The Martial God of the Marvel World

Chapter 463 Another Sucker
"To hell with your Illuminati!"

Zhan Liu once again rejected Nick Fury's invitation.

This dark magic invasion made Nick deeply feel that his new organization was not strong enough. Both in terms of intelligence and combat effectiveness, it was far inferior to the original S.H.I.E.L.D.

Especially with the emergence of new threats, he felt even more that he had a great responsibility and that he was the one who should save the world and he had no right to do so.

Due to the cruel reality and the fact that he was powerless, Nick had to humble himself and began to win over his former enemies.

If an enemy is of use to you, you might as well make use of him first, and then consider discarding him depending on the situation.

He has already determined that the previous events were caused by mutant abilities and had nothing to do with the Skrull invasion, so it is necessary to ease the relationship with Zhan Liu, a powerful tool who seems to be easy to use.

He also wanted to get the whereabouts of the real Natasha from Natalia, try to rescue her, and gain another capable assistant for himself.

But unfortunately, both Zhan Liu and Natalia are very aware of Nick Fury's nature.

When on the same side as him, Nick is naturally a trustworthy teammate, but if his position is unclear, trusting him is tantamount to selling out himself.

So, Nick met with a setback here at Zhanliu.

However, Nick has always been thick-skinned, and after repeated persuasion, he still managed to obtain a lot of first-hand information.

For example, Dr. Zora, as Zhan Liu had guessed, and the magicians of Kamar-Taj...

He actually wanted to learn more about Hydra from Zhan Liu, but Zhan Liu now had a good relationship with Director Pierce and had no intention of betraying them to a stranger like Nick.

Or to some extent, Zhan Liu still felt that cooperation with Hydra was more comfortable, efficient, and less taboo than with SHIELD.

Of course, there is a disadvantage to cooperating with Hydra, which is that you need to be careful that Hydra may turn against you at any time, become your enemy, and kill you secretly.

Fortunately, Zhan Liu doesn't care about this.

If they really fall out, it's hard to say who will make the first move!

Nick actually guessed that Zhan Liu’s refusal to disclose information was probably due to him secretly colluding with Hydra.

It's just that he doesn't have enough strength now, and he can't capture Zhan Liu and the other man for interrogation. He can only make a note of them in his heart and leave it for settlement in the future.

Moreover, due to Zhan Liu's current non-cooperation, he had a certain degree of trust in the intelligence initially released by Zhan Liu, and began to doubt whether there were really problems with Director Pierce, John Garrett and others.

Suspicious people are like this, sometimes they believe and sometimes they doubt. It is actually very difficult to make them completely and thoroughly believe in a person or a thing.

They don't even believe in themselves!

Nick, worried, said goodbye and left the martial arts gym to catch the second half.

The Illuminati has actually been recruiting people, especially those who have retained their sanity during this erosion of dark magic. They are all targets of contact by SHIELD.

However, those who Nick needs to invite personally are not ordinary people. They either have special identities or are special talents.

Harry Osborn is a bit of both.

The Osborne Group is also an international super group with branches across several continents. It is one of the world's top group companies in the biological field and has extensive connections in politics, business, and the military. It is not comparable to a lone ranger like Zhan Liu.

It would be impossible to trick Harry Osborn into joining the Illuminati and working for him without spending a lot of money.

When I arrived at the Osborne Group and registered with the receptionist, I was led into the chairman's office upstairs, where I met the group chairman Norman Osborne who greeted me with a smile.

Norman has been very successful recently.

First, he inexplicably discovered that his family's genetic disease had disappeared, and then after careful examination, he found that he had awakened the X gene, and his superpowers were almost exactly the same as Magneto's.

Not only did his X-gene awaken, but his son Harry's X-gene also awakened, the same as his, both of which had the ability to control magnetic fields.

Next, news of the Skrull invasion also reached the Osborn Group. Of course, Norman had to conduct an internal self-examination, first investigating within the group, and then expanding to external cooperative laboratories, related universities and other key units.

So two Dr. Bruce Banners were discovered.

However, Norman did not report these two people to SHIELD. Instead, he used the group's connections to smooth over the matter.

As for the two Dr. Banners, he secretly hid them.

He had known about the existence of aliens for a long time, but because of the control of SHIELD, he had never been able to intervene.

Now that the Skrull was at his fingertips, how could he let it go so easily?
Instead of locking Dr. Banner in a cage for research, he provided them with a group of scientific research assistants and sufficient experimental funds to allow them to conduct research to their heart's content.

Norman is eyeing the Skrulls' alien technology.

As one of the three major empires in the universe, the Skrulls are much more advanced than Earth in many technological aspects. Although we cannot copy the technology due to different civilizations, it is very useful to use it as a reference to guide the research direction in the laboratory!
How many scientists dream of having someone provide sufficient funding without specifying the research direction, allowing them to conduct research freely!

In view of this, neither Dr. Banner had any objection and happily stayed in the secret experimental base of the Osborn Group to begin studying the impact of gamma rays on life.

As for this extra self, Dr. Banner not only did not reject it, but was glad that he finally had a companion who could understand him.

All I can say is that scientists’ thought processes are indeed different from those of ordinary people.

There's more good news for Norman.

Good fortune has come in pairs, but SHIELD has been divided up among various companies!
As one of the top groups and a leading biotechnology company, the Osborne Group has certainly grabbed a big piece of the pie.

Although technical data and other content are completely shared by all companies, Norman is very confident that his group will be able to be at the forefront of this competition.

It is precisely because of this that Norman is so enthusiastic towards the former director of SHIELD.

Any organization must have many resources that only the director knows about. If he can get enough benefits from Nick Fury, he doesn't mind giving Nick an independent director position, and shares are not out of the question.

