American comics start with asking Iron Man a question.

Silence fell over the fighter jet for a moment.

"Sir, we're almost there."

A moment later, Black Widow suddenly spoke.

Nick Fury nodded upon hearing this, then stood up and said seriously to Iron Man, "Stark, thank you for your help this time, but now you should leave. I will contact you later."

“That’s really heartless. I saved your lives just half an hour ago.” Iron Man shrugged.

“I am very grateful for this,” Nick Fury said calmly.

"What about him?" Iron Man pointed to Captain America lying on the fighter jet. "Can the two of you handle this?"

"Stark, you are Iron Man, but that doesn't mean everyone can't live without you."

Nick Fury clearly had a comprehensive plan. "My men will be joining me soon. The nearest safe house was activated twenty minutes ago, so there won't be any problems."

This is precisely why Nick Fury planned to part ways with Iron Man here, as they were about to move Captain America into the safe house.

If a safe house is revealed so easily, what kind of safe house is it?

As he spoke, Nick Fury pressed a button, and the fighter jet's hatch opened directly.

“Nick Fury, there are still many things between us that we need to discuss.”

Iron Man didn't insist. After reminding Nick Fury, he flew away in a flash.

Nick Fury, meanwhile, joined up with the S.H.I.E.L.D. support team and successfully moved Captain America into the safe house.

The medical team is on its way, and everything is proceeding smoothly.

The search for Captain America in the Arctic Ocean has now come to a complete end.

Of course, these things were actually Nick Fury's business and didn't have much to do with Iron Man. After returning, he quickly put the matter out of his mind.

Instead, he couldn't wait to take out the hard drive that the system had rewarded him with and take a look at it.

He was really looking forward to seeing what kind of armor blueprint the system would reward him with.

"Mark 7 armor?"

Iron Man raised an eyebrow slightly.

He glanced at the armor blueprints and found that it was indeed his own Mark series armor, with the same basic design concept.

It's just that it's a bit more advanced than my current Mark 3 armor.

"The weapon system incorporates categorizable propulsion packs, is equipped with small tracking missiles, and the laser cannon has been modified to perform core direct functions... This is entirely my design concept!"

Iron Man watched in amazement.

Many of the designs on the Mark 7 blueprints are his current improvement ideas, which he hasn't had time to put into practice.

Could his previous guess be correct, that the blueprints for this suit of armor came from an Iron Man in another parallel universe?

Chapter 047 Black Widow is actually this powerful?

"Jarvis!"

After briefly reviewing the blueprints, Iron Man ordered Jarvis, "Create a model based on the parameters in these blueprints and thoroughly verify its feasibility!"

Jarvis immediately carried out the plan without hesitation, and as a result, one after another projection of Mark 7 armor parts began to appear in front of Iron Man.

Finally, the projections combined perfectly to form a complete Mark 7 armor.

"Verification complete, sir. There are no problems with this set of blueprints," Jarvis immediately told Iron Man.

"Good!"

Iron Man was very satisfied, as the blueprints were ready to be used immediately, which would save him a lot of time.

Knowing that the Chitauri will invade New York in a few years, time is now the most precious thing for Iron Man.

"Jarvis, begin production according to the blueprints!"

Iron Man didn't waste any words and immediately gave Jarvis orders.

Jarvis is already a very mature artificial intelligence, so Iron Man doesn't need to worry about that. Iron Man can now focus all his energy on solving the palladium poisoning problem.

What frustrated Iron Man was that he already knew he had indeed solved the palladium poisoning problem in the future.

But right now, there's still no clue whatsoever.

None of the elements he experimented with could replace palladium.

……

Tri-wing building.

Since returning from the Arctic Ocean, Nick Fury has been constantly busy.

Captain America's thawing and revival, the investigation of the Winter Soldier, the security upgrade of the Joint Dark Energy Base, the investigation of some key figures identified through the quiz, and other related preparations for the future...

