Chapter 33: The Manhattan Project

"Dr. Jones, what's going on?" I saw Indiana Jones leading a group of superhuman beings into the carriage in a hurry, and the leader of the Allied guards in the carriage stretched out his hand to block everyone, this carriage was resting with important people, even the Justice League could not set foot at will.

"It's okay, Captain Locke, let them in!" An old scientist with a stern face stood up from the sofa, frowned, and asked, "Jones, you are in a hurry, can you tell me what happened?" ”

"Dr. Robert, Captain Locke, the enemy has attacked this column, and I'm afraid we must gather everyone to safety." Jones said briefly.

"Is the situation very strict?" Dr. Robert asked slightly startled, a little nervous.

"We will guarantee everyone's completeness, please rest assured!" Jones took off his cowboy hat and said with relief.

"No, Jones, you don't understand, I'm not worried about my own safety!" The old doctor was still nervously gripping Jones's arm.

"Dr. Robert, ...... you" Jones frowned slightly as he looked at the Doctor's expression, and in his impression that the old scientist had never lost his cool, even on the night of the attack on Casablanca, "...... Is there something I don't know yet! ”

Dr. Robert, Dr. Oppenheimer, to be precise, the head of the Manhattan Project, another project of the Allied unconventional warfare forces, hesitated for a moment, and glanced cautiously at Captain Locke beside him.

"Indiana Jones is a patriot, and I believe in his integrity!" Locke whispered to Dr. Oppenheimer while tilting his head at Jones, "Follow me, Jones, it's just you." ”

"No, Doctor, although we do not yet know the identity of the enemy who attacked the military column, we believe that it should be a German gentlemen's alliance. I alone can't protect you and all the scientists in the car, and if you can't trust us, it's only the Germans who will succeed. Jones glanced at his superhuman companion behind him and waved his hand to stop Captain Locke.

"Well, it's better than letting that thing fall into the hands of the Germans!" Dr. Oppenheimer shook his head with a wry smile, "Please come with me, gentlemen, and when this is over, I hope you will forget what you have seen here, which may be the only hope of ending the war as much as possible." ”

The entrance of Jones and the others caused the old doctor to argue with several other scientists in the carriage, but as the old doctor shouted angrily, they finally stopped arguing and acquiesced to Jones and the others' existence.

"Sorry gentlemen, our work is very important, and may have a serious impact on the world, and they are not ready to let outsiders touch this ...... Pandora's Box! Dr. Oppenheimer turned and said to the transhuman behind him with a grim face.

At the old doctor's motion, Captain Locke took out a silver aluminum canister from the safe in the carriage, like a large thermos flask.

"What is this? Doctor! Jones looked at the few superhumans behind him, they didn't know it.

"Jones, you know, they and I have been in charge of a separate military program!" Oppenheimer looked at his fellow scientists, hesitantly.

"The Manhattan Project, like Captain America's Super Soldier Project, the captain mentioned it to me once!" Jones nodded cautiously.

"In fact, this plan was already ...... at the beginning of the year It's a success, just the last loading tool! Oppenheimer bit his lip a little nervously, which was already a very gaffe for his age, "but ......"

"But Einstein stopped us, and I have to say that, as a pacifist, Dr. Einstein realized the danger of this plan before the rest of us!" An old scientist behind Oppenheimer said.

"Yes, Albert was right on this point, if the results of the Manhattan Project had been handed over to the army and politicians, they would have been immediately used in the European theater in order to end the war as much as possible!" Oppenheimer said with a sigh.

"Isn't that what we all expect?" Indiana Jones asked, confused.

"Of course, this is our common wish! But...... But it depends on what we are willing to pay for this result! Oppenheimer seemed to have found an outlet for the first time in a long time, and said in a heavy tone, "The whole process of the Manhattan Project was to create a big bomb, and the power is unprecedented, you can't even imagine it!" ”

"How powerful?"

Although the threat of the League of Gentlemen was imminent, the superhumans of the Justice League subconsciously sensed something more dangerous in the doctor's words, and they couldn't help but listen to it.

"You have already felt the shelling of Gneisenau's main guns in Casablanca, and the charge of the 283-mm battleship high-explosive shells was about 300 kilograms. And the bomb that Manhattan planned to build was as powerful as ...... The power of 40,000 Gneisenau main artillery shells! Oppenheimer stared blankly.

"Hiss~~" There was a cold voice in the crowd, the superhumans of the Justice League are not ordinary people, most of them have firm minds and minds, but they are still shocked by the doctor's words.

