Chapter 13, "Iron Man 3" begins (I)

A sudden cold snap sent the temperature in the northern United States plummeting by nearly 20 degrees Celsius overnight, and the remote farm in Montana was almost covered in snow and snow. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

As heavy snow buried the roads, the farm went from being almost isolated to completely isolated. Although they have technical support from another world, for the sake of secrecy and security, Wang Qiu and the others can only obtain some information from the outside world through intermittent satellite TV and radio broadcasts - in such a deserted place, there is naturally no Internet, not even a mobile phone signal.

At this moment, Wang Qiu, Ma Tong, Political Commissar Guo and others were staying in the farm hut that was almost buried by heavy snow, sitting around a newly made Japanese-style table warmer, turning on the kerosene stove to the maximum, and then eating hot pot while watching all kinds of news on TV.

Although it has been half a year since the battle of New York, the major media still reports a series of chaotic and devastating bad news from time to time, as well as all kinds of bizarre crime news of superpowers. The whole United States, and indeed the whole world, is in turmoil.

In addition, the global financial turmoil caused by the alien war in New York and the nuclear bombing in Manhattan is still going on -- Wall Street, the heart of the world's finance, is still a nuclear-contaminated area. Although it is said that relying on the black technology urgently invented by a super scientist, Manhattan Island has been initially eliminated from nuclear radiation. New York State authorities have vowed that radiation levels in New York no longer pose a threat to the health of ordinary people and that they are ready to rebuild. But in fact, not to mention those pampered and noble business leaders, and even the executives and white-collar workers of major financial companies, do not dare to come back to work in this place, but would rather carry out "remote control" in other cities.

In the same way, since even Wall Street is gone, all kinds of futures indices, stock market quotes and foreign exchange transactions are all out of order. Some of these banks had their computers destroyed in the atomic bombing because they had not done a good job of backing up their data, and now they have their accounts closed. Naturally, a massive economic crisis and a series of bankruptcies, bankruptcies, and unemployment followed, making the White House even more anxious.

Don't forget, the United States in the Marvel world is far more powerful than the United States in the real world, and New York is also a true barometer of the global economy and financial center. Now that this center has been eliminated by the alien army and the Earth's nuclear bomb, the resulting global economic turmoil is naturally conceivable.

On the other hand, the tragic situation of various radiation diseases is also emerging in more and more New Yorkers. Realistically speaking, the launch of the 5,000-kilometre tactical nuclear weapon ordered by the World Security Council would not have caused such a serious nuclear contamination in itself. The amount of nuclear material left behind, after a few heavy rains, is equivalent to being washed away. But the problem is that in downtown Manhattan, New York, not too far from the center of the explosion, there is an experimental nuclear reactor and a large amount of nuclear fuel rods stored in lead tanks!

As a result, when a tactical nuclear weapon exploded, it was tantamount to setting off an extra-large "dirty bomb" that lifted a large amount of radioactive material out of the reactor and then ejected it into the air, causing a dust contamination with nuclear radioactivity and causing catastrophic ecological damage.

Being injured by nuclear radiation does not feel anything at first, but after a period of time, the skin and organs of the severely injured person will begin to fester, and all parts of the body will be lost one after another, and finally they will die like a pile of rotten meat. Even the second-class radiation sickness suffers from cancer within a few years to a few months, albeit slowly, but with the same painful progression to death.

Of course, in the Marvel world, where technology has reached an abnormal level, radiation sickness is no longer incurable, but at least the poor still can't afford it.

What makes the citizens of New York feel infinitely sad and indignant is that in the face of an astonishing number of claims, the major financial insurance companies have either closed down and gone bankrupt, or they have invariably raised the "war exemption" clause and refused to bear all losses. As a result, thousands of New Yorkers have lost their homes and jobs, become homeless, and suffer from radiation sickness, but cannot afford to pay for their medical bills, and have to die of illness and despair.

-- The United States of Marvel World, like the United States of another world, does not have free medical care and universal health care. The companies that provide commercial health insurance either went bankrupt during the New York War, or came up with a "war exemption" clause to pay their debts.

Clearly, no one in the world wanted to die, and desperate people held up signs and banners to organize a march to Washington, only to be bloodily suppressed by tanks, armored vehicles and helicopter gunships, and the news media denounced them as mobs.

