Chapter 20 Section 1

The United States, the highest military power center of human government. The town of Arlington on the Potomac River near Washington is home to the U.S. Department of Defense.Overlooking from the air, the building is in the shape of a regular pentagon, hence the name Pentagon. The Pentagon covers an area of ​​2.359 million square meters. The building is 22 meters high and has five floors. The total construction area is 608,000 square meters.There is a large parking lot on the north and south sides of the building, which can park 10,000 cars at the same time. In 1947, the Department of Defense established by the 33rd President of the United States, Truman, began to work here. Since then, the Pentagon has become the synonym for the Department of Defense of the United States.

In addition to the Ministry of National Defense, the Pentagon also includes the subordinate Joint Chiefs of Staff and the three headquarters of the Army, Navy and Air Force.However, in the building with only five floors, there is a special meeting room that does not appear in the design drawing, "Room 704". To enter this special meeting room, there are two conditions. The first condition, members must undergo the latest bone scan examination, pupil identification, and more importantly, blood sample dialysis with silver nitrite diluent. The second condition must be a powerful person who is extremely loyal to the human government.These people in power volunteered to be monitored by the CIA every second in exchange for a key to this door.

In room 704, the researchers on the stage are explaining the latest silver-like silver-PseLIdo process. On the screen, there were pictures of compounds with complex structural formulas one after another. No one showed a trace of fatigue. Even the President of the United States, who was visiting the Hawaiian Naval Base, watched the meeting attentively through satellite video. At the meeting site, Senate President McKay, and more than a dozen defense officials and senators attending the meeting, some looked dignified, some were gearing up, and each had their own positions.More people keep observing the expressions of other members, hoping to find out the clues of their intentions from some subtle movements.

You know, more than half of the people in this room will determine the direction of the world. war. Or Total War. "Under the continuous modification of the molecular structure of silver-like silver, its properties finally tend to be stable. The research difficulty of silver-like silver comes from the current stage, or even the next 20 years of scientific and technological barriers, and it is impossible to see the damage of breakthrough heavy metal-like chemical components to the human body. After the immune system is bound to silver-like silver, it will inevitably produce an antibody response, causing multiple organ failure, and even under the best experimental conditions, the sample will die after 72 hours. If the human body has not been able to adapt to the silver-like Silver, then silver-like is just a special biochemical weapon and cannot be used as a vaccine." The researcher looked at the projection on the screen with a professional expression on his face.

"I don't think it's even a biochemical weapon, right? With the flaws in the east, those vampires will develop a method to test blood products sooner or later, and they even need to screen out the blood products that are feverish." Senator Bu from Texas Locke, expressed dissatisfaction with such progress. As soon as Block's words came out, many congressmen present nodded and there was a commotion. As McKay's political opponent, Bullock has been wrestling with McKay's hawks in terms of "position" over the years.The American culture is inclusive on the surface, but in fact it is dominated by the "false hawks" who are most popular with the military.What is a fake hawk?It is probably to choose an illusory enemy, such as the communist forces in the middle of the 20th century, and the evil Islamic culture in the early 21st century. They use no war as their program, but use the possibility of war to develop military capabilities and maintain expensive military expenditures. In the long run, the power of the military will deepen the US government.

The fact that the military power can't be lost makes Block, who advocates peaceful exchanges with vampires and prosperous trade, suffer from his political opponent McKay, and sometimes has to be charged with "traitors". "What if the concentration of silver-like silver continues to be revised downward?" Speaker McKay is concerned. Speaker McKay, who has been re-elected five times, has always taken an unabashed hawkish stance towards the competition between humans and vampires.This kind of fighting idea makes McKay suffer from the common resistance of multinational corporations controlled by vampires, but it also makes McKay win the title of "fighter".

And McKay is also one of the close partners of Organization Z who has long funded political donations. "Ineffective. The speed of linking silver-like cells with human cells has almost nothing to do with the concentration." The researcher explained. Block stroked his chin.He looked at McKay, then at the officers headed by Admiral Anfenni, and finally his eyes fell on his partner, California Congressman Hada. Hada understands. "Since silver-like research cannot go further, and I am afraid of further confrontation with vampire forces, I suggest that the budget for silver-like research be frozen indefinitely." Hada said in a low voice.

"Hada? Let me put it this way, it's one thing to be unable to make breakthroughs in silver-like research, but it's another thing to fear vampire revenge. If the research on silver-like chimeric human bodies is successful, it will definitely usher in a complete victory for mankind... But That's what we've always wanted, isn't it?" McKay took a deep breath, his prematurely gray hair full of vestiges of vampire hatred. "There is no doubt that the complete victory of mankind is the common aspiration of the participants. But since Liyin cannot go further, the tension between the Chinese government and Tokyo is meaningless." Hada said slowly and with reason.

"It's not just Tokyo, don't forget who is operating our financial system in the United States? Once the war between the two races starts, we will first face the immediate effects of inflation and stock market crashes, and the panic among the people is even more immeasurable Also, what will those allies in the Middle East think? This morning’s quotation, oil is now 105 dollars per barrel, and if there is an all-out war, the entire world’s economy will shrink for a century!” Block said sharply. When it comes to the inevitable economic crisis, every member of parliament with vested interests is sitting on pins and needles.

