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Chapter 139 Lord Doum!

In fact, this is precisely the special effect brought about by the title of "the monarch of a country".

As the new ruler of Sokovia, all Sokovians were regarded as subjects of Dumu.

As long as you are a citizen of Sokovia, you will automatically receive this special effect bonus, which slightly increases your various attributes.

While this attribute might not mean much to Du Mu, it has a significant effect on ordinary Sokovia people, enough to instantly restore their physical condition to a healthy level.

For a well-trained warrior like Zemo, the improvement is even more astonishing, with his physical abilities undergoing a qualitative leap. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a mini-Captain America.

In the game's system evaluation, Zemo, who didn't want superpowered people to exist, just thought, "Fantastic!" about this change.
Zemo couldn't help but feel grateful for his choice. Fortunately, he had clung to Du Mu's coattails without hesitation, which was undoubtedly the wisest decision he had ever made in his life.

Of those present, only Max did not receive this special effect.

After all, he was a pure American, not one of Du Mu's subjects, so he was naturally not within the scope of the title's benefits.

After discovering the miraculous changes that had occurred within themselves, the people of Sokovia became even more convinced that Dumu was the true God who had descended to earth to save Sokovia.

And now, this true god has become their ruler!

This is truly a great blessing for Sokovia!
To highlight this supreme glory, the people of Sokovia created a new, imposing title for Du Mu.

Lord Doom!

This title both signifies divinity and reflects its unquestionable supreme status.

At the same time, it was a declaration issued to the entire world.

Sokovia is a kingdom personally led and ruled by the true God!
Du Mu was very satisfied with this new title.

Compared to things like "Demon" and "Iron Glider," the title "Lord Doom" is so much better!
The name of Lord Doom quickly spread throughout Sokovia and soon crossed the border to reach the ears of people in other countries.

The outside world had already learned of the revolution in Sokovia and the ascension of the new king, but most people simply laughed off the title of Lord Doom.

The mainstream view holds that this is nothing new and can be simply regarded as exaggerated political propaganda or a deification tactic commonly used by a new regime to consolidate its rule.

Moreover, Sokovia is just a small European country, and its internal changes are hardly of much interest to the international community.

Of course, Hydra was the main force behind this, deliberately covering up the many extraordinary events that occurred in Sokovia during this period, so the outside world only knew some vague intelligence information.

After all, Du Mu was one of Hydra's men.

In other words, the entire Sokovia now belongs to Hydra, and they certainly don't want the secrets here to be leaked.

To be fair, Strucker is still a bit confused.

At first, he only sent Du Mu to disrupt the domestic situation in Sokovia, but now he's become the monarch of Sokovia?
Strucker now feels like he sent an undercover agent to infiltrate a rival organization, and three years later, the agent has become the leader of the rival organization.

However, this did provide considerable convenience for his research base.

With Du Mu, the Sokovian monarch, under his protection, the entire country served as an excellent shield for the Hydra research base.

Previously illegal experiments that needed to be carefully concealed can now be legalized without the risk of exposure, thanks to Du Mu's word.

However, Du Mu and Strucker agreed on three conditions: none of the citizens of Sokovia could be harmed, including the volunteers recruited by Strucker to the research base; they were all sent back to Sokovia.

These are his valuable resources, so of course they can't be wasted like this.

In return, Du Mu provided Strucker with a wealth of experimental materials, such as private soldiers who had served the nobility.

Their crimes were no less numerous than those of the nobles; each had served at least three years in prison, and most were not citizens of Sokovia, but rather mercenaries hired from abroad.

Du Mu was worried about how to deal with these people. Putting them in jail would require providing them with food and drink, and there was also the risk of leaking secrets. Rather than executing them directly, it would be better to pack them all up and send them to Structural's research base as talents to contribute to scientific development.

Taking this opportunity, Du Mu made a suggestion to Strucker.

"Little Si, how about we team up?"

Strucker's lips twitched slightly.

Du Mu used to respectfully address him as Baron Strucker, but now that he's risen in status, he's started calling him "Little Strucker." Isn't that getting too big for his britches?

Strucker said speechlessly, "How do you want to cooperate?"

Du Mu said cheerfully, "I will continue to provide you with alien technology and personnel for your research."

"In exchange, all your experimental progress must be shared with me in sync, and your professional research team must also be at my disposal when I need to use it."

Now that Sokovia is its territory, Dumu naturally has to make some long-term plans for its future.

