It is reported that yesterday, several large craters, suspected to be left by explosions, were discovered in the suburbs of New York City. Soon, the police and relevant weapons experts went to investigate…" The television showed the next news item, which was still related to Huang Wen.
"I can confirm that these are absolutely not traces left by current bomb explosions!" A well-dressed, bespectacled scholar confidently stated in an interview, "This is definitely a new type of weapon developed by the military!"
"These three suspected explosion craters do not show any traces of chemical substances that could have exploded. It was purely an energy explosion. I have reason to believe that the military has developed high-power energy bombs!"
"Are there any strange chemical components? These can be eaten by people," Huang Wen subconsciously shook his head when he heard the scholar's words, muttering to himself.
Ultimately, the skill of the 'Steamed Bun Bomb' was to convert an object he had bitten into an explosive ability, which would then explode. Although its power and form resembled a bomb, its essence was not the same.
"Couldn't it be traces left by something else?" The host looked at the scholar with some confusion and asked, "Since there are no chemical substances that could have exploded, it could also be something like a meteor."
"How could it be a meteor?" The scholar glared at the host and said impatiently, "Around those craters, there are no impact objects or meteor fragments. This is an energy bomb developed by the military!"
"No! This is not an energy bomb, and our military has not developed any so-called energy bombs!" A well-dressed man burst into the studio, and the host's expression changed. He quickly looked at the director below.
"Never mind," the director spread his hands helplessly, reminded him through his earpiece, and then continued to record and broadcast the program, as if everything had been pre-arranged.
"According to tests by our military scientists, these are traces left by a meteor impact." The military man threw a stack of documents onto the scholar's desk. "This was an ice meteor. The soil at the scene contained components of iron, nickel, ammonia, and cyanide, which are essentially the same as the structure of the previous ice meteor."
"Because this ice meteor was relatively small, and it burned and disintegrated in the air, it didn't leave any traces on the ground…"
"This is impossible, I was…" The scholar looked at the documents in his hand and subconsciously wanted to refute.
"Hmm?" The military man gave the scholar a cold look, but the camera focused on the documents on the table and did not record this scene.
"I thought at the time that these were the original components in the soil; I was mistaken." The scholar swallowed, immediately revising his statement. A wise man knows when to yield. It would not be too late to express his opinions after leaving the studio; there was no need to confront the military.
"It seems the military really does have that 'energy bomb'," Logan shrugged when he saw this. However, no matter what kind of bomb it was or what its effects were, Logan didn't really care, as it couldn't kill him anyway.
"Possibly," Huang Wen nodded. After all, as the creator of the explosion craters in the New York suburbs, Huang Wen naturally knew that they were definitely not caused by an ice meteor.
And the military's quick action to seal off the news was certainly not to protect Huang Wen. It was likely that the military was indeed developing or already possessed energy bombs.
However, the military's sudden appearance in the studio probably made not only Logan and Huang Wen subconsciously believe that energy bombs were real, but many other people would also think so.
But it didn't matter. The military didn't care what ordinary people speculated. The real purpose of the military's appearance in the studio was to release a smoke screen.
Just like with various alien contact incidents, the military would come out to debunk them, sometimes even with explanations that seemed childish. But precisely because of this, it would make people unable to distinguish between truth and falsehood.
Those who believed the military would think that the craters in the New York suburbs were caused by an ice meteor.
Those who didn't believe it would subconsciously think that the military possessed weapons like energy bombs.
Energy bombs, a weapon that existed somewhere between real and unreal, posed an implicit threat to other countries and served as a bargaining chip and trump card for the military.
"Energy bomb?" Tony Stark raised an eyebrow, looking at Obadiah, who had rushed over to tell him about the military's energy bomb. "The military has such talent? Jarvis, check the military's energy bomb project."
"Yes, sir, currently infiltrating the military database," Jarvis replied and quickly gave an answer, "The military started the energy bomb research project a year and a half ago. The current progress is stalled at the material selection stage…"
"So, it's like they haven't even started researching it? Didn't you hear, this is just a smoke screen released by the military, don't worry, the… uh… that I casually developed." Tony Stark was speaking when he suddenly stopped, because he had forgotten what the missile he had developed earlier was called again.
"Forget it, I don't care what it's called," Tony Stark waved his hand and smiled at Obadiah, "However, you need to be careful. The military might use the name of this energy bomb to suppress the price of missiles…"
"Don't worry, I'm best at this kind of thing. I won't let the military succeed!" Obadiah breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Tony Stark with some anticipation and asked, "Tony, are you confident you can develop that energy bomb?"
"That's not difficult, but I don't want to spend the time. You know, I'm very busy." Tony Stark spread his hands. "Don't worry, the missiles I developed before will be enough for even ten years!"
"Alright, then you be busy, Tony." Obadiah's expression didn't change; he just nodded and got up to leave Tony Stark's home.
"Jarvis, pull up all the data on yesterday's explosion craters in the New York suburbs!" As soon as Obadiah left, Tony Stark's expression became serious, and he issued a new command to Jarvis.
An ice meteor was definitely impossible. If a meteor had fallen in the suburbs of New York City and Tony Stark hadn't detected it in advance, how could he ensure that a meteor wouldn't fall on his house?
And since the military hadn't developed the energy bomb, the explosion in the New York suburbs wasn't so simple.
"Is that all?" Tony Stark frowned, looking at the data in front of him, which wasn't what he wanted to see. "Are there no satellite monitors of the New York suburbs from yesterday?"
"I'm sorry, sir, no satellite captured the explosion in the New York suburbs yesterday. The number of satellites is limited, and no one would use a satellite to monitor an uninhabited wasteland," Jarvis replied.
"So, what does the data suggest caused the explosion?" Tony Stark vaguely had an answer in his mind.
"Data analysis: 37% probability that a faction developed an energy bomb, and 63% probability that a mutant or similar ability user awakened."
"Lucky kid." Tony Stark shook his head. Since it wasn't a tech-related event, his interest level immediately dropped.