Chapter 195 It's clearly a game for two people…
Inside Snezhnaya, an endless expanse of glaciers and permafrost.
Steve hung up the phone, exhaling a frosty breath: "Peggy, Coulson and his team have a mission here. We need to find Bucky quickly and meet up with them."
Peggy came back to her senses, her face full of confusion: "Steve, Howard and Mary…"
The struggle on Steve's face flashed and disappeared: "Let's find Bucky first."
Last night, after borrowing one billion pounds from Councilman Murdock, during the transaction with the High Table, the other party additionally gifted a piece of intelligence.
To be precise, it was a video.
A video of Bucky brutally beating the Howard couple to death with his fists.
Steve still remembered Howard begging Bucky to spare his wife, Maria Stark, before he died.
After a moment of silence, Steve looked up, staring at the overcast sky, his mood growing heavier.
The deceased and the perpetrator, one was his friend, the other was his best brother.
How should he choose? How could he choose?
"Peggy, you know Bucky isn't like that. He must have a reason. Don't tell Tony yet. Let's talk after we've investigated thoroughly."
Peggy Carter nodded mechanically, as if she had been numbed by the severe cold.
She understood that Steve hadn't spent as much time with Howard as he had with Bucky, growing up together since childhood.
However, she had spent more time with the Howardcouple than anyone else.
After Steve disappeared, she and Howard Starkfounded S.H.I.E.L.D. to deal with HYDRA remnants, and she even attended Howard and Mary's wedding, witnessing the birth of their child—Tony.
From 1945 to December 1991, when the Howardcouple passed away, it was a full 46 years of friendship, not family, but closer than family.
Moreover, little Tony had always treated her as family, even paying Murdock a down payment of 5 billion dollars to restore her youth.
He was closer than her own son.
At this thought, Peggy Carter's bewildered eyes became incredibly resolute.
"Steve, Tony has the right to know, the right to know the truth about his parents' deaths…"
Steve placed his hands on Peggy's shoulders: "Yes, he has that right."
"But, you know, Bucky and Howard were also friends. He definitely wouldn't kill… There must be something we don't know."
"Peggy, I'm not trying to hide the truth. Give me some time, okay? Once I find out the truth, I'll bring Bucky to Tony to apologize."
One minute, two minutes.
On the permafrost of Snezhnaya, under the falling snow, Peggy Carter looked at her former lover.
"What if you never find the truth?"
Seeing Steve's face tighten, Peggy continued to ask: "Are you going to keep hiding it? Never tell Tony?"
"I… I…" Steve paused: "No, Peggy, I will definitely find out the truth."
"And then what?" Peggy retorted: "What if Tony can't forgive Barnes? What will you do then?"
Seeing Steve fall silent, Peggy rubbed her head with a sigh.
"Let's go find Barnes first. A billion pounds have been spent; we can't give up halfway."
Even for the sake of the money, they had to find Barnes and ask him in person what he was thinking, why he killed his former friend.
The two continued along the endless permafrost, and after a long while, they finally found a dilapidated ancient castle.
"It's up ahead, hurry."
Steve, as if energized, sprinted towards the castle, his legs kicking up afterimages on the permafrost.
Peggy tried her best to catch up, but just like all those years of waiting, she could only see Steve's back, with a distance always remaining between them.
A distance that seemed within reach, yet impossibly far.
By the time Peggy Carter arrived at the ancient castle, panting, what greeted her eyes was the sight of Steveand Barnes embracing tightly.
"Bucky! It's great, you're alive!"
"Steve!"
"Bucky!"
"Steve!"
Peggy Carter looked up at the overcast sky, feeling somewhat superfluous. It was a game for two, but she could only be a spectator.
"Bucky, look who this is!"
"Peggy!" Bucky exclaimed.
"Hi, Barnes." Peggy forced a smile.
After their long-awaited reunion and learning of each other's experiences, Bucky sighed: "I thought I'd never see you two again."
"Peggy, you're still as beautiful as ever."
Noticing Peggy's subtle aloofness towards Bucky, Stevehesitated for a moment and asked.
"Bucky, the Howard couple…"
"I did it." Bucky confessed frankly.
Steve stumbled back two steps, the joy of their reunion instantly vanishing from his face: "Bucky, you must have a reason… right?"
"Tell me! Why did you kill Howard?"
Bucky lowered his head, lost in a distant memory, and after a long time, slowly began to speak.
"During that mission, I fell off a cliff. Although I lost an arm, I was saved by HYDRA. Arnim Zola transformed me into the Winter Soldier."
"All these years, I've been controlled by HYDRA, assassinating many politicians and celebrities, including Howard…"
As his voice fell, Steve visibly relaxed: "I knew it, you didn't do it on purpose."
Bucky gave a bitter smile: "But the deaths of the Howard couple were still by my own hand."
"Steve, Peggy, I…"
Just then, the distinctive ringtone of a Mango Phonesuddenly rang, and Steve quickly answered.
"Captain Rogers, we've arrived in Snezhnaya. When you're done, remember to come to St. Petersburg. We're staying at the Xiunan Hotel, owned by Councilman Murdock."
"Okay, we're leaving now."
St. Petersburg, Xiunan Hotel.
After hanging up the phone, Coulson suddenly realized: We? Captain didn't go alone?
"What's wrong, Coulson?"
Natasha, due to her past as a Red Room Agent, was not involved in this operation. This time, Hawkeye and Blade were present.
"Nothing."
Coulson shook his head. The Captain's secrets couldn't be easily revealed, so he actively changed the subject:
"Blade, why haven't you said a word the whole way?"
Blade cast a sideways glance at Coulson, his mouth closing even tighter, afraid that if he accidentally spoke, he would completely shatter the other person.
At this moment, Blade was extremely regretful.
Why had he accepted Boss Murdock's gift not long ago, practicing some idiotic silent meditation?
Blade used to be cold because his identity required it; he didn't want to babble with Vampires, but at least he could occasionally complain a bit.
Now, he didn't even dare to speak.
This was solely due to the terrifying power of the silent meditation, which he had witnessed firsthand more than once.
"Hey, Blade is always like that." Hawkeye changed the subject: "The Councilman is really rich; he even opened a five-star hotel in Snezhnaya."
"Isn't that the truth." Coulson agreed wholeheartedly.
"In this world now, the rich get richer, and the poor like us only get poorer. Luckily, I don't have a habit of saving money."
"Otherwise, with so many banks going bankrupt this time, my life savings would probably be gone."
"By the way, where's Fury?"
Hawkeye spread his hands: "He said he was going to see an old friend, all mysterious about it."
Chapter 196 Nick Fury Brought Glory to His Country
Saint Petersburg, Old Place Chinese Restaurant.
Inside the Kamar-Taj private room.
Nick Fury took off his black hood, revealing a mouth full of white teeth on his dark face.
"Director Zheng, long time no see."
S.H.I.E.L.D. China Director Zheng Xian's expression was unreadable. His old rival had been demoted all the way from S.H.I.E.L.D. Director to a Level Three Agent.
"Agent Fury, long time no see."
Nick Fury feigned composure, trying not to think about the difference in their statuses: "Director Zheng, this Chinese restaurant has good food."
"Then I'm in for a treat today."
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Nick Fury cut straight to the chase: "Director Zheng, the reason I invited you here today is that I want to discuss a potential collaboration with your agency."
Zheng Xian paused, then asked: "Is Mr. Furyrepresenting Director Hill? Or are you speaking with S.H.I.E.L.D. China in a personal capacity?"
"Of course, it's… a personal request."
Once upon a time, Nick Fury thought Hill was on his side, but it wasn't until last year that he belatedly realized they were not on the same path at all.
