279 before the crisis
The international shape shì has its inertia. Although Shaw's influence as one of the promoters is gone, the threat of war has not disappeared and is still brewing – a consequence of years of Cold War confrontation and propaganda, whether it is due to internal hardline demands or to maintain trust between allies in the same camp. If the United States and Soviet Russia are regarded as two angry giants, they have now mobilized all their forces, eyeing each other and running in their veins, waiting only for the right moment to burst into the largest war frenzy.
"The Soviets have already delivered warheads to Cuba, their ships have a week to go on board 6, and when their ships arrive, we can place the fleet on this line." In the Pentagon's war room, a general explains the plan to the president and the military's top brass.
According to the Ministry of Defense's vision, a huge fleet of 68 air squadrons and 8 aircraft carriers will be escorted by 9o warships in the near future. From Florida to Puerto Rico, an arc was formed to blockade Cuban waters. At the same time, all missile units are on high alert and are ready to fire at any time. Not only in Florida and neighboring states in the south, but also in the United States, the largest force in the postwar period, will be assembled to prepare for war, and bases around the world will also be put on alert for a global nuclear war.
"If they cross the line". The president pointed decisively to the map. "That would be a declaration of war on the United States, and then we would have no choice but a retaliatory nuclear response. Tong guò? ”
He asked the military and political dignitaries present. At this time, they are the representatives of all Americans.
There was no surprise, and the plan got the whole pass.
In a circle of arms, the free-spirited bald eagle's left paw gripped the arrow of self-defense, and the sharp arrow shimmered faintly with a cold light.
In this scorching moment, people waited with bated breath for the dialogue between the two major powers. New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., ...... In the big cities on the East Coast, the wealthy have begun to quietly leave the bustling urban areas and live in the middle of nowhere. As a result, the price of land in the suburbs skyrocketed, and brave young men used enlistment to express their love for their country. Just like the scene that had occurred during the previous war, there was a long queue in front of the recruiting station again.
At this moment, the fate of the world seems to be coming to an end, and the citizens of every country understand that nuclear winter is not far away from mankind. Except for the wild and exotic lands that are completely cut off from the outside world. Almost everyone in the civilized world is watching the archipelago in the northern Caribbean Sea, and only a few can foresee the trend in advance, and can calmly carry out their plans in the chaos.
Among them, Eric and Howard are the most prepared, and while the outside world is still at a loss for the future of humanity, they have reached the rooftop of the Howard Grand Building, surrounded by a group of beautiful young girls, lying in bathrobes on beach chairs under parasols and drinking juice.
Unlike Howard, whom Eric had seen when he first arrived in this era, the gentleman's appearance had changed subtly, and time seemed to pause slightly in him. Then there was a miraculous reversal, and just a few weeks later, he was back to his 1943 appearance. Maybe a little more mature than then, but it can no longer be described as old.
The change in appearance has also changed his mentality, the stereotypical image of rigidity and indifference has disappeared, and the old playboy has picked up his penchant for flowers and grass again.
But today is obviously not the right time, although the sun is rarely so bright, unfortunately the girls are not in the state.
"I saw the sad looks of the girls. My heart is broken, if I sue them, the war will not break out. Humans can still live well in the world, do you think they will be moved to pounce on me? Howard said whimsically. He was venting his grievances, in the face of fragile life, money suddenly lost its magic, forced to live, although the girls came, but there was no imaginary flattery, all listlessly hid aside, pricked up their ears to listen to the latest news on the radio.
The mood is understandable, and no one can blame them for this, so Howard can only complain a few words.
"Good idea, you can try it, maybe they won't think of you as a scared coward." Eric sarcastically squinted his eyes to enjoy the warm, dry autumn wind.
Howard rolled his eyes and motioned for his butler Jarvis to lead the woman away to avoid overhearing the two men's secret conversation.
"Those things have been arranged, and half of the seventeen properties in my name have been disposed of, and my assets will continue to shrink in the coming week, all in order to raise enough money to sell them at a low price, are you sure I won't become a poor egg, right?"
