Dragon Ball Arrives in Marvel

Chapter 621 Coulson: Chief Smith Needs a Secretary

in the universe.

Star-Lord, along with Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Gamora, and Drax the Destroyer, boarded their spaceship and headed to Earth.

Star-Lord sat in the pilot's seat on the spaceship, controlling it.

Rocket Raccoon flipped through the intelligence reports and then spoke:
"Star-Lord, are we really going to that Earth to find the Dragon Balls?"

"Although the bounties for Dragon Ball are very high and tempting, do you know what actually happened?"

Star-Lord spoke as he piloted the spaceship:
"what happened?"

"To be honest, I'm also very curious. I had never heard of the Earth Dragon Ball story when I was a child."

Little Groot sat in the chair, gazing curiously at the universe outside the spaceship, filled with wonder at everything.

Rocket Raccoon then spoke up:
"Just recently, Ronan the Accuser and his army of Accusers went to Earth, and then he and his army were buried on Earth."

"As for the bounty on Dragon Ball, he announced it through the Universe Bank before he died."

Drax the Destroyer paused for a moment, then asked incredulously:
"Ronan is dead?"

Rocket Raccoon said:

"That's right, someone has avenged you for killing your wife."

Drax the Destroyer thought for a moment, then spoke:
"Who killed Ronan? I need to thank him properly; I owe him a favor."

The Rockets responded with sarcasm:

"Then your favor is really valuable."

Star-Lord asked in surprise:
"Are there already such powerful beings on Earth?"

"Ronan and the Accuser Legion have been buried here. Is this still the Earth I remember?"

Gamora then asked:
What is your memory of Earth like?

Star-Lord recalled his childhood and said somewhat uncertainly:

Music and dance.

"With a touch of sadness."

Rocket Raccoon interrupted directly:
"Who asked you this?"

"We are talking about technology and military force."

“These are powerful warriors.”

Star-Lord shook his head:

"Compared to other planets in the universe, Earth is very backward and probably does not yet have the ability to leave the solar system."

"As for combat skills, apart from Captain America in the comics, I have never heard of any other powerful men."

Rocket Raccoon began to speak:
"It seems that you really didn't come into contact with the true nature of the Earth when you were young."

"According to you, let alone Ronan and the Accuser Legion, Earth might not even be able to defeat our spaceships."

At this moment, Star-Lord also became curious about what the situation was like on Earth.

At this moment, Gamora spoke up:
"Ronan's trip to Earth may have been arranged by Thanos."

Everyone looked at Gamora, and Star-Lord asked, puzzled:
"There's actually someone who can command Ronan?"

Gamora paused for two seconds, then spoke:
"It's actually a collaboration."

"Thanos and Ronan have reached a cooperation agreement. As long as Ronan finds the Orb for Thanos, Thanos will help Ronan destroy Xandar."

"But the people who attacked us this time were Nebula and the Black Order, and Ronan went to Earth, so there's only one possibility: it was Thanos's request."

Rocket Raccoon flipped through the documents and said:
"No wonder the bounty mentioned that after the Dragon Balls entered the Universe Bank, there was only one condition to get them out: destroy Xandar."

"What exactly is the purpose of the Dragon Balls that makes Ronan believe that someone is willing to destroy Xandar in order to obtain them?"

Star-Lord then shouted:

"and many more."

"A Dragon Ball has a bounty of 1 million Star Coins, so even 7 Dragon Balls would only amount to 7 million Star Coins."

"Although this amount of money is not low, it is nothing compared to Xandar, the capital of the entire Nova Empire."

What exactly is the value of the Dragon Balls?

Drax the Destroyer spoke:
"I don't know, but it's definitely very valuable."

Star-Lord turned to Gamora and asked:
"Thanos sent Ronan there, so he must know the value of the Dragon Balls."

"Gamora, do you know?"

Gamora shook her head and said:

"Sorry, I don't know either."

Rocket Raccoon then spoke up:
"Since no one knows, there's no need to think about it anymore."

"We'll know when we get to Earth."

"Star-Lord, how many space jump nodes are needed to get from here to Earth?"

After thinking for a moment, Star-Lord spoke:
"Twenty-five jump nodes are needed."

Rocket Raccoon pulled the thrusters and shouted:

"Let's go, Earth!"

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the other side.

S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.

Smith Doyle sat in his office, reviewing documents.

With the arrest of a large number of Hydra agents within S.H.I.E.L.D., the agency's workload increased, and some bases were reduced to maintaining only the minimum necessary personnel to keep them running.

At that moment, there was a knock on the office door, and Coulson pushed the door open and walked in.

Coulson walked up to Smith Doyle and said:
"Sir!"

Smith Doyle nodded and asked:
How's your squad doing now?

Coulson said:
"Currently, there is one staff member missing, but the rest of the situation is relatively stable."

Smith Doyle looked at Coulson and said:
"The one who was killed was Ward, right, the Hydra agent?"

Coulson nodded and said:

"Yes, sir. I never expected him to become a Hydra agent along with Garrett."