Since she wasn't on his side, he naturally couldn't use the pretense of Hill—the S.H.I.E.L.D. Director—to deceive Zheng Xian.
"Personal?" Zheng Xian sighed.
"Agent Fury, to be blunt, given your current status, neither your power nor your position qualifies you to speak with me."
Nick Fury's expression stiffened, but quickly returned to normal: "I understand, which is why I'm very grateful that you came."
"But this matter could very well concern the survival of humanity."
"The survival of humanity?" Zheng Xian shook his head: "If that's the case, why aren't you discussing it with me through Director Hill?"
"And why did you come alone? I imagine you're not certain, just suspicious."
"That's right," Nick Fury said with a bitter smile.
"To be frank, a few years ago, specifically in 1995, a group of aliens landed on Earth. Out of humanitarian concern, I settled them here."
"Aliens? Agent Fury, your methods are truly impressive. They haven't been exposed all these years."
"They can shapeshift into… anyone."
"My goodness!" Zheng Xian abruptly stood up, looking at Nick Fury as if he were an idiot.
"Are you out of your mind?!"
"An alien race that can shapeshift into anyone, and you actually settled them on Earth? And out of humanitarian concern, no less."
"Those not of our kind are sure to be of a different heart, understand?!"
Seeing the other party growing more and more furious, Nick Fury quickly tried to appease him: "They've already left."
"A few months ago, those aliens, the Skrulls, began to mysteriously disappear."
"First ten or so, then hundreds at a time. S.H.I.E.L.D. and the FBI deployed a large number of personnel, but couldn't find the reason."
"After my persuasion, some Skrulls left Earthpermanently, while those Skrulls who didn't choose to leave…"
At this point, Nick Fury's eyes were red: "They vanished right before my eyes."
"Just like that, poof, all gone."
Every time he thought of that scene, he would wake up in the middle of the night, fearing that one day he would follow in the Skrulls' footsteps, but he had no one to confide in about these things.
Zheng Xian raised an eyebrow: "How does this relate to what you said about the survival of humanity?"
Nick Fury continued: "Such terrifying methods could only be the work of the High Table and the Illuminati."
"These two organizations are very likely working together. Looking at their actions, whether it's selling intelligence to various intelligence agencies, or kidnapping the Japanese Squash King for ransom…"
"They are all after money."
"And there's the mysterious thief recently robbing bank vaults across the Europe continent."
"These are very likely the same group."
Nick Fury gestured: "Have you ever wondered what they need so much money for?"
"What for?" Zheng Xian countered.
"I suspect… they are planning a shocking conspiracy against all of humanity."
At this point, Nick Fury revealed his true intentions.
"But as you know, due to the current international situation, information rarely flows between major intelligence agencies, which has severely impacted—our understanding of the High Table and the Illuminati."
"Therefore, I hope to exchange information with your agency, limited solely to intelligence regarding the High Table and the Illuminati."
After a long silence, Zheng Xian said: "S.H.I.E.L.D. Chinadoesn't have much intelligence on the High Table and the Illuminati either…"
"I need to go back and apply to my superiors."
Hearing this, Nick Fury immediately said with joy: "Thank you. Your decision will save all of humanity."
The other party's lack of direct refusal meant that the matter was largely settled.
Zheng Xian waved his hand: "The dishes here do taste good."
"Yes," Nick Fury echoed with a smile: "In Great America, I love this flavor."
"Their taste is simply amazing."
After this, the conversation devolved into meaningless small talk.
An hour later, Zheng Xian rose to leave, leaving Nick Fury sitting in his original spot, a gleam of hatred flashing in his eyes.
"Damn the High Table, Illuminati. Sooner or later, I'll eradicate you all."
Due to the panic caused by the massive disappearance of Skrulls, his Skrull wife was forced to leave Earth, and Nick Fury had been single for three months.
Third month since his wife left, he missed her.
In fact, Nick Fury couldn't quite say whether he loved his Skrull wife more, or her ability to shapeshift into anyone.
Taking a bottle of powerful pills from his pocket, Nick Fury took out two and popped them into his mouth beforehand to avoid awkwardness.
He was preparing to bring glory to his country, to meet the warm and hospitable Snezhnaya girls, to ease his lovesickness.
Putting on his hood, Nick Fury paid the bill and left the Chinese restaurant, heading towards Saint Petersburg's red-light district.
Perhaps he was too excited, or perhaps the pills were taking effect, but he didn't notice Coulson and his group waving behind him.
Not far away, Coulson wondered: "Where is Furygoing?"
Hawkeye leaned closer and took a look: "How about this, we follow him… to protect Fury's safety? We don't want him to encounter any danger alone in a foreign country."
Hearing this, Coulson's eyes lit up.
"Good point, this isn't New York. I heard they're quite prejudiced against Black people here. Come on, let's follow quietly."
Ten minutes later, when Coulson, Hawkeye, and Blade, the three of them, personally witnessed Nick Furyembracing a glamorous woman and walking into an alley.
Their jaws instantly dropped to the floor.
"Oh my god! Fury likes this type?"
Coulson quickly tried to save face for his old Director: "Hey, what's the big deal? You guys know Fury's wife has been missing for several months."
"A man, you know, can't be without a woman."
The old bachelor Blade was about to retort but suddenly realized that the power of silent meditation was immense and could very likely destroy the street, so he just continued to act like a master.
God, please save me.
I can't live like this anymore!
Chapter 197 The Enviable Guy
Compared to S.H.I.E.L.D. and S.H.I.E.L.D. China, Snezhnaya has the KGB and the Winter Guard.
Black Widow was trained by the KGB in her early years.
The Winter Guard, similar to the Avengers, is Snezhnaya's core force for dealing with abnormal threats.
Most members of the Winter Guard are superhumans, led by the Red Guardian, also known as the SnezhnayaCaptain.
In the comics.
Among the five permanent members of the Security Council, there are Captain China, Captain America, Snezhnaya Captain, and Captain Britain, but no CaptainFrance.
According to unofficial history: Marvel editors hadn't even drawn Captain France before he surrendered and went to DC.
With the approval of the Security Council, various countries dispatched superheroes to escort the "gold" to Saint Petersburg, and as a local, the Red Guardian led the team to receive them.
Among the many superheroes, the Red Guardian did not find Captain America Steve Rogers.
"Where is Captain Rogers?"
"He's reportedly delayed by a mission and will arrive later."
In the Red Guardian's heart, there were only two and a half true heroes in the World.
One, Captain America Steve Rogers.
Two, Alexei Shostakov, who is the Red Guardian himself.
The other half—King Murdoch—was strolling nearby with a dog.
"Countryman, are you looking for someone?"
"Doggy, this is Earth, everyone is your countryman, you can use a different address."
"I'm used to it, countryman."
"Forget it, as long as you're happy."
In the marvel cinematic universe, there are not many humans with telepathic abilities, and there is only one dog, Cosmo.
Hearing that he was coming to Snezhnaya, Cosmo paid 50 years of freedom as the price to get a certain person to agree to take him back to his—former home to see.
Even if Cosmo was a dog, in Qin Mo's view, it had the potential to become a workhorse.
A true capitalist will squeeze every last drop of value from anything that can be exploited.
After strolling for half a day, Qin Mo found that this group of superheroes... was somewhat disappointing.
Perhaps the movie Universe didn't extensively portray—other superhero teams, leading to the superheroes appearing in this operation being all a bunch of duds.
Completely unwatchable.
Instead of recruiting these small fry, it would be better to cultivate his own people with serums.
The Seventeen Princesses of Europe are quite good; they can be used as workhorses when busy, and can also be used when not busy...
