Kyle said, seeing Lucy's eyes dimming, he added: "But no matter what, as long as I'm still alive, I will definitely come back!"
"I believe you." Lucy nodded, her face more serious than ever before, looking at Kyle solemnly, "After you leave, I will wait for you here."
"Whether it's fifty years or a hundred years, I will wait until I die!"
The girl said with great determination.
Chapter 149 Family Base
After several years of World War II, the long dark dawn of gunfire and artillery roars came to an end. In 1945 AD, human beings licked their wounds and continued to move forward. They yearned for peace, and the economic system gradually recovered and sprouted like grass and trees bathed in spring rain.
Everyone seemed to want to erase the pain left by the war, so they buried the pain deep in their memories and began to yearn for a new life, striving hard to pursue beautiful things that bring happiness.
Sculptures of the symbol of peace can be found in central squares, war memorials, and even in prominent corners of streets and alleys in cities across the United States, but the term "superhero" is becoming increasingly muted and weak, and is no longer mentioned in people's daily lives.
Times create heroes.
The era of war heroes ended with the end of the war, and the first batch of heroes officially stepped down from the stage of history.
Perhaps some people often tell their children the inspirational story of a dwarf becoming Captain America, or the legendary deeds of the brightest star of humanity in World War II, but most of what remains are just remembrance and emotion.
Initially, nearly tens of millions of people expressed regret over Kyle's retirement from the military, and they wrote an emotional petition to keep him, but as the months passed, the voices of such civil organizations became fewer and fewer.
It's 1945. It's the first day of a brand new year.
Time Magazine, The New York Times, Washington Post and more than a dozen other well-known media outlets jointly featured Kyle in his night suit on their covers, and published stories about "Say Goodbye to War and Yearn for Peace."
Among them, there is a straightforward title that sparked heated discussions among the public: "Disputes and enemies are gone, and the new era no longer needs superheroes."
Without war, what is the value of the existence of superheroes
Do humans really need a god who is above everyone else
"Major General Kyle's return and the disappearance of retired people may be the most normal and correct choice."
"I am not insulting heroes. The symbol of peace should be a cultural symbol, a statue, living in everyone's heart, rather than standing in front of us and forcing us to bow our heads."
"Shut up! We admire him, isn't it normal to bow our heads? He is a legend with brilliant achievements and supreme honors, comparable to gods. The stable era we have now was fought for by him."
No matter how people argue, it is difficult to hide one true fact...
Kyle undoubtedly represents an era. Today, that era of blood and fire has finally become history in textbooks as people have forgotten it on their own, ushering in a completely frozen end.
Kyle had been in the Karl family's manor, completing family affairs before leaving, and had not noticed the discussions of people outside. Even if he knew, he would probably just smile faintly and not take it to heart.
After all, from the beginning till now, he has been living for himself, including fighting and killing.
As for superheroes, whoever wants to be one can be one.
…
After Kyle confessed everything to Lucy, he felt like he had finally let go of the heavy stone that had been weighing on his heart and felt much more relieved.
With Lucy expressing her willingness to wait for him, the two expressed their feelings to each other and their feelings for each other were sublimated again.
This also made Kyle's belief more firm, and his desire to leave the earth and step into the starry sky became stronger.
On the same day, Howard called and brought Kyle another very important news—the base fortress on Dragon Turtle Island was completed!
A top construction engineering company was recruited and ten large transport ships were used to carry tools and construction materials. With hundreds of employees working day and night, it took a month to finally build a base fortress on the Dragon Turtle Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
By the time Kyle learned the news, the construction company had already completed the work and all the engineering team members had evacuated from Dragon Turtle Island.
With anticipation, Kyle and Lucy picked up Howard, and the three of them went to the base island through the portal.
The ancient giant dragon turtle has been sleeping in the heart of the Atlantic Ocean since Kyle summoned it. It has never woken up or moved again. As a result, for a month, the construction team was building on its back, and no one discovered its terrifying true face.
On the pristine island on the back of a dragon turtle, an ultra-modern three-story building in Western style stands on the top of the mountain. Its disc-shaped shape is very technological, and its silver metallic luster is reflected in the sun.
A circular portal with sparks flying everywhere remained suspended outside the fortress gate.
Lucy took Kyle's arm, and the two of them walked out of the portal. Kyle looked up at the fortress in front of him, which was no less distinctive than the Wakanda Palace. He pondered and said, "Howard, how is its defense capability?"
"If you knew what I later mixed in with the outer material of the fortress, you wouldn't be asking this question."
Howard, dressed in a suit, walked out of the portal and chuckled.
"It can't be vibranium?" Kyle curled his lips.
"That's right." Howard said with a smile, "After reaching a preliminary cooperation with Wakhan, King T'Chaka said he could sell me raw vibranium metal, so I added a layer of vibranium to the exterior wall of this building that is about to be completed."
"The vibranium outer wall can withstand intensive missile bombardment. Thank you for your help," Kyle said with emotion.
Now, there are only two fixed portals that have been hastily built, one is from the manor to the basement of Stark Industries, and the other is from Stark Industries to Wakanda.
While Howard was researching in the field of science and technology, he also took great pains to purchase vibranium ore in Wakanda and airlifted it to Dragon Turtle Island to rush and complete the construction of the fortress. This shows his dedication.
"Why are you arguing with me? This fortress building will also be my shelter in the future." Howard smiled and walked towards the closed metal door of the fortress building. "Don't worry, there will be more surprising things to show you later."
Howard walked to the door, took a deep breath, and said to the door: "Jarvis, open the door."
'Voice recognition activated - detection successful, entry allowed.'
Along with the man's mechanical words, a camera protruded from the top wall and aimed at Howard in front of the door for secondary identification. The metal door then opened quickly, "Welcome back, Mr. Howard."
Kyle saw this, blinked and said, "You also moved your supercomputer here?"
As if recognizing Kyle's words, the loudspeaker at the door spoke again: "Welcome back, Master Kyle."
"How funny." Lucy covered her mouth and laughed.
Jarvis: "Welcome back, Mrs. Lucy."
"This intelligent system..." Lucy bit her lips lightly, her face blushing and buried in her chest.
"It seems that Jarvis' performance has become more humane and intelligent," Kyle commented.
"This is just a complete fusion of the voice system and the supercomputer. It is still an intelligent program that operates according to the instructions I input in advance. It is not yet able to actively think and judge like a human being. It is still far from true artificial intelligence."
Howard sighed slightly and continued, "However, now that we use it to manage the base fortress, it can fully serve as an intelligent butler."
Chapter 150 Technological Truth
Inside the base fortress, through the floor-to-ceiling windows made of special materials, one can look down at the entire island below and the scenery of the sea outside.
"The fortress's overall security system is controlled by Jarvis's smart butler 24 hours a day. There are multiple Skynet probes installed on the island, which work with external satellites. As long as there is an external invasion, an early warning will be issued before entering the island."
"Of course, with the full camouflage projection equipment provided by Wakanda, this island can be completely disguised as: a deserted island with an active volcano erupting, a huge iceberg floating on the sea, a formed black tornado, etc. In addition, with the dragon turtle itself being able to move in the sea, the existence of this island has been hidden since its completion, which is equivalent to being wiped out from the world."