My Apocalypse System Arrives 10 Years Early

Chapter 548: Chapter 344: Thousand-Fold Golden Waves Shake the World, the Extraordinary Monument Settles Heaven and Earth

Given his current status, Li Xiang’s participation in global aid and reconstruction efforts was not a solo affair. He didn’t fly there himself but traveled by private jet, with a team in tow.

The team consisted of over thirty people, all of them the cream of the crop. Every single one had bested countless candidates in the grueling civil service examinations and was a person of exceptional ability, handpicked after being tempered within the system.

Although Li Xiang was down-to-earth and approachable, these elites—each capable of holding their own at work—couldn’t help but feel a little reserved and pressured in his presence.

Everywhere Li Xiang went, local embassy staff, ethnic Chinese, and overseas compatriots would line the streets to welcome him, waving small flags and shouting their greetings.

Plenty of locals turned out as well. Sometimes, the crowds were immense.

One occasion was even more incredible. When Li Xiang arrived in a city known for its beautiful women, he had just stepped off the plane when several women in the cheering crowd below became so excited they fainted on the spot.

Li Xiang: ”...”

He glanced at the team members behind him. One of his secretaries said respectfully, ”Don’t doubt it, sir. You really are that charismatic.”

Another person added, ”The last time something like this happened, I believe it was at a Michael Jackson concert.”

Security personnel carried the fainted fans to an ambulance. Li Xiang scanned them from a distance with his Spiritual Power and, seeing they were in no danger, felt relieved. He then led his team down the red carpet to greet the local head of state, shaking their hand and beginning a conversation.

He was only responsible for meeting with the leaders, reaching a consensus, and using his Divine Techniques to aid in the construction of the Underground City. All other specific matters were naturally handled by his team.

This was because the Eastern Great Power’s aid always came with a series of partnerships and agreements, which this team specialized in handling. Mmm, the panda never gets the short end of the stick. If they were really as foolish as some people claim, just handing out gifts left and right, how could they have grown to become the world’s second-largest economy—and quite possibly already the largest?

Although GDP rankings exist, the calculation methods actually vary from country to country.

The domestic approach uses the production method, where the value of actually produced goods, minus the cost of producing them, determines the nation’s GDP.

Big Beauty, on the other hand, prefers the expenditure method, which is based on the total spending of individuals, corporations, and the government. Even many American media outlets (such as the New York Times) believe this calculation method leads to an inflated GDP. Furthermore, they include consumption data from numerous financial and service industries in their statistics, whereas, by comparison, our country often excludes such data.

Then you have other countries, like India, which include cow dung in their GDP calculations. One can’t say they’re entirely wrong; after all, cow dung is a form of wealth, isn’t it?

Besides cow dung, they also factor in the simple dwellings in the Dharavi slum in Bangladesh at market value, even though these homes don’t actually generate significant rental income. And so on.

In short, GDP figures are best taken with a grain of salt.

As Li Xiang toured the globe, performing countless miracles, his fan base grew even larger.

Previously, most people had only watched his livestreams on their phones or televisions. But how could watching through a screen ever compare to the awe of witnessing it in person?

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At the Global Anti-Exotic Beast Alliance Headquarters in the Imperial Capital, Li Xiang held a press conference to answer reporters’ questions.

One reporter inquired about the technical details of the Moon Base: ”You built the base on the far side of the Moon in under an hour. Does this mean that a Saint Tier Transcendent has surpassed current aerospace technology? In the future, will the Moon Base be opened to other nations for scientific research?”