Chapter 362: An Invitation from the Military
It's not surprising that Justin Hammer would give his company's power armor that name.
After all, the name of his company is Hammer, so it is very logical to produce war-related weapons called War Hammer!
Although Louis was worried that Justin Hammer had suddenly created a gold-colored seat, he still did not ask for the name of the power armor to be changed.
When Hammer Industries officially launched the power armor project, Stark Group was in trouble.
Because of a press conference by Tony Stark, the statement that shut down the weapons development department of Stark Group, the stock of Stark Group fell like a dive.
Louis and Justin, who were in Hammer Industries, also saw the news, and the TV was almost full of news mocking Tony Stark, and it was hard to see it.
Justin's assessment of this situation is: "He was only briefly confused, and a smart person like Tony can figure it out very quickly." ”
The meaning of the words is that Tony has only been mentally stimulated, and a weapon genius like him will return to the path he was walking on sooner or later.
Louis would have liked to say that the Stark Group did later stop focusing on weapons, but on the development and upgrading of clean energy technologies.
But when you think of the pile of steel armor that Tony made, it seems that Justin's assessment is not wrong - it's just that he has transformed from making and developing new large-scale general-purpose weapons to making special, customized versions of high-end weapons and equipment.
"Stark Group is in trouble, and that's a good thing for us?"
"Not really. ”
"How?"
Justin wasn't as happy as Louis had expected, as if the Stark Group was in trouble and it was nothing to him.
"The military doesn't have much need for a change of outfit or a massive upgrade of weapons right now. Justin's simple explanation made Louis understand that the competition between the Hammer Group and the Stark Group was not as fierce as he thought, and the positioning of the two products was also different.
Stark Group has been engaged in independent research and development and manufacturing and sales of high-end products, such as the Jericho missile sold earlier.
The main business of the Hammer Group comes from OEM and mass production - for example, the products of a European arms company are favored by the military, but in order to facilitate replenishment and production, they are generally handed over to local weapons companies for mass production.
Although the single profit is not high, the amount is large.
Of course, Justin himself is very ambitious, and he also hopes to be able to develop some high-end weapons independently, which is the key reason why he agreed to Peggy Carter and Esther to take shares.
Esther and Peggy bring new technology that makes Justin even more pleasing to them, and now he's finally seeing the rewards.
"If our power armor can be recognized, the Stark Group should react somewhat, right?" The high-end market was occupied by the Stark Group, and the Hammer Group suddenly intervened, and the Stark Group must respond.
Justin is looking forward to Tony Stark's reaction, he has always regarded Tony as a 'genius' like himself, a good opponent, although Tony doesn't seem to think that way - maybe that arrogant guy can change his mind when the power armor officially leaves the factory.
“......”
Louie speechless? Justin's performance reminded him of the prankster god who was still in Asgard? are in desperate need of someone's approval.
Why are the villains of the Marvel Cinematic Universe all this virtue?
Coming out of the Hammer Group, Louis began to wonder what he should do to pass the time recently.
The plot of Iron Man seems to be very tight when watching the film? In fact, it can be known through many details? The plot of Iron Man spans a lot.
Tony was kidnapped and imprisoned for three months, after which Tony recuperated, recovered, researched, designed, and built a new steel suit? Gradually discovering Obadiah's conspiracy, and Obadiah's construction of a new laboratory and production hall under the Ark reactor? Creates the Iron King.
None of these things can be done in a short period of time.
Other words? Iron Man is still at least a few months away, and in this time, he must find something to do, except for reminiscing about the years of burning passion with Esther, and making Hammer Industries' technical prowess rise again, right?
"It's a pity that the current Earth has no means to go to extraterrestrials. ”
The galaxy of the Marvel Universe has many advanced civilizations? Which civilizations have all sorts of advanced technologies at their disposal? If Earth had the technology to travel to space, he could take advantage of this leisure time to travel to other planets in the universe and scavenge for some technology that only advanced civilizations had mastered.
It's a pity that the current earth is very backward and does not have the ability to set foot in the universe.
"Have Fury call Captain Marvel back?"
Fury has a special pager in his hand that can call Carol Danvers back to Earth in times of crisis.
