150. The General's Dilemma
Grizzlies Club on Fifth Avenue.
When Sean saw General Ross again, this old man who was in good spirits and full of fighting spirit no longer had the strength and majesty that he had controlled everything before, with a bandage on his left hand and a gloomy expression of decadence.
The lit cigar was set aside, and a bottle of strong wine was half drunk, which was enough to prove that the general's mood was indeed extremely bad. As a strong-willed soldier, he was reduced to the point of drinking to kill his sorrows.
"I can't help with S.H.I.E.L.D., that guy Fury is more stubborn than me, I've suggested many times, that huge organization needs to be controlled, they are all a group of dangerous people, and they have no national honor!" Rose grumbled bitterly.
No one in the military likes the black-clad agents, who unanimously believe that S.H.I.E.L.D. is an uncontrolled time bomb, and has repeatedly demanded that Nick Fury hand over some of his powers, especially the authority to open up the database to the Department of Defense to ensure homeland security and resource sharing.
It's a pity that the black director didn't even respond positively once, and kept talking about him left and right, in other words, he directly ignored the military's proposal.
"General, you can stand up and speak for me, this is already a great help." Sean poured a glass of wine for the other party, "I saw the news of the explosion in the Corvo University laboratory in Virginia, and then I heard that you and Betty were injured and hospitalized, so I thought I would come and have a look." ”
General Ross's face soothed a little, and he was no longer so serious, it was rare that the young man in front of him was not a villain who was inclined to be inflammatory, "I want to speed up the progress of the experiment, because I want to hide the real purpose of Banner's project, I initially only let him participate in the initial work, and he didn't even involve the use of weapons, and he thought he was doing research on radiation resistance." ”
"But he was so confident that he didn't hesitate to experiment with himself, and as a result, a major accident occurred, but from another point of view, my original purpose was achieved...... You haven't seen that beast, a near-perfect creation, unmatched, fierce and ferocious, stronger than a super soldier! ”
The old man took a sip of the spirit, and there was a hint of frenzy in his eyes, he couldn't forget the powerful oppressive feeling brought by the green beast, even a hundred elite warriors could not compare to the terrifying destructive power it displayed.
"It seemed to me that Banner's body should be completely owned by the U.S. military, but he escaped, and even though I launched a pursuit, he still ran away!"
General Ross slammed his cup down on the table, his voice filled with annoyance, the failure of this plan had a big impact on him, especially since many people accused him of claiming that the Super Soldiers were outdated antiques and should have their eyes on Tony Stark's steel armor.
The old man scoffed at this, the cost of a steel armor is tens of millions of dollars, if it is equipped with a full range of firepower weapons, plus energy drive and equipped with artificial intelligence, it can easily reach hundreds of millions of expensive costs, except for the loser playboy, who can afford this flashy sky-high toy?
"Which weapon kills the most people in the world?" General Ross patted Sean on the shoulder and said vaguely: "The single-weapon killing is the AK47 assault rifle, which has killed millions of people in the more than sixty years since its birth. ”
Sean nodded, of course he knew that this famous weapon, with Soviet coins, the flag of Mozambique and the coat of arms of Zimbabwe, had a worldwide following, from the mountains of Afghanistan to the desert towns of Iraq. There is even a saying that the international black market price is used as a standard to judge the degree of unrest in a country - in areas with relatively stable societies, the price of AK47 is about $230 to $400; If the price is as low as around $100, it could indicate that the state of conflict in the region has suddenly stopped. If the price of AK47 is above $1,000, it is a sign that the conflict in the region is long and ongoing.
In the seventies of the twentieth century, there was a widespread saying: the United States exported Coca-Cola, Japan exported Sony Electric, and the Soviet Union exported AK47. It is the most popular automatic rifle in the world and the favorite weapon of fighters. It won't break, jam, overheat, and fire normally even if it's covered in mud or sand. And it's easy to use, so even a child can quickly get started.
"In my opinion, the best weapon should be like the AK47, which can be used by people all over the world, and the ultimate goal of the super soldier is to create an unrivaled elite army, Stark's steel armor, flashy toys."
General Ross sneered, he didn't have a good impression of that Iron Man at all, his bandaged arm was sideways, and he sighed: "If our soldiers all become like Captain America, with amazing physical fitness, extremely strong physique, just like the Spartan warriors, never afraid and full of fighting spirit......"
He always thought about the fleeing Banner, to be precise, the powerful and incomparable green beast, but unfortunately the other party escaped the military's fierce pursuit and disappeared without a trace.
"General, I have brought you a new weapon, which is not worth mentioning at all compared to the expensive steel machine, and can be put into production immediately."
Sean looked at the drunken General Ross, his palm was spread out, and a warm and shiny gyroscope was lying quietly in the palm of his hand, Ivan Vanke really did not disappoint him, and soon copied the Ark reactor.
"The energy core of the steel armor?"
The military had been keeping a close eye on the steel armor in Tony Stark's hand, so General Ross recognized at a glance what this glittering gadget was.
The most difficult problem in replicating steel armor is energy power, and if you want to shrink a nuclear reactor that outputs huge energy to the size of your palm, this is simply not possible at present, and the lack of strong technical support has made it impossible for the military to overcome this hurdle.
"I think the general's opinion is very reasonable, to be honest, can a war machine costing hundreds of millions of dollars really become a new type of cutting-edge weapon that is vigorously promoted? Or does the military have the courage to burn money and play like Tony? ”
Sean is playing with a replica of the Ark reactor, the generals of the Ministry of Defense pursue steel armor technology, in his opinion, it is more than worth the loss, even if Tony has given his friend Colonel Rhodes a set of war machines, but there is still no one to imitate, and without Jarvis's artificial intelligence system, even if there is a whole steel elite army, it is difficult to put into large-scale operations.
"It is the development trend of weapons in the new era, from cold weapons to hot weapons, how long have we evolved? Now, this little thing is able to instantly make the form of war jump from a duel of thermal weapons to a dispute of energy. ”
Sean stared at General Ross with blazing eyes, he knew that the military had been vigorously developing the application of energy weapons, but the problem of energy consumption and miniaturization had not been solved, which meant that weapon energyization could only stay at the conceptual level, and was regarded as an ethereal design idea.
"Can you give you a new weapon that will satisfy the military?" General Rose's brain, which was paralyzed by alcohol, instantly became sober.
He realized that this was an opportunity to salvage his image and authority in the Ministry of Defense and mess up the Super Soldier's replication plan, but the new energy weapon also sounded good.
"Of course, I found a weapons expert who is no less good than Tony Stark." Sean smiled back, confident in his tone.
An Ark reactor that no one can imitate in twenty years? Hopefully, the next time we meet, Tony won't feel too embarrassed.
With a smile on his lips, the young man picked up a glass of spirits on the table and clinked glasses with the agitated General Ross, the ice hitting the glass with a crisp sound.
"God bless America!"
Listening to the old man's impassioned words, Sean smiled faintly and did not make a sound.