Chapter 214: Rolling
Hydra is exceptionally skilled in infiltration for many reasons. Their mature segmented management methods, a policy of always keeping one hand in play, and a history of remarkable actions when they do strike are key factors.
The most crucial aspect is their superb brainwashing technology, which employs psychological suggestions to trigger violent reactions in the brainwashed individuals, turning them into people who can only follow orders.
Some of the hidden secrets might not seem abnormal at all in regular circumstances, and the individuals may not even realize they have been brainwashed.
Through virtual reality, Harry can perceive the incompleteness of these individuals' consciousness with his psychic ability, but there are only two ways to eliminate this suggestion.
One method is to know the keywords used to implant psychological cues and disrupt the influence of these words on the brainwashed individuals in virtual reality.
The other method is to directly use the spiritual scepter to confront them one by one.
Clearly, Harry couldn't locate these soldiers and help them return to normal individually, but they still had some utility.
Harry had intentionally placed some of these Hydras in GP armor, and now they were rushing in front of Whitehall.
Everyone in Ward received the order and opened their masks. It was time to speak.
"Dr. Whitehall, I didn't expect us to meet like this," Ward said casually.
"Who are you?" Whitehall asked, clearly unfamiliar with Ward, a mere little shrimp.
The submarine loomed right behind him, only a step away, but he knew that if he made any slight move, he would be killed on the spot.
Ward shrugged and introduced himself, "I used to work under the clairvoyant Garrett, but you likely don't know that agents at my level are quite common.
However, I believe you should understand that I am no longer Hydra, and there are a few unfortunate ones here—specifically, those who appear to have been captured from the refrigerator prison."
Upon hearing this, Whitehall narrowed his eyes.
He seemed to have found an opportunity.
"So that Osborne guy set up a 'mobile prison' for you? Interesting; it does seem secure.
But... are you truly no longer Hydra?"
Ward was momentarily stunned and pondered for a moment.
Whitehall continued, "Breathe deeply, surrender, and you will find your purpose; surrender, and you will be liberated..."
At this statement, several individuals suddenly frowned.
Ward noticed that they appeared to be affected by something, their expressions turning confused.
Ward was shocked; he was well aware of Hydra's brainwashing methods.
But what was the point of brainwashing? These soldiers only needed to make the slightest movement, and the armor would eliminate them instantly...
At that moment, Ward glanced at the submarine behind Whitehall—
Whitehall just needed to make a few soldiers hesitate, and then he could take advantage of the chaos to jump in. But what should he do?
Would that A allow himself to die suddenly in the armor?
Thinking of this, Ward was ready to pull the trigger immediately, but Hydra's brainwashing program activated!
"Kill everyone around you!"
As Whitehall issued the command, the Hydra operatives nearby suddenly threw Ward aside, and the scene descended into chaos.
The soldiers in GP power armor were so formidable that they smashed massive holes in the steel and concrete walls.
"Fuck! A, I'm not brainwashed, did you hear me?" Ward shouted as he was pinned against the wall, trying to explain to A.
However, A completely ignored him. Whitehall leaped onto the submarine and smiled wickedly at Ward.
Ward was now thoroughly confused. According to Osborne, the moment the brainwashing program began, the armor should detect abnormalities and eliminate them inside!
The submarine was about to start, and Ward didn't care about the situation anymore. Perhaps Hydra had utilized some sort of jamming device—but as long as Whitehall escaped, he would die regardless!
Nevertheless, the person he was battling with didn't think of this at all, only aiming to restrain individuals like Ward who hadn't been brainwashed.
Boom!
Suddenly, the surrounding walls were violently breached—this was an underground base strong enough to withstand nuclear bomb attacks!
It was the enhanced Spartan warriors who had invaded the place!
After crashing through the wall, Frank kicked the riflemen blocking their path into the wall and then aimed the muzzle of the Gauss rifle directly at the faces of the brainwashed riflemen.
After a few shots, the armored soldiers turned into headless corpses.
The GP armor allowed an ordinary person to possess several tons of strength, capable of dropping from a height of 20 feet without harm, and weighing over 500 pounds. Yet, it was easily overpowered by Frank and his allies at close range. This scene left Whitehall in the submarine in shock.
You must understand that after donning the GP armor, each of these soldiers stood more than two meters tall. Frank and his team were only slightly above one meter tall. Additionally, the GP armor was quite bulky. Visually, this scene resembled Captain America effortlessly overpowering a larger opponent...
How could this be possible?
In reality, the battle between Frank and these riflemen resembled Hulk smashing a tank with a single punch.
Frank shattered a rifleman's helmet panel, then raised his Gauss rifle and fired behind him without looking. The armor-piercing bullet easily pierced through the rifleman's mask.
Ward watched the entire process unfold. Those massive GP power armors appeared like toys before the Spartan warriors; they were quicker, more agile, efficient, and ruthless.
As the Spartans effortlessly took down the last Hydra, Frank glanced at Ward.
Ward feared that these merciless warriors would treat him the same way— the Spartan's attacks were swift and decisive, showing no sign of hesitation.
Witnessing the riflemen who had just bested their Hydra comrades being shredded to pieces, Whitehall finally regained his composure.
"Why haven't you activated it yet? Start it now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Frank turned to the submarine on the shore. With a powerful kick, he struck the submarine's tail against the shore. The propeller made contact with the reinforced concrete, kicking up debris and then ceasing to function.
The violent impact caused Whitehall to lose his balance in the cabin and strike his head hard against the console.
"The submarine's self-destruction program has been initiated and will complete its self-destruction in 60 seconds."
This blow triggered the self-destruction program. Whitehall tremblingly picked up his glasses from the ground, leaning against the console and laughing.
Super soldiers again! Last time it was Captain America, but this time it was even more extreme. That guy knocked the submarine off its feet with a flying kick...
Regardless of whether he self-destructed, he would still face various interrogations.
He still remembered the decades he spent in prison—the feeling of being forgotten was still fresh in his mind.
The sounds from inside the submarine reached Frank's ears.
"Billy, it's time for you to give advice on bomb disposal." Frank activated the scanning program, now needing AI support.
"Scanning completed, data is being transmitted... It is recommended to cut the submarine and throw the second half into the water."
"Received."
Then, Ward watched as two Spartans opened fire at the submarine. One grasped the tail, and the other seized the front, following the bullet trails left on the submarine and tearing the entire vessel into two halves.
Frank carried the submarine's tail section, now containing the energy room, to the shore. A thick cloud of steam billowed from the heat exhaust hole of the individual armor.
After tossing the wreckage into the water, Frank clapped his hands.
"Mission accomplished, boss. However, I feel that the equipment on me isn't very useful." Frank reported to Harry while gesturing for the Spartans to clean up the scene.
He happened to pass by Ward as he said this, and those words made Ward swallow hard.
What did he mean it wasn't useful?
Wasn't this sufficient?
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Chapter 215: Do You Want Me to Teach You How to Do It?
Walking out of the enhancer cabin, Harry felt the changes in his situation.
The improved Green Goblin potion I used included various genetic modification effects and was much stronger. This transformation did not feel like a significant change.
After all, the biggest advantage of gene tailoring technology is that it can be applied to everyone without distinction.
After getting dressed, Harry received Frank's report.
It's normal for Frank to feel a little uncomfortable with the armor. The armor itself was not designed for superhumans. He just hasn't designed suitable combat armor for them yet, so they can only make do with what they have.
It was natural for the Spartans to crush the riflemen, but Harry wanted to see their combat capabilities with his own eyes.
Originally, Harry wanted to include a few superpowered individuals from the refrigerator prison in the team, but their performance was underwhelming in front of the riflemen. So, Harry decided against testing the Spartans' combat effectiveness with them.
For example, there was a man named Francis Notcher. This guy had superhuman strength. The description in S.H.I.E.L.D. files was not very clear. Harry thought he was very powerful, but two unarmed riflemen managed to bring him down.
There was also a man who could transform into the material of objects he touched. If he touched a stone, he would become a stone man. If he touched iron, he would become an iron man. However, no matter how he changed, his hardness was limited by the materials he could touch, and his maximum strength was only at the level of Captain America.
One round of Gauss rifle fire would knock him to pieces.
Another guy named Daniels could absorb the energy of conventional weapons, meaning he could absorb the energy from kinetic energy weapons, laser weapons, or plasma weapons and convert it into some kind of dark energy to release.
This was a very powerful ability, but it had its limits.
S.H.I.E.L.D. had caught him using a super-powerful lighting device, and Harry had plenty of tricks at his disposal.
If the plasma cannon couldn't overload him, just fire two. If two didn't work, fire three. It would always overload him and take him out. Besides, Harry knew that the gamma ray lamp invented by Dr. Banner was very effective against him, capable of incapacitating him almost instantly.
In short, these two guys had special abilities, but they posed no significant threat to Harry. They would be useful for scientific research.
The Arctic Hydra base is a battlefield, and it is basically over here. He has also sent a team to help Norman's new allies deal with some trivial matters.
"Curtis, how is the situation over there?"
…..
"Just landed."
Curtis had just jumped from the transport plane and landed on a floating base above Siberia.
This was the base of the Red Room. With the hard work of Black Widow Natasha and Red Guardian Alexei, the USA had learned the location of the floating base.
Taking out a remote control, Curtis moved away a little and then pressed the detonation button.
Boom!
A large hole was blown above the control room, and the loud noise echoed throughout the base.
Curtis gestured to the Spartan warriors in the team and jumped directly from the hole more than ten meters high!
Curtis landed directly in the center of the control room, and his weight of over 200 kilograms created a crater at the point of impact.
An old man with white hair and glasses in a suit was about to leave, but his movements were a bit slow.
This man was Dreykov, the head of the Red Room. His expression was as ugly as if he had eaten something spoiled.
Curtis stepped forward and used the holographic projection tactical device to show Dreykov some documents.
"Hello, Mr. Dreykov, this is the wanted order and letter of authorization from the USA... and some agreements and so on. On behalf of them and H.A.M.M.E.R., I announce that you have been arrested."
Boom!
The two were stunned for a moment, and the office door was kicked open.
Seeing the situation before her, the person who knocked on the door was equally stunned. It was Black Widow Natasha.
She had accepted the assignment from the USA, and with the help of her adoptive mother Melina, she had successfully infiltrated here.
She had informed the USA that she wanted to handle this task alone and did not require support.
On one hand, she had many scores to settle with the Red Room. On the other hand, there were many widows like her in the Red Room, including her sister. She wanted to complete the mission herself and then rescue those widows.
In other words, she did not trust the USA.
It was just obvious that the USA didn't trust her either.
Upon seeing this, Curtis threw a strange device to Black Widow. This gadget had a bottle of red reagent inserted into it. This was an improved Canary device that could disperse the drug in a small area while ensuring its effectiveness.
"This thing can calm your fellow widows. We will sink this airbase soon. I'll handle this, and you go rescue those widows and help them evacuate."
Dreykov wanted to say something when he saw this but was slapped by Curtis, who spun around half a circle and fell to the ground.
Natasha hesitated for a moment after catching the device. She seemed to want to have a word with Dreykov.
"This is an order. Are all your agents so careless in executing orders?" Curtis said sarcastically.
"You have a powerful mouth; I hope you can count my share with him," Natasha said before leaving.
Only then did Dreykov tremble as he got up from the floor.
If it were Black Widow Natasha, he would be confident, but with someone from H.A.M.M.E.R. here? He felt like he could only wait for his demise.
But no matter what, he still had to put up a fight.
A guy wearing a strange combat uniform walked in, donned a skull-like mask, and moved like a robot.
Taskmaster—a guy who could analyze anyone's fighting patterns and learn from them. In this version, he was Dreykov's daughter and a biological weapon.
Curtis thought silently: A mission target appeared.
Just as he was about to take action, Dreykov suddenly shouted, "Wait a minute! I will give you her and all my skills. All I ask is that you let me go!"
These words stunned Harry on the other end of the phone.
Think about it: there are seven Spartans in that small room now, outside the floating base are H.A.M.M.E.R. fighter jets and transport ships, and Sky-H.A.M.M.E.R. craft is cruising hundreds of kilometers above the ground.
Not to mention one Imitation Master; even seventy Imitation Masters would be crushed.
But this was the first time someone had begged Harry for mercy, and the feeling was still new.
But these things are already yours; why do you still need to make a deal with him?
Curtis gestured to the team—the boss doesn't engage in this kind of deal.
Dreykov was a little desperate, but he still had one last bargaining chip:
"Stop! Stop!" Dreykov rushed to the desk, ignoring the gun pointed at him, and pressed a red button.
Displayed on the screen was a world map with red dots all over the globe, each representing a widow.
"These, these are my widows! With just one order from me, the oil and stock markets will collapse. With just one order, a quarter of the planet's population will starve!"
My widows can start a war, or they can end a war—"
Seeing this, Curtis and the others halted, and Dreykov laughed at this scene.
"My widows make kings and can also destroy kings. Harry Osborn, you should know that after the St. Petersburg incident exposed me last time, many countries have been plunged into war.
But that's not all my Widow Network can do, you know I'm not kidding."
Dreykov smiled crookedly.
However, the next moment, his smile gradually faded as Curtis walked directly toward him.
Dreykov was stunned and panicked. This was the situation he feared most!
As Curtis approached step by step, Dreykov's heart sank further.
Curtis stood before Dreykov, pointing his gun at him in the dark. The scene seemed to say: Press it quickly? Do you want me to teach you how to do it?
It seemed that the rescuers wanted the terror elements to quickly tear up the votes so they could call it a day.
Dreykov, feeling desperate, pressed the button on the table with his last ounce of strength.
With one order, the kingdom collapsed, and the king fell. This button was what he was most satisfied with, like the emperor's golden scepter. He never imagined he would press the button in this situation.
Upon seeing this, Curtis put away his gun. Mission accomplished.
"That's right. I thought he wanted me to teach him how to do it." Harry shook his head and took a sip of tea.
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Chapter 216: The Change of Old and New Eras
Petroleum serves two primary functions. On one hand, it is utilized as fuel, and on the other, it acts as a chemical material.
In this world, Roxon Petroleum Company monopolizes nearly the entire U.S. oil industry, which is also the main raw material that Osborne continues to import—but Harry has been sourcing it from abroad, supplying many of Norman's allies.
Industrial products such as plastics, rubber, and pharmaceuticals all rely on petroleum products for their production. However, the volume of these products is actually not as substantial as the amount of petroleum consumed for energy.
It must be noted that Dreykov's little widows have devised a clever plan. They indicated that the oil supply and stock market were experiencing turbulence, and indeed, something significant has occurred.
At the moment Dreykov pressed the button, explosions erupted in several renowned oil fields around the world, conveniently helping them reduce production capacity. The firefighting and rescue operations that followed generated a surge in demand for Osborne's robotic labor.
Regarding the promotion of nuclear fusion energy, these petroleum companies are not as prosperous as they once were, and with the recent explosions, prices will likely increase slightly. However, this will further drive consumers who still rely on petroleum products to turn to Osborne.
Electric cars, electric planes, electric ships, etc., have made Osborne the benchmark in these industries. Using nuclear fusion electricity is far cheaper than burning oil. With advancements in nuclear fusion technology, the market is already moving closer to electric drive, and this process is accelerating rapidly.
But if we don't raise prices... then we will have to absorb the losses. Is that feasible?
Harry had actually asked Felicia to stock up on additional oil before the incident. The explosions had an impact on Osborne, but it was quite limited.
As for the stock market, it would be preferable if all those traditional companies failed. This shock will exacerbate the situation for many firms, but those aligned with Osborne will endure. The conditions that were already improving have taken off again.
Concerning war... the loss of sovereignty in small countries has allowed the Osborne Group to capitalize on the situation. Harry has already been doing just that.
Sub-Saharan Africa, Central America, South Asia, and Southeast Asia—Osborne can enter these regions at will.
Black Widow's actions will indeed have a profound impact on the world, but it will pertain to the old world.
The swift demise of the old world can actually enable the new world to flourish. While it isn't easy for Harry to achieve this, it's truly a blessing to have someone do it on his behalf.
Now that illegal organizations like Hydra and the Red Room have all been dismantled, the only ones left to contend with are the legal old forces that have been obstructing Osborne's growth.
Hydra's heads and Dreykov were taken to the International Military Tribunal by H.A.M.M.E.R. agents, and their final trial will take place in a few days.
Harry was not concerned that anyone would attempt to break them out of prison—whether it was Black Widow or Hydra, they lacked both the funds and manpower at this time, so the robbers would have to be other forces.
If other forces, such as companies like Roxon, attempted to rescue the prisoners, they would be putting themselves in a precarious position. Harry could seize them in the name of counter-terrorism.
Now, it's time for Harry to address the alien problem.
In this world, Hydra originated from saving the hive on an alien planet, but its growth did not depend on any unknown alien.
Incomplete legends and various alien artifacts allowed them to cloak their actions in a sacred veil. Once this veil is lifted, the mystery of Hydra will be stripped away, even if some still remain in exile. Hive is not a threat.
Although the notion of conquering the world and enslaving other races is villainous, it can also serve as a goal and a tool to consolidate individuals into the Terrorist organization. However, finding a foreign benefactor? An organization that targets such reasoning is not a threat at all.
With this in mind, Harry connected with Team Coulson.
"Coulson, how are the preparations coming along?"
"Good, it would have been better if you hadn't sent this jerk here."
Everyone in Coulson's team stared intently at Ward, who was wearing GP armor.
This Hydra agent elicited mixed emotions, especially the way Skye looked at him, which was unbearable for him.
But what could be done? He was indeed a liar and a murderer, yet this GP armor provided him with a sense of security.
In the GP armor, all of his physical signs are monitored, leaving no room for real privacy.
But unlike being in prison, he accepted H.A.M.M.E.R.'s directives. In a sense, this feeling resembled atonement—when he executed Hydra agents as ordered, it felt more rewarding than using drugs.
Fitz remarked, "So you've become a 'slave warrior' now. Have you been brainwashed? Or were you deceived by Hydra? It's like..."
"He is a Hydra agent, a murderer, a spy, a psychopath, Fitz. That is who he is; don't be deceived by him again."
Coulson interrupted Fitz.
Fitz still wanted to defend Ward, "But Hydra is skilled at this; we all know that! I mean, maybe he's like that, controlled by some command..."
In the TV series, Fitz was the last to accept this reality among Coulson's team.
Ironically, in the original storyline, he was also the most severely affected by Ward, both mentally and physically.
"He's a criminal, Fitz; you don't have to excuse him." Skye stated while checking her computer.
Simmons also glanced at Fitz, silently conveying: You must accept this reality.
Ward remained silent throughout the discussion—GP armor limited their speech to only appropriate remarks subject to mechanical review.
However, the more punishments and restrictions imposed, the more comfortable he felt, and he was ready to execute orders.
Most individuals who wear GP armor exhibit this mindset. The more severe the treatment, the more they experience a sense of atonement.
Harry said, "Agent, don't you think this approach is suitable? It's rare for the abolitionist faction and the death penalty faction to reach an agreement on this matter. Besides, don't you also lack such an operative for action?"
The abolitionist faction believed that this suit of GP armor offered these individuals a chance to atone for their sins, while the death penalty faction was convinced: these cannon fodder would be prioritized for high-risk missions. Compared to being executed outright, they could still play a significant role and contribute.
Even if they achieve merit, they will not be recognized for it. Wearing this armor will serve as an eternal prison until they perish in battle.
Of course, there's also active promotion by the Bishop Group. Supporters of both views see this as an excellent compromise.
"The prison will be with them. This armor is the new cell until they die? It's a catchy slogan." Coulson had no objections to this approach; he was simply displeased with Ward.
"Let's get back to business."
"Mr. Johnson was quite interested in the meeting, but he wasn't in the best of spirits," Coulson reported.
Carl Johnson, Skye's father.
Naturally, his mental state cannot be good. This man was on the brink of collapse after his wife was dismembered, not to mention that he later reassembled her body piece by piece...
Anyone would go insane.
In his quest for revenge against Hydra, he concocted a peculiar reagent and injected it into his body. It's a miracle that he hasn't died.
"That's good; I'll go over and speak to him in person."
The situation with the Inhumans requires personal attention to gain leverage and prepare for the next step.
Hearing this, Coulson on the other end paused: "This may be a bit challenging. The other party only wants to speak with me. Lena mentioned that Johnson believes I'm a SHIELD agent and is only willing to communicate with me."
Harry was taken aback for a moment: Johnson was avoiding him.
It seemed logical for him to think this way. Johnson had been instructed by Skye's mother, Jiaying, to find Skye, and Jiaying held deep distrust and hostility towards humans due to Hydra's experiments on her.
Almost everyone condemns his identity as a SHIELD agent, and it's only through this identity that Carl can relax his guard.
As for why he hasn't suspected… Carl is a one-man psychopath who lacks discernment.
Furthermore, he desperately wants to reconnect with Skye, which clouds his rationality.
"Forget it, but if someone behind him reaches out to you..."
"Report it promptly; I understand, boss."
Harry smiled and replied, "That's good, Agent."
After hanging up, Harry considered that since the foreigners still need some time to acclimate, they could focus on preparing for next week's United Nations meeting. This meeting was initiated by several small African countries regarding the chaos caused by the Red Room in Africa.
A small nation that appears very backward to the outside world, King T'Chaka of Wakanda will address the meeting.
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Chapter 217: King T'Chaka
The Red House's information base is not difficult to crack, and the value of their technology itself is low.
For Osborne, at most, it provided some engineering and biology experience, nothing special to note.
In contrast, Dreykov's list of widows around the world is very useful. Harry can let A and Oyce identify those countries that will cause war at the first time.
Unlike proxy wars, the war provoked by the Widow Network is a pure civil war, with no one behind it.
This war is spreading like a plague throughout the world, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Central America.
Among them, Norman can easily solve the problems in Central America. Those places are originally under his control.
In addition to the wars in Africa, Norman can also intervene, but he will only intervene.
In order to show the world that he is a peaceful president, Norman will naturally not go to war, and there is no need to go to war. No matter who is fighting, the Osborne Group has no control over the opening of a branch, and it will support.
Norman only needs to show his sincerity to the big powers. As for the rest, this is a world of free trade.
In fact, without the USA's troubles, these wars would not last long.
Secondly, since there is no longer any confrontation in the Middle East, everyone can calmly turn this place into a round table, and everyone can carve out a piece of land for each other here.
Oil isn't that valuable now anyway, so everyone in the district needs it and can exploit it peacefully.
As for the issue of faith, the eldest brother has calmed down. If you are not afraid of death, just rush in. At worst, it will be replaced by a younger brother to occupy that territory.
Of course, Harry would not sell weapons to those who were engaged in civil war to make a fortune, but he could rely on this short period of chaos to purchase land at ultra-low prices and create a monopoly.
Big countries have complete anti-monopoly laws and strong enforcement methods, but small countries do not.
They may have laws, but they do not have the perfect laws and strength to sanction a behemoth like Osborne.
Especially in Africa, this place is a treasure land. Today, when the world economy is in turmoil, Osborne can buy more land.
After all, the land itself has little value, especially in a war-torn area.
Only with the corresponding equipment, these sites will become more and more valuable.
There are no big countries in Africa, but there is a high-tech country that cowers in an invisible position—Wakanda.
All the technology in this country is based on vibranium, a special metal with extremely rich functions, and it hid itself in 200 AD.
To be honest, this move might actually be considered wise.
If Wakanda uses its crushing technology to conquer the earth, it will undoubtedly succeed.
But after success, humans will rely on vibranium, and vibranium technology will be promoted to the whole world.
Wakanda is a small place, so it has only used a little vibranium for thousands of years and lived a paradise-like life.
If the demand expands to the entire world... there is no doubt that this will be like another "oil" in the world, and more wars will be derived from this, such as "vibranium wars" and the like.
And Wakanda may become the Middle East today. The difference is that now white people beat other people, but in that world, it was black people beating other people.
Back to the present, there are actually people from Wakanda everywhere in Africa. After Harry bought a large area of land there, various local talents began to submit their resumes to Osborn.
However, anyone from any country in the world can submit a resume to Osborne. As long as he has a skill and is willing to learn new technologies, Osborne can accommodate him.
But in a closed, paradise-style monarchy like Wakanda, the people here and companies like Osborn have no contractual spirit at all. Employment agreements and confidentiality agreements are just nonsense. They must obey the king when he comes to them. Monarchy is very important to them.
Even if these applicants are really just ordinary people in Wakanda, Harry has no doubt that they can shout "long live Wakanda" and sell him out.
Harry will naturally not admit these highly educated black talents from "third world countries" whose origins are unclear.
So after King T'Chaka explained the recent drastic changes in African countries and asked for help, he specifically mentioned the discrimination against their race by some multinational companies.
"...The world situation is changing rapidly. In the past week, more than 30 African countries have been plunged into war, and countless ordinary people have been displaced. We all know that today's world urgently needs us to unite, not divide."
Hearing T'Chaka's words, Harry smiled while sitting in the audience.
This king is also quite interesting. On the one hand, he needs to isolate Wakanda from the world and maintain the status quo of a paradise.
On the other hand, he actively uses the image of a backward third world country in the international community to unite other small African countries to speak out. For example, at this time, he actually wants other countries to actively accept refugees.
Today, however, most representatives of small countries are absent, especially African countries.
"We believe that this war was only instigated by evil forces, and we will not succumb to these evil forces that plunge the world into chaos.
We will work hard to make the world we move into a better place. Thank you very much, Agent Romanoff..."
Harry barely listened to the rest of the words. He yawned and looked at Romanoff beside him.
As a pioneer in the fight against the Red House, Alexei received awards in Mauritius, while Romanoff was active abroad.
"Agent, he's thanking you."
"Are you too idle? I thought people like you were thinking about how to make money every day besides research?" Romanoff glanced at Harry.
"Sometimes it's like that, but most of the time it's quite free. Aren't you going to catch up with your old father to watch classic movies released over the years?"
Just when Harry was about to say something, Prince T'Challa walked up behind the two of them and glanced at the two who were whispering with a frown.
So Harry shrugged, shut his mouth, and waited until the report was over.
After it was over, King T'Chaka naturally found Harry, and Harry's original purpose was to get in touch with him.
"Nice to meet you, King T'Chaka, and Prince T'Challa." Harry bowed slightly.
"Me too, Mr. Osborne, you are really young and promising." Privately, T'Chaka was a kind-hearted old king, and there was no sign of the majesty of the king during his speech.
But this is how it is for people of Harry's level. After all, T'Chaka is still essentially a king, and he values people with weight more.
This can be seen in his son T'Challa, who hates democratic politics and considers it inefficient.
And T'Challa's first impression of Harry was bad: because Harry made small talk during his father's speech.
Harry continued: "Please allow me to express my regret over recent events."
"Me too. Can the Osborne Group provide some help to the refugees?"
T'Chaka didn't mince words either, getting straight to the point.
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Chapter 218: Refugee Tide
Africa has a total population of close to 1.3 billion. The number of people affected by this wave of war is at least several million, and this number is still rising.
T'Chaka's words are clearly praising Osborne to the sky - the United States has a population of more than 300 million, and a matter of this size cannot be settled with just one phone call.
However, there is hope for relief if everything goes well.
It's just that Harry's attitude towards King T'Chaka needs to be tested to some extent - after all, he was killed by a bomb within a few minutes of his appearance in the original work.
Harry said: "Of course, King T'Chaka, Osborne has made a lot of strategic plans recently, and I also hope to help people in these war-torn areas.
It's just that we are just a company after all, and there are some things that these countries still need to handle on their own."
The Osborne Group bought four pieces of land in total, each large enough to build a city on.
Nigeria purchased a large tract of land in the Gulf of Guinea from the authorities - almost devoid of indigenous people and not located within any existing port city.
It was very close to Lagos, but the big port of Lagos was already in chaos, and Harry happened to be absorbing refugees.
In addition to Nigeria, Harry also bought a piece of land of the same size in Somalia, one in the east and one in the west. The locations of these two pieces of land are quite good, one in the east and the other in the west. They are both very good port locations.
These two places will become Osborne's main contact points in Africa in the future. Harry also bought a destroyed oil field in the Congo to meet the needs of his own consumer goods industry.
It's just that a lot of land was bought and peacekeeping troops were sent there. If you want to do something on that land in the long term, you have to have a strong political group standing in front.
Preferably local.
Here's the trouble. It's not difficult for Osborne to push a political front. The problem is that Wakanda's foreign policy is a bit self-contradictory, to be honest.
On the one hand, they do not want the outside world to know their existence, and theoretically, they will not interfere in political changes in the outside world.
But on the other hand, if Osborn really launches a puppet regime, it is inevitable that the Wakandans will secretly undermine him and expel him as a "colonizer."
The King of Wakanda, T'Chaka, may not want to interfere, but their outside agents act in a very liberal manner. As long as Wakanda is not exposed, even if they blow up Osborn's property, they will only be treated with a lukewarm word of warning.
But if Osborn catches these agents and the matter becomes a diplomatic incident again, Wakanda will definitely ask Harry for an explanation.
In other words, Wakanda's attitude is still very important whether it can control these African countries.
T'Chaka said: "I believe this wave of chaos will pass soon. As long as there is no interference from outside forces, they will eventually choose their own leader."
This King T'Chaka meant something, and just as Harry had inferred, he was indeed a bit xenophobic - racially.
Harry smiled: "I agree with what you said, but how many people will die before that? How many people will be displaced?"
Natasha and T'Challa looked at Harry in confusion: He didn't look like a person with such a virgin personality?
Harry spread his hands and said, "You two, don't you need to be so obvious? It's not necessarily the person who rushes to the front every time who cares about world peace, right?"
T'Chaka didn't have this misunderstanding about Harry. After all, he was an old king no matter what.
He only looked at the impact of what the Osborne Group did on the world. As for what Harry thought, he wouldn't think too much about it.
T'Chaka thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Osborne makes sense. Do you have any suggestions?"
Harry clicked on the holographic watch on his hand and projected a map of Africa.
He listed the three large pieces of land he bought and said: "I plan to build Osborne branches in these three places. The construction will be fully automated and requires very little manpower, so the construction period will be very short.
The first phase of construction will be completed in about two years. It is expected that 50,000 people can live in each place. A large area of arable land will be drawn around these lands, and Osborne's new crops will be planted with high yields."
The new crops are obtained by crossing and grafting Earth crops with plants from Alfheim. The yield is quite high and the quality of the original crops can also be improved.
However, the research direction there seems to have started to go astray recently - the "magic technology" used by the elves to maintain plants has become a hot research topic.
Thanks to the cooperation with the USA, the new Alfheim rice yield can even reach thousands of kilograms per mu. Now it seems that the only way to break through this achievement is to rely on magic.
Harry showed a column of "Estimated Food Distribution Curve" based on existing data. The exaggerated numbers made T'Chaka's face change: Isn't this really a joke?
Wakanda has not done much research in this area. Their population is already small, and their mutant crop production is also among the highest in the world.
But judging from the data presented by Osborne, their crop yield is at least three times that of Wakanda's crop.
So a question lingers in T'Chaka's mind: What on earth did Osborn grow?
"Ahem, Your Majesty, we have resources, technology, and land. This will be a utopia - as long as the refugees still have the will to start their lives again."
Hearing this, Natasha said: "So you are going to fence this place with a high wall to prevent others from coming in? I mean, this is their land."
A city with a population of 50,000 is not that big, but this wave of refugees is in the tens of millions.
Harry replied: "Good question, I do plan to do this first, and prioritize some people to enter the city to ensure normal operations.
In fact, Osborne started accepting orphans affected by the war three years ago. Some of them are doing very well and should be able to graduate.
These kids are so proud, let me introduce them to you."
This batch of graduating children is about 18 years old. The social upbringing within Osborne has made them very loyal to the company, and the learning model within Osborne has also allowed them to make rapid progress.
As long as they complete specific courses, they can earn credits like ordinary employees, and then undergo genetic modification and prosthetic replacement, which allows them to develop their intelligence and logical thinking faster and enter work earlier.
By completing a series of basic courses by the age of 18, these people will have at least 1,500 credit points, enough for them to carry out two in-depth prosthetic modifications or genetic modifications.
Theoretically, as long as they don't spend all the money on consumer goods such as virtual reality warehouses, their advanced physical transformation will be enough for them to complete the course.
After completing the course, they will have basic work abilities, and they will be assigned to different departments based on their completion status and personal intentions.
In terms of functionality, it is mainly divided into three directions: engineers, researchers, and soldiers.
There are about 7,000 people in the first batch of socialized education graduates. Facts have proved that this unified training method is very efficient and useful, and the effect is getting better and better as the age decreases.
As for those who did not graduate on time, Harry sent them to the American Immigration Center - although they did not meet Osborne's standards, they certainly reached the social average.
Food, housing, and even consumer goods can be obtained in an almost white-collar way. It can be said that these employees live a life without worries about food and clothing.
In terms of work, through the guidance of social upbringing and huge business needs, they can find a job almost entirely based on their interests and skills.
They will not only play a big role in the construction of this land in Africa, but there are actually Osborne employees in various war-torn areas.
T'Chaka took a deep look at Harry - the young man was not lying, but this was not the same company he knew.
So he tentatively said:
"Mr. Osborne, can you accept more refugees? The war that has occurred this week has affected half of the country..."
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Chapter 219: Wakanda's Attitude
Vienna is a beautiful city and the place where this conference was held.
In the past, it was the capital of the Holy Roman Empire, the Austrian Empire, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Today, it is a major European cultural center and the world's music capital. It has been selected as the most livable city in the world by the United Nations for many years.
The Danube River flows through this place, and the river surface reflects the blue sky. Looking at the river, Harry said:
"A beautiful city. In this troubled world, it is hard to imagine that on the other side of the same planet, countless people are suffering from war, hunger, and are homeless and displaced. If aliens came to visit Earth, they would be surprised - humans in different places on the same planet live like people on two different planets."
It was too embarrassing to stand in the United Nations conference hall and talk, so Harry found a place to talk near the Danube River.
Only T'Chaka and Harry were in the room now, T'Challa was outside the door.
T'Chaka said: "This is why we should unite rather than divide - together, we can create a better future."
Harry smiled and operated his holographic watch, with a hammer displayed on the screen.
"But in fact, there is another way - that is to erect a high wall and ignore the outside world. This can also ensure that the people inside the wall live a happy life - especially when you have more money than gold. A treasure a hundred times more precious."
T'Chaka's expression froze.
Harry continued:
"Hundreds of years ago, the British colonists robbed this hammer from Benin. It was very well made. I found it in the British Museum two months ago. This is not an ordinary hammer, Your Majesty - it was adulterated with Vibranium.
A few years ago, in order to study medical technology, I purchased about 2 kilograms of Vibranium through some channels. This thing is so... excellent, so I have always been obsessed with it."
It's hard to find a specific word to describe Vibranium's place on Earth.
Speaking of expensive, it is indeed very expensive, 1 US dollar per gram. When Harry bought Vibranium for self-strengthening, more than 2000 million dollars was not a small amount for him at that time.
At that time, Osborne had just recovered his equity, and the Osborne family's small treasury was only left with more than one billion due to long-term losses. If Harry hadn't begun to show his talents, Norman would have been shadowed by human enhancement technology. You may not necessarily give him that much money.
But compared to the excellent material properties and broad application scenarios of Vibranium, the price is really not expensive.
T'Chaka shook his head after hearing this and said: "If Mr. Osborn wants to ask if Wakanda still has such resources, you may be disappointed."
Wakanda used Vibranium to exchange for external resources many years ago, but after the exchange reached a certain level, it closed it up and announced that it had finished digging it.
"That's not what I want to say. The owner of this hammer is a tribe in Benin 700 years ago. With all due respect, the research on this rare material only started in modern times. A primitive tribe 700 years ago. Can a hammer be sharpened to this level? I doubt it.
On the contrary, I guess that there may be a mysterious tribe that has mastered advanced technology based on the existence of Vibranium, but they have been hiding it and living a paradise-like life."
Vibranium is more than just a material.
Structurally speaking, the elements that make up Wakanda's Vibranium are actually new elements discovered by Tony, so on a macro level, it can also provide a huge amount of energy, but in a different way.
T'Chaka smiled, and then said expressionlessly: "You doubt that Wakanda is that country? But we are just a backward agricultural country. If we have this kind of technology, why don't we conquer the world like your ancestors? world?"
This king is a real "conservative" of Wakanda. He doesn't want Wakanda to be exposed to the world, so he did not hesitate to kill his brother for this reason.
"I didn't say this tribe is Wakanda, but it can be seen that the one who chose to close the tribe was very wise - maybe you have some legends about this?" Harry shrugged.
These words relaxed the atmosphere a little.
As for why it was wise, Harry didn't need to explain, and T'Chaka wouldn't ask.
Harry continued: "But no matter what, this is their choice, but since they have chosen to be closed, in the outside world they should not be able to dictate some things at will. I believe they also understand this truth."
T'Chaka stared at Harry, as if he wanted to see into Harry's heart.
Harry was not in a hurry, just waiting for his reaction.
They are not here to threaten Wakanda, but they have deployed many agents all over the world, and their intelligence network is said to be second only to S.H.I.E.L.D.
However, these agents have a lot of autonomy in how they handle matters.
Harry didn't want anyone to mess with Osborn. If that happened, he would definitely get rid of the agent.
It would be very troublesome if things got to that point.
Of course, he is not very afraid of Wakanda's technology now: their territory is so large, and in a fight, they have the advantage of advanced technology.
But considering that they have been in a state of peace most of the time, compared to their technological progress in civilian applications, their achievements in war weapons are actually not that exaggerated.
T'Chaka stared at it for a long time, finally gave up and took a sip of pure English black tea.
Upon seeing this, Harry said: "This is just my personal guess. Since His Majesty the King does not know that such a tribe exists, then we should talk about assistance.
Regarding humanitarian relief, I hope to follow United Nations procedures."
On the issue of resource sharing, Harry has a strong voice because of his promotion of nuclear fusion and asteroid mining technologies. It is reasonable to help Africans now.
Norman and the other four permanent members will form a Trusteeship Council. Similar organizations were established after World War II to manage the social and economic affairs of these war-torn regions and countries.
As for security issues, the United Nations will dispatch troops in the name of peacekeeping, but in fact, most countries only control their own neighboring countries as buffer areas, and many other areas are contracted by Osborn.
Except for Wakanda, the five most powerful countries in the world have joined NATO and formed a military alliance. Things in this regard are very coordinated.
In fact, NATO has ceased to exist in name only and is now being transformed into a new international organization under Norman's promotion.
Under the control of the United Nations forces, these civil wars would not affect Osborn at all. If there were civilians in the middle of the battlefield, Harry could even ask them to stop for a while and let him pick them up before continuing the fight.
Build new cities, plant new crops, and send peacekeeping troops to gather as many refugees as possible. It's all about these things. It's just a question of what name it should be done in, and whether anyone will stop it.
After hearing Harry's aid plan, T'Chaka said: "...Africa thanks you for your help, Mr. Osborn."
"I'm glad I can help you. Besides, I know there are many... talents in your country. If you don't mind, maybe you can take some courses for these children?"
"Of course." T'Chaka agreed to Harry's request after a brief thought.
Osborn has all but made it clear that he knows what's going on in Wakanda.
But after T'Chaka's thinking, this seems to be a good idea. Harry Osborn seems to be a good partner - he doesn't need to expose the existence of Wakanda, but he can also gain indirect influence through Osborn's relationship to change the situation of black compatriots.
The most critical point is that Wakanda can't kill Harry, so there is only this option.
With T'Chaka's nod, Harry knew that he and Wakanda had reached an understanding.
Chapter 220: Two Types of Vibranium
The conversation with the King of Wakanda basically served its purpose.
There is actually another reason why Harry is not afraid of T'Chaka. This king killed his brother, N'Jobu decades ago for helping outsiders steal vibranium.
There is no problem in this matter. After all, T'Chaka is the king. From his perspective, and from Wakanda's perspective ,N'Jobu is ultimately a guy who colludes with outsiders to steal national property.
The problem lies in Wakanda's values, inheritance methods, and T'Chaka's uncleanness.
First of all, although Wakanda is a monarchy, it still taboos fratricide, so T'Chaka cannot expose this matter, otherwise, it will affect the views of various tribes on him.
The perception of him naturally also affects the perception of his son and his nephew, Eric.
Why this view is important is reflected in the issue of the inheritance of the Black Panther throne - as a royal bloodline, Eric has the right to inherit. In theory, if T'Challa wants to inherit the throne of the Black Panther, he must pass Eric's hurdle.
As for Eric, T'Chaka didn't kill him or take him away. Instead, he left him in the United States and let him grow up as an orphan.
The king committed fratricide but left a nephew with inheritance rights abroad... This was a fatal problem for a feudal monarchy, but T'Chaka selectively ignored it.
Of course, T'Chaka wouldn't mention this to Harry, and Harry wouldn't remind him.
The information about this wandering prince has always been in Harry's hands - he joined the CIA after retiring from the US military, and then entered H.A.M.M.E.R. as the CIA was reorganized.
Last month, he was sent back to the USA to do community work because of psychological problems, and he is now working in Harlem.
As long as T'Chaka shows no cooperation at all, Harry doesn't mind helping the little prince return to his country for revenge.
Fortunately, he was very cooperative and his attitude could be considered friendly, so he didn't have to perform dramas like Revenge of the Downtrodden Prince for the time being.
In this case, I have to give King T'Chaka a small gift.
"Your Majesty the King, you may be interested in the channel through which I purchased vibranium a few years ago -"
Near the end of the conversation, Harry sold T'Chaka some information.
"I bought my vibranium from a man named Ulysses Klaue. This guy and Prince N'Jobu stole a full 250 kilograms of vibranium decades ago and sold it to people like Stark and buyers like Osborne."
Most of this vibranium would have been sold to Ultron, but now there is no Ultron, so he hasn't sold out yet.
Seeing this man, T'Chaka's fist hardened, and his opinion of Harry became much better.
"This man has committed serious crimes in our country. Thank you for your information, Mr. Osborn."
As he spoke, T'Chaka took out their communicator in front of Harry. It was a small round bead, and the holographic image projected was more advanced than the technology Harry was using now, and the colors were very bright.
Harry pretended he didn't notice.
After the communication, T'Chaka said: "Mr. Osborn, Klaue stole a lot of vibranium in our country decades ago. This vibranium will probably cause disputes in the country if the Games are held. I hope you can deal with these things."
Harry was stunned for a moment, this was an unexpected surprise - Klaue now had hundreds of kilograms of vibranium on hand!
The key is not about money, the key is that there is no way to find so many of these things elsewhere!
"Of course - thank you for your generosity, Your Majesty." Harry bowed slightly sincerely and expressed his gratitude, "If your country discovers some vibranium, I hope you will give priority to Osborne."
"If anything--of course."
At the end of the conversation, both parties achieved a satisfactory result.
T'Chaka got Harry's promise to assist his compatriots abroad, and at the same time, he had an ally he could talk to without exposing Wakanda.
Harry received Wakanda's goodwill - this is genuine goodwill. Wakandan technology and vibranium are both very useful. Once the trade opening is opened, it will not take long to catch up with Wakanda's technological level.
At that time, it was not them who had the final say whether to sell vibranium or whether to share resources.
The two walked out of the restaurant side by side in a friendly manner and shook hands before leaving. Then T'Challa, who was guarding the door, was stunned:
His father took out the Wakandan communication device as if no one else was watching, and then began to communicate with the Wakandan guards - right in front of Harry Osborn.
Did you agree not to expose yourself?
Seeing his appearance, Harry didn't even explain, smiled friendly, and left.
Back on his plane, Harry walked towards a warehouse body - this body was just a bionic skeleton.
The real Harry is over Antarctica.
It didn't appear in the original work, but Harry knew there was more than one kind of vibranium.
The characteristics of Wakanda's vibranium are very fascinating: the elements that make up vibranium do not exist on the chemical periodic table, but they are extremely stable. The electrons do not move, which means that it does not have the conditions to conduct energy in its atomic structure.
But the Wakanda vibranium composed of these atoms will store energy between chemical bonds in a certain way. The more energy absorbed, the more stable the vibranium will be, making it one of the most durable metals in the Marvel universe.
In addition to making weapons and equipment, Wakandan vibranium can also be used as a mutagenic catalyst to mutate animals and plants. The heart-shaped herb taken by Black Panther was born under this effect.
There is also a property of vibranium that is completely opposite to Wakanda's vibranium. Some unknown high-energy rays in the universe change the atomic structure of vibranium, allowing it to break the chemical bonds of any surrounding metal and liquefy it.
The place where this kind of vibranium was first discovered was in Antarctica.
It didn't appear in the original movie, but theoretically, since Wakanda's vibranium was also brought by a meteorite, the twin brother of this meteorite should also be here.
In fact, the earliest appearance of vibranium in Marvel works was not in Wakanda-related works. The earliest vibranium that appeared was not Wakanda vibranium, but this Antarctic vibranium, or anti-vibranium.
A man named Robert Blonde, whose ancestors discovered this vibranium in the Antarctic, destroyed his entire laboratory with just a tap of a hammer.
The researchers were horrified and thought this kind of thing was too dangerous, so they sealed it up.
As for where it is stored, Harry doesn't know, but the USA has done a lot of exploration of Antarctica. Relying on Norman's presidential authority, Harry can see many dusty past events:
In early 1939, the U.S. government launched an Antarctic exploration project and designed an Antarctic snow cruiser specifically for this purpose - codenamed Penguin.
However, in the end, this plan ultimately proved that the Penguin was useless. Due to design problems, the vehicle's advancement in the Antarctic snow would cause the front wheels to get stuck in the snow, unable to move forward, and could only drive backward.
In addition, there is a serious problem: the engine often stalls.
Finally, in 1940, the car was buried in heavy snow and used as a scientific research station.
Then as World War II became more intense, the Antarctic scientific expedition plan was canceled.
Now that the president is Norman, Harry sees something unusual in the top-secret records about the plan:
In the Antarctic scientific expedition plan, the traces of a small team were buried by the authorities - they went further and went more smoothly, but one day, the officials suddenly lost all their information and traces.
This convinced Harry that there must be something here, most likely the undiscovered Antarctic vibranium.
The transport plane stopped in the air, and Harry stood on the aircraft and flew downwards.
The properties of anti-vibranium were too special, and Harry didn't want people to know that he had it.
The Antarctic Plateau is quite cold, but Harry still found an area of geological anomaly, which was an abrupt basin.
Due to the properties of anti-vibranium, this kind of stuff is easy to identify.
A metal rod popped out from the aircraft under his feet, and Harry threw it towards the basin.
The metal rod broke through the biting cold wind and shot straight towards the hole. However, when it was about to hit the ground, it twisted as if it had softened, and made a small hole in the snow.
It is here.
The cold wind was biting, and the huge transport ship stopped a few hundred meters above Harry's head. A series of detection drones blocked the entire area, and laid an optically invisible outer layer over the collection point while monitoring the bottom.
"Now it's time for some high-powered mining equipment."
The lower end of the transport ship slowly opened, and a black muzzle appeared below the transport ship.
Harry's exclusive transport ship does not need so many seats, so most of the entire ship is actually a power supply line and energy core, used to carry a huge energy-consuming laser weapon.
"Fire."
The snow layer was instantly penetrated by the red laser, and soon the thick snow layer began to collapse inward. Thick water vapor filled the air, making it almost impossible to see the situation near the laser.
The humidity in the entire area slowly increased, and a layer of frost formed on these drones and transport ships.
Soon the laser irradiated
the underground rock layer and directly vaporized the frozen rock layer.
The high-heat environment created cracks. As the ground collapsed, Harry quickly saw the outline of the underground base and the twisted metal skeleton under the hot red laser.
It is here.
The anti-vibranium energy is now mostly dissipated, and the transport ship landed slowly.
Stepping on the slightly melted frozen ground, Harry walked into this strange underground base.
In the base, there was a huge metal skeleton - some traces of anti-vibranium still existed on it. Harry did not dare to continue to decompose the huge metal skeleton, so he took the base as a whole back to the transport ship and began to study it slowly.
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Chapter 221: New Materials, New Breakthroughs
It is quite troublesome to dig out Anti-Metal. This time, the mining work cannot be done by machines or synthetic people, and mechanical means cannot be used. The better method is to use high-energy lasers or plasma to break up the meteorite from a distance, then manually transport it in ceramic containers and hoist it onto transport ships.
Fortunately, Harry is proficient with both plasma cannons and mining lasers.
The transport ship slightly raised its flight altitude and continued its bombardment to expand the hole.
Instead of absorbing energy and storing it to strengthen itself like Wakandan Vibranium, Anti-Metal increases the intensity and range of its metal-disrupting effects.
Thermal energy weapons such as lasers will cause the Anti-Metal to slowly disintegrate the chemical bonds of the surrounding metal, macroscopically making the metal appear liquefied.
If struck, the effect will be violent and sudden, macroscopically resembling metal being shattered by some kind of wave.
Regardless, the mass of the Anti-Metal meteorite is not as large as the Wakanda Vibranium meteorite, and its range of action is limited.
If Wakanda's veins were full of this reactive metal, it would be enough to disintegrate the metal across the entire African continent.
After finding the ore vein, Harry directed the transport ship to switch to plasma bombardment mode. The plasma bombarded the meteorite fiercely. Several pieces of ore of different sizes fell into the metal lake, causing ripples.
Due to the special circumstances of this matter, Harry had to bring a plastic ceramic cart and spider silk to fish out the ore himself.
Although his bones contain 2kg of Vibranium, the Vibranium has been combined with his bone cells in a way that has not liquefied.
Harry diligently used spider silk to fish out the ore blocks from the lake, then moved them to the cart and pushed them toward the entrance of the cave.
If anyone saw this scene, they would definitely post it on social networks: Harry Osborn, chairman of the Osborn Group, mining!
These ores were dragged outside piece by piece, and then the transport ship would complete more detailed laser cutting under the control of Ois for safe transportation.
"Sir, I took some photos for you as a souvenir—you seem to have not worked so hard for a long time," Ois teased while operating the transport ship.
Harry shook the sweat off his head. The largest of these stones was estimated to be close to more than 40 tons, and the smallest was more than five tons. Even for Harry, it was a bit difficult.
"Delete them," Harry said seriously.
"What a pity. Ms. Hardy would definitely like these photos," Ois's tone was a little regretful. "But sir, this metal seems a little difficult to use."
Compared with the wide range of uses of Vibranium in Wakanda, there are not as many application scenarios for Anti-Metal.
Metal is an important part of human civilization. Where there is Anti-Metal, there cannot be other metals. However, in modern human civilization, there are really not many places without metal.
"It's true that it doesn't have that many uses, but it's still important," Harry was unconvinced.
Although it does not have many uses, it is more refined than before.
Not to mention its huge value in material science research, the effect of this thing in production is quite exaggerated.
For example, almost any alloy needs to be made in an ultra-high-temperature environment, and the process needs to be strictly controlled to prevent impurities from being mixed in. But with this...
To put it simply, it is equivalent to an alloy factory of the same size: production capacity +500%, quality +500%, and energy consumption -70%.
Of course, this is just an estimate and not an exact number.
Space smelting + Anti-Metal, what is this? This is the future.
As long as there are enough minerals, the new generation of space alloy factories will soon be able to produce enough alloys for the construction of star bases.
On the other hand, when this thing is used as a weapon, it can destroy even un enchanted uru steel and Vibranium. The power is quite terrifying, and this thing must be preserved with caution.
"Ois, I want to hang a special satellite above the Antarctic to monitor this place—and from here onwards, we will build a hidden bunker at the center of the circle. This place will be directly monitored by you."
"Roger that, sir, the factory is open. Do you need to notify Mr. Ross to claim this place?"
The territorial issues in the Antarctic region are more complex, and we cannot simply buy land with money.
The current ownership of Antarctic land is mainly based on the Antarctic Treaty. The core idea is to freeze any territorial claims and only allow scientists to conduct free inspections.
However, the United States and the Soviet Union once claimed to retain territorial rights. If they insist on claiming this place forcefully, there will be no problem, but it may lead to a new wave of Antarctic occupation. In that case, the situation will be very complicated. Norman's efforts so far may be in vain.
Since we are in this society, we should try our best to abide by the law—Osborn has always been like this.
Harry replied, "Forget it, let's claim the scientific research station in a private name—try to attract as little attention as possible."
There are also advantages to private claims—for example, the place will still belong to Osborn after Norman's term ends, and the disturbance caused will be less.
"Then I may need to consult Mr. Leo. Are there any other instructions?"
"Get ready to go back—it's really cold here."
Harry looked at the thermometer and saw that this place is currently minus 62 degrees Celsius, which is indeed not warm.
Pieces of ore were cut by lasers and then put into special containers. This time, a total of 130 tons of ore was harvested. After smelting, about 100 tons of Anti-Metal can be obtained, which is enough to expand production capacity and research.
Wakanda Vibranium and Anti-Metal are available, and this wave is very profitable.
Now it's time to go back and prepare for the Inhumans—maybe we can even go back to our "hometown" to take a look.
After dealing with the Inhumans, Hydra will be swept into the trash forever, and the most difficult illegal organizations will be eliminated. What is left is to use legal means and Osborn's international nature to adapt to various countries.
With the implementation of the Zeus Project, the energy crisis will be completely solved; through the Dionysus Project, the average level of mankind will be improved, and social development and scientific research will be accelerated.
Several other plans will also complete the most important step one after another. Countries will become more and more accustomed to cooperation, and behind every cooperation, there will be the shadow of the Osborn Group.
