Nuclear bombs were indeed used when Merlin's team captured the Decepticon warriors.
But that is not a nuclear weapon in the traditional sense. To be precise, it is an advanced technology that S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists in reverse recovered from the technology of the cruise missiles of the Kerry warship.
It can be regarded as a clean nuclear weapon.
After the launch hits and explodes, the atomic radiation generated quickly weakens and quickly dissipates after several hours. It will not have a terrible impact on life around the explosion area.
But nuclear weapons are nuclear weapons. For the Ministry of Defense, after the two "needles" missiles fired by the miniature electromagnetic railgun exploded, they both detected atomic radiation.
At the beginning, the bigwigs of the Ministry of Defense thought that other countries launched an attack on the United States, and even caused panic within the Ministry of Defense.
But later when the rapidly weakening atomic radiation was observed, the generals of the Ministry of Defense realized that it seemed to be a new weapon that they did not know.
And it is precisely because of the emergence of this new weapon that the cooperation between the Ministry of Defense's "Seventh District" and the Decepticons was forced to be interrupted, and they were even ambushed by the Decepticons who had reversed the water, causing heavy casualties.
This was not the result that the generals of the Ministry of Defense wanted to see at all, so the mysterious force that mysteriously participated in their affairs in the Seventh District was immediately locked up by them after the war.
After almost a month of tracking, they finally determined the mysterious force's feet.
The Land Strategic Defense Attack and Logistics Support Bureau, or SHIELD, was formerly the famous Strategic Science Legion during the Cold War. After several years of dormant, these annoying guys, led by their annoying leader Nick Fury, seemed to have begun to try to interfere in other departments' affairs again.
"nuclear weapon?"
Pierce blinked his eyes, he put the cigar in his mouth and took a deep breath, and then spewed out a cloud of smoke, he whispered:
"Why don't I know? Are there any casualties reports? Also, where is the place where nuclear weapons are attacked? Do I need to send a rescue team?"
"you!"
Pierce's obvious refusal to pay the debt made the old soldier Thaddeus frown like a tiger. He slapped the table and said:
"Don't play this trick with me, Pierce. I don't believe you don't know the actions of the agents under Fury, and I don't want to deal with the cunning, lies-filled director of SHIELD. I just want our stuff back!"
"Leave 98084-3 to us, another mechanical life wreckage S.H.E.L.D. can be kept! This is our bottom line!"
"Tsk, it's such a domineering military style."
Pierce sighed, he placed the cigar next to the ashtray, and he said:
"Thaddeus, I know you still miss the battlefield, but look around. We are no longer in the war. You are the chief of staff now. Even if you don't admit it, you are also a politician, so don't use the style of warriors to try to get what you want. What I want to say is that SHIELD will not return that mechanical life to you."
Hearing Pierce's words, Thaddeus immediately refuted, but was stopped by Pierce's outstretched hand.
He looked at his old friend and he whispered:
"It's not because SHIELD wants to take this credit. You know the real reason better than me, Thaddeus. About your mysterious 'Seventh District'. It was built before the establishment of the World Security Council, and we don't discuss the previous matters, but after the establishment of the World Security Council, secret projects like this that threaten the world order, you should file with us."
"But you don't!"
Pierce's expression became serious:
"I have repeatedly sent emails to the high-level mailboxes of the Ministry of National Defense several times, but it was like a rock sinking into the sea. You want to maintain your independence, and you don't want to be interfered, so I want to ask you, Thaddeus, what do you soldiers who don't obey the orders of the upper class want to do?"
"Are you planning some dangerous things secretly? Are you joining a group and studying dangerous alien technology? Do you want to subvert the regime and order?"
"We don't!"
Thaddeus gritted his teeth and said:
"Don't just put a hat on us, Pierce! Your words are dangerous."
"Your approach is even more dangerous!"
Pierce slapped the table, and he shouted indifferently:
"What is the difference between you and the Japanese Army that went alone during World War II? Ignoring the president's orders, I went against the World Security Council!"
"I tell you the truth, Thaddeus, I did order the interference of SHIELD in your deal with mechanical life, but that was not something that was taken away from you, that was a warning! If you do not register and accept the World Security Council's assessment operation, the next step is to destroy your 'Seventh District'!"