The two men sat down opposite each other and after a few polite words, they got down to business.

"Mr. Osborn, are you interested in establishing your own SHIELD?" Nick threw out the bait with a smile.

Norman raised his eyebrows, his mind moved slightly, "My own SHIELD? What does this mean? Director Fury, please tell me in detail."

"The world today is full of crises. Take the turmoil a few days ago for example..." Nick spoke in a flurry of words, and finally summarized briefly:
"There are more and more people with extraordinary abilities nowadays. If you don't have extraordinary abilities to protect yourself, you might die inexplicably at any time without a burial place."

"Even if they didn't die from supernatural powers, like the Stark Group, even the boss himself was replaced. Isn't that worse?"

"Although there have been mutants with super powers in the past, after years of exploration, humans have found ways to identify mutants and restrain their abilities."

"But now that all the mutants are missing, we may not have the means to deal with these new superpowers that have emerged."

"If you want to protect your life and property from being snatched away by increasingly dangerous super criminals, you must conduct more in-depth research on various supernatural abilities."

"Originally, there was SHIELD doing these things, but the current SHIELD, as you know, has lost the ability to travel its original responsibilities."

"So, whether it's for world peace, the future of the earth, or for your own safety, you need a security force that belongs to you alone."

At this point, Nick looked at Norman deeply. Although Norman's face remained expressionless, Nick could easily see that he was moved.

Sure enough, Norman took the bait.

Nick nodded secretly in his heart and continued to throw the bait out.

"In fact, when I left SHIELD, I secretly withheld some of the best parts, including but not limited to capable personnel, bases that did not exist in the records, and some precious treasures."

"If a new organization is established, I will incorporate all of this content into the new organization."

When dealing with unscrupulous businessmen, you have to talk about interests. When Norman heard that Nick indeed had a large amount of contraband goods, he was immediately tempted.

He nodded slowly and said with a smile: "For the sake of world peace, I have no choice but to support you in establishing a new management organization for extraordinary people."

Nick smiled and stood up and held out his hand, "That's great, I can get a few more people to establish the Illuminati."

"Wait!" Norman frowned, suddenly feeling something was wrong. "Why would Osborne Group just establish the company on its own? Why would it need to involve other people?"

Nick smiled slightly and said:
"You don't think that a multinational organization like S.H.I.E.L.D. can be run by the Osborn family alone, do you?"

"Even if the Osborns can afford the money, don't they need to bring in a few more allies to expand their connections and network?"

Norman frowned and began to hesitate.

Nick had fooled him before under the pretext of establishing Osborn's own SHIELD.

Norman had no objection to paying the money, but he was unwilling to share power with others.

"You can't get fat if you eat alone!" Nick said meaningfully.

Of course Norman understood this truth, but people are greedy. If you can have it all to yourself, why share it?
"If different forces join the Illuminati, how can we ensure the rights of the Osborn Group in the Illuminati?" Norman stared into Nick's eyes and asked sternly.

"This is easy. If Mr. Osborn is willing, he can let your son Harry Osborn join the Illuminati and become one of the standing directors. The following personnel will be provided by the Osborn Group." Nick was prepared and said with a smile.

"Mr. Osborn is one of the founders of the Illuminati, and little Harry is a standing director. Both of you hold real power in the Illuminati. Do you still need to worry about being sidelined?"

"If this situation still occurs despite such a huge advantage, then I can only say that you are really useless and deserve to be sidelined!"

Norman thought about it carefully and it seemed to be true, so he nodded, stood up and held Nick's hand.

"Then I'll leave the preparations for the Illuminati to you. I appoint you as the first chairman of the Illuminati." Norman patted Nick's shoulder affectionately and began to win him over.

Nick looked happy and shook Norman's hand vigorously with both hands, "Don't worry, President, leave everything to me, I will definitely do a great job!"

Norman warmly invited Nick to dine with him, and the two of them toasted and chatted happily at the table, getting along well with each other.

After dinner, Nick said goodbye and left. Norman affectionately saw him to the gate and watched him get into the car before leaving.

Nick used the long-established Illuminati as a cover, not only to recruit the intended target Harry Osborn, but also to lure a new financial backer into the Illuminati. Moreover, the Osborn Group would certainly equip Harry with a professional team of agents, so he got an elite team for free.

Kill three birds with one stone!
After leaving Osborn Group, Nick rushed to Peter Parker's house again.

However, his target is not this ordinary high school student, but Rocket the Raccoon.

Peter now is just an ordinary person, not a superhero at all. Although he has not been corrupted by dark magic, there is nothing noteworthy about him.

The secret of the rocket was well protected by Harry and Ned and not leaked to anyone. If Coulson had not discovered the trace of the rocket during the investigation, Nick would not have bothered to come here.

He had already collected intelligence and figured out how to recruit Raccoon into the Illuminati.

Arriving outside Parker's house, Nick got out of the car, rubbed his face, made a kind expression, and then walked up and knocked on the door.

As soon as Aunt May came out and opened the door, Nick made an excited expression and asked quickly:

"Ma'am, I heard that you found a raccoon at your house, right?"

"That was my pet, and it was lost during the last terrorist attack!"

“It took me a long time to find this place!”

As he spoke, Nick took out a pet-finding advertisement with a picture of a raccoon on it from his pocket and handed it to Aunt May.

"This is its photo. Take a look. Is this the one?"

Aunt May glanced down at the photo, then looked up at Nick, who was looking at her eagerly, and nodded with a wry smile.

"Yes, that is it."

"It's so cute, we all decided to adopt it, what a shame!"

"Please come in."

Aunt May moved aside to open the door, and Nick smiled slightly and strode into the room.

(End of this chapter)