Ultraman in Marvel World

Chapter 255 Earthquake
Suddenly, the floor under Mo Ye's feet shook, followed by the entire room, and at the same time, there was a dull sound in his ears, as if a subway was speeding past underground.

"Earthquake?!" Mo Ye thought of this first, but he didn't panic.

The earthquake stopped after only four or five seconds, and the magnitude of the vibration was so small that none of the items placed on the window sill fell down, which shows how low the magnitude of the earthquake was.Mo Ye didn't take it seriously. After all, it was a natural disaster, and it couldn't be stopped by manpower. Ordinary people would still panic and have their hearts pounding for a while, but now Mo Ye can easily escape even in the face of a big flood, so After the earthquake ended, I walked out of the room and continued to work on my own affairs.

But Mo Ye is so relaxed, it does not mean that other people can also relax. After the earthquake stopped, many people hurried out of the house and came to the open space outside. For a while, the streets, squares and parks were full of people. People, everyone has panic on their faces, for fear of a stronger earthquake.

The New York City government also acted immediately to quickly determine the magnitude of the earthquake and whether it caused damage, etc., and fed back this information to the citizens through television, radio, and mobile phone text messages, and notified the New York Police Department to go to the streets to maintain order.

For a while, the LED screens on the streets of Manhattan, where scaffolding can be seen everywhere, rolled out earthquake information to appease the citizens. This was only a weak earthquake and did not cause any damage to Manhattan. Citizens, please rest assured.
Indeed, according to the information released by the government, the earthquake was so small that even a doze off could not be felt, and only a small number of people ran outside. Even many construction workers continued to work on scaffolding without noticing the earthquake.

As a result, the turmoil caused by the earthquake passed quickly. Two hours later, Manhattan returned to calm. Except for a small number of people who insisted on setting up tents outside, most people returned to their homes and continued to work and live.

But this does not mean that it is over. The earthquake bureau's report on Manhattan was encrypted and sealed before it could be released. Then the revised earthquake report was requested to be released, and the real earthquake report was sent to a higher level. government department.

An earthquake less than magnitude 90 is indeed not worth mentioning, but the key point is that the epicenter of this earthquake is only [-] meters from the ground, which is lower than many skyscrapers in Manhattan. An earthquake with a focal point of more than [-] kilometers is called extremely shallow Earthquakes, these types of earthquakes are common on Earth and occur every year.

But no matter how close it is to the ground, the source of the earthquake must be more than ten kilometers away. How could it be only 90 meters, and there are still hundreds of thousands of miles away from the lithosphere. There is no condition for an earthquake to occur. It aroused the attention of many parties, and people were quickly sent to investigate, trying to figure out how this earthquake, which was less than [-] meters above the ground, was formed.

In the Trident building, Nick Fury also received the report of an abnormal earthquake in Manhattan. Only the island of Manhattan felt the tremor. New Jersey, Queens, and Brooklyn did not feel any tremors. Therefore, the source of the earthquake was 90 meters underground in Manhattan. rice.

After reading the report, Nick Fury showed no expression on his dark face from beginning to end. He directly forwarded the report and said, "Notify the agents that the target is in Manhattan, find it for me."

The intelligent program faithfully executed Nick Fury's order, sent the encrypted file, and backed up the task.

The outside world was changing, but the New York Temple was peaceful. Mo Ye left the temple again, went to the Stark Building, which was still under renovation, and told Tony Stark and the others what he knew about the Mandarin. Banner.

Banner listened the whole time, and his mouth was a little bit surprised. He never expected that the Eastern Immortal is not a myth. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that there is nothing to be surprised about. After all, Norse myths do have people, and Thor is still in New York. Fight for the limelight.

Tony Stark also had a cold face throughout the whole process, without showing any shock, which was quite normal. He didn't ask until Mo Ye finished speaking, "Is Kunlun doing anything reckless all over the earth?"

"Asgard sent Thor anyway."

"I don't know," Mo Ye spread his hands, shrugged, and said helplessly, "Before today, Kunlun was just a mountain name to me. I don't know how many people, um, immortals, and strengths there are in Kunlun." I don’t know, the Supreme Mage didn’t say it, maybe he doesn’t know, after all, no one will show their true strength without incident.”

"Does the Supreme Mage not care?" Tony Stark asked again.

Mo Ye shook his head again. The Ancient One mage didn't care about it at all. Even if the Chitauri invaded in the Battle of New York, no mage appeared.

Tony Stark clapped his hands and said, "Good, then we will deal with this Mandarin."

