Steve and Jim were relieved to hear Barton's conditions, but at the same time they felt heavy in their hearts.

Before coming, they felt that Barton might put forward some extremely harsh conditions. Maybe he would target the upper echelons of the Science Department, maybe he would target some mutant institutions, maybe he would target those who were plotting against him, and he even thought that Barton might target him.

In these aspects, Phillips taught them a lot about what they can agree to, what they can give in to, what they must strive for, and what bottom lines they cannot cross. For this negotiation, everyone familiar with the matter feels that it will be extremely difficult.

No one thought that Barton would put forward such a condition. Just one condition that they had never thought of. This seemingly simple condition, but they have no authority.

Barton spent a lot of time on the island, and he had already considered this matter. He could imagine that if he proposed some terms against mutant experimentation, the Ministry of Advanced Science would eventually agree.

But that is only temporary, superficial, and even false. Apart from further irritating those people, this kind of condition achieves no substantive purpose at all. It's better to take a step forward, improve your military rank, and officially step into the top of the military power pyramid. The more resources you have, the more you can do.

Barton expressed his attitude, and the small banquet came to an end. At this time, Neptune Namor appeared with a trident, but he only stood far away and did not come close.

"Hey! Mr. Victory, if you are full, I will fight you again!"

"He doesn't like seeing other people eating fish," Steve whispered.

Barton nodded and said loudly: "No Harpoon Man! You didn't admit defeat in the last battle!"

"Admit defeat? This is impossible!" Namor shouted angrily: "No one can make the King of Atlantis admit defeat!"

"You are the weakest king I know. Go back to your sea and make a tuna. I hope we don't meet at a barbecue banquet again."

In fact, after listening to Steve's introduction, Barton thought this Namor was quite cute. Although this man was very arrogant, he was so badly crushed by him that he didn't launch a flood or anything. There is still a bottom line when doing things, and you should consider the civilians around you.

However, Barton would not be polite to him because of this. This poisonous tongue had not been released for many days, and he was already thirsty and thirsty. When I meet such an interesting guy, how can I not get angry at him?

"Come here, I will fight you to the death!" Namor was so angry that he screamed and smashed rocks on the beach with a fork.

Steve and Jim both laughed. Namor is such a person. Sometimes he is passionate and righteous, and sometimes he is mentally retarded, but he never violates his own principles. He is a very different kind of paranoid.

With Barton's conditions, Steve and Jim went back to resume their duties. But Namor, the king of the sea, stayed. He often came to challenge Barton, and was repeatedly beaten black and blue.

Namor's trident is a national treasure. Even though Barton's defense has been broken by two thousand, this thing can still break through his defense. Of course, the only damage caused was when Barton wanted to test its sharpness, and the damage caused was not worth mentioning.

Namor was very satisfied with this achievement and often boasted, "I once stabbed Mr. Victory with a halberd and it bled all over the ground." After bragging, he would be humiliated by Patton again, but this did not stop him from feeling proud.

In the interaction between Bian and Bian, the two quickly became strange friends. They talk about slandering each other, but they actually respect each other. Namor identified with Barton because he discovered that Barton no longer eats fish.

Button agreed with Namor because he learned about Namor's life experience from the conversation. Namor's mother was a princess of Atlantis, but she married a captain and gave birth to Namor.

Because his skin color is so different from that of the Atlan people, he has been discriminated against since he was a child, so he has developed a particularly weird character. Arrogant, hot-tempered, irritable, and extremely stubborn.

Just like Phillips said about Barton back then, it's really strange that a guy like Namor didn't become a villain. His ideal is to protect the sea and become the master of the seven seas.

Namor is a mixture of Atlantic and Asian. His body can adapt to the deep sea, but his adaptation to land is very poor. He will die if he is not exposed to water for a long time. But in fact, he is also a mutant, and his speed in water can be close to the speed of sound, and all aspects will be greatly enhanced.

Barton and Namor had a fight in the water. In this environment, Namor's disadvantage is no longer great, and his speed makes him almost invincible. On the premise that Barton can't really hurt Namor, he has no way to subdue him.

So Namor boasted again, "I tied with Mr. Victory", which he often said. Barton sometimes had no choice but to deal with this very childish guy, whose actual age was in his seventies.

Barton and Namor had a happy time for more than a month before Steve appeared again and brought Barton's promotion order to brigadier general. Barton had to admire the energy of those behind Phillips. Such a difficult thing was accomplished in just over a month.

True to his word, Barton packed up casually, followed Steve back to Hawaii Island, and then took a flight back. But this time he was not going back to the New Jersey headquarters, but going to Washington, where the president wanted to see him in person.

In the Rose Garden of the White House, Patton met with the legendary president. The old man in a wheelchair had gray hair and looked a little tired, but he was in good spirits.

"Hello, Mr. President." Patton stepped forward and saluted.

"Hello, Mr. Victory." The old man made a naughty face.

Barton couldn't help but laugh, the old man was like a child sometimes. But he also knew that this old man's life was coming to an end. He stepped forward to push his wheelchair and walked with him in the garden.

"Child, I read your information last night. One part is fake, that is, it is public, and the record is brilliant. And the other part... I think it can only be described as great!"

"Mr. President, your praise is too high."

"I think it's appropriate. If I hadn't looked at your information, I wouldn't have known that there were so many devils in the camp. I admire you for fighting against such enemies and defeating them again and again."

"It's my duty, sir."

"But I heard that you came up with the idea of ​​being promoted to general. Why is that?"

Although the old president seemed to ask casually, this question was a bit big. Barton thought for a while before answering.

"Sir, you know I am not an ordinary human being. I feel that the country has taken the wrong path in this regard, and some people are creating new enemies for the country for their own personal gain. So I want to correct this mistake."

"I want to establish a new independent agency to uniformly control all unconventional forces across the United States and even the world to deal with all unknown dangers."

"This is a very forward-looking idea." The old president said seriously: "So, what do you think about this war?"

"The first is assistance. Strengthening assistance to allies, especially in Asia, must not allow the Japanese to succeed. The second is attack. Sir, I think we should participate more actively. Attack is the best choice."

"We will spend a lot of wealth and our boys will make a lot of sacrifices. But I believe that whether it is aid or sacrifice, it will bring us a greater return."

Hearing this, the old president patted Patton's hand, turned to him and said, "Let's go back, kid. I'm going to award you a Congressional Medal. I believe you are a qualified general."

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