They had already been injected with the Perfect Five-Five Serum and were taught by the Ancient One at Kamar-Taj, and even now, they are still cultivating at Kamar-Taj.
"Alright, let's go back."
Loki's farce should end.
Once this matter is settled, Qin Mo plans to select some—senior workhorses from Kamar-Taj to cultivate.
Figures like Wong, Mordo, Master Hamir, and the Masters of the Three Sanctums are all promising talents.
As for the troublemaker Doctor Strange...
Let fate decide.
Someone once said that killing all Doctor Stranges would directly reduce the disasters in the Multiverse by half.
The other half of the disasters could be eliminated by killing all the Beyonders.
It is the existence of these two troublemakers that causes so many disasters in the Earth of the comics, as well as the Multiverse.
For others, disaster is the end of the World.
But for Qin Mo, these so-called disasters are all opportunities to get rich.
"Unfortunately, the Beyonder will only arrive in the movie Universe during the Avengers 5 era, so let's first see how the clone's progress is doing."
The three clones generated by One Qi Transforms into Three Purities are energy conceptual entities.
Somewhat similar to abstract entities like Eternity and Death, they possess self-awareness centered on the main body.
They will never betray the main body.
Otherwise, even OAA would probably not dare to easily use three clones with the same strength as the main body.
Putting away his thoughts, Qin Mo glanced in the direction of Earth-616: "Hmm? The Phoenix Force Shards on the Phoenix Five have been fully collected."
"Holy crap! Is this clashing with the Beyonder?"
Noticing Qin Mo's main body watching, the Beyonder, dressed in a white suit with an arrogant and untamed expression, suddenly raised his eyebrows in confusion.
Seemingly realizing something, he immediately stopped.
"I'm not fighting anymore, farewell."
Immediately after, the Beyonder instantly appeared before Qin Mo, scrutinizing him for a moment: "Identical? How... did you do it?"
Qin Mo grinned: "Want to learn?"
"Call me master, and I'll teach you."
"Boring." The Beyonder shook his head and disappeared directly.
He, the Beyonder, has never been inferior to anyone in his life, so how could he easily become a disciple?
The person who could teach him in this World hasn't even been born yet!
"What a pity." Qin Mo showed a look of regret.
If the Beyonder had made a move just now, without completely killing this kid, he would at least have to show off his limited abilities.
And then extort a huge sum of money from him.
The profit from extorting the Beyonder was much greater than extorting the small fry Loki.
However, the Beyonder's mind seemed a bit abnormal, with an expression as if someone owed him five million.
"Inexplicable, I don't know the meaning of this guy's special trip here... Where is it..."
A flash of inspiration crossed his mind, and Qin Mosuddenly froze in place like a puppet, muttering after a long time: Perhaps because there is no meaning, it seems more meaningful.
It is these whimsical behaviors that allow the Beyonderto live an extremely free and easy life.
Unlike Qin Mo, who is focused on making money and becoming invincible.
The Beyonder is the kind of existence who acts on his own whims, unrestrained by so-called rules or meaning—going wherever he wants.
Simply put, he blindly charges forward relying on his abilities.
"What an enviable guy."
"Once my strength advances further, I too want to go wherever I want."
Recalling the clone from Earth-616, Qin Mo took out five Phoenix Force Shards and refined them in an instant.
[Phoenix Force Shards 22 / 49]
At this moment, with Qin Mo as the center, some kind of invisible link seemed to be slowly establishing itself.
"Still missing 27 shards for a complete state..."
Indeed, time had become the biggest stumbling block on his path to invincibility.
In these past few years, the system mall had refreshed a total of 17 shards, and with the 5 shards extracted by the clone from the Phoenix Five, there were only 22.
Following the principle of maximizing the value of his workhorses, Qin Mo dispatched the clone to the MutantUniverse, solely to retrieve shards from Phoenix.
As night fell.
Captain America arrived late, and to avoid attracting attention, Steve had specifically sent Peggy and Buckyback to New York before returning.
As soon as he found Coulson and the others, he noticed them looking like spectators.
"Coulson? What happened?"
Facing his idol's inquiry, Coulson hesitated for a second, then recounted his old leader's embarrassing story.
"We just saw... Fury went to find a lady."
Hearing this, Steve snorted coldly: "This old man, he really knows how to have fun."
"Forget it, that's his private life, we shouldn't interfere too much. When does the operation start?"
Coulson quickly responded.
"The message has been sent out, let's see if that mysterious thief takes the bait tonight."
The Beyonder, dressed in a white suit with an arrogant and untamed expression, suddenly raised his eyebrows in confusion.
Chapter 198 Loki goes against the routine
Norway, Northern Europe.
Tønsberg seaside.
Loki, the master of balancing accounts, so coveted by world leaders, was hiding near the coastline.
The reason he chose this place was not because it was far from the bustling city and wouldn't easily attract attention, but because Loki felt it resembled Asgard.
In the original timeline, Odin passed away here.
After experiencing Ragnarok and other calamities, Thorled his people, as per Odin's instructions, to settle in the small seaside town of Tønsberg.
Inside a stone house by the sea.
Loki was counting his spoils; he would stop as soon as he had enough money to buy the serum.
Once he successfully broke through his current realm, he would first go beat Thor, proving to his father that he was stronger than his foolish brother.
This would also fulfill a long-held obsession.
"I'm still short by half the money. This speed is too slow. I must pull off a big one."
Thinking this, Loki looked at his servants, controlled by the Mind Stone. These were all Agents, special Agents, and soldier kings who had once tried to capture him.
"Have you found the vault's location?"
"Not yet... However, we just cracked the encrypted signals of various European countries. They've transferred all their gold to Saint Petersburg."
"Saint Petersburg?"
As Loki's eyes flickered, his fingers ceaselessly stroked the Mind Stone: Wouldn't transferring the gold to Saint Petersburg make it even more convenient for him to act?
Are Midgardians that foolish?
"Is the information reliable?"
"It should be true. The rats following us have decreased recently."
"Decreased?"
"Yes."
Loki raised an eyebrow, sensing an unusual meaning: fewer superheroes trying to capture them meant these people had gone elsewhere.
As for where these people went, it was self-evident.
"So, they want to confront me head-on."
According to Loki's original plan, he would let the Chitauri slowly fly to Midgard, and during this time, he would accumulate enough money to buy the serum.
Since the Midgardians weren't playing fair, he couldn't stick to the established routine either.
Bullying me because I have fewer people, huh!
I still have twenty thousand Chitauri cannon fodder!
The current plan was to make the Chitauri army a living target for the Midgardians, which would allow him to continue fishing in troubled waters and plunder bank vaults.
Loki looked at his servants: "You will infiltrate Saint Petersburg in batches and act on my command."
"Yes."
Those controlled by the Mind Stone were like marionettes, obeying only the user's command.
Just like now, even if Loki ordered these servants to go to Saint Petersburg to their deaths, they would step forward without hesitation, with no trace of fear in their eyes.
Loki caressed the Mind Stone, unable to part with it. He truly didn't want to return it to Thanos.
Such a powerful treasure, tricked out of his hands by his own skill, why should he return it?
If Thanos really had the guts to come to Midgard, Lokiwouldn't have to worry at all.
Uncle Murdoch would take action himself.
After the servants departed one by one, Lokiimmediately returned to New York that night—to sense the location of the Space Stone with the Mind Stone.
In the marvel cinematic universe and comics, the Infinity Stones have the characteristic of sensing each other, but this sensing ability is limited by factors such as distance and environment.
In "Avengers: Endgame," Thanos, when using the Power Stone, could sense the location of the Tesseract, thereby determining that Loki possessed that Stone.