Smith Doyle waved his hand and said:

"The mess Nick Fury left behind, I don't know how he became the director, I haven't found a single clue over the years."

"I see your team's previous mission was to investigate the super soldier squad that appeared at Rose Manor?"

Coulson didn't respond to Smith Doyle's comments about Nick Fury, but instead said:
"Yes, sir."

"However, our investigation has made no progress, and at the same time, there has been an investigation into Ward within the team."

Smith Doyle said:

"This mission has been cancelled."

"That super soldier squad was the Winter Soldier, and they were all wiped out by Tony Stark on the day of Operation Insight."

"Any progress on the Tahiti project?"

Coulson began by saying:
"We never expected them to be Hydra's Winter Warriors. It's really beyond our expectations. No wonder we didn't have any useful clues."

"Over there in the Tahiti project, the serum we created using the blood of Kree warriors has some drawbacks, according to our research."

"Some people who receive this treatment will inexplicably receive unknown signals and exhibit uncontrollable behavior of recording symbols."

"Although it has a healing effect on injuries, it has significant side effects."

Smith Doyle then asked:
Has Nick Fury been included in the Tahiti program for treatment?

Coulson reported:

"Sir, we have not received any information from the agents of Project Tahiti that anyone is using Project Tahiti."

"Furthermore, the amount of serum produced in Project Tahiti has not decreased. As for whether former Director Nick Fury used Project Tahiti to treat himself during this period, I am not sure."

Upon hearing this answer, Smith Doyle also began to ponder: if Nick Fury hadn't used the Tahiti Project for treatment, would the Nick Fury appearing before him really be Nick Fury?

If the other person is already dead, where will their soul go?

Assuming that the person who witnessed the death that day was the real Nick Fury, and the Nick Fury who appeared later was not a Struthian in disguise, then the only person who could be an exact replica would be a clone.

Clones, immortality—this reminded Smith Doyle of someone: Dumdum Dugan, a member of the Howling Commandos. An alternative form of immortality created by Nick Fury, who cloned a bunch of Dumdum Dugan's bodies. These clones' memories were synchronized with the original Dumdum Dugan's in the cloud, so when Dumdum Dugan died in the outside world, one of the clones would awaken.

The awakened Dumdum Dugan possesses complete memories, even remembering clearly how he died. If this body dies again, another clone will awaken, and the cycle repeats. This is Dumdum Dugan's unique way of being immortal. However, in a sense, the real Dumdum Dugan has long since died, and the current Dumdum Dugan is a clone with complete memories.

If Nick Fury created a bunch of clones of himself as an alternative to immortality based on the dumdum bullets, then the Nick Fury appearing before him would make sense.

And with the example of dumdum bullets, when Nick Fury was operating on himself, he thought that it wouldn't be much worse than dumdum bullets and might even be more effective.

But in this situation, is Nick Fury still Nick Fury?
No longer considering Nick Fury's situation, Smith Doyle began to speak:
"Since the Tahiti project has so many drawbacks, I will order its cessation and recall the agents there."

"As for the treatment..."

"The Assassins have better technology, and I will have them authorize S.H.I.E.L.D. to use it."

Regarding the treatment pods, Smith Doyle believed they were far superior to the Tahiti Project. The serum made from Kree blood had obvious drawbacks, while the treatment pods had no side effects whatsoever.

However, Smith Doyle will not use his home property for free just because he has become the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. He will only authorize the use of his property, and the usage fee for each use will be the same as Tony Stark's, and will be paid from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s budget.

Coulson, having heard of the League of Assassins' healing pods due to the Dragon Ball battle, spoke up at this moment:
"Chief, I think the agents in the bureau will thank you."

Smith Doyle waved his hand dismissively, then said:
"Due to the Kree invasion and Hydra's crackdown, the department is currently short-staffed."

"Your squad cannot stop; it must be engaged in combat at its current strength."

"I will talk to Mr. Howard about the Super Soldier Serum, so that the selected S.H.I.E.L.D. elites will have the opportunity to become super soldiers."

Upon hearing Smith Doyle mention the Super Soldier Serum, even Coulson became quite interested. With the continuous emergence of superhumans, Coulson also wanted to experience the power of the Super Soldier.

"Sir, please issue the order."

Smith Doyle didn't stand on ceremony at all, immediately pulling out a thick stack of documents. Coulson glanced at it and knew there were no fewer than 20 file folders, which meant at least 20 tasks.

"These tasks will all be handled by your team. You will decide how to prioritize them."

Coulson swallowed hard, then spoke:
"No problem, sir. I guarantee the mission will be accomplished."

"Sir, if there are suitable candidates, may I recruit them myself?"

Smith Doyle frowned slightly, then thought for a moment and said:

"Submit your list, and headquarters will approve it."

"Once approved, he/she can become a member of your team."

"As for the maximum number of people, hmm."

Smith Doyle thought for a moment. Currently, Coulson's team consists of Doni Gill, Simmons, Fitz, and May Linda, making a total of 5 people including Coulson.

"I'll give you four spots, but you can't transfer people from within S.H.I.E.L.D. You're given an opportunity to develop your own agents."

