The savior of American comics? I am the evil god of the subspace!

It has to be said.

General Ross can be said to have put a lot of effort into facilitating this cooperation.

The last promise was especially added by him, overriding all opposition.

Otherwise, he was afraid that Karl would directly choose to refuse.

There was no way around it; with the [Subspace Group]'s strong financial resources, they probably wouldn't even look at the $100 million appearance fee.

So, he could only show some sincerity in terms of "privileges" to possibly impress Karl.

The best entry point was naturally Nick Fury and [S.H.I.E.L.D.].

Because from a certain point of view, this strong black man was undoubtedly a common enemy of him and Karl.

And the enemy of an enemy... has a high probability of becoming an ally!

At least that's what General Ross thought.

"I need more money!"

A faint smile appeared on Karl's lips. Without wasting any words, he directly gave his answer.

"I'm a businessman, and I don't care who I'm working with, or which organization... well, okay, that black ghost Nick Fury and [S.H.I.E.L.D.] must be excluded!"

"So, I have no problem helping, but the prerequisite is that I must be given 10% of the total GDP of the rescued area that year as remuneration."

Just as he said.

Karl simply didn't care whether the cooperative partner was "human or ghost."

Because the only thing he valued was [profit]!

As long as it could bring him the benefits he wanted, then there would be a basis for cooperation.

And the saying "the business world is like a battlefield" is equally true the other way around.

In Karl's eyes, there are neither eternal friends nor eternal enemies.

Everything is about "money" and "generosity."

"You... are you crazy?"

Even General Ross, who was known for his composure and experience, couldn't remain calm at this moment.

He looked at Karl, who was making exorbitant demands, with surprise and anger, and said:

"Even [Detroit], which is on the verge of bankruptcy, has a total GDP of over 100 billion a year, and 10% of that is more than 10 billion...

Neither Congress nor the Federal Court would ever approve such an outrageous request!"

Good, he's getting anxious.

On the negotiating table, whoever gets anxious first proves who has lost.

"Then there's nothing to talk about."

Karl's simple sentence put the initiative of the negotiation in his own hands, and the smile on his face became even richer. He said meaningfully:

"If I remember correctly, the [Security Council] recently approved the establishment of an organization called the [Pan-Pacific Defense Corps]."

"I heard that they seem to be preparing to build a giant mecha to deal with the Kaiju. America wouldn't not have joined it, would it?"

"As far as I know, compared to the sky-high cost of building a giant mecha, the price I'm offering is already very conscientious."

"Uh..."

General Ross's old face immediately turned red when he heard this, and a look of surprise and fear flashed in his eyes.

Damn it, he even knows about this?

I didn't expect that this kid would see through his and the [Department of Defense]'s little plan so quickly!

Just as the other party had just said.

Not long ago, the [Department of Defense] received a preliminary budget proposal from the [Pan-Pacific Defense Corps] regarding the construction of a giant mecha.

A group of high-level officials, including General Ross, were immediately frightened by the exaggerated cost in the document, which started at hundreds of billions, as well as the high cost of later maintenance and post-combat repairs.

Because no one could be sure how many Kaiju the alien invaders would create to attack Earth next.

In addition, there were those Titan monsters that would pop out of some unknown corner from time to time to show their presence.

Faced with such internal and external troubles.

It was almost impossible for humans to rely solely on building giant mecha to maintain world security.

It was likely to accelerate the depletion of the world's resources, leading to an even greater crisis.

In contrast, the [Monarch Organization]'s proposal to "use 'monsters' to deal with monsters" was more cost-effective.

It's just that.

General Ross and the [Department of Defense] neither trusted the [Monarch Organization].

Nor did they believe that Godzilla, who they claimed "had the responsibility of maintaining the Earth's ecological balance", would continue to help humans hunt all the monsters.

Instead, they placed all their hopes on King Kong!

There was no way around it.

Who told this Titan behemoth to leave an unparalleled shock on General Ross and others when dealing with MUTO and Camazotz.

