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“Try to be optimistic, Tony. At least we’re still alive, aren’t we?” Depp comforted the guy who had lost a fortune.

Tony took off his helmet and plopped down on the ground; he was utterly exhausted.

"But we've also lost the Tesseract, or rather, the Space Stone. Once those guys get the Tesseract out of that cat's mouth, we might be invaded again, right?"

Tony looked at the setting sun in the distance and suddenly realized that he was still not strong enough.

To deal with those guys from before, we need more powerful and advanced armor.

“Perhaps, but at least it gives us time to catch our breath and prepare,” Depp said, taking the Mind Scepter he had stolen from Ebony Maw from his pocket.

“Actually, we didn’t really lose out.” Depp handed the scepter to Tony and said, “At worst, we just replaced the Space Stone with the Mind Stone.”

Tony stared in astonishment at the scepter in Depp's hand, his mouth agape in surprise, and said:

"You're something else, Depp, you truly are a shrewd businessman!"

"I really want to see you suffer a loss just once in my life!"

Just as the two were chatting, Nick Fury walked up from behind.

When he saw the Mind Scepter in Depp's hand, his eyes immediately lit up.

He crouched down next to Depp, intending to take the Mind Scepter for himself, but Depp anticipated his move and immediately put the scepter away.

“Hey Depp, don’t do this!” Nick Fury said. “Give it to S.H.I.E.L.D., we’ll protect it.”

Depp gave Nick Fury a disdainful look and said, "Like protecting the Tesseract?"

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"You're really hurtful with your words!" Nick Fury said. "Name your price, you bastard!"

Depp looked at Nick Fury like he was an idiot and said, "This is not for sale. Also, you haven't paid me for helping you protect New York this time! I remember someone saying before I came that they would raise the price. I hope the payment you give me this time will satisfy me."

"......"

"You swindler!"

With that, Nick Fury handed a huge black suitcase to Depp, saying, "In addition to vibranium, there's also some adamantium in here. I don't think you need money, you'll like these things more."

Upon hearing this, Depp immediately beamed and put his arm around Nick Fury's shoulder, saying:

"I knew you, you one-eyed bald guy, would understand me!"

“Don’t fucking call me Black Baldy!” Nick Fury retorted.

But he felt that even if he argued back, it would be useless, since Depp called him that almost every time.

Regardless of the circumstances, if anyone else calls him that, he's doomed!

Depp chuckled and said, "Never mind the details. By the way, I want something else."

Upon hearing this, Nick Fury subconsciously shifted to the side and cautiously asked, "What else do you want, buddy?"

Then, Depp revealed what he wanted: "I want my comic book and film company to acquire the publishing rights to S.H.I.E.L.D. related works. You know, if a superhero story is connected to reality, then sales will definitely multiply several times!"

Upon hearing this, Nick Fury covered his head and said, "Are you kidding me? This is a secret agency!"

"Come on, what kind of secret organization are you now? Haven't your operations been exposed to the public long ago?" Depp continued, "Also, I'll slightly modify your names and appearances so your true identities won't be revealed."

"Make some minor modifications?" Nick Fury asked skeptically.

Depp nodded and said, "That's right! For example... the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the comics isn't a black guy, but a white guy... and things like that."

Nick Fury thought for a moment, then finally nodded in agreement, saying, "Okay, I agree."

Depp smiled, took out the copyright contract he had prepared beforehand from the system space, and handed it to Nick Fury along with a Hero fountain pen.

Nick Fury took the contract and pen. Looking at the thousand-year copyright term on the contract, he suddenly felt a wave of weariness.

"You're really something else, never one to suffer a loss!"

After signing, Nick Fury slammed the contract onto Depp's hand and said angrily.

Depp shook his finger and said, "It's not that I'm not taking a loss; I'm making a killing!"

Upon hearing this, Nick Fury, suppressing his disgust, said to Depp, "Are you really not considering joining the Avengers? We and the world need your strength!"

Within S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers, almost everyone supported Depp's inclusion.

Judging from Depp's fighting prowess, intelligence, and erudition in a certain sense.

Joining S.H.I.E.L.D. or the Avengers would be a huge asset to both organizations!

Although Depp's background remains a mystery, everyone knows over this period of time that he is definitely a good person.

Although he may be a little greedy, whether he's a profiteer or not doesn't affect his efforts to protect the Earth.

After all that has happened, especially after the incident with Thor and Destroyer.

The entire S.H.I.E.L.D. understands that the crisis caused by Hydra and other Earthlings is no longer their biggest problem at present.

Their biggest problem now is a threat from outside Earth.

Whether it's an alien technological race, such as the Chitauri.

