Chapter 100 Make a Deal
The Cosmic Cube is one of the very few artificially created super artifacts in the Marvel world. Its formation originated from an accidental high-energy physics experiment by the Hydra scientific research organization AIM.
Its specific formation principle is unknown, and its operating logic is also unknown. Existing information shows that it can modify reality according to the user's wishes, but it is impossible to determine the extent of its modification of reality, nor is it possible to determine what conditions are required for it to make the wishes come true.
The only record of its use was during World War II, when Red Skull used the Cosmic Cube to help the Axis powers acquire high-tech weapons that were far ahead of their time, causing the Axis forces to defeat the Allied forces from the very beginning of the war.
If Atlantis and most mutants had not participated in the war, and if Hydra's independence from the Nazis had not become increasingly obvious in the later stages of the war, leading to the split between the Axis and Hydra, the final winner and loser of the war would probably have changed.
That’s right, Atlantis participated in World War II, and Aquaman Namor once joined Captain America’s Raiders, and the two had a deep friendship.
It was just that during the post-war negotiations, Atlantis had major disagreements with the countries on earth, and returned to the bottom of the sea to isolate itself from the outside world. All countries tacitly blocked the information about Atlantis. Even if some fragmentary information was passed down, the general public would only think it was an illusory legend.
At that time, even Magneto stood up and called on mutants to resist the Nazis. It was also at that time that Professor X and Magneto formed a comradeship.
Many older generation superheroes became famous during that period, most of whom were directly or indirectly related to Hydra's high technology.
Whether officially acknowledged or not, after the Axis powers were defeated, the Allies seized a large number of high-tech equipment obtained through the Cosmic Cube, which was an important reason for the rapid development of science and technology around the world in the following decades.
In the middle and late stages of World War II, Captain America crashed into the North Pole in order to intercept the Red Skull who was trying to escape with the Tesseract.
He saw with his own eyes that the Red Skull made a crazy wish to the Cosmic Cube in desperation to make Hydra the winner of the war. In the end, not only did his wish not come true, he was also instantly disintegrated by the energy burst out by the Cosmic Cube, and no trace of his body was left.
All these experiences have made Steve fully aware of the degree of danger of the Cosmic Cube. Therefore, after hearing that Hydra has secretly continued into the new era and infiltrated ., he anxiously asked Nick Fury about the whereabouts of the Cosmic Cube on the spot.
The location where the Cosmic Cube fell was very close to him. Since SHIELD was able to find him, it is likely that they can also find the Cube.
In response to Steve's questions, Fury was quite cautious.
"The hiding place of the Cosmic Cube can only be checked by those with level 10 authority. On the first day I became director, I secretly moved it to a secret base. Hydra won't be able to find it, so you can rest assured."
Fury said it lightly, but Steve didn't think so. He stared at Fury and asked, "Are you secretly researching the Cosmic Cube? You have no idea how dangerous that thing is! If it falls into the hands of someone with bad intentions, it will endanger the entire world!"
"I can assure you, Captain, that the Cosmic Cube is well preserved. I will not let anyone touch it or do any research on it."
Fury promised Steve solemnly.
Although Fury's attitude was very sincere, Steve did not give in and said bluntly: "It's not that I don't believe you, Director Fury, but the Cosmic Cube is of great importance. I implore you to allow me to confirm its safety with my own eyes."
"I'm sorry, Captain. I can try my best to meet any of your requests, but the Cosmic Cube is not included. As you said, the Cosmic Cube is of great importance. It's best for us not to have any contact with it again. Only in this way can we ensure that the Cube will not fall into the hands of Hydra."
Fury shook his head without question.
Steve looked at him for a long time, and finally gave up the idea of confirming the Cosmic Cube now.
"You want me to join SHIELD and continue fighting Hydra, right? I'll join."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fury smiled in front of Steve for the first time, "It's an honor to work with you, Captain America."
"Sharon, from today on, you will serve as the captain's partner and help him adapt to the current era as quickly as possible."
"Now, it's time to go back to the Triskelion Building and announce to everyone the good news that Captain America has returned and is joining us." At this point, Sharon suddenly said with a half-smile, "I can already imagine how excited Coulson will be. He has been a big fan of Captain America for a long time."
"Yes, at the same time, I can also imagine how uneasy those rats of Hydra will be after learning about this."
The news of Captain America's "resurrection" not only excited the agents of ., but also alarmed the military. In particular, some generals who were still obsessed with recreating the super soldier plan coveted Captain America's blood sample.
There was even a drama of fighting for the ownership of Captain America. The military believed that Steve was a veteran of World War II and should be under the jurisdiction of the military, while . emphasized that Steve had long exceeded the retirement age and now had the right to freely choose his position. Since he had agreed to join ., he was naturally theirs...
