Chapter 782: The Eve of the War: Unifying Thoughts
Stark and Greer were suddenly so determined to start a war with Hydra, which caught the others a little off guard, even Bruce Banner, who had always lived in the Avengers Building, was a little puzzled, obviously neither Stark nor Greer had paid much attention to Hydra before, why did they care so much. Watermark Ad Test Watermark Ad Test
Could it be that it was the super-fast superpower or the underground city that made the two of them worry about what Hydra would do, so they wanted to strike first?
Dr. Banner thought about it and said it, and Stark responded: there are reasons for this, but the most important thing is that the existence of Hydra has posed a great threat to social stability and people's freedom, and it is necessary to destroy him again.
It's a very righteous reason, and I can't find anything wrong with it, it's impossible to oppose it, and don't want to be neutral, because once Hydra really implements the ruling plan, no one can escape, so this time the battle against Hydra passed the internal meeting of the Avengers very smoothly.
In fact, it was mainly Stark and Greer who said it sentence by sentence, narrating what they knew about Hydra, and revealing layer by layer how Hydra extended its tentacles to all aspects of society and the corners of the earth.
It also made the Avengers at the meeting deeply understand how much impact it would have on this society if Hydra was allowed to develop, after all, the evil deeds of Hydra during World War II were obvious to all, that is, they were rushing to rule all mankind, even when the sun was setting, they also fantasized about pulling tens of millions of people to hell together, and as a result, they met the captain and went down to the Arctic Ocean together.
The first ventilation meeting of the Avengers ended, and the serious discussion ended, and then there was a small meeting in twos and threes, exchanging their opinions and saying something that was not suitable for saying in front of everyone, so everyone dispersed very tacitly.
James Rhodes walked out of the court with Stark at the end of the meeting, asking in a low voice as he walked, "Is it really different to inform Captain Rodgers?" ”
Stark and Rogers, but anyone who has an eye can see that they don't deal with it very well, I thought it was an age gap, but now it doesn't seem to be like this, dealing with such a big thing as Hydra, Stark didn't even say anything to Rogers, no matter what, Rogers is nominally a member of the Avengers.
Hearing Rhodes's words, Stark stopped, turned his head, and said, "He knows that it was Bucky who assassinated the president." ”
"Huh? Well?! Rhodes was stunned at first, and then stunned, since the 'accidental killing' of Bucky Barnes, he didn't dare to come to the Avengers Mansion for fear of running into Captain Rogers.
He was right about that, even if he publicly let the people of the whole earth evaluate it, he still fulfilled his duty, not only did he have to be praised and rewarded, but... It was Sergeant Bucky Barnes, the only victim of the Roaring Commandos, a World War II veteran, and most importantly, a close comrade of Captain Rogers.
After that assassination, the president awarded him a medal, the only one that Rhodes received and was permanently sealed in a box and never wore a second time.
In the beginning, he had many dreams, either Bucky Barnes looking at him with a bloody face, or Captain Rogers questioning why he killed Bucky, and each time he woke up in a cold sweat.
It's a very unreasonable thing, obviously to perform his duty and stop the assassins who threaten the lives of the people, but Rhodes feels that he has done an ugly thing that he can't see, for fear that Rogers will find out and make him embarrassed.
The place where the two of them parked was just in front of the bar, Stark walked straight to the wine rack, glanced at it, and carefully chose a bottle of good wine, didn't look at it, and threw it directly in the direction of Rhodes, so that Rhodes, who was in a daze, hurriedly picked it up, if it weren't for his agility and years of military experience, this bottle of wine that could buy a luxury car would definitely become a scum.
Stark picked up another bottle, raised his right hand, and opened a hole in the wall next to it, from which a jet flew out, covering Stark's right wrist precisely and turning into the armor of the Iron Suit, which was then used by Stark to open the wine cork.
"Uhhh ”
"Is it much?"
