Chapter 56: New Research Topics
Although it seems that he was beaten by Nick Fury and joined the Avengers, Oakes is very clear about his position.
This was one of his own purposes, but he couldn't tell Nick Fury that old fox that.
It seems that he was fooled in by his impassioned truth, and the black bald man can rest assured.
However, as the black bald man said, at this stage, the Avengers are just a plan, and until the real crisis comes, it will be like it does not exist and will not be activated.
So, there is no Avenger talk now.
But Oakes can clearly feel that he is supported by S.H.I.E.L.D. and has improved more than one notch.
That's the benefit of would-be Avengers.
Now, Oakes is in the Emerald Dream greenery store, reading a book seriously.
"Vanishing Gaia: The Final Warning" is written by the mad scientist "James Lovelock" who proposed the "Gaia hypothesis".
"Tsk, the finger is pointing at the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and the rhetoric is becoming more and more pessimistic."
As a well-known environmental protection public welfare organization, the works on environmental protection concepts naturally need to be carefully studied.
The book was once described by the journal Nature as "like hearing the BBC announce the end of the world".
But for the Rendehui, which needs to develop quickly, this book is undoubtedly very much in line with the tone of their actions.
"Although the old man Lovelock is 90 years old, his temper is still so straightforward, and he directly scolded the "Kyoto Protocol" as a joke, which is really ......"
In March 2001, the United States withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol, which did make it a joke.
"It seems that we need to find time to visit this 'Grandmaster of World Environmental Science'."
Oakes was silently thinking when he received a text message on his phone.
took out his phone and glanced at it, and Oakes's originally peaceful expression immediately became serious.
He put down his book, walked briskly to the door, hung up the rest sign, locked the door, and then turned into an orange cat and jumped out of the window.
In the alley next to the plant shop, a figure in a hoodie is leaning against the wall, his head looking around vigilantly from time to time.
"Meow~"
A fat orange cat with a large face and a plate jumped on the hooded man's shoulder, startling him.
"Wow!"
He shuddered, and just wanted to stretch out his hand to drive away, but heard a familiar voice over his shoulder:
"Long time no see, Dr. Banner, let's go inside."
“……”
Hooded Man, Bruce Banner's eyes widened, and then he smiled wryly:
"You didn't tell me you could still be a cat."
"You didn't ask?"
The two came to the back door of Emerald Dreams, and Banner took out the key Oakes gave him to open the door, and walked into the room, breathing a sigh of relief.
"It's not easy...... Well? What a great air! ”
Oakes jumped off Switcher's shoulder, turned back into his human form, and carefully looked at Banner, who was enjoying the fresh air:
"Dr. Banner, I heard that you were suspected of entering the United States, but I didn't expect you to come directly to me."
Didn't he go looking for a girlfriend?
"Do you know my whereabouts?"
Banner was stunned when he heard this, and Oakes shrugged:
"I'm a little ...... right now Special, I heard someone talk about Rio a while ago. ”
"That's really special, not in danger, right?"
Banner was a little nervous, Oakes' abilities were more exaggerated than his, if the military knew about it......
"It's okay, I'm a bit of a backstage anyway now, don't worry about me."
Oakes took Banner to the lounge area and sat down, and poured him a cup of coffee:
"Dr. Banner, have you run out of potions? How does it feel now? ”
"Very good...... Oh thanks, this coffee is so good. ”
Banner raised an eyebrow, and a smile finally appeared on his haggard face:
"With those potions, I can finally achieve a certain level of self-control."
Speaking of this, he sighed, and his face became gloomy again:
"I wanted to hide from the military in Rio, but an accident led them to find me......
It's ridiculous that they sent an elite force to encircle and suppress me, but in Brazil, abroad, the U.S. military is like visiting their own back garden. ”
Thinking of the way the "old father-in-law" General Ross looked at him, Banner felt a chill in his heart-
This gamma-ray experiment was a hoax by General Ross from beginning to end!
Banner just thought he was working on anti-radiation drugs.
And after that accident, the U.S. military finally found him, who had been on the run for several years, but now he can control his power!
Originally, Banner still wanted to escape, but General Ross directly threatened him with the beverage factory worker he worked for, so that he had to give it a go.
The ace of the US military's operation, ace special forces Emil Bronsky, was directly and almost disabled by the Hulk.
And Banner, who protected the factory from the U.S. military, was originally in a relatively stable state with the Hulk, but there were fluctuations again.
Because Oakes' potion has been depleted, Hulk's exhilarating battle has once again exacerbated the blood activity that had been suppressed by the potion.
"Originally, I contacted a netizen 'Mr. Lan' in Rio and sent him a blood sample in order to have one more way to suppress the transformation."
Banner held his coffee cup and told Oakes about his efforts during this period:
But Mr. Lan's proposed method did not work, and in order to increase the success rate, he also had to obtain the raw data of the experiment that caused my mutation.
But having access to that data meant I had to see Betty again......"
Banner put down his coffee cup and covered his face with his hands in pain:
"But I'm not just Bruce Banner now, Hulk has become a part of me......"
After a long silence, he put down his hands and showed a resolute look on his face:
"I can't affect Betty's life again...... I have to make a break with the past! ”
"So, you're here with me."
Oakes nodded knowingly, and it seemed that Dr. Banner had finally thought carefully about his relationship with Hulk in a calm state.
"That's right, Oakes, I figured it out."
Banner nodded with a serious face:
"Hulk is another me, I...... There is no way to destroy yourself. ”
Dual personality, sharing a body, since it cannot be expelled, it is better to live in peace.
Banner is still Banner, and Hulk is still Hulk, but they already have a small goal in common-
In each form, the consciousness of the other person can remain awake.
"But after running out of purification potions, we can only barely reach this state a few times."
Banner looked at Oakes seriously:
"It's a terrible feeling for my consciousness to be forced to sleep, for me, for Hulk.
Dr. Oakes, I, no, we, need your help. ”
Meaning, Banner and Hulk made a deal to act as each other's portable grandfathers?
Oakes' eyes lit up, and his interest came up:
"Interesting...... Then Dr. Banner, happy working together! ”