It was precisely because of this that General Ross, as the project leader, took the initiative to find Karl.

It's just that neither General Ross nor other high-level officials in the [Department of Defense].

Obviously, they had not expected that Karl, this young man who was less than twenty years old, could make such a calm and experienced performance in the negotiations.

After pondering for a moment, General Ross said with a helpless expression:

"Mr. Mala, please wait a moment. I have to call and report this matter before I can make a decision."

Then, after obtaining Karl's consent, he got up and went out to make a phone call.

Not long after.

General Ross hurriedly returned to his seat with a slightly solemn expression and said:

"Mr. Mala, the higher-ups finally only agreed to take 3% of the total GDP of the rescued area that year as your remuneration.

Considering that we are likely to have a long-term cooperative relationship in the future, I hope you can also make appropriate concessions..."

"Happy cooperation."

Before the other party could finish speaking, Karl nodded in agreement.

Under normal circumstances, even if the [Department of Defense] didn't pay this money, Karl would definitely send King Kong to participate in the battle in order to reap more [prestige points].

And now, after some pulling, he not only gained a sky-high appearance fee of "3% of the total GDP of the rescued area that year."

He also got a strong endorsement from the [Department of Defense].

This would be of great help to Karl's next plan for external expansion!

To be honest.

Nowadays, money is just a string of numbers with a few more zeros for Karl.

What he really wanted was General Ross's last promise.

Because in this way, Karl and all the members of his camp could freely appear anywhere in the United States and its allied countries in the future.

And would not be subject to any organization... well, mainly [S.H.I.E.L.D.].

I wonder if Nick Fury will be so angry that he dies on the spot after hearing this news?

So no matter how you look at it, this cooperation is a sure profit for Karl, and it can even be said that he has made a lot of money.

In addition to this.

Karl also keenly captured another new business opportunity from this cooperation.

That is... [Didi Hired Help Business]!!!

Karl planned to take advantage of King Kong's excellent performance during the period before the [Pan-Pacific Defense Corps]'s Jaeger mecha was completed.

Completely monopolize the business of combating Kaiju and Titan monsters.

That's right.

I'm going to walk other people's paths and leave them with no way to go.

Oh, sorry, is my thinking a little too extreme!

"Ah? You... you agreed so quickly?"

When General Ross saw that Karl agreed so readily, he immediately realized that he had been tricked by this kid again.

It was so infuriating.

I said, even if you kid got a big advantage, you should at least pretend to be perfunctory in front of people, right?

Not only does this make me feel very unfulfilled, but it also creates a feeling that I'm very stupid and have lost a lot.

However.

Karl on the opposite side seemed to sense his thoughts and immediately put on a small expression of "tasteless to eat, regrettable to discard", and said seriously:

"This time, I'll give General Ross you face, but let me say in advance that we will not be responsible for the damage caused by King Kong during the battle.

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And the payment must be clean and neat, otherwise our cooperation will end immediately."

"Actually... money is nothing to me, I just want to see that black ghost Nick Fury being deflated."

General Ross's mouth began to tremble.

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Where's your face?

Who was the grandson who took the initiative to ask for more money just now?

All the benefits have been taken by you alone, and I personally have to owe you a big favor?

I have never seen such a shameless person.

Your kid's heart is even blacker than that black ghost Nick Fury!

It's just that.

Although his heart was full of resentment, General Ross could only pretend to be "happy to cooperate" at the moment, and nodded with a smile:

"As for the views on that black... ahem, I mean Nick Fury, we two agree."

"That guy's desire for control is too strong. He wants to intervene in everything. Who does he think he is?!"

But then he realized that Karl on the opposite side was looking at him with a strange look.

General Ross subconsciously touched his face and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something dirty on my face?"

Karl nodded and shook his head again, thinking: "Isn't your [Department of Defense] the same as that black ghost?"

"Wherever there is a little bit of advantage to be gained around the world, you can't wait to get your hands on it, so let's not talk about each other..."

