American comics: I became a god at the beginning, I chose to practice both science and magic

Compared with other workers who were wearing thick down jackets, he was only wearing a slightly thin windbreaker, with his long curly hair, letting the falling snow fall on his head.

He stood in front of the construction site, staring grimly at the deep pit the workers had just dug with a drilling machine.

"Barnes, let the workers go first. There's no need for you to take this risk."

Next to Bucky, there was a man wearing glasses who tried to persuade him kindly.

"No need, I must go down myself!"

The man tried to persuade her a few more times, but when he saw that he couldn't persuade her anymore, he gave up.

He only talked so much because this person was highly valued by the headquarters. Otherwise, he would not care about the other person's life or death.

Only after the staff threw the cable into the ice cave did Bucky put on protective gear and slowly descended holding the rope.

But when he reached a depth that was beyond the sight of people above, Bucky immediately untied his protective gear, grabbed the cable with his bionic left hand, and slid down quickly along the rope.

A series of sparks flew where the iron hand touched the metal cable, but Bucky felt nothing at all. After a while, he came to the deepest part of the ice pit.

Bucky clenched his fingers to slow himself down, then released his hands when he was still more than three meters above the ground and stood firmly.

He turned on the high-intensity light, illuminating the surroundings and taking in the entire scene.

Although there was a thick layer of ice, the mechanical components underneath could still be vaguely seen through the ice. Bucky could even see the joystick and the driver's seat.

It seemed that the man did not deceive him. There was indeed a plane here, but he still had to see whether it was the one Steve took that year.

After searching for a few minutes, Bucky suddenly stopped. In the area illuminated by the strong light, a round shield with a five-pointed star in the center came into his sight.

Bucky's cold face couldn't help but get excited: "Steve"

After confirming that he had found Steve himself, he immediately contacted the staff above.

At the same time, this news was transmitted to Dane at the fastest speed.

"Really? You've found him? As for what to do with him... leave it to Barnes. Let him decide. If he wants to take that man away, then let him take him away."

After saying that, Dane hung up the phone.

Captain America has been successfully salvaged, so it shouldn't be too long before he wakes up.

Dane had no intention of recruiting Steve. First of all, it was impossible.

Although Steve behaved like a model soldier in World War II, he was not. From the very beginning, he was acting against the orders of his superiors, but the result was good, so he was not held accountable.

From a military perspective, Steve should be the kind of thorn in the army. He is very capable, but at the same time he has many ideas of his own.

But think about it carefully, is this the kind of person the army needs?

Probably not. What the army needs are soldiers like Hydra who have firm beliefs and will die without hesitation if their superiors tell them to, rather than guys who like to act on their own.

It's just that Steve is too famous, not only because he rescued many captured soldiers in his first mission, but also because the name "Captain America" was already famous throughout America before he actually joined the war.

The U.S. federal government had no intention of letting him participate in the war at first, but only used him as a spokesperson for the army to promote and publicize war bonds.

To put it bluntly, he was just a mascot. Later, the mascot escaped from their control and made meritorious service on the battlefield without their permission. The military took into account his huge reputation and had no choice but to accept it.

Fortunately, Steve disappeared later, otherwise when the war was over, the military might have to figure out how to "get rid of the donkey after it has served its purpose."

Later, perhaps because they felt that he should have died, the military, for propaganda purposes, took advantage of the situation and made him a symbol of heroism.

Just like Michael Jackson was surrounded by scandals when he was alive but was deified after his death, the military also pushed Captain America, who was missing and suspected to be dead, to a high position in history, and his fame was even greater than Lincoln.

But in essence, Steve is a person who always questions authority. In the MCU plot, he has shown his distrust of the authorities more than once, and will act according to his own will at critical moments.

Dane knew very well that even if he recruited Captain America, he would not be able to gain this man's true loyalty. In this case, there was no need for him to do useless work.

But Steve still has his role to play, and there is no doubt that he will eventually choose to join S.H.I.E.L.D.

Because of Peggy Carter, he will naturally be close to this organization, but Dane believes that this time is different from the original plot because of Bucky's existence, he will bring him information about Hydra.

So what attitude would Captain America have when joining S.H.I.E.L.D.? Dane thought about this question and found it very interesting.

Three days later, Steve gradually regained consciousness in a hospital in Ottawa, Massachusetts.

This is a private hospital invested and built by Umbrella. Only internal personnel come and go here, so there is no need to worry about information leaking out.

As a household name around the world, Steve's face is very recognizable. If he is casually arranged, you never know who will recognize him.

Umbrella did not do retro cosplay like S.H.I.E.L.D., and everything in the ward was modern, except for a person who was a contemporary of Steve.

On the hospital bed, Steve's eyelids moved a few times, then slowly opened.

His brain was still a little confused, but when he found himself in a strange place, all the muscles in his body tensed up instantly, as if he had entered a combat state.

"'Relax, Steve."

At this moment, Steve suddenly heard a very familiar voice in his ears. He looked in the direction of the voice suddenly, his eyes widened, and the vigilance on his face immediately turned into surprise.

"Bucky!" He stood up quickly, but he stood up too quickly and didn't notice that his body was still a little weak. He suddenly felt dizzy.