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Just as Captain America began to learn new era knowledge in ., the Hydra base hidden deep under the sea, far below the Pacific Ocean, welcomed several guests again today.
The former second-in-command of the Hydra Pierce faction, and now the head of the "Clairvoyant" John Garrett, came to Baron Strucker with five strong and cold-eyed subordinates.
"John Garrett, you look like a lost dog now...Oh, please forgive my mistake in wording, you are already a lost dog."
Baron Stark looked at the dusty Clairvoyant and sneered. Although they were both Hydra, he seemed indifferent to the impending disaster of the other faction and even had an attitude of gloating.
"Nick Fury has discovered us and is conducting a cleanup operation against us. Pierce's whereabouts are unknown and he may have been captured. If this continues, Project Insight will definitely fail."
Garrett said solemnly.
"so?"
Baron Stark asked back nonchalantly.
"Lord Baron, if we are destroyed, . will definitely know about this place. Since we mainly use stealth infiltration, Nick Fury will not disclose our existence to the public in order to avoid causing social unrest and being held accountable by the Security Council. But this underwater city of yours may not be known..."
Garrett sneered, "By then, Lord Baron, do you think you will be facing SHIELD agents who only act under the table, or an indiscriminate attack that can destroy the entire base in an instant?"
"Do you think I will be scared by your little threat? This is just one of my data-free points. What if I give it to them to destroy?"
Baron Stark narrowed his eyes slightly, "Boy, don't beat around the bush, just tell me what you want."
"I want to make a deal with Lord Baron. Since Nick Fury will not expose us to the public now, it means that we have not completely lost the initiative. As long as we kill Nick Fury and his henchmen, there is still hope for the Insight Project to be realized."
Garrett's eyes were fierce. "I am willing to lead all the remaining subordinates to join the Baron's army. The Baron will also enjoy the fruits of the Insight Plan."
"Project Insight? Is that Pierce's naive plan to rule the world by monitoring the entire world with a few sky carriers?"
Baron Stark said disdainfully.
"You have been lurking in SHIELD for so many years, but as soon as your identity was exposed, you were forced into a desperate situation by Nick Fury. You are really a bunch of losers."
"... Pushing Nick Fury to power was the biggest mistake. We didn't expect him to establish the Alpha Team, nor did we expect his counterattack to come so quickly and so accurately." Garrett said with a grim expression.
"I am not interested in the whimsical Insight Project, nor am I interested in you bunch of rubbish, but I am somewhat interested in that sky carrier."
(End of this chapter)
The Cosmic Cube is one of the very few artificially created super artifacts in the Marvel world. Its formation originated from an accidental high-energy physics experiment by the Hydra scientific research organization AIM.
Its specific formation principle is unknown, and its operating logic is also unknown. Existing information shows that it can modify reality according to the user's wishes, but it is impossible to determine the extent of its modification of reality, nor is it possible to determine what conditions are required for it to make the wishes come true.
The only record of its use was during World War II, when Red Skull used the Cosmic Cube to help the Axis powers acquire high-tech weapons that were far ahead of their time, causing the Axis forces to defeat the Allied forces from the very beginning of the war.
If Atlantis and most mutants had not participated in the war, and if Hydra's independence from the Nazis had not become increasingly obvious in the later stages of the war, leading to the split between the Axis and Hydra, the final winner and loser of the war would probably have changed.
That’s right, Atlantis participated in World War II, and Aquaman Namor once joined Captain America’s Raiders, and the two had a deep friendship.
It was just that during the post-war negotiations, Atlantis had major disagreements with the countries on earth, and returned to the bottom of the sea to isolate itself from the outside world. All countries tacitly blocked the information about Atlantis. Even if some fragmentary information was passed down, the general public would only think it was an illusory legend.
At that time, even Magneto stood up and called on mutants to resist the Nazis. It was also at that time that Professor X and Magneto formed a comradeship.
Many older generation superheroes became famous during that period, most of whom were directly or indirectly related to Hydra's high technology.
Whether officially acknowledged or not, after the Axis powers were defeated, the Allies seized a large number of high-tech equipment obtained through the Cosmic Cube, which was an important reason for the rapid development of science and technology around the world in the following decades.
In the middle and late stages of World War II, Captain America crashed into the North Pole in order to intercept the Red Skull who was trying to escape with the Tesseract.
He saw with his own eyes that the Red Skull made a crazy wish to the Cosmic Cube in desperation to make Hydra the winner of the war. In the end, not only did his wish not come true, he was also instantly disintegrated by the energy burst out by the Cosmic Cube, and no trace of his body was left.
All these experiences have made Steve fully aware of the degree of danger of the Cosmic Cube. Therefore, after hearing that Hydra has secretly continued into the new era and infiltrated ., he anxiously asked Nick Fury about the whereabouts of the Cosmic Cube on the spot.
The location where the Cosmic Cube fell was very close to him. Since SHIELD was able to find him, it is likely that they can also find the Cube.