Behind every powerful nation lies a dedicated team responsible for advancing technological advancements.

Modern warfare, to put it bluntly, is a technological race; whoever advances their technology higher holds the initiative.

However, given Sokovia's current small size and sparse population, building a professional research team from scratch would require not only a massive investment of resources but also a long period of time, making it virtually impossible.

And right in front of us is a top-notch research team.

It's worth noting that Strucker's research team has even made some progress in studying the Infinity Stones on Loki's scepter. Their capabilities are comparable to, and perhaps even surpass, those of top laboratories in the United States.

After all, Hydra researchers of average skill level had long been sent to various parts of the world as undercover agents; those who remained in Structural's core team were the elite of the elite.

"no problem."

Strucker thought about it and then agreed to the deal.

This deal sounded like a sure win; he would get research resources and an excellent experimental environment, and he would also get to share the alien technology of unknown origin that Du Mu possessed.

As for shared teams?

This is hardly a price to pay; on the contrary, it deeply binds the interests of both parties together, allowing him to focus on scientific research in Sokovia with peace of mind.

It's a win-win situation, with one side winning twice!
Du Mu happened to think the same way.

Trading a bunch of common, readily available interstellar goods for a top-notch research team, and one of the world's leading intelligence agencies, is an incredibly lucrative deal.

Du Mu, seizing the opportunity, pulled out a large stack of documents and pushed them in front of Strucker with a smile.

"Since everything has been agreed upon, why don't we sign these as well?"

Strucker looked down and saw the cover clearly labeled "Application Form for Permanent Residence and Citizenship in Sokovia".

He looked confused: "What does this mean?"

"It's just some routine procedures."

Du Mu explained, "After signing the papers and completing some simple procedures, you and the other members will officially become legal citizens of Sokovia, enjoying legal rights within Sokovia. All experimental projects will automatically be upgraded to legal research programs approved by the government."

"In this way, we will no longer have to worry about being investigated by various forces."

"Even if the Loki Scepter issue is exposed later, and a top idol group wants to trespass into our country to cause trouble for you, they will have to submit an application through diplomatic channels first, and then go back and wait for notification. Otherwise, it would be an infringement of sovereignty."

Can you still play like this?
Strucker's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this. Although Hydra had many of its own people in the upper echelons of the American government, they were ultimately subject to various rules and regulations. Unlike in a monarchy like Sokovia, where the entire country was essentially a one-man show by Du Mu.

He said that if a project is legal, then it is legal. As long as foreign nationals trespass into the country without authorization, it is an undeniable violation of sovereignty, and international law alone can be used to send them back.

Even the smallest country is still a country!

"Wonderful!"

Strucker was thrilled and even began to consider establishing several more small countries as Hydra bases.

But then I thought better of it and decided against it.

Du Mu's success was mainly due to his unpredictable strength and advanced alien technology, coupled with the unique national conditions of Sokovia.

Even if Hydra were incredibly powerful, replicating Du Mu's tactics would be virtually impossible.

Without a word, Strucker signed the documents and pressed his fingerprints according to the procedure, and arranged for all Hydra members in the base to go through the naturalization process in batches.

For these people who live in the shadows year after year, nationality has never mattered. Today they may be Americans, tomorrow Demacians, and the day after tomorrow Konoha people.

The moment Strucker and the others officially became citizens of Sokovia, they immediately received the title of ruler of a nation, all their attributes were simultaneously improved, and their favorability towards Du Mu was permanently increased by 20.

Du Mu nodded in satisfaction.

Now it's not that he's Hydra's man, but that Hydra is his man.

With the scientific research and intelligence departments in place, Du Mu began to address Sokovia's most pressing infrastructure issues.

Although a large amount of resources were confiscated from the royal family and nobility, it was far from enough for a country that needed to be completely rebuilt.

Especially in terms of food, Sokovia's mountainous terrain with few plains has resulted in consistently low grain production, forcing it to rely on imports for a long time.

We can lack everything, but we absolutely cannot lack food!

However, Du Mu believed that this problem was not difficult to solve.

He had just acquired a diamond hoe that could be called a farming marvel. With just a gentle swing at the grass or mud, even the most barren soil could be instantly transformed into fertile, black, oily farmland.

As the ruler of a country, Du Mu naturally did not need to personally go to the fields to do the work.

He called Quicksilver over, handed him the diamond pickaxe, and solemnly said, "From now on, you are the pioneer captain of Sokovia. This diamond pickaxe is for you to use in pioneering."

