Chapter 139: Stepping Stones (1st Update)

That night, Steve was visited by his old friend Bakira to see the high-tech exhibition.

If the biggest difference between this Marvel parallel world and Mei's world at this point in time is that there are a group of inventors with brains and execution beyond the bunker.

For example, there is more Howard Stark on the side of the United States.

In order to help his friends pick up girls, Bucky went to the [Tomorrow's World's Fair], and even helped Steve make an appointment with two American girls.

At the fair, Howard showed the world the immature magnetic levitation technology. Although he showed in public how to levitate a car half a meter above the ground with electromagnetic force, as he said, "That was a few years later." The test soon failed in a flurry of sparks, and the car hovered in mid-air fell off.

At the same time, because of the lack of appearance, Steve's pickled girl attempt failed again.

There's no way, the appearance is a general summary of body appearance. Steve, who was too thin at this time and was less than 1.6 meters tall, looked like a child. There's no way to give a girl a feeling of a man, let alone a male god.

This feeling of rejection is not the first time Steve has encountered it. The hormones in his body stimulated him to get close to the opposite sex, but the inferiority complex that he had accumulated in his heart for a long time easily made him try to open his heart and close it again.

Steve quickly became uninterested, left the group, and walked straight to himself.

I have to say, Bucky is really Steve's absolute best friend.

He immediately found out about the disappearance of his good brother and searched for him.

In the corner of the exposition, there is a frame poster with the image of a handsome American soldier. Whoever you are, you can stand on the mat and put on your own appearance with the vacated avatar position.

The big man in front of him walked up and put it on perfectly.

Stephen walked up, but because he was too short, the avatar only appeared on his neck.

This has to be said, another spicy ironic blow.

Maybe Steve, who has been weak since he was a child, has long been accustomed to this cruelty, and with a wry smile, he wants to come down from above.

That's when his good friend Bucky found him and patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't be like that, today is a date for two couples. You're going to have to dance with the girls. ”

Steve smiled bitterly in his heart: "You go first, I'll come later." ”

Bucky knows his buddies too well, and it's not the first time that Steve has slipped away: "You...... This one again?"

Steve didn't want to admit that the last stubbornness in his heart was supporting him: "There are so many girls, I just want to try my luck." Didn't you say that New York is left with 3.5 million singles......"

Bucky poked him out, "What are you pretending to be this time? Steve, Ohio? The recruiting office will find you." Maybe I'll get you in jail!"

"I know you don't think I'm going to succeed......"

Bucky interrupted him, "It's not a fight in the back alley! Steve! It's war! There's so much to do, why are you obsessed with joining the army?"

Steve smiled wryly, "What do you want me to do? Learn from Tiny Timmy in the opening credits of the movie, and take a red cart to clean up the rags?"

As they were arguing, they didn't notice an old man with a Mediterranean haircut and gray temples approaching. The old man was clearly drawn to their argument.

Bucky was still excited: "Yes, why not? ”

"I'm not going to go into the factory to be a worker, Bucky! Come on, so many people have died, I don't have the right to do less than them, to be more stingy with my life than they are. That's where you don't know me. Not being able to be a soldier is not my problem. ”

Steve said righteously, and as he spoke, he couldn't help but hear the paladin he saw in the illusion. In the face of millions of orcs, they still desperately launched a death charge.

Courage knows no borders, no era, no strength, and no weapon in hand.

Courage is courage!

He didn't even realize that when he said this, his face glowed with an extremely faint divine light.

The old man next to him was suddenly moved! The old man realized that this young but extremely thin young man had a noble and great soul.

Bucky saw that he couldn't persuade his buddy, so he gave up. He also asked the two girls to dance.

Unbeknownst to the two brothers and the old man, the gears of fate had begun to turn.

On the other hand, Howard felt terrible.

The Expo of Tomorrow is, of course, an expo to introduce new technologies to the ignorant public. In fact, for exhibitors, it is a platform to attract investment.

Howard came this time to pull funds for [Stark Industries]. No matter what age it is, studying mechanical technology is a bottomless gold-swallowing beast.

Although he worked closely with the U.S. military, and had a considerable number of inventions recognized by the military, Stark's industrial base was too weak compared to those established companies.

For example, he just helped the U.S. military mass-produce the B-29 bomber, but because Stark Industries' own factory is too small, he can't eat it at all. In the end, it helped Boeing, and after the B-29 was successfully improved, it had to give a large number of orders back to Boeing.

Howard was desperate to get his own money and really make a difference.

Today he screwed up.

"Hell, if only that damn levitation lasted a minute longer. Howard was annoyed.

At this time, suddenly his secretary knocked on the door: "Mr. Stark, there is a businessman who says he is interested in investing in our Stark Industries. ”

"Come in!" Howard was pleased at first, and then became vigilant: "Shouldn't you be a liar who wants to empty the gloves of the white wolf and cheat me out of my shares?"

The secretary took out a yellow gold bar: "If this is not sincere......

"Ugh!" Howard swallowed.

During the Second World War. Exchange rates are extremely volatile in all countries. Under the premise of a strong wait-and-see atmosphere in the market, there is only one thing that is hard currency - gold!

Howard is well aware that the Fed is already discussing a 'gold standard' policy of printing as much gold as collateral as much gold as collateral.

At this time, the official price of an ounce of gold is $35.

One ton of gold equals 35,273 ounces.

One kilogram of gold is equal to $1,234.

This is still the market price, at the moment when the market is generally pessimistic, the gold used to hedge funds can be speculated for nearly 100 US dollars an ounce in the most exaggerated places in Europe.

The other party dared to directly take a 1,000-gram gold bar as a 'stepping stone'! It can be said that he is full of sincerity.

Howard soon saw the businessman who was supposedly willing to invest in Stark Industries.