Chapter 176: A little too down-to-earth
For the [Hydra Economic Circle Encirclement and Annihilation Battle Plan] proposed by Captain Rogers, the Illuminati was unanimously agreed with. Completely cut off the economic resources of the Hydra at the source, cutting off all their sources of income.
It is not simply a war of annihilation that relies on force. Because the destructiveness of a force strike is too great. Hydra has hundreds of thousands of members, and if it really wants to fight hard, it may lead to a war.
None of the members of the Illuminati dislike war, except for unavoidable conflicts, which can be resolved by non-violent means.
There is a good saying that war is only a continuation of politics. If it is possible to annihilate Hydra by political and economic means, then it is very cost-effective.
Especially when Tony Stark, Roberto Costa, and Harry Osborne met privately and discussed how to divide the interests of the Hydra industry. The three of them have agreed on a goal.
Eradicating Hydra is not only the most global counter-terrorism that helps, from a private perspective. After receiving a lot of information from Masters, the three large groups can easily attack the soft underbelly of those Hydra-owned companies, so that they can swallow up these industries at a small cost.
Of course, a purge is inevitable after acquiring these properties. That's why it's said that there is a possibility of unemployment. Of course, some industries are not easy to swallow and acquire, so they simply suppress this kind of industry all the way to the end, and completely squeeze the Hydra industry until it goes bankrupt.
This is another factor that can cause a wave of unemployment. So here, the Illuminati will also ask economic experts to weigh how to reduce the scale of the unemployment wave.
Unemployment is terrible, but it is no scarier than war killing. The Hydra left in this world is a scourge, a destabilizing factor. Especially now that the Earth Age is shifting to the Cosmic Age, everyone including Li Jie does not want to continue this scourge to the universe.
Choosing the lesser of two evils, this economic war must be fought. And be fast, so that the dog does not jump off the wall after the hydra reacts.
Of course, in the end, if Hydra really faces disintegration, then Schmidt will definitely jump over the wall in a hurry. Therefore, the Illuminati will also have to prepare for the final counterattack that may occur.
Masters' intel mentions the Sentinel Robot and the X-Weapon program. He didn't know much about it, but he knew that the Sentinel Robotics Project seemed to be on hold for the time being, as Dr. Rice, who was running the project, died.
A new man named Stryker took over the plan, while also continuing the Weapon X program. Everyone was familiar with the name Stryker, but no one thought it was General Stryker, the military's anti-mutant radical.
Because he should have died, lethal injection was seen by many. And now this one called Stryker may just have the same name, which is quite common.
However, Li Jie still reminded that although the sentry robots that appeared before were very weak, I don't know if the subsequent sentry robots will become very strong. Especially since this machine is used against mutants. And now many people have made the X gene dominant because of the fake drugs sold by the fake drug king Marx.
If these broken robots were everywhere, it would be a problem. Luckily, Dr. Rice, the creator, is dead, so upgrading the sentry robots should be difficult.
And manufacturing these robots also requires a lot of resources and money. As long as this war of economic annihilation cuts off the economic supply of Hydra, then the manufacture of Sentinels will also come to a standstill.
So this economic war is more urgent than imagined. However, it is difficult for Li Jie to intervene in this kind of urgent matter, and these economic plunders involving the three major groups and the wolves of Wall Street have special people to deal with, and Li Jie does not need to worry.
If there's anything he's really worried about, it's Bucky Barnes.
Now that Captain Rogers and Tony have a very good relationship, the two have been working together happily these days at the Illuminati. But love can sometimes easily turn into hate, and this guy who is easy to reverse love and hate is that nobody-like Bucky. This guy is in too much trouble.
With the current status of Tony and Rogers, if the two turn their faces, it will be much more terrifying than the movie "Captain America 3: The Avengers Havoc at the Airport" that Li Jie watched in his previous life.
Li Jie has already contacted Nick Fury through Frank, and he is ready to throw the Winter Soldier over to make Nick's Thunder Agents a little more fleshed out. But there was still some preparation to be done, at least he needed to confirm the current situation of the Winter Soldier.