Pierce's call made the aggressive Thaddeus raise his head suddenly.
A few seconds later, he whispered:
"It seems you know a lot, Pierce."
"What are you referring to?"
Pierce picked up the cigar and leaned against the sofa, and he said with a hint of fatigue:
“If it’s worth it to be the ‘Seventh District’ ​​that you’ve been hiding all the time, then I do know a lot.”
"S.H.E.L.D. is not a decoration. The World Security Council gives it the power to contain and regulate dangerous matters, nor is it given casually. It is our eyes, and when necessary, it is our weapons."
"I also know that your secret plan is more than one in the 'Seventh District'."
Pierce said:
"The 'x' plan that has been restarting recently, the 'super warrior' plan is being prepared, etc. You have hidden too many things. Sometimes I can't help but think, Thaddeus, why do you do this?"
"It's a time of peace now, why do you still have to study these dangerous things, or I'll say, who are you still treating as your imaginary enemy after the fall of the Soviet Union?"
Faced with Pierce's questioning, General Thaddeus, with a gloomy face, said:
"It's not just you who were frightened by the Kerry, Pierce. That day, we saw our cowardice and fear, and we knew we were weak. All of this, all of this, is to fulfill our mission and responsibilities as soldiers. Isn't SHIELD doing this? Are they also collecting all kinds of strange people all over the world?"
"I didn't say you did something wrong."
Pierce waved:
"I can understand your thoughts and practices, and this is why the World Security Council has tolerated you until now."
"But it's time for this isolated situation to end. Thaddeus, you should join the existing system and be supervised and evaluated by the World Security Council. We know that we are weak and we need the power to protect ourselves, but the premise is that we will not destroy ourselves on our own in dangerous experiments."
"So, if we do not accept the intervention of the World Security Council, there is no need to talk about this today?"
Thaddeus looked at Pierce, who shrugged:
"This is the premise of the conversation. Only when we are in a large framework of jointly maintaining order and jointly building a new order, and with a unified and clear goal, can our conversation continue."
"so"
Pierce looked at the old general in front of him, and stood up, took out a document from the bookcase behind his desk and placed it in front of General Thaddeus. He reached out and clicked the document, and said:
"Do you agree?"
"us"
General Thaddeus looked at the document in front of him, and his tone was heavy, and he said to Pierce:
"I personally agree, you know mine, Pierce, I am a soldier, and I fulfill my mission. But not everyone else is like me. Many people only value the interests of the Ministry of Defense. It is not easy to convince them to agree to open their secrets to more people."
"The interests, so what you want to talk to me is actually interests?"
Pierce's eyes narrowed. Thaddeus thought his old friend was going to get angry, but after more than ten seconds of silence, Pierce smiled. He said in a gentle tone:
"Okay, then let's talk about interests. Let's talk about Thaddeus, what exactly do the generals of the Ministry of Defense want?"
Seeing Pierce being calm, Thaddeus breathed a sigh of relief. He knew before he came that this was difficult to do, but now it seems that things are going well.
The old soldier put the cigar in his hand aside, his fingers crossed, as if thinking about the words, and a few seconds later he said to Pierce:
"When the 'Seventh District' was first established, it was to study mechanical life and improve our civilization. It turned out that this was very effective. The Apollo Moon Plan and the Star Wars Plan all contributed to the advanced technology of the 7th District. But after the Kerry War, the purpose of this plan changed."
"When we realize that our current strength is completely insufficient to protect our country and people, radicals have the upper hand. This adventure and mechanical life cooperation are all about finding ways to make us fast and powerful from advanced mechanical life."
"Then have you found it?"
Pierce asked back, and Thaddeus nodded:
"We got a lot of more efficient means of using information flow, some complex chips, and some high-energy weapon prototypes. But we wanted to get more!"
The old general whispered:
"S.H.I.E.D. captured 98084-3, which was originally our goal. We were going to dismantle it to conduct further research on mechanical life, but we lost that opportunity."
“We need it.”
"Nick Fury won't give it back to you."
