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

Ahem, it's a bit cringey, but I'm really excited.

Of course, whether things will actually develop to that extent is unknown until war truly breaks out. But at least, this is what Laura subconsciously hopes for.

However, in this case, the Dawn's electromagnetic railgun and primary energy weapons seem somewhat inadequate.

Leaving aside the electromagnetic railgun, the Hyperion's main gun is truly pathetic.

Energy weapons are becoming obsolete as the intensity of combat gradually shifts towards interstellar warfare.

While the Rainbow Bridge and Neutron Annihilation weapons are powerful enough, their duration is too short for them to be suitable for conventional warfare as strategic destructive weapons.

The Dawn is currently only able to follow the single-hull civilization route, which puts it at a disadvantage in terms of scale. Therefore, it is necessary to update its weapons in a timely manner.

After thinking for a moment, Laura opened the Noah Technology branch of the Energy Laser Weapon and began a pleasant technology upgrade.

Starting with the blue laser emitter currently used on the Dawn, and continuing all the way to the Particle Light Spear, Laura reluctantly closed the energy weapon interface.

According to normal technology upgrades, the Tier 3 hull of Glimmering Morning Star can only undergo technology compensation within Tier 3 at most, up to the Gamma Laser, which is within the compensation range.

Therefore, if it's just a gamma laser, Laura only needs to use a command that consumes three civilization points.

However, after comparing the gamma laser and the particle spear, Laura still spent four more civilization command points to unlock the particle spear, which belongs to the fourth-level technology.

Enveloped in a faint crimson glow, the focused particle beam shot towards the enemy at the speed of light, utterly breaching their flimsy defenses—this was too tempting for Laura.

Being handsome is everything; good looks are everything.

98. It seems someone else is about to get scammed.

Although Hydra has taken over most of S.H.I.E.L.D., it must be said that their intelligence capabilities are still very effective.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that after learning the inside story, Hydra, which was hiding in S.H.I.E.L.D., deliberately used its intelligence network to help S.H.I.E.L.D. find Loki.

After all, Hydra's goal is to rule the world. If Earth is occupied by aliens, wouldn't everything they've done before be meaningless?

In Stuttgart, Germany, after the initial formation of the Avengers team captured Loki, Dr. Erik had obtained iridium, the metal necessary to stabilize the portal.

Moreover, because of Laura's presence, Loki didn't deliberately stay on the Helicarrier to stir up trouble, but instead simply made his escape.

Laura was surprised by Loki's swift and decisive departure, but ultimately didn't take it to heart, at most just sighing that Loki knew how to be pragmatic.

After learning the truth about the reboot, Laura never expected the timeline to continue in its original direction. The absence of Loki's rampage on the mothership is perfectly acceptable.

What's worth mentioning is that without this incident, Coulson's death wouldn't have inspired the others, and the Avengers' cohesion wouldn't have been formed in the short term.

However, in Laura's mind, the Mind Stone was destined to fall into her hands after this war, and the Age of Ultron would probably be given away for free.

As for the Avengers, it doesn't matter whether they exist or not.

If even the Avengers quartet is missing one film, do you think Laura would care about anything else?

Of course, Fury was unaware of what Laura was thinking. As he watched the portal slowly open and grow larger above New York, Fury's expression became more solemn than ever before.

A massive number of Chitauri rangers swarmed in from the other end, and at this rate, the entire city of New York would fall within two days.

Although the National Guard and rapid reaction forces could enter the city to temporarily halt the Chitauri army, Fury had no hope against them given that they were outnumbered and outequipped.

The Avengers are not yet a force to be reckoned with, but it's better than nothing. And since it involves the residents of the city, neither Tony nor Thor refused, and Captain America was even more obligated to help.

Even Dr. Banner, who was usually the least willing to take action, did not refuse Fury's request this time. With an alien invasion, the Hulk's destructive power was of greater value.

Fury then turned his attention to Belfast and Laura.

“Miss Belfast, I, on behalf of S.H.I.E.L.D., agree to your previous request. As long as Ariel can participate in the war, the Tesseract can be handed over to you.”

This incident made Fury realize once again the dangers of the Infinity Stones. Rather than keeping them and inviting disaster, he decided to entrust them to Laura, who was capable of safeguarding them.

This deal, which has been delayed for nearly three years, has finally been brought up now.

Facing Fury, Belfast smiled slightly, then spoke on Laura's behalf: "In that case, I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

After hovering in the air for an extended period, the USS Belfast began to move. Ignoring the possibility that this second movement after several days might cause panic at the Pentagon, the Belfast activated its space bridge and subsequently appeared over New York.

In terms of conventional firepower, apart from the particle lances whose energy supply is insufficient to keep up with the demand, the Belfast, which is basically the same as the Dawn in configuration, is enough to block the portal and kill. However, with the appearance of Leviathan, Belfast's firepower network began to show loopholes.

Leviathan is too large to withstand Belfast's attacks, but it can absorb a lot of damage. If it can delay for even a second, some of the Leviathans will manage to escape and reach New York.