"However, I hope you will be careful in choosing your personnel, and don't let your team be mixed with other random Wards again."

Coulson immediately stood up and said:

"Thank you, sir. I will carefully select the candidates."

Smith Doyle nodded and began to speak:
"Alright, let's go carry out the mission."

Coulson immediately left Smith Doyle's office with a thick stack of file folders.

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the other side.

Star-Lord led everyone on the spaceship through a series of space jumps, causing everyone on board to vomit.

Rocket Raccoon shouted:
"Stop, stop."

"This can't go on like this."

Star-Lord was also in terrible pain at that moment, but he stubbornly insisted:

"Since you've admitted defeat, then I'll stop."

Rocket Raccoon immediately bristled and said:
"Admit defeat?"

"Impossible, who admitted defeat?"

"Continue, let's jump straight to the jump point near Earth in one go."

Just then, Drax the Destroyer tilted his head and saw the scene outside the spaceship: a man standing outside a fruit pit-shaped spaceship.

"There's a handsome old man outside."

Upon hearing Drax the Destroyer's words, everyone looked out into the universe.

Sure enough, they saw the uniquely styled spaceship outside and the man standing on top of it.

"What a strong body."

At this moment, little Groot performed a fitness exercise and shouted:
"Groot!"

Rocket Raccoon sensed danger. It was unusual for someone to stand on top of the spaceship and fly it at high speed without wearing a protective suit. This was clearly not a simple matter.

The person outside at that moment was none other than Star-Lord's biological father, Ego.

Ego had asked Yondu the Raider to find his children, promising Yondu a generous reward for each child he brought back.

However, during a mission more than 20 years ago, Igor failed to bring back his child from Earth.

Not long ago, Ego received information about Star-Lord, who was suspected to be his child.

Ego then piloted his spaceship to find them; he needed a child to inherit his divine power to help him achieve his grand goal.

However, things have not gone as planned. None of his previous children inherited his divine power; they were all drained dry by him like a power bank. Now he wants to know if this child he planted on Earth has inherited his divine power.

Ego waved at Star-Lord and the others' ship, but the next second he saw Star-Lord's ship enter the jump point and disappear right in front of him.

Watching the departing spaceship, Igor smiled and immediately piloted his own spaceship to give chase. Having already found his target, he wasn't in a hurry.

"vomit!"

Caught off guard, Star-Lord vomited, then wiped his mouth and immediately cursed:
"Couldn't you have given me a heads-up?"

Rocket Raccoon didn't say that he sensed danger from the spaceship and the man outside, but instead spoke up:
"Even the famous Star-Lord is nothing special. I'd rather go straight to Earth."

Upon hearing this, Star-Lord spoke up:
"Don't try to take control of the spaceship, let me pilot it."

Rocket Raccoon glanced at the outside universe and, not seeing the man and spaceship following, immediately spoke:
"So what if you're scared? You little Krami, you're the one who's going to drive."

Star-Lord glared at Rocket Raccoon, then piloted the spaceship toward Earth, as their bodies were starting to feel the strain from the frequent use of jump points.

Gamora then asked:
"What are your plans once you arrive on Earth?"

Star-Lord began to speak:
"Let's go and see the changes on Earth first, find out how Ronanite was destroyed, and then decide on the next step of the plan."

Rocket Raccoon was fiddling with a device and said:
“I will build a network information contactor so that I can gather information from their internet.”

Star-Lord glanced at Rocket Raccoon and said:
"Don't speak when you get to Earth, because the raccoons there don't talk."

"As for little Groot, put him in a pot and keep him as a plant."

"As for you two."

Gamora and Drax the Destroyer clearly didn't look like humans. After thinking for a moment, she said:

"Stay on the spaceship for now. I'll find you some clothes to disguise yourselves. Otherwise, going out in the open will definitely cause trouble."

Rocket Raccoon said:

"This is a completely useless suggestion. Let's rely on my equipment to gather intelligence."

Seeing this, Star-Lord spoke up:
"Little raccoon, you're so brave!"

The next second, Star-Lord pressed the jump button on the spaceship, and once again the spaceship disappeared into the universe.

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the other side.

Coulson, after leaving S.H.I.E.L.D., handed the file directly to May Melinda, then took out his phone, dialed a number, and made the call.

"Skye, it's Coulson!"

"I'll tell you a secret: Mr. Smith is now the director of S.H.I.E.L.D."

“I know you’ve always admired Mr. Smith and are grateful to him for helping you find your family.”

"Here's a chance for you to get up close and personal with your idol. Would you like to consider it?"

"What opportunity? Of course, it's an opportunity for S.H.I.E.L.D. agents."

"This is called being close to the water tower and getting the moon first. Only by joining S.H.I.E.L.D. will you have more opportunities to see Mr. Smith."

"As for how to join S.H.I.E.L.D., I'll take care of that."

"Okay, let's arrange a place to meet in New York to discuss this."

“I think Director Smith might need a secretary, but he will be selected from among the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.”

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(End of this chapter)