"We... Well, find a cup, get some food and drink it slowly. Rhodes didn't dare to give the bottle to Stark, at such an age, it was really not good to drink like this, so he hurriedly put the wine aside, forcibly pulled Stark away from the bar, came to the observation deck, and asked, "Tony, have you seen a psychiatrist?" ”
"No, I'm fine." As if that weren't enough, Stark emphasized again: "Very good. ”
Rhodes's gaze couldn't help but tilt to the right, looking at Stark's nearly one-third of the high wine in one go, and his persuasion was a little insufficient.
"You're my best friend." Stark's headless sentence made Rhodes stunned, and he felt that Stark was very wrong, and he had never seen Stark play affectionate before.
"You're my best friend too." Rhodes also said, this is his heart, Stark and his friendship for many years is irreplaceable, probably equivalent to Rogers and Bucky... Why did you think of him again?
"No one can compare to you, give up the Air Force Colonel for me to be the so-called Avenger, your comrades-in-arms must be laughing at you fools, abandon your future to be a hero, it's stupid."
Hearing Stark's praise, Rhodes lowered his head guiltily, as if he had made up his mind, and said in a very low voice: "I'm not that great, they asked me to come." ”
There is no need to say more, it is clear that the military has always coveted the Iron Man suit, and now I heard that Stark invited their people to join the Avengers, and also sent a set of war machines, I can't wait to send a few more, there are many officers, and it doesn't matter if you go to a hundred or ten, but the Iron Man suit is rare.
"I know, but you're here anyway, not because of them, but because you want to." Stark patted Rhodes on the shoulder as if he was in danger, and said, "I came here to do what I can and become a member of the Avengers." ”
Rhodes was feeling sorry for himself, but Stark turned the conversation elsewhere, "I know you don't understand why I'm going to deal with Hydra all of a sudden. ”
"Because they really should disappear from this earth."
"Heh," Stark laughed sarcastically, "it's been seventy years, and the original idea is no longer suitable for this world, and we need something new." ”
Rhodes didn't speak, quietly listening to Stark's words.
"Grell has found a dungeon with ancient forging wires that can be used to craft artifacts."
"Artifact?" Rhodes' first reaction was gaming gear.
"Thor's axe and hammer and his armor."
"What are you going to make?" Rhodes was stunned again, Thor's axe and hammer were powerful for all to see, and the defensive power of that armor was also invincible, and now Stark actually said that he had found a forging wire that could forge something similar, which... Are you really not drunk?
"Oh, by the way, there are forging equipment and materials are needed, I'm lucky, Grell came back last time and brought back a whole bunch of parts and fragments, supposedly a tough robot, the kind that can fight Thor."
Rhodes decided to shut up and listen carefully to Stark, he was completely dizzy, how could he get involved with the robot again, and return the pieces? Pulled Thor again, how strong should it be to fight a humanoid nuclear bomb like Thor? Don't look at the Hulk humanoid cannonball, but when it comes to fighting, the Hulk is still slightly better.
Now that it is said that there are robots that can fight Thor, who is torn to shreds? Thor?
Although the joke is not very funny, it still makes Rhodes feel a little funny, and the robot against Thor is torn to shreds by Thor, which is ironic.
When Rhodes's mind was broken, Stark stopped talking, propped his right hand on the railing, looked at the thriving Manhattan through the glass in a daze, and suddenly said thoughtlessly: "If the city is empty, it must be ugly." ”
"Huh?" Rhodes was almost overwhelmed by the sharp turn of the topic, and before he could react, Stark had already turned and walked to the rest area, and said as he walked, "Jarvis, help me bring the wine into the room." ”
"Sir, your alcohol intake is already in excess today, Miss Potts ordered..."
"Send it in."
"Yes, sir, but I'll inform Miss Potts."
Rhodes looked at Stark and walked away step by step, but he still didn't understand what Stark wanted to say, there was no head and no shadow, and there was a little guilt in his words just now, obviously he was the one who was sent by the Air Force.
