37 Chapter 37: Ready
Garrett, the elite agent, quickly adapted to his administrative role and immediately began promoting the crucial role of Overwatch in the recent incident.
After all, without Overwatch, who knows how many casualties there would have been if the Hulk had not been taken out of the city.
At the same time, he criticized General Ross by name for creating such a monster with the experimental accident.
Unbeknownst to Ross, who was on Aqaz Island at the time, he was being persecuted. But even if he knew, he wouldn't care. The most important thing for him at the moment was to find a way to get more slots from Warren. As for his reputation? He could play with it.
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They wasted a lot of effort, and even with Nick Fury's help later on, Warren still didn't agree to provide them with additional slots for the Super Soldier Serum experiments. He only agreed to observe the effects of the three super soldiers before making a decision.
Ross and Nick Fury reluctantly agreed, thinking that if Sam, Riley, and Coulson performed well, they might be able to get more slots from Warren in the future.
"To be honest, I think having only a small number of super soldiers is not bad."
"That's right. It puts us at an advantage."
Ross and Nick Fury comforted each other and left.
Next was the showtime for the three super soldiers. They had to deliver satisfactory results and dispel Warren's concerns.
The experiment ended perfectly, and Matthew Ellis sat in his office, reading the report with his feet up.
The success of the Super Soldier Serum program was undoubtedly great news, even though it was a small setback that Warren didn't agree to its large-scale use. But it was for the prevention of catastrophic events. Ellis was also willing to see the serum without any side effects being developed, so he gave them some more time to study and improve it.
After all, Nick Fury and Ross shared the same opinion as Warren, and Ellis trusted them. Furthermore, they had mentioned conducting real-world tests on the three super soldiers during this period and gradually persuading Warren to provide more experimental slots. Having a few dozen super soldiers was already a formidable combat force; there was no need for universal distribution.
In other words, they didn't have enough funds. The electricity bill alone for this experiment amounted to nearly ten million dollars, making people's kidneys ache.
What they were dealing with was not just super soldiers; it was super soldiers with a super price tag!
Ultimately, it all came down to money, the main obstacle limiting the widespread use of the serum.
Tony Stark had been found and he returned alive!
This news made Obadiah Stane furious. He slammed the table in anger and then composed himself, putting on a fake smile to welcome Tony's return.
News came that Tony requested a press conference, and Obadiah Stane had no choice but to make the preparations.
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"Red Queen, are you ready?"
"All preparations have been completed. Departments are on standby. We'll consume all of Stark's stocks."
"Very well."
Today was the day of Tony Stark's return. The news had been spreading since he was found, and they were just waiting for his plane to land.
Similarly, Warren had been waiting for this day as well.
Tony Stark was in a closed environment, and there was no way Warren could influence him directly. According to the original trajectory, Tony would announce the closure of Stark Industries' weapons division after his return.
In other words, it was a golden opportunity for Hammer Industries under Warren's command. It was also an excellent opportunity to acquire Stark's stocks.
FBI, Agent Jonathan was working when he received a call.
"Hi, Agent Jonathan."
"Mr. Worthington? Are you calling to break some big news?" Jonathan teased as he organized his papers, recalling the previous incident when he was deceived.
"Yes, open your email. You should find a surprise there."
"Watt?"
I was just speaking casually. Did something really happen?
Indeed, there was a new email, containing some videos and transaction records. The email even thoughtfully included translations for the videos.
"This... evidence of terrorists colluding with Obadiah Stane? Stane arranged for the terrorists to kill Tony Stark? The weapons in the hands of the terrorists were also secretly sold by him?"
Jonathan was taken aback by the explosiveness of the information. It was such a thrilling plot, and he couldn't help but reach for some popcorn.
"Don't say I never take care of you, Agent Jonathan. I have a favor to ask."
Jonathan's attitude changed, "As long as it's not too excessive."
With such a huge credit handed to him, helping out was just a small matter.
"Well, Tony Stark's return will surely stabilize Stark's stock price. And at this moment..."
"Can you stop using me all the time?"
Last time, and now again. Am I just a tool for you, used by capitalists?
"What if I ask someone else for help? I have many friends at the police station."
"Cough, no, don't. Arresting the illegal businessman who colluded with terrorists is the job of the FBI. I'm on my way now!"
Yes, now I'm just a tool.
"You can wait until their press conference is over. Don't interrupt their show."
Strike when others are working hard to salvage the situation, and finally crush any hope?
That's ruthless!
But what could he do? Jonathan was just a tool being used by Worthington. It was only reasonable to agree to a reasonable request when considering the significant favor involved.
"Actually, when I think about it, I'm the big winner in the battles between those bigshots."
Promotion and wealth, it's happening today!
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"I've also taken care of things on my end." Warren hung up the phone.
"The matter on Stark's side should be no problem now. Let's see what Harry is up to."
Harry had clashed with the "Baymax" project previously, and now he confidently made a promise to deliver a marketable product within six months. But then...
"This is good, but it's still lacking that certain something." Ivan Vanko commented.
After the completion of the micro-missile project, Warren had assigned this father-son duo to assist Harry. Then, Harry witnessed the two tattooed tough guys, who... who... who managed to complete the body parts of Baymax in just half a month!
They even wrote the driving program for Baymax, and they did it better than him!
If they were knowledgeable about medicine, Harry even suspected that they completed the medical chip programming for Baymax as well!
How could people be so monstrous? And there were two of them!
Therefore, he applied for a new project and requested that these two tough guys not be involved in his project anymore.
Coincidentally, there were some classified projects that Warren didn't want the father-son duo to participate in yet. So he gave Harry a new project:
Super Soldier Suit
It included a flying skateboard modified from Green Goblin's glider, tactical goggles, micro-missiles, advanced radar stealth technology and detection technology from Black Cat's Luna, laser defense matrix, and other technologies available to Worthington. Harry's goal was to integrate them together in a reasonable manner. Warren planned to establish a group of human warriors under Overwatch and recruit some soldiers.
It was the most suitable task for Harry. It was classified, didn't require superhuman talents, and was full of honor.
