Chapter 430 How to Search and Rescue Captain America?
Leo didn't expect Bucky's reaction to be so violent, and quickly comforted him: "Don't get excited yet. Sit down and talk slowly."
When Bucky sat down, Leo asked: "Why do you think Steve can't be alive?"
"Why do you think Steve is still alive!?" Bucky retorted subconsciously, but felt that this was a bit too unreasonable. Then he took a deep breath, suppressed his bad temper, and began to explain with a complicated expression.
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"I have been controlled by Hydra before. Apart from occasionally hearing fragments of past events from Sienna and Zora, I never had the opportunity to systematically understand things about Steve.
After following you and escaping, I have been investigating related matters. Although the history books clearly say that Steve and the Red Skull died together, I have extravagant hopes.
But then Natasha came, and through her channels, I learned that SHIELD had been looking for Steve for ten years after he disappeared!
But ten years have passed and nothing has been found...
And now more than fifty years have passed since then. Steve is not the kind of heartless person. If he were still alive, he would not be willing to wander outside for fifty years. He would definitely come home on his own initiative.
This also means that if I haven’t seen him for fifty years, he must be dead!”
After talking about it, Bucky's voice became softer and softer, revealing his sadness.
Leo patiently listened to Bucky's long explanation and seemed to understand Bucky's psychology.
Just because he yelled "This is impossible" in surprise didn't mean that he didn't want Steve to live.
It's because he has reluctantly accepted the fact that Steve is dead and doesn't want others to give him a hopeless hope and end up facing sad disappointment all over again.
Thinking of this, Leo felt that he needed to find a more powerful way to express the fact that "Steve is still alive", so that he could fully mobilize Bucky's enthusiasm and make him eager to work hard to complete the task that was about to be handed over to him.
His mission is not to be as pessimistic as he is now
Leo organized his words: "You know the character of the Ancient One, right?"
Bucky nodded: "I heard you and Lorena talk about it, but I haven't seen it."
"If you have the chance, you can go and meet her. She is an ancient being with true wisdom. She has been on the earth for thousands of years."
"How long can people live??" Bucky was indeed diverted by this phenomenon that was far from common sense.
"Others can't, but the Ancient One can." Leo nodded vigorously, "But that's not the point I want to emphasize to you. What I want to tell you is that the Ancient One has a special ability. She can
To a certain extent, we can see the past and gain insight into the future."
Leo couldn't tell Bucky in detail that Ancient One could see through the past and future because of the time stone, so he could only explain it in a vague way.
Bucky did not ask for the specific reason, but quietly waited for Leo's next words.
Leo began to make up lies: "I know that Steve has been missing for fifty years, alive and dead. I also doubted that he was still alive. So, when I stayed at Kama Taj last time
, I asked Master Gu Yi about this matter."
Leo looked into Bucky's eyes, "The Ancient One used her ability to do some calculations. She told me that Steve is still alive, but is frozen in the snowfields of the north!"
Bucky immediately wanted to retort. Even if he was frozen in the snowfield and his metabolism was slow, he still wouldn't be able to bear it if he didn't eat, drink or defecate for fifty years.
When he was put into hibernation in the hibernation chamber by Hydra, he not only had a rich supply of nutrient solution, but was also awakened every three to five years when he was not on a mission, just to prevent his body from deteriorating or even dying.
Steve has been under the ice sheet for more than fifty years, how could he resist?
But who could tell that it was the mysterious Ancient One who said this? Think about the magical portal spell, and then think about the gorgeous magic in the hands of those mages a week ago.
The most important thing is that Gu Yi doesn't need to lie to Leo, and Leo doesn't need to lie to himself.
As Bucky pondered these thoughts over and over in his mind, his eyes became brighter and his mood became more excited: Steve is still alive, he is frozen under the thick ice in the snowfield, I want to find him
he!
Leo noticed the change in Bucky's temperament, just like a lifeless old tree suddenly glowing with life.
He immediately understood that Bucky had accepted the fact that Steve was still alive, and thus gained endless motivation.
So Leo took advantage of the situation and said: "I came to you today to give you the task of finding Captain America.
The Ancient One said at the beginning that although Steve is still alive, his vitality is very weak. Fifty years is too long for ordinary people, and it will cause a lot of damage to his body functions. He is very weak now, so
We must hurry up and find him."
This is Leo talking nonsense. Leo doesn't know exactly how long Steve can persist, but there is no problem if he persists for another twenty years.
Leo's deliberate lie was exactly what Bucky was worried about. His face immediately showed urgency: "Where is Steve buried? I want to find him."
"This is the difficulty of finding Steve." Leo reached out and pulled out a prepared map, and circled a large area for Bucky to see.
"Although after my great efforts, coupled with the help of the Ancient One, the location where Steve may be buried is finally determined to be hundreds of square kilometers."
Leo pointed at the red circle and said, "We are going to look for Captain America in this snowfield of hundreds of square kilometers."
Bucky's brows immediately frowned. The area of hundreds of square kilometers was as large as the entire Washington, D.C. area.
What's even more terrible is that there is a harsh ice field environment, with wind and snow all year round. Not only is there a lack of supplies, but visibility is also low, making search and rescue work even more difficult.
But no matter how difficult it was, Bucky would always look for it. He held the map, stood up, and said resolutely: "Although the area of hundreds of square kilometers is very large, I wore a winter uniform and slowly covered every corner.
Flying all over the place and searching all over the place would only take a year and a half at most.
I’m willing to spend the time looking for it!”
"Hey, I told you to stop getting excited. Sit down. I have a safer and quicker way to find Steve." Leo quickly comforted Bucky who was in a state of emotion.
"What can I do?" Bucky sat down and looked at Leo blankly.
Leo did not directly tell his method, but scolded Bucky: "You said that you are usually so mature and steady, and you can serve as the second-in-command of our legion, but when it comes to Steve, why do you lose control?
Woolen cloth!"
Bucky scratched his head in embarrassment and said sorry, he was too worried about the safety of his good friend.
However, Leo's scolding did not stop, "One hundred square kilometers is not a small amount, but it is not a large number. The carpet search you just mentioned can indeed cover the entire ice sheet in a year and a half.
once.
However, have you overlooked a question? Is Steve just lying on the surface of the ice sheet, waiting for you to pick him up?!
More than fifty years have passed. Even if he crashed on the surface and was beaten by wind and snow, he still wouldn't know how thick the ice and snow was on his body!
The more likely situation is that he is frozen under the ice sheet at an unknown depth!
How do you find it without any reference?
If you dug into every piece of the ice sheet to examine it, would one and a half years be enough? Even ten or eight years would not be enough for you!
Moreover, how can you guarantee that Steve is not under three feet? How can you guarantee that when you dig three feet into the ground, you won’t dig Steve full of holes!?"
What Leo said was not alarmist, but just stating a fact.
According to the plot of the movie, Captain America was indeed buried underground and lying in the crashed plane. At first, a corner of the plane was exposed, so that the survey team could detect it.
But now the timeline has been advanced by 17 years. No one is sure whether the corner of the plane has been exposed!