Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 498 The Last Banquet (First Update!)

Hawke was sharing his experience with his daughter.

President Baron Turner, who had personally taken part in the operation and arrived at the Quantico military base, also came to the Quantico safe house immediately after Hawke agreed to attend tonight's dinner, and convened another group meeting for the "Hunting the Demon King" plan.

President Barron Turner spoke out directly after the appearance of the African-American general who was used as a scapegoat for failures and promoted for successes.

"Barton, tell me, how are your plans coming along?"

Baron Turner, who finally remembered the African American general's name, looked at him sharply and said in a low voice, "I don't want this precious opportunity, which I obtained by risking my personal dignity and the dignity of the Union, to be wasted again because of your postponement."

This time, he abandoned his prestige as president, humbled himself, and almost knelt down to beg Hawke to attend tonight's dinner.

This time, he chose to stake his dignity.

and so--

He'd go crazy if the Sentinel robot project got delayed.

fortunately!

The African-American general responded immediately after Baron Turner spoke, "The program is being imported and is expected to be activated in three hours."

Three hours later?
That was about halfway through the dinner.

Upon hearing this, Baron Turner estimated the timeframe of three hours later, breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded.

at this time.

A Pentagon general spoke up: "Mr. President, our original plan was to target only the Demon King himself, but we didn't expect that the Demon King's wife would come along this time as well."

Baron Turner looked at the general who had spoken, nodded, and then looked at the African-American general: "There's another variable. Can his sentry robots handle it?"

The African-American general did not hesitate for a moment: "Rest assured, Mr. President, our Sentinel Robot is invincible."

At this point, even if we can't handle it, we absolutely have to be able to handle it.

Anyway, it's not like he's the one at the Quantico base.

These days, the African-American general has also secretly moved his wife and children from his luxury apartment in Washington, D.C.

As for himself?
The plane has been contacted. He will lose contact whenever the Sentinel robot goes online, and by the time he lands again, the results should already be in.

At that time, whether one enjoys the fruits of victory or moves to a third country with a huge amount of assets and lives in anonymity, it doesn't matter.

The federal government wins, he wins.

The federal government loses, but he wins.

He can win twice.

The African-American general thought this to himself, and then, fearing that Baron Turner might lack confidence, he added, "Mr. President, don't forget, the materials used to create the Sentinel robots were given to us by that being."

Upon hearing this, Baron Turner's pale eyebrows twitched slightly.

Yes.

Even if the Sentinel Robots couldn't deal with both the Demon King and his wife at the same time, they should at least have faith in the being who provided the materials for building the Sentinel Robots.

The Sentinel robot is built using a material called Adamantium.

Genuine Adamantium!

To create a Sentinel robot that Hawke could make indestructible, the first step was to solve the material problem.

Two years ago, after Bolivar Trax was released, he immediately went to the location where he and William Stryker had discovered the adamantium alloy.

Then--

They heard a voice there, a voice that could provide a metal harder than adamantium, ensuring Hawke could not be defeated, at least not until Hawke regained all his energy.

The voice even promised them that if they could kill the Demon King, everything they wanted—the universe, stars, immortality, and everything else—could be achieved.

Then they saw that after the sound disappeared, a completely metallic wreck appeared in front of them, taking up almost half of the canyon.

This is another reason why the Federation is so determined to kill Hawke.

Unfortunately, the Celestials who provided them with the materials overestimated the Federation's moral standards.

When the Celestials made their promise, they used the word "kill," and the Federation agreed at the time. However, they still considered arresting and imprisoning the Demon King as their primary option, and the content of the Celestials' promise was only a backup plan.

After all, the Federation is not only familiar with betrayal, treachery, and backstabbing, but it can even be said that these are their defining characteristics.

Therefore, judging others by their own standards, they naturally believed that even the Celestials who provided them with adamantium were untrustworthy.

Furthermore, behind the "Demon King Hunting" plan, there is another plan brewing: "Hunting Adamantium Suppliers to Obtain a Continuous Supply of Adamantium."