Captain Marvel is 'chivalrous' everywhere in the universe? With the ability to travel freely through the universe, if you ask her for help? Louie's little thing could have been easily solved.
But there was no crisis, just because of this little thing? Let's not talk about whether Fury can agree and really call Captain Marvel back? In exchange for complaining or even fighting, Captain Marvel's temper is not very good.
Sitting in the car? With Louis regaining his 'identity'? I also got a new driver's license. With Esther's financial resources and the money Louis now at his disposal, getting a car was too easy - even if he was too lazy to buy a new car himself, there were plenty of cars on Esther's estate for him to choose from.
This time, Louis drove a black McLaren sports car, and he didn't know the model or anything at all, so he thought it was good and drove it.
When I was thinking about whether to go home directly, the phone rang, which was also newly bought.
On the other side of the phone came the voice of Roddy, the Air Force colonel he had worked with not long ago, who immediately called his mobile phone number after he was free, and cordially invited Louie out for a drink.
"Now?"
"Inconvenient?"
"No, I just happened to be free. ”
There is nothing to do, so it is better to chat with Roddy and have a glass of wine, and you can pass the time.
After making an appointment, Louis soon met Roddy, who was already waiting there, in a fairly quiet bar. Louis also noticed that the guests around him seemed to be military or had been soldiers, and they all had the air of a military on them.
His strong hearing also made it easy for him to hear anyone's conversation, and the guests here were discussing the difficulties of returning to normal life or considering whether to quit the army altogether.
"It seems that the customers of this bar are all the same kind of people. ”
"That's why I chose this place. Roddy didn't look for the usual bars and clubs, probably because he was worried that Louie wouldn't like the atmosphere and environment: "And you shouldn't feel uncomfortable here." ”
"yes, I used to hear about these topics a lot. "Not far away, two people were talking about 'Do you want to be discharged from the army?'
After asking Louie about his preferences, Roddy ordered a bottle of whiskey, and then thanked Louie: "Thanks to your help this time, I wouldn't have rescued Tony so quickly." ”
"It's nothing. Louie raised his glass: "For Howard's sake, I can't sit back and watch this happen and do nothing." ”
Roddy smiled, and then chatted with Louie all over the world, as if he really came to Louie for a drink and chat.
Louis noticed that the glass of whiskey in front of Roddy did not disappear much at all, and Roddy did not frequently put whiskey into his stomach, which made Louis immediately realize: This meal may not be so simple.
"Colonel Rod, in fact, you can say your intentions directly, don't be so troublesome. ”
Roddy was a little embarrassed, he actually really wanted to invite Louie to drink, but he had received a special task temporarily, and as a soldier, he had to obey orders.
In order to bring the topic to this matter, he deliberately chose this place, and first opened the topic with some irrelevant gossip.
I didn't expect to be seen through by the other party so quickly: "I'm really not suitable for this kind of work." He still prefers to carry out combat missions directly, even if it is easier to be in charge of liaison with Stark Group.
"Nothing, I don't really mind that...... I guess it's the military brass who mean that?"
"Yes. ”
Now that it has been punctured, Roddy has nothing to be embarrassed to say, and directly tells the order he has received: the military wants Louis to return to the army.
For this reason, the military offered very excellent conditions: as long as Louis agreed to return to the army system, first of all, Louie's military rank would be directly promoted to colonel, and he was verbally promised that he would be promoted to one level in a short time.
At the same time, Louie's treatment for decades of disappearance will be filled in accordance with the 'current standard', and the specific position can be negotiated, even if it is only a name.
In short, as long as Louis agrees to return to the military system, anything can be discussed.
The treatment cannot be said to be bad, it can be regarded as an expression of sincerity, and Louis also understands why the military has such a reaction - he has special abilities and advanced technology, which is not a secret to the top in the first place.
Now that he has suddenly returned, the military does not want to give up such a treasure as him.
"It's sincere, but I can't say yes. Louie didn't play any delaying tactics: "My situation is quite special, and it won't be long before I leave this world again." ”
"If it's just a name, it shouldn't affect anything, right?"
"It's still impactful. "Louie didn't want to go into any world as an active soldier, which could be an unnecessary problem.