“…… This is the greatest advantage of American-style democracy and market economy! After something goes wrong, no one can ever be held responsible. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's population continued to decline, and no one would say that it was the fault of democracy and freedom. India, a large democratic country, has less food per capita than China during the three-year difficult period, and even lower than North Korea, where the people are said to be poor, and no one will say that there is a famine in India.

Because under the conditions of American-style liberal democracy and market economy, dying of hunger is your own problem, not the government's fault. You will never find someone who can be responsible, or who is willing to take responsibility for it. Since you voted for the president, it's your fault that you starve to death.

In short, it is just to march and demonstrate, or even to go overboard in the course of demonstrations, because the government has a responsibility to all citizens. In a capitalist country, to go to the streets to work and ask for bread is to do nothing, because the government has absolutely no responsibility. You can only commit suicide by staying at home in peace, instead of going to the streets to get in trouble with the government. The government is never obligated to let you live. ”

In this regard, Political Commissar Guo commented in a scathing tone, "...... This greatly increases the degree of stability and unity in society, doesn't it? ”

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In addition to the aftermath of the Battle of New York, other images that are more familiar to the traveler have also appeared on the television news images this winter. For example, a mysterious guy who dressed like an ancient Chinese but led a group of armed terrorists of Arab religion, calling himself a "Manchurian adult", began to frequently hack into the television network system and broadcast various propaganda videos to vent anti-American sentiments.

At the same time, a series of bombings began to occur across the United States, in addition to a series of abductions and beheadings against Americans in the Middle East - bombings and horrific killings themselves are not unusual in the troubled Marvel world, after all, even New York will rise a mushroom cloud. The problem is that the "Manchu man" claimed responsibility, claiming that it was all his declaration of war against the United States of America. So it became a hot topic of news for a while.

As for the true identity of the "Manchu Adult", the forces behind the scenes, and the means by which he invaded the TV channel, various media outlets are disagreeing.

In addition, an arms group called AIM Company has also made frequent appearances on economic and financial programs, and it is said that it has received large orders from the military.

Of course, for the time-travelers who have already watched all the Marvel movies, the truth of all this is obvious

“…… Although the directional blasting of Stark Industries in New York changed the trajectory of many things. But the plot of "Avengers 1" is still completely finished, and the next step is to enter "Iron Man 3...... Wrong! It has already entered the plot of "Iron Man 3". ”

Wang Qiu sighed and said, "...... If the plot hasn't changed at all, then on Christmas Eve this Christmas, the owner of AIM Corporation and the creator of 'Man-sama', Aldridge. Killian would fly a gunship and bombard Tony with rockets. Stark's Beach House. ”

“…… Speaking of which, Tony has a lot of good stuff in that villa on the Malibu Coast, California! There are at least dozens of Iron Man suits alone! I wonder if I can take advantage of the collapse of the villa this time to get a few sets out from under the ruins to play? ”

The one-legged female man, Tang Marie, licked her lips and said with her eyes shining, "...... Last time in Manhattan, New York, although I got the Ark reactor and alien equipment, I couldn't get a set of Iron Man suits, which is really a pity! ”

“…… and the villain in "Iron Man 3", Aldridge. The 'desperate virus' created by Killian also feels quite interesting. Not only can it regenerate severed limbs, but it can also make the living breathe fire! It can even warm the palm of your hand to the point where it can melt steel! It's amazing! ”

Uncle Chen Ping also echoed with great interest, "...... It's hard to understand how this works! We humans should be organisms and not metal robots, right? And after the fever is over, it can actually change back! It's like Godzilla turning humans into trumpets! Why don't you get it? Well, it doesn't feel good to inject the virus and turn a living person into a bomb......"

“…… yes, yes! In the Marvel world, there are so many good things of all kinds! ”

Ma Tong, who only entered this world later, also shook his head and said, "...... For example, the eternal youth of the black widow Natasha, her anti-aging technology is very eye-catching! It's clear that she's an old lady in her sixties and seventies, and she's flirting with so many superheroes all year round......"

She stroked her face and said longingly, "...... It would be nice if we could get this thing......"

Looking at these three guys who didn't know the height of the sky, Wang Qiu and Political Commissar Guo exchanged glances, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "...... Alas, how naïve! These things you are talking about are not goods in the supermarket, we can choose whatever we want. Do you think that in this Marvel world, where there are many powerful people and shady scenes, we can easily do whatever we want? The Super Time Stop Meter is not a panacea! ”