Bucky immediately stepped forward to steady him, preventing him from falling, and carefully propped him up against the pillows.

"Don't get too excited, Steve. You've been asleep for a long time and you need to rest."

But Steve is a super soldier after all, and he quickly recovered. After all, in the original movie, he could run wildly after waking up, and a group of agents tried their best to catch up with him.

"Is this true? Bucky, I thought you had..." Steve was still very excited. The good news that his old friend had "come back from the dead" made him forget about his surroundings.

Bucky was also very moved by this and kept comforting him with words to ease his excitement.

But as the two started chatting, they forgot everything and began to recall the good memories of the past.

They chatted about everything just like they used to, forgetting the present and talking about everything like they used to.

Chapter 792: Hammer Industries in Action

No matter how passionate the topic is, it will eventually run out. As the two chatted, the topic inevitably turned to sensitive areas.

Steve finally couldn't help but ask the question: "Bucky, do you know how Peggy is doing now?"

In fact, he had a vague sense of foreboding as soon as he opened his eyes and looked around. Coupled with what Bucky had said before, that he had slept for a long time, he felt uneasy.

But he still tried to comfort himself that it was okay because Bucky still looked very young.

He guessed that even if he slept for a long time, it would probably be only one or two years, three to five years at most. Although it was still a long time, Peggy should still be waiting for him.

He believed that the love between them would not fade because of this period of time.

However, the length of Bucky's silence made him panic: "Bucky, why aren't you talking? How long have I been sleeping?"

Bucky took a deep breath and decided to tell the truth. There was no point in hiding it.

"Steve, you have to be mentally prepared."

Steve became nervous. Could it be that he had been sleeping for a long time, ten years?

"The year is 2009, Steve, and you've been asleep for almost 65 years!"

With a loud "boom", Steve's head exploded like thunder, and he was instantly speechless. The sudden bad news made him hard to believe and even harder to accept.

How could this be... Impossible! How could it be 65?

Peggy...

Bucky couldn't bear to see his friend so distraught, so he patted his shoulder and said comfortingly, "I have some news, but I'm not sure if it's good news. Carter... isn't dead yet. She's still alive."

Steve's eyes lit up again when he heard that, and he quickly grabbed Bucky and asked, "Is this true?"

Bucky nodded heavily. It was Dane who told him this.

In fact, he didn't think of this at first, because he only had Steve in his mind.

Although he and Carter had some acquaintance, it was not much.

But Dane knew that Steve would definitely ask about Peggy Carter after he woke up, so he simply told Bucky the news in advance.

This might help Steve calm down.

But what Bucky didn't say was that Peggy Carter is very old. Not only is she unable to walk, she has also developed Alzheimer's disease. Now she can't even recognize people and may have even forgotten Steve Rogers.

He pursed his lips, not intending to tell Steve the cruel truth right now.

Although Steve didn't know what his friend had concealed, he could imagine that the once heroic female officer must now be a white-haired old woman.

His expression was a little complicated: "I still owe her a dance, I'm too late..."

On the other side, S.H.I.E.L.D.

Nick and Tony, who don't know that Captain America has been "unearthed", are busy dismembering Roxxon Energy.

After negotiations between the two, Tony Stark finally decided to hand over Dario Agger to S.H.I.E.L.D. After all, his identity was not suitable for detaining criminals for a long time.

In exchange, SHIELD must assist Stark Industries in its dismantling of Roxxon Energy.

But before handing him over to Dario, Tony secretly extracted a large amount of blood and bone marrow cells from him, intending to study this guy in his spare time.

The Minotaur, a mythical monster. As a scientist, Tony is very curious about the secrets hidden in its genes.

In the process of dismembering Roxxon Energy, Stark Industries did not choose to eat alone, but brought its allies to take action against this behemoth.

Umbrella is one of the partners, and Dane has taken possession of a large amount of cutting-edge technology from Roxxon Energy.

Among these, Yelena, the "inside ghost", played a big role.

Thanks to Dario's "heart-to-heart talk" before the accident, Yelena knew many secrets of Roxxon in advance, so Umbrella could find the most valuable things first.

While other companies were still testing Roxxon and evaluating its assets, Umbrella had already quietly eaten the fattest piece of meat.

However, Dane did not take action against Roxxon's assets that were clearly visible, such as the oil industry, News Corporation, the medical insurance industry, etc., even though those things were the most valuable in the eyes of capital.

He only took away the most cutting-edge high-tech reserves and talents of Roxxon Energy, as well as several biochemical research institutes and high-energy physics laboratories.

These are all big money-burning companies. After Rockson lost its helmsman, this huge group company will inevitably fall into internal and external troubles in the future. These money-burning research institutes have to start looking for new buyers now.

It was at this time that Umbrella quickly took over these research institutes through Yelena's help. Compared with the research results they achieved, the price Dane paid was simply not worth mentioning.

Tony Stark and S.H.I.E.L.D. did not have such forward-looking means, so what they obtained was much inferior to Umbrella, but they did not know this at the time.

Before completing the inventory of all of Roxxon's assets, Umbