Chapter 269: Assemble
The sky is clear, the wind is beautiful, and on the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, a butterfly-shaped aircraft is speeding towards the deep sea along the seashore.
"We'll be at base in about forty minutes, sir." The pilot glanced sideways at Coulson behind him, then turned around again.
"Hmm!" Coulson took off the headset on his head, checked the radar again, and then turned to look at the two people in the cabin. One is Captain America Steve Rogers who is holding a tablet to look up information, and the other is Ling Xiao who is pretending to sleep with his eyes closed.
He arrived in New York this morning, and after meeting with Captain America, Rogers, he followed Coulson to the S.H.I.E.L.D. base.
Before leaving, Ling Xiao had already arranged the affairs of Los Angeles, although Ling Xiao knew that the highlight of this time would take place in Manhattan, New York, but the invasion of the Chiritas was a landmark event in the history of the Marvel Universe.
Because from this day on, it is from behind the scenes of history that human beings with extraordinary abilities have come to the forefront.
No one knows how many things will happen in such a big event, and even Ling Xiao himself can't guarantee that there will be no accidents.
So he simply asked Gan Jing to close the pharmacy, buy enough food for a week, and stay in the villa with Chang Xi, and don't go anywhere.
After all, there is a defensive circle arranged by Ling Xiao in the villa, even if the missile is smashed down, it can be guaranteed to be safe and sound, not to mention that there are Yuriko Koyama and Keiko Takahashi hiding in it to ensure that the two of them will not have an accident.
In the case of worry-free backroads, Ling Xiao followed Melinda to New York, and in the interval of this space, he also went to meet Zhou Qian and Xu Liang on the way, and paid a sum of money for the two girls to go to Miami for a vacation, so as not to be affected by the war that happened in New York in the future.
Of course, they don't leave on the same day, at least one more day, after all, they still have to go to work, and it is not so easy to ask for leave.
It's not that Ling Xiao hasn't seen people who have been frozen awake, Yuriko Koyama has been frozen by him for several years, but a person who has been frozen for half a century appears alive in front of him, and Ling Xiao also finds it very interesting.
Sitting there, he chatted with Rogers for a while, this person's tone was a little old-fashioned, and some of the words also had obvious traces of half a century ago, not very talkative, and his attitude towards Ling Xiao was not too good, but it was not bad, after all, everyone had only known each other for a few minutes.
Looking at the information on the tablet, Rogers glanced up at Coulson and couldn't help but ask, "So, is Dr. Banner going to copy the Super Soldier serum they used on me?" ”
"A lot of people think so." Coulson shrugged his shoulders and said, "You are the first superhero in history, and naturally countless descendants will follow suit. Dr. Banner believes that gamma rays will be the key to unlocking Dr. Erkins' original formula. ”
"Looks like he didn't get his wish!" Looking at the frantic Hulk on the tablet, Rogers felt a heavy feeling in his heart.
"So to speak." Coulson nodded and said, "When he's not transforming, he's about the same as Stephen Hawking." ”
"Who?" Rogers looked up, his face dazed, and the long slumber made him unaware of the famous figures of this era.
"Stephen Hawking was a famous physicist, cosmologist, mathematician, thinker and philosopher, a genius." Ling Xiao opened his eyes and said to Rogers, "Dr. Banner is the same, he is a physicist, a doctor of nuclear physics. ”
After a slight pause, Ling Xiao continued: "Steve, over the years, there have been too many organizations that have conducted research on super soldier serums, but very few have really succeeded, and most of them have caused disasters and tragedies. In fact, I always had a question in my mind. ”
Ling Xiao turned his head and glanced at Coulson, seeing that he was a little inexplicable, and then continued: "I've always wondered, how did those tissues get the serum sample and its broken equation, shouldn't this kind of thing be tightly sealed?" ”
Hearing Ling Xiao say this, Rogers frowned and looked at Coulson, hoping that he could give an explanation.
"This ......" Coulson said with a look of embarrassment: "I don't know the specific reason, let's put it this way, you also know that the government, as well as the military high-level, there are many people who have access to these things, such as Dr. Banner's experimental team, he is under the leadership of General Ross to carry out the experimental program, and the final results are always unsatisfactory." ”
"Hmm!" Steve Rogers flipped through the laptop in his hand, frowned, and after a long time, he sighed and said: "Back then, the Super Soldier program was carried out because of the threat of war from the Nazis, but now that the threat of war is gone, why are there still people tirelessly pursuing these things?" ”
"Strength, power, immortality." Ling Xiao sneered and said, "People all have desires, it's not strange to pursue these things, it's not them who need to pay the price anyway." Captain Rogers, the Nazis should have started researching the Super Soldier Project first, can I ask, how did Dr. Egins get the Super Soldier serum in the first place, and is there any basis for that? ”
Ling Xiao has always suspected that Dr. Erkins' so-called super soldier serum is actually from the blood of alien life, but whether it is from the data or the serum itself, it is difficult to find the root cause.
"I don't know." Rogers shook his head slightly and said, "I was just a hairy kid who didn't know anything, I didn't think about it, and no one told me what was going on, and just after the experiment ended, Dr. Erkins was shot by an agent sent by Hydra, so no one knew the formula for the super soldier serum anymore." ”
Rogers smiled reluctantly, he looked at Ling Xiao and asked in a low voice, "What, Mr. Ling, do you dare to be interested in super soldier serums?" ”
"Me?" Ling Xiao shook his head slightly and said, "I'm not interested in the super soldier serum, I'm interested in what exactly is his source!" ”
"I'm afraid no one will be able to answer this question anymore!" Rogers shook his head and said, "Although we did some mistakes back then, but looking back now, even without us, the Allies could have won the final victory, and there are some things, if the cost is more than the gain, then it is not necessary." ”
"You can't say that, Captain Rogers, your contribution in the first place saved the Allies hundreds of thousands of casualties. And the enemies we face today are vastly different from those we faced half a century ago. Coulson paused slightly, not knowing why he seemed so excited today, but he said in a deep voice: "To be honest, it's my honor to meet you, it's true." Actually, I've seen you before when you were asleep, I mean I happened to be there when you got out of the water. ”
Steve Rogers smiled, Coulson's compliment making him not know what to say.
"I didn't expect you to join us this time, I'm really honored!" Coulson looked at Rogers, his excitement palpable.
Looking at Coulson's appearance as a little fan, Ling Xiao finally remembered that this guy has always regarded Captain America as an idol, and this is abnormal today. Rogerson was clearly aware of this, and he sighed and said, "I hope I won't let you down." ”
"Surely you can." Coulson had no doubts, and he continued, "We've revamped your uniform and added a little new factor. ”
"My uniform?" Rogers frowned and asked, "Do those stars and stripes look a little ...... Some are outdated. ”
"In the current situation, given what's coming, I think you might need some of the old ways." Coulson's gaze swept over Rogers and Ling Xiao, his face was a little solemn, he couldn't be more clear about what was happening in the research base, and his judgment of the situation was not so optimistic.
The butterfly-shaped aircraft crossed an oblique arc and landed on the aircraft carrier with the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo, and they flew from the continental United States to the high seas all the way, the purpose of which was this aircraft carrier, which was the base that Melinda said, and Ling Xiao, who had just gotten off the plane, met his old friend Dr. Banner.
(End of chapter)