Chapter 28, Interlude of Crisis
The night falls and the lanterns come on
Manhattan, New York, is always brightly lit at night, and due to its proximity to the sea and wide waters, the air quality in New York is considered very good compared to cities such as Beijing and London, making the sky here appear transparent. It's pitch black, but you still can't see the stars, because the city is so bright. Whether it's the endless flow of cars or the rows of skyscrapers, the lights are always on.
Even in Manhattan, which has countless skyscrapers, the Stark Industries Building is one of the most gorgeous and beautiful.
Long before he was Iron Man, Tony. Stark has always liked shiny things, so his building is just like Iron Man's Mark series armor, embedded with necessary and unnecessary appearance lights, most of which can change up to 256 ways. The color, even at midnight, there may be less than two digits of people awake in the whole building, but it looks the same from the outside, extremely gorgeous and moving.
When Captain America Steve. Rogers and Nick, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. When Fury got out of the car, he saw such a brightly lit night scene.
"...It seems to be almost as prosperous as before...It's hard to imagine that this place just encountered an alien invasion war half a year ago, and a nuclear warhead was exploded..." Looking at the bustling street scene around him, Captain America Steve. Rogers couldn't help but sigh.
"…Because this is New York, a city with the strongest citizens on the planet and the heart that holds the pulse of the global economy."
Nick, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Fury replied, "...For decades, this place has been the main battlefield for the battle between the good camp and the evil forces, and the war has never been extinguished for a day. Mutated animals, super criminals, synthetic monsters, killing robots, terrorists, cultists... ...There once was a mad professor who tried to use artificial rainfall to spread special potion all over New York City, almost turning all the people in New York into big lizards (the plot of "Spider-Man")
In short, we New Yorkers have seen everything and are used to everything. If the city is destroyed, rebuild it. If your loved ones die, bury them, then wipe away the tears and continue living. Nowadays, even if aliens and nuclear warheads are added, it seems that there is nothing special - strong New Yorkers are not like those dwarfs on the Japanese island who cried and cried and chattered after being hit by two atomic bombs...such cowards Don’t deserve to live in this heroic city! ”
"...Well, I don't know why, but I suddenly feel that compared to these modern New Yorkers, I, an old antique, really don't have enough experience."
Captain America, who is also a New Yorker (a pre-World War II New Yorker who was frozen for 70 years), couldn't help but feel a little ashamed: Alas, listening to the description of the black and bald director, who dares to continue living in New York these days? Citizens, who are they made of special materials?
Just as he was lamenting like this, another car was also downstairs of the Stark Industries Building, and Professor Banner, also known as the Hulk, walked out of it. When Captain America saw this, he couldn't help but frowned, "...Is this posture... a general assembly of all members of the Avengers? Is it necessary? I heard that the aliens who visited this time are quite polite? Is it possible? ...Are you still planning to detain them by force?”
"...I also feel a little confused." Professor Banner also asked in agreement, "...Wasn't the trouble caused by the Cosmic Cube last time big enough?"
"...Please don't worry, I don't have such a stupid and crazy idea, but it's always right to be prepared for the worst, just in case."
Nick, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Fury explained, "...the world is changing so fast, isn't it? At this time last year, no one could have imagined that the alien Thor and his brother who descended from the sky with a hammer would turn the world upside down. And no one thought that the World Security Council would actually He would order a nuclear bomb to be dropped on New York, killing 400,000 of his own citizens in one fell swoop, without having to take any responsibility... In short, you never know what incredible enemies will appear in the world at the next moment, and what ridiculous and crazy things will happen. "< br>
"...Yes! I never thought in the past that I would turn into a green-skinned monster."
Professor Banner smiled bitterly and said, "...Okay, I will go up and help you look at those aliens, but don't expect me to take the initiative..."
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At the same time, on the top floor of Stark Industries Building, while waiting for the [Space Lifeboat] to return to Earth for the second time, Iron Man Tony. Stark finally fulfilled his previous deal and handed over the technology for making the palladium metal fusion Ark reactor to Wang Qiu and his team.
In addition, because the old Ark reactors made in the past were either destroyed by the nuclear explosion in New York or were still buried under the ruins of the beach house in Malibu, California, Tony used the equipment and materials from Stark Industries Building to make several practical ones on the spot. The old-fashioned Ark reactor made of palladium metal was given as a sample to Wang Qiu and his team, who were posing as Kryptonian Superman. They even generously allowed them to videotape the entire process so that they could imitate it later.
