If Ethan's hearing hadn't been enhanced, he wouldn't have been able to understand why Senator Kevin Smith's first list of deals was not gold, precious metals such as diamonds, or some rare elemental minerals that could be used to make weapons, but the most unremarkable water.

His hearing was enhanced, and though not as strong as Clark Kent, who could hear Louise calling his name from anywhere on the planet, whispers could not hide from him.

The staff officer's mind was spinning very quickly, and Mr. Senator was also a quick man, and he immediately realized that this deal would bring him great prestige.

Gold, diamonds, and rare elements don't allow him to amass fame from ordinary people, but water can!

People can do without gold and diamonds, and those rare elements may not be accessible for a lifetime, but water is a resource that everyone must come into contact with every day.

What's more, water scarcity is becoming increasingly scarce around the world, especially in the southwestern United States.

As a senator, of course, he needs to know something about the current situation of the whole country, even if it is a politician who is known to only shout slogans and not get things right, you need to know what kind of slogans to shout to get more supporters, right?

Knowing the other party's intentions, Ethan, who even knew more than the other party, admired Senator Smith's choice very much.

At the current point in time around 2007, the trend of water scarcity in North America is just beginning, but according to a number of data analysis, if there is no special change, the situation will get worse and worse, but how many years will last, no one can say.

But Ethan knows that in the next decade, the water shortage in southwestern North America will not only not be alleviated, but even worse, and will gradually spread to the central region, as the most serious water shortage in California, some cities even have the phenomenon of 'stealing water' - not stealing money and cars, but stealing water.

In the famous city of Los Angeles, because there is not enough water to water the lawn, more and more rich people's lawns in front of their homes are dying yellow, forcing them to replace the lawn with fake grass or use green paint to ensure that the lawn can meet the requirements of the community.

The scarcity of water has forced the California government to spend countless dollars and resort to various methods, but the results have been limited, and if a person can guarantee the supply of fresh water in the southwest and even several central states at this time, how much prestige will that person have?

When the time comes, Kevin Smith carries a huge prestige, and it is not impossible to move directly into the White House.

Of course, the situation in California is not bad enough now, and it is only just beginning to show signs of this, and in a few years, after several years of drought, the southwestern states will be in trouble.

But Kevin Smith can't wait until that time to buy a lot of fresh water from Ethan, he needs a certain amount of time to stock up, and he needs to do all kinds of tests - whether the water in space can be used by earthlings, whether it can carry unknown viruses and the like, it will take time to test.

By the time everything was detected, a few years had passed.

Kevin Smith is not Ethan, and he doesn't know how bad things will be in California in the future. Even if not so bad, the growing scarcity of water resources is a major trend, given the growing population and declining reserves of several famous freshwater rivers and lakes in North America.

It's not just North America, it's a global trend.

But for civilizations with space navigation technology, water is the least rare resource.

Because the most important thing in the universe is water!

In the past, earthlings thought that the rarest thing in the universe was water, because they had not seen water on other planets.

Later, it was discovered that there was not no water in the universe, but that liquid water was difficult to see – and later it was discovered that liquid water existed.

It can be said that the most abundant water in the universe is water, but it is all in a solid and gaseous state, and liquid water is almost not seen, because the molding conditions of liquid water are relatively harsh.

Scientists also suspect that the Earth's water originally came from a large meteorite, and that it was only after the impact on Earth that it became liquid in Earth's unique environment.

"Anyway, I just need to collect meteorites with a lot of water?"

Ethan thought about it, in order to ensure the delivery of the water resources carried on these meteorites 'intact', then he had to put these meteorites into a low-temperature environment for preservation.

This is nothing, the only trouble is that the other party is in high demand, and he has not really stepped into space, and it is more troublesome to collect meteorites.

You can't just fish a few reefs in the marine world and freeze them with the water, right?

Therefore, he can only fly to space to collect, and the only world that has the ability to go to space at will to sail and collect is the Marvel Universe.

Suddenly realized that this seemed to be Kevin Smith's subtle test of Ethan's scientific and technological strength.

