Sentinel

Chapter 357 New Changes
Sean pushed open the door of the conference room. General Ross, who took off his military uniform and put on formal clothes, waited for a long time. He landed from Dulles International Airport not far from the Pentagon an hour ago, and then rushed to S.H.I.E.L.D. on the Potomac River Tricurve Wing Building.

"It's a surprise that Captain Rogers signed the registration bill."

The general was quite surprised. You must know that Steve Rogers is a very stubborn person. There have been heated discussions within S.H.I.E.L.D. on whether Captain America should be imprisoned. Opinion.

After all, this is a war hero of the last century who once made great sacrifices for the country, and rough law enforcement will inevitably cause some unnecessary criticism.

It's a pity that Captain America insisted on his stance and remained unmoved. The politicians who had small calculations came back as a feather, disappointed, and finally gave up the idea of ​​​​wooing the other party.

"Sometimes putting cruel facts in front of good people is more effective than sweet words and torture."

Sean shrugged, and Captain America backed down, which was a good thing.Otherwise, with the opponent's appeal among superheroes, some troubles will be caused more or less.

"The general rushed over, presumably not just for Captain Rogers."

The young man was sitting on the sofa. Although General Ross tried his best to maintain his demeanor, there was still a hint of anxiety in his expression.

"I'm for the new type of energy that Umbrella and Stark Industries cooperate with. You have set off a revolution and tried to establish a new pattern. This is a good thing and a bad thing."

General Ross shook his head, sighed, and began to explain the recent situation to Sean.

In the field of energy, due to Stark Industries, Umbrella, and the veteran giant Koch Industries Group, the troika is driving in parallel, and under the combination of powerful forces, they seized the market with lightning speed and soon stabilized. situation.

However, with the continuous expansion of new energy sources, it has brought a great impact to the industry, especially Stark Industries has invested heavily in promotional activities, trying to complete the work process that originally took decades in just half a year. , leaving no buffer for others, this aggressive strategy has of course caused a huge economic earthquake.

"Tony Stark is like a rampaging elephant, no one can stop him, and that bastard doesn't even care what he stepped on!"

General Ross was furious. He had always had a bad opinion of Stark, always had, and still does.

Due to Stark Industries' wanton advances, not only the manufacturing industry peers trembled under its footsteps, but also the energy industry was extremely nervous. Under such a severe situation, the valuation of traditional energy industries plummeted like an avalanche. The layout has completed the transformation ahead of schedule, and established consortiums such as Roxon Petroleum have already felt the cold wave of summer.

At the same time, this change has triggered a series of chain reactions. Like toppling a domino, the rapid development of the new energy industry has forced the White House, which has been kidnapped by oil, to change its policies. International hotspots have continued to cool down. The military action in return has now become meaningless, and the economic structure and foreign policy established by the United States since the war are facing a crisis of collapse.

In the past 20 years, the United States has launched a total of more than 20 overseas military operations. From the 1991 Gulf War, which was caused by the oil dispute between Iraq and Kuwait, to Kosovo, Afghanistan, Libya and so on.

War can allow arms dealers to get orders from the Ministry of Defense, soldiers to get more opportunities for promotion, oil tycoons' stocks to appreciate rapidly, and domestic conflicts to be diverted...

Before that, oil was the most important strategic resource in the twentieth century.

In the words of former U.S. Secretary of State Kissinger: "Oil has irrevocably changed the world."

Since Colonel Drake drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania in the United States in 1859, human life has been inseparable from petroleum and its products.It is a resource that great powers compete for, and it is also the power source of modern weapons.

For the United States, oil is the most important energy and basic chemical resource in the modern economy, and it is also an important lifeline for establishing an economic system dominated by the US dollar.The reason why this superpower successively launched the wars in Afghanistan, overseas, and Iraq, and provoked wars between Arabs and Israel, is to divide the Middle East and establish the OPEC organization.

This forced OPEC to accept the condition that "global oil transactions must be settled in US dollars" and consolidate its hegemony.

Therefore, the "petrodollar system" is an alternative continuation after the collapse of the "Blake Woods system", which helps to ensure the core position of the US dollar in the international currency system.

However, Stark Industries' frantic rush is about to end this "petroleum era" and open up a new pattern of the world.In this revolution, countless people are doomed to suffer, the opportunists lose their money, and the powerful and the big people suffer greatly.

The most obvious example is that when Stark Industries, Umbrella, and Koch Industries announced their cooperation, the international crude oil market fell all the way, almost approaching the freezing point, which directly touched the changes in the interests of countries around the world. Numerous "conspiracy theories" followed Come on.

Many believe that this is a joint conspiracy by the United States and Saudi Arabia against Russia to impose a new wave of economic sanctions.

Regarding this, there are different opinions, rumors are everywhere, and the international market is changing every moment, and no one can guess the future trend.

There are many chain reactions similar to this. The international situation is turbulent, and the White House is not having a good time. If it were replaced by another company, it would have been forced to stop production because of public outrage, and the person at the helm would even face prison.

However, the Stark family itself is a member of the ruling group. As a new star, the rising Umbrella has even more powerful forces behind him. Even Koch Industries cannot be underestimated. The old chaebol of the old man gritted his teeth with hatred, and had to endure it for the time being.

However, the conflict will one day escalate into a full-scale conflict. At that time, they will be greeted with a thunderous and swift blow!
"So, as the person strapped to the Stark Industrial tank, should I be on the same side as Tony, or should I abandon the ship early?"

Xiao En's face was normal, and he didn't seem to worry about the huge crisis brought by new energy at all.

"I guess you already have a solution."

The general saw that Xiao En was still as stable as a mountain, and his nervousness gradually calmed down. The other party was always able to give others strong confidence.

As Betty often said, this young man is like an invincible general who can bring surprises and create miracles every time.

"How is Bronski's performance?" Sean changed the topic, and then talked about the recent major moves of the Ministry of Defense, "The bureaucrats finally agreed with your opinion and set up a powerful army to fight against the outside world. It's gratifying. Hey, General."

"This is thanks to those aliens. Mr. President is our strong backing. Super soldiers and mutants have been organized into two armies for frontal combat and partial attack."

The general is quite proud. If this army shines in the future, he will definitely mention his name.

"Emir never hesitates to perform tasks and obeys orders. He is our strongest fighter, a super soldier in the true sense. Hulk's beast is not worthy to be compared with him at all."

General Ross has long let go of his obsession with the Hulk, and now he even shows a disdainful and demeaning attitude.

"The World Security Council is in preliminary contact with Asgard. It is very likely that the whole world will face a high-level war. You and I know this very well."

Sean got up and paced, with a gloomy look in his eyes, "Why don't you have a warm-up match first, and solve the contradictions caused by new energy by the way."

"With whom?" General Ross was slightly taken aback.

"A hidden third world country."

Sean flipped the globe on the table, and his fingers landed on the distant Africa.

(End of this chapter)