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Reed, Susan and others all looked at Big Harry at once, their eyes full of pleading and expectation.
"Please rest assured, your identity information has been filed with S.H.I.E.L.D., and I have submitted your information. Data Dimension currently does not have any overly strict review standards. We have experienced situations like yours before. In fact, if it weren't for your unique situation, with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s information on file, Osborn Industries would have been able to provide you with several ID slots.
Of course, you, especially Dr. Reed, will likely have to go through an interview and assessment. However, this interview and assessment is solely to verify your talent and knowledge, and will not hinder your access to the Data Dimension. "Big Harry spread his hands and responded with a smile," he said.
His words also made Reed and the others relax a little.
"You really have to thank Harry here and his father, Mr. Osborn. Without them endorsing you, it would be difficult for you to get this opportunity. You can only spend time to upgrade little by little." Little Harry also came over and said to Reed and the others.
Ben and Susan, the most sophisticated of the four, easily understood the double act between the two Harrys. They weren't sure if what Harry said was true, but there was no need to deceive him in such matters. Regardless of whether it was true or not, they had to accept the favor when they needed help. Given their past good cooperation, Susan and Ben pulled Reed and Johnny aside to thank Harry again.
"That's not necessary. You'd better be prepared. You should receive a notice tomorrow that we need to go to the data dimension for an assessment. That's the best assessment environment for you, Reed. Your talents and abilities can be better utilized there. As for Harry, well, I don't think father would mind having another son from the multiverse." Big Harry patted Little Harry on the shoulder.
Sometimes encountering your multiverse self or loved ones isn't always a good thing. In many cases, you're forced to engage in a life-or-death struggle with your multiverse self or even your friends. But these two clearly didn't reach that point. In fact, their mutual support in times of crisis, coupled with the potential for future shared interests, made their relationship even closer and stronger.
The following was a variety of questions and answers at the table. Although it was only a brief moment, several people who were interested in various aspects of the world picked out their own questions and asked Harry in order to get answers.
For example, Reed was interested in technical questions, Susan and Little Harry were more interested in the culture and rules of the local giants, and Johnny was more interested in knowing where to find fun things to do, or where to find beautiful women. As for Ben? He remained somewhat silent, occasionally staring at the things he had bought, lost in thought. Big Harry briefly answered everyone's questions and provided Reed and the others with relevant scientific data.
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Time Management Bureau.
In an opera house in a certain timeline, an opera adapted from the Rocky opera series was being performed. Rocky, who was watching the latest scene with great interest, was awakened from his immersion in the plot by a loud noise.
Loki looked towards the source of the loud noise in anger. His expression instantly changed from anger to embarrassment, and then to a bit of cowardice.
The audience in the theater all turned toward the door. Several armored soldiers forcefully pushed it open, then stood on either side with weapons in hand. A tall figure with long legs walked in from the wide-open door. A pair of emerald green eyes scanned the crowd like radar, instantly locking onto Loki's direction.
Da da da.
The boots made a crisp sound as they stepped on the ground. The people in the theater felt a suffocating pressure hanging over the entire theater. Some of them wanted to get angry and drive away these intruders, but they were oppressed by the pressure around them and couldn't speak for a while.
"Look, look, what's our director doing? Hmm? Watching the play he wrote and directed, praising himself? This hobby of yours is consistent with your personality as always."
With a slightly arrogant tone, the words came out like a sharp sword from the mouth of the visitor. In front of Loki's seat, the owner of the emerald green eyes glanced at the actors in familiar costumes on the stage, with a half-smile on his face, looking down at Loki with a sneer.
"Sister..." Seeing the face that left him with lingering fear, Loki cursed madly in his heart, but forced a smile on his face, pretended to be surprised, and stood up to greet her.
"Sister? I think I told you not to get close to me. I don't know what that old man Odin was thinking, how could he allow a frost giant baby to become the prince of Asgard and even obtain the right of inheritance. But you don't have my approval.
To be frank, that Asgardian brother may be a fool, but at least he's decently strong. How about you? How did the Time Administration get hacked right under your nose while I was away?"
Hela, clad in a green robe, reached out to silence Loki's attempts at intimacy. Her face held a thinly concealed sneer as she delivered a cold blow to Loki. In truth, if it weren't for the Energy Bank's shareholders, Hela would have long ago ousted Loki from his position and taken it herself. After all, she was the one who dared to rebel against Odin. She had never shown loyalty to anyone who was weaker than her, who didn't align with her ideals, or who stood in her way.
Not to mention that the one sitting above her now wasn't Odin, but Loki, the third heir to Asgard, a mediocre man with nothing to show for his political skills and cleverness.
He lacked the strength, the body, and the personality. In Hela's eyes, Loki was able to sit in the position of Director of the Time Management Bureau only because he had the support of that old man Odin. That old man was using this method to humiliate her and take revenge on her.
The Time Management Bureau should have been hers!
Hela's belief grew stronger and stronger. It was she who had led her soldiers to conquer civilization after civilization, universe after universe, and brought them under the Time Administration's regulatory network. All of this was Hela's achievement! As for Loki? He was just a political officer in charge of logistics.
So even though she is not the nominal master of the Time Management Bureau, nor does she have the authority that comes with the identity of the Director of the Time Management Bureau, Hela has always considered herself the master of the Time Management Bureau internally.
