General Davis still maintained a business-like expression in the face of Levi's enthusiasm.
"You can interface with our people, but the Military must lead; you cannot act without authorization."
After all, Future Industries had no cooperation with the Military.
If there were orders worth tens of billions between the two parties, it would definitely be a different story.
However, after so many years of development, America's class structure had long been solidified.
In the last century, there were still rags-to-riches stories, and Hollywood even had representative figures, but in this century, they became increasingly rare.
This was reflected in various industries, and even more so in Military-industrial enterprises, which were all decades or even centuries-old giants.
These giants, naturally, were unwilling for those new 'glamorous upstarts' to share a piece of the pie with them.
Therefore, Future Industries had always been suppressed in the Military-industrial sector.
Stark Industries was one of the culprits!
"Alright, we'll start now," Levi said.
"Whatever," General Davis didn't care and prepared to leave directly.
It was already good that he showed up, and that was on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s account.
However, he hadn't gone far when he saw drones flying directly out of their boxes without anyone controlling them.
General Davis looked on in surprise; he indeed saw no one operating them.
Levi even stood leisurely to the side, watching these drones fly out in all directions.
"Is this controlled by artificial intelligence?" Black Widow Natasha was quite curious.
"Yes," Levi nodded.
"Then where did you get the satellites?" Natasha continued to ask.
In response, Levi simply smiled mysteriously.
Satellites? Weren't there plenty in Earth's orbit?
It wasn't like he had to use those launched by his own company…
At this point, the Military became interested in the drones.
Because the Griffin Drone was completely different from current drones; its appearance alone was distinct, and the Griffin Drone also appeared to be carrying weapons, which was what was most appealing.
If drones could be used for direct attack, that would be much more useful than reconnaissance.
However, General Davis couldn't bring himself to do it, so he just sent Colonel Rhodes over.
James Rhodes, later War Machine, was Tony Stark's good friend.
He and Tony Stark were classmates at MIT, and their relationship remained very strong to this day.
After graduation, Rhodes joined the Air Force, and thanks to his relationship with Tony Stark, he rose to the rank of Colonel, serving as the head of the Army's Weapon Development Department, as he was the intermediary between the U.S. Military and Stark Industries.
Their interests were deeply intertwined.
Therefore, when Tony Stark was kidnapped, he was like an ant on a hot pan.
It was because of these connections that Tony Stark gave him an Iron Man Suit.
Otherwise, no one else would have received such treatment.
"Can we have the data for this drone?" Colonel Rhodes ran over and asked.
Levi smiled and said, "No problem, Future Industries's products are all fairly priced and honest!"
He directly sent the basic data files to Rhodes.
Rhodes took a look and was surprised; these were capabilities that even Stark Industries' drones didn't possess.
This was absolutely a groundbreaking product, seemingly decades ahead of the U.S. Military.
It was important to know that the U.S. Military always used the most cutting-edge weapons.
But even so, they were still outmatched.
Rhodes even suspected the exaggerated data was fake.
For example, the endurance; if there was enough light, it didn't even need to return for charging.
And the range was even greater; it could fly dozens of kilometers away from the operator.
It also came with radar and radar-shielding capabilities, preventing it from being discovered by enemies, and it was indeed equipped with weapons, as well as infrared scanning.
Even highly trained special forces soldiers, if they encountered a Griffin Combat Drone alone, would simply be crushed.
How could flesh and blood contend with machinery?
"Hiss!" Colonel Rhodes' hand trembled slightly, then he said solemnly, "We will discuss it."
As the head of the Army's Weapon Development Department, he could actually make decisions directly.
It was just the price that needed to be discussed.
Future Industries's price was already over a hundred thousand, but for such a good drone, how could it be reported for anything less than several hundred thousand per unit?
It was important to know that the cost of a U.S. aircraft carrier was approximately thirteen billion U.S. dollars.
A drone this good, at several hundred thousand, was absolutely cheap!
There was a lot of Water in this…
Over the next few days.
Levi seemed not to be there to find someone, but rather to test Future Industries's weapons.
First, the Griffin Combat Drone directly eliminated an enemy squad deep in the mountains.
Facing this type of drone, the enemies completely lost the will to resist, firing wildly into the sky.
The Griffin Drone was indeed hit.
But unlike the drones used by the U.S. Military, which would directly fall, it was unaffected and continued to fire directly.
It easily riddled all the enemies.
Upon seeing the returned footage, the generals went wild.
What kind of drone was this? This was a War Machine!
So after discussion, they immediately chose to place an order.
Levi didn't care about their internal pricing, as long as he made a profit.
After all, the generals at the Pentagon didn't have many opportunities to make money; how could they supplement their household expenses if they didn't take more Military funds?
This was what Levi needed; only by contacting the Military would there be an opportunity for cooperation.
It was also because Future Industries's products were simply too 'hard'.
If they were on the same level as other Military-industrial enterprises, they definitely wouldn't have been chosen.
But the products were too groundbreaking; no one could ignore them.
After this, Rhodes also became interested in Future Industries's other products.
While searching for Tony Stark, he also tested these weapons.
Such as the Magnetron Rifle and Quasar Cannon.
Future Industries even had an electric shotgun called 'ARC-12 Thunder', whose infinite ammo feature made Rhodes ecstatic, and its power was extremely strong, firing electric shocks with every shot.
This was Levi's accumulation.
The long-term lottery draws weren't for nothing!
However, they didn't bring many orders, only asking for a very small quantity, which clearly wasn't enough to equip the army.
Levi also knew very well that the U.S. Military wanted to reverse engineer them.
In response, Levi could only laugh.
These were weapons from Super Earth.
The humans of Super Earth had long entered space and engaged in massive battles with various races like the Zerg and Protoss.
If their weapons were so easy to reverse engineer, then Levi wouldn't be in the Military-industrial business!
And after several days, even with Red Queen's operation, the Griffin Combat Drone still hadn't found Tony Stark.
Many locations were destroyed, but he was not found.
Levi, on the other hand, had been sharing updates on social media, such as how many locations were destroyed today, maximizing traffic.
However, not finding him consistently had already led many people to question him.
Especially many Military-industrial giants put pressure on the Military, stating that they were there to find Levi.
Not to sell weapons!
With no other choice, Levi could only take the initiative to search with Black Widow.
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