In response to Steve's questions, Fury was quite cautious.
"The hiding place of the Cosmic Cube can only be checked by those with level 10 authority. On the first day I became director, I secretly moved it to a secret base. Hydra won't be able to find it, so you can rest assured."
Fury said it lightly, but Steve didn't think so. He stared at Fury and asked, "Are you secretly researching the Cosmic Cube? You have no idea how dangerous that thing is! If it falls into the hands of someone with bad intentions, it will endanger the entire world!"
"I can assure you, Captain, that the Cosmic Cube is well preserved. I will not let anyone touch it or do any research on it."
Fury promised Steve solemnly.
Although Fury's attitude was very sincere, Steve did not give in and said bluntly: "It's not that I don't believe you, Director Fury, but the Cosmic Cube is of great importance. I implore you to allow me to confirm its safety with my own eyes."
"I'm sorry, Captain. I can try my best to meet any of your requests, but the Cosmic Cube is not included. As you said, the Cosmic Cube is of great importance. It's best for us not to have any contact with it again. Only in this way can we ensure that the Cube will not fall into the hands of Hydra."
Fury shook his head without question.
Steve looked at him for a long time, and finally gave up the idea of confirming the Cosmic Cube now.
"You want me to join SHIELD and continue fighting Hydra, right? I'll join."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fury smiled in front of Steve for the first time, "It's an honor to work with you, Captain America."
"Sharon, from today on, you will serve as the captain's partner and help him adapt to the current era as quickly as possible."
"Now, it's time to go back to the Triskelion Building and announce to everyone the good news that Captain America has returned and is joining us." At this point, Sharon suddenly said with a half-smile, "I can already imagine how excited Coulson will be. He has been a big fan of Captain America for a long time."
"Yes, at the same time, I can also imagine how uneasy those rats of Hydra will be after learning about this."
The news of Captain America's "resurrection" not only excited the agents of ., but also alarmed the military. In particular, some generals who were still obsessed with recreating the super soldier plan coveted Captain America's blood sample.
There was even a drama of fighting for the ownership of Captain America. The military believed that Steve was a veteran of World War II and should be under the jurisdiction of the military, while . emphasized that Steve had long exceeded the retirement age and now had the right to freely choose his position. Since he had agreed to join ., he was naturally theirs...
-
Just as Captain America began to learn new era knowledge in ., the Hydra base hidden deep under the sea, far below the Pacific Ocean, welcomed several guests again today.
The former second-in-command of the Hydra Pierce faction, and now the head of the "Clairvoyant" John Garrett, came to Baron Strucker with five strong and cold-eyed subordinates.
"John Garrett, you look like a lost dog now...Oh, please forgive my mistake in wording, you are already a lost dog."
Baron Stark looked at the dusty Clairvoyant and sneered. Although they were both Hydra, he seemed indifferent to the impending disaster of the other faction and even had an attitude of gloating.
"Nick Fury has discovered us and is conducting a cleanup operation against us. Pierce's whereabouts are unknown and he may have been captured. If this continues, Project Insight will definitely fail."
Garrett said solemnly.
"so?"
Baron Stark asked back nonchalantly.
"Lord Baron, if we are destroyed, . will definitely know about this place. Since we mainly use stealth infiltration, Nick Fury will not disclose our existence to the public in order to avoid causing social unrest and being held accountable by the Security Council. But this underwater city of yours may not be known..."
Garrett sneered, "By then, Lord Baron, do you think you will be facing SHIELD agents who only act under the table, or an indiscriminate attack that can destroy the entire base in an instant?"
"Do you think I will be scared by your little threat? This is just one of my data-free points. What if I give it to them to destroy?"
Baron Stark narrowed his eyes slightly, "Boy, don't beat around the bush, just tell me what you want."
"I want to make a deal with Lord Baron. Since Nick Fury will not expose us to the public now, it means that we have not completely lost the initiative. As long as we kill Nick Fury and his henchmen, there is still hope for the Insight Project to be realized."
Garrett's eyes were fierce. "I am willing to lead all the remaining subordinates to join the Baron's army. The Baron will also enjoy the fruits of the Insight Plan."
"Project Insight? Is that Pierce's naive plan to rule the world by monitoring the entire world with a few sky carriers?"
Baron Stark said disdainfully.
"You have been lurking in SHIELD for so many years, but as soon as your identity was exposed, you were forced into a desperate situation by Nick Fury. You are really a bunch of losers."
"... Pushing Nick Fury to power was the biggest mistake. We didn't expect him to establish the Alpha Team, nor did we expect his counterattack to come so quickly and so accurately." Garrett said with a grim expression.
"I am not interested in the whimsical Insight Project, nor am I interested in you bunch of rubbish, but I am somewhat interested in that sky carrier."
(End of this chapter)
