Chapter 448: Maximus
The Inhumans, as the second age humans on Earth, are the silver humans. As early as hundreds of thousands of years before the formation of modern human civilization, a rather brilliant civilization was established...... The individual is strong, and the technology is developed.
But as a race born as an experiment of the Kree, the flaw of the Inhumans is obvious, that is, the sparse population, although they are strong, but the reproduction rate is not high...... And the already sparse population, because tens of thousands of years ago after the war with the Olympians who ruled the earth at that time, the population is even more sparse, after several migrations, can only finally take their super city "Attilan", which is actually a flying fortress, to the moon to survive.
However, tens of thousands of years of cultivation have passed, but because of the constraints of the environment and deliberate restrictions, the population of Attilan has increased extremely limitedly, and the increase is basically the majority of ordinary people who have not been awakened, and the ability is extremely rare, and now the population of the entire Attilan is only a hundred thousand people, but the ability only accounts for 5%, that is to say, the ability on Attilan is actually only a few thousand, and the rest are non-ability...... However, the Inhuman ruling class did not bother with this, and instead blamed it on the decline of the bloodline......
But anyone who has studied a little bit of sociology on the earth will know after understanding the society of the Inhumans that it is not the decline of the bloodline that has caused all this, but their extremely backward and conservative social system......
In fact, because of genetic reasons, the lifespan of the Inhumans is much longer than that of ordinary humans, and it is not uncommon for the powerful Inhumans to have a lifespan of hundreds or thousands of years, even if the reproduction rate is relatively low, but it is still possible to have one or two children in a lifetime, but because the genes of the Inhumans themselves are not very stable, so even if two very powerful Inhumans are combined, their children may be ordinary people who cannot awaken their talents.
This is nothing, but it is a recessive and dominant problem of genes, we can actually even regard it as a genetic disease, not every generation will be infected, but there will be intergenerational inheritance and the like, this generation is not good, then there is not the next generation.
However, the social system of the Inhumans has seriously exacerbated this problem...... Because they practiced a caste system that was no different from slavery...... Only the Inhumans who can awaken their power can become the ruling class in the upper echelons of society, while those who cannot awaken can only do low-level manual work...... More importantly, in order to make future generations have a higher possibility of awakening, it is strictly forbidden for the capable and the incapable to intermarry.
Is it funny? The offspring of the intermarriage between the capable and the non-capable will not be the able? Genetics isn't up to par at all, right? …… No, in fact, for now, except for the high-tech space city of Attillan, the Inhumans don't have much technological advantage anymore...... It is normal that the ruling class eats by its own ability, and its time is spent on exercising its own ability, while the ruling class can only be used as slaves and do low-level manual labor.
Therefore, this closed and isolated life not only makes the abilities of the Inhumans more and more rare, but even the technology has produced a generational disconnection.
However, these Inhumans in a remote corner still think that this situation is normal and natural.
Of course, it's not that no one is aware of these problems, but these people are either people who believe in their kings, believe that their traditions dare not break the rules, or they have no voice and are not pure-minded.
For example, the younger brother of the current king, Black Bolt, Maximus is the latter...... Ambitious and far-sighted, but because he has no superpowers, he is just a low-class citizen and has no right to speak, and even if it weren't for his brother being the king, he wouldn't even be able to enjoy his current treatment and would eventually die in the mine.
Therefore, it is self-evident what will happen to the intelligence of such a small force that has no real power but has little real power in front of the representatives of the UED coalition government...... Isn't it a superpower? It's not that there are no countries in various countries, and now those big countries, that private super soldiers of hundreds or thousands each? Coupled with advanced equipment, are you still afraid of such a little bit of you? As for the fortress city of Attilan, how powerful can you be? We earthlings are now also able to carry out intragalactic navigation, don't you believe it or not, let's throw Big Ivan on the moon? The power of nuclear bombs in the vacuum cosmic environment on the moon will be much smaller, but what about dozens, hundreds, or thousands?
Therefore, the UED member countries are not afraid of the Inhumans and this so-called Attilan at all, because the moon is the first stop that the Earth government is determined to get, and the reason is because of the helium-3 resources on it...... The most advanced energy systems on earth today are undoubtedly the nuclear fusion reactor sold by the Osborne Group and the Ark reactor sold by the Stark Group, the former has a higher output power, the latter is easier to miniaturize, and the noise is low, both of which can be said to have their own advantages and disadvantages.
But no matter which one they are, they all need fuel, although Oscom's recommended fuel for the nuclear fusion reactor is tritium, and the Stark Group's recommended fuel for the Ark reactor is palladium, but it does not mean that these two substances must be used, but these two substances are the most cost-effective.
But the countries that buy the reactors don't like to use these two substances for no other reason, they are too few and too expensive on the planet.
According to the market price, tritium is about $30,000/gram and palladium is $60/gram.
Of course, this is not to say that palladium is better than tritium, in fact, although the price is expensive, the energy that one gram of tritium can produce is hundreds of times that of palladium, so the two are actually cost-effective.
But the price of these two is nothing for the Osborne Group and the Stark Group, but once it is put at the national level, it will not work, after all, for a country, the price is low, and it is good to be able to popularize it on a large scale, so according to the buyer's requirements, the reactors sold by the two companies to various governments, after modification, can use those fuels with greater production and reserves, although the use of these fuels will reduce the power of the reactor, and even affect the life of the reactor, However, compared with the reactors of various countries in the past, they are still much cheaper and more practical.