Far away.

In short, after being reminded by the African-American general, Baron Turner, who was also the supplier of Adamant Metals, nodded and then changed the subject, looking at the person attending the meeting with him, who was the head of the Quantico base: "Has Professor X made the arrangements?" The head of the Quantico base was also in military uniform.

"It's all been arranged. In three hours, the Sentinel robots will be activated under Professor X's control."

"Evacuation plan?"

"Arrangements are being made."

The head of the Quantico base reported solemnly to President Baron Turner: "Elite soldiers and their families are withdrawing from the base in an orderly manner, while soldiers recruited through special recruitment have been gradually arriving in the past few days."

President Barron Turner nodded with a smile upon hearing this: "Very good, our elite troops must be well protected."

Well known.

War is not child's play; it requires death. After all, if the casualties aren't severe enough, how can we truly enrage the people of the Federation?

But it's unacceptable for one's own people to die.

They had already died once two years ago, but that time they were on the defensive. This time, however, they were proactive, or even prepared.

They should protect their own soldiers.

But those who were originally foreigners, who joined their army in order to stay in their Federation, shouting their loyalty to their Federation and to build their Federation, are the ones who can be sacrificed.

The most important thing.

If someone dies, they die; there's no need to feel sorry for them anyway.

After all, those who are truly capable and competent would not choose to join their army to protect their country, even if they were in a better place.

and so--

During these days, Quantico's soldiers were being replaced without leaving a trace, and this not only did not arouse suspicion among the special soldiers, but also made them grateful.

In a word.

Only those who are trusted are qualified to guard the inner areas of the Quantico military base.

obviously.

They believed it, thinking they had truly been accepted by the Federation. They were not only moved to tears and deeply grateful, but also wished they could stand guard 24 hours a day without sleep. They never imagined that from the very beginning, they had come here only to die later.

Even if they survive, their elite troops stationed on the outskirts will send them on their way.

"Press release?"

"Eight copies have already been prepared."

The president's chief of staff, who also attended the meeting, smiled and said, "Once it begins, the office can hold a press conference as soon as we have the information."

The head of the Quantico military base added at this point: "Once the Sentinel robots are activated, the security around the base will be slightly relaxed, allowing those resourceful reporters to come here and spread the news of the mutant infighting drama unfolding here."

President Barron Turner smiled upon hearing this, but then sighed: "When mutants fight amongst themselves, the ones who suffer the most casualties are us unarmed humans. We humans are still too small and fragile in the face of crazed mutants."

The Pentagon general echoed, "Yes, Mr. President, so we must take every measure to ensure that we humans maintain absolute dominance in this mutant crisis. The Mutant Peace Act is acceptable, but all of this must be based on the Bureau of Mutants."

Well known.

The federal government has the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Intelligence Agency. Although the Sentinel Special Service was shut down twelve years ago, it can still exist under a different name, such as the Mutant Management Bureau.

Mutants can exist, but every mutant must obediently go to the local mutant management bureau for registration and control; otherwise, they will be considered to be breaking the law and can be subject to reasonable arrest and interrogation.

This bill from the Bureau of Mutants is what President Barron Turner intends to take to Congress for a vote.

Take the way of others and leave others nowhere to go.

Barron Turner, as procedural president, has to take an unconventional approach to secure re-election if he lacks support within his own faction.

In a word.

If the opposition doesn't want to be criticized and driven to despair by the people they support, they will definitely reluctantly agree to pass this bill.

If this bill passes, he will at least be able to secure the votes of the federal people who are staunchly opposed to mutants.

"Very good, very energetic!"

President Barron Turner, contemplating the wonderful future, said something happily, then stood up, supporting himself on the table with both hands.

"Alright, gentlemen."

"Let's get moving and stick to the plan."

"Let us offer a final banquet to the Demon King who has come from afar to our world."

"..."

(End of this chapter)