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Chapter 515: Carrot and stick

Chapter 515: Carrot and stick

There was a complete silence in the huge hall when the world leader said that. One of the main reasons the world leaders accepted the invitation from the Avengers and SHIELD so fast was because the governments feared the Avengers.

By now they had understood that SHIELD was now the mercenary of the Avengers. Though SHIELD had never gone against the World Council, Wayne had handled the working of SHIELD in such a manner that the World Council now couldn't refute the works of SHIELD.

They had assurance that the Avengers would never try to control the world leaders, but blackmail by the Avengers was never out of the table. So in order to be on the good side of them, the world leaders had to show up on time and as fast as possible.

Now that such a weird and absurd plan has risen, many of the world leaders want to see how the Avengers will react to 'no'.

" You can say no. It's your choice and your right. We will not stop you nor will we intimidate you. But I will tell you this, if you don't act fast soon many countries will lose manpower because space travel is cheap now and due to less space many people will prefer to leave for Mars. Or some other planets for colonization. Mars has been under the control of SHIELD and Avengers, you not expanding the current will just empower us as a whole." Wayne replied.

"So you are forcing us to accept this proposal." another world leader said.

"Force is a strong word Mr. President. When humans conquer a new place we never ask for the consent of the sentient animals around, when the Pokemons are conquered we take them away in pokeballs, that is what we define as force. Here we are leaving the decision to you and the public. If the majority decides for a change, the Avengers will proceed to take action, if not we can forget about the proposal even being drafted. Now the question is on which side of the decision are you?" Wayne replied.

All were silent listening to the explanation. The Avengers didn't actively force them to accept this decision, but they knew that if they opposed it, there might be major consequences in the future. Now all the countries rely heavily on Umbrella be it the transportation sector or the energy sector.

And going against them would be a fool's errand for everyone.

"The world leaders can make their decision by tomorrow. Since its a huge one, The Avengers and SHIELD would give them enough time to think on this before casting their vote. In the meantime, the leaders can enjoy the scenery here on the Ring and enjoy the privileges here. Thank you." Wayne gave the final announcement before stepping out from the stage.

He said what he needed to say. Now it depends on the leaders, to see on which side of history they were on.