Superman

Luke, who is staying in Washington, D.C., does not yet know about the new member of the Hellfire Club and the alliance between Atlantis and mutants.

Although he has begun searching for the whereabouts of Sebastian Shaw, without Professor Charles and the brainwave amplification equipment, it is more difficult to accurately locate a mutant.

And artificial satellites will have to wait for the two superpowers to start an arms race before they are launched into the sky one after another.

What about the Insight Project and global surveillance? In this era, even science fiction would not dare to write about it like that.

As for contact with Atlanti, this is even more impractical.

It will be almost nine years before the first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched.

Currently, the maximum depth that humans can dive does not exceed one thousand meters.

For an undersea civilization, this is a level that has not even been touched.

"So, technology changes life."

Luke sighed silently.

The development of science and technology in this era does seem a bit behind compared to the future of steel armor and aerospace carriers flying everywhere.

Therefore, he specifically told Howard that he could temporarily put aside his research work on the Rubik's Cube and shift his focus to nuclear fusion reactors.

Build nuclear submarines, and then consider launching satellites - Skynet is engaged in communications anyway.

In the future, if the Kree fleet invades on a large scale and destroys their own satellites, let Ronan the Accuser see what Superman's Iron Fist is.

Luke's vision has always been far-reaching, and he even wondered whether to let Howard shrink the Ark reactor.

In the future timeline, Tony Stark's words "I am Iron Man" officially opened the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Rather than wait until then, Luke thought it would be good to let Howard complete the matter.

After all, we are all a family.

As for the technical bottleneck problem, I believe it can be easily solved by first going to Wakanda for a tour, and then establishing friendly exchanges and mutually supportive diplomatic relations with Atlantis.

These two countries, plus Latvinia, the hometown of Dr. Doom, the old enemy of the Fantastic Four, can be called the place with the most black technology on earth.

Not to mention nuclear fusion technology, time travel, steel legions, and spacecraft can all be produced.

"General, that's Lake Akalia."

Stryker, who was accompanying him, said loudly.

The roar of the helicopter and the strong air current forced him to do this.

“What a nice place.”

Luke looked down from mid-air to see the tall concrete dam located among the snow-capped mountains and dense forests.

"This used to be an industrial area, but it was abandoned during the Great Depression. Later, it was spotted by the military and acquired in the name of building a dam."

Stryker explained in a hoarse voice.

In fact, Luke really wanted to say that he didn't have to shout so loudly to hear it himself.

Superman is not so deaf as to be deaf.

"Then the World War started, and the Ministry of National Defense was worried about the Third Reich attacking the mainland, so it began to build strong and reliable military bases all over the country, and Lake Akalia was one of them."

Stryker pointed to the concrete dam and said: "There are war materials stored deep in the dam, but unfortunately they are not used. Now that the war is over, these bases have lost their original role, and the generals from the Pentagon have taken over the distribution.

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"Of course, only you, the general, have such dignity and are qualified to use a military base that is strong enough to withstand missile bombing as an experimental site."

When talking about the latter part, Stryker also deliberately praised him.

This man with thick eyebrows and big eyes has now learned how to flatter a horse with his beard.

"It's just the generals giving me face."

Luke said modestly,

Everyone in the Pentagon doesn't know that this young major general who has just taken office as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. is very good at asking Congress for funds.

The "Rebirth Plan" to cultivate super soldiers, the "X Weapon" plan to study mutants, the "Exploration Plan" to tinker with spacecrafts... one after another, they almost drained the people of the Budget Committee.

The most annoying thing is that, faced with Luke's excessive demands, they still couldn't refuse.

Because those plans sound promising and worthy of investing a lot of money.

After hearing the news, Howard made fun of Luke, saying that if he went to Wall Street, he would surely deceive countless investors.

In response to this, Mr. Major General smiled and said nothing.

I learned this skill from an entrepreneur who will return to China next week. First draw a big pie, then hype the concept and find a few well-known scientists to support it.

The politicians in the White House and Congress naturally paid for it obediently.

Gathering the wool of capitalism, Luke said he had no psychological pressure.

"William, who do you think is the most worthy of training in Task Force X?"

The helicopter landed slowly. Luke stepped on the soft snow and exhaled a white breath.

He was wearing thin clothes, but he didn't feel cold.

Stryker, who was wrapped tightly, rubbed his hands and looked at the major general walking in front with envy. Is this the physique of Superman?

"Of course Logan!"

Stryker answered without thinking.

Also a mutant, this young officer seems to have a soft spot for Wolverine.

Every time I see those bone claws, my eyes show a trace of desire.

So much so that when the pair of mutant brothers communicated in private, Sabretooth Tiger said that the dwarf scientist Bolivar was a pervert and always stared at him with strange eyes.

Wolverine thinks that the guy named Stryker is even more disgusting.

After the two brothers looked at each other, they both felt chills running down their spines.

I can't live this day!

"Logan, are you interested in his self-healing factor?"

Luke was not surprised at all. Stryker and Wolverine were destined to be together.

"Yes. I think Logan can be completely built into an indestructible killing machine! Saber-toothed tiger is too violent, and his emotions will affect his judgment, but Logan is different, his claws, and the look in his eyes

Wild and stubborn at heart, he is simply born to fight!"

Stryker was so excited that he followed Bolivar to participate in research and learned more about mutants.

As a soldier, almost subconsciously, this young officer considered applying the X gene to weapons.

"General, the Pentagon's attitude toward mutants is actually far less... gentle than yours."

Stryker followed Luke on the snow and asked in confusion: "Using mutants as weapons for research can yield more results in a shorter time. But you don't seem to be willing to do this."

Do."

After getting to know each other these days, Stryker understood part of Mr. Major General's temperament.

In most cases, the other party is easy to talk to, and I never see him getting angry or angry.

But the strange thing is that this does not affect other people's respect and admiration for Luke.

Stryker attributes this to charisma.

"The head of state of the Third Reich also thought this way, so they used Jews and Poles to test poison gas and conduct human experiments."

Luke pushed open the heavy steel door and entered the flood control channel.

There is something else going on deep within this concrete dam.

All kinds of war supplies, ventilation equipment, weapons and ammunition are available.

It's almost like preparations for the nuclear bomb to take off and the end of the world.

"It's easy to sow a seed of hatred, but it's difficult to make two races live in harmony."

Luke's voice echoed in the empty dam base.

"I want to be a bridge, not a butcher."