It suddenly dawned on everyone why Captain Locke would rather be at odds with the Justice League than let a superhuman other than Jones, an American, into the carriage.

The superhumans in the Justice League are not the only ones in the United States, they come from all over the world. There are also English, Canadians, French, etc., no one can guarantee that any superhuman will have a patriotic spirit and take advantage of the fire in the military for his homeland.

"Dr. Oppenheimer, if it was just because the bomb was so powerful, I can't imagine why Dr. Einstein would have stopped you. If this war is not ended, I am afraid that the soldiers of all countries will have to bear more than 40,000 battleship shells on the battlefield! Jones's eyes flashed, and he said suspiciously.

"As I said, ending the war is the common desire of all people, but it depends on what we have to pay!" Oppenheimer said with some irritation, "Our research is absolutely successful in military technology, but it is Pandora's box that has been opened. There is a flaw in this bomb that we have not solved until now. ”

Oppenheimer said this, frowning and not saying a word, but the old doctor who had just spoken behind him continued.

"When this bomb explodes, it will release light and heat comparable to the sun, even steel will vaporize instantly, and the energy is equal to 40,000 battleship shells, of course, the actual effect is not as great as 40,000 battleship shells.

However, the most terrifying thing is that the land after the explosion is radioactive, so polluted that it may not grow for decades. Even if the humans who live in this land are not killed on the spot by bombs, they will fall ill and die one after another in the future, and the offspring will have mutated deformed children, and the number of casualties may reach hundreds of thousands, or even impossible to count at all. ”

Unlike the League of Gentlemen, most of the transhumans are motivated by noble purposes to help the Allies end the war. If the Allies use such inhumane weapons, then how can the Justice League be just.

"Dr. Einstein was right, this kind of thing shouldn't appear!" There was some commotion in the crowd, and the superpowers were a little worried.

"Dr. Oppenheimer, I don't understand, since Dr. Einstein was against the use of this bomb, then why there is such a thing!" Indiana Jones pointed to the silver "big thermos" and frowned.

"This thing is not a bomb, just its raw material, which contains 50 kilograms of highly enriched uranium-235, which is the result of the efforts of all the scientists of the institute for several years." The old scientist behind Oppenheimer explained, "Not only can it make bombs, but it can also be used as nuclear fuel, providing us with an efficient and clean source of energy, such as electricity!" ”

"Ironic, isn't it! The most polluting elements can transform the cleanest energy. Dr. Oppenheimer smiled wryly and said, "In fact, not all scientists agree with Dr. Einstein, and I am one of them, and I hope to end this war at any cost." ”

"Dr. Oppenheimer's views were once in the minority and were not accepted by everyone. Although the head of the institute is him, other scientists agree only to use these uranium-235 for peaceful purposes! Another old scientist said with some embarrassment.

"Once in the minority?" Jones keenly noticed the old scientist's diction, "So that is to say, now ......"

"Now Dr. Einstein is in the minority!" Oppenheimer did not have a victorious look on his face, and said angrily, "The thousands of homeless Muslim civilians in Casablanca, as well as the corpses of innocent people strewn the streets, let all the scientists present see first-hand the cruelty of the Nazis." ”

"We suddenly realized that if we didn't end the war, there would be countless civilians who would die under the iron heel of the Nazis. The sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of civilians seems insignificant compared to the hundreds of millions of civilians in Europe. ”

The old scientist behind Oppenheimer's face twitched slightly, "The Nazis turned life into a number, and if this is a sin, we scientists are also ready to bear it." All of us have decided that once the war is over, we will dedicate the rest of our lives to the humanitarian relief of the hundreds of thousands of nuclear bomb victims. ”

There was silence in the carriage again, and in just a few minutes, the members of the Justice League led by Jones seemed to have experienced a baptism of life. They had never realized before that while the Justice League was fighting a life-and-death battle, these scientists were also battling the devil in their hearts.

What is clear is that these scientists have already preceded them as winners. Whatever the Manhattan Project might become, these people understood what they were doing and were prepared to endure the end result.

"Einstein still stood by his point, but he stopped stopping us, just got on the plane back home!" Oppenheimer waved his hand a little tiredly, "Gentlemen, now you all understand. I want to remind you that no matter what happens, you must first make sure that this thing does not fall into the hands of the Nazis! ”

"Rest assured, Doctor, we will protect you and this ...... Big bottle! There was a determined glint in the eyes of both Jones and the superhumans behind him.