Before he could come up with a reason, Grell shook hands with Peter Parker and walked over to him, apparently to talk to him.
Get straight to the point: "Stark told you about the dungeon." ”
"Uh, yes!"
"There's a reason for this war with Hydra," said Greel, leaning on the railing, looking out at the Atlantic Ocean in the distance; "It's too important to fall into the hands of Hydra, so we can only find something for them to do."
Facing Stark, Rhodes didn't say a lot of words, and now that Grell is here, it seems that he is also in the know, so he spit out: "Have you really thought about it?" Including countering the Hydra's counterattack. ”
You must know that now Hydra is wearing the skin of S.H.I.E.L.D., an official organization, the world's largest intelligence agency, and a series of reputations, which are not so easy to overthrow.
"That's what I just said to Peter, let him go back and think about it, and then decide whether to participate, it's not child's play, the other party will use all kinds of means, no matter how despicable, I don't care, he can't, you have to think about family and friends."
"Looks like you're ready."
"Heh," Grell chuckled and continued, "and the other thing is that Thanos could come at any time, and we can't keep a bomb around, what if he and Thanos come to a deal?" Isn't Sanos a brainless reckless man, who directly attacks and plunders and reaps the greatest benefits at the lowest cost, isn't it fragrant? ”
"So use the equipment of the dungeon to see if you can build a few more Thor? Not a bad idea. "Rhodes was guessing what Greer and Stark were thinking, if one Thor didn't work, then ten and a half Thors, a third of Thors, and the quantity made up for the quality.
"Well, almost." Grell thought about Stark's Iron Legion, which meant much the same thing.
"OK, I'll participate, fully support."
“......”
After the conference held a small meeting, Grell and Stark talked with the Avengers one by one according to the previously discussed rhetoric, talking about the benefits of feelings, eliminating the concerns and incomprehension in everyone's hearts, and unifying internal thoughts, so that they could be unanimous with the outside world.
In the evening, the big conversation is over, and the Avengers are twisted into a rope to face the behemoth of Hydra.
The dinner was very rich, everyone gathered together with laughter and laughter, drank a better future, and no one went back, all rested in their respective rooms.
Stark has specially designed different rooms according to the different characteristics of each person, which is absolutely intimate.
Late at night, in the laboratory on the upper floor of the Avengers Building, the automatic door quietly opened, and Grell in pajamas walked in, and the laboratory of the University was almost filled with holographic projections, and the neat rows of steel legions were squeezed into the corner, making way for a brand new suit in the center.
The silvery-white appearance, with raised spikes on the surface, looks very much like the Destroyer armor, but it is only the power source of the Ark Reactor on its chest, but it reveals its identity as one of the Iron Man suits.
Grell looked at this new set of armor carefully, and after handing the fragments of the Destroyer armor he brought back to Stark, Stark used those fragments as a treasure to design a new generation of steel suits.
God's Domain Metal Wulu, the best known energy conductor, 99% of Asgard's artifacts are made by Wulu, only the Neutron Star Furnace of the Dwarf Race can melt the materials of king-level weapons, but the Neutron Star Furnace has been destroyed, and the Dwarf Race has also been slaughtered, and there is no possibility of repair.
However, the discovery of the furnace and forging device in the dungeon this time gave Stark a little hope that he might be able to use it to realize his new steel suit based on the Destroyer's armor.
But what does Grell think, Stark is trying to deal with the problem of anti-Thor armor, Thor and New Asgard, he must have thought about it more than once, don't look at Thor to protect the humans, but once the humans and Asgard have a conflict, will Thor abandon his people to help the earthlings deal with Asgard?
Ordinary materials, even vibranium are not enough to fight against Thor, especially after he gets the axe, the destructive power has reached a higher level, and only the Destroyer mecha made by the metal Ulu of the Divine Domain can compete with it.
And Stark was in a hurry to spread the news of Hydra this time, just to delay time, buy enough time to complete this new set of armor, and when he went out of the mountain in his suit, it was time for the dust to settle.