"He's not easy to deal with." Banner said aside, "And we don't even know where he is?"

"He will show up by himself." Tony Stark said and pressed the remote control in front of him, and the window in the south instantly turned into a display screen, and a video began to play. The protagonist was still Mandarin, wearing that suit as usual. Wearing a black robe and wearing ten rings, sitting on a seat covered with animal skins, under the dim tones, he spoke his provocative declaration.

It is still to teach President Ellis, and there are many scenes of US military fighter jets, tanks, army, and navy bombing cities in desert oases in the Middle East, and scenes of people in the Middle East mourning and dying in the flames of war. Full of the meaning of rhythm.

After remembering the misery of the people in the Middle East, the second half of the class began. An air force base shot up a column of flames one after another, and a fighter plane parked in the hangar or on the runway was blown to pieces. , and finally a black mushroom cloud rising from the bombed oil depot.

The black smoke rising into the sky can be said to cover the sky and the sun. You can see the black smoke column rising from the American Imperial Air Force Base from far away. You don’t need to look closer to know that this air force base is absolutely useless. The people inside Even if they were not killed by the explosion, they would be killed by the shock wave generated by the explosion. It would be considered lucky if one out of 100 people survived.

In the best half-minute of the video, Mandarin became the absolute protagonist as usual, and said to the camera: "President Ellis, such attacks will not stop. Those places you think are safe are actually vulnerable. Warriors Take action, gather under the banner of the Ten Rings Gang, drive out the invaders together, long live freedom!"

The video came to an abrupt end, Tony Stark put down the remote control in his hand, and said: "This is a video that was intercepted two days ago, but almost everyone outside of North America, especially the Middle East, knows that the Ten Rings Gang is The initiator of the terrorist attack, and called on the Arabs to unite against the oppression of the Western world, and launched another terrorist attack for this reason, blowing up the second air force base."

"Where there is oppression, there is resistance, the eternal truth." Mo Ye didn't feel the same sadness. If it wasn't for the gang of the Mandarin, he would never care about the Ten Rings Gang, even Tony Stark would not get involved For such an incident, if Happy hadn’t been bombed in the movie, he would never have provoked Mandarin by publicly addressing it.

Tony Stark was noncommittal, put down the wine glass in his hand, opened another document, and said while typing on the virtual keyboard with his head down: "Since last week, the production of oil fields in the Middle East has continued to decline. In just one week Over time, the drop was 70.00%, and the reason was the same, the oilfield facilities were damaged. The police arrested some saboteurs, and they confessed that they were instigated by the Ten Rings Gang to launch a jihad.”

"The more developed countries are more dependent on oil, the greater the impact will be the decline in oil production." Banner explained from the side: "If the Middle East does not export a drop of oil, the global economy will collapse. Poor areas have no impact."

"Drawing from the bottom of the pot, it's ruthless enough." Mo Ye admired the Mandarin's strategy. This move really hit the seven inches of developed countries. Without enough oil, cars, planes, missiles, tanks, warships, etc. If you want to lie down, what will you use to fight the guerrillas?

Wait, Mo Ye suddenly thought of a question, how did Tony Stark get these confidential-sounding information? This is a terrible thing. It is absolutely confidential and confidential. It is impossible to tell Tony Stark. Then someone told him on purpose.

"S.H.I.E.L.D.? Or the Pentagon?" Mo Ye thought of these two departments, but no matter which department it was, telling Tony Stark this obviously meant that he wanted the Avengers to take over and kill the man who was doing things. My lord, restore 'normal order' and oil field output in the Middle East, and prevent a major crisis of global oil shortage.

This is a more terrifying and deadly crisis than the financial crisis. There is not enough oil, trucks cannot be driven, logistics and transportation are not smooth, and prices will definitely soar all the way; large-tonnage ships cannot be driven, and the global transportation industry must be cold. Many things There is no way to circulate globally, and there will be situations where things cannot be shipped out here, but they are extremely expensive there.

In the end, it is the civilians who suffer. After all, the rich and the like, there is really no difference between one piece and 1 yuan. They will definitely get sufficient supply, just like in "2012", even if it is the end of the world, they can Take pets and several wives on board calmly.

Mo Ye picked up the drink on the side, sipped it in small sips, and said after a long time: "So it's time for our Avengers to appear again?!"

Even though the sun is setting, New York in June is still steaming hot. Walking on the street is no different from taking a sauna. It makes people want to go to the street with an air conditioner or ice cubes on their backs.

More than half a year has passed since the battle that brought huge trauma to Manhattan, but this time is not enough to restore Manhattan to its original state, especially the ruins of the collapsed buildings are still being cleaned up, and the reconstruction is far away.

