The mechanical craze in Marvel

Countless cameras are pointed at this place, broadcasting everything here to the entire world.

Beside Nolan Locke, Jessica Jones and the others wore expressions of worry.

Tony Stark sat in the back with a look of deep dissatisfaction on his face.

Although he also felt that Nolan Locke should disclose some of the weapons purchase authorizations.

After all, this aligns with his consistent strategy of checks and balances.

However, he found it extremely incomprehensible that Nolan Locke would be forced to hand over his weapons through coercion.

Moreover, this is not the first time this has happened. Back then, he was forced to hand over his Mark series armor due to government pressure.

Moreover, he felt that if Nolan Locke failed in today's hearing, his Locke Stark Industries might face the same situation next time, and then probably no one would help him anymore.

So now Tony Stark stands here, clearly expressing his stance.

The council members on the stage naturally noticed Tony Stark's attitude, but in their eyes, Tony Stark was no match for Nolan Locke, even though Tony Stark was also one of the world's top military experts and technological geniuses.

However, compared to Nolan Locke, Tony Stark is now like an infant, unable to cause any trouble in front of the Council.

Since that's the case, they naturally won't change any of their decisions because of Tony Stark's appearance.

Tony Stark clearly noticed their thoughts as well, and although he was dissatisfied with these council members' ideas, he could only express his dissatisfaction.

He had no other way to sanction him, while Nolan Locke sat there obediently, as if he were not in the midst of a hearing against him, but simply there to chat.

The judge tapped his gavel and asked:

"Nolan Locke, what's your explanation for the war that took place in Wakanda recently?"

We have received a report about you. The whistleblower believes you have a monopoly on weapons and that some of your actions could potentially lead to the destruction of the entire world.

Upon hearing the judge's words, Nolan Locke frowned, then looked at him with a cold glint in his eyes.

"I don't know what else I can say about that war. I saved the entire Earth in that war. If it weren't for me, all of you here would probably be under alien rule by now."

As for the so-called monopoly, didn't all the countries obtain the right to purchase all of Locke Technology's weapons during that war?

He chuckled and then continued:

"As far as I know, the number of Locke Technology weapons that appeared in that war was seriously inconsistent with the number of weapons Locke Technology sold during that period. That is to say, most of the countries that sent troops in that war did not use all the weapons they purchased from Locke Technology in the war, but kept them."

These people preserved it for some purpose, which I think is not something that requires any thought; it's simply to gain greater power and deter other countries.

"Nolan Locke, watch your attitude."

The judge tapped his gavel again.

"We are talking about your question now. It is perfectly normal for countries to hold back. That war was only the first round of war. We cannot be sure whether Thanos can be defeated in the first round of war. If he cannot be defeated, then countries will definitely launch a second frontal operation and will also put all other weapons into the battlefield."

As a military businessman, I think you should understand that a new military weapon requires practice, and at that time, the soldiers were not yet able to use the military weapons they had just purchased from Locke Technology proficiently.

Therefore, rather than throwing all their forces into the battlefield in the first battle, it's better to conduct training for a period of time first, and then deploy them to the battlefield. This will produce the greatest effect.

The judge's statement was reasonable and well-founded.

This is indeed the case from a normal perspective, and at least for the vast majority of the world's inhabitants, such a statement is entirely plausible.

Nolan Locke pursed his lips, then continued:

"so what?

What are you planning to do now?

Do you want me to sell all the weapons and keep them all?

Or do you want to take the blueprints for the weapons developed by Locke Technology so that other countries can manufacture them directly?

Nolan's words were very impolite, and after hearing Nolan Locke's words, the judge immediately spoke up:

"We respect everyone's scientific and technological research achievements, so we will not manufacture weapons by directly taking Lockheed Martin's weapon blueprints, as you claim. However, we hope that Lockheed Martin will retain the right to sell these weapons."

Instead of immediately sealing off the manufacture of these weapons after the war ended.

Earth is constantly threatened by extraterrestrial threats. Under such circumstances, the entire planet needs to enhance its strength. Otherwise, Earth's defenses will be extremely weak in the face of the next alien invasion.

If the Earth were to be destroyed under such circumstances, then you must bear the vast majority of the responsibility for such an event.

The presiding judge was well aware that they were indeed holding a hearing on Nolan Locke, but this hearing was not exactly the same as other hearings.

Nolan Locke's power has long been out of control, and for them, controlling Nolan Locke is absolutely impossible.

Furthermore, they were even worried about angering Nolan Locke. They only hoped to get Nolan Locke to compromise to some extent so that they could actually gain some benefits from it. However, if they were to directly deprive Nolan Locke of his things, they were afraid that Nolan Locke would retaliate against them later.

If Nolan Locke, with his terrifying power, were to retaliate, the consequences would be unbearable for most. After all, Nolan Locke is not Tony Stark; if he were, he might be subject to restrictions from various quarters.

Furthermore, as a superhero, Tony Stark has certain bottom lines when it comes to these kinds of things, and he would never openly oppose them.

However, although Nolan Locke is also a superhero, those who have studied Nolan Locke are very clear that Nolan Locke and Tony Stark are fundamentally different. Tony Stark is a very straightforward superhero, but Nolan Locke is definitely a proper businessman.

You can do anything, but you absolutely cannot deprive him of his interests. If you do, the inevitable result will be that Nolan Locke will turn against them, and no one can bear such an outcome.

Upon hearing the judge's words, Nolan Locke laughed heartily.

"Retain the right to sell these weapons?"

