Laura's Beautiful Journey

After these two painful experiences of being cheated, the U.S. military now hates Reed Richards.

Of course, on the surface, they still maintain relatively friendly relations for two reasons.

1. It has become a fact that I was defrauded twice with a total of nearly 50 million US dollars. The money has been spent and there is no way to get it back. Even if the culprit Reed Richards is dismantled from top to bottom, inside and out. Even if all the parts are sold, they won't be worth much. If a harmonious relationship is maintained on the surface, if one day Reed's imagination really comes up with something extraordinary, then the military as a partner will definitely be able to get in touch with it immediately.

2. No matter how you say it, Reed Richards is a true genius and has a great reputation in the corresponding academic circles. Once you take action against him, it will shake the confidence of many scientists in cooperating with the military.

It is this group of scientists that the military relies on for the research and development of high-tech weapons, whether openly or covertly. The military cannot let its top soldiers research space-based weapons, electromagnetic rifles and other weapon projects. They only need to be able to use them.

Therefore, when Reed met for the third time with the third military chief who had just taken office and proposed a space exploration plan, but was rejected mercilessly in person with a cold face, when she was sent out by the secretary, she first faced With a professional smile, he apologized to Reed Richards and Ben Grimm, saying that Mr. General was in a bad mood today because of certain things and spoke harshly.

The secretary also mentioned that because there are multiple higher-level weapons projects going on at the same time, the military's funds are indeed somewhat stretched, and the space exploration plan is really not within their consideration. What other projects can the two sides do next time? Let’s discuss cooperation, preferably one in which Mr. Richards can come up with a complete design plan or finished product.

Reed, who suffered the military's carrot and stick attack, quietly left the military's office with his friend who was angry and wanted to continue the theory.

In fact, Reed also knew that he had tricked the military in the previous two times. He felt a little guilty in his heart, but he was only curious about studying various novel theories and really couldn't restrict his active brain step by step to create something he The broken guns and knives in his eyes.

After leaving the military area, the two Reeds went to NASA, the famous NASA. However, this is of no use.

NASA's own funds are now decreasing year by year. The Houston center, which used to be able to launch launch vehicles and space shuttles as easily as setting off fireworks, now has a severely reduced number of launch missions within a year, many of which are provided by private consortiums and capital. financial support.

Therefore, some older employees within NASA have lamented with new employees how wonderful their lives were during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union in the last century.

Because of the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, the space race inevitably began. As the absolute main force at that time, NASA was very easy to get project approvals, funds, materials, and talents.

How can it be like now, when the military expenditures allocated by Congress to the military are increasing steadily every year? How can it be like that "passed-up Internet celebrities" like NASA can only bend down their former noble bodies and beg their grandfather and grandma everywhere? Raise money to maintain equipment.

After learning about Reed Richards's intention to come, the head of NASA was very happy and immediately ushered the two into the VIP room to prepare for a detailed discussion.

Reed and Ben Grim initially thought the matter was settled when they saw the person in charge was so happy. As a result, they never expected that NASA had no interest in funding his space exploration program. They believed that NASA had been tired of these things for decades, and they were not optimistic about the so-called "safest" system designed by Reed. ” manned probe in low-Earth orbit.

So what is the real purpose of NASA treating them so enthusiastically? That’s selling! Skill! Technique!

No matter how awesome Reed Richards is, he has been a genius with the ability to read and remember since he was born, but when it comes to manned spaceflight, we at NASA are the most professional!

Not to mention, Reed felt a little embarrassed at first because he misunderstood the "good intentions" released by the other party, but it turned out that the real idea of ​​American aerospace was so "commercialized." And one thing I have to admit is that after running at high speed in his mind, he came to a conclusion, and he was really moved!

"Reed, you..."

As a good friend, Ben Grim knew Reed quite well, and he could tell at a glance that the old man next to him was moved.

It is said that action is worse than action, but he must remind his friends in time, that is, the small amount of money and time required by NASA's technology packaging and internal technical support experienced personnel, he, Reed, has none! ! !

In the end, although Reed was very moved, but because of the sad reason of having no money, he finally stuttered and said that he would go back and think about it again.

Although the person in charge of NASA regretted that the two parties could not reach cooperation, he still gave the Reeds a valuable advice before they parted:

That is to go directly to the consortium! Find the big boss! NASA can outsource the projects they receive from superior leaders to SPACE-X, which proves that this idea should be correct.

Reed immediately looked for the most prestigious company at present---Stark Industries. As a result, not only did they fail to meet the famous Iron Man Tony Stark, they even failed to meet Pepper Potts. As for the reason, don't ask. If you ask, you are holding an important internal meeting.

The Crawford Group and Laura are their fourth stop. What is different from before is that this time, in addition to Reed Richards and good friend Ben Grimm, there is also a young version of "Captain America" ​​appearing in the Crawford Building.

"Hi~ Beautiful sister, do you want to go on a date tonight~

What? You say I look like Captain America? Hahaha! That's right! You have very good eyesight. The famous Captain America Steve Rogers is indeed related to our family. "

Reed looked at Johnny, who was actively "courting" like a peacock not far away, and sighed silently. Ben Grim, who was on the side, looked away directly. He was honest and arrogant and had always been at odds with Johnny, who was young, active and liked to play cool.

Johnny, who feels good about himself, has a very high success rate in flirting with girls because of his handsome face that is very similar to Captain America, his good family background, and his "romantic and unrestrained" temperament.

Just when Johnny smiled evilly and was about to continue his offensive to take down the young OL in front of him who suited his aesthetics, he stood by the window and inadvertently glanced down.