Nick Fury was extremely busy.

"Sir, as always, they have erased all traces, and we have not found anything."

Inside the office, Black Widow, with a serious expression, was giving a report to Nick Fury.

Nick Fury nodded, not surprised by the result. The Winter Soldier had been active for so many years, yet he was still like a ghost.

Even many intelligence agencies don't believe such a person exists, which shows how clean and efficient his actions were.

Finding such a person is easier said than done.

He hadn't had much hope to begin with.

"How is the captain?" Ignoring the Winter Soldier for the moment, Nick Fury glanced at Black Widow again and asked.

"The captain's health is gradually recovering, and I believe he will wake up soon," Black Widow reported.

Ta-da!

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Coulson was standing outside holding a folder.

"Sir, I'll head back now." Black Widow said goodbye to Nick Fury and left the office.

Coulson then placed a stack of documents in front of Nick Fury.

Those were none other than personnel files.

"Sir, the people who match the portrait most closely are all here, but unfortunately they are all ordinary people, none of them are magicians."

Coulson opened the documents in front of Nick Fury and reported to him.

Nick Fury casually picked up the documents and glanced at them: "Mads Mildred, a high school teacher in the Bronx; Stephen Strange, a neurosurgeon, wow, this guy's a genius..."

The file contained information on seven people, and each of them closely matched Coulson's portrait. Nick Fury glanced at it and then tossed the file onto his desk.

"Is everyone here?" he asked, staring at Coulson.

“They’re all here, sir,” Coulson replied with absolute certainty. “He might be hiding his identity like Batman.”

"Or perhaps, he hadn't become a wizard yet, Coulson. The Endgame is supposed to happen more than a decade or so later, isn't it?"

Nick Fury added from the side.

“That makes sense, sir.” Coulson nodded in agreement.

"So you know what to do?" Nick Fury asked matter-of-factly.

“Of course, sir, I know,” Coulson replied immediately.

What else can we do?

Of course, everyone was under close surveillance, and they were to report immediately if there was any clue.

As a top agent, Nick Fury certainly didn't need to explain these things to him again.

After Coulson left, Nick Fury finally had a chance to sit down and catch his breath. He stretched and relaxed to relieve his fatigue.

After a short rest, Nick Fury stood up again, this time heading to Stark Tower.

After answering the questions, Nick Fury had many things to discuss with Iron Man.

The most important of these is upgrading the security level of the Joint Dark Energy Base, and this is something that cannot be taken lightly.

Nick Fury didn't waste any time and started heading towards Stark Tower.

……

What Nick Fury didn't know was that a conversation was also taking place in Alexander Pierce's office on the top floor.

"Sir, Iron Man's appearance was an accident, but even so, we could have succeeded."

Crossbones reported to Alexander Pierce with a serious expression.

Hydra's undercover agents had already reported Iron Man's unexpected appearance to the Winter Soldier, and they were fully prepared.

Those grenade launchers, and the additional squad, were prepared specifically to deal with Iron Man.

"So... what exactly caused the mission to fail?" Pierce took off his glasses and looked down at Crossbones as he asked.

“Romanovnatasha,” Crossbones said, offering this answer.

“Black Widow?” Pierce almost laughed out loud. “If this is your excuse and pretext, then it’s really lame. You and I both know that Black Widow can’t affect the course of the battle.”

“Sir, I used to think so too,” Crossbones said in a deep voice, but then changed the subject, “However, back then, Black Widow knocked the Winter Soldier unconscious with a single punch, rendering him unable to fight.”

"And they seized this crucial opportunity, taking away our chances and leading to our complete defeat."

"Yes, that's right, sir. The culprit behind the failure of this mission is Black Widow."

Pierce was completely dumbfounded. After a long while, he said to Crossbones seriously, "Report everything that happened to me. Don't miss any details."

"Remember, it's every single detail!"

Chapter 048 The Ambiguous Future

Kama Taj.