Or they could be extradimensional beings, such as the Obsidian Five and their leader.

Or perhaps mythical creatures, such as Thor and Loki, among other gods.

All of this made things incredibly difficult for S.H.I.E.L.D., and also left them feeling powerless.

These guys are many times stronger than any enemy they've ever faced before!

Therefore, recruiting as many non-threatening powerful individuals as possible and accelerating the development of cosmic war weapons are S.H.I.E.L.D.'s top priorities at present.

However, these things have little to do with Depp, and he currently needs a travel time device to come to Marvel, so he can't stay there permanently.

So he rolled his eyes at Nick Fury and said, "If I become an Avenger, will I still be able to ask you for appearance fees?"

Nick Fury said, "That's definitely not possible. After all, we're the ones who pay salaries! And your appearance fee requires approval at every level before it can be issued. Those people in the finance department are very stubborn. Even if I were the director, I would still have to apply according to the procedures."

Depp pointed to the black suitcase in front of him and said, "Could an Avenger's salary afford to buy so much vibranium and adamantium?"

Nick Fury looked embarrassed and stammered, "I estimate... the salary for the next few decades won't be enough."

Upon hearing this, Depp immediately concluded, "So, the Avengers wouldn't even be dogs!"

Tony whirled around, his face showing a look of utter disbelief and resignation.

"???"

However, Depp ignored the aggrieved Tony, thinking to himself, "With my current appearance fee so high, why should I lower myself to become an Avenger?"

Am I out of my mind?!

Nick Fury, feeling a pang of heartache from Depp's retort, said:

"Alright, you and Tony can continue catching up. I have a ton of trouble to deal with."

Nick Fury grabbed the rope that was being lowered from the helicopter, took out his phone, and sent a text message to Depp while still in mid-air.

"I hate unscrupulous merchants more than anything in my life! I hate them the most!"

Depp looked at the text message, laughed unkindly, and then replied to Nick Fury with a message.

"If you're so capable, then don't come looking for me again!"

Someone on the helicopter: "Fuck you!"

In Wormhole Three, Steve fought two opponents single-handedly, holding his own against Hawkeye and Natasha in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

He slammed his shield into Natasha's chest, then pushed her forcefully, sending her flying into the air.

Then, he used his shield to block the arrow that Hawkeye shot at him, and then, with a twist of his waist and a thrust of his buttocks, he used his shield to cleave another arrow that was still in the air in two.

The three's spectacular battle elicited screams of amazement from the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents surrounding them.

People kept clapping and shouting, as if they weren't fighting, but performing.

Gradually, due to Ebony Maw's departure and Depp's acquisition of the Mind Stone into the system space.

Steve gradually realized that something was wrong with his situation.

Damn it, how could I have become so extreme just now?

He used his shield to block the arrow Hawkeye fired and dodged a blow from Natasha, saying, "Barton, Natasha, stop!"

He jumped aside and continued, "It seems like we were just mentally affected by something!"

Natasha and Hawkeye immediately realized what was going on.

The three men stood there, looked at each other for a moment, and then immediately put their hands, which were holding weapons, behind their backs.

"Hahaha, that was just a combat practice between teammates, right?" Hawkeye said first.

Natasha: "That's right!"

Steve: "Barton is right!"

At this moment, the numerous S.H.I.E.L.D. agents around them quickly moved aside.

Nick Fury walked slowly across the path cleared in the middle and said, "It was my oversight that I didn't know beforehand that Ebony Maw also had the skills of verbal control and manipulation."

"Let's go home."

In Wormhole One, after Thor eliminated all the Chitauri soldiers, he immediately raised Mjolnir and flew towards Depp.

Thor tossed a conch-like object to Depp, saying, "This is a gift from my father, given to you as a token of my appreciation for saving me and Loki."

Depp took the conch shell and asked, "What is this...?"

Thor said, "This is a conch shell that allows you to contact Heimdall at any time. With this, you can ask Heimdall to open the Rainbow Bridge for you to go to Asgard or anywhere else."

Then, Thor said with a hint of self-deprecation, "It's a pity I couldn't retrieve the Space Stone. The Rainbow Bridge can't be repaired anytime soon. Although we can use dark energy for teleportation, it will cause extremely serious damage to both the caster and the teleported person."

Upon hearing this, Depp understood, but he didn't tell Thor that he was the one who gave away the Space Stone.

"Well then, I'll be going now. See you next time."

After Thor finished speaking, Odin, far away in Asgard, used dark energy to activate the Rainbow Bridge.

A rainbow of seven colors enveloped Thor, and he cried out as he returned to Asgard.

In Asgard, within the temple, Thor bowed his head and knelt on one knee before Odin.