At the same time, you have to think about how to think about Captain Rodgers and Tony to spread things out and make it clear. Because this thing cannot be hidden. The deeper you hide, the bigger the rebound.
Therefore, Li Jie plans to go to Kamataki's black prison to see how Bucky is doing, and since he is going to pass by Kamataki, he should also go to see Dr. Strange and Dr. Doom.
After all, Doom is involved in the Eurasian hyperloop plan laid out by the Illuminati, and now Dr. Banner is still busy building railways in Eastern Europe and Asia.
And Strange is also an old acquaintance, although the old Strange gives a bad impression. But in the end, he was willing to resign from his high-paying position, abandon all kinds of fame and fortune to join the service of the non-profit organization Médecins Sans Frontières, which alone is very admirable.
So when visiting the two, Li Jie went to buy some Emmenta cheese and cognac with cheese as a souvenir. Both Doom and Strange are people who like to enjoy. Both of them like to drink Remy Martin, and Dom, who was born in Eastern Europe, is very fond of cheese, and Strange is not as passionate about cheese as Dom, but he does quite like it.
And things like cognac and cheese are not available at Kamataki. According to Arashi, Kamataki's food is very simple, and most of the meat is boiled beef. The vegetables are mainly onions, carrots and potatoes, and occasionally some leafy greens are made. Drinks include milk and mare's milk wine with barley wine and black brick tea.
In fact, although this kind of food is simple, the nutrition is still good. It's just that Li Jie estimated that it was impossible for Doom and Strange to eat and get used to these foods. So Li Jie took the small gift he brought to find the chief manager of Kamateki and asked him to take him to see the two people who were studying at Kamateki.
Wang was a little curious about the cheese and Remy Martin cognac that Li Jie was holding in his hand: "This is for those two guys? It's not that I'm talkative, these two foreigners are the most troublesome I've ever seen." The other day, the guy named Doom said he wanted to eat cheese, and we happened to buy a batch from the mountain. I heard that he liked to eat, so I gave him a little more. As a result, he lost all the bites without eating!"
Listening to the tone, the king was angry at Doom's waste of food. Li Jie patted Wang on the back and told him to dissipate his anger: "I think it's probably a matter of taste, there is still a difference between the cheese produced in Inner Mongolia, China and the kind of cheese in the West." Most of the cheese in China is still relatively fresh, and it will not be aged for five years before being eaten like this one. ”
Li Jie raised the cheese cube in his hand and said, "I don't think you can get used to this kind of Western cheese." Although it is called cheese from the pastoral areas of Inner Mongolia. ”
Wang shook his head: "Feel free, anyway, I don't like to eat these things." If you don't eat, you'll be hungry. The mage is hard to learn, and cheese is a source of high-quality protein. If you don't like it, you'll have to go hungry, and the food is rationed anyway. ”
Kamataki's practice is not a vacation, and although it is not an ascetic-like practice, the system is still very strict. Li Jie agreed with this very much, and when he looked at Wang, he asked, "By the way, how are these two people doing recently?"
After Li Jie asked this question, Wang's face was a little subtle: "Well, what do you say? It should be said that it's pretty good, but this kind of [good] depends on how you define it." ”
Li Jie looked confused, what is the definition of "good"? Good is good, bad is bad! How else can you define it? When Li Jie was still confused, Wang had already led Li Jie to the place where Doom and Strange were currently living. A very large, but very modest house.
"The Ancient One Mage was kind to them and gave them a spacious house. Although the decoration is very simple, there is a relatively open martial arts training ground, and you can just exercise your body and practice martial arts. Speaking of which, after Strange came here, his axe and knife skills have become more and more exquisite, and he has thoroughly mastered the woodcutter knife method and the eighteen pan axe method. As he spoke, the king was about to knock at the door.
Although he knew that the mages needed to learn various fighting techniques as a foundation, when he heard Wang say the name of such a down-to-earth knife technique and axe technique, Li Jie couldn't help but complain in his heart: Why don't you just teach Strange [Five Tiger Broken Door Knife] and [Blue Character Eighteen Broken]?
Just as Li Jie was thinking about it, suddenly a flash flashed out of the corner of his eye, there was a hidden weapon!9110