The helicopter slowly lifted off, and Luke put on his sunglasses and sat in the cockpit, looking down at the shrinking White House.

He actually wanted to fly over directly, but considering the overly arrogant way of debuting, he might be mistaken for an enemy attack by the Atlantic Fleet, causing unnecessary panic and chose to give up.

Think of it as a break after the 500-meter sprint.

Mr. Major General thought so.

In the Oval Office just now, the president and the Pentagon should mean that they want S.H.I.E.L.D. to temporarily compromise and suspend the plan to contain mutants.

That would buy more time for the Pentagon to reach out to Atlantis.

Luke could see that both the White House and the military were interested in learning about a maritime civilization that had existed for tens of thousands of years.

It's like two hunters in a jungle who always have to see each other before they shoot.

"Atlantis is much stronger than the lighthouse country. It is unrealistic to expect them to be like the Indians. ”

The corners of Luke's mouth twitched, and a mocking smile appeared.

When the Puritans arrived in the New World, they initially had the idea of peaceful coexistence with the Indians.

But later, when a large number of immigrants arrived, the living space was squeezed, and the contradictions between the two sides were like a lit powder keg, which detonated all at once.

Today's Indians have long since lost their land, their national culture, and their religious beliefs.

For the top of the federal government, they want to repeat history.

Confirm whether Atlantis is hostile, and then confirm whether their technological level is backward or advanced.

It depends on the strategy to be adopted, whether it is war or diplomacy.

Presidents and generals don't want to fight, not because they're pacifists.

Rather, there is no benefit to be gained by rashly starting the war.

"But what does that have to do with me?"

Luke didn't want to look at the bigger picture, and he didn't have to make sacrifices for the White House and the military.

Mutants are a good card that can make a big difference in the future.

It doesn't make sense for Namor to warn casually, and he has to obey the order honestly.

No matter how powerful Atlantis is, can it compare to the future overlord of the universe, the three great empires of the galaxy?

"It's kind of like two kids snatching toys from each other."

Sensing the unpleasant emotion in his heart, Luke laughed to himself.

He knew that the Pentagon's call to the White House was not to get the president to come up with a solution.

The real purpose of those guys at the Admiralty is to put pressure on themselves.

Or more accurately, to see Superman's jokes.

How should a powerful army major general face the threat and warning of an unknown civilization?

If you are too tough, you will bear the main responsibility for the possibility of provoking war.

Being too weak is tantamount to losing the dignity of the country, and it will cast a shadow on Superman's dazzling aura of repeated victories and miracles.

It's a tough multiple-choice question.

"Unfortunately, only children make choices......

Luke smiled, took out a generation of products promoted by Skynet, a brick-sized mobile phone, and dialed a number.

This thing has not been put on the market for the time being, but as a military product, it will be provided to various military bases and government agencies, and its civilian use will probably have to be delayed for a while.

However, Stark Industries' propaganda work is already in full swing.

Howard learns at an astonishing pace, absorbing what Luke usually calls "conceptual hype" and "market warm-up" and other business ideas.

In fact, the mobile phone with low technology content is touted as "the only item that will change the way of communication in the future", "the first choice for families with cars", and "a must-have for people with cutting-edge technology...... Advertising slogans like this are overwhelming, bombarded continuously.

completely packaged this stupid black and thick mobile phone into a high-end item that only successful people and elites can afford, as if as long as you have it, you can greatly improve your status.

I have to say that hype gimmicks and false packaging are very good in any era.

Luke is thinking about whether to make persistent efforts and get some kind of "hunger marketing" and "troll reviews" and the like.

Directly turn the mobile phone produced by Skynet into the light of domestic products and high-tech cutting-edge products.

"I must have chosen the wrong script."

