Chapter 203 Money in the New Era

At this time, Taylor and Wilson were walking on the ground, and above them, the tree-shaped buildings connected by the vacuum magnetic levitation track covered the sky, and the speeding traffic flowed through the gap in the sky.

However, since the urban buildings are all in the air, the space on the ground is very wide, only the trunks of giant trees are far apart, and the flying cars and maglev trains equipped with rotors have also eliminated traditional means of transportation.

This makes the modern city no longer the concept of a street, but a continuous square with tree trunks in between.

So the environment on the ground is very good. There are large grasslands and real woods. At a glance, it looks like a beautiful countryside. Pedestrians wear shiny clothes and walk through it like glowing ants.

This kind of urban design that suspends the hustle and bustle of modern times in the sky and returns the ground to nature made Taylor amazed.

And like the hibernation center, there is no shadow of war here, only human comfort and coziness. Compared with his gloomy era, this is heaven.

After walking not far, Taylor suddenly heard a soft female voice: "Is it Mr. Taylor?"

He noticed that the sound was coming from a holographic billboard on the lawn beside the road, and in the vivid holographic projection, a beautiful girl in uniform was watching him.

"I am." Taylor nodded.

"Hi, I am Financial Consultant No. 2775 of the Star Alliance Banking System. Welcome to this era. Now I am responsible for informing you of your current financial situation."

"Financial situation?" Taylor wondered: "But I heard that there is no currency in this era?"

"Oh, in this era, the US government and other countries on earth are still issuing a small amount of currency, but the currency is not in circulation in modern society." The consultant explained.

"Only the Hibernator Autonomous Region is still using money. Everything you buy in the New York City area is free. The bank knows that you are a Hibernator, so it sent you a special message." Wilson explained.

"By the way, how did she find me?" Taylor then whispered.

"Don't worry, you have a chip implanted in your left arm, don't be nervous, everyone has it now, it's similar to an ID card, so the billboard can recognize you.

"How should I put it, now the advertisements and news are all directed at individuals. No matter where you go, the things on the holographic billboard or the information wall billboard are displayed for you alone."

The consultant obviously heard what Wilson said, and she reminded: "Sir, this is not an advertisement, but a financial service of the Star Alliance banking system."

"How much do I have in the bank right now?" Taylor asked.

After hearing this, the consultant said: "This is your bank's financial data before hibernation. You once had deposits in Citibank, Bank of America, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, as well as your securities investment at that time."

"By the way, why do you still have savings in ICBC?" Wilson asked puzzled after reading it.

"I need it in the future. I used to be an official." Taylor explained with a mysterious smile.

"Understood."

"Mr. Taylor, may I continue to introduce?" the consultant asked, and after getting Taylor's consent, she continued: "This is your current financial situation in each branch of the Star Alliance banking system."

"Because there are currently no banks in the urban agglomeration in the United States, you can only cash these properties into cash in the Sleeper Autonomous Region. If you have any questions, please contact us."

At the same time, a complex holographic data table also popped up, but Taylor didn't understand the numbers on it, but Wilson said excitedly, "Dude, you're a rich man!"

Then he sighed again: "Two centuries of interest, the real long-term investment, the poor will become rich. I really regret not saving more at that time. It is estimated that Chinese hibernators have grown up."

"Isn't that right?" Taylor asked suspiciously after hearing this.

"Please speak." The consultant said politely.

"It's been almost two centuries, and there is no inflation or anything in between? Can the financial system continue smoothly?"

"My brother, you think too much." Wilson shook his head.

"Of course there is. The past currency power exchange reform and electronic encryption currency reform have had a huge impact on the economic system. However, according to the existing laws, there is a special calculation method for the interest calculation of hibernator deposits."

"When you withdraw money, we will use the current price system to calculate your savings to prevent inflation or currency reform from affecting your savings."

"There is such a discount?" But Taylor quickly understood why there was such a change.

In this era when money has disappeared, banks are not commercial financial institutions at all, but a social welfare used by the government to help hibernators adapt to the new era.

Therefore, banks are public services provided by the government to hibernators in modern times, and they are a loss-making business, but now the productivity is extremely abundant, and countries can afford a small number of hibernators.

"That's right." Wilson also saw what he meant and said, "The children don't need money anymore, and the bank is really useless."

Then the two bid farewell to the consultant on the billboard, and Wilson suggested to have a meal first, and then discuss whether they should go to the Hibernator Autonomous Region or stay in the New York metropolitan area.

The dining room is on the ground floor of Trunk Hall, and besides its [-]-D animation-like cleanliness, another feature of the era is more evident here than it was when Taylor first saw it in the Wake Center.

Information windows can be said to be everywhere. In addition to the holographic information windows that shuttle among the crowd, there are electronic displays on the walls, desktops, chairs, floors and ceilings.

Even some small items, such as water glasses on the dining table and napkin boxes, have cumbersome electronic operation interfaces with scrolling text or dynamic images floating on them.

It seems that the whole restaurant is a large computer display screen, showing a kind of gorgeousness that is numerous and shining.

There were not many people dining, so they chose a table by the window to sit down. Wilson clicked on the table, activated an operation interface, and ordered dishes on it.

Then he said, "I don't know Chinese, so I'll just order the pure English ones, but you can also ask Xiao Xi about that, but I'm too lazy to ask."

"This world seems to be built using display screens as bricks." Taylor said with emotion.

"Indeed, in the past few days, I found that as long as it is a smooth place, it can be lit." Wilson then tapped the tissue box a few times, and the advertisements began to chatter on it.

"Oh my God!" Taylor exclaimed in surprise, and quickly closed the information window on the tissue box.

 Enter the water drop chapter starting tomorrow

  
 
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