Chapter 566 Custom Heroes
Are you satisfied? The people present were of course very satisfied with the combat armor called the Iron Desert. They sat in the command car and used various monitors to watch it. During this period, there was also an explanation from Ereda Gemini. It can be said that their understanding of the performance of this armor was much deeper than that of the Power King and others who were killed by him.
Ignoring the protection of automatic rifle attacks, multiple visual observation systems can almost be called completely invisible concealment devices, as well as auxiliary devices that can enhance the wearer's strength, and can climb silently on smooth glass with bare hands, bio-imitation combat boots and gloves. These things can be called creations that innovate the form of war.
The only thing that made them feel that the armor was too weak in ranged attack methods, and only the shoulder cannon on his shoulder was said to be analyzing the Chittali rifle technology and was created, but they also felt that this flaw was very easy to solve, and at worst it would be possible to let him carry a Gatlin on his other shoulder.
"So this is the product you plan to sell to the military?" asked the senior military official who was a little fat and had a bald head. He was the plenipotentiary of the tourism group sent by the Ministry of Defense this time, Lieutenant General Hog Elvin. He felt that since Ereda Gemini used this pair of armor for demonstration, this must be the main product they sold this time.
"No." Who knew that Saloras shook her head, and when everyone was puzzled, she said, "This armor is just a trial version."
The performance of this armor is so powerful that it is just a trial model? General Hogg was really stunned for a moment, and then asked naturally, "So... are your official products more powerful than this?"
"Well..." Saloras shook his head. "The products we plan to sell will be discounted accordingly. The quality is much worse than this."
General Hogg was not too surprised when he heard this answer, but asked lightly, "Why?"
"The reason why this armor is called a trial model is because it combines a variety of ideas we imagined. Therefore, when it is made, it also combines a variety of the most advanced technologies in our company, such as high-tech materials, new energy technology, optical technology, and human body transformation technology, etc...." Aures slowly explained the reason. "So its manufacturing process is very cumbersome, and the cost is quite high, and it is difficult to achieve mass production. It is difficult for us to obtain profits when selling it as a commodity."
"And for the military." At this time, Saloras took the conversation again. "It is unrealistic to do a large amount of things that are expensive and difficult to mass-produce. Moreover, the maintenance costs in the future will become a heavy burden. So we plan to sell this simplified version of the armor, and we will sell it when our research on this armor can reduce costs and achieve mass production. This is the most ideal solution in the current situation."
The words of Erida Gemini are really telling the truth with conscience. The development of this armor of the Iron-Drained Warrior is the project that has taken the longest time, participated the most and consumed the most money since the opening of the Umbrella Company.
Gornos took his three assistants and took half a month to save it, and he spent $200,000 in research funds in an instant! Half of them were the salary and bonuses they were given, and the remaining half were the materials they purchased and the water and electricity bills.
It is really difficult to mass production. Gornos said in tears at that time that you only need to give me three days to rub a machine tool, and you can only produce hundreds of sets a day. If you want to have more, I can only rub a machine tool!
"So that's it." General Hogg was really... used to the behavior of Ereda Gemini's plan to sell defective products to the military.
After staying in the Ministry of Defense for so long, the arms sales transaction has not been discussed this time. Do you still not know what those capitalists are thinking?
Almost all kinds of weapons of the US military are purchased from capitalists' personal arms companies. Driven by huge interests, these companies are also very happy to develop advanced weapons and sell them to the US military, but they will not sell the best products. Because if they sell the best, will the backward versions they create during the development process be worthless?
Maximizing interests is what capitalists pursue. So after they win the bid, they usually sell backward products. After a few years, the value of these backward products is squeezed out, they will sell updating versions. At this time, they must have developed more advanced versions.
That's why Lieutenant General Hogg thought that Ereda's behavior was very normal and there was no need to make a fuss.
"Then you write a proposal to submit your simplified version," Lieutenant General Hog said lightly, "But I would like to remind you that the Ministry of Defense will review your proposal, so I hope you don't simplify it too much." We don't care about buying defective products, but it would be too much for you to sell us the scraps!
"No problem." Aurece agreed with a smile. Anyway, we are a technology monopoly. Even if we really take out waste, you will treat it as treasures.
"Okay, let's talk about this matter later." Lieutenant General Hog took out a blue envelope and handed it to Ereda Gemini. "This time I have a special mission, which is the order issued by the President himself, and this is the document signed by the President."
