v4 Chapter 42： Water supply

If Ethan’s hearing is not strengthened, he will certainly not be able to immediately understand why the first transaction list proposed by Mr. Kevin Smith is not gold, not precious metals such as diamonds, or something that can be used to make weapons. Rare element minerals, but the most ordinary water.

His hearing has been strengthened. Although he can't hear Louise calling his name in any corner of the earth like Clark Kent, he can't be concealed from the whispers close at hand.

The staff's mind turned very fast, and Mr. Senator was also a very quick-brained person, and he immediately realized that this transaction could bring him great prestige.

Gold, diamonds, and rare elements can't make him amass fame from ordinary people, but water can!

People can don’t use gold or diamonds. Those rare elements may be inaccessible for a lifetime, but water is a resource that everyone must touch every day.

More importantly, the current global water resources are becoming more and more tense, especially in the southwestern part of the United States, which has already begun to appear very obvious water shortages.

As a senator of Congress, of course he has to understand the status quo of the entire country. Even if it is a famous politician who only shouts slogans and does not do business, you must know what slogans to shout to get more. Supporter, right?

Knowing the other party's plan, Ethan, who even knew more than the other party, admired Senator Smith's choice very much.

At present, the world is roughly at around 2007. The trend of water scarcity in North America has just begun, but according to multiple data analysis, if there are no special changes, the situation will get worse and worse, but it will continue. For a few years, no one can tell.

But Ethan knows that the water shortage in southwestern North America in the next ten years will not be alleviated, it has even reached a worse level, and it has gradually spread to the central region. As the most serious water shortage in California, some cities have even seen'water stealing'. Phenomenon-not stealing money or car, but stealing water.

In the famous city of Los Angeles, because there is not enough water to irrigate the lawn, more and more wealthy people’s lawns in front of their houses are turning yellow and dead, forcing them to replace the lawn with fake grass, or use green paint to ensure the lawn. Able to meet the requirements of the community.

The lack of water resources has forced the California government to spend countless dollars and resorted to various methods, but the results achieved are very limited. If one person can guarantee the fresh water supply in the southwest and even the central states at this time, how much will this person get? Great reputation?

When Kevin Smith carries a huge reputation, it is not impossible to move directly into the White House.

Of course, the situation in California is not as bad as that. It is only just beginning to show up. After a few years, after a few years of drought, the southwestern states will be in trouble.

But it is impossible for Kevin Smith to wait until that time to go to Ethan to buy a large amount of fresh water. He needs a certain amount of time to stock up, and also needs to conduct various tests-can the water in space be used by the people on earth? It will take time to check whether it will carry unknown viruses or the like.

Wait until everything was tested and understood, and several years passed.

Kevin Smith is not Ethan, and I don’t know how bad the situation in California will be in the future. Even if it's not that bad, it is a general trend that water resources are becoming more and more tense. After all, the population is increasing and the reserves of several famous freshwater rivers and lakes in North America are showing a downward trend.

This trend is not only in North America, but globally.

But for a civilization possessing space navigation technology, water resources are the least rare resource.

Because the most indispensable thing in the universe is water!

Once the earth people thought that the rarest thing in the universe is water, because water is not seen on other planets.

Later, it was discovered that there is not no water in the universe, but liquid water is hard to see. Later, the existence of liquid water was also discovered.

It can be said that the most in the universe is water, but it is in solid and gaseous state, and liquid water is hardly seen, because the forming conditions of liquid water are relatively harsh.

Scientists also suspect that the water on the earth originally came from a large meteorite. After it hits the earth, these water resources become liquid in the unique environment of the earth.

"Anyway, I only need to collect meteorites with a lot of water?"

Ethan thought for a while, in order to ensure the ‘complete’ delivery of the water resources carried on these meteorites, then he had to store these meteorites in a low-temperature environment for preservation.

This is nothing, the only trouble is that the other party's demand is relatively large, and he hasn't really stepped into space yet, and collecting meteorites is more troublesome.

You can’t just grab a few reefs in Ocean World and bring them over with the water, right? That's too unreliable.

Therefore, he can only fly into space to collect. At present, there is only the Marvel Universe that has free space navigation and collection.

suddenly realized that this seemed to be a vague test of Kevin Smith's technological prowess.

