NIP Chapter 300 He's getting anxious, he's getting anxious.
Chapter 300 He's getting anxious, he's getting anxious.
[If you find it repetitive and disjointed, look at the previous three-in-one content. It feels like I can't make up for it by working overtime for a while...OTL]
Stark and Osborn?
It's not that they're bragging...
Before today, in the power transmission industry, nobody really took them seriously!
To them, they were just two greenhorns playing high-tech house in New York!
But now, it is precisely these two young punks who have threatened their very foundation!
"But... what can we do? According to the Daily Bugle, the new technology they've developed is a completely revolutionary product...!"
Just as everyone was discussing this, a relatively young-looking representative from the regional power company timidly spoke up from the corner.
"That quantum grid reportedly has negligible losses... and that reactor is practically zero-cost... Even if we try to lower our prices and wage a war of attrition, in the end, we'll still be the ones who suffer..."
"What a load of rubbish, this revolutionary new technology!"
Before the young power company representative could finish speaking, Roger rudely interrupted him, his cloudy eyes flashing with a venomous, sinister light.
"That's radiation! That's pollution! That's a Damocles' sword hanging over the heads of New Yorkers! Do you know the consequences of uncontrolled nuclear fusion running away? It's a million times more terrifying than Chernobyl! And those underground power lines—who knows if the transport of such an enormous amount of energy will interfere with the Earth's magnetic field and trigger earthquakes? Will it be like a microwave oven, cooking people on the surface? Or even, in the event of an energy leak crisis, will it destroy the entire city of New York!"
He became more and more agitated as he spoke, his withered fingers waving in the air as if possessed by a little mustache, accusing Tony and Harry of their "crimes" in a highly infectious tone.
"Gentlemen! Don't be fooled by appearances! These two shameless thieves, using cheap electricity to present themselves as glamorous and have won over the ignorant masses! But what are we? We are the backbone of America's energy security! We feed millions of workers! We keep this country running! And now, two arrogant bastards, with their dangerous toys, want to uproot our centuries-old foundations? Don't even think about it!"
As he spoke, Roger's gaze swept across the entire room, carrying an almost frenzied, incitement, and he slammed his fist on the table and shouted.
"For America's future, for a better tomorrow! Let's unite! Now! Immediately! Feed every senator, every representative, every head of state regulatory agency you can find! Tell them this isn't for our personal pockets! It's for America's energy independence and security! It's to protect the people from the harmful effects of unknown high-tech radiation!"
The next second, following Roger's earlier action of slamming his hand on the table, the huge projection screen lit up, displaying a draft of a strongly worded joint protest letter, covered with numerous company seals, which Roger had prepared overnight, in front of everyone.
The title is shocking:
[To the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Congressional Energy Committee: Urgent complaint and request for investigation regarding significant safety hazards and unfair competition in the Stark-Osborne "New Energy" system]
The draft is filled with sensational language:
"Nuclear fusion devices (arc reactors) whose safety has not been fully verified pose an uncontrollable risk of meltdown, and their potential radioactive contamination will cause a devastating ecological disaster for New York City and the surrounding area!" (Accompanied by a grim image of the Chernobyl ruins)
"The Osborn Group's underground power transmission network, with its high-intensity directional energy field, has been preliminarily suspected of interfering with human bioelectricity, inducing brain diseases and developmental abnormalities in children! The consequences of long-term exposure to this environment would be unimaginable!" (The accompanying images are from other regions: a distorted brain scan and a deformed infant crying helplessly.)
"Its ultra-low electricity prices are suspected of malicious dumping, seriously undermining the principle of fair market competition, and attempting to monopolize the entire US energy market. Ultimately, this will lead to the nation's energy lifeline being controlled by private oligarchs, endangering national security!" (The accompanying image shows Tony and Harry, photoshopped into greedy medieval lords, sitting on a throne piled with skulls, feasting on blood-soaked food, looking extremely terrifying.)
"We strongly urge FERC to immediately suspend the commercial operation of this dangerous project and call on Congress to launch a full investigation and hold urgent hearings!"