The number of Chitauri soldiers who escaped from Belfast is also considerable, putting significant pressure on the Avengers.

The most troublesome thing is that the portal is still expanding, and the neatly arranged fleet of ships in the boundless starry sky behind it still falls into Fury's eyes.

"Lola...Lola, Miss Belfast, can she really hold on?"

Under Laura's gaze, Fury withdrew his honorific title and then subtly reminded Laura.

If things continue like this, your maid will eventually be unable to hold on. You should consider making a move.

"They will definitely take action."

Laura nodded, gave Fury an approving look, and then activated the space bridge, its destination unknown: "But before that, there are some things we need to take care of first."

Just now, Laura seemed to remember something. At this point in time, the Ancient One seemed to be just a few blocks away, and besides her, Dr. Banner from another timeline was also present.

Of course, Dr. Banner did not travel back in time, but rather came from a parallel world further back in time.

Laura didn't want to miss out on the device that allowed her to travel between parallel worlds, or the Pym Particles that she hadn't had a chance to scan yet.

Moreover, Laura also wanted to know if she existed in another world.

As for the exact location, Laura has already located the Ancient One's position via satellite.

With half her body passing through the spatial vortex, Laura suddenly stopped, then leaned back and looked at Fury sideways: "Is Director Fury coming?"

Fury hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and gave up.

"Forget it, the war is still raging in New York, so it's not convenient to leave."

Since the space carrier does not participate in the main battlefield, communications from the United Nations may come at any time. As the commander-in-chief, it is somewhat inappropriate to leave his post without authorization.

Laura didn't insist, but naturally walked through the vortex.

The Ancient One's shiny bald head appeared before Laura's eyes. Apart from that, Laura didn't see Dr. Banner yet, so he probably hadn't arrived yet.

"Ancient One, it's been a long time."

Laura waved to the Ancient One, then used Transformers to create a tall stool on the spot, moved it next to the Ancient One, and sat down.

"Lola, you seem to be doing pretty well lately."

Gu Yi smiled and said gently, "It seems you've already figured out a solution to what I told you before."

Should we restart?

Clearly, the Ancient One didn't want the reboot to happen either. However, with the Infinity Stones gradually surfacing, even with the backing of the Vishanti, the Ancient One couldn't stop the actions of the dimensional demons.

It's already quite impressive that they've managed to hold Dormammu back until now.

"I guess so."

Laura swung her legs, her thoughts drifting far away.

As things stand, it's highly unlikely that the Vishanti will become his enemy. Agamotto is a god-level being born in this era, and the hints he received through the Ancient One were more like a reminder.

If Agamotto can be won over, then the Vishanti Trinity will at least not become enemies.

In this way, by bringing Odin along and further strengthening himself, he would have two Celestial-level beings.

It seems promising...

As Laura pondered the future, a flash of green suddenly appeared before her eyes. And the Ancient One's familiar smile returned to her face.

Could it be that the Ancient One was waiting specifically for Dr. Banner?

Thinking about this, Laura's expression became increasingly strange.

I have a feeling that someone is about to get scammed again.

99. If not, then it is now.

"Ancient One, you're not here specifically to wait for someone from another timeline, are you?"

Laura's eyes suddenly turned strange, and she asked the Ancient One with a suspicious look.

Laura still can't forget the last time the Ancient One gave her that intriguing smile, when she deliberately told her about the dimensional demons and the Infinity Stones.

Then, Laura was half-pushed onto the path to end the reboot.

Now that the Ancient One has shown this expression again, Laura can't help but suspect that the Ancient One is planning to trick someone again.

"Another world line?"

Gu Yi paused for a moment, but quickly regained his usual gentle expression: "I see. I just noticed some unusual time fluctuations here. I couldn't observe the future even with the Eye of Agamotto, so I came to take a look."

Looking directly at Laura's disbelieving expression, Ancient One smiled and shook his head: "Don't imagine me to be so divine. To put it bluntly, I am just an ordinary sorcerer. It's just that I can see more than others because of the Eye of Agamotto."

Just ordinary, a little more...

Ha, Laura almost believed it.

Let's not talk about that now.

The Ancient One turned her gaze to Dr. Banner beside her: "Let's go and entertain our guests first."

Dr. Banner was completely bewildered. He was not familiar with Kamar-Taj, and his knowledge was limited to what Strange had described and the information Wang had revealed in his words about the librarian who had fought alongside him against Thanos.

Based on what I know, the one smiling at me with the Time Stone around her neck should be the Ancient One.

As for the blonde, blue-eyed girl not far away, could she be...?

But I've never heard of the Ancient One having children.

Seemingly sensing her own thoughts, the girl sitting on the high stool with her legs off the ground jumped down and stared at her with a suspicious look.

"Dr. Banner, I have a feeling you're thinking something rude."

Laura was no stranger to this kind of gaze.

Obadiah and Tony both had this look in their eyes when they first met.

Dr. Banner shuddered and waved his hand, "Ha, sorry, sorry, it's just that we haven't met in another universe, so I was a little lost in thought for a moment."