Half a month passed in a flash. After the "ticket-buying event" at the Waldorf Hotel, the world's most elite Military Forces began to mobilize...
The countries that had spent a billion dollars apiece on tickets absolutely couldn't accept being turned away at the destination's doorstep!
Their finest soldiers, most advanced equipment, and most capable Think Tanks were steadily making their way to the grasslands of Namibia, Africa.
Ivan and Stark had both made a fortune. Countries without particularly strong weapons-development capabilities began spending lavishly, placing orders with the two top Scientists so their soldiers could keep their lives...
The Robot production lines at Stark Industries began running at full capacity. The Robot factories of Detroit's OCP also started to benefit. Once the city's pillar businesses resumed operations, Detroit finally showed a little sign of life.
When Detroit's mayor learned that the current owner of OCP was Manhattan Axe, he excitedly sent Alvin an invitation...
"If you'd just settle here, sir, anything this city has, you can have!"
Although the mayor deliberately glossed over the fact that Alvin owned only a few Robot factories, that did nothing to diminish his greed for Alvin...
If even a huge company like OCP was gone, what did Detroit still have to lose?
If a big shot like Alvin were willing to settle in Detroit, maybe the city would change in some way. Whether for better or worse, it'd be better than a rotten corpse waiting to die, wouldn't it?
They even cleared out several floors of the City Government building to serve as a branch office for the "Mutant Union" before Alvin had even responded...
Whatever New York could offer, we'll offer you twice as much. That was Detroit's greatest show of sincerity...
After New York Mayor Donald Depp heard about it, he mocked