Captain America Runs for President

Captain America was back!

The news injected a shot of confidence into the panicked American people, giving those who had been terrified by Magneto’s brutal slaughter some much-needed peace of mind.

Dressed in his battle uniform and carrying his shield, Captain America traveled through every street and alley in New York, helping each of his fellow citizens caught up in the disaster.

He spoke warmly with the families of those who had died in the war, giving them hugs, helping them find jobs, and even negotiating with insurance companies on their behalf to secure better compensation packages.

He was different from those publicity-seeking politicians. When politicians put on a show, they brought a group of reporters along, but Captain America did not. Captain America always acted alone.

The reason this news spread was entirely because some "passersby" who had "happened to be passing by" had filmed everything on their phones and uploaded it to the internet, where it "suddenly went viral."

The power of an idol was boundless.

Although no one believed Captain America could really defeat Magneto, they nevertheless believed, for no apparent reason, that Captain America could protect their lives!

After seventy continuous years of turning him into a god, America finally had a spiritual god among men.

What the politicians thought when they saw this scene remained unknown. But one thing was certain: they were definitely not happy.

Only a dead hero was a good hero. A living hero would only seize other people’s interests, glory, and attention.

Likewise, only a God who stayed in a church was a good God. A God who came down from his altar had to be an evil god!

Outsiders could not see through S.H.I.E.L.D.’s publicity campaign, but the politicians understood it at a glance. After making a few inquiries among themselves, they even found out exactly who was behind Captain America’s campaign team.

S.H.I.E.L.D. wanted Captain America to become president!

The politicians certainly did not believe that Captain America, who had just awakened, could be so skilled at winning people’s hearts. They attributed everything to S.H.I.E.L.D., which was manipulating everything from behind the scenes.

They all turned the pressure toward S.H.I.E.L.D., but the current S.H.I.E.L.D. was run by Hydra and was nothing like those weak pacifists of the past.

John Garrett shouldered all the pressure and ignored them.

They then shifted their attention to the Security Council, S.H.I.E.L.D.’s superior organization, but Alexander Pierce also expressed his support for S.H.I.E.L.D.

As for the other four Security Council members, they were also very interested in having a subordinate organization of the Security Council control the presidency of the world’s number-one superpower. Naturally, they would not oppose it.

S.H.I.E.L.D. stood united from top to bottom and perfectly shielded its own Captain America.

With no other options, the politicians could only watch helplessly as Captain America’s reputation grew day by day and his approval rating climbed higher and higher.

There was nothing they could do. Everything Captain America did was within the rules of the game, and he had not broken any rules in the slightest.

If it were anyone else, their opponents could use all kinds of methods to smear them. After all, not a single congressman running for president had a clean record. Even if they made up some scandals, they might accidentally hit the mark.

But Captain America was different.

He was a spiritual idol that the United States had spent seventy years creating—perfect in every way!

Besides, he had only just awakened from his long sleep. Even if they fabricated scandals, no one would believe them!

For as long as anyone could remember, the American people had been arrogant and self-important, believing their country was incredibly powerful and looking down on everyone else. But the recent events had finally made them realize their own insignificance.

The arrival of the age of superheroes had driven ordinary Americans to madly worship super heroes while leaving them even more insecure about their own safety.

Previously, when Hulk had gone berserk in a crowded city or Namor had flooded New York, people in other cities had merely watched the news and sighed over New York’s misfortunes. But Magneto’s actions made everyone around the world realize just how terrifying a powerful supervillain could be!

Many people came to hate Mutants because of it, and it did not matter that all the media blamed Stryker.

But even more people began reflecting on whether they had been too harsh toward Mutants. Minorities in particular empathized with the Mutants’ plight.

Minorities had always faced discrimination in the United States. Even when they were not Mutants, their treatment was not necessarily much better than that of Mutants.

The only difference was that Magneto had emerged among the Mutants, someone powerful enough to intimidate the entire world, while minorities had no such strongman to stand up for them.

Hydra’s members were all social elites. They did not want any dead weight.

Thus, Hydra’s campaign plan tailored specifically for Captain America fit the needs of the public perfectly.

At the campaign team’s suggestion, Captain America approached the issue from the two angles of safety and equality. Starting in New York, he traveled everywhere giving speeches and calling for higher social standing for Mutants and minorities.

The matter of safety was simple: he had also joined the Ultimate Limit Hall.

Moreover, Captain America’s willpower was truly strong. In less than a month, he successfully entered the discipline and reached the Current Drive Realm.

This was even faster than Tony had been back then.

After that, Captain America became the disciple of "Savior" Zhan Liu, and the junior fellow disciple of Iron Man Tony and Thor Peter.

Captain America was the most famous idol in all of America over the past seventy years, but before his revival, the hottest super heroes had been Thor Peter, followed by Iron Man Tony.

Now Captain America had brought both of them over and made them members of his campaign team.

In truth, Captain America himself was not accustomed to this sort of thing, but the team behind him was extremely skilled at building connections.

Tony’s side had joined entirely because Howard and Steve had been good friends, something Tony knew as well.

A S.H.I.E.L.D. adviser used this point to persuade him. In the end, Tony agreed to put his name on the team, though he did not participate in campaign activities during his daily life.

Peter, however, followed them everywhere all day long.

Peter was an Iron Man fan, but he was also a Captain America fan. The same was true of Uncle Ben and Aunt May.

Furthermore, he was an official employee of S.H.I.E.L.D.

So when Director Garrett spoke with him once, Peter was tricked onto the pirate ship and became the most dazzling star on Captain America’s campaign team.

Although Captain America had been brainwashed, only his memories were somewhat muddled; his personal charisma had not diminished at all. He easily captured Peter’s heart and gained himself a devoted little fanboy.

His campaign slogans about equality also won the support of the Mutants and minorities.

Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters and the Osborn Corporation behind it also became important supporters of Captain America.

With financial backing from Stark Industries and the Osborn Corporation, along with the support of so many ordinary people, Captain America’s road to the presidency seemed destined to be smooth sailing.