"Oh, that's a real honor... Then the details of this task are..." Ereda Gemini opened the envelope and looked at the document. It only stated that Lieutenant General Hogl Alvin was entrusted to carry out this task. The signature was the president's name, but the actual content of the task was not mentioned at all.
"I must declare in advance before telling you the content of the mission." Lieutenant General Hogg sat upright and became serious. "This mission is directly issued by the President to the US Department of Defense, which is a secret in the secret. So you must strictly keep the secret. If it is leaked, it is at your own risk. Can you do it?"
"We are happy to keep it secret." Erida Gemini replied with a smile at first, but this attitude seemed to not satisfy the other party, so they had to become serious as well. "We promise to keep the secret strictly."
"Very good." Lieutenant General Hogg nodded, and then said the content of the mission "The U.S. government needs a superhero now."
"A superhero?" Saloras was a little confused about this. "Don't you already have the legendary hero Captain America? Do you think he's not enough alone?"
"Captain America, the military's signature, and the American spirit, I grew up listening to his stories. Personally, I still admire him very much." Lieutenant General Hogg's face looked a little ugly, but reality is very ironic. Such a person does not belong to the United States now, and he is waiting for the dispatch of S.H.I.E.D.."
Captain America's personnel relations were previously related to the Scientific Strategic Legion, but later the Scientific Strategic Legion transformed into S.H.E.L.D. Now S.H.E.L.D. has become a world-wide organization, and the US government cannot control him at all. Then if the US government wants to use Captain America and beg him with his old face, Captain America will probably express his obligation, but if he wants to transfer him with a transfer order, there is no way.
"Where is the Iron Patriot?" asked Aureese. "I remember Mr. President seemed to value him very much."
"Don't mention it." Lieutenant General Hogg shook his head. "The last time he happened, he was so disgraceful in front of the president."
Some time ago, Mandalin made a fuss. In order to calm the hearts of the people, to fight against terrorists and protect himself, the president praised the war machine as an iron patriot. But in the end, this guy did nothing and went out to fight against terrorists without any result. He was trapped. He was supposed to protect the president's safety and was made into a Trojan horse and became a talisman for the invading Air Force One.
Afterwards, the president felt that if it weren't for the last time Ereda Gemini and their bodyguards, his life might have fallen into his hands.
"And... Lieutenant Colonel Rhodes is very close to Tony Stark or S.H.I.E.D.." Lieutenant General Hogg was a little worried when he said. "Maybe Nick Fury waved to him one day, he might shake his tail to help!"
It’s okay to say about Captain America, after all, SHIELD took the lead from the beginning. However, its current Air Force lieutenant colonel is always in love with SHIELD, who can stand it!
However, the US military did not dare to punish Rhodes for this matter, and did not dare to dismiss him because the armor of the war machine was given to Rhodes by Tony Stark and was not owned by the military. So if you fire Rhodes, you will lose the war machine, which will be a considerable loss for the military.
Moreover, the current relationship between Rhodes and S.H.I.E.L.D. Maybe it’s the trap made by Nick Frey, which deliberately disgusted you. Once you fire Rhodes, you might go to work at S.H.E.L.D. The next day, it’s necessary to have blood in the brain!
"I understand." Aurece nodded. "You don't just need a superhero, but this hero is completely under the control of the US government, right? I guess you are planning to customize one from our company, right?"
"That's right." Hogg nodded, "You create a superhero and then we buy it. The matter between us is that simple. As for the issue of post-promotion, it's not your business. Of course, our transaction does not exist this time."
"No problem." Saloras smiled and replied, as if this kind of thing was not too difficult. "Then do you have any choice? I think you shouldn't want our company to produce its own people, right?"
"Of course." Hogg took out another envelope and handed it over. He must be very cautious about such a candidate. After layers of review, he must not only be healthy and able to withstand biochemical transformation, but more importantly, he must have a positive outlook on his three views and ensure absolute loyalty to the United States.
Erida Gemini opened the folder and looked at it. There was a stack of personnel information, but only a dozen, and only the parameters of physical fitness and psychological test results were marked on it, so she did not say anything else.
"Then it's him..." Saloras seemed to have studied the data of these people, but in fact she just took out one and handed it back.
Chapter completed!