I, a ship girl, am the savior of civilization.

"Times have changed, Captain."

81. The last time I trusted someone, I lost an eye.

"If you lived through the Cold War, then Captain, you might be better able to accept this era."

Looking up at the sky with his hands behind his back, Fury sighed, "S.H.I.E.L.D., and indeed all of humanity, have very little contact with extraterrestrial civilizations. We must take this seriously."

Fury did not tell Captain America about accepting the Skrulls, but subtly told Steve that Earth was extremely inexperienced in contacting interstellar civilizations.

"We don't know whether they came with malicious intent or were using goodwill as a disguise."

Fury sighed as he told Steve his worst-case scenario: "We can't gamble with the fate of all humanity."

"But can't we just have a little more trust?"

Steve could understand Fury's original intentions, but he still found it hard to accept the two-faced political maneuvering, even if it was for security reasons.

"trust?"

Fury's voice suddenly rose a few decibels: "The last time I trusted someone, I lost an eye."

! ”

Showing Steve the blindfold covering his eyes, Fury said emphatically, "And that's when I stopped trusting anyone."

"Pfft, hahahahahaha!"

"Meow meow meow meow!"

Suddenly, a burst of clear laughter and a continuous stream of meows reached Steve and Fury's ears. Startled, Steve immediately grabbed the shield on his back and turned his gaze toward the source of the sound.

Fury also pulled out a pistol and used his remaining eyes to search for his target.

Then, Steve saw Laura, who had just been told by his chief to stay alert, laughing heartily, to his right.

And an orange cat rolling around on the ground, laughing and meowing.

"Miss Laura of Aerriel?"

Recalling the report's mention of abilities suspected to be possessed by higher-dimensional beings, Steve ruled out the possibility of an enemy attack. Given Laura's abilities, if she harbored malicious intent, not only himself, but the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. wouldn't stand a chance.

Moreover, Laura's appearance didn't seem like she was there to attack; it seemed more like she was there to find Fury.

"I'm sorry, I lost my composure."

Wiping away the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes, Laura got up from the ground and then dusted off her white stockings: "Captain Steve, I've heard so much about you. Just call me Laura."

"May I ask, what brings you here?"

Maintaining his defensive stance, Steve asked one more question, but out of the corner of his eye he noticed that the chief had already put away his weapon.

However, recalling the scene of Laura easily defeating the Destroyer in New Mexico, Steve felt relieved and also put away his shield.

"Belfa told me that an elderly man from the next century appeared at S.H.I.E.L.D."

Laura put her hands behind her back, then leaned slightly towards Steve: "Just out of interest, Laura came to take a look."

"However, when I arrived just now, I heard Director Fury's powerful declaration."

"The last time I trusted someone, I lost an eye..."

Laura straightened up with a serious expression, repeating Fury's words. Then she immediately broke down in laughter again.

Hearing this, someone who didn't know the situation might think that Director Fury had once suffered a deeply painful betrayal and subsequently paid the price with an eye.

But Laura, who knows the truth, won't be fooled by Fury.

It's just that when I was young and naive, I tried to hug a Fel Eater cat and ended up losing an eye to its claws.

Moreover, judging from his own little orange cat's reaction, maybe the cat really is a Flerken, or even the one Fury knows about.

With this idea in mind, Laura picked up the kitten that was rolling around happily and then placed it on Fury.

The kitten skillfully climbed onto Fury's shoulder and then rubbed Fury's bald head with its chubby paws.

Fury, suffering from PDST in orange cats, remained motionless, as if afraid that his last eye would suddenly die on the spot.

When Laura placed the kitten on her, Fury knew that Laura had seen the truth about his loss of sight through "higher-dimensional" means.

It's a bit embarrassing.

Finally, Laura couldn't bear to watch any longer and used her ship's equipment to lift herself up to Fury's shoulder height before she could pick up the kitten.

When Fury leaped into Laura's arms, he even felt the kitten wink at him.

"Ahem, Miss Laura, is there anything else?"

A thoroughly shaken Fury coughed lightly, then asked Laura, "Look, Captain America's seen it all, and the cat's played with it, shouldn't we go back now?"

Otherwise, I'll always feel uneasy here.

"That's all. I wish the captain a speedy adjustment to the new world."

"Otherwise, life will be very tiring from now on."

Laura casually copied the captain's shield data, glanced at the captain, and then nodded with an enigmatic smile. The space bridge activated, and Laura, carrying the kitten, disappeared into the light emanating from the spatial vortex.

Perhaps because she already had a strong impression of Steve before coming to Marvel, Laura unexpectedly gained a deep understanding of Captain America despite only having a brief encounter with him.

