In the 1960s, humans set foot on the moon for the first time. For the first time, humans left their footprints and civilization on other planets far away from the earth.
Countless people were looking forward to the arrival of a new era of great navigation. But this time, humans didn't need to conquer the blue waves and ocean currents.
Humans would face a new challenge. What they needed to face was endless darkness and boundless vastness. In the vast and dark universe, there were no navigation beacons. There was no breathable oxygen. Even the light from the stars seemed so luxurious in this quiet and dark universe.
The first era of great navigation ushered in a real sense of globalization. Spanish galleons were loaded with silk and porcelain purchased from China and shipped to Europe.
Then they loaded exquisite glass and clocks from Europe, as well as spices from Central Asia, and returned to China. The time spent on a round trip was calculated in years.
But those pioneers relied on their ambitions and desires, glory and ideals. Time and time again, they had brought more than just simple commercial trade.
On this dangerous and long road, they connected the ideas and cultures of the East and the West. Market economy and science and technology, eating habits and lifestyles.
Since then, the process of human globalization began. We began to understand that the planet we lived on was far less vast than we thought. The earth had a boundary, and the sea had an end.
Humans began to feel more and more that the world they lived in was so crowded and narrow. When interests were not evenly distributed, when ideas diverged, when wars began to break out.
Countless people began to look at the top of their heads, the dark and mysterious place. The place that humans were powerless to set foot on. This was the stars, this was the sea!
When Armstrong left his footprints on the moon, the whole world was in a sensation. The new era of great navigation had arrived! Someone shouted. This time, what we are going to conquer is not the blue waves, but the vast starry sky!
How dangerous is the universe? More dangerous than you can imagine! Just sending an astronaut out of the earth and into orbit already requires more than half of the power of a superpower. And there is no guarantee that it will succeed.
But even so, the whole world was still obsessed with exploring the universe. Even if they exhausted all their efforts, they only did some theoretical research. Because everyone saw the profound impact and major changes that the era of great navigation had on human society.
Giving up on the universe was equivalent to giving up on the new Great Voyage Era. This was a place that no ambitious person would easily admit defeat. Is humanity afraid of the sacrifices made on this long journey?
Open your eyes and look at the corpses that have turned into bones on the Silk Road, the camels that have fallen in the desert. Civilizations and cities that had only been passed down and recorded in literature.
Please open your eyes and look at the sunken ships and the machines that have been corroded by the seawater. And those pirate treasures in the legends.
Human civilization would never stop exploring the unknown. Even if he had to pay the price with his life! But sometimes, some things couldn't be done just by relying on fearless courage.
For example, humans did not have the technology to explore the universe. Ever since Armstrong, humans had not set foot on the moon for 60 years.
It wasn't until Tony Stark announced his moon exploration plan and sent Dr. Richards and the other three to the moon that humans saw the dawn of interstellar navigation for the first time. The era of the Vast Galaxy was really coming, and the people living in this era were lucky.
Because they were fortunate enough to be witnesses to the coming of a great era.
At the same time, the people living in this era were also unfortunate. Because they were bound to bear all kinds of impacts brought about by this earth-shaking new era. The fittest survive, the unfittest die. Extremely cruel.
When all the scientists, all the astronomers. All the politicians and strategists set their sights on the moon, the first springboard for humans to enter the universe.
Tony Stark quietly reached out his hand to a place that no one noticed. Or rather, a celestial body that no one would notice at all. That was Venus.
"This is a special One Ring made by Ancient One." Li Jie handed a magic tool that Ancient One had spent a considerable amount of time making to Tony.
This was the second meeting of the Illuminati, and the purpose of the meeting was very simple, it was for the One Ring that Li Jie took out.
"Use this to directly open the space gate between Earth and Venus. Ancient One has already determined that there will be no strange things on the other side of the space gate. "Li Jie explained the use of this ring. This was a tool to open the space gate.
"How do I use this thing?" Tony took the ring curiously and looked at it.
"Rely on energy. Ancient One engraved a very complex magic circle in it, and this tool was specially made according to the energy you can provide, the Arc Reactor. "Li Jie explained. Ancient One would not participate in the Illuminati, but he still helped this group of people create a space gate so that they could set up a base on Venus according to the plan.
"Amazing magic," Dr. Hank pushed his black-rimmed glasses and took the special One Ring from Tony's hand and exclaimed.
"So are we going to Venus now?" Captain Rogers was a little curious. He hadn't been on an interstellar trip yet. In fact, no one here had.
