American comic book series: The beginning of fusion with Homelander

The current S.H.I.E.L.D., or rather, the Strategic Homeland Defense, Attack and Logistics Agency, doesn't actually have its own dedicated base yet.

They were using the camp of the 78th Artillery Regiment of the Navy Battalion in the Army.

Although this place is not very famous, it is of great significance in the entire Marvel universe.

Because this is the birthplace of Captain America.

It was also the first base of S.H.I.E.L.D., which would later become the world's largest intelligence agency.

Howard's car slowly drove into the base compound. Rorschach looked out the window and felt that everything seemed familiar.

It's vaguely similar to the scene in Avengers: Endgame where Captain America and Iron Man travel back in time to retrieve the Tesseract.

"Are you curious about this place? Are you also wondering if this is where Rogers was born?"

Sitting next to him, Howard noticed Rorschach staring at him intently and couldn't help but tease him, "If you're also a huge fan of Captain America, then my answer might disappoint you."

"This isn't Rogers' birthplace. Just think, how could anyone be born in a place like this?"

"The truth is, this is the birthplace of the title 'Captain America'."

"At the time, we were discussing what nickname to give Rogers, such as 'Super Captain,' 'Mr. Super'... In the end, Rogers chose to use Captain America."

"But I never expected that the rumors would spread and eventually become that Rogers was born here."

Rorschach had no idea that there was such a story behind the nickname Captain America.

The convoy had stopped by then, and everyone got out of their cars.

Luo Xia glanced around and noticed that Anton Vanke hadn't come along.

He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Didn't your friend come with us?"

“First of all, he’s not my friend, and secondly, this isn’t a place just anyone can come to.” Howard Stark patted Rorschach on the shoulder.

On the surface, Anton Vanke is not cooperating with S.H.I.E.L.D.; Howard Stark has other plans for him.

"Okay, let's go!"

Howard Stark called out to Rorschach and began walking towards the office building.

boom!

But they had only gone halfway when an explosion suddenly rang out.

A powerful shockwave rippled outwards, causing the ground beneath everyone's feet to tremble.

Logically, such a violent explosion should have caused quite a stir at the scene, but to Luo Xia's great surprise, everyone in the camp looked at the direction from which the explosion came, shook their heads helplessly, and that was all.

Some people didn't even change their expression or blink once from beginning to end.

He remained as calm as an old dog.

Clang!

In the direction of the epicenter, an iron gate opened.

A very short man wearing glasses rushed out quickly.

He was also covering his mouth and nose, coughing loudly incessantly.

He was covered in dust and dirt, looking quite disheveled.

"It's him!"

Rorschach glanced at the short fellow and immediately showed a look of surprise.

At the same time, they understood what had happened during the explosion.

Animzola!

The person who rushed out was none other than Animzola, the former top scientist under Red Skull!

After Red Skull's downfall, Animzola was captured by the Strategic Scientific Corps, the precursor to S.H.I.E.L.D., and was successfully turned by Agent Carter.

Just like that, he was completely exonerated and became a very important scientist within S.H.I.E.L.D.

Of course, all of this was a disguise.

No one knew that Animzola was a Hydra fanatic from beginning to end, and even after his death he was still working for Hydra. You can't argue with that.

However, regardless of his stance, Animzola was also a scientist at the very top of the pyramid.

Otherwise, why would Hydra go to the trouble of preserving this thing's brain after it died?

Putting everything else aside, just looking at the weapons developed based on the Cosmic Cube, they are already incredibly impressive in the current era.

And obviously.

That explosion just now was definitely caused by Animzola doing some kind of scientific research again.

Moreover, this is definitely not the first time something like this has happened, which is why everyone in the base is so calm.

"Arnim, is everything alright?"

Howard saw Animzola looking disheveled and shouted at him.

"It's nothing, just a minor accident. Everything is under control!"

Animzola waved to Howard.

Then he plunged headfirst into the smoke-filled iron gate.

Chapter 028 Cosmic Cube

"A fanatical scientist, right?"

Howard didn't take it to heart at all; he immediately turned around and patted Rorschach on the shoulder.

This indicates that we should continue on our way.

"Mr. Stark, are you as crazy as him?"

Rorschach then started walking forward with Howard.

"No, I am an exception. I am one of the few geniuses in the world. There is no need for me to be so crazy."

When Howard Stark gets cocky, he's just as arrogant as Tony Stark.

The two chatted idly from time to time as they entered the lobby of the office building, where a somewhat refined-looking young man greeted them.

“Mr. Stark, you’re back.”

The voice was so familiar that Rorschach recognized the voice before he recognized the face.

"Jarvis, take Mr. Rorschach to room 218 first," Howard Stark instructed Jarvis.

"Luo Xia, please wait for me for a moment. Please excuse me for a moment."

Howard Stark then greeted Rorschach and got up to leave.

“Mr. Rorschach, I am Jarvis, Mr. Stark’s butler. Please come with me,” Jarvis said politely to Rorschach.

"Good work."

"You're welcome."

Jarvis led Rorschach to a place resembling a conference room and then politely left.

Rorschach, however, fell into deep thought.

The unexpected encounter with Animzola reminded Rorschach of something else.

The place where Animzola came out seems to be the place where Iron Man went to steal the Tesseract in Avengers: Endgame!

In other words, the Cosmic Cube is currently lying perfectly fine less than a few hundred meters away from Rorschach.

Are you excited?

Of course there are some.

As a time traveler, Luo Xia knew all too well how incredible the Cosmic Cube was, so naturally he couldn't remain indifferent.

The power contained within the Cosmic Cube is enough to change the world.

Of course, Rorschach wasn't the kind of ambitious person who wanted to rule the world and the Earth with the Cosmic Cube; he just had a very crazy and audacious plan in mind lately.

The Cosmic Cube might play a huge role in that project.

Of course, as things stand, Rorschach is just a budding mutant, far from reaching his full potential, so any plans he has to put on hold for now.

With these random thoughts running through his mind, Howard Stark went back and changed his clothes before approaching Rorschach.

Along with him came Peggy Carter.

To be honest, Rorschach was very surprised by this.

Keep in mind that Peggy Carter was also one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D. Why would a routine inquiry need to involve two of the founders?

Are the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D. so bored that they have nothing better to do?

“Rorschach, you’ve already met Agent Carter, so I won’t go into details.”

Howard Stark sat down directly opposite Rorschach, his tone very gentle. "Besides, this is just a routine questioning, so don't be nervous, okay?"

"Mr. Stark, please ask."

"Rorschach, why were you in that tavern?"

“My friend is a regular at this pub, and he brought me here.”

"Did you know I was also in this tavern before you went there?"

"do not know."

……

Howard Stark was right; it was a routine inquiry, and there was nothing fishy about it, so it went very smoothly.

There's nothing worth mentioning.

It was over soon.

“Rorschach, can I ask you how you manage to kill a werewolf with a single punch? According to our intelligence, that would require at least 5 tons of force.”

“No ordinary person could possess such power unless… you’ve undergone enhancement and modification like Rogers!”