Superman

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Namor's eyes brightened slightly, as if he had a plan.

……

S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters building in Washington, DC.

In Laboratory No. [-], Howard was busy. His messy hair like a chicken coop and thick dark circles under his eyes showed that he hadn't gotten enough sleep for a long time.

"This is your achievement?"

Luke crossed his arms, looked at the model in front of him, and frowned, "A miniature nuclear reactor?"

"That's right. Although the Cosmic Rubik's Cube has no response to my various stimuli, just like a high-ranking goddess who never pays attention to the pandering of ordinary suitors, it's not that I have nothing to gain!"

Howard looked quite tired, but his spirit was very excited, and he said in a fierce tone: "I wanted to use magnetic confinement to achieve nuclear fusion, and use the protium and deuterium rich in seawater to complete nuclear fusion in a specific environment and ultra-high temperature conditions. The fusion reaction releases huge energy. This is the inspiration for me from the Rubik's Cube!"

"However, I quickly discovered that although the magnetic field that confines the plasma is not afraid of high temperatures, it is very unstable. Moreover, during the heating process of the plasma, energy will continue to be lost..."

Howard paused, seemingly parched, and poured himself a glass of water.

"Am I the only one who can't understand what he's talking about?"

Taking advantage of this gap, Captain America who was standing next to him spoke out.

He was in a daze, unable to participate in Howard's eloquent topics at all.

What nuclear fusion, magnetic confinement, plasma... It's really confusing!

Luke curled his lips and said with a smile: "I have done a special review, and I can probably understand what Howard means."

There are two main types of research on controlled thermonuclear fusion.

Inertial confinement fusion, and magnetic confinement fusion.

The former uses a high-intensity laser to irradiate a deuterium-tritium target in a very short time to achieve fusion.

The latter utilizes the characteristics of a strong magnetic field that can well confine charged particles, confines deuterium-tritium gas in a special magnetic container, and heats it to a high temperature of hundreds of millions of degrees Celsius to achieve a fusion reaction.

Howard's main attack direction is the second.

His idea is somewhat similar to the tokamak device that will appear in a few years.

That was an experimental plan proposed by a Soviet scientist in the 50s.

After decades of hard work, the feasibility has been proven.

It has to be said that Iron Man's father's vision and mind are ahead of an era.

"Hey, Rogers, when did you show up? Sorry, I didn't notice you at all just now."

Howard waved his hand, completely ignoring Captain America, who was tall and strong with strong chest muscles.

When doing serious research, let alone Rogers with two big pectoral muscles, he will not divert his attention even if a young girl with a strong body is naked in front of him.

At most, don't disturb my search for the truth!

"Where did you talk? Oh, yes, the project of controlled nuclear fusion is too huge, and I won't be able to get the answer for a while. So, I decided to change to a challenge of easier difficulty."

Howard picked up the previous tirade and continued: "Then, you saw, the first generation nuclear reactor! Putting it on a submarine can fully satisfy what Ross Gunn said, 'atomic energy drives machinery first, so that it can propel Ships' vision."

"It took you a few days to get the most critical core of a nuclear submarine..."

Luke patted Howard on the shoulder and said with emotion: "Although you must have heard this sentence many times, I still have to say, Howard, you are a well-deserved genius!"

"Hearing this compliment from Superman, to be honest, my vanity has been satisfied like never before."

Howard laughed loudly, then hugged a pile of design drawings and a large pile of calculation draft paper to Rogers, and said: "Let the mediocre scientists of the Atomic Energy Commission study it, they can only look up to the knowledge emitted by Howard Stark Light—and I'm going to bed!"

"Wait, as the first nuclear submarine, don't you want to give it a name-you are fully qualified."

Luke reminded.

"Uh, good idea! It's called the Nautilus. I like Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", and I like Captain Nemo even more."

Howard paused and gave an answer.

Then, he walked into the lounge and closed the door with a bang.

Not long after, the two people standing outside heard the sound of sleeping snoring.

"The guy is exhausted."

Luke smiled, looking at the model of the nuclear reactor, he couldn't help but think of Iron Man's Ark reactor.

It seems not far away.

Chapter 1? The Silver Fox and the White Queen, a pair of sisters

Howard ran to sleep soundly, while resting his spirit.

Luke packed up the model of the nuclear reactor, as well as those design drawings and calculation drafts, and sent them to the Atomic Energy Commission.

