Chapter 3443 The Son of Midnight (Forty-two)
I believe many people will have this feeling, that is, you know that you are right, but if everyone sings opposite to you, you will also feel doubting yourself. Wanda is in this state now.
Her rationality told her that the increase in oil prices is very abnormal, and even the richest person should be shocked by this level of price increase.
Globally, the oil prices in the United States are not very expensive because they are oil-producing countries themselves and have fought many oil wars, and the output and reserves of crude oil are OK.
But in fact, the oil prices in the United States are not that cheap, especially in high-priced states like California. In addition to the high oil prices, there is also oil tax. The prices of gasoline that are so low that they are basically in places like Alaska where birds do not shit. Large cities with good economy are not cheap.
Although the numbers are not that expensive, the key is that the per capita car ownership and per capita mileage in the United States are almost the highest in the world. If Australia is a country on the back of a sheep, then the United States is a country on the wheel of a car.
There is almost no other mode of transportation in the United States. Except for long-distance flights, you can drive wherever you want. The endless plains also provide them with good road conditions, so the per capita fuel consumption is 4 to 5 times that of other countries.
In this case, even if the oil price rises by a few cents, it is very fatal. This means that a car's monthly gasoline expenditure may increase by dozens of yuan, and the travel cost is rising rapidly.
Because there are no other travel facilities in the United States, subways and large airports are basically only available in big cities, not to mention any trains and high-speed trains. There are even many roads in the United States that don’t even have sidewalks, so you can only drive wherever you want, which means that the cost of living that must be spent has also increased a lot.
As for the current situation, the price has risen by 40% a year and the price continues to rise, which should have caused a sensation. Ordinary people complain and complain wherever they go.
However, Wanda never heard any complaints. She was not the kind of person who likes to complain, so she kept holding back and said nothing. This time she finally said a few words, but no one agreed with her. Wanda thought it was really her own problem.
Of course Jarvis knew it wasn't. Electronic Life is best at statistics, emotions can deceive people, but real data cannot. The increase in oil prices in New York is abnormal.
But Jarvis did not immediately make the truth. He knew that Wanda in this state would basically not listen to anything. So he just touched Wanda's cheek and said, "I won't mention this anymore. I've made an egg-slide sandwich and have a meal first."
Wanda tried hard to get rid of her depression and sat at the dining table, but she seemed to be eating without knowing the taste and kept empty, not knowing what she was thinking.
While eating, Jarvis frequently checks cameras from various facilities in New York and summarizes the data on his hands.
The child cried as soon as he was halfway through the meal. Wanda woke up and hurriedly ran upstairs.
After coaxing the child well, Wanda finally barely got rid of that emotion. She took a deep breath and said, "Yesterday the professor told me that Lorna was in a bad mood recently and they planned to give her a vacation, but the Andromeda galaxy needs manpower."
Jarvis' hand holding the sandwich froze, and he said, "They want you to go?"
"No, maybe they think I won't go, but I think I can consider it. What do you think?"
Of course, Jarvis wanted to say it was not good. Wanda had not upgraded, and her life form was still a carbon-based creature. No matter how strong the chaotic power was, it would not affect the physical damage caused to her by fertility.
Moreover, the Billy brothers were very difficult to take care of when they were young. They were a typical high-demand baby and cried at any time. Wanda and Jarvis couldn't sleep together.
Later, the mutant ability first showed its power, which made people feel even more uneasy. Now it’s time to calm down. It’s time to recuperate, but it’s time to go to a place like Andromeda galaxy to open up land. How can this be done?
But Jarvis didn't dare to say it directly, worried that Wanda would fall into the vicious circle of self-doubt. The psychology module he loaded was almost out of breath, and in the end he had to decide to call Dr. Schiller.
Schiller was sitting behind Eddie watching him cut the video. After receiving a call from Jarvis, he stood up and turned and walked out the door. Where he didn't see, Eddie, who was originally slow to move, immediately began to work at ten times the speed.
"What's wrong? Jarvis?"
"Doctor, I'm in a hurry."
"Don't worry, let's talk about what's going on..."
"Okay, doctor, let's skip the plot of you pretending to be an ordinary psychologist who needs to ask questions to understand the basic situation and tell me directly, what should I do?"
Schiller really wanted to reply to a big question mark, but he thought about it again and felt that Jarvis's situation was not difficult to guess.
It is impossible for Jarvis to have any psychological problems, so the one that has the problem must be Wanda. Wanda's psychological problems seem complicated, but they can only boil down to one problem - internal friction caused by the continuous swaying of the positions of ordinary people and mutants.
"Find a way to keep her on Earth," Schiller said directly, "but don't reason with her, and don't contact Professor X and others to ask them to take back the invitation, otherwise she will question herself more."
"What should I do?"
"It is best to help her find a job, which perfectly meets her conditions and allows her to be competent immediately. The faster the positive feedback, the better."
Jarvis scratched his head. This matter is easier said than done, so how could he have such a good job opportunity?