Everyone was a little curious about being able to explore planets outside of Earth. However, Tony poured a bucket of cold water on everyone. "The surface temperature of Venus is 450 degrees Celsius. I don't think it's safe for us to go to Venus before I build a base." Tony was very thoughtful.
"Since Ancient One is not participating in our plan, then we lack a custodian. If this ring malfunctions during use and we are trapped on Venus, then we will be in big trouble! We don't have a way to return directly from Venus. You know, Venus is much farther than the moon. "
Everyone agreed with Tony's words. In this way, the establishment of the space gate needed to be handed over to the three excellent scientists, Hank, Tony, and Charles.
They were going to build a fixed space gate. After a relatively safe space gate was built. Tony would produce armor suitable for activities on Venus and provide it to everyone.
As for the establishment of the Venus base, the money spent was naturally provided by the rich man here, Tony Stark. One must know that the money taken out by the others was just a drop in the bucket. This was sufficient proof of the importance of having a tycoon in the team.
"Actually, why do we have to go so far? Venus! "Captain Rogers was actually a little curious as to why Tony wanted to build the headquarters so far away.
"Because of someone's crazy plan." Tony glanced at Li Jie. "I need a lot of mineral resources. If I do this on Earth, it will be too easy for others to find out."
Li Jie shrugged at Tony's words. "After you know about the Holy Shield Brotherhood, didn't you also understand what a mutant invasion is? Ancient One once took me to see the rise and fall of countless space civilizations. We are just preparing in advance. "
Charles, Rogers, and the others did not know what kind of riddle Li Jie and Tony were playing. However, since they had formed the Illuminati, this organization strictly adhered to the creed of confidentiality. There were some things that needed to be told to the other members.
"Actually, it's nothing. You all know about the Holy Shield Brotherhood. You also know that the alien civilization has visited Earth many years ago. And they are not so friendly. Not all aliens are as cute as Et. "Li Jie explained to Captain Rogers and Charles.
"So, Tony and I planned to build an armed force from the very beginning. Humans have begun to move into space. It is only a matter of time before we encounter alien civilizations. All wars are almost inevitable. So, we plan to build our own space fleet. "
This was another step in Li Jie's plan for the battle of New York. There were real interstellar battleships among the technological items sold in the system! Of course, this required a suitable excuse to be given to Tony for him to produce.
The production of such superweapons would be discovered as long as they were produced on Earth. So, it was best to set up the base and production line on Venus. In particular, there was no need to consider ecological issues when mining on Venus, although the initial construction cost would be higher. But when the production line started to operate, the entire production cost should actually be lower than on Earth.
After all, there was no one here to collect taxes or anything else. Li Jie had saved up a large amount of reputation points to exchange for these items.
"Shouldn't this kind of thing be better left to the governments of various countries? Weapons like interstellar battleships. " Although Rogers said so, his expression showed that he was not pursuing the matter. He just wanted to know what Li Jie and Tony thought.
"It's very complicated, Captain. I believe you should be very knowledgeable about politics." Li Jie glanced at Rogers as he spoke. The others could see that Captain Rogers was not such a simple person from Rogers's lawsuit against the US military.
"Weapons like interstellar battleships, no matter which country it falls into, I'm afraid it will breed their ambitions. I'm afraid that we will start a large-scale civil war before we even meet the aliens. "
"You know, the argument that we must first stabilize our internal affairs is still very popular. Maybe when the time comes, some ambitious people will use this public opinion to start a third world war. Those who are overly obsessed with power have never been on the same path as us. "Li Jie's words made his attitude clear.
They had no interest in power. All they wanted was to build the ideal world in their hearts. This was fundamentally different from those politicians who fought for power.
At this point, everyone agreed that the construction of Venus would officially start from today. The Illuminati, as an important organization that influenced the world, had taken its first step!
Although logically speaking, this should be the case, in this exciting moment, Tony suddenly said something that dampened the mood. "We have another question."
"What problem?" Li Jie could not think of any problems that needed to be solved now.
"It's the problem of money." Tony suddenly said something that no one expected. "Wait, why are you looking at me like that? Please, don't look at me like that. "
"Do you expect me to pay for all the expenses of the entire Illuminati? And all the plans of this lunatic? Oh, please! This is tens of billions of US dollars, and it's not even enough to cover the expenses! If Pei Bo finds out that I'm using so much money, she will resign! "
Hey! You're wrong! Wasn't Iron Man responsible for taking the blame and settling the accounts in the team? Since when did he become so smart to start thinking about financial issues?
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