The knight passing by Marvel

Chapter 178

Standing behind this old man are four bearded men wearing Arab-style costumes. There are a row of bullet clips and three grenades hanging on the body armor. He is holding an AK rifle in his hand, with a holster tied to his thigh, and a pistol stuck inside. , plus the face full of flesh, it is basically the standard gangster dress.But facing this old man who was so thin that he could be blown away by a gust of wind, he was extremely respectful and fearful. When he heard the old man's voice, he hurriedly responded submissively, for fear that it would be too late.

One of them ran out quickly to convey the old man's order, stepped out of this dilapidated earthen house, outside was a series of houses built of earthen bricks, with people standing on the roof and in some dangerous places holding all kinds of firearms The militiamen, and most of the people on the street carry guns on their backs. It can be said that the whole people are soldiers.

After the messenger ran out, within a few seconds, a person hurried in, with anxiety on his face, and said to the old man, "My lord, the supply and storage of weapons, equipment and ammunition may not be completed as expected. "

The Mandarin said unhurriedly: "Mehsud, is there something wrong?"

Mehsud hastily offered the stack of papers in his hands with both hands, and explained: "In the past eight months, more than a dozen armed forces under our control have been attacked by Iron Man, and a large amount of equipment has been destroyed. They were destroyed, and three ammunition depots were blown up, all of which need to be repurchased. However, the sales of oil in the dozens of oil fields under our control have been declining in the past year, and I’m afraid if this continues.”

Mehsud didn't say anything about the follow-up, but everyone present understood what would happen. Expenditures were increasing, but income continued to decrease. This was the rhythm of bankruptcy.

"Oil sales have declined?" Mandarin's face suddenly darkened, he turned around slowly, stared at the two men with gloomy eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, "Have you found out the reason?"

The temperature in the house dropped a lot inexplicably, causing the three guards to shiver, but Mehsud continued to say with a normal face: "I have already checked the order, and the reduced part is all from the US emperor. It is said that Stark The industry is promoting clean energy. Many American newspapers reported that the era of oil would end. Eight months ago, Osborne’s bio-power generation was connected to the grid, and the price of electricity fell sharply. Many Americans chose to buy Electric cars, gasoline sales are down 15% in a year, and…”

Mehsud was still babbling and reporting, and he summed it up in one sentence: "We are almost running out of money to buy equipment."

The Mandarin controls more than a dozen armed forces, all over the deserts of the Middle East and Central Asia, fighting with the government armed forces, robbing territory and population, and fighting everywhere. It is impossible to develop heavy industry, let alone the areas he controls. Engage in technical talent.

All weapons and equipment are purchased from outsiders. I bought a lot of missiles, tanks and other heavy equipment to prepare for a fight with the government army, but an Iron Man was born, flying around in this desert area, bombarding The random bombings destroyed these heavy equipment in sevens and eighties, and even the ammunition warehouses were bombed several times.

The original war plan had to be postponed, and these weapons and equipment had to be repurchased. The most important thing was that they took out their wealth two weeks ago, seized the rare opportunity, and acquired most of the shares of Hammer Industries.Its purpose is to take down a company that manufactures weapons. After all, as long as his armed forces don't stop expanding, he won't be able to stop buying weapons in large quantities.Taking out so much money all of a sudden has brought the already tight finances to the brink of bankruptcy. Now the main source of income is the decrease in sales of oil, which is simply worse.

The Mandarin's fingers tapped the arm of the chair, 'Dah!clatter! ' The sound echoed in the silent room, and it took a long time before he spoke: "Raza concealed the fact that he captured Stark, which made us lose the best chance to obtain Stark Enterprise's high-tech and huge funds , otherwise why spend a high price to acquire Hanmer Industries."

"My lord, Stark now has a steel suit, I'm afraid." Mehsud hastily persuaded, lest the Mandarin continue to insist on controlling Stark Enterprises. After all, Stark now wears a steel suit when he goes out, which is not the same as before. Ordinary people who can be captured in a sneak attack.

"Stark has destroyed so many of my things, he has to pay the price, and only he knows how to find that dragon." The Mandarin refocused on the metal dragon on the TV, which can move and fly , he wants to get this giant metal dragon, maybe he can find a way to repair the alien mechanical dragon he found.

Stark didn't know that someone was already eyeing him, and he was leisurely busy on the completed Stark Building. Although the sky was full of stars outside, Stark was full of energy in the virtual projection in front of him. It was moving, and it was the power supply network of Stark Tower.

When Pepper walked in from the elevator, he saw Stark who was concentrating on his work. Since he solved the palladium poisoning, Stark has returned to the state of a workaholic. When inspiration comes, he is busy day and night. Ken takes a break.

With a smile on his face, Stark waved to Pepper and said, "Pepper, I have already figured out how to supply energy to the building. I will build a large ark reactor at the bottom of the Hudson River and use water to supply it. Cool the Ark reactor, so that the cost will be minimized, and in the future, we can consider building a larger Ark reactor at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.”

"Tony, have you forgotten? Osborne Group's bio-power generation has already been integrated into the grid in Queens, and the one-year test period will end in a few months. Brooklyn will also be integrated, leaving We're running out of areas."

Stark waved his hand indifferently, and said disdainfully: "How many electric eels can be raised to supply the electricity demand of the whole world? My Ark reactor is not used to generate electricity, but to change the whole world, by Ark The plasma propulsion technology driven by the reactor can be used in various aspects such as fighter jets, rockets, ships, cars, etc. There is no space left on the rocket for Osborne to raise electric eels. He wants to change the Osborne Group into farming field."

Listening to Stark's blatant sarcasm, Pepper shook his head helplessly even though he knew Stark's character well. He could only say "genius is always arrogant", and Stark is the representative of the representatives.

The sound of the elevator door opening behind him sounded again, causing Pepper to turn his head away, only to see Natalie in a tight black leather jacket and a big one-eyed black man in a black windbreaker he didn't recognize coming in, which made Pepper couldn't help but Frowning, he said displeasedly: "Natalie, how can you let a stranger in?"

(End of this chapter)