People will rely more and more on the Osborn Group, and even the major currencies will gradually change from US dollars to credit points.
Credit points mean nothing to Harry—that's when the Osborn Group can truly get rid of the ultimate meaning of "making money" as an ordinary enterprise and move towards the next stage.
Then Harry can focus on outer space.
Sitting on the plane, Harry connected to Coulson's communication.
"Boss, I finally got in touch with you. How was Vienna?" Coulson first asked Harry how he felt about attending the meeting. It seemed that the situation was not very urgent and he did not encounter any trouble.
"It was very good, but it's a pity that my German is not very good, so I can't stay here for a few more days. How is the situation?"
"Well, Mr. Johnson is a good father, but... his temper is a little strange." Coulson's statement was very cryptic.
In fact, it's not as simple as being strange, because S.H.I.E.L.D. took the initiative to bring Skye over to meet him. He was originally very stable, but at most, he was a little agitated.
But after the meeting ended and Skye was unwilling to leave with him, his behavior became a little out of control—
Fortunately, Coulson showed off the exoskeleton under his clothes in time.
This made him calm down a little.
Coulson continued, "Also... Skye might not really be an ordinary human being."
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Chapter 222: The Origin of the Inhumans
"What's wrong with your expression? Is that all?" Harry asked.
Coulson's expression was quite solemn, as if he had discovered an activated nuclear warhead in Washington, DC.
Facing Harry's question, Coulson was stunned for a moment, then thought about it. He also knew that Skye was marked as No. 084 within S.H.I.E.L.D.
084 is S.H.I.E.L.D.'s intelligence code, used to represent objects of unknown origin. The Obelisk and Skye have both been represented by this code name, and Thor's hammer was also called 084.
So when you think about it, it's really nothing shocking.
After adjusting his expression, Coulson continued: "He hopes to take Skye away, saying that he wants to meet 'her destiny,' and also mentioned something like an obelisk."
Harry was currently playing with the obelisk - he could block the petrifying effect of Kree metal by covering the surface of his skin with green cuticles.
While looking at the obelisk, Harry was thinking about how he would deal with the Inhumans on Earth.
Jiaying, the leader of the Inhumans on Earth, is someone he cannot cooperate with. Because of what Hydra did to her, she is very wary of humans and almost falls into the incommunicable category.
But it is not realistic to kill her directly. Although the number of Inhumans is small, their abilities are very troublesome, especially if you include extraterrestrial Inhumans.
Thinking about it this way, it would be best to re-enact the original plot and let her take the leap.
Harry said: "I know what the Obelisk is. There is no need to hide your identities. I will contact him personally. Is Skye here?"
Coulson hesitated, then called Skye in.
Seeing the father whom she missed so much, Skye's expression could not be said to be happy, but rather tired.
When they met for the first time, his father's appearance and the information he released were a bit beyond her imagination, but she still didn't forget to joke:
"Boss, I believe you already know that I am an alien - thank you for not taking me back for anatomy research."
Harry smiled and said, "What did Johnson say to you?"
"A lot of things, like actually I should be called Daisy, when is my birthday, stuff like that."
"How about your imaginary father?"
Skye paused and said rather helplessly: "Although...his mood is a bit irritable, he seems to be doing well. It just takes time to accept it all."
Without the killing process in the TV series, Carl Johnson really hasn't shown his crazy side at this moment, at most he is a little manic.
But in fact, this Mr. Johnson has killed many agents in the past, mostly HYDRA agents, but also some unwitting S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
These S.H.I.E.L.D. agents secretly pushed Skye to wander in foster homes during the years she was growing up to prevent some "bad luck" from happening. However, in fact, bad luck is closely related to Carl Johnson, and many people were killed by him.
So Carl Johnson will be very hostile to S.H.I.E.L.D., especially after S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra are equated.
First impression is the most important. Skye didn't seem to realize that his father had done these things, so he wasn't particularly repelled.
"Then you might have to hurry up and accept your crazy dad - there's something even harder to accept here."
Harry placed the obelisk on the table, catching Coulson and Skye's eyes.
"Obelisk, alien relic - from the Kree, they came to Earth a long time ago and did some biological experiments."
This long, long time ago is really a long time ago, at least a few million years ago. At that time, humans may not have entered the Stone Age.
These Kree people genetically modified some Homo sapiens so that they can absorb the mist generated by Terrigen crystals and have superpowers. These people are called Inhumans.
The Kree probably don't know exactly how the Terrigen Crystal gave the Inhumans superpowers, but they somehow created the Inhumans.
Then due to internal political reasons among the Kree, the project was shut down, and the Inhumans also lost their original meaning of survival - to create an army of super soldiers to help their empire win a protracted war.
This story is much harder to accept than finding my father.
Skye considered the words and said: "You mean... thousands of years ago there was a group of technologically advanced aliens who were engaged in biological research in order to win the interstellar war?"
Harry nodded.
"Then those aliens finally completed their experiments on Earth and expected these super-powered people to help them win the interstellar war?"
Harry nodded again.
"...And I am that kind of terrifying slave warrior, the biological weapon that reverses the interstellar war?"
"To be precise, you are not yet. You still need this thing to stimulate your potential - do you want to give it a try?"
Harry shook the obelisk in his hand.
The Kree have created a protective layer of mysterious metal on the outside of the Terrigen crystal. This thing can screen out creatures that will undergo Terrigen mutations. Unqualified people who touch this thing will only be petrified by this layer of metal.
There are two methods for the Inhumans to complete the transformation. One method is to melt the entire obelisk to make an impurity Terrigen crystal like Jiaying, the leader of the Inhumans on Earth, and then use the impurity crystal to complete the transformation.
Another way is to find the temple left by the Kree, use their technology to open the obelisk, and then complete the mutation, but there is a problem with activating the Kree temple - those Kree who oppose Terrigen's mutation experiment will come to Earth.
But Harry has a third method - use Antarctic vibranium to liquefy the obelisk shell, and directly take out the Terrigen crystal to complete the mutation.
The liquefied Kree metal can also be recycled into some weapons, which is quite convenient.
"Wait a minute, this is an alien biological experiment, not a matter of which pizza flavor to have for dinner. Why can you say it so easily?"
Skye was a little confused, and even Coulson didn't understand - this thing was an alien relic that would destroy the world!
"Scientific predictions." Harry found a word at random to fool him.
Skye's transformation in the original puts her into an identity crisis.
But from Harry's point of view, in Marvel, a world where superpowers are everywhere and people with enhancements are as numerous as dogs, this is really not a big deal.
If she is willing to change, Harry will naturally provide her with all-round support to help her get through the initial inadaptation stage, and at the same time, he can study Inhumans by himself and expand the diversity of Osborn's employees.
"In short, you need to know that although this change is irreversible, it is not completely uncontrollable, and you have Osborn's support.
In the end, the choice is yours."
Skye was lost in thought - to be honest, she was quite curious.
And unlike in the TV series, in Skye's perception: superpowers are very powerful, but most of them are controlled by Osborn.
Speaking of aliens, Osborn was basically responsible for both alien invasions, and the results proved that Osborn was indeed capable.
Besides, Harry had studied a lot about alien artifacts, so she hardly felt the fear brought by the unknown.
After all, when Harry said this, his tone was so relaxed that he seemed to be saying: Do you want to try the whole look?
Seeing the change in Skye's expression, Coulson said: "This is not a trivial matter. From my experience working in S.H.I.E.L.D., most of this kind of thing is not a good thing - you have to think about it."
Harry shrugged - he had opened the God's perspective after all, and he wouldn't do much to guide this matter. If Skye didn't want to change, he wouldn't force it.
After all, there are so many people who want to change, and he won't just coax them over such a trivial matter.
Skye thought about it for a long time and finally said, "I'll think about it."
Harry shrugged: "Okay, but since your father mentioned this, I will talk to him personally.
I have arrived in Nepal."