"There is a position in this world that she is fully qualified and can bring a strong sense of accomplishment."
"What?"
"Superhero."
After hanging up the phone, Jarvis sighed intentionally and successfully attracted Wanda's attention.
Jarvis pretended to be distracted while holding the plate, as if he was communicating with someone else. After a while, he sighed again.
He silently counted three or two in his heart, and sure enough, his hands hugged him from behind. Jarvis put down the plate and turned around, and Wanda buried his head in his chest.
"Did I make you feel troubled?" Wanda asked.
"It's not your business, my dear. I just called Tony, and his situation is not very optimistic..."
"So what's wrong?"
"Have you heard about the fire at the Rockson Energy Industrial Building?"
Wanda looked up at Jarvis and shook her head.
"He and the new Spider-Man deal with this matter, but the two had some conflicts and ended up with disagreement. Tony suspected that someone might be instigating behind the scenes, but there was no evidence. I'm investigating."
Jarvis said sadly: "I have to do technical maintenance for Stark Building tonight. Tony and Pepper are really good. They want to divide me into two people."
"Tony and Spider-Man deal with it, but there was a conflict?" Wanda said in confusion, "No, right? Peter doesn't look like he will quarrel with people, even if someone is sowing discord."
"It's not Peter, but the new Spider-Man..."
After listening to Jarvis' explanation, Wanda thought for a while and said, "I don't understand the technology of Stark Building, but it's still very easy to help you solve this problem. I'll take a look at the situation of that Miles first. If he really comes into contact with some people, I promise to bring that guy to justice!"
"No, no, that's very dangerous." Jarvis deliberately refused, "Your body has not recovered yet and you can't fight with people, I don't agree."
Wanda's eyes rolled, and suddenly, as if he was just remembering something, pushed Jarvis away, then glared at him and said, "What's going on in our car?"
"What car?" Jarvis pretended to be stupid. "What's wrong with the car parked in the garage?"
"The cameras in New York are under your control. Schiller takes our car to racing with the police. You don't know?!"
"Ah, this is something." Jarvis didn't intend to explain at all. He grabbed Wanda who was about to leave, reached out and hugged her waist, and the dog rubbed her neck sneakily.
Wanda turned around in his arms and pushed him again, and then said, "Don't fool him like this. If the police took a license plate, I would be miserable!"
"Do you know that the police officers in New York are also under my control?" Jarvis said to her ear.
Wanda shivered and sighed, "Don't say such a terrifying thing in this tone."
Seeing that he had fooled it, Jarvis laughed again, reached out to help her get her red hair behind her head, and said, "Okay, then you can go and see Miles, and the car is written off."
Wanda hesitated for a moment and nodded. She really needs to find something for herself now, and it’s not impossible to work as a superhero part-time job.
Schiller hung up Jarvis's communication and returned to Eddie's side, remembering the chat he had heard on the platform before. He pretended to be careless, "What do you think of Roxon's company?"
"What?" Eddie focused on his work, but he didn't hear it at first. But Venom's head appeared on his shoulder. Venom cursed with grin: "They're just a piece of shit! The price of oil has increased enough to buy me a room of chocolate!"
Eddie nodded and said, "Indeed, I don't know what they think. The oil price is so expensive. Don't everyone go to buy trams? Now it is not allowed to add tariffs at will, so I want to buy a tram."
Schiller also realized the problem. After the fall of the space station, cooperation between human countries became closer, the Earth Federation began to take shape, and the United Nations also became more powerful.
Countries have initially formulated joint bills, which in general is to avoid vicious competition and not engage in isolationism. They have made very strict requirements on the amplitude and frequency of tariff increase, and have also formulated new regulations on product dumping and product monopoly. The earth once again entered the post-globalization era.
This has led to the rise in global foreign trade volume, especially imported products such as electronic products and household appliances that were previously more expensive due to tariffs, which are all price cuts, and the same is true for cars.
The development of Mercury has already given humans nearly unlimited clean energy. Now the main purpose of oil is the chemical industry, not the energy industry, and the prices of oil energy in various places are declining.
But the United States is independent, and oil prices have risen instead of falling, and it is not rising a little, but it is rising like crazy.
Schiller didn't react at first because it was actually a normal phenomenon. Previously, due to battery life and other issues, the market for trams in the United States was not very large, and most Americans used fuel vehicles.
It cannot be said that when humans enter a new era of energy, they will immediately eliminate all oil cars. This is simply unrealistic. People drive their cars well, not broken and old, so why should they change them?
Therefore, for a long time, the United States will still be a major oil energy consumer, and it will also be affected by certain new energy sources, resulting in narrowing of crude oil processing channels and increasing various costs, which may lead to a slight increase in oil prices.
But now this increase is no longer normal. It just goes up like this. In less than half a year, the extra fuel expenses can be bought with a brand new tram. Is Roxen really not afraid of breaking himself up?
This is obviously completely incompatible with the laws of the market economy. They dare to be so confident and have other reliances.
Chapter completed!