Those guys at the Admiralty will be ecstatic when they receive it.

Admiral Hyman Rickover of the Naval Bureau had long suggested placing nuclear reactors in submarines.

In this way, the electric propulsion method can be avoided, which leads to the huge defect of insufficient battery life.

It is also possible to use the submarine as a missile launch pad, thus turning it into a deterrent weapon with a very important strategic role.

However, it is limited to various technical problems.

As a result, this idea can only stay on paper for the time being.

Luke knew very well that Admiral Rikov would be able to get the approval of the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of the Navy in two years at most.

Appointed as the director of the nuclear power department of the Ship Bureau and the chief engineer of the nuclear submarine project, he started the manufacture of nuclear submarines.

The emergence of Atlantis, and the existence of Howard, only accelerated the occurrence of this history.

"I hope that Admiral Rikov can make a breakthrough soon."

Luke thought silently.

Pointing out the manufacturing technology of nuclear submarines means having a bargaining chip with Atlantis.

For this small-scale war that is about to take place, he does have elements of deliberate connivance.

The original plan was to use the threat of Namor and the existence of Atlantis to increase the weight of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s words and its own status.

Otherwise, if you want to get rid of the shackles of the Pentagon, you can only wait until the Cree lead a large-scale invasion of the fleet and the establishment of the World Security Council.

That's too slow.

Luke thought so.

Even the president and the Pentagon treat Superman with kindness.

But in the center of power, the rules that restrict individuals always exist objectively.

Therefore, Luke wants to take advantage of the appearance of Atlantis and use this ocean civilization as external pressure to force those who are wary of him to take the initiative to open the heavy shackles on the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D.

By the way, let politicians know the necessity of superman existence.

"The next problem to be solved is Namor and Sebastian, two unstable factors."

Luke thought as he led Rogers into the elevator.

"Steve, we are fighting side by side this time, and the first task is to solve Atlantis."

Captain America put on the familiar Star-Spangled Banner uniform, holding the vibrating gold shield that rarely left his body.

Both heroes and villains have strange fetishes, Luke discovers.

For example, Thor, the god of thunder, likes to swing a hammer very much. Even if he later has a storm tomahawk, he still loves Mjolnir.

Neptune Namor couldn't forget the golden trident that was robbed.

Like the people above, even after Captain America enters semi-retirement, the vibrating gold shield is wiped every day, and it must be placed by the bed when sleeping.

Get up early in the morning, open your eyes, just take a look, Rogers will feel full of energy and fighting spirit.

"Atlantis? Their king is not your opponent at all. In terms of combat power, we have the advantage."

Rogers sat in the large armchair in the director's office, and adjusted his posture somewhat unaccustomed to it.

This is much more comfortable than the sofa at home!

"Namo Mackenzie is indeed not my opponent."

Luke nodded, admitting frankly.

Think about it carefully, no matter which studio Aquaman seems to have been beaten by Superman.

Even without himself, in the big event of the secret war, Namor would be killed by the copycat superman Hyperion, and the entire country would be wiped out by the Supreme Squadron.

Compared to now, just being robbed of his beloved golden trident, the ending is much better.

Putting it on the studio next door, Superman even made an amazing move to move Atlantis to the Sahara Desert.

If Luke does the same, those blue-skinned people who live under the sea will have to go to Wakanda for company.

The two countries with the most advanced technological strength on the earth, but also backward systems and outdated concepts, will become neighbors one day, and some interesting stories should happen.

"But this is war."

Luke restrained his thoughts and said seriously.

"Namor won't be so stupid as to challenge me to a one-on-one fight. After experiencing a miserable defeat, I believe he has calmed down and no longer holds the stupid idea that Atlantis is number one in the world and mutants are invincible."

Rogers scratched his head and thought it made sense.

Atlantis is not Berlin, Superman flies directly to it, and hangs Namor on the street lamp to end the war.

Killing a king will only arouse the hatred of the bottom people, thus expanding the scale of the war.

"Then what are we going to do?"

Rogers asked subconsciously.

"You'll know soon enough."

Luke smiled meaningfully.

He prepared a big gift for Sebastian Xiao.

……

Boston, port.

Wearing a black leather jacket and a pair of short boots, the silver fox got out of the taxi.

She is now a member of Task Force X, under the jurisdiction of S.H.I.E.L.D.