If that's the case…"
And then, Tony Stark's expression slowly turned serious.
He had thought of a crucial question.
Although the Playboy didn't know when Nick Fury became Director, even a blind guess would tell him it wasn't an easy feat.
This meant that those "Skrulls subordinates" had helped Nick Fury with many things on Earth.
They had been secretly lurking for a very long time!
This meant that aliens had always been hidden on Earth.
So where did those aliens go now?
After Nick Fury became Director, how were those aliens handled?
Secretly eliminated?
"Deported"?
Or continued to be secretly kept as a top-secret force of his own?
Any normal person, any qualified spy chief, would choose the third option, right?
In other words, even now, there's a high possibility that a group of aliens is hidden on Earth?
And there's a high possibility that Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nick Fury has an alien force under his control?
What the hell!
Tony Stark almost couldn't help but curse out loud.
That Nick Fury even used the alien threat to persuade him to join the Avengers.
Yet, he was secretly keeping aliens himself?
That Nick Fury is really not a good guy!
[This Avengers, which was created with so much effort, only fought in the New York Battle.]
[At most, it fought HYDRA.]
[Anyway, it wasn't long before the Avengers was confiscated, forcibly taken away by the United Nations.]
[It was all for naught, benefiting Secretary of State General Ross.]
[This was truly a lot of effort for nothing.]
[In the end, he even got hung up on by a kid like Spider-Man.]
Seeing this, Nick Fury's expression became quite interesting; he didn't know whether to be happy or worried.
First and foremost, the diary had made it very clear.
The Avengers, which was currently facing some initial setbacks, was still successfully created by him.
It even participated in the "New York Battle" mentioned earlier in the diary.
The New York Battle, where a God was involved, even nuclear bombs were used, and "wormholes," something only seen in sci-fi movies, appeared!
Undoubtedly, that was a supernatural war!
Although the diary didn't reveal much about this war, Nick Fury couldn't get more intelligence.
But generally speaking, it still aligned with Nick Fury's original intention for establishing the Avengers.
Wasn't Nick Fury's initial purpose for establishing the Avengers to deal with supernatural threats?
From this perspective, Nick Fury had indeed succeeded.
But then the diary poured a bucket of cold water on Nick Fury.
Yes, the Avengers was indeed successfully created, but in the end, it was actually snatched away by the United Nations!
Nick Fury could very well understand the United Nations wanting to intervene and take credit for an organization composed entirely of supernatural warriors.
If he were one of those people, he would do the same.
But the problem is, S.H.I.E.L.D. itself was founded by the five permanent members of the United Nations.
Strictly speaking, Nick Fury was a United Nations person, so why would the United Nations still try to take credit from him?
Different factions?
Power struggle?
No matter which it was, Nick Fury had enough confidence to ensure he could protect the trump card in his hand.
No other faction would be able to contend with him.
Or, was it because, as the diary said, S.H.I.E.L.D. no longer existed, that it had been destroyed?
Logically, this would be the most reasonable inference, but because the destruction of S.H.I.E.L.D. was too absurd, Nick Fury still didn't believe it at all.
So~
What exactly happened with the Avengers being forcibly taken by the United Nations?
And that Secretary of State General Ross.
The name Ross seemed quite familiar; wasn't the Military troublemaker who created the Hulk also named Ross?
It's just unknown if this Secretary of State General Ross has any relation to that General Ross.
"Spider-Man?"
Tony Stark's heart stirred.
Undoubtedly, this Spider-Man must also be a superhero!
After all, the name "Spider-Man" followed exactly the same naming convention as "Iron Man."
It was incredibly obvious.
It's just, what kind of abilities does this "Spider-Man" possess?
Why would his nickname include the word "spider"?
Does he spit webs?
Or climb walls?
Or does he have many limbs?
That would be a bit too horrifying!
It was impossible to tell just from the nickname "Spider-Man."
The Playboy didn't pay too much attention to it.
On the contrary, what he was more concerned about was another keyword in the diary, "kid."
So, this Spider-Man is actually just a child?!
A child can also Master supernatural powers and become a supernatural warrior?
And hang up on Nick Fury, ignoring that Nick Fury?
Well done!
Tony Stark really wanted to give Spider-Man a thumbs up.
It must be said, this kind of cool and flashy style was very much to Tony Stark's liking.
[As for the Secret Invasion later, there's even less to say; Nick Fury almost changed the Master of Earth by accident.]
[And this matter truly cannot be blamed on the Skrulls; it was entirely Nick Fury's own doing.]
[Who told you to fool the Skrulls, just drawing them a big picture but not giving any actual benefits? Who could stand that?]
[Do you really think the Skrulls have no temper?]
[Although the Skrulls were beaten like dogs by the Kree and even lost their home, the Skrulls are actually not weak in the Universe!]
Secret Invasion?
Skrulls?
Nick Fury couldn't help but frown slightly.
Although the diary didn't provide much introduction to this invasion, it was undoubtedly an invasion launched by the Skrulls.
It even… endangered the entire Earth!
But precisely because of this, Nick Fury felt even more perplexed.
Yes, there were indeed some Skrulls on Earth right now, but there were only a few dozen of them at most!
Such a small number, what kind of trouble could they cause?
Let alone endangering the entire World, you couldn't even endanger a country, no, a state, no, a city, could you?
What could such a small group of people accomplish?
Indeed, the physical qualities of the Skrulls far surpassed those of Earthlings; they could be regarded as super soldiers like Captain America.
Skrulls also possess the special ability to change their appearance at will, making them natural material for spies, naturally suited for "Secret Invasion" of others.