Fortunately, he happily agreed, if he hesitated, the other party would definitely find a problem: this gang of people playing politics is really complicated, and it is easy to be led into the ditch if they are not careful.

"For the first time, we only need one meteorite, preferably near Earth, and we want to do some detection. ”

Kevin Smith knew that these alien things were best not to be used casually, and the hell knew what was carried on them. Although he has not learned the relevant knowledge, he has seen a lot of Hollywood movies.

Ethan nodded, it will take a lot of time for the first test, and when the other party purchases a large amount of fresh water with himself, he estimates that he should have rushed out of the ocean world and rushed to the universe, at that time he must have his own spaceship, prepare a few more, and when he comes to this world, he will collect some meteorites nearby before landing without delay.

Kevin Smith agreed to Ethan's request when he saw it, and then agreed to Ethan's request very happily, and he also said that he tried his best to fight for Ethan when he couldn't agree.

In this way, Ethan was given an official identity - the same identity that he and Tony had registered privately, but now it was official.

The actual identity is, of course, interstellar merchants, who have the right to trade freely on Earth, but every time they come and leave, they need to make a special report.

That being said, Kevin Smith assured that the future was just a formality, and Ethan would send someone to inform him or simply make a phone call later.

In fact, Ethan has no opinion on this, it is normal to go to other people's homes to say hello, like Optimus Prime just comes, and it is no wonder that human beings are dissatisfied if they don't come and keep calling friends.

Eventually, Ethan will open a company on Earth, tentatively located in Los Angeles, which is nominally a shell trading company, but in fact the office of Ethan and his 'people' on Earth, which is equivalent to an embassy that cannot be disclosed.

In the future, when Kevin Smith or other officials need to look for Ethan, they can go to this place to find him, and even if he is not there, they can leave the news and wait for Ethan to relay it the next time he comes, or use some more advanced means of communication to send it directly to Ethan.

This is also Senator Smith's plan for his future, if his staff adviser's analysis is correct, the southwestern states will become his home base in the future, and even if he can't successfully move into that white mansion, he can guarantee that his position will not be shaken for the next ten years.

Ethan and Smith reached an agreement and became allies, and the next conversation between the two was full of laughter, although it was impossible to tell whether Senator Smith was happy from the bottom of his heart from his expression, but Ethan could roughly tell whether this person was 'lying' from a person's mental fluctuations.

Obviously, Senator Smith's mental fluctuations at this time were much more excited than the previous fluctuations that seemed to stop the water.

Tony Stark, who had been standing next to him, was thoughtful, he had always hated this kind of polite entertainment, and felt that this kind of thing was of no practical use.

But looking at Optimus Prime, who is still arguing with the Secretary of Defense not far away, and then looking at Ethan, who is already chatting with Senator Kevin Smith, such a stark contrast makes him understand that sometimes this kind of thing is still useful.

Of course, he can't do this kind of thing himself, he thinks it's good to leave all this kind of thing to his own father, anyway, he is better at this kind of thing than himself.

With Howard to settle this trouble, the Stark Group will face much less political pressure in the future.

"What's next?"

"Go back to Los Angeles to rest, and wait for your news by the way? Maybe I can see where to start a company?"

Ethan doesn't need to worry about this matter at all, Smith must be more concerned than Ethan, maybe it won't be long before a complete company is handed over to Ethan.

It is foreseeable that when Ethan's 'company' is opened, there will be a very, very large number of people who want to interview him.

Kevin Smith was extremely glad that he received this mission and contacted Ethan in advance, otherwise he would not dare to guarantee that what he could think of would not be thought of by others, and maybe half a step slower would end up with a completely different ending.

"I'm going back to Washington to report, and there shouldn't be any problems with the things that have been negotiated. ”

Kevin Smith said a brief goodbye to Ethan and took a helicopter ride to a nearby airport, where he would transfer to a special plane to Washington.

Ethan went to say goodbye to Optimus Prime with Tony, Michaela, and Sam, while Optimus Prime was still discussing various details of the military alliance with the Secretary of Defense.

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