"Dum's actions have seriously harmed the interests of the United States!" The leader of Congress was furious. "He's blatantly declaring war on the authority of the United States. He's looking down on us!"
It made sense for the leader to be furious. Because Dum's statement was very direct. He clearly wanted to kick the US government in the foot. Think about it, the United States had a population of 300 million. Even if the probability of a mutant being born was one in a thousand, there would still be 300,000 mutants in the United States.
For a country with a population of 300 million, 300,000 people was not a lot, but it was not a small number either. About 70% of these 300,000 people were Delta-level mutants, which were normal mutants like Submarine Bob and William.
These mutants' abilities were basically useless, but they would not pose any great harm to them. There were also 20% of Epsilon-level mutants. It was not an exaggeration to say that these people were living in dire straits.
The remaining 10% were a small number of Gamma-level mutants (with abilities but flaws), an even smaller number of Beta-level mutants (with abilities but not many flaws), and the rare Alpha-level mutants (with powerful abilities but no flaws). As for the legendary Omega-level mutants, the US government currently did not have any information on these people. Professor X kept the two Omega-level mutants under his command (Iceman and Phoenix) a secret.
The mutants' work was also handled by S.H.E.L.D.. According to the government's wishes, a balanced policy was carried out. This policy had never changed due to the change of leadership in S.H.E.L.D... Whether the director was Nick Fury or Maria Hill, they could not do anything about it.
This balanced policy had always been carried out well. In addition, Professor Charles, the moderate leader, had been working hard to calm the mutants' agitated emotions. The students from the Xavier School for the Gifted were also a huge force in Charles' hands.
For so many years, there had never been a politician who wanted to completely solve the mutant problem. This was because it was very troublesome. Many things were like this. Once a bad start was made, it was difficult to stop the car. Especially when one was the beneficiary of this matter, it was even more impossible to jump out and do anything.
In fact, if the 300,000 Mutants and their relatives and friends were added together, the total number of people would reach a million. For so many years, the UA government's policy of balance had been effective, so no one wanted to clean up the mess of the Mutants.
Because politics is like this: What you do may not be good, but what you don't do may not be bad. Most of the time, people in high positions needed to minimize risks. Although maximizing benefits sounded tempting, the risks were equally high. For people in high positions, there were times when risks were more important than benefits.
But when a bigger risk came, some people would subconsciously think about how to shirk responsibility instead of thinking about why they didn't solve the problem earlier and let it get worse.
For example, the Mutated Human Potion incident. Dum's seemingly calm and cold words were, in fact, a heavy bomb dropped on the entire world.
He took out a few billion US dollars for free and asked for the exclusive right to distribute the Rebirth Potion. After confirming this with Tuvalu's President Katie, all countries felt a chill at the back of their heads.
"Do you know this is not a good thing for Tuvalu? Dum is not a person with much credibility in the international community. Cooperating with him is equivalent to isolating yourself from the international community! " The UA representative and the UK representative came to Tuvalu together and made such a statement on behalf of the political forces behind them.
"This can't be helped. We lack funds. Also, Dum has expressed his sincerity. He has already begun to deliver various materials to help us set up the production line. For us, helping the Mutants is our first priority, and political considerations are secondary. "In the face of political pressure from the UA and other countries, Katie did not back down at all.
"For me, this is not about politics, but about human nature and morality. When it comes to helping my people, there is no room for negotiation! "
Katie's speech was awe-inspiring, and what she said was in line with Tuvalu's consistent tenet, "I said a long time ago, this is not a consideration of a country or a political system, but a choice of human nature. I made my choice, and I am worthy of my conscience and justice. I have a clear conscience! "
These words made the UK and US representatives choke on what they wanted to say. Because at this time, they realized that they were not facing a cunning politician. Politicians would analyze gains and losses, and they would estimate risks.
And Katie? She was only a girl less than 20 years old! She still had the naivety of believing in justice in this world. To put it bluntly, she was a little chuunibyou. You want to analyze the gains and losses with her? Probably not. She was already standing on the moral high ground to interrogate you. What else could you talk about?!
This was one of the benefits of being young. If Katie was in her thirties, people would most likely think that she had ulterior motives for saying these words. But now that she was less than 20 years old, people would really believe what she said and believe that was what she thought.
After that, Katie also publicly released a statement on her personal blog. It was about the cooperation between Tuvalu and Latvia. This cooperation was not permanent, but a 20-year underwriting agreement.
In other words, Tuvalu exchanged the sales rights of the Regeneration Medicine for the next 20 years for billions of financial support from Latvia.
Inside the White House.
The leader of the Congress was furious, "Dum is crazy! He really is crazy! What does he get out of doing this?! Harming others without benefiting himself! "
The president was unperturbed, "No, at least he's happy. That's the biggest gain."
The president was right. If Dum knew that the American higher-ups would jump up and down in a panic because of his actions, then he would be happy to eat two more baguettes for dinner. Dum's statement had a huge impact on the world. For example, there were people in the United States who applied to join Latvia.
Dum's statement had a huge impact on the world. For example, in the United States, there were people who applied to join Latvia's survivors. And it was unknown whether Dum was deliberately making things difficult for the American government, but he quickly approved these people's applications.
The first batch of 100 Epsilon-level mutants joined Latvia. Dum even held a grand ceremony. He spared no effort in organizing a live TV show that was broadcasted all over the world.
At the scene, Dum issued all the mutants who joined Latvia with a residence permit and injected them with the Regeneration Medicine. The side effects of this batch of Epsilon-level mutants were very severe. To put it bluntly, some of the side effects made them not far from death.
Dum had these 100 Epsilon-level mutants injected with the Regeneration Medicine. Then he held a global live broadcast of his speech. Even the screens in New York's Times Square were hacked by him, and then the images were switched to his speech. (Dr. Hank and Tony Stark: We really don't like to do this. It's like we're the minions of the villain.)
"Look, citizens of the great Nation of Freedom! Look at the skyscrapers around you. Everything that makes you excited and proud. Look at how much filth and ugliness they're hiding! Some people don't treat people like humans, like lowly ants. It's as if everything can be trampled on by those high up. Life is not respected, and every day they accuse my country of not respecting human rights! "Dum snorted coldly.
"Those people are pointing at my country (Latvia) that has no freedom, no democracy, and no justice. Haha! But they don't know how to look back at themselves. At least in my country, my citizens have the right to live! "Dum pointed at the Epsilon-level mutants.
"These are the people who escaped from the great Nation of Freedom. Those high up don't save these people's lives, and at the same time don't allow these people to save themselves. It's called: National Interest! But whose country does this country belong to?! " Dum pointed at himself. "I've been called the world's greatest dictator. I've bluntly said that Latvia is my personal property! Including all of my citizens! But I treasure my personal property, just like how you treasure your handmade carpet or smart TV at home. "
Dum pointed in the direction of the TV camera. "What about those righteous countries that claim freedom? Who's in charge? Who's the master of those countries? Is it you in front of the screen, or those high up above! My country is said to be very oppressive, with no breathing space and no free discussion. But other than that, my citizens have everything. They have food, jobs, income, and the right to live! "
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