After scanning her face and confirming Xiao Miao's identity (probably?), and obtaining the data for the legendary shield, Laura seemed to have nothing else to do by staying behind.

So, why not go visit Kamar-Taj?

It seems like a good decision.

After the Asgardian runes were entered into the Dawn database, Laura skipped the learning process and mastered them completely.

The so-called control over spell length, resonance with the World Tree, and precision of rune inscription described in the books were not difficult for Laura at all.

As we all know, the biggest advantage of the technology side is that as long as the principles are understood and the rules are mastered, and there are sufficient materials, then mass production of things becomes possible.

And even the mysterious and enigmatic world of magic is no exception.

Thanks to her Asgardian magical senses, the three great temples and Kamar-Taj, which were previously difficult to find, were no longer mysterious but were revealed to Laura without any concealment.

Even Kamar-Taj, hidden deep in the Himalayas, actively released its magical energy, as if inviting Laura inside for a chat.

Could it be that the Ancient One had already seen the future?

With this in mind, Laura activated the space bridge and appeared at the dimensional portal to Kamar-Taj. Upon seeing Laura, a black sorcerer bowed to her.

"My name is Mordo, and I greet Lady Laura."

Clearing the dimensional entrance behind him, Mordo stepped into the depths of Kamar-Taj: "The Sorcerer Supreme has been waiting for a long time."

Despite her doubts, Laura followed Mordo into Kamar-Taj and met the Ancient One.

But when Laura saw the Ancient One's warm and smiling face, her heart skipped a beat.

Isn't that the same smile I always wear when I'm using Aieriel to fool others?

82. New Clues (Puzzle-solving aspect)

To be honest, Laura was somewhat uneasy when she learned that she was going to meet the Ancient One.

However, seeing the familiar smile on the Ancient One's face lessened her initial nervousness considerably. Coupled with the Ancient One's own approachable nature, Laura felt she could face her with a relatively calm mindset.

Waving Mordo away, the Ancient One, with a cheerful smile, placed a freshly brewed cup of green tea in front of Laura.

"Actually, Laura prefers black tea."

Despite saying that, Laura still accepted the teacup that the Ancient One pushed towards her.

"Perhaps that's true, but green tea is more calming."

Gu Yi smiled slightly, then looked into Laura's deep blue eyes: "Olivea Laura Loresia, you are a very contradictory person."

"I noticed you when you came to Earth. I also know a little about what happened afterward."

"In terms of intelligence, you are actually no less intelligent than the person beside you, but you have always been unwilling to show it. So, can you tell me why?"

Taking a sip of tea, feeling the aroma of green tea linger on her tongue, Laura lowered her eyes: "That would be a very tiring life."

The original purpose of her existence was as a weapon. As a ship girl, Laura can see further and more than others, but she also hopes to have her own life.

Isn't it strange to be so fixated on this? But Laura just couldn't let go of it. The stronger she became, the heavier the burden she carried on her shoulders.

Perhaps in the future, Laura will have to travel for the sake of humans in other universes, and even give up the life she loves.

This was her duty, and also the price she paid, and Laura didn't regret it. But before that, why not enjoy the peaceful life she had now?

"indeed."

Keeping a smile, Gu nodded in acknowledgment. As Laura said, having ability and demonstrating ability are two different things.

No longer dwelling on this matter, Laura put down her teacup and looked at the Ancient One with some confusion: "So, Ancient One, why do you want to see Laura?"

"Because of the future."

Ancient One succinctly stated: "Do you remember? The higher-dimensional life form you mentioned before, Aerriel."

Oh, wasn't that just a ploy to fool Fury? How could you believe that, Ancient One?

For a moment, Laura was a little confused.

"Out of curiosity, I also tried to find out your real identity, but..."

The Ancient One didn't say much, but reached out and touched Laura's head. At the same time, a strange power surged in, allowing Laura to see a different view.

"This is a special dimension that can only be reached with the help of the Vishanti."

Upon hearing the Ancient One's explanation, Laura nodded silently and then activated the macro-micro capture device.

The Vishanti Trinity, one of the supreme deities in Marvel, possesses considerable power, but now it belongs to Laura.

Just like when learning runes before, the macro-micro capture device may not be able to directly analyze the divine power and divinity of Vishanti, but it can analyze and deduce the methods of borrowing them.

Aside from some spells that require the approval of the Vishanti to be used, Laura copied most of the magical tomes of Kamar-Taj.

The Ancient One was unaware of Laura's subtle actions, or rather, she had already foreseen this in the future she had glimpsed, and therefore did not stop her.