Chapter 161: 996?! I

, The Genie Starting from Marvel

After meeting the Ancient One and receiving Woody's stance, the people present moved to a different location to continue their meeting.

The first issue was how to face the Chitauri fleet: should they let them land on Earth and fight them there, or attempt to intercept them in outer space?

Once the question was raised, silence fell again. Everyone certainly hoped not to fight them on Earth; Earth was their home, and even if they won in the end, it would still be a loss. But how could they intercept them in outer space?

The difficulty of the two choices was not on the same level; describing it as a world of difference would not be an exaggeration.

Furthermore, every single person present lacked the ability to fight in space. Tony's armor and Ivan Vanko's machine might be unaffected by the space environment, but relying on just the two of them—let alone intercepting—they couldn't even kill them all if the Chitauri just stuck their necks out and stood still.

There's a saying: catching twenty thousand pigs isn't easy, let alone at least fifty thousand. And it's not just about catching them; they have to be killed. Even a butcher would be exhausted to death.

A moment later, someone finally spoke.

Cobb: "I have a one-time transformation device here, a reward from the Emotional Deep Web, but I can't say how much use it will be..."

As he spoke, Cobb turned the camera so the others could see the Giant of Light transformation device sitting on the table.

Dumbledore: "Blue dragons are creatures that can adapt to the space environment, and dragons have forms specifically for fighting in space. But even if we could invite Odavis, the two of us combined would be a drop in the bucket."

"I have a question!" Rogers suddenly slammed the table and stood up.

Everyone turned their gazes toward him.

"First of all, I admire you all. Even knowing the opponent is a space fleet, you are still full of fighting spirit and are trying to find ways to solve it."

As Rogers spoke, his eyes swept over everyone at the table. "But aren't you being a bit too arrogant? Does the title of 'superhero' make you feel that you have already surpassed ordinary people? That you aren't on the same level as them? So you think that the only people who can solve this are the dozen or so people here? Earth has a population of seven billion! Can't you even notify them?!"

Tony didn't know how to answer for a moment. He couldn't just say those people were all useless; he couldn't bring himself to say that. However, Rogers seemed to be right.

They had developed a subconscious cognitive bias.

They felt that these few people on Earth could solve all problems, and that there was no need to consider anyone else, not even to notify them.

Dumbledore didn't feel much; he was an old man who wasn't a resident of this planet to begin with.

"Then do you have any good ideas? Notify your human governments first?" Dumbledore asked Rogers.

Rogers nodded. "That's for sure. Also, I think we should find someone: Nick Fury."

"Although this guy..." Rogers was silent for a few seconds. "I don't know how to evaluate him either, but he must have been the first to prepare for a large-scale alien invasion. If anyone has ever thought about how to resist and made contingency plans, he must be one of them."

"Makes sense." Tony looked at Rogers and then stood up as well. "Also, I know someone very suitable to notify other countries, and who definitely would be able to get the message through!"

Rogers blinked. "The person you're talking about wouldn't be me, would it?!"

"It is you! You are Captain America, the great hero who broke Hydra in World War II, and you enjoy a pretty good reputation internationally. Who am I? A second-generation rich kid who indulges in pleasure. If I go to say it, who would believe me!" Tony's tone carried a hint of sarcasm.

"Agreed." Frank followed up. "As everyone knows, you can't trust the words of an agent, and the same goes for a former agent."

Natasha touched her nose. "Plus one. A defecting agent is even less trustworthy. I can't be the one to say something this big."

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Johnson looked at the people around him and probably guessed what everyone meant. Of course, it wasn't because Rogers said those things that they wanted to harm him, but when someone suddenly stabs you in the kidney, you have to fight back.

Rogers' words just now had attacked everyone at the table. As for... communicating with the government, that was something no one present wanted to do. And considering other factors, Rogers was also the best candidate. So what else was there to say? Pay back grievances with grievances, and grudges with grudges.

"Cough, cough. I'm an archaeology professor. Suddenly talking about something that endangers human civilization—the style is wrong, it's not very appropriate," Johnson echoed.

Blade crossed his arms and leaned back. "Don't look at me. Strictly speaking, I'm not even human. Human affairs have nothing to do with me, nothing to do with me."

Although Ivan Vanko felt it was meaningless, he wasn't about to be a killjoy. "Don't look at me. I'm a criminal, and the wanted notice hasn't even been withdrawn. Strictly speaking, I should be in the same place as Nick Fury."

Cobb also laughed in the video. "Me too. The Team Company's bounty is still out. As for my sister, you wouldn't let a data stream that doesn't have a body yet be the spokesperson, would you?"

As he spoke, Cobb's sister popped her head out and greeted everyone.

Dumbledore had even managed to get a glass of milk from somewhere and was adding a lethal amount of syrup to it. He stirred it. "This old man is someone about to be buried. This heavy responsibility isn't suitable for me. Besides, I'm not even from your world. Strictly speaking, I could be an alien too."

After hearing everyone's words, Rogers was a bit dumbfounded. Although he wasn't particularly repulsed by dealing with the government, after being told this by everyone, he suddenly became a bit unwilling.

But it was deserved. Everyone sitting here had made real contributions and was prepared to dedicate even greater strength. The way he spoke was a bit much.

"Alright, alright, everyone. It's my mouth that's clumsy, I spoke without thinking." Rogers quickly pretended to beg for mercy. "I'll go communicate with those people. Anyway, their mouths are also quite clumsy most of the time, repeating the same nonsense over and over."

The atmosphere improved quite a bit without anyone noticing. Before leaving, Rogers reminded them, "Remember to find Nick Fury. That man definitely hid things!"

Immediately after, under the gaze of the others, Rogers walked out with the aura of "The wind blows, the river is cold."

It is conceivable how much of a stir it would cause when such a big matter is reported to the top, especially with so many people testifying.

Not to mention other things, starting today, Rogers would have at least twenty hours of meetings to attend out of every twenty-four.

And since Rogers was pushed out in the end, it was very likely that he would also be responsible for the public communication in the later stages.

Whatever 996 is, that's for little brothers; Rogers is going straight for 007. ===== CHAPTER 162 =====