In the marvel cinematic universe, the Tesseract, which is the Space Stone, was originally possessed by Odin.
In 1409, after Odin led the Asgardian army to defeat the Frost Giants, he hid the Tesseract in a church in Norway.
In 1942, Red Skull seized the Tesseract from a Norwegian church for weapon development.
After World War II, Howard Stark salvaged the Tesseract from the seabed.
In 1985, Kree Dr. Lawson participated in Project Pegasus, using the Tesseract for light-speed engine research, later hiding it inside a Kree spaceship in outer space.
In 1995, the Tesseract was swallowed and then spat out by a Flerken. Since then, Nick Fury has kept it at the S.H.I.E.L.D. Base, secretly using it for weapon development.
New York, S.H.I.E.L.D. Base.
The weapon development work previously led by Nick Fury was now in full swing under the leadership of Dr.Eric Selvig.
As everyone knows, scientists are crazy.
To ascertain the laws of the Nine Realms' celestial movements, Eric Selvig had previously engaged in the absurd act of studying Stonehenge naked.
The kind that made global news.
Now, having the privilege to participate in the Tesseract's research, Dr. Eric was completely immersed.
"Everyone, put in more effort. The future of humanity is in our hands."
Actually, Eric wanted to study Murdoch more, and had even asked Jane Foster more than once to extract some bodily fluids from Murdoch to bring back for research.
However, Jane, blushing, rejected all of them. How could something that was already in her stomach be taken out?
Even so, Eric still didn't give up.
"Jane, why don't you reconsider? From Murdoch, we can definitely find the direction of human evolution, the fate of all humanity..."
"Dr.," Jane was utterly speechless: "He's my boyfriend, not a guinea pig."
What if they had children because of this? Whose would they be?
She couldn't bear to break up with her strong, handsome, rich boyfriend, who was like a human pile driver.
"Alas." Eric, with one plan failing, came up with another, turning to another student, Daisy.
"Daisy, the fate of all humanity rests on you."
Da Xiong Mei rolled her eyes: "Dr., I wish I could, but the key is he doesn't like me."
"How is that possible? You're so well-endowed? How could Murdoch not like you? Is it that you're not using the right method?"
"Method?" Daisy became interested: "Elaborate."
Eric chuckled: "To be honest, if I wasn't a man, and too old and powerless... No, no, you should take the initiative."
"Take the initiative?"
"Yes, after all, Jane is there, so you can't expect Murdochto actively pursue you."
"I'm telling you, when I pursued your teacher's wife, I just shamelessly stuck to her."
"Stuck to her?" Da Xiong Mei Daisy nodded as if enlightened, instantly feeling confident again.
"Dr., I understand."
Her best friend was eating so well, she wanted a taste too.
Eric smiled knowingly: "Go for it! You're the best, the fate of all humanity..."
Just then, with a bang, a dazzling blue energy light burst forth from the Tesseract.
Before anyone could react, Loki, holding the Mind Stone, appeared with a wicked smile, like a king returning.
"Kneel."
However, when Loki noticed that one of the women had his uncle's unique aura lingering on her, he subconsciously took two steps back.
"Oh no, could this be auntie?"
With that thought flashing in his mind, Loki didn't dare to stay for a moment. He quickly took the Tesseract, controlled several scientists with the Mind Stone, and turned to leave.
A man's name, a tree's shadow.
Previously, just damaging the venue resulted in a 50 billion compensation claim. Uncle Murdoch's woman, truly untouchable.
Loki didn't want all the money he had painstakingly acquired over a month to be paid as compensation to that uncle.
Chapter 199 The Chitauri Finally Arrive
Saint Petersburg, an ancient castle in the suburbs.
Nick Fury, using his natural camouflage, hid in the ancient castle with a relaxed expression, completely oblivious to the strange looks from Coulson and the others.
Following S.H.I.E.L.D. China Director Zheng Xian, he had convinced Madame M of MI13, Red Guardian, and others to successfully establish an intelligence-sharing network.
This network was limited to intelligence regarding the High Table and the Illuminati.
Nick Fury believed that one day, he would personally uproot and completely eradicate these two organizations, and then welcome back his Skrull wife.
Ahead, Coulson whispered to the person beside him:
"How about it? I told you a man can't do without a woman. Look at Fury's complexion, isn't it much better than this morning?"
As a man with three children, Hawkeye nodded in agreement.
"It's indeed much better. I really didn't expect Fury to last that long."
The three of them had waited at the alley entrance for two and a half hours before seeing Fury leave.
"Here." Coulson took a bottle of pills from his pocket: "Power Pills, one pill hard as a rock, two pills through the wall…"
Hawkeye was about to take it when he suddenly heard laughter. He looked closely and saw it was Councilman Murdock, clutching his stomach and laughing heartily.
"Actually… I don't need this at all."
Ignoring Hawkeye's protest, Coulson easily slipped a bottle of Power Pills into his pocket.
"You're not young anymore; you'll need it one day. This little thing costs ten thousand U.S. dollars per bottle, and each person is limited to one bottle per day."
Hawkeye's old face flushed: "How do you know so much?"
Coulson shrugged: "Fury just forced a few bottles on me, saying the effect is excellent, and anyone who uses it knows."
After speaking, Coulson patted Hawkeye's shoulder, jogged a few steps, and came beside Qin Mo and Steve.
"Councilman, please excuse me. Fury said these Power Pills are very effective. I still have two bottles here…"
Qin Mo recoiled two steps as if nauseated, waving his hand with a look of rejection: "My body is very healthy."
What exactly are Power Pills? If others don't know, how could he, the manufacturer, not know? They are all pure, natural, green, additive-free protein… and the content is extremely high.
Seeing his direct superior's face full of rejection, Coulsonturned and slipped a bottle of Power Pills into Captain America's pocket.
"Captain, just a small token of my regard."
Ever since realizing the truth that 'the more you do, the more mistakes you make; if you do nothing, you'll never make a mistake,' Coulson had also realized the importance of giving gifts.
This operation to capture the mysterious thief was extremely dangerous.
Coulson thought of offering flowers to Buddha, giving small gifts to the two big bosses, only seeking to slack off behind them while ensuring his own safety.
It's hard to refuse such kindness.
Steve smiled wryly and tapped Coulson a few times, appearing utterly helpless on the surface, but his little heart was actually pounding a few times.
Once this mission was complete, he definitely had to find Peggy to test the efficacy.
The reason for this thought was precisely because he had been frozen in ice for sixty-five years and had just awakened; Steve was afraid that his body might have some unspeakable issues.
Better safe than sorry.
It's always better to be prepared than to be embarrassed on the spot.
"Councilman, was the loss at Garden Bank significant last time?"
Qin Mo sighed: "What do you think? Hundreds of millions in cash just disappeared. When we catch that guy tonight, we'll break his legs first."
As the group chatted, the ancient castle in the night finally showed signs of activity.
"They're here."
Just as Qin Mo had imagined, Loki did not personally participate in this operation but instead dispatched puppets controlled by the Mind Stone… to divert attention.
The title of God of Mischief was not given for nothing.
This time, Qin Mo had anticipated Loki's anticipation.
That's why he proposed to the Security Council: to escort fake gold to Saint Petersburg, making S.H.I.E.L.D.'s elite forces leave New York.
This indirectly provided assistance for Loki to steal the Tesseract and open the spatial portal.
"Nephew, Uncle can only help you this much."
If, under such circumstances, Loki was still captured by Tony, Thor, and Hulk, it could only be blamed on the third prince's lack of skill.