Pierce shook his head:
"Shield De's containment authority is granted by the World Security Council, and I cannot interfere if Fury insists."
"Then let's take a step back."
Thaddeus' expression changed for a moment. The seemingly reckless old fox finally revealed his true intention at this moment. He said to Pierce:
"98084-3 can be handed over to S.H.E.L.D. After all, that's their trophy. But in exchange, we want a weapon that can easily destroy the existence of mechanical life. I mean, that clean miniature nuclear weapon."
"this"
Pierce had a hint of embarrassment on his face, he said:
"I don't think Fury would agree."
"So, I'll go around him and come to you directly."
Thaddeus picked up the documents on the table and loaded his briefcase, and he said to Pierce:
"Everyone knows that the difficult agent leader listens to you very much. We will join the World Security Council surveillance system, but we also need that kind of technology. Please, Pierce."
Pierce pondered, playing with a cigar spray gun in his hand, and after a moment, he said:
"Then I'll give it a try. And, about the 'Seventh District'?"
“We will welcome assessors from the World Security Council.”
General Thaddeus stood up and said to Pierce:
"Second District 7, please wait for your arrival at any time."
A few hours later, Pierce called Fury in his office.
"Fry, the military personnel from the Ministry of Defense just came to visit me, and they were really hard to deal with."
"But I believe you must have sent them away."
Fury, who is far away in Nevada, replied in a relaxed tone:
“You can always do these things.”
"Yes, I sent them away, and I also got you the authority to go to the 'Seventh District' for evaluation."
Pierce replied:
“But they made a request.”
"oh?"
Fury's eyes lit up, and he asked in a low voice:
“What are the requirements?”
"They want Kerry's missile technology."
Pierce said truthfully:
"They also want you to hand over Merlin and they accused Merlin and his team of men of using nuclear weapons at will on our land, which is a crime against humanity."
"They don't even think about it!"
Fury said in a deep voice without hesitation:
"Let those soldiers go to hell, so I won't hand over my own agents to them!"
"I reject them too."
Pierce leaned against a chair and picked up the documents on the table, which contained details of Merlin and the slightly serious work photo.
Pierce looked at the photo and said calmly:
"But they won't give up so easily. The 'needle' missile is indeed a nuclear weapon in theory. If the Ministry of Defense bites it to death, it will be really difficult for Merlin to get out of it, so you'd better send Merlin out for the time being. I mean, send it away a little further and to a place where the Ministry of Defense can't intervene."
“I will consider it.”
Fury responded. Pierce said again:
"You have to take out something to send out the warlike generals. I mean, those Kerry missile samples, you still keep, right? Leave those things to them, and they can figure out what they can do."
"I don't think it's a good idea, Pierce."
Fury retorted:
"They are not under control, they have signs of danger."
"In fact, they've entered the World Security Council system, so you don't need to worry about that."
Pierce explained:
"SHIELD can leave 98084-3, which is my request, and they agreed. So, using the 'Seventh District' right to evaluate and the secret of the mechanical life to exchange for a technology that will be developed sooner or later, Fury, I don't think it's a disadvantage."
"I can understand, but"
Fury took a deep breath, and after more than ten seconds of silence, he said:
"Well, I can understand your pressure, Pierce. I won't make it difficult for you to do it, I will hand over the wreckage sample of that missile to them."
"Well, and, since Merlin is going to be sent out, the evaluation work of the Seventh District must be chosen to choose an agent who can be trusted and has strong service capabilities to do it. I think Agent Japas Hitville is good. He is hardworking and meticulous, and can discover things that others cannot find. What do you think?"
"I'll consider it, Pierce, I'll bother you this time."
Fury hung up the phone, and he turned to Hill behind him and said:
"Hill, go to the Pagasos base immediately and remove all the important chips in the Kerry cruise missile for me!"
"Sir, is this really OK?"
Hill asked suspiciously:
"The people from the Ministry of Defense should not be so easy to fool, right?"
"Ha, I just said I would give them a sample."
Fury said coldly:
"But it's not said it's complete! Go and do it. Also, please contact Merlin for me. I have something to ask him."
ps:
Chapter completed!