"The situation is really bad right now!"
"Even Stark is pressuring me?" Director Nick pushed open the office door and said to the guest, "Now, the world is increasingly divided into five camps, and the cracks between them are deepening. In order to protect themselves, each political body is closing itself off. The human world has never been so divided."
Nick looked at the map hanging on the wall facing the door. On it, the deep red of the Soviet Union stretched from Eastern Europe in the west to the Bering Strait in the east, like a giant bear lying in the north overlooking the world.
The bright red of China, centered on the rooster, swept across East and Southeast Asia, and even occupied Australia and New Zealand.
The light red of Europe, from Norway to the Mediterranean Rim, included the essence of the entire Europe.
The Red Alliance of the IPL firmly controlled the entire Eurasian continent, and its tentacles extended to the five continents and seven oceans. Just looking at the map was enough to make people breathless. Only some parts of the South Asian subcontinent and the Middle East were still struggling in this red ocean.
"God bless, the IPL is not united internally. They have different development routes, so the military alliance between them is not strong. The European Communist Party has no intention of conflict with us, and China has no interest in us at all. Only the Soviet Union has been putting pressure on us, but fortunately, their focus of expansion is on the other side of the Tesseract."
The guest didn't seem to be happy. He just said calmly, "This has seriously affected our relationship with our ally, the Asgardians. They said that the madness and the tendency for war that humans have shown in the universe, and their self-destruction has terrified the world. Many races have a negative view of us. "
"But that was done by the Soviets, and we are their natural allies!" Nick retorted.
"Positions change all the time, but race is the only one … Nick, you can never change the fact that we are all humans. In their eyes, we are all the same!"
"Although the evil forces under the Thanos are unlucky, the coldness, cruelty, and ruthlessness that humans have shown have made the forces of justice in the universe feel uneasy!" The guest sighed. "The Soviets are too capable! They have bathed the entire star field in blood, and they are becoming more and more terrifying … The Asgardians warned us that the Soviets … Every Soviet is beginning to show the temperament of the deep and ancient evils of the universe. "
"They are abandoning everything in order to survive!"
Beyond the huge red area, the blue that symbolized freedom in North America and England was squeezed into this small area on the map. There were small areas in Africa, but the larger areas in South America and Africa were occupied by a kind of steel greenish-black, like the color of the Iron Cross emblem. It was close to Mexico, close to Egypt, close to South Africa …
"The Nazis, who have made a comeback, are insane people that have never appeared in human history. They have extended their hands into the most taboo areas in the field of science, such as race, genetics, anti-ethics and resurrection, mutants, viruses, mutations, radiation, and biochemistry. Every evil that humans can imagine has been exploited to the fullest by this government. They have truly become a scientific country …"
"Trampling on the dignity of humans … Researching how to enslave humans …"
The two people in the room suddenly fell silent, and the uneasy air spread in places where they could not see. "A government without a bottom line is terrible. We have no way to deal with it … except for war … but the most impossible thing is war, because we can't afford it anymore …"
Nick recalled the quarrels in the meeting again and again. Today, when international trade and globalization were completely bankrupt, all the principles and political systems that the United States adhered to had lost their economic significance. If they did not want to be completely dragged into the abyss, they had to come up with a new set of methods — methods that everyone knew!
Totalitarianism — authoritarianism — dictatorship — big government — imperialism — there were many words to describe it, but the core would never change — control.
"Stark and the Department of Defense have almost shed all pretense of cordiality!" Nick suddenly sighed.
"As expected!" The guest said coldly.
Nick lay on the chair and looked up at the patterns on the ceiling. His eyes were unfocused as he said, "The Department of Defense wants to merge Stark Industries. They ordered Tonny to hand over the core technology of the Iron Man Armor … That's throwing away his family's ancestral grave. The state taking away Stark Industries is probably one of the top three things that can anger him … "
"And among the people who can blow up those soldiers, Stark is definitely in the top three … And this time, he is not fighting alone. He has the support of almost all large companies."
"There can be many cores of democracy, but the power of the empire belongs to only one place. If the Department of Defense gets the control of Stark and other large arms companies, then the bureaucrats and the system they represent will expand infinitely and eventually include everything. And if Stark wins, then the country will become a huge trust company. All small companies will have no need to exist, because the country is the union of one or several companies … "
The guest's tone was cold and even cruel. "This is a war between consortiums and bureaucrats. The middle class is destined to be cannon fodder."
Then he asked with a hint of ridicule, "What about Captain America's attitude? Now he is representing the people! "
"He doesn't like either of them … but he has no other choice. This is the most painful struggle I've ever seen him. Both sides are fighting, and he's tearing apart his cherished freedom and rights … but I can already feel his choice!"
The guest didn't ask the answer that Nick didn't say because there was no need to think about it. "Then, civil war is imminent!"
"And it will be the most cruel war!"
"The war will be limited to the smallest scale …" Nick replied, "Because we don't dare to start a war at all. Whether the parliament ousts the president or the president dissolves the parliament will determine the future direction of the country …"
"I will do my best to eliminate other interference, and the outcome of everything will be decided by the Avengers!"
"I have obtained the support of the professor and will do my best to ensure that this civil war will not expand. The Asgardians have also expressed their neutrality — Thor and the Hulk will not participate in this war. Now, we still need your support!" Nick stood up and looked into the guest's eyes. "Now, support? Or oppose? "
"Control the scope of the civil war?" The guest asked, "Why do you have such a crazy idea?"
Nick replied firmly, "Because the Avengers have two of the best leaders. No matter what their stance is, they will not destroy the whole country!"
"This will inevitably trigger a full-scale response from the Nazis, the Soviet Union, Asgard, and even China may participate …" The guest was still reminding Nick of the absurdity of his idea.
"This is exactly where our duty lies! I will open up the fairest battlefield for them and keep all interference out of the battlefield … Now that the X-Men support me and S.H.I.E.L.D. supports me, I need more power to shelter them from the wind and rain, "Nick replied loudly.
"What if it is Apocalypse?" The guest was not moved by his generosity but asked the most deadly question: "How do you rule out the influence of Apocalypse?"
Nick was silent for a long time before he raised his head. "I need your attitude to prove it to you!"
"If you can fight against Apocalypse … the Guardians of the Galaxy will support you on behalf of one-third of the civilizations in the galaxy!" The guest pulled down his hat, revealing the face of an ordinary American. It was the hybrid of Spartoi and human – Star-Lord.
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