Latvia is a small country with little presence either internationally or in Europe. In other words, there are too many small countries in Eastern Europe. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, it has basically disappeared from the international public opinion field.
Ever since the earth entered the era of the solar system, the situation of the countries in Eastern Europe has been very embarrassing. The old powerful countries in Europe do not think that they are their own people, but the giant next to them does not let them play. These small countries, which are as broken as biscuit crumbs, are just so crowded. Drifting among big countries, no one can come up with an idea and no one can execute it. The situation is even worse than in Africa.
Although African countries are poor, they are good at holding on to each other. Wealthy areas are generally pro-American, while less developed areas have received a lot of help from China and are more pro-China. French colonies can follow their old masters, and if they really have no choice, they can still follow. Have some soup in Wakanda's backside.
But Eastern Europe is really a stranger and doesn't want to see anyone. The United States itself is busy developing its space industry, and the plan to use NATO to balance the East has not been mentioned for a long time.
But in addition to this strategic value, Eastern Europe needs land but no land, needs people but no one, needs resources but no resources, is torn apart, not to mention, everyone feels that they are the boss, and they are addicted to food.
In the past, because they had many sovereign states, they still had some voice in the international public opinion arena, but now everyone is focused on their own affairs and no one listens to what they say. They are completely alienated from their parents.
If you have to be taller among the dwarfs, Latvia, which usually doesn't have much voice, can do better.
The most discussed point about this small country is that they had already changed to a republic before, but since the arrival of the god Lord Doom, Latvia's social system has developed in reverse, heading towards a feudal monarchy without looking back.
Of course, feudal imperial power should have been eliminated by modern civilized society long ago, but when the other option is American democracy, feudal monarchy is not so unacceptable.
The fact is that after Doom reversed the democratic system of Latvia and restored the feudal system, Latvia really became a tall man that could be lifted up.
After all, Doom is not an ordinary person. Just compare it with Stark. If Stark goes to be the king of a small country, he will definitely choose the feudal monarchy. Not because he wants to be addicted to power, but mainly because of this system. It has the strongest execution power and is the simplest to operate.
A sufficiently talented and wise king, a highly centralized system, and no external interference are the systems that are most likely to accelerate development even in modern society. This is the case in Latvia.
When Doom reversed the reform, put the reverse gear on, stepped on the accelerator, and strode back to the feudal monarchy, the surrounding neighbors were not without objections, and the international community also made several rounds of condemnation of this matter.
But again, development is the last word. After Latvia became the Wakanda of Eastern Europe, no one dared to touch the bad luck of this god.
After successfully transforming Latvia into a kingdom, Doom built a royal palace in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It occupied a large area and was very luxurious, but the citizens had no objections to it.
What is the concept of a country of more than 60,000 square kilometers with only more than 2 million people? Shanghai has more than 20 million people crowded into more than 6,000 square kilometers.
Land is not a scarce product here. Even the capital Riga has a large area of land available for development. Even if Doum builds ten palaces, it won't take up much space.
Latvia is not a very prosperous country. It has a small population, a slow pace of life, a poorly developed communication network, and is not in line with the world. People are generally not very interested in politics. Most of the people think that Doom is a lunatic, but it is not too big. To overthrow him, the two parties are currently in a state of ignoring each other.
And Doom didn't mind, he just wanted to have an independent foothold to display his talents, and the facts proved that he was indeed very talented. , and finally found that my thigh was actually next to me.
Everyone scolds the reverse gear, and everyone wants to shift the reverse gear. Which politician in the world doesn’t want to be a dictatorial king with all the power in his hands? The hateful thing is not that Doom becomes the emperor, but that everyone holds it in. As long as you are honest, everyone does. Fantasy, if you implement it, not only do you implement it, but you also succeed, how can you not be hated by others?
But it's useless to hate. The small country in Eastern Europe stared to the right and saw that the old man who was supposed to be weak had finally breathed a sigh of relief after the United States loosened the chain. Looking to the right, the big guy next to him looked like a rocket. Throwing money into the sky is like throwing it into the sky. Looking from a distance, you can see that all the poor people in Africa have embraced the idea.
Looking down at the world around us, there is indeed no Poland at all. Everyone laughs at Poland, and everyone is Poland.
Everyone who has the ability has flown away in a spaceship, so they can have the earth to themselves? No matter how stupid the politicians are, they will not think so. It is more likely that the earth flew away and they stayed.
As the pace of development becomes faster and faster, these Baltic countries, which have no sense of existence, finally become anxious. Diplomats, ambassadors, and even the Secretary of State and Vice President travel to Latvia every day. Doom is not sad, he is almost bored to death.
In the final analysis, Doom is still a scientist and has many similarities with Stark. They want rights, not to enjoy the rights themselves, but to have confidence in their own judgment. At the same time, they need sufficient execution power. Power is wisdom and decision-making. carrier of force.