The S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who had been monitoring the situation originally had some objections to this, because the leakage of cutting-edge technology has always been a taboo that needs to be strictly guarded against.
However, after they secretly made an emergency report to their superiors, Nick, the director of SHIELD, was unwilling to cause trouble. Fury believes that, not to mention the unknown risks that rashly angering aliens will bring, even on the earth today, the palladium metal Ark reactor is a backward technology that has been eliminated. There are several forces that have mastered this technology. , it doesn’t seem to be very cutting-edge, and SHIELD can’t block it even if it wants to.
Not to mention that the other party is an alien who can cross the sea of stars. To them, the technology of the earth is almost like a child's toy. Any technological blockade against them is simply a joke comparable to North Korea's sanctions against the United States. Or is it? Don't lose your shame to an alien planet anymore. On the contrary, those strange gadgets given to Iron Man Tony by the "Kryptonians" seem to be of great research value. I should try to find a way to see if I can get a few more.
In short, although there were SHIELD agents around them all the time, Wang Qiu and his team successfully obtained the technology of the palladium metal Ark reactor, and then it was none of their business - those old guys from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, if With the physical object, drawings, notes and a complete set of technical information of the palladium metal Ark reactor provided by Iron Man himself, if there is still no imitation, then it is time to abdicate early and make way for others.
Next, the only thing they have to do in the Marvel world is to earn 100,000 reward points and rescue two survivors.
Moreover, more than half of this task has been completed - due to the drastic changes in the plot, the total number of existing points has exceeded 70,000. It seems that as long as we work harder, we can achieve complete success, but in which direction should we go? Their efforts only left them slightly troubled and scratching their heads: the plot of "Thor 2" has been messed up, and God knows whether those dark elves who have been sleeping for thousands of years will wake up now.
As for the rise of Hydra and the civil strife of S.H.I.E.L.D. in "Captain America 2", we have to wait until a year and a half later. Now there is no trace and nowhere to start. Even if the list of members of the Hydra organization lurking within S.H.I.E.L.D. was revealed to Iron Man or Captain America, no one would believe it. Moreover, at this point in time, there may be some future traitors who have not yet joined Hydra.
Therefore, for the time being, they can only wait for the return of the [Space Lifeboat] while admiring the bright night view of Manhattan from the top of the building.
"...It's really unimaginable that this place was hit by a nuclear bomb just half a year ago, and the location under our feet is the center of the explosion..."
Looking at the bustling streets around him that were slightly depressed but with no traces of ruins, Levi couldn't help but sigh sincerely, "... Such exaggerated reconstruction speed and engineering capabilities... It seems that the Marvel world and the United States in the real world are People are hardly a species..."
"...Yes! In just half a year, a razed ruins of a nuclear war were rebuilt to look almost the same as before. Compared to the Fukushima radiation zone in our world, those Japanese should really be ashamed to go there Commit seppuku." Ma Tong also commented.
"...Don't look down on the engineering capabilities of the Americans! After all, they have been the world's factory for so many years! Before World War II when the technical conditions were still very backward, American workers had built the then-large-scale construction project in just one year. The tallest Empire State Building in the world.”
Political Commissar Guo added, "...in our world, because of the long-term comfort, the kidnapping of the government by consortia, and the disaster of deindustrialization, the infrastructure of the United States has become increasingly backward and degraded. But in the Marvel world, those are emerging in endlessly The super criminals have invisibly stimulated the healthy development of the United States and prevented them from being corrupted in comfort. Only the most cruel war and destruction are the best catalysts for human progress.”
——It is completely different from the slightly old New York City in the real world. In the Marvel world, the various infrastructures in New York City, from electricity, subways, tap water to the Internet, are all new, because they are basically useless. It will be destroyed by super criminals in a few years, so it can be updated to use the latest technological achievements. The endless battles and destruction between superheroes and super criminals year after year have brought huge trauma and endless blood and tears to the city, but they have indeed made the city of New York ever-changing.
Of course, the above situation has a premise, that is, even if it is bombed into rubble again and again, New York's status as a global financial center remains unshakable. Therefore, people from all over the world in the Marvel world must hold their noses and pay endlessly for the reconstruction costs of New York...
