Chapter 373: Rejecting the Military Offer

"The weather anomaly has been going on for two days now. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info At the moment, it has not been ascertained what causes the extreme changes in the climate. According to the unanimous analysis of experts, this unprecedented weather anomaly is likely to be related to global warming..."

The TV is on and is broadcasting urgent news, calling on everyone to reduce travel and care for the natural environment.

Today is the second day of Norin's arrival on Earth, and the day before the sacrifice is launched.

In these two days, hail, heavy rain, sandstorms, heavy snow, and many extreme weather events were staged in turn, like a sign before the end of the world.

Wu Ming and the others sat in the laboratory, watching the program guests on TV, and gave various explanations. Only a few of them know that this is not climate warming, but Norlin is affecting nature and warning ignorant earthlings.

"Reed, how's your preparation?"

Turning his gaze away, Wu Ming looked at Reed, and said, "The day after tomorrow, this silver monster will summon the Devouring Star to come over and swallow the earth in one bite." Before that, whether you can complete the energy blocker or not means whether we can take it down. ā€

"I—" Reed was about to speak, when the phone rang on the side.

Looking down, the caller ID was hidden, which surprised Reed.

"There's no problem on my side, it's just that the energy blocker only has a working range of 10 meters, and you need to be in close contact with him to make sure the blocker works and get him off the surfboard." Reed replied as he pressed the answer button and spoke, "Hello, I'm Dr. Reed. ā€

"Doctor, I'm General Hart, and I'm from the Homeland Strategic Defense Command. First of all, I want to thank you for the information you provided us, the military has already contacted that person, but unfortunately the two sides did not talk pleasantly. Doctor, do you have time now, I have something to talk to you about, and hear your opinion. ā€

The caller was very direct and named himself as soon as he opened his mouth.

Two days ago, after coming into contact with Silver Surfer, Reed issued a warning to the Pentagon.

At the time, this warning was not taken seriously, but with the abnormal change in the climate, the warning has gradually been accepted.

"It's people from the military, and they want to see me." Reed pressed the phone with his hand and repeated General Hart's words.

Wu Ming and the others glanced at each other, knowing what General Hart's purpose was.

To be sure, behind the military is the government, which represents the will of the people and absolute justice.

Susan and a few people won't talk about it, they are all authentic Americans.

Although Wu Ming is not, he can't stand the plot of Marvel, which all takes place in the United States. If it is not necessary, he will also give the face of the military, and it is not beneficial for the relationship between the two sides to be too poor.

"Doctor, are you still listening? Right now, I'm right on your doorstep, and if you have time, I'd like to come in and sit down. ā€

Everyone has arrived at the door, and if you want to say that you are not determined to win, I am afraid that no one will believe you when you say it.

Reed himself didn't expect that this General Hart liked to attack suddenly, and he was stunned for a moment before he said, "Welcome, I'm not busy right now." ā€

"Good..."

When I hung up the phone, there was a knock on the door, and it didn't take five seconds before and after.

Looking back at the gate, Susan looked surprised and asked, "General Hart is here?" ā€

"Here, it seems that the situation is very serious, and someone can't sit still." After Reed said this, he controlled the computer to open the door and called up the monitor outside.

Inside the monitor, a black general with the rank of major general, accompanied by four guards, was talking to a female officer.

Seeing the gate open, the black general and the female officer walked inside in a group, and four guards guarded the door.

"General Hart, it's a pleasure to meet you." Seeing General Hart walk in, Reed hurried to meet him.

General Hart waved his hand, not liking such politeness, and said bluntly: "This is the second time we have met, the first time is in the Ministry of Defense, and you want to seek military funds for space exploration programs." At that time, I didn't have a good impression of you, I thought you were a crazy person, and actively rejected your proposal. ā€

Hearing General Hart's words, Reed was a little embarrassed, because the space exploration plan was an eternal pain in his heart.

Here, witnessing Reed's ugliness, Susan couldn't sit still.