The words just now had an effect, Blok paused, and said slowly: "Anyway, it's pointless to say these things now, after all, the failure of silver-like research is an undeniable fact. It's me who intimidated the enemy with a failed weapon. The most stupid thing ever." "Wait, what I want to ask is, if this confrontation is meaningful, do you agree to start the war immediately?" A congressman frowned the more he listened, and couldn't help but press the speech button. The congressman suspects that this discussion will have nothing to do with the success of silver-like, but a more fundamental issue of position.

It's black and white, there are no gray areas. "Yeah, if we still have to go to confrontation in the end, the research on silver-like silver cannot be stopped. The old guy at the end of Kimaru Qianjun cares so much about our silver-like research, but it proves that this thing is our real trump card, no matter what. Continue to study." Another ally of McKay also joined. "If it doesn't work in 20 years, study it for 30 or 50 years! We can't just think about our generation of human beings. The sustainable survival of human beings is our responsibility." McKay Jiali, righteous and strict. "Hmph, even if quasi-silver is successfully vaccinated, we may only limit the distribution to the United States, its allies, and territories, which may be the real and long-term safe way. At that time, what we have is the power of 'demarcation' and the right to negotiate." The bargaining chip, the national power and prestige of the United States will be unprecedentedly strong, and the oil price can be as much as it wants. How can there be so much nonsense. In short, with the backing of such a good thing as silver, it is extremely stupid to actually fight the vampire head-on. "Blok's eyes are sharp. "Divide human beings into free people and bloody people, and you will definitely go to hell!" The captain of the Alexander, a loyal Catholic, Markovich slapped the table hard. Block indeed said too much. When Markovic slapped the table, the venue immediately fell into chaos. "Mr. Bu, you have no idea who the enemy of mankind is!" Speaker McKay yelled at Block. "You keep claiming that vampires are enemies. Do you want to completely deny Dr. Duke's key scientific report?" Block responded lightly, and McKay was shocked. "Although Dr. Duke's report has not been confirmed. However, I think from the perspective of our country's wrong foreign policy in the past half century, the political and military culture of 'creating enemies' for internal integration may no longer be applicable. Today's two races are in conflict. Although I don't agree with Mr. Bu's personality, I agree with Mr. Bu's peaceful stance." Five-star general Anfenni said slowly. The venue was noisy and chaotic, but except for the extreme hawks and doves, no one dared to express their position too clearly.A consistent feature of human meetings. On the other end, the President of the United States, who participated in the meeting through video, finally made a sound. "What's your opinion, the member group of Organization Z who has been silent all the time?" The President of the United States looked at the delegation of Organization Z. The audience fell silent again. Organization Z spent half a century and finally got three tickets to this conference.The powerful Z organization is good at being low-key and introverted, hiding unseen tickets in this meeting, but I don't know how many more. "This organization hopes that no matter what, peace is the most important thing. Even if there is war, it should be aimed at the concession of other races, not absolute destruction. Since the president has allowed Admiral Anfenni and Kibamaru Chi If there is an agreement with the military in the Sea of ​​Japan, then such a tacit understanding of peace should be abided by to some extent." said Modolf, the leader of the Z organization. Murdoff has a beard that looks like an old king in a poker card, with no hair on his head, and taupe sunglasses that make it impossible to see through his eyes. "However, if we want to achieve no war and no surrender, we cannot just maintain the status quo. The technological development of vampires and their penetration into the trade and financial system have far exceeded our imagination. Whenever there is trouble, human history will end. "Murdolph said quietly: "Humans are creatures that are easily feared. There has been no exception since ancient times. Whoever first grasps the right to start a war wins the fear of making his opponent fall to the ground. The trend that swallowed up more than half of Europe, with almost no resistance in the middle, is the best example." Makes sense, but it's all nonsense.All members quietly waited for Murdoff's conclusion. "Organization Z believes that the research and development of silver-like substances can be terminated according to the agreement, but the vaccine law cannot stop." Mordorf pushed the gray glasses. As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar. "Your words are simply illogical." A congressman said bluntly. "If the research and development of silver-like substances is terminated, it is impossible to develop vaccines based on silver-like substances. Isn't this an obvious fact?" Although he has a close personal relationship with the Z organization, Speaker McKay responded politely. "Or, what Mr. Murdolf means is... wanting to make a false one? It's too dangerous to do so." Block thought more far-reaching, but he also thought it was impossible. Murdoff shook his head, a strange natural majesty slowly suppressed the atmosphere of the scene. "Organization Z's own research has made the most fundamental improvements to the fatal shortcomings of silver-like silver. Please submit the evidence A4072." After Modolf finished speaking, he gestured to the staff at the venue to put a three-meter-long, two-meter-diameter reinforced The glass cylinder was carried to the middle of the venue. Murdoff seemed to have foreseen such a meeting atmosphere long ago, and applied to the researchers of the Parliament for the display of evidence in advance.The researchers, of course, did the most stringent safety assessments before the exhibits were presented. This huge exhibit, like a large 360-degree department store window, was lifted by the venue staff and placed in the center of the venue, but the curtains tightly wrapped in glass had not been removed, and the mysterious atmosphere made the audience Waiting with bated breath. "Welcome to the world of the third type of human."