Chapter 447: War? Peace?
"This is the report brought to you by Eddie Bullock of the Global Times, my current location is in the northern part of New York City, the western suburbs of Albany, the capital of New York State, behind me is the Osborne Space Center just announced by the Osborne Group, and it will also be the space hub for people in the eastern region to go to the "Alpha" space station in the future, although it may take four years, but we can already see that on the square in this space center, There are more than a dozen spacecraft of various types, some larger, some smaller, obviously we don't know what the function of these spacecraft is, so now let's ask the person in charge of this space center, Ms. Carla Sofin, hello Ms. Sofin! The young male reporter on the screen asked a young blonde woman in a smart lady's suit next to him.
"Hello, Brock!" The blonde woman named Carla Sophin replied with a smile.
"Wow, seriously, Ms. Sofin, you look so young, it's hard to believe you've become the head of such a massive space center at such a young age!" Eddie Bullock said with a slight exaggeration.
"Thanks for the compliment, but I'm not young anymore, in fact I'm 45 years old!" Carla Sophin replied with a smile.
"What? Oh it can't be, you're the same age as my mother? It's unbelievable because you look like you're 18 years old! Eddie Bullock looked shocked, "Wait, is this the effect of the 'body's comprehensive immune system booster'?" Oh my god, that's a mouthful of a name. ”
"That's right, it's it, but the full name is a bit of a twister, so we're more happy to call it a genetic enhancer." Carla Sophin nodded.
"Alright! Although I have known the effects of genetic enhancers for a long time, I am still a little shocked when a real case like you stands in front of me, but seriously, is the salary package of the Osborne Group really that good? You must know that the official price of gene enhancers is 10 million US dollars, which is obviously not something that ordinary salaried people can use, so even if this drug can treat all kinds of terminal diseases, the vast majority of patients may still have to wait for death, and its side effects, that is, it can strengthen human body functions and prolong human life, don't you think the Osborne Group is artificially widening the gap between the rich and the poor? Eddie Bullock was still marveling at the power of genetic drugs in the previous sentence, but the latter sentence changed the conversation and linked the price of genetic drugs to the topic of wealth disparity.
In fact, among the three new technologies released by the Osborne Group, the most controversial is the issue of genetic drugs, for those super-rich, 10 million dollars is of course nothing, but this part of the population obviously accounts for only 1% of the entire earth, and the remaining 99% is obviously unable to afford this high price.
Carla Sophin didn't expect Eddie Bullock to suddenly ask such a sharp question, which was completely outside the topic of the agreed interview, and in fact, when Eddie Bullock asked this topic, the cameraman and assistant from the Global Daily who were with him frequently signaled him to change the question, and the two space center security personnel accompanying Carla also frowned and prepared to stop the interview.
"In fact, I didn't buy the gene medicine myself, but the Osborne Group's reward for employees who have made outstanding contributions to the company, all employees who have worked in the Osborne Group for more than 20 years can get a gene medicine for free, and last year happened to be my 20th year of work for the Osborne Group, so I didn't spend money on the gene medicine." Carla Sofin stopped the two security guards who had prepared thousands of them, and chose to answer this question head-on, in fact, there had already been a discussion within the Osborne Group about the current situation, and the policy was determined: "And as for the price you are talking about, it is not that Osborne deliberately raises the price, but because the cost of production is so high. In fact, if the cost of scientific research and various related investments are included, the price of a gene drug will at least triple, so that the Osborne Group will not lose money, and the selling price will reach at least 50 million US dollars to have a more objective profit, that is to say, the selling price of 10 million US dollars is a huge loss for the Osborne Group, and the price was set by Chairman Osborne. ”
"Wow, so the high price of 10 million dollars is still Mr. Chris Osborne's charity?" Hearing Carla Sofin's explanation, Eddie Bullock obviously didn't believe it, and said sarcastically.
"I know that you may not believe me when I say this, but in fact, the board of directors has recently initiated a discussion, about the complete disclosure of the production formula of the gene drug to the outside world, it is estimated that the results will be available within a week, and then Mr. Eddie Bullock can consult with the relevant professional institutions through the formula announced by the Osborne Group, and if it can be manufactured at a price lower than the selling price of the Osborne Group, then I think Mr. Osborne Chairman will definitely be rewarded" In the face of Eddie Bullock's doubts, Carla Brock. Sophin directly said an explosive news.
Eddie was dumbfounded when he heard the news, Carla Sophin said so, what else could he do? Although he still doubts the authenticity of this news, he can no longer dwell on this issue, before he mentioned that sensitive topic is just to refute the eyeballs, and now he has got such a major news that the Osborne Group is about to announce the formula of the genetic drug, and his purpose is also achieved, if he continues to be entangled on this issue, and it really turns out that Osben is selling genetic drugs at a loss, as Kara broke the news, he will definitely be sprayed to death by those Osborne Group supporters, Even if the Osborne Group raises the price under this pretext, he will even be torn to shreds by those around the world who are in dire need of genetic drugs and can just afford them.
Don't doubt it, if Eddie didn't know about the convergence, this possibility would really happen.
Because Chris is indeed ready to announce the formula of the genetic drug, and this formula, as Kara said, will let the world know how cheap it is for 10 million dollars.
Because there are many ingredients in the formula, all of which are substances that do not exist in reality, and can only be synthesized, and this synthesis, in terms of the human industrial system of the interstellar world that Chris has already formed, is very easy to do, and when converted into the currency of the earth, the average cost of a ton will not exceed 10,000 dollars.
But with the current stage of technology on earth, it can only be a laboratory-level thing...... That is to say, it can only be synthesized in the laboratory, so the price will naturally fly to the sky, and there will be several more such substances...... Hehe.