Fortunately, he agreed very happily. If he hesitated, the other party would definitely find the problem: this group of political minds are really complicated, and they are easy to be led into the ditch if they are not careful.

"Only one meteorite is needed for the first time, preferably near the earth. We want to conduct some tests."

Kevin Smith knows that these alien things are best not to be used casually, the ghost knows what is on them. Although he has not learned relevant knowledge, he has watched many Hollywood movies.

Ethan nodded. The first test will take a lot of time. When the other party and himself purchase a large amount of fresh water, he estimated that he should have already rushed out of the ocean world to the universe. At that time, he must have his own. Spaceships, prepare a few more. When you come to this world, collect some meteorites nearby and then land without any delay.

Kevin Smith happily agreed to Ethan when he saw his request, and then he agreed to Ethan’s request very happily. The few who could not agree to him also said that he would try his best to fight for Ethan.

In this way, Ethan has obtained an official identity-on the surface it is still the identity he and Tony registered privately, but now it has become an official identity.

The actual identity is of course interstellar merchants. They have the right to free trade on the earth, but every time they come and leave, they need to make a special report.

Although that is the case, Kevin Smith promised that this future is only a formality. When Ethan comes in the future, he will send his subordinates to notify him or just make a phone call.

Actually, I don’t have any opinion on this point. It’s normal to go to someone’s house to say hello. It’s like Optimus Prime. It’s no wonder that humans are dissatisfied with calling friends and calling friends.

Finally, Ethan will open a company on the earth. The company address is tentatively located in Los Angeles. The company is nominally a shell trading company. In fact, Ethan and his "people" are in the office on the earth, which is equivalent to an office that cannot Open embassy.

In the future, when Kevin Smith or other official personnel need to find Ethan, they can go to this place to find him. Even if he is not there, they can keep the news and wait for Ethan to relay it next time, or use some more advanced communication. The method was passed directly to Ethan.

This is also Senator Smith’s plan for his future. If his staff adviser’s analysis is correct, the southwestern states will become his own base camp in the future. Even if he cannot successfully move into the white mansion, he can guarantee his position. Unshakable in the next ten years.

Ethan and Smith reached an agreement and became allies. The next conversation between the two people was full of laughter. Although it is impossible to tell whether Senator Smith is happy from the heart, Ethan can be A person's mental fluctuations roughly judge whether this person is lying.

Obviously, Senator Smith’s mental fluctuations at this time are much more excited than the previous ones that seemed to stop water.

Tony Stark, who has been standing next to him, is thoughtful. He has always hated this kind of imaginary and polite entertainment, and feels that this kind of thing is of no practical use.

But look not far away, Optimus Prime, who is still arguing with the Secretary of Defense for reasons; look at Ethan, who has been chatting with Senator Kevin Smith, and the thief is happy. Such a clear contrast makes him understand that sometimes This kind of thing is still useful.

Of course he can't do this kind of thing by himself He thinks it's better to leave all this kind of things to his own father, anyway, he is better at this kind of thing than himself.

With Howard's move to settle the trouble in this regard, the political pressure on the Stark Group will be much less in the future.

"What are the next arrangements?"

"Go back to Los Angeles to rest and wait for your news by the way? Maybe I can see where to start a company?"

This matter does not need Ethan to worry about, Smith must be more concerned than Ethan, and it may not be long before a complete company will be handed over to Ethan.

It is foreseeable that when Ethan’s ‘company’ is opened, there will be many people who want to meet him in person.

Kevin-Smith is very fortunate to have received this mission and contacted Ethan in advance, otherwise he can't guarantee that what he can think of will not be imagined by others. Maybe the first half step will end up with a completely different ending.

"I'm going back to Washington to report. There shouldn't be any problems with the things negotiated."

Kevin-Smith and Ethan simply said goodbye, and then took a helicopter to the nearby airport, where he would transfer to a special plane to Washington.

Ethan went to bid farewell to Optimus Prime with Tony, Michaela, and Sam. At this time, Optimus Prime was still discussing the details of various military alliance cooperation with the Secretary of Defense.

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