Chapter 1780: Jiang Hao's Plan
The cabinet convened an emergency meeting to discuss the matter. When they heard that the exorcist wanted 300 tons of gold, most of them immediately rejected the demand.
"Although his jade token really can detect those zombies, 100 tons of gold is already an astronomical price. Yet he wants 300 tons? That's simply inhuman," one minister said angrily.
"Our publicly declared gold reserves are only 760 tons. If we agree to his terms, it would be equivalent to letting him extort more than half our gold reserves. That would be extremely detrimental to the country's future economic development," the Minister of Health and Welfare said with a frown.
The Minister of Economic Affairs was more pragmatic. He said in a low voice, "If this zombie incident is not resolved promptly, the impact on Japan's economy will likely be even greater."
"These past few days, Japan's stock market has already plunged across the board because of the zombie outbreak, and that is with us suppressing the news. If the truth really gets out, Japan's economy will suffer a devastating blow. I support resolving this as soon as possible."
"What does the military think?" the Prime Minister asked.
"We have already determined that those zombies are ranked by level. Ordinary zombies can still be dealt with, but once we encounter high-level zombies, even guns cannot destroy them. Moreover, Master Peacock said there are even stronger zombies. I'm afraid we will find it difficult to eliminate them with our own strength alone. I support hiring the exorcist," a military official said.
Three hundred tons of gold pained the Prime Minister greatly, but he had no choice now.
"In order to resolve this matter as soon as possible, and to prevent Japan from being destroyed, I agree to this