Worries are inevitable, in order to maximize the benefits of this turmoil, Howard made full use of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s agents to help him make covert transactions, with Eric's backing and Carter's reserved support, the reorganized S.H.I.E.L.D. was almost turned into his own personal secret service.
"Of course." Eric replied lazily. "Peggy's property is also handed over to you as an agent, what else is there to worry about. Now it looks like the haste has taken a toll on the move, but if the situation deteriorates further, real estate prices will plummet, wealthy neighbors will rush to the suburbs to evacuate, and onlookers may hold on to the pressure to find speculative opportunities, but as soon as that big baby hits the 6, their will will collapse completely, and then you can reclaim your property as if you were buying a discount item at a discount store. ”
"Those strange Xiao friends are really reliable?" Howard was referring to Charles and Magneto.
"It won't be worse than an aggressive general." Eric comforted him.
"Then you need to be gentle with your big toy, and don't scare all the poor agents away." Howard diandiandian, and then planned with great interest. "You can tear down some of the buildings, including the ones I've insured, and the black enclave in Harlem, where I've had some unsuccessful investments, and the always get in the way of the company going further, and Obadiah has complained a lot about it, and this time I can get them together, and if they're not satisfied, they can march against the monster's tail, and Wall Street, maybe I can take the opportunity to buy back shares and strengthen the company's voice." The most important thing—" At this point, he paused abruptly and leaned over to stare at his ally's face.
"What?" Eric reluctantly let go of the straw.
"Do me a favor and get rid of Roxon Oil and Trask Industries, both of which have their headquarters not far from here, as often described on the leaflets: "Just a softball throw away from the shoreline." Honestly, I'd love to sit in my own home and watch these nasty guys go down. Howard is full of malice towards his old and new rivals, and Eric has no problem with his ideas.
Roxon needless to say, Stark's old nemesis. , The scientist with a crippled will be recruited by Eric after a series of blows in the future, but the usefulness of this dwarf has been basically squeezed out, and it doesn't matter if there will be a zài in the future.
If he had just been banished to a strange plane, Eric would not have dared to change much, but after traveling through the long river of time and space, he had accumulated enough knowledge that a new world was beckoning him.
Get rid of Strange, who exiled him, then Eric should not exist now, and he should stay in the original era, instead of staying in the past and changing history.
It's a space-time paradox, a logical error, but it's just how it was born — and Eric's fact that he still plays with Howard in this day and age instead of correcting the essay from the upper floor of his office in Manhattan is the best proof of that.
Now that Eric has seen the impact he has had on the river of time, he is no longer satisfied with being an insignificant stone that can only splash a string of water when he falls into the river, but wants to transform into a giant rock and use the power of the Lord God to profoundly change the course of the river.
No matter how the new world rejects, Eric will put his mark on it.
He squinted at the sky, and the lilac galaxy seemed to appear in front of him again, and then he was no longer a passerby.
Biting the straw, Eric slowly tasted the juice and chatted casually with Howard next to him.
Now that everything is arranged, we just need to wait for this time to pass.
"It would be nice if this kind of thing came a few times a year." In the boring waiting, Howard looked forward to it infinitely, Eric was silent, and the time passed like this, until the long-awaited news on the radio arrived.
"This is Hamilton, Bermuda, and there have been some strange sightings here lately." Voices with dialect accents rang out on the radio. "Not long ago, the local miners found a radioactive ore sac, they were very excited, they thought they had found a valuable uranium deposit, so they mobilized large machinery here, but last night the valley floor suddenly collapsed, and the machinery all fell into the deep underground cave, when they came in the morning, the workers found some huge footprints next to the cave, we don't know what it was, it was a prank by a competitor, or it was an inadvertent lair of some prehistoric monster......"
On the radio, the announcer babbles on news that has nothing to do with the most important crisis in Cuba, and it is conceivable that the majority of listeners will only regard this as a curiosity to spice up their feelings, but it will not be long before another nightmare replaces the conflict between the countries.
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