But this is not the case for the whole of Manhattan. Except for the most severely damaged midtown area, other areas have basically completed the initial repair work. Coupled with the strong support of the city government, Manhattan has gradually become prosperous again.

On the streets of Manhattan, you can see scaffolding built on the street from time to time. Workers are standing on it and installing shop signs. There are also many more pedestrians on the road. Although it is not as good as before the war, it is much better than after the war. Too much.

Mo Ye drove out of the gas station and headed in the direction of New Jersey. Gu Ling, who was sitting in the co-pilot, took out his mobile phone, looked at the screen, and said, "Oil prices have increased by 5%, and it has been rising for a month. , You see, compared to a month ago, it has almost doubled, and now one of the hottest posts on Youtube is teaching people how to safely stockpile fuel at home."

"It will continue to rise, and it will be good if it can drop next year." Mo Ye said as he drove the car onto the interstate highway. The busy road in the past seemed a bit empty at the moment, and the traffic volume was reduced by more than half, especially for transportation. The reduction was most pronounced in trucks.

Since the release of the "Teaching Video on Mandarin" a month ago, the Ten Rings Gang has become active in the Middle East, wreaking havoc on oil fields, refineries and other facilities, causing oil production in the Middle East to drop off a cliff.

This has caused the international oil price to soar all the way, and the polar bear, who is also a major oil exporting country, has made a lot of money. He can't wait to go out in person to cheer for the Ten Rings, let him last longer, and make the oil price even higher.

But the people of other countries are uncomfortable. Although the world is advanced in technology, the energy field is no longer dominated by oil. Before that, there was the biological power generation of the Osborne Group, and later there was the Ark Reactor of the Tony Stark Group. But oil still plays an important role.

Especially for ocean-going ships, the heavy oil used is cheaper than other energy sources. It cannot be replaced by other energy sources in a short period of time. But now the price of oil has risen, and the cost of transportation has increased, making the price of goods also increase. , which is equivalent to a decline in purchasing power and shrinking of one's own wealth.

Although countries have also begun to adjust oilfield production, nothing can be done overnight. It takes time to turn reserves into production, and this period of time is naturally the most uncomfortable.Both consumers and producers hated the actions of the Ten Rings Gang, especially the oil-rich OPEC member states, who not only stationed troops in the oil fields to patrol, but also prepared to dispatch troops to encircle and suppress the Ten Rings Gang.

The upcoming war has won strong support from Western countries, providing intelligence, dispatching staff, and selling various advanced weapons and equipment, making arms dealers a lot of money. Affected by this, not only the military's largest arms supplier AIM's stock price soared, and even Kahn Industries, which had not been reorganized for a long time, received a large number of orders and began to recover.

It was the Osborne Group that benefited the most. Not only did they sell a lot of weapons and equipment, but the artificial sun project also received more attention. Even the White House sent people to the Osborne Group to investigate the feasibility of the artificial sun project. It is hoped that it will be successful, thereby speeding up the pace of eliminating traditional energy sources such as oil and coal.

On the day when the news came out, the stock price of the Osborne Group rose by more than 3% for the first time since the accident, and it continued to rise, surpassing Tony Stark Industries. It is foreseeable that once the artificial sun is successful, The Osborne Group will definitely jump on the bandwagon.

'Buzz!hum!hum! '

Suddenly there was a dull sound all around, and then the viaduct crossing Manhattan shook, the vehicles in front and behind all braked suddenly, and the people in the vehicles jumped out of the vehicles in a hurry, scurrying around like headless chickens.

"Another earthquake?" Mo Ye hurriedly stopped the first time it was shaken, opened the door and got out of the car, and scanned the surroundings. The shock was stronger than before, and the building was shaking slightly.

Gu Ling squatted down, put his palms on the bridge, and felt the vibration. After more than ten seconds, the vibration stopped. Gu Ling stood up, turned his head and said to Mo Ye, "It's still the same frequency."

"It doesn't look like a natural earthquake." Mo Ye nodded. Counting this time, it was already the sixth earthquake this month. The level was not very high, but the vibration frequency was exactly the same, and only Manhattan felt it. No matter how you think about it, it feels abnormal.

Could it be another villain popping up from an unknown corner? In this case, it is necessary to investigate. Manhattan has a population of one million. Once a strong earthquake occurs, there will definitely be heavy casualties. Invasion is still serious.

