Jonathan screamed in the car as we exited the White House.

“Whoaaahhh!”

The driver stopped the car hurriedly and asked, “Are you okay, sir?”

“Yeah, I’m fine.” His eyes glistened with joy.

“This is not something to enjoy,” I reminded him.

“He said even the Chinese ambassador couldn’t do what you did. Hahaha!”

Jonathan looked back at the White House like he was a kid heading to Disneyland. I hated to rain on his parade, but I had to remind him that the White House didn’t back off because they feared us. They would have noticed that our assets would be similar to their annual defense budget. However, the dispute was too worthless to risk the economic life of the country as the secretary had called it ‘such a thing.’ That was why I had been able to harshly attack him, but I realized that I needed even more wealth if I wanted them to fear me enough that they wouldn’t try to pick a fight with me.

In the past, human civilization had declined due to three reasons. First was the idiotic actions of governments and capitalists worldwide, second was the reckless use of nuclear weapons, and the third was the civil war between...