On weekdays, she says that no matter how bad Reed is, it doesn't matter to others, and she is not happy when others say a word.

General Hart brought it up again, and his tone was a bit condescending, which was not what she liked.

"General, the purpose of your visit today shouldn't be the military, and you're going to carry out a space exploration program again, right?" Susan, like the old hen guarding the cubs, choked General Hart directly.

You know, General Hart came here this time, and you don't have to think that it's because of Norin, it can't be for something else.

A person who came to ask for help, and he spoke so confidently, Susan really couldn't figure out how General Hart was worthy of the rank of major general.

"Doctor, is this your girlfriend?" General Hart's face was expressionless, cold as a robot, and he spoke: "If it is, you should discipline her well, women don't need to interject when men speak." ā€

Susan was going mad and glared at General Hart, eager to rush up and scratch his face.

Reed smiled bitterly, but he didn't dare to dwell on this issue, so he had to divert the topic and said: "General, if you have anything, just say it, there are no outsiders here." ā€

General Hart nodded coldly, glanced at the female officer, and said, "Show him our documents." ā€

"Yes, Your Excellency."

The female officer took a document bag, put it directly on the table and pulled it open, and took out a document from it.

Wu Ming and a few people came up and looked at the documents in exchange.

It was found that the content of these documents is almost the same, they are all crash photos of some planes, and the model is still the kind in service.

"General, what is this?"

Wu Ming threw the photo aside and said in a low voice: "Should you send a plane to intercept that guy, but you were beaten up, right?" ā€

There was no answer, General Hart was a black man, and his face was even darker at this time.

In the end, it was the female officer who spoke slowly and explained: "After receiving your warning, we tried to contact him, but unfortunately it was unsuccessful. This morning, he flew over from a secret base in the Navy, and we dispatched eight warplanes to intercept him and make a forced landing. In the blink of an eye, he shot down eight warplanes and destroyed the base, killing at least 7,000 people. ā€

More than 7,000 people are equivalent to a reinforced brigade, and when attacking Afghanistan, the United States did not lose so many people.

It's true that Silver Surfer is a good guy, but that doesn't mean he won't fight back when attacked.

After all, in the years of serving the Star-Swallowers, Silver Surfer no longer knows how many planets he has witnessed. For those who attack him, Silver Surfer will show mercy to his men for the first time, give a stern warning the second time, and deal a devastating blow the third time.

Obviously, the military's temptation went beyond the bottom line and ended up putting itself in.

This is also more in line with reality, the world police have been in office for a long time, and the year before last they beat Afghanistan badly, this period of time is the time when the self-confidence of the United States is unprecedentedly inflated.

"Doctor, how much do you know about this man?" General Hart's face was solemn, and his voice was very low: "We have tried, the most advanced fighters, the navy's large-caliber naval guns, and even intercontinental ballistics, these things are all useless!" ā€

"I know a little, but not comprehensively, I just know that guy is very strong." Reed replied cautiously, not even mentioning the energy blocker.

It's not that Reed doesn't trust the military, it's that there are many factions in the military, and there are many sentencing with each other. Something like an energy blocker can only be used to surprise people, and if it loses the effect of the surprise soldier, it probably won't work.

"Doctor, I don't know if you're hiding something, but the motherland needs you, and I hope you can contribute. The military has a plan, we intend to capture it, study its powerful secrets, and you are our rare talent. "General Hart is really not polite, and he also has great ambitions.

However, he miscalculated, the strength of Silver Surfer is not his body, but the surfboard-like thing under his feet.

Without that, Silver Surfer is an alien at best, and it's okay to dissect or make specimens, and the life structure is no higher than that of humans.

Of course, in the eyes of Hart and the military, Silver Surfer is mysterious and powerful enough to stand up to the army.

In the case of such asymmetry of basic information, it is reasonable to mistakenly think that Silver Surfer's research value is very high.

"Sorry General, we are not used to being constrained, and in terms of contribution, it is okay in other areas." Reed smiled and declined the invitation, looking unimpressed.