The two then talked about the specific details of the cooperation.

After everything was settled, the originally tense atmosphere finally became relaxed.

"May I ask, Mr. Mala, are you currently single?"

While paying attention to the micro-expressions on Karl's face, General Ross pretended to be relaxed and said:

"I have a daughter who is also single. Although Betty is a few years older than you, she has the looks and talent. If you are willing, I can leave her phone number for you."

When Karl heard this, the top-quality tomahawk steak he was chewing on instantly lost its flavor.

Old man, you're really being a little too presumptuous in asking this.

I'm only 19 years old this year!

Your daughter is at least 10 years older than me, okay?

Do you think I would agree?

Besides, I really can't drive a car that the Hulk has driven.

What's a saying: a drop of water into the river, a toothpick stirring a big vat!!

Although my hard power is particularly strong, I have not yet escaped the scope of human beings after all.

So I really can't drive this luxury car, because my strength doesn't allow it.

Just as Karl was about to refuse, he inadvertently saw a space shuttle rapidly ascending into the sky in the distance on the horizon under the thrust of a carrier rocket, drawing a long white column of smoke between heaven and earth.

"That direction... is the [Life Foundation]'s space shuttle?"

Karl frowned slightly, thinking thoughtfully, "Could it be that Riot arrived in [New York] so early?"

Under the current circumstances, it probably means that Riot has completed its fusion with Drake, the head of the [Life Foundation].

Then next, they will take a space shuttle to the comet where the alien symbiotes live, and then bring countless symbiote armies back to Earth to devour humans...

Naturally, Karl couldn't let that happen.

Although he can now erase the consciousness of the symbiotes and turn them into "obedient" [symbiote suits].

But even he would be powerless if he faced that scale of symbiote army at the same time.

Moreover, Karl suspected that the resistance he encountered when he erased Venom and another symbiote's memories earlier might have come from [Symbiote God] Knull.

Because he found legends about Knull in the memory fragments of these two symbiotes.

It's just that, perhaps because they were of a lower level, they didn't know more in-depth information.

Now he can just go over and confirm this information from Riot.

If the [Symbiote God] is real.

Then he will directly destroy Riot's plan and stop the symbiote army from invading Earth.

Conversely...

Karl will still destroy Riot's plan and stop the symbiote army from invading Earth.

It's just that after he completes a new round of layout, he will personally go to that comet and then "import" [symbiote suits] from there in batches.

This will save the uncertainty of self-splitting and breeding [symbiote suits].

Thinking of this, Karl got up and waved goodbye to General Ross, and then directly jumped out of the restaurant window in full view, flying towards the direction of the rocket.

"Hey, don't go..."

General Ross obviously misunderstood, thinking that Karl was deliberately avoiding dating his daughter.

He immediately felt a little unhappy.

Young man, I advise you not to be ignorant.

Isn't my daughter just 12 years older than you?

But so what?

Haven't you heard the saying "If a woman is three years older, she holds a golden brick"?

You don't even count how many gold bricks you can hold if she's 12 years older than you.

General Ross couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Alas, it's a pity. If I could take this outstanding young man as my son-in-law, wouldn't I be able to walk sideways in the [Department of Defense] in the future?

However.

Just a few minutes later.

A deafening boom suddenly echoed from the distant horizon.

Following the sound, they saw the rocket that had just been launched into the sky had already transformed into a violently burning fireball, crashing towards the ground along with countless falling fragments.

General Ross merely glanced at it before dismissing it, continuing to enjoy the steak in front of him.

After all, in recent years, there have been countless cases of private rocket launches failing.

Even ordinary people have become accustomed to it.

"Huh? Wait a minute... Mr. Mara seemed to have flown in that direction just now, right?"

General Ross's expression gradually became strange as if he had thought of something, but he immediately shook his head and said:

"Impossible, it must just be a coincidence... No matter how much he likes to mess around, he would never blow up someone's rocket in broad daylight, right?"