Pietro looked reluctant: "I'm a superhuman, you want me to be a farmer?"

Du Mu casually added, "For every hundred acres of land reclaimed, a reward of ten thousand US dollars will be given."

Pietro immediately took the diamond hoe, straightened his back, and said, "Leave this glorious mission to me! For the development of agriculture in Sokovia, I have no choice but to do it!"

"Very good, very energetic!"

Du Mu nodded and said, "This concerns the lifeline of the nation, so you can't be lazy. I'll have Max supervise you. He recently learned a set of five consecutive lightning whips from me. If he finds you slacking off, be careful he doesn't whip you."

Pietro: "."

There's something he's complaining about, but he doesn't know whether he should or shouldn't.

With his super speed, he already possesses the work efficiency of hundreds of people, not to mention now that he has the diamond hoe, a farming marvel.

His figure transformed into a silver streak across the fields, the diamond hoe dancing in his hands, leaving afterimages as it passed, turning barren land into fertile and soft soil.

In less than half a day, the once barren suburbs were transformed into a large, neat and orderly field, where various seeds were sown and awaited to take root and sprout.

Indeed, superpowers are better suited for construction than fighting!
Under Du Mu's leadership, the previously desolate people's livelihood is visibly revitalized, and the whole of Sokovia is gradually improving.

After resolving the most crucial food issue, Doom left all other administrative matters to Zemo, instructing him to handle them himself, and if he couldn't manage them, to hand them over to Hydra, and only come back to Doom if he still couldn't handle them.

If he, as the ruler of a country, has to do everything himself, then wouldn't he be a monarch for nothing?
Thus, Zemo was promoted by Du Mu to prime minister, possessing power second only to the king, responsible for daily government affairs, equivalent to a chief executive officer, and leading a group of Hydra members to diligently build the country.

As for Du Mu himself, he leisurely became a fisherman by the lake in Sokovia.

Now that the X Team is in charge of daily tasks, and Zemo and Hydra are in charge of Sokovia, he suddenly has nothing to do and begins to enjoy the leisurely daily life of the game.

Players are like this: when the server first opens, they grind like crazy, always feeling like there are endless tasks to complete. But in the mid-to-late game, they slow down and start to savor the leisurely moments in the game.

Before long, ripples appeared on the lake surface.

With a casual flick of his fishing rod, a plump bass took the bait and leaped out of the water, landing precisely in the fishing net he had prepared beforehand.

The net had already yielded a bountiful harvest, with more than a dozen large fish jumping and frolicking inside.

In contrast, Wanda, which hadn't seen a single fish scale in several hours, made this lake area Sokovia's most secret air force base. Anyone who dared to risk their life to film it would likely have a taste of the chaos magic.

"This is not fair!"

Wanda watched as Du Mu caught another big fish in the net and couldn't help but stomp her foot: "Why do you always catch big fish over there? There must be something wrong with your location!"

After observing for several days, Du Mu discovered that Wanda's chaos magic seemed unstable. When her emotions fluctuated greatly, it would suddenly become terrifying and even uncontrollable.

Especially during Wanda's period, her chaotic magic is terrifyingly red. In that state, Du Mu felt that she could fight the Ancient One without any fear.

To prevent Wanda from causing any uncontrollable trouble in Sokovia, Du Mu took her fishing by the lake.

As we all know, fishing is one of the activities that best tempers one's character.

Sure enough, Wanda's emotions went through a complete rollercoaster ride in just a few hours of fishing.

From initial high spirits, to wavering confidence, then to bewilderment, then to doubting life, and finally to complete numbness.
"It has nothing to do with position, it's pure skill. You still need to practice more."

As Du Mu spoke, he flicked his wrist, and another large, lively fish burst out of the water.

[Item: Automatic Fishing Rod (A fishing rod that can automatically catch fish, so anglers no longer have to worry about going home empty-handed)]

It was definitely a case of pure skill leading to victory.

Just then, Du Mu suddenly received a phone call from Tony.

He ignored Wanda, whose face was redder than chaotic magic, casually placed the automatic fishing rod on the stand, and pressed the answer button.

"what's up?"

Du Mu didn't call out Tony's name; if he had, Wanda next to him would probably have become even more famous.

Tony didn't waste any words and arrogantly said, "Do you have some kind of potion that can heal lives? Name your price, I want it!"

"Ten billion."

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(End of this chapter)