Chapter 186 The Impact of New Energy
An enclave of the United States, Alaska.
This state is already very close to the North Pole geographically, because the latitude is already very far north, and it is still very cold even in mid-February.
This cold climate is said to last at least until late March to early April. So this time period is not the best season here.
"Is this the first silverware we've collected?" Li Jie asked with a newly recovered silverware in his hand, which was bought from a silverware shop.
Looks like maybe the previous owner needed money to sell it.
"We already have more than 80 pieces of silverware in our hands. In addition, the mutants have also collected 40 pieces. The S.H.I.E.L.D. has recovered nearly 100 pieces in the past half month. It can be said that we have collected Most of the silverware has been recovered." It was Frank, who was on the mission with him, who answered Li Jie.
It should have been very troublesome to come to this place across the entire Canadian territory from New York, but the helpers Li Jie found played a big role.
Mage Lan participated in Li Jie's plan. She has an excellent magic of space teleportation, which can teleport people thousands of miles away in an instant.
Moreover, the ability to lock these leftover silverware all depends on the mage's magic lock. Although it is not very accurate, at least it can find out the approximate location.
Because all the silverware seem to come from a complete item, they are related in breath.
Lan was able to judge the position by locking the breath of one silverware to the breath of another, just like Loki did before.
"Have you found it? If there is nothing here, I think we should go back first." Master Lan asked after seeing Li Jie and Frank returning to the agreed place.
Her current complexion is not very good-looking, because the excessive use of magic during this period has made her mana a little overdrawn, and the magician's magic power is not endless.
Even if it is as strong as the ancient one, or even the heavenly father Odin, their mana will have a time to run out.
"Thank you for your hard work. Please send us back to New York first. I think you may need to rest for a while recently." Li Jie said looking at Lan's face.
"Let's go back and talk later." Lan didn't respond to Li Jie's words, and directly opened a space door in the air with golden and red sparks shining.
The three of Li Jie traveled thousands of kilometers back to New York in an instant.
"Isn't there any trouble in New York today?" Li Jie asked Zeng Chu who was staring at a bunch of computer screens and observing the dynamics of downtown New York after he came back.
"If a group of lunatics want to attack the Stark Group, it doesn't count. Then it's no big deal." Zeng Chu shrugged.
"Why? Someone attacked the Stark Group?" Li Jie put the silverware recovered this time into the base's vault and kept it away.
"It's nothing, a group of unemployed employees." Zeng Chu pointed to the TV, saying that this was the biggest news today.
"It's basically because Stark's new energy system ruined the jobs of many people. I heard that the world's seven major energy giants are planning to start large-scale layoffs."
"The countries in OPEC that rely on crude oil exports can't sit still. Stark's new energy has begun to get on the right track in New York."
"When I went to refuel today, even the employees at the gas station were worried about losing their jobs. You know that many gas station employees have no other skills. Once Stark's new energy completely replaces the old petrochemical energy one day, Then those people are almost certain to lose their jobs."
"So someone attacked the Stark Group?" Li Jie kind of understood what happened. The footsteps of the great era have not really taken its first step, but obstacles that stop it from moving forward have appeared.
"Yes, there are about 300 people, and they seem to be organized." Zeng Chu thought for a while and said.
"There were also people who brought weapons to besiege the Stark Group, hid in their cars, and shot after approaching the Stark Group."
Li Jie frowned. It seemed that this matter was not as simple as the laid-off workers who had difficulty re-employing and causing trouble.
"There were about a dozen guns, and two Stark Group staff members were killed at the scene. Then Tony Stark, wearing a steel armor, appeared, and it seemed that he added a lot of non-lethal weapons to the new armor. The anti-explosive weapons subdued the crowd in a very short time."
"Can I find the files of those troublemakers?" The more Li Jie thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. It's already a troubled time. Didn't someone instigate these guys who shot and killed people in the streets of New York?
"The New York police just locked up those guys. I can't find their information yet, but I will pay attention." Zeng Chu expressed that these things might not be easy.
"We have found so many silverware now, the rest shouldn't cause much trouble, right?"
"I don't know, but I always feel that it's not that simple. You must know that the silverware found by the mutants is almost all taken back after the mutants lost control." Li Jie thought of the behavior of the mutants in recent days. Some headaches.