The more ideal scenario was: the Mayor of New Yorksteps down, and major banks, vaults, and museums are plundered by Loki again.
Then, seizing the opportunity, Qin Mo would make a heroic appearance and reap a wave of explosive popularity.
As for New York being destroyed by the Chitauri Army?
Let it be destroyed.
How can it be rebuilt if it's not destroyed? How can funds be applied for from the state government and Congress without rebuilding? Without funds, how could Qin Mo engage in corruption?
Since the citizens wanted Murdock to be the Mayor of New York, Qin Mo would reluctantly take the position and be corrupt for a few years.
After he met the age requirements for elections, he would then run for Hua Shi Ren.
Since Loki did not come, these puppets of the Mind Stone were easily captured by the assembled superheroes, like cutting melons and vegetables.
"Ural!" Red Guardian shouted with raised arms.
"Ural!!!"
As the superhero coalition achieved a great victory, Red Guardian swaggered over to Steve, held up a finger, and shook it continuously.
"You Great America, you're truly useless."
After saying this, Red Guardian then gave a thumbs-down to the superheroes from various Europe countries.
"You are even more a bunch of trash. You couldn't catch this kind of riff-raff for over a month."
"It still has to be us Snezhnaya, Ural!!"
Tonight belonged to the Snezhnaya superheroes' celebration.
The people Great America couldn't catch, they caught. The people Europe couldn't catch, they caught.
However, amidst the celebration.
After identification by the superheroes from various countries, the coalition suddenly discovered—all the people captured tonight were their own people, previously controlled by the mysterious thief.
"Stop with the Ural, we've been played."
Just then, Nick Fury's and Coulson's phone ringtones sounded one after another.
"What? Our Base was raided? Where's the Tesseract?"
"Motherfucker!!"
Nick Fury hung up the phone and jogged to Qin Mo and Steve.
"Councilman, Captain, S.H.I.E.L.D. Base was raided…"
Qin Mo waved his big hand: "Withdraw."
Approximately thirty minutes later, several Quinjets took off from Saint Petersburg Airport, rushing to New York.
"Agent Fury, what exactly is the Tesseract you just mentioned?" Qin Mo asked, feigning ignorance.
Nick Fury sighed: "The Tesseract is S.H.I.E.L.D.'s top secret."
Coulson quickly nudged his old Director with his arm, reminding him: You are no longer the S.H.I.E.L.D. Director, but this person in front of you is S.H.I.E.L.D.'s direct superior.
Before Fury could speak, Steve directly asked: "Is it the Tesseract that Red Skull used to develop weapons back then?"
"Yes, that's the one."
Realizing he couldn't hide it any longer, Nick Fury said with evasive eyes.
"To deal with certain unknown dangers, a few years ago, when I was still the S.H.I.E.L.D. Director, I ordered the Tesseract to be reactivated…"
Coulson suddenly pointed at his phone screen and exclaimed: "Look quickly, the sky over New York has split open…"
Chapter 200: Snatch all the people from the courtyard
New York, One World Trade Center.
Even though it was still unfinished and under construction, One World Trade Center, at 381.3 meters tall, surpassed the Empire State Building to become New York's tallest building.
Without any hesitation, Loki immediately chose this location to establish a space portal.
On the rooftop, Loki, clad in a green and gold robe, wearing a Bambi helmet, and holding the Mind Stone, smirked evilly at the sky.
"Show yourselves, cannon fodder."
In an instant, a brilliant blue energy beam shot into the sky, drilling a hole directly above New York.
Immediately after, dense swarms of Chitauri soldiers, riding alien skiffs, descended upon New York City like a plague of locusts.
Loki spread his arms and took a deep breath, savoring the exhilarating feeling of dominating everything, and nodded to his three hundred trusted subordinates mingled within the army.
"Loot these Midgardians clean."
Troubled New York experienced its first invasion and plunder by an alien army.
Initially, most of the Chitauri soldiers, adhering to the principle of destruction, attacked New Yorkindiscriminately.
However, when the Chitauri discovered that some of their comrades were actually rushing into banks to… rob money.
Gradually, the style changed.
All the Chitauri soldiers followed suit, starting to rob money, gold, and cultural relics, not even sparing watches and valuable ornaments worn by citizens.
Loki was momentarily stunned by this, but quickly recovered.
"Forget it, they're just cannon fodder anyway."
The reason he summoned the Chitauri Army was to attract the attention of the Midgardians, making it easier for him to go to other cities and rob money.
As long as the Mind Stone was in his hand, the Midgardians would not be able to close the space portal.
Great America is so vast; last time he only robbed New York and Washington, and there are still 49 states waiting to be plundered.
As for the twenty thousand Chitauri soldiers in New York City, he considered them a gift to the Midgardians.
Thinking this, Loki quietly waited for the entire Chitauri Army to descend upon Midgard, and then he would flee with the Tesseract.
With the Tesseract in hand, wouldn't he be able to travel anywhere in the Universe, going wherever he pleased?
Stark Industries Tower, top floor.
Tony Stark stared at the portal above New York, his breathing becoming rapid.
"Heaven truly helps me!"
In the original timeline, after the Battle of New York, Tony suffered from PTSD, the root cause of which was a phobia of insufficient firepower.
He worried that Earth's firepower would be insufficient to deal with another alien invasion, which is why Tonylater became so determined to create the Ultron Legion.
Now, wearing his nanotech suit, Tony simply didn't understand what "insufficient firepower" meant.
And he knew that Murdoch and Captain America were not in New York right now.
He heard they had gone to Saint Petersburg to catch a thief.
Although he didn't understand why Murdoch didn't just teleport back, Tony knew that Iron Man's moment of glory was about to arrive.
"Jarvis, send out the entire Mark Legion."
"Received, sir."
Manhattan, Silicon Alley.
Inside the Mango Car factory, Thor burst into laughter as he saw the alien skiffs flying everywhere.
"Dr. Banner, watch closely."
After so many days on Midgard, Thor felt he finally had a purpose; he wanted to prove to the factory girls that while he wasn't as strong as Uncle Murdoch, he was certainly not bad.
"For the glory of the northern god!"
Wielding Mjolnir, Thor, surrounded by lightning, instantly switched from street ruffian to Thor mode, then shot straight into the sky.
The factory girls gasped in amazement at this sight.
If given the choice, they would have preferred to flirt with Councilman Murdock, after all, he was a handsome, strong, rich, and powerful councilman.
Unfortunately, their boss, the councilman, didn't give them a chance.
Luckily, they had managed to flirt with Thor.
Although not as handsome as My Lord Councilman, the muscular Thor was certainly better than the honest and unassuming engineer, Dr. Bruce Banner.
Accompanied by a "Hulk smash"!
The honest Bruce Banner instantly transformed into the nearly 5-meter-tall Hulk, with a giant dragon hidden in his crotch.
At just one glance, many factory girls' legs immediately went weak, and they collapsed to the ground.
They couldn't stand, absolutely couldn't stand.
Just thinking about it made their legs feel weak.
Iron Man, Thor, and Hulk successively joined the battle, and the human side finally launched a counterattack.
However, as the Chitauri Leviathan warships plunged through the space wormhole, the human counterattack instantly ground to a halt.
"F*ck!"
Even with his powerful nanotech suit, Tony felt overwhelmed facing two hundred thousand fully armed Chitauri Army.
There was nothing he could do; there were too many enemies.
Ordinary humans and NYPD Police were simply unable to cope with these aliens.
Even the Hulk was currently entangled by a swarm of Chitauri soldiers, giving the impression that enough ants could kill an elephant.
"Jarvis, we need more suits."
"Sir, rather than more suits, we currently need Mr. Murdock more."