But it's still the crucial problem: too few people!
If there are only so few Skrulls, Nick Fury can't figure out how they could endanger the entire Earth, no matter how hard he tries.
So what exactly is going on with this diary?
On one hand, it indeed revealed some top secrets that only Nick Fury knew, which outsiders couldn't possibly know.
Making Nick Fury believe for a moment that the diary's records were true.
That Satan was indeed a transmigrator from another Universe who knew the future's direction.
But at the same time, some of the diary's entries seemed absurd, or had significant logical flaws.
This immediately stumped Nick Fury.
Nick Fury was now truly conflicted about whether to treat the diary's spoilers as Satan's delusion and just glance over them.
Or to seriously analyze them as intelligence?
However, no matter the situation, when Nick Fury continued to read, his expression still grew solemn.
The diary had given him a reminder!
He had indeed been drawing big pictures for Talos and those people all these years, but he hadn't actually done anything concrete.
It was all just persuasion and more persuasion!
Damn it, although nothing has happened yet, the diary wasn't wrong about one thing: the Skrulls aren't fools.
Over such a long period, they wouldn't really develop any disloyalty, would they?
It seems he really needs to pay attention to this issue.
[So, what exactly did Nick Fury accomplish from beginning to end? Besides a pile of messes, he left nothing behind!]
[His only achievement was probably establishing the Avengers, although the Avengers later had nothing to do with Nick Fury.]
[But one thing is undeniable: without the Avengers, New York would have been destroyed eight times, and Earth would have perished long ago.]
[Even half of the living beings in the Universe would have been annihilated by the Purple Sweet Potato.]
[So the people in the Marvel Universe who are still alive and well really have to thank the Avengers.]
New York destroyed?
Earth perished?
Nick Fury was noncommittal about these descriptions.
This should be the "chaos of demons" superhero era mentioned in the diary, right?
From the very beginning, Satan had talked about things like Asgardian invasion, alien arrival, and the Universal Family Planning Committee.
Just like those imagined scenarios in sci-fi movies.
And it matched the current description.
But Nick Fury simply didn't believe any of these future events.
So he didn't take this spoiler seriously at all.
It did seem, however, that Satan held the Avengers in high regard.
He even told him through the diary that the Avengers he, Nick Fury, established, would be able to continuously resolve city-level threats, Earth-level threats, and even interstellar threats!
And these things, obviously, couldn't be done by Destroyer, Hulk, Satan, plus his two Agents.
This indicates that in the future, the Avengers will continue to recruit many powerful figures!
Will Thor, the legendary Asgardian, really join, as the diary said?
And become one of the three giants of the Avengers?
On this matter, Nick Fury actually hoped that what Satan said was all true.
"Purple Sweet Potato, it's him!"
Tony Stark, however, raised an eyebrow sharply, his gaze focusing on this name.
The Purple Sweet Potato had been mentioned in the diary more than once or twice.
Tony Stark knew this was a super big boss who had fought many superheroes.
But even so, Tony Stark never expected that the Purple Sweet Potato was the Universal Family Planning Committee!
The diary had previously mentioned that the Universal Family Planning Committee was the one who wiped out half of the Universe's living beings.
Now it said it was the Purple Sweet Potato.
Then there's only one possibility: the Purple Sweet Potato is the Universal Family Planning Committee.
Although he still didn't know who this Purple Sweet Potato, or the Universal Family Planning Committee, was, this was a major breakthrough regardless.
At least he knew that these two highly-watched individuals were one and the same.
[Speaking of the Avengers, since Nick Fury has already looked for me, he's probably already looked for Stark, right?]
[Hawkeye and Black Widow are already from S.H.I.E.L.D., so that should be much simpler; Nick Fury probably just needs an order.]
[As for Dr. Banner, he should be hiding abroad practicing yoga, right? Most likely he's also under Nick Fury's surveillance.]
[Also, Captain America is still lying safely in the Arctic Ocean, waiting to be discovered by that Russian oil exploration team, right?]
[Thor? He hasn't descended to Earth yet, so there's nothing to say about that.]
[Looking at it this way, the initial Avengers lineup probably hasn't even gathered half its members yet.]
Nick Fury's expression once again became serious.
Because all of his actions regarding the Avengers initiative had been precisely pointed out by Satan, without a single error!
Before seeking Satan, Nick Fury had indeed gone to Tony Stark, and he had indeed brought in his two most capable subordinates.
In addition to that, Bruce Banner was indeed one of Nick Fury's intended recruits.
He had always been keeping an eye on him, so there was nothing to say about that.
But the key question is, how did Satan know this top-secret list?
It must be known that before officially disclosing this plan to Natasha and Barton, this list was only known to Nick Fury alone!
And Natasha and Barton couldn't possibly leak this list.
Moreover, the timing didn't allow it.
These two had only just learned of this list.
Logically, Satan should not have known this list.
So, the frustrating scene reappeared.
After giving some absurd and ridiculous information, Satan made another incredibly accurate "prophecy."
No, it was even more than just an accurate prophecy.
The Avengers roster revealed by the other party was two people more than Nick Fury's current plan.
Captain America, Thor.
These two names are well-known to most people.
One is a legendary national hero, the other is a familiar mythical legend.
Very few people don't know these two names.
But the crucial question is, Captain America died seventy years ago!
Yet the diary said that he was still lying in the Arctic Ocean until now?
Waiting to be discovered?
At first glance, this seemed quite absurd; did he think it was hibernation?
Thanks again to friend 08a for the reward!