Nearly forty cases of mutants getting out of control happened recently. Although they didn't happen in New York, the impact was still very bad.
In particular, a mutant out of control case in the oil and gas mining process had a huge impact. The out-of-control mutant had been able to control his abilities before, but the sudden loss of control that day caused a series of explosions on the entire mining platform.
More than 70 people died and nearly 500 people were injured. This is the most destructive case caused by mutants in recent years.
The mutant turmoil that had been suppressed had begun to rise again.
Moreover, the stock prices of these old energy manufacturers fell because of the release of new energy by the Stark Group, coupled with the damage to the mining platform and the astronomical work injury compensation that almost caused the boss to collapse.
This made the boss of the company declare bankruptcy directly after the compensation was completed, which caused thousands of people to lose their jobs.
Inside and outside, because of the mutants and the Stark Group's new energy, the whole society has become more turbulent, and many people are beginning to feel uneasy.
Especially related practitioners, they are all afraid of losing their jobs, and this invisible fear spreads among the crowd.
Although the crowd is not large, but the fear is real.
"By the way, where did Barbara go?" Li Jie asked Barbara, who was a new member of Frank's team. She wore black-rimmed glasses and was dressed like a house girl.
She has a lot of research in biology, and according to Frank, she has excellent marksmanship. She used to be a scientist of a special institution.
"She is studying the black symbiont you brought back in the laboratory." Zeng Chu pointed to the door of the laboratory.
"By the way, what are you going to do with that kid? Barbara has given Cain a comprehensive examination and has confirmed that his body structure should not have been damaged by the symbiote." Frank took off all the equipment on his body and participated in the conversation.
"I haven't thought of it yet, but I'm afraid he will be arrested and studied in the orphanage before he goes back?" Li Jie has been so busy recently that he has no time to think about Cain's problem.
"Master Gu Yi hasn't come back yet?" Li Jie asked Lan, who was using magic to try to communicate with Gu Yi.
"It doesn't look like it's there yet, maybe it's still in Asgard. My mana is too weak to pass through Asgard and contact the Ancient One Mage." Lan shook her head, her face paler, and now her magic overdraw is too severe.
"You should rest first, the matter cannot be resolved in an instant." Li Jie shook his head at Lan and said.
"I'm afraid I can't do without rest, because the rest of the silverware, except for those collected by us and your friends, I can no longer perceive the location of other silverware." Lan bit her lip and told Li Jie a Not good news.
"Okay, no matter what, you go to rest first. I will take care of the rest." Li Jie patted Lan on the shoulder.
The problem is to find a way to solve it. Since this road is not painful, we have to change another road.
"I'm going to the Stark Group. If there is anything urgent, please contact me." Li Jie felt like he was running around like a firefighter.
Step on the sliding wing provided by Harry, and fly at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour at a height of several hundred meters.
"Mr. Tony, Nightcrawler requests a meeting." In the laboratory inside the Stark Group building, Tony was staying up all night making some interesting gizmos. And Jarvis' voice interrupted his inspiration.
He could only put down the device in his hand and said. "Turn off the defense system and let him come in from the rooftop."
Li Jie entered Tony's reception room from the roof of the Stark Group, and the owner here, Tony Stark, was holding a tablet computer and reading materials.
After meeting and cooperating several times, the wariness between the two is not as heavy as it was at the beginning. At least Tony will not wear the steel armor of the trap when he meets the Nightcrawler.
"I heard you've been busy recently? You're fighting fires everywhere. I want to ask you, has the US government paid you?" Tony said without raising his head.
"What about you? I heard that you just flew to Iraq to deal with a group of armed groups. Did the Iraqi government give you a special bonus? Or a heartfelt thank you letter?" Li Jie knew Tony's character, and he didn't And he fired back politely.
"I get thank you letters every day, but I've always only liked those from women, especially those beautiful ones who thank you at the door." Tony put down his tablet.
"I heard that your company encountered some troubles today? Can you guess who is behind the scenes?" Li Jie found a sofa and sat down.
"You also believe in conspiracy theories? Well, to be honest, there are too many possibilities. You have to know that what I did cut off a lot of people's money."
"Are you looking for me today to care about your new friend's troubles?" Tony asked.
"Actually, I want to ask you, did you find anything about the silver necklace I gave you?"
"I knew it, come with me, I'll show you something." Tony stood up and motioned Li Jie to follow him.