When supplying weapons before, nobody nitpicked like this. The moment they saw long guns and heavy cannons, each one of them looked as affectionate as if they were seeing their own father.
Why didn't they ask how those guns were made? What technology was used?
But now that it was energy, they started questioning everything. In the end, energy affects the entire world. In today's era of rapid technological development, not to mention large-scale energy — even a citywide power outage overnight would cause public outrage.
Moreover, if this new energy truly was as Xu Dan described, wouldn't the whole world end up depending on him alone?
The arms industry still had state-level restrictions. At most, people would flatter Xu Dan a little. Verbal maneuvering meant nothing to these politicians; they were extremely skilled at it.
But once this new energy replaced traditional energy, and Xu Dan became the sole controller, the consequences were obvious.
The reason Xu Dan was unwilling to explain the origin of the blue tube was mainly because of the Cosmic Cube.
This thing wasn't a conventional energy source. Even if the Cube's energy was infinite, Earth's people did not have high trust in such an alien object.
In other words, was he supposed to openly announce that he possessed the Cosmic Cube?
Some sharp-eyed people had already noticed the device that opened the sky wormhole during the Battle of New York and wondered where it ended up. But guessing and openly admitting it were two entirely different matters.
"Mr. Xu, how should this delicate item be used?" Just as everyone was full of doubts, the Minister from Huaxia spoke to Xu Dan.
This was clearly a statement of position — unconditional support for Xu Dan.
As the world's largest country today, Huaxia had received considerable support from Antarctic enterprises in its process of surpassing the United States.
Hearing Huaxia take a stance, the clever politicians reacted quickly and stopped pressing further.
After all, everyone now belonged to the Earth Alliance. Different voices could exist, but common goals had to move forward.
Xu Dan smiled slightly. He had to admit that Huaxia people were among the most culturally sophisticated in the world, and that heritage showed in their way of speaking.
Americans tended to be direct. Huaxia people were more subtle — the truth stayed in their hearts, and only half of it came out of their mouths.
"You can treat this like a battery. If you want to use it, we've already made the base unit. As for how much energy a single unit can provide, just take it back and test it yourselves. This one is a free gift."
A gift!
The eyes of the others turned red. Something Xu Dan personally brought out at this conference — could it possibly be ordinary?
And yet he gave it away so casually!
This was blatant favoritism — outrageous!
It was like a billionaire walking down the street and casually handing someone a hundred million.
"This—" the Huaxia Minister was flattered. "Isn't that a bit inappropriate? I… I'll accept it?"
"Just take it."
No one expected such a high-value technological product to be given away so easily — and then calmly pocketed just as easily!
"That's new energy that will affect the world's future. Is it really appropriate for you to just put it in your pocket like that? How about I give you a safe?" the American representative said.
The minister smiled slyly. "Sir, didn't you just question whether this thing is safe? Then I'll hold it close — let it threaten the one you call king."
That smile looked like pure mockery in the American's eyes.
But no one dared escalate things. Everyone belonged to the Earth Alliance. Competition was allowed — open conflict was not.
"Mr. Xu Dan, the United States is also willing to conduct pilot testing."
Xu Dan spread his hands with regret. "There's no more. What a pity."
"Huh? That's impossible, Mr. Xu Dan. You said this will replace Earth's current energy. How can there be only one? Can't it be mass-produced?" The American clearly didn't grasp the subtleties.
Xu Dan glanced at him. "Yes. We can't mass-produce it yet. So for now, we can only supply Huaxia."
"This… that's not appropriate, Mr. Xu Dan. You shouldn't do that." People around were about to argue, their expressions twisting.
It was like a grandfather feeding a group of children, then one day buying new nutrition supplements but only giving them to the eldest son. The others would turn red with anxiety.
"Shouldn't do that? Then what should I do?"
Faced with the rhetorical question, everyone realized how unreasonable they sounded and fell silent.
At that moment, Xu Dan signaled to Wu Minghuo behind him, who presented a small Antarctic reactor.
The Ark reactor integrated with Antarctic technology was called the Antarctic Reactor. This batch prepared for sale had energy output 3.5 times that of Stark's Ark Reactor.
Of course, this was only first-generation technology. The second generation would use new elements derived from the Cosmic Cube, conservatively estimated to be ten times more powerful.
This alone showed how wise it had been to recruit Ivan Vanke.
"This — what is this?"
Before Xu Dan could speak, others asked first.
This time, no one dared nitpick. After the free gift earlier, maybe the next free opportunity would fall to them.
Whatever it was — if it was free, why refuse?
"This is what I call the Antarctic Reactor. Another new energy technology developed by Antarctic enterprises. This is the first-generation model. The energy inside it… want to test it? I guarantee this exhibition hall could be blown apart."
"This—!"
"Don't!"
"Oh no!"
Xu Dan laughed. "I'm joking. Our tests show that even if you shoot it with a gun, it won't explode."
The American representative reacted first. Looking at the ruby-like reactor, he said, "This looks similar to Iron Man's chest reactor. Is there a connection?"
"What do you think?" Xu Dan countered.
No one dared answer.
Who would risk saying the wrong thing?
"So… can this be deployed in the United States first?"
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