Something sudden happened across the ocean — let’s strike while the iron’s hot and chat casually for a moment.
Of course, even when Master Chi speaks casually, how much gold you extract still depends on your own discernment.
1 — The coming years will be years of fierce, sweeping upheaval for the entire world — and that upheaval will naturally include every conceivable real-world risk you or I can imagine.
If you have no sense of this yet, take a closer look: a significant number of regions around the world are already mired in low-to-medium intensity military conflicts.
And according to the natural laws of history, this trend tends to escalate rapidly — until it enters what can only be called a true Age of Chaos.
The world has entered a hair-trigger state.
2 — Yet an Age of Chaos also brings a range of positive effects. Wealth, talent, and resources will flow even more aggressively toward the small number of regions protected by powerful forces — driven by the universal hunger for stability.
On the other side, the value of certain scarce assets will continue to rise.
For those of you with a sharp instinct for investment, this presents some genuinely compelling opportunities to play.
But I, Master Chi, have no desire to encourage you to take risks here.
Steady, patient accumulation remains the priority — that is the real intelligence.
3 — Honestly, too many of us are dangerously one-dimensional in how we’ve prepared for life.
A simple example: the vast majority of people are severely lacking in even the most basic skills — first aid, medicine, repairs, cooking.
For the world that’s coming, that’s clearly not good enough.
This isn’t Master Chi fearmongering — even if you can find tutorials for any of these skills online at any moment, there is no substitute for real, hands-on experience.
4 — In terms of trajectory, what we’re seeing now won’t be 2026’s biggest world-shaping event — it’s merely a small appetizer.
The coming year will most likely be a year of powerful undercurrents — especially in South America, the Middle East, Europe, and across our entire East Asian region.
Among these, East Asia will be the most pivotal chapter in determining the world’s overall destiny framework (格局).
5 — Master Chi naturally hopes your coming year will gradually get better and better.
But I also hope you understand: the so-called Red Horse and Red Ram cycle (赤马红羊 — a traditional warning of volatile, fire-afflicted periods in the Chinese cosmological calendar) is not merely a metaphysical turn of phrase. It is the unseen force of the cosmos playing out in a very real script.
Because the current trajectory tells us we will face many new challenges — and we will meet them in every way available. Some through wisdom, some through strength.
But whatever comes, I have confidence in us.
As for this world — let’s watch carefully, stay sharp, and see how it unfolds.