"Right, where's King? Why isn't he back yet?"
By this time, the Mayor of New York was almost insane.
"It's over, it's all over."
"I don't even need those guys to impeach me; my political career is already finished."
Tell me, in the entire history of human civilization, which mayor has encountered an alien invasion during his term?
None, besides him, not a single one.
"F*ck, why am I so unlucky!"
Under a series of blows, the mayor chose not to direct rescue efforts, nor did he request support from the state militia; instead, he gave up, grabbed his bucket, and fled.
"Hmph, weren't you all crying and shouting for Murdochto be mayor? I'd like to see how he cleans up this mess."
Suddenly, the blue beam of light connecting heaven and Earth vanished into thin air.
On the roof of the World Trade Center, Loki held the Mind Stone in one hand and the Tesseract in the other; he had never felt so spirited as he did today.
"Bye-bye, cannon fodder."
As a spatial vortex appeared, Loki departed coolly without looking back; he intended to use this time to plunder all the banks in the 51 states of the U.S.
If he had enough time, he wouldn't mind plundering all the banks in the entire Midgard.
Previously, without the Tesseract, Loki could only visit banks one by one.
Now with the Tesseract in hand, he was going to make a big score, saving money to buy two Golden Serums from his uncle.
One for himself, and one for Mother.
As for his foolish brother Thor, he was destined to be the bottom of the barrel in the Asgardian royal family.
…
An hour had passed since the space wormhole was opened by Loki and the Chitauri soldiers plundered New York.
Three Quinjets, carrying S.H.I.E.L.D. elites, arrived belatedly.
Looking at the devastated New York City, Qin Moquickly instructed, "Coulson, Hawkeye, you assist Captain America in rescuing refugees."
"Leave those in the sky to me."
"Yes, Councilman."
Chapter 201: God on Earth: King Murdock
The moment disaster truly struck, New Yorkers realized how precious their usual peace and stability were.
And when the Chitauri Army plundered all of New York, people realized even more why other cities had envied them so much before.
Because they had That Man.
It was That Man, like a guardian deity, who had protected them at all times for many years.
Allowing citizens to proudly declare: Our city is the safest.
And now.
That Man was just out on a mission, and the entire New York was like a lamb to the slaughter, utterly defenseless against the alien army.
New Yorkers in the disaster secretly resolved: From now on, they must not let their guardian deity leave New York.
Not even a single step.
News of the alien invasion of New York instantly exploded globally, directly pushing down the trending topic of the mysterious thief from a few days ago.
Some fearless bloggers, emboldened, began live-streaming on the streets: Aliens Plundering New York.
[I knew it, there must be aliens in the Universe]
[These aliens are so ugly]
[Where's King? Why don't I see King?]
[King is on a mission in Saint Petersburg. I even took a photo with him yesterday, picture.jpg]
[King, come back quickly, we need you]
Under countless calls, That Man's figure finally appeared over New York.
In an instant, a thunderstorm even more terrifying than those summoned by Thor brewed in the clouds.
With a single strike, hundreds of Chitauri soldiersturned into dust, completely disappearing.
Qin Mo's expression froze. He had already tried his best to hold back his strength, but he didn't expect Chitauri soldiers to be so fragile.
If he quickly annihilated the Chitauri Army, would it scare Thanos…
"Forget it, if he's scared, he's scared."
Thanos must clearly realize that relying solely on force gives him no hope of collecting all the Infinity Stones. This will make it easier to sell Infinity Stones to Thanosin the future.
If Thanos isn't scared out of his wits, how will he willingly spend a fortune to buy Infinity Stones?
Thinking of this, Qin Mo increased his firepower.
For a time, dark clouds surged, electric snakes danced wildly, and the entire sky became an ocean of thunder.
Terrifying bolts of lightning, like a downpour, rushed down towards the Chitauri warships.
Bang ~ Bang ~ Bang ~
Lightning struck the warships, exploding like fireworks.
Even many years later, New York citizens still remembered: That day, the most brilliant fireworks in the world bloomed over New York.
Only a few seconds passed from Qin Mo's appearance until half of the Chitauri Army was annihilated.
The remaining Chitauri soldiers finally reacted, letting out a cry and fleeing in all directions.
"We can't fight them, run!"
"Quickly go and rendezvous with Commander Loki."
"Officer, Commander Loki is gone."
"Never mind him, run!"
Seeing this, Qin Mo turned to summon a storm, blowing all the alien skiffs scattered in the air together.
Immediately after, a bolt of lightning, occupying most of the sky, descended from above.
With a single strike, it utterly annihilated them.
Only a few hundred Chitauri successfully escaped the storm and lightning, frantically piloting their skiffs and quickly disappearing.
These stragglers were intentionally left by Qin Mo.
Let these Chitauri attract attention for Loki, his nephew, as he plunders banks in various states.
"Uncle, I can only do this much."
Not far away, Iron Man, Thor, and Hulk stood together, dumbfounded.
They knew Murdoch was strong.
But they never expected him to be so excessively, unbelievably, and outrageously strong.
He was simply not human.
The alien legion that they had fought for an hour without success was casually crushed into powder by Murdoch.
It made the three of them seem… somewhat redundant.
Tony smacked his lips: "Point Break, I remember you're called Thor?"
Thor quickly shook his head, raising Mjolnir in his hand to indicate: "Iron Man, you remembered wrong. I'm Hammer God, the God who plays with hammers!"
From now on.
Anyone who called him Thor again would definitely face his wrath.
In front of Uncle Murdoch, he had no face to be called Thor. That was what true thunder was; what he had just conjured was, at most, bioelectricity.
Hulk was panting heavily.
There were too many Chitauri soldiers just now, all climbing on him, and he didn't get to fight to his heart's content.
After thinking for a moment, Hulk swung a punch to his left and right, sending Iron Man and Thor flying dozens of meters.
Only then did he feel better.
Global netizens, watching this scene through the live stream, frantically sent barrages of comments.
[I said King is the strongest superhero, surely no one will object now, right?!]
[I object, Captain Britain is the strongest…]
[Oh please, if you have the guts, let Captain Britainshow his face. That old fossil who just keeps chirping all day but is never seen, King is the strongest!]
[This can no longer be called a human; this is simply a God living among mortals]
[God Among Mortals: King Murdock]
When Qin Mo slowly descended from the sky to the ground, he was greeted by the New York citizens' incredibly enthusiastic and long-lasting applause.
This made Qin Mo feel a little ashamed.
These foolish foreigners, they were a bit adorably foolish.
Because only he himself knew that all of this happened because of his tacit approval.
If he went all out, the entire Omniverse would bow at his feet.
Not to mention the Chitauri, who could be called the trashiest aliens in the Milky Way Galaxy.
His shame lasted only a moment, and Qin Mo quickly returned to normal.
The alien invasion of New York only meant the deaths of some foreigners, and he had been ashamed for a whole second, after all.
To make an Omniverse-level powerhouse ashamed for a second, these foreigners died well, died gloriously…
The Chitauri in New York City were annihilated, but the impact of the alien invasion of New York had only just begun.
Since the Mayor of New York fled, the New York State Government activated an emergency plan: appointing Councilman Murdock as the head of New York's reconstruction efforts, responsible for the aftermath.
The New York citizens cheered at this, knowing That Man was finally about to become Mayor.
Qin Mo tirelessly directed NYPD and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to rescue refugees and begin reconstruction work.
"Councilman, please take a break, don't overwork yourself."
Coulson clung to his leg, constantly following Councilman Murdock, just to show his face to the citizens.
"Why haven't I seen Director Hill?"
"Councilman, Director Hill and Natasha went to Los Angeles for a mission and are on their way back."