It is precisely for this reason that Chris chose to disclose the formula of the genetic drug, and he is not afraid of the birth of any competitor at all...... The manufacturing cost is several times higher than buying it directly, so a fool will build it.
"Ahem, in that case, I'll thank you Mr. Osborne on behalf of everyone, and without further aback, can Ms. Carla introduce the functions of those ships with different specifications?" Crushed by Kara's strong pressure, Eddie Bullock could only turn the conversation back to the previous ship.
"Absolutely!" Seeing Eddie's softness, a trace of contempt flashed at the corner of Kara's mouth, and then began to gush about several spaceships, "I think everyone is most familiar with this previously announced HDF transport aircraft, which is specially used to travel between the planet and the starport, with a maximum speed of Mach 8 in the atmosphere and a maximum speed of 15KM/s in space, so it only takes less than half an hour to go to the "Alpha" space station 40,000 kilometers away from the earth, with a load of 50 tons and a capacity of 350-550 people. And in fact, it is not a simple passenger transport aircraft, but a medium-sized integrated transport aircraft, there are many other functional models, I will not introduce them one by one, and the particularly huge spacecraft next to it is a CNV large transport aircraft......"
And no matter how aggrieved Eddie Bullock felt, he could only honestly continue the interview according to the plan at this time.
However, as Kara continued to introduce the ship, Eddie Bullock suddenly noticed a strange movement in a spaceship mooring in the distance, a column of military vehicles stopped in front of a camouflage-painted spaceship, and then two teams of soldiers wearing fully enclosed power armor, with several teams of robot soldiers, were walking towards the spaceship.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Kara, what's going on over there? Are those soldiers of the military? Eddie Brock asked curiously.
"Ah, yes, it's a lunar exploration spacecraft that we're working with the military, and we're preparing for a new lunar scientific exploration operation, led by Colonel Bronsky from the military and Mr. Cross from our company's security department." Kara replied casually.
"What? Lunar scientific research and exploration activities, but the leader is a soldier? And also brought so many armed forces? Could it be that you are going to the moon to fight aliens, or is it ** to build a city on the far side of the moon? Hearing Kara's answer, Eddie Brock said jokingly.
"Mr. Eddie Bullock! As far as I know, this exploration is not carried out by our country alone, but by the joint initiative of the UED member states, so you should probably ask the UED coalition government about this issue, of course, provided that you can enter the door of the coalition government! Carla sneered.
Listening to Kara's words, Eddie Bullock decisively shut up...... No matter how conceited he was, he knew that this kind of thing involving UED government secrets was not something he could intervene into.
"So, your great majesty, my brother, what do you think of the present situation, or are you prepared to continue and wait? Wait until humanity hits our doorstep? Or do you think that the human beings with their armies are here to praise your greatness? Inside a large hall, a heroic young man, looking at the screen of Eddie Bullock's interview, asked another heroic man sitting across from him.
The sudden emergence of the "Great Leap Forward" in science and technology on the earth, as well as various space-oriented actions and projects, soon caused uneasiness and even panic among a force that had been observing the earth, because once the earthlings walked out of the earth, they would bear the brunt of the attack.
There is no doubt about this force...... It can't be Asgard.
The sudden outbreak of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on Earth may be a great progress for the earthlings themselves, but it is obviously far from being compared to the first-class forces in the galaxy like Asgard.
It can't be Atlantis, because after the outbreak of regional technology, although the detection ability of the ocean will become more and more powerful, but on the surface, it is obvious that human beings are more interested in space than the ocean, so Atlantis is still not exposed to human vision.
So the people who speak come from another power closest to the earth, that is, the moon, the Attillan, the Inhumans.
In fact, the earth has long been suspicious of the existence of other forces on the moon, especially the United States, because some of the probes they send to the moon often disappear for no reason.
It's just that the appearance of Transformers on Earth before, as well as the discovery of the "Ark" Cybertron spacecraft on the moon and the predators. It made the United States mistakenly believe that those things happened because of the Decepticons who also searched for "Ark" on the moon and stole a large number of energy columns.
Recently, however, at Chris's behest, Maria Hill, the head of the Spear Bureau, sent factual evidence of the existence of the Inhumans and Attilan to the council of the UED coalition government.
Ignoring those small countries, the existence of Inhumans is actually nothing new to governments...... Whether it is historical records or existing archives, countries actually have relevant records of the existence and research of the Inhumans...... After all, the state apparatus is not a dry meal, and there will always be some people who suddenly awaken their abilities and the Inhumans are discovered because they failed to control their power, so although it is kept secret, everyone actually knows that there is such a special existence.
But a high-tech city, a kingdom that belongs exclusively to this race, and still on the moon? This is completely beyond everyone's imagination.
For this moon city that suddenly appeared, the importance of the earth can be imagined...... Because the moon is undoubtedly the first stop of human beings to the universe, and the abundant resources on it are also what the earth desires, it is absolutely impossible for the countries of the earth to give up the moon.
What's more, since Inhumans are able to build cities on the moon, it means that Inhumans are actually far more advanced in technology than humans, and this aspect is also desired by humans.
So here's the problem...... War? Or peace? This is the problem that Chris left to the earth, for him, it is very easy to solve the Inhumans, but he is not ready to interfere this time, but leave it to the humans to solve it themselves, after all, he can take care of the earth for a while, he can't take care of the earth forever, and the road has to be walked by himself.
And this problem is not one-way, but two-way, humans on Earth have to make a choice, and the Inhumans on the moon also have to make a choice.
And now, it is Maximus, the younger brother of the king of the Inhuman Kingdom, who is forcing the king's elder brother, the Black Bolt King, to make this choice.