Mr. Rear Admiral shook his head, restrained his divergent thoughts, and said to Colonel Phillips on the other end of the phone: "I am about to go to the Second Fleet of the Atlantic, are you familiar with Admiral Ingnum?" ”

"Acquaintance? That's for the best. Help me tell him that I need temporary command of the Second Fleet,"

"There's still a meeting going on at the White House, so there's no time to give orders. You call Nimitz and ask him for a favor. ”

"Although the relationship between the Admiralty and the War Department has always been bad, everyone is an acquaintance, so there is no need to embarrass it."

“……”

A few minutes later, Luke hung up.

Before searching for Wolverine, MacArthur, who was becoming the emperor of the Neon Island Country, generously gave support.

Now it is the turn to ask for the interim command of the Second Fleet, and I wonder if Chester-Nimitz will give face.

The other party is now the chief of naval operations, and the Atlantic Fleet participated in the landing campaign in Sicily, and Luke had a relationship with him at that time.

Later, when they returned to New York, the two also attended a commendation banquet together.

"Navy...... It's a pity that the current president is not Roosevelt, he is more interested in nuclear weapons. ”

Luke thought silently.

Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, the United States is a traditional maritime power.

This is also the reason why the navy will have a special status in the future and can become the first branch of the military.

At the end of the 19th century, the US naval theorist Mahan put forward the "theory of sea power" and advocated the establishment of a naval ocean-going fleet to control the sea.

And then open mines, build overseas bases, and seize world hegemony.

This strategy was widely agreed, and after that, the Navy began to build battleships of more than 10,000 tons, and entered a stage of unprecedented development.

In particular, during Roosevelt's reign, he mainly built a "first-class naval fleet" and put forward the astonishing goal of catching up with Britain and striving to be the first in the world.

A few years later, the Atlantic Fleet was officially formed, and it went through two world wars.

At its peak, it had 1.5 million troops, nearly 20,000 ships, and more than 10,000 aircraft.

"So it's no wonder that the people in the War Department are yin and yang all day long, to put it bluntly, it's just a lemon, after all, no one is so beautiful."

Luke remembered that at every meeting, the generals of the two Pentagon factions would go toe-to-toe, and the scene was no different from a Irish gang fighting over territory.

It's just that the former discusses national interests and military strategy, and the latter talks about the collection of protection fees and the division of neighborhoods.

"Speaking of which, I'm now an Army faction. Nimitz really doesn't necessarily give face. ”

Luke crossed his fingers, thinking that if the Atlantic Fleet didn't cooperate, the plan would have to change slightly.

At the end of World War II, when the neon island nation surrendered.

President Harry S. Truman wanted MacArthur, who was the commander in chief of the Army, to preside over the surrender ceremony and sign it as a representative of the Central Powers.

This proposal immediately aroused strong dissatisfaction with the big brother Nimitz, the head of the Navy, and he even publicly stated that he refused to attend.

The fierce and obvious opposition forced the president to withdraw the proposal, and to offer consolation, and later put the signing ceremony on the warship.

Since then, the struggle for power on land and sea in the United States has basically become public.

The high-ranking generals of the two factions looked at each other unpleasantly.

"S.H.I.E.L.D., led by a rear admiral, provoked Atlantis and caused losses to two aircraft carriers of the Navy."

Luke pondered for a moment, and it is estimated that there are many bigwigs in the Admiralty who want to see him deflated.

"But I'm obviously not touched, just an innocent melon eater."

The future positioning of S.H.I.E.L.D. is to maintain world peace and be responsible for the contact and communication of extraterrestrial civilizations.

It doesn't belong to the Navy faction or the Army faction at all.

"The two gangs of red deer are intriguing, what does it have to do with my S.H.I.E.L.D. chief."

Luke pursed his lips, thinking that he could take this opportunity to separate S.H.I.E.L.D. from the Pentagon, so as to save himself from being pulled back and forth and forced to take sides.

"Admiral, the Second Fleet has arrived."

Hearing the pilot's reminder, Luke looked up and saw the aircraft carriers of the Second Fleet quietly crawling on the sea.