Chapter Seventy-Three
There was a long silence.
At least three cigarette butts were added to the ashtray placed on the table. Of course, this is not what Lorna Dane smokes, and she does not smoke or drink. It was all smoked by the owner of this house, the dark-skinned middle-aged man in front of him.
When the curtains are drawn, the bright sunlight shines in outside, and Lorna Dane's Barbie-like facial features shine like a picture scroll in a fairy tale.
The U.S. presidential mansion, which is worthy of being the overlord of the earth's civilization, can be said to have a luxurious midsole with a connotation. On either side of the room lay heavy bookcases filled with books that Lorna Dane couldn't discern the contents.
The pile of the blanket underfoot was long, and the sofa on which Lorna Dane was sitting was clearly leather. It is not unusual to have such a bungalow in Washington, but there is no hidden compartment, no vault, no safe house in the surrounding room, and such a configuration is always a little out of tune with the president of the United States.
It is said that MacArthur was able to sit in the presidency not because he inherited the will of a certain party, but because of his huge network of contacts with his extraordinary social talents. Whether that's true or not is unknown.
Lorna sat on the couch and finally finished reading the materials handed over, and she exhaled deeply.
「…… Is this all true?"
Lorna tried not to show the emotions stirring in her heart, and the man sitting in front of her kept his usual smiling nod.
"If this information is not accurate, more than 85 percent of our country's military spending in the past few years can probably be used to buy marijuana."
After saying that, the smile on MacArthur's face gradually retracted by three points. Because, he knows better than anyone how terrible this message on paper is.
"I don't think it's time for us to hide from each other, Miss Dane."
「……」
"Although the so-called 'Super Divine Academy' has only just started from scratch, after all, their foundation is still there. After the Battle of Tianhe in Huaxia, their actions became even more unscrupulous."
Lorna closed the papers, she needed time to gather her thoughts.
"There's only one question I want to ask."
Half a cup of tea, Lorna opened her piercing eyes.
"Who are our opponents? Angels, demons, death, or super-seminary."
"The war between angels and demons doesn't need us to intervene, as for whether the result is the Grim Reaper or the Super Seminary...... It depends on who gives the highest price."
"That's not going to work, it's inevitable that the price of sitting on the ground won't become the target of both parties at the same time."
Even though she thinks she has the power to subvert a country, Lorna does not underestimate any of her possible opponents. At the same time, she has the belief and righteousness of a warrior, and if the enemy recognizes it, there is no room for turnaround.
"Then, before we do that, we need to confirm the strength of both sides. Look at this~"
MacArthur reoriented the monitor on the side table, and the display was more than 30 inches, and at a distance of only a few meters, he could see very clearly even without a full screen.
It was a military talk show that was being broadcast live in Huaxia, and there were characters that Lorna had just met in the materials.
"It doesn't look like a big deal."
"For now."
Dousing the afterstars in the ashtray with steaming hot tea, MacArthur took a sip and continued
"None of these two genetic projects have theoretically reached the point of completion, so the growth rate is naturally much slower than the genetic engineering that we have already completed. Speaking of which, Miss Dane, you're the third generation of Kamigawa, aren't you?"
「……」
"Don't be nervous, as a super gene carrier who wields firearms, your eyesight will be somewhat better than others. But I would say that this is probably the limit."
Lorna kept her poker face, but the wait for the rest was self-evident.
"No matter how advanced technology is, your blade, your body has reached the limits set by your genes. To go further, we need a quantum cloud computer that is closer to the dark plane."
"Mr. President, what do you want me to do?"
"Let's get back to business, Miss Dane."
MacArthur shrugged his shoulders, his sunny smile becoming more comfortable. So much so that Lorna mistakenly thought that this was also one of MacArthur's genetic skills.
"This is the battle between the demon and the Super Divine Academy, which was intercepted from the satellite three days ago by a similar dark plane observation method. From that energy intensity, I can't think of anything other than the Blazing Sun Star in the universe."
"So? You need me to get close to him."
"Find out who you are, where you come from, all the relevant information. If possible, express our kindness~"
Lorna frowned in disgust at this tone. This kind of thing can't be done by any professionally trained spy. Why bother with a 'princess' of the Democratic Party who has the opposite position for this kind of thing.
MacArthur didn't realize it at all, because he turned up a message that had already been communicated.
"Don't be in a hurry to refuse, let's see whose signature it is."
Looking at MacArthur's terminal screen, it was a letter of approval from the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Lorna blinked, and the order really made her smile bitterly. Not to mention that her own title of major of the Army's independent special forces in the army is itself a nominal idle position, in terms of authority alone, she has the authority to independently construct a combat plan, unless the Minister of Defense personally denies it, this order is just a blank slate.
But the most important thing, as MacArthur said, is that this sign-JAX.
As a country where the elite style is prevalent, the United States has not cultivated an entire company of super genetic warriors like China. While developing scientific and technological weapons, genetic engineering has gone all out to tackle a small number of four projects.
Among them, the super gene cyborg formed thirty years ago, codenamed [JAX], is currently the chief congressman of the KGB and the current defense minister of the Ministry of Defense.
"I see."
"Very well, Miss Dane...... However, from your normal point of view, this can be considered a vacation that is not too short."
Lorna no longer sits, her little patience had been exhausted. If she could, she thought of summoning the heirloom soul blade she had configured, and splitting the office desk of the guy in front of her.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry."
The Democratic princess was notorious, and MacArthur, who looked at him and felt similar, hurriedly appeased.
"Letting Miss Dane pass, in fact, there is another layer of consideration besides age. That is, the other party was able to create an artificial satellite Sun out of thin air, indicating that his genetic perfection has been at least more than three generations of Kamigawa. If we let other people come forward, it will inevitably make them feel that we are belittling them. Moreover, Miss Dane only needs to contact him, and if there is an intention to negotiate, there will be a special person to take care of the content of the negotiation."
MacArthur was still very reasonable when he got up and spoke, and Lorna breathed a deep sigh of relief
"Alright, I said I knew it."
"Well, it's early, but I wish you a good journey, Miss Dane."