But if they are really allowed to become politicians, plunge headlong into the septic tank of international public opinion, and use their genius brains to swim in the cesspit butterfly, then they will definitely run as far as they can.
After meeting five stupid, troublesome ambassadors in one day, Doom knocked out a stand-in robot overnight, ran away with a bucket.
The foothills of the Himalayas are a gray area where fish and dragons are mixed, especially for the magic world. Many contraband can be traded here, and the harsh climate conditions cannot stop people from the occult community who show their magical powers.
Doom established the laboratory here mainly because it is easier to obtain some scarce materials here, and with Karma Taj sitting above his head, no one dares to go too far, the transactions are fairly honest, and the supply of goods is relatively stable.
There is a small village on the road leading to Kama Taj. It is not far from the village where Master Gu Yi was born, but it is larger than that village. There are almost no ordinary people here. Maybe there were a few generations ago, because of the coming and going. There are too many weirdos, and after a few generations, most of them are basically ignorant of the occult world.
It was snowing again in the Himalayas. Villagers wearing thick leather robes were standing at the intersection sweeping the snow. Suddenly a shadow fell in front of the broom. The villagers looked up and saw a man wearing a steel mask under his hood. Face.
"Who are you looking for?" the villager asked in somewhat broken English.
"Is the restaurant open?" A mechanical and sharp voice sounded from under the hood.
Another weirdo, the villager thought, but there is no shortage of weirdos here, so he just continued to sweep the snow on the ground with a broom, and said: "The restaurant is open, but it is about to close, you have to hurry up."
The strange man wearing a mask said nothing, and walked into the depths of the village with consistent steps.
Walk in from the main road, turn right, pass between the stable and the hotel, and come to another wider road. There is a noisy sound coming from the only door with a sign.
The door creaked, and the atmosphere in the room was stagnant. Soon the chatter of discussion began again, "That weirdo is here again!" ", "He is so strange", "Why would the village chief let him in? Look at his weird mask, how could a robot possibly use magic? "
Along with the discussion all the way, the man wearing a hood and a steel mask came to sit on the seat in front of the window. Soon, a young local girl wearing a scarf brought a cup of hot tea.
"Thank you." The mechanical voice came again.
The village girl seemed to be a little curious. Her eyes followed the darkness of the hood. When she saw the slightly shining mechanical eyes, she retracted her gaze in a panic and ran back to the counter quickly. Behind.
What kind of eyes are those? She found it hard to describe, cold, ruthless, mysterious, and unpredictable.
"Jingle Bell."
The wind chime hanging at the door rang again, and another figure wearing a robe and a hood came in. He came to the counter and said, "Bring me a cup of hot black tea and a cup of milk."
"Okay soon, you can go and sit down first."
The figure in the robe walked inside, but did not stop at any seat on the way. Instead, he walked with steady steps and sat down opposite the weird man wearing the steel mask.
The seat was in the corner, and the seat where the man in the robe sat was facing away from all the restaurant guests, so no one could see his true face when he took off his hood.
When the hood comes off, Tony Stark's face is revealed.
"Sir, your tea...Oh, my God!" The girl who came over with the tea cup screamed. There were too few people in the world who didn't know Stark, but soon, she felt herself being He stared at him with extremely cold eyes.
The waitress girl felt her whole body stiffen, but at this moment Stark said: "Don't worry, go ahead."
Feeling the cold gaze gradually withdrawing, the waitress tightened her robe, turned around and left stiffly. Stark picked up the milk cup and poured the milk into the tea cup.
Even through the mask, he could feel that the person on the other side was confused by Stark's action.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not British, it's just that in my head there is a very hypocritical guy who misses his butler."
Stark's voice was soft as if he was talking, his eyes were a little dull, and he said: "You have to understand me, now 90% of my brain is operating at the highest speed, let's skip the politeness. "
"You're right. Just yesterday, I received a mysterious phone call inviting me to go to another universe to pick up the technological heritage there."
"Did you promise him what I said?"
"Doom doesn't like doing that very much." The person opposite narrated from an onlooker's perspective: "No technological relic can compare to Doom's invention. Doom is not a scavenger."
"Of course, I understand, we are the same kind of people." Stark's voice had an abnormal low tone, like the whisper of a devil. He said: "No one likes cannibalism, but don't forget us. deal, that’s what you should do.”
"Dum doesn't need you to remind him." The voice was cold and robot-like again. He paused and said, "Dum just wants to know how far Doom has to go to achieve his goal."
"Collect as much supplies as possible, and create as much chaos as possible, dragging everyone and the doctor there for at least four hours."
The mechanical mask's eyes blinked, and he nodded with a somewhat stiff movement. Just before Stark was about to get up and leave, Doom spoke again:
"Dum judged based on the information that you are a human supremacist and there is no possibility of being an enemy of them. Doum wants to know why you would do this."
Stark paused as he stood up, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, tapped the wooden table with his fingertips, and said, "You will know when you actually join this plan."
(End of chapter)