As long as her contribution is great enough, she believes that she will be able to officially snatch that position from Loki at the next Energy Bank Conference.
So what if Odin supports me?
Odin is not the only shareholder of the Energy Bank. The Time Administration is not a subsidiary of Asgard, but belongs to the Energy Bank.
Therefore, Hela had always disliked Loki. As long as he didn't hinder her, she would tolerate his temporary existence. Her target opponent had always been her father, who had imprisoned her for thousands of years.
But who could have imagined that the Time Management Bureau, under Loki's leadership, would be successfully attacked and invaded by a mysterious individual? To Hela, it was like a king on a military expedition receiving news that someone had invaded her kingdom and stolen her treasures while she was away. This was simply heartbreaking.
And the so-called ministers who manage the country naturally became incompetent in Hela's eyes.
"How can this be blamed on me?" Loki's face flushed. Ever since the invasion, he'd known he'd be confronted, but he hadn't expected it to happen so soon. He'd already done his best to minimize the spread of the news. Logically, Hela in the other universe couldn't possibly have learned of this so early and mobilized a large force to return and confront him.
No, he is the director of the Time Management Bureau, and Hela is just his subordinate!
Loki's mind was resolute. He believed he and Hela had a tacit understanding: the right to war and battle belonged to the other, while everything else belonged to him. Based on this tacit understanding, Hela had no right to question him.
Loki's mind was full of thoughts. Although he thought so, it was obvious that Hela was not someone who was easy to talk to.
"This is all because of your incompetence! I hope you don't tell me that you don't even know who the invader is? And you haven't caught him? If so, your only little cleverness and ability will be gone in my eyes." Hela said sarcastically.
A red pocket dragon crawled out from Hela's shoulder, its strong lower limbs stepping on Hela's shoulders. The whole dragon looked a little listless, and there was a hint of ferocity in its golden eyes.
"Of course I've captured the intruder. He's currently being held captive in the ruins of the Time Administration." Loki wiped a cold sweat from his forehead. Hela's aura and deathly force were making him uncomfortable, and she clearly showed no sign of retreating. The audience and performers he had invited were already unconscious. Even those who were still conscious stared with fear and trepidation at the tall, hard-faced woman.
"Which ruins?" Hela asked in a concise and cold voice.
"Number Three. Wait, what do you want to do?" Seeing Hela leaving with her men, Loki shouted in panic.
"What do I want to do?" Hela turned, her emerald eyes narrowed as she stared at Loki. After a moment, she glanced sideways at the silent stage and audience. Seeing Loki's flustered yet forced composure, she spoke, "Of course, I'm going to interrogate him. As for you, you can continue watching your play. I don't mind if you stay here longer."
Loki suppressed his inner anxiety and panic: "I have already interrogated him. You should not be here now! Instead, stay in that world called Azeroth!"
"Oh? So what did you find out?" Hela paused on her way, standing still, observing Loki with a touch of interest. He had dared to confront her today. He still looked timid, but at least he looked presentable.
"Yes, Kang!" Loki wanted to ignore Hela's question, but under the pressure of the other party's momentum, his psychological defense line, which was not very strong to begin with, collapsed. He sighed and told the information he had obtained from the interrogation.
"Kang?" Hela chewed the name over and over again. It sounded familiar.
"Conqueror Kang! The previous owner of the Time Administration! Of course, this information is only known to a few people. This is because the history of the Time Administration has been overwritten and reshaped.
He didn't know where Luke had been targeting him, so he arranged for me to go undercover. I helped Luke find him and killed him with the weapon Luke gave me. To be more precise, I killed him and all his multiverse counterparts. Luke got what he wanted, and then I got the Time Administration.
After Kang's death, everything was rewritten by Luke. Under Kang's leadership, the Time Bureau was originally just an organization used to stabilize the supposedly sacred timeline, but after Luke's intervention, it was abandoned and transformed into its current form. Loki, desperate, revealed secrets previously unknown to everyone, including the veteran employees of the Time Bureau after the reversal.
"You're lying!" Hela frowned.
"I didn't!" Loki was a little exasperated when he was questioned.
"Since that Luke has killed the Kang of all multiverses, then where did the Kang in this incident come from?" Hela pointed out the loophole.
"I'm talking about Kang's multiverse equivalents. But there are always some strange variants and powerful individuals who can survive by luck and other factors. After the sacred timeline was destroyed and not concluded, those Kangs may have obtained information and memories about the Time Administration. Only they can understand the loopholes and weaknesses of the Time Administration." Loki argued.
"What about Luke? Doesn't he want to wipe out the roots?" Hela's brows were still furrowed.
"He doesn't care about these. Perhaps in his opinion, those lucky ones who survived by chance can't cause much trouble or something else. Anyway, he has already got what he wanted. In fact, he directly destroyed the Council of Kang composed of most Kangs in the multiverse. If they were still alive, do you think your conquest journey would be so smooth? I think you probably can't even conquer a universe where Kang exists." Loki said sarcastically.
"I never think about things that haven't happened." Hela turned and left again. Her subsequent words echoed in the silent and empty theater specially built for echoing: "I've taken that man away. I think there's still a lot we can dig up from him. I really want to know where Kang, who dared to plot against the Time Administration, is hiding now."