And apparently governments are not satisfied with this, if there are better, more and cheaper substances, then why not use them? And in the short term, helium-3 on the moon is their best choice...... Because in any case, the reserves of helium-3 on the moon are enough to supply the earth for the development of the entire solar system.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for UED to give up the occupation of the moon, if the Inhumans know each other, they will either return to the earth, or continue to migrate, as long as you have the ability, you can migrate to other galaxies, anyway, don't get in the way on the moon.
Of course, the earth government is about civilization, it must be the first reason, if it can be resolved peacefully, it is naturally the best, if it cannot be resolved peacefully, then it is no wonder that we are, after all, we represent the interests of more than 6 billion people on the earth (2006), you Inhumans are only 100,000 people, understand? And you are still practicing a very uncivilized caste slavery, and if you don't know it, then we will have to take your life for a while.
The armed team that reporter Eddie Bullock saw at the Osborne Space Center was not only the exploration team that the person in charge, Carla Sofin, said, but also the negotiators and their escorts from the United States, and the other permanent members of the UED government also sent representatives and escorts, which was not only a negotiation, but also a promotion of force...... Representatives of the United Nations Army have come to the door, are you Inhumans interested in a "declaration of war by all nations"?
Obviously, the vast majority of Inhumans don't have this kind of thought, including the Black Bolt King as the king, and in fact, even now, they are still living in their dreams.
However, Maximus, the younger brother of Black Bolt, has a strong tendency to do this.
"We only have an advantage if we strike first and go to Earth! We can rule over them, not hide here! ”
In the face of Maximus's questioning, Black Bolt did not speak...... Oh sorry, he can't speak, after all, as a strong mouth king, once he opens his mouth, it really kills, so he just gestured a few times.
"Be patient, we need to wait, trust your king!" Queen Medusa, who was sitting beside the Black Bolt, translated.
"Wait, wait, you said wait when we were short of resources, and now they are about to arrive at our door with weapons, you still have to wait, when are you going to wait? Wait until they break through our walls and kill us all? Maximus couldn't bear it anymore and said, "We can only have an advantage if we strike first and go to Earth!" We can rule over them, not hide here! The earth is our home! ”
"We're not going to Earth!" Without waiting for the Black Bolt to say anything, Medusa said, "If we do that, it will be a real irreparable war!" ”
"So we're just going to die?" Maximus stood up and slapped the table and roared at the Black Bolt King.
The royals and guards on the side, Gore Republic and Karnak immediately got up and surrounded them when they saw this.
Maximus, who was originally angry, was surrounded by two powerful people, and immediately calmed down, without superpowers, he was mad in this royal hall and was simply looking for death, and finally could only look at the Black Bolt King with hatred, and then left the hall.
"He's dangerous, you're too lenient with him, that's your biggest weakness, but no matter what, I'm behind your decision!" Watching Maximus walk out of the hall, Karnak said to Black Bolt.
The Black Bolt King didn't respond, he and Medusa looked at each other, and each fell into deep thought, at this point they didn't have time to think about Maximus, because the human ship had already flown out of the atmosphere at this time, and it wouldn't be long before it reached the moon, and their time was running out...... Maximus was not wrong about this.
"What did Ketan say?" After walking out of the hall, Maximus asked Oran, the female Inhuman who had come out of the corner.
"They are still hesitating, and the genetic committee is still loyal to their king." Oran replied.
"Hmph, a group of fearless rats, who obviously agree with my suggestion, but still have unrealistic illusions about the useless king, in that case, then we have to save all the people on our own." Maximus sneered and said, "Get everyone ready!" ”
"What? Right now? Oran was shocked when she heard this, although she chose to follow Maximus from the first day, she knew that this day would come, because she had long hated Attillan's corrupt system, but she did not expect that Maximus would choose to launch at this most critical moment for Attilan.
"What's wrong?" Maximus asked.
"Of course, our warriors are not ready, and now that all the royal family members are together, we don't have enough strength to deal with them!" Orlan said, as she said, that the reason why a royal family is a royal family is that they have the most powerful abilities, and their power is simply not enough.
"It's true under normal circumstances, but we have the support of the people, and more importantly, we have allies!" Maximus said with a sneer.
"Allies? What allies? Oran was stunned when he heard this.
"Of course, the guests from Earth...... Oran, I think it's been a long, long time since you've been to Earth, right? Maximus asked.
"Of course, the last time was fifty years ago!" Oran said with a frown.
"It's no wonder, in fact, you can't imagine how much the planet has changed over the years." Maximus straightened his sleeve and said, then took out his communication watch from Oran's puzzled gaze, and quickly dialed, "Good morning, General." ”
"I'm glad to get your call, Maximus, so you're ready?" There was a neutral voice from the other end, and if Chris heard it here, he would find that the person on the other end of the conversation was the American four-star general, General Ross.
It is very hard to imagine that the younger brother of the king of the city state on the moon would have a connection with the general of the US government on Earth.
"Of course, as long as your people arrive on time, and are as elite as you say, I think I can entertain them to lunch, provided they don't dislike eating too badly on the moon!" Maximus said with a smile.
"Hahaha, then you can rest assured, two of our ships are transporting the materials you need, and after the deed, you will also have a steady stream of supplies, as long as you are on our side, the Federation will not treat any friend badly!" General Ross on the other end said with a laugh.