General Hart regretted that there was something he didn't know about but the other party knew but didn't want to say.

It's a pity that Reed didn't go on after waiting for a long time, as if he didn't want to bring up this topic.

In desperation, General Hart could only put his mind down and said, "In this case, I would like to entrust you to develop a positioning device that can lock the location of that person." Originally, the research was given to Professor Jeff Wagner, a professor in the physics department at Brown University. But unfortunately, the professor had a cerebral congestion attack and was already admitted to the hospital, and I did not have a better candidate in a short period of time. ā€

"Okay, I promised." This time, Reed agreed happily because he knew he couldn't keep saying no.

A scientist, especially a superscientist like Reed, who is linked to spaceflight, will never be able to get around the government.

For example, in the space exploration program, there is a lease of the Alpha space station to be used as a space base. You have to have a bad relationship with the government, renting a space station is definitely a joke, just need to card your research project and refuse your research equipment to enter the country, it is enough to make most people collapse.

Reid has a low EQ but a high IQ and understands when to compromise.

When you don't touch your own interests, hello, me, and everyone are the primary factors to keep playing.

"Doctor, you're going to be a friend of the military, more than ten streets better than some self-proclaimed superhero scientist." General Hart gave Reed a hug, wrote the blank check and left.

After seeing the general leave, Reed shrugged his shoulders and asked, "Who is he talking about?" ā€

"My friend Tony, that guy has a stiff relationship with the military right now, and he feels like he's going to be beaten as a villain." Wu Ming smiled and spoke, looking a little gloating.

Reed and Susan are not aware of Tony's dirty affair with the military, and they are very interested.

Wu Ming did not disappoint everyone, pointed in the direction of General Hart's departure, and said, "Tony Stark, our Iron Man, refuses to use his armor as a weapon and sell it to the military. These days, like a monkey, he frequently contacts the big names in the council, hoping that someone will help him withstand the pressure. But unfortunately, the hawks in the military insisted on taking him to court and throwing Tony in prison. ā€

"No, Tony is a great inventor, a great entrepreneur, a great philanthropist, a great..."

A series of big characters, all of which are the halo on Tony's body, are so dangling that people can't look at them directly.

Susan's meaning is very simple, how can the military send him to prison for such a successful person, after all, Tony is not an ordinary person.

"There's no doubt that Wall Street can influence Congress, and Congress can influence the military. However, the government is not the plaything of any individual or consortium, even if the United States is a capitalist society. Once Congress's demands run counter to the military's demands, this group of bigwigs who hold military power do not mind embarrassing Congress a little, because the United States can do without corporations, and absolutely cannot do without the military. ā€

Wu Ming himself often listens to people on the Internet to call for the consortium to control the United States and control the change of the president.

But most of those who clamored are just blindly following the herd and do not understand the continuation of a system, which is not such a simple problem.

President Roosevelt once said that the influence of the consortium seemed indispensable in every way. But if the consortium stands in the way of the United States, it is doomed to the abyss, and there are countless capitals that want to replace it.

Therefore, even if Tony is the head of the big chaebol and has the help of countless friends in the political circles, he is still disgraced by the military.

The military's argument is simple: Stark Industries' selfishness, to the detriment of American interests, is no longer suitable for its current position. Perhaps, we should replace the Osborne group, the exploration group, or some other group, instead of leaving the position to the unpatriotic.

A simple sentence of unpatriotism seems to be breeze, but in fact it can smash a business empire.

The former richest man in Russia, Khodorkovsky, was sent to prison because he lay on the country and sucked blood fiercely when the Soviet Union collapsed.

You know, at that time, Khodorkovsky had already formed a worldwide consortium, but what was the use of this.

From the country's point of view, if a world-class consortium becomes a tumor, it is only a matter of time before it hurts, even if it leaves hundreds of thousands of people unemployed.

Therefore, it is the remarks of a fool to simply think that the capitalist society is just the plaything of the consortium and that politicians are all dogs.

It's as ridiculous as foreigners, slandering our country, and now they can't afford to eat.