Thinking of this, Mo Ye was not in the mood to go to New Jersey for fun. He greeted Gu Ling to get in the car and returned to the Tony Stark Building as quickly as possible. He was going to discuss with Tony Stark to determine whether these earthquakes were It is a natural coincidence or someone did it on purpose.

At this time, in the Tony Stark Building, part of the exterior glass is still being installed, but the interior decoration and more advanced equipment have already been installed, debugged, and put into use. The building has also been rebuilt, and it looks like a three-story villa, integrating leisure, entertainment, conferences, and research.

Tony Stark is standing alone in front of a new generation of holographic projection system, surrounded by holographic screens one after another, displaying a variety of information and materials, all about Ten Rings, Mandarin, AIM, Kiri Ann's information, two of the screens are all official information of Quinn International, and the corner screen is the earthquake information of Manhattan in the past month, but judging from the location, it is obviously not taken seriously.

When Mo Ye and Gu Ling came up in the elevator, what they saw was Tony Stark who was concentrating on watching these materials. He waved his hands from time to time, controlled the holographic projection system, opened more detailed folders, and occasionally put two files together. They are linked together, and the relationship between the two parties is also marked, making the relationship between these materials like a fishing net, densely intertwined, and the entanglement cannot be untied.

"Mr. Tony Stark, are you still reading these materials?" Mo Ye stepped forward, greeted Tony Stark, and then began to ask about the information of these Manhattan earthquakes.

It's not that Mo Ye didn't see the Manhattan earthquake information on the holographic projection screen in the corner, but since it was placed in the corner, it was obviously not taken seriously.

If you don't say it emphatically, when will you wait in line before Tony Stark, a busy man, will start to deal with it.

"Earthquake?" Tony Stark turned his head, glanced at Mo Ye and continued to stare at the rows of holographic projection screens in front of him: "When did you become interested in this? Are you going to study geology?"

"I mean Manhattan. Anyone who watches TV, news, newspapers or surfs the Internet knows that only Manhattan can feel the earthquake." Mo Ye signaled Gu Ling to step forward and "drag" the holographic projection screen in the corner that displayed the Manhattan earthquake information. come over.

Tony Stark just turned off the holographic projection screen with a glance, and said, "Don't pay attention to this, this is something that the Earthquake Administration cares about, and we have more important things to do."

"This should also be very important. Such a strange earthquake may be a mad scientist who conducts crazy experiments, such as continental shelf oscillators."

"Stop watching unreliable sci-fi movies." Tony Stark was speechless. In the eyes of orthodox scientists like Tony Stark, this fantasy weapon has no scientific basis.

It’s not that you have mentioned the undetected and theoretically existing ‘gravitational waves’, you should be awarded the Nobel Prize, after all, you are not the first to propose the concept of gravitational waves, nor have you proved gravitational waves Existence, relying on hearsay and making up a few professional terms, you will be shocked as a heavenly man. This kind of plot only exists in NC novels.

Gu Ling leaned over, and said casually, "But the frequencies of the seismic waves these few times are exactly the same, it's impossible for them to be natural earthquakes."

Tony Stark finally stopped what he was doing, and said seriously to Mo Ye and Gu Ling: "I know this better than you, but if there are any unusual incidents, the Avengers have to investigate, a few people Is it enough? A hundred times more expansion is not enough."

Tony Stark said as he walked to the bar, took two bottles of drinks from the shelf, and threw them at Mo Ye before pouring himself a drink. In order to take care of the three children who could not drink, the drinks in the entertainment area There are also a lot of drinks specially placed beside the cabinet.

Mo Ye raised his hand to catch the thrown drink, handed Gu Ling a bottle, and walked towards Tony Stark, only to hear Tony Stark say: "The government has set up so many departments and recruited tens of millions of dollars. Employees are not allowed to sit in the office, drink tea and read newspapers, and perform their duties to ensure the normal operation of this society.

Remember the purpose of the Avengers?When human beings face invincible enemies, we stand up and fight for them.We are not gods, no, gods are not omnipotent, and they may not even be able to control our own younger brother. "

"Uh..." Mo Ye really wanted to ask Tony Stark how much 'hate' he had towards Saul, and if he had the chance, he would 'hack' him.

"Professional matters are left to professionals. They can't solve them. There are more professional people. Don't think about everything. Do you understand earthquakes? Are there professional instruments to determine the location of the earthquake source? Know the few times How strong was the earthquake and how much energy was released?"

Tony Stark asked a series of questions, and Mo Ye was speechless. He really didn't think so much, but he didn't know anything, so he came to Tony Stark. If he knew everything, he would go straight to the source See what's going on, don't go here at all.

(End of this chapter)