With that, Coulson sighed: "Such a huge Merit, and those two just missed it."
"It's good to be by your side, Councilman. There will be plenty of Merit, and safety is guaranteed."
Qin Mo patted Coulson's shoulder: "Keep up the good work. When Hill doesn't want to be Director anymore, I'll support you…"
Upon hearing this, Coulson immediately saluted.
"My Lord Councilman, all the way!"
… …
News of the alien invasion of New York was still spreading, and news of bank vault thefts in various U.S. states and major banks once again topped the trending topics.
The master of balancing accounts, whom Great America's politicians had been longing for, finally graced Great America with his presence.
Loki, clutching ten trillion in massive funds, smiled contentedly. Almost all the bank vaults in Europe and Great America had been visited by him.
"Finally saved enough money, it wasn't easy."
But when Loki saw the news on TV reporting a total loss of thirty trillion U.S. dollars, he immediately became furious.
He had only stolen ten trillion, yet these people had exaggerated the loss by two times.
"Midgardians… are truly shameless!"
Chapter 202: One trillion?
As the God of Tricks, Loki had almost never been successfully outmaneuvered by anyone, except when he had been at a disadvantage in front of Uncle Murdoch.
His uncle's ability to put him at a disadvantage wasn't due to cleverness, but rather a direct crushing of his unparalleled strength.
Therefore, for many years, Loki had a mysterious self-confidence in his intelligence.
However, the Midgardians taught him a lesson.
If the 5 trillion he plundered from Europe wasn't counted, Loki only managed to snatch 5 trillion in Great America.
But those damnable white pigs actually declared to the outside world: nearly 30 trillion was lost!
Are they lying to ghosts?
Loki wished he could confront those people face-to-face and expose their ugly true colors.
"Shameless! Utterly shameless!!!"
Qin Mo poured a glass of wine and handed it to Loki: "Oh, my dear nephew, don't be angry anymore."
Loki took the glass and chugged it down, then slammed the glass heavily on the table: "Uncle, they are going too far, too far!"
"You'll get used to it. Now you understand how difficult it is for me, your uncle, to make money in Midgard, right?"
Loki unhappily picked up the wine bottle and, without a word, guzzled it down, finishing the entire bottle of whiskey before muttering.
"Uncle, I've saved enough money. I'll buy a serum first, and after I break through... I'll go settle the score with those guys."
"No problem." Qin Mo nodded.
"However, my dear nephew, you even dared to rob Garden Bank, which is under my name. We, uncle and nephew, need to properly settle this account."
Hiccup~
Upon hearing this, Loki was so frightened that he let out a drunken hiccup. He instantly felt unwell. The memory of being scammed 50 billion for damaging the venue attacked his brain cells again.
"Uncle~ ah." Loki suddenly burst into tears.
"I really didn't know that Garden Bank was your property! Otherwise, even if you gave me ten thousand guts, I wouldn't dare to rob your bank!"
"Please, just spare me this time."
"From now on, if you tell me to go east, I'll never go west. If you tell me to kill, I'll never set fire."
Qin Mo watched Loki speechlessly—the latter was displaying his actor-level acting, crying with tears in his eyes.
"Alright, alright, you're a big boy now."
If the God of Stories hadn't just greeted him, Qin Mowould have definitely swindled all the money Loki had plundered during this period—cleanly.
Who told nephew Loki to have a cheat code?
This is what you call a cheat, isn't it?
Unlike him, who for more than twenty years, the first thing he did every day upon waking was to think about how to make money.
It can be said responsibly that Qin Mo's current success is entirely due to his own hard work and struggle, earned penny by penny.
No money?
If there was no money in his pocket, the system wouldn't even give him she-hulk pants for free.
"Here, the last Golden Serum. If you miss this village, you won't find this shop."
Seeing this, Loki suppressed the urge to snatch the serum, wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Uncle, this private room is too small to hold so much cash and gold."
A white-gold light flashed in Qin Mo's pupils, and the next second, the two had appeared in the Pocket Universe.
With the efforts of the ox-horse clones, the Pocket Universe was now decorated like a paradise, and the air was even fresher than outside.
Loki first froze for a few seconds before casting a spell to release all the U.S. dollars, British pounds, and gold piled up in his magic space.
"Uncle, please count."
Qin Mo silently said: "Recharge all."
Immediately, the system prompt sounded: "Recharge successful. Current account balance: 46.6 trillion U.S. dollars..."
Ever since he plundered all the deposits from Xandar, Qin Mo had faced a problem—too much money to spend, truly unspendable.
The speed of spending was far slower than the speed of earning.
Loki took the Golden Serum and, in a great hurry, injected it into his arm.
A scream caused by pain instantly rang out.
While Loki was rolling on the ground, Qin Mo propped up his phone and started filming, and then he counted the treasures the God of Stories had just sent.
"Shit, it's Infinity Stones again."
Including the more than 30,000 pieces the God of Stories paid last time, and the more than 30,000 pieces collected from the Celestials' ancestral treasury, Qin Monow possessed nearly 100,000...
One hundred thousand candy beans, he couldn't possibly finish them all.
"Forget it. Once I fully comprehend the Law of Creation, I'll use the Infinity Stones as the source to create a new race..."
Six Infinity Stones form a source. First, create ten thousand super ox-horses to make money in the multiverse.
Half a month had passed since the Chitauri invasion of New York. Reconstruction work was proceeding in an orderly manner. If no accidents occurred, Qin Mo would officially become the Mayor of New York after the election in three days.
Coincidentally, the term of the Assembly Member also ended.
During the Battle of New York, Qin Mo specifically sensed the entire New York City and did not find any Avengers members traveling from the future.
This means that either the Avengers went to another timeline, or the original timeline's plot did not happen, meaning: there was no need to specifically collect the Infinity Stones, and the missing half of the population had already been brought back.
Or, Thanos simply didn't have the chance to snap his fingers.
In this timeline of the movie Universe, due to Qin Mo's existence, the future is not fixed but is constantly changing.
About an hour later, Loki's screams stopped, and his entire aura suddenly changed. The pressure of a single Universe-level being spread outwards.
Qin Mo waved his hand: "Hold it in a bit, don't crush the flowers and plants here."
Hearing this, Loki instantly became well-behaved.
After purchasing the serum, Loki only had three dollars and eighty-two cents left, unable to pay the compensation.
Of course, this was just an unconscious reaction.
The real reason Loki was so obedient was that—even after breaking through to the single Universe level, he still couldn't discern what realm Uncle Murdoch was in.
The unknown is always the most terrifying.
"Thank you, Uncle." Loki bowed deeply.
This bow... contained no pretense, only genuine, heartfelt emotion.
"Uncle, what is this place? Why is the energy in the air so rich?"
"A Pocket Universe, also known as a personal dimension. With your current realm, you can barely create a small Universe exclusive to you."
"So that's how it is."
"Alright." Qin Mo extended his hand: "Hand over the Tesseract and the Mind Stone."
"Uh." Loki hung his head, looking utterly dejected. He knew that this Golden Serum wasn't so easy to buy.
Sure enough, Uncle was still as cunning as ever.
Now that he understood, Loki still refused to give up and prepared to make a final effort.
"Uncle, these are the only two treasures I have. Please be kind and let me keep them for you for a while longer, okay?"
"My dear nephew." Qin Mo patted Loki's shoulder,
"The Water in here is too deep; you can't handle it. It's better for Uncle to keep it. Oh, by the way, I have a task for you."
Loki reluctantly handed over the Mind Stone and the Tesseract: "Uncle, just say the word. Whether it's climbing a mountain of swords or plunging into a sea of Fire, your nephew will not hesitate."