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On the other side, while the six original members of the Avengers were patiently waiting for the "Kryptonian" spaceship to return carrying Iron Man and Thor's girlfriends, they couldn't help but discuss the latest appearance of the abandoned building outside London. Factory, about anomalies in gravity and space.
——In the Marvel world, which is full of dangers and life is full of excitement, any strange anomaly may become the prelude to a catastrophe.
Moreover, Iron Man's trip to the UK, in addition to meeting Thor, also brought back another old acquaintance. He was once controlled by the evil god Loki to create the activation device for the space gate. Outside the battle in Manhattan, New York, Dr. Selvig, who has had many scenes among the stars, is Thor's girlfriend Jane. Miss Foster's mentor is barely considered one of the super scientists in the Marvel world.
However, this bad old man is obviously even weirder than his disciple, Dang Jian. While Miss Foster was traveling through space and lost in the universe, Dr. Selvig took a bunch of strange instruments and took off his clothes and ran naked next to Stonehenge in Salisbury Plain, attracting countless tourists to watch. , and was arrested by the police for being immoral... Fortunately, Iron Man discovered him on the TV news and released him on bail.
However, the members of the Avengers all know that the reason why Dr. Selvig is so crazy is not because of the onset of Alzheimer's disease or the excessive use of drugs, but because he was raped by the evil god Loki with his scepter. After knocking on his mind gem, he was a blessing in disguise. He inexplicably understood many secrets of the universe that people on earth were not supposed to know. However, due to the fragile human mind, it is difficult to accept large-scale direct infusion of alien knowledge, so Dr. Selvig suffered from serious confusion in his thinking, so that he could easily be sent to a mental hospital.
However, when it comes to the problem of the anomaly in London that we are facing today, Dr. Selvig is the only professional expert in all mankind and knows many behind-the-scenes truths, such as the concept of the so-called "Nine Kingdoms" in the Marvel Universe - in the past, Tortoise I once told Dr. Selvig about the Asgard where he lived, and mentioned one or two of the nine kingdoms, but at present the name of each kingdom was written correctly by Dr. Selvig. on the blackboard.
Next, there is the theory that the universe cycles every five thousand years. To modern intellectuals, this is a complete subversion of the Copernican heliocentric theory, but in the Marvel world it is an undoubted fact - according to Dr. Selvig and confirmed by Thor, in every In a cosmic cycle, the nine worlds will line up in a straight line for a short period of time, leading to the convergence between the worlds - under normal circumstances, the worlds of the nine kingdoms are separated, but after the nine worlds converge, At that time, everything will be connected to each other. The nine kingdoms will all pass through each other at this moment, and gravity, light, and even matter will all squeeze from one world into another. The spectacle of the convergence of these celestial bodies will form a boundary point on the earth, and this boundary point is usually unstable. If something unexpected happens at the boundary point where the celestial bodies converge, the consequences will be catastrophic.
Unfortunately, there is not much time left for the "nine worlds" to come together. And the boundary point has been determined, right in Greenwich, near London - and this is the real reason why those strange phenomena occurred in the abandoned factory outside London!
In fact, during the period before and after the nine worlds converged, similar supernatural phenomena would occur in many places around Greenwich.
"...But we don't need to worry. The gravimeter I built can stabilize the point where these celestial bodies converge, so that those kingdoms can pass our world safely." Dr. Selvig said to the Avengers. The superheroes patted their chests and promised, "...there are still about two or three days until the celestial bodies of the nine kingdoms converge, and we have enough time to prepare..."
"...Although I still don't quite understand what you are talking about, it does sound serious."
The red-haired black widow Natasha crossed her arms and muttered, "...I will report to the director and let him arrange countermeasures in the UK."
"...Actually, this matter is not that serious. Five thousand years ago, the same reincarnation and vision also happened on the earth."
Thor, the God of Thunder, said, "...the result is just some half-truths and half-false myths and legends."
"...If necessary, I will also mobilize Stark Industries to help you urgently develop the kind of gravity measuring instrument that can stabilize the convergence point of celestial bodies, but that is the next thing, now I need to meet my The woman is coming home." Tony stood up with the wine glass in hand, looking up at a small bright spot in the night sky that gradually became more eye-catching, "...Pepper is finally back!"