the future.

　The so-called "Ham" are amateur radio enthusiasts, abbreviated as "HAM", which literally means "Ham", just like the origin of S.H.I.E.L.D.

　Before the Internet became popular, private radio stations, like smartphones in the future, were one of the important remote social tools for the American people.

　Although private radios and the like may seem a bit high-end at first glance, as if they are high-tech gadgets that ordinary people cannot afford.

　But in developed countries in Europe and the United States during the Cold War, given the wealth and knowledge level of the people, the cost for ordinary middle-class people to set up a radio station was not high, at least much cheaper than buying a car, and there were also many technical geeks in the people who could make radio stations by hand.

　At the same time, capital

　Officials in ideologue countries did not impose strict restrictions on this, unlike socialist countries who were always on guard against people "eavesdropping on enemy radio stations" - in fact, they could not prevent it at all. Whether it was the Soviet Union or China, smuggling became rampant, and black goods and outside information were flooded.

　In short, from the post-World War II era until the end of the Cold War and the rise of the internet, using personal radios to chat with distant strangers, even forming primitive chat rooms, was a popular and fashionable pastime among the American middle class. Especially after the US-Soviet rivalry intensified, the full-scale nuclear crisis intensified, and popular fervor for radioactive wastelands and apocalyptic survival arose, more and more people in Europe and the United States purchased and stockpiled personal radios.

　After all, you can't expect to watch TV, make phone calls, and send emails as usual in a radioactive wasteland that has experienced a nuclear war, right?

　Therefore, for any qualified doomsday survivalist, a private radio station that can communicate with others and collect the latest information from the outside world is a necessity for maintaining long-term doomsday survival and even rebuilding civilized society, just like firearms and ammunition, canned food and medical supplies.

　Then, now that I had bought the radio, I couldn't just leave it unused, rusting away in the cellar or attic.

　Therefore, for those Americans with some culture and technology, making friends from all over the world through their own private radios and chatting together from time to time through private radio frequencies has become a very high-end and modern pastime.

　No matter how you look at it, this is definitely cooler and more advanced than staying in a bar all day and chatting about gossip with neighbors, right?

　In the absence of private radios, people would hang out in bars after work, chatting and playing cards. This is why, in the past, bars, cafes, and brothels became the source of intelligence and rumors: because these were the main social platforms for Westerners.

　Among them, the coffee shops favored by the petty bourgeoisie are usually more suitable for discussing serious matters. But if you want to hear the truth and secrets, you have to go to bars and brothels.

　The reason why spies and brokers in movies hang out in bars and brothels all day is not because they are all addicted to alcohol or sex, but because if they want to collect or release intelligence, the most suitable places are bars and brothels (in addition to opium dens).