"It's not that exaggerated." Qin Mo waved his hand.
"You take some time to go to Thanos again and tell him: If he wants Infinity Stones, they're ten quadrillion each."
"How much???" Loki's eyes widened.
"Ten quadrillion???"
Chapter 203 Nine Dragons Fight for Succession? ?
Manhattan, Old Place Chinese Restaurant.
Asgardian private room.
Loki was completely stunned, and it took him a long time to recover: "Uncle, one hundred quadrillion? Sanoscan't possibly have that much money."
"You don't need to worry about that."
Qin Mo smiled faintly: "Although Thanos is not as strong as you now, when it comes to making money and speed, he can leave you far behind."
"Really? I don't believe it."
"You can believe it or not, get lost."
Loki sat down with a playful smile: "I'll get lost after I'm full, Uncle. I don't even have a place to live in Midgard, and I only have three dollars and twenty-eight cents left..."
"I don't have a nephew as poor as you."
Qin Mo threw out a Xiunan Hotel VIP card.
"Don't you dare say you know me in the future. I can't afford to lose face."
"Thanks, Uncle."
Being able to take advantage of his uncle, Loki felt that this meal was incredibly satisfying. He would enjoy himself in Midgard for a few days, then go to Thanos's place to show off.
"No, after I'm full, I should go beat Thor first."
Loki couldn't stop thinking about beating his foolish brother.
No sooner said than done, after dinner, Loki immediately went to the Mango Car factory. He didn't even have to look hard; he saw Thor surrounded by several women.
"Thor, I'm pregnant."
"Brother Thor, I'm pregnant."
"Thor Oppa, I'm pregnant."
Three women simultaneously informed Thor that he was about to become a father. This news shocked Loki, leaving him stunned in place, unable to move for a long time.
"Oh my god, I'm going to be an uncle too??"
Hearing Uncle Murdoch call out "Your Uncle, me" all day made Loki obsessed with becoming an uncle.
Now, this obsession was about to become a reality, making the curve of Loki's smile uncontrollable.
Unlike Loki's excitement, Thor was clearly frightened, his face turning pale.
"How is that possible? I definitely used protection?!"
"Is it my child?!"
Slap~ Slap~ Slap~
Three slaps rang out in succession, and the three women cried even harder: "You good-for-nothing Hammer God Thor, since you don't want the child, I'll go abort it right now."
Before Thor could speak, Loki, who had been continuously watching the drama, instantly darted over.
"Three sisters-in-law, you absolutely cannot abort it."
"How about this: after the children are born, you let me raise them? How does that sound?"
"You raise them? Can you afford to?"
Facing the soul-searching questions from the three sisters-in-law, Loki, clutching the three dollars and twenty-eight cents in his pocket, fell silent.
Can't afford it? How could that be? At worst, he would just rob the Midgardian banks again.
As an Asgardian, he had no psychological burden about robbing Midgardian banks, as long as he avoided the Garden Bank, which was under his uncle's name.
"Don't worry, absolutely no problem, I can afford it."
"Loki..." Thor was touched.
However, the next second, Loki's fist, as big as a sandbag, wildly rained down on Thor's face, scolding him as he hit.
"You have children, and you didn't even tell the family. You even thought about aborting the children. I am ashamed of you on behalf of Father and Mother."
After this thorough beating of Thor, Loki felt incredibly refreshed, as if he had been reborn.
Awesome!!!
Loki adjusted his sleeves, and just as he was about to chat with the three sisters-in-law, six more long-legged, blonde, big-breasted women surrounded them.
"Thor, we're pregnant."
This scene scared Loki, making his face turn pale as he quickly retreated two steps: "Oh my god, three plus six... nine children! Is this going to be a battle for the throne among nine dragons??"
Thor, even more, slumped to the ground, looking up at the sky.
"No! No! No!"
He, Thor, was still a child who hadn't grown up, how could he suddenly have nine children?
Almost instantly, Thor realized that there must have been a problem with those condoms; otherwise, it would be impossible for nine women to all be pregnant at once.
"Ah~"
Thor gritted his teeth, veins popping out on his face: "Irresponsible manufacturer, my whole life has been ruined by you!"
It's not hard to imagine how miserable, tragic, and helpless his life would be, holding nine children in the future.
Dr. Bruce Banner, who witnessed all of this, shook his head helplessly and sighed.
"Fortunately, I don't use this brand..."
Someone with a good nose for news filmed all of this and posted it online. Thor's popularity skyrocketed, even overshadowing the news of Murdoch becoming mayor.
[Goodness gracious, nine children!!!]
[Mighty Hammer God!!!]
[Undoubtedly a human stud!]
[Thunder Stud, incredibly fierce!]
Manhattan, top floor of the One57 building.
Jane lay in Qin Mo's arms, only one finger still strong enough to scroll through the news.
"Oh? Look, this guy actually has nine girlfriends, and they're all pregnant. It's hilarious."
Qin Mo took the phone and glanced at it, almost choking with laughter: "Cough ha ha ha ha, that's really interesting."
It was still the same sentiment: Thor in the original timeline had suffered so much; now, he deserved to enjoy the joys of family life.
"If these were nine sons, the future struggle for the God-King of Asgard would be quite interesting."
Whether it was interesting or not, only Thor, the person involved, would know best. Qin Mo, on the other hand, found it quite amusing.
Asgard, Heavenly Palace.
Loki frantically teleported back, greeted Heimdall, and then ran straight over.
"Father, Mother, great news!"
Odin and Hela, who had just finished plundering wealth from the Nine Realms, suddenly paused their gaze on Loki.
"This aura... you've broken through, Loki?"
Loki nodded, not dwelling on the question: "Uncle has taken good care of me."
At this moment, Odin really wanted to go to Murdochand ask: "Do you still need a nephew?"
"Father, who is this?"
"This is your sister Hela. Hela, this is your brother Loki."
Hela smiled with an unreadable expression: "Frost Giant, Old Man, your taste is getting more and more particular!"
"Sister, I was adopted."
After breaking through to the Universe level, Loki's mind had matured a lot, and he realized how naive he used to be.
"Oh, your shamelessness is quite similar to the Old Man's. Come on, tell your sister what the big news is." Hela teased with a smile.
Now, in all of Asgard, not only was the Old Man stronger than her, but this Frost Giant brother was also stronger than her, which gave Hela a sense of urgency.
Seeing Mother Frigga walk over, Loki explained with a smile.
"Father, Mother, it's like this: Thor has children in Midgard."
"Huh??" Odin and his wife had the same bewildered expression.
"How so fast? Loki, are these the descendants your brother left behind the last time he went to Midgard?"
Loki shook his head: "The sisters-in-law just got pregnant."
"I see." Odin nodded.
Looking at the strange smiles on his wife's and eldest daughter's faces, Odin finally reacted and grabbed Loki's arm.
"Did you just say 'sisters-in-law'?"
Loki nodded vigorously: "Father, there are nine sisters-in-law in total. You and Mother are about to have nine grandchildren."
"Nine?!" Odin's eyes went black.
Maya, I can't live like this anymore.
To ensure the whole family broke through, Odin even released his violent eldest daughter, who had been sealed for over a thousand years, just to accumulate enough money to buy the serum as quickly as possible.
Although Loki broke through on his own merit.
But this rebellious son Thor, suddenly produced nine grandchildren... How many years and months would it take to make the whole family break through?
I'm tired, let's just destroy it all.
If it were two or three grandchildren, or even four or five, Odin could accept it.
Nine, that's truly deadly!
"This rebellious son, come on, all of you come with me. Watch me beat this rebellious son to death."