As far as I know, many countries still possess a number of superweapons from Locke Technology. Moreover, after defeating Thanos's army, Thanos's army also left behind many superweapons. Countries have probably already divided up these benefits and taken them to their own laboratories for research, hoping to develop real superweapons.

In this situation, you're telling me you want Lockheed Martin to retain the right to sell weapons for the sake of world peace?

Do you think I look like an idiot?

Or do you think the public are all fools?

Countries already possess considerable stockpiles of superweapons. If I continue to sell these weapons, I don't know what other consequences might arise besides triggering an arms race on Earth.

"So shut up, you bastard. What you're saying is disgusting."

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Chapter 355 A One-Man Podium

Hearing Nornock's words, the judge's face turned extremely ugly, but he dared not vent his anger at all.

After all, the person in front of him was Nolan Locke, and everyone values ​​their life. Although he felt he could control Nolan Locke, when the moment actually arrived, facing the furious Nolan Locke, he didn't dare to say anything more.

Perhaps Nolan Locke would be wary of him during the live stream and wouldn't dare to attack him, but what if he didn't have that wariness and instead chose to attack him directly? After all, they simply didn't understand why Nolan Locke was so determined to become a businessman. If this was merely Nolan Locke's interest, then everything they were doing was like dancing on a knife's edge.

Because Nolan Locke could at any time become limited by this interest, and thus turn his so-called interest into disgust. If that happens, Nolan Locke will definitely take action against them without hesitation, letting the whole world know just how powerful Nolan Locke truly is.

They currently lack the power to confront Nolan Locke. If they were to fight him, they could only unite with superheroes, but even then, they might not be able to defeat him. The result would inevitably be a devastating blow to the entire Earth.

Of course, he didn't care about any of that now, because what he cared about was that his life was now in Nolanok's hands, and if Nolanok exerted even a little force, he would surely die.

Even if Nolan Locke doesn't make a move here, once Nolan Locke's anger accumulates to a certain level, he will have the power to strangle him at any time after this incident, as easily as strangling an ant.

Realizing this, the judge immediately calmed down. He no longer wanted to say anything more. Now he just wanted this ridiculous hearing to end as soon as possible, so that he could escape sooner and avoid being targeted by Nolan Locke.

Ultimately, it led to the deaths of himself and his family. Knowing just how brutal someone like Nolan Locke truly is, if his target wasn't himself but his family, then he would be utterly powerless to stop him.

"Nolan Locke, this is a hearing. I hope you can be mindful of your attitude and express your views reasonably. After you express your views, we will have a reasonable discussion to understand your perspective."

Instead of threatening the judge himself like this, you should know that it doesn't do you any good.

The judge spoke, his words sounding very soft. Upon hearing his words, the expressions of the several people beside him were extremely shocked. They did not expect that the judge would not launch an attack on Norlando Technology at this time.

If they were to attack Nolan Locke now, based on what Nolan Locke just said, they could completely undermine his position to an even worse degree, and perhaps then they could achieve their goal and obtain Nolan Locke's authorization for the weapons.

"Your Honor, do you know what you're saying?"

One of the hearing officers spoke to the presiding judge in a low voice.

The judge glanced at him, then spoke directly:

“I am very clear about what I am saying. I am communicating with our hearing subjects from a fair perspective.”

If you have any objections, then you can sit in my seat; I am willing to step down as presiding judge at any time.

His words were very firm.

These damn bastards have no idea how much pressure he's under as the presiding judge. If Nolan Locke gets angry, then maybe the others will be fine.

However, as the presiding judge, he would inevitably be the first to be affected, and he didn't want to go against Nolanok because of this.

After all, it's his own life, and those people don't care how great things he did.

When Nolan Locke heard the judge's words, his face showed a look of surprise. He had not expected that the judge in front of him would be so soft-hearted.

In fact, he was prepared for a protracted war, and even prepared for the world's people to have a negative impression of him.

After all, while personal charisma is extremely important, Locke Technology's weapons have an absolute leading advantage on Earth, even if the civilians are dissatisfied with him.

However, as long as Lockheed Martin's products have an absolute and overwhelming advantage over other companies' products, no one will give up buying Lockheed Martin's products because of dissatisfaction with them.

As long as someone buys Locke Technology's products, he has already achieved his goal. He doesn't care at all whether these people have a good impression of him personally.

It would be a very good thing to get people to treat you better, but if it's impossible or even requires sacrificing your own interests, then Nolan would absolutely not do it.

After all, although he is called a superhero, all he cares about are the people he has connections with, not the whole earth. He is not that great.

For him, protecting his family and friends is more than enough. And with his current strength, he is fully confident that he can achieve that.

As for anything else, that's not something he'd be thinking about right now.

However, now that the presiding judge is considering the issue from his own perspective, this hearing will likely end more simply than he imagined.

Behind them, the many council members who came to attend the hearing stared in disbelief at the presiding judge's speech.

"What the hell is that bastard thinking!"

Doesn't he know what we're doing right now?

What kind of position does his saying such things at this time place our hearing?!

This could very well lead to Nolan Locke developing disdain for us, and might even embolden him to act more arrogantly in the future, which is absolutely intolerable.

One of the council members spoke angrily.

Another council member glanced at him, then spoke:

"Perhaps we should consider replacing the presiding judge. Although this is somewhat irregular, the current presiding judge is clearly no longer capable of handling the responsibilities ahead."

After hearing his words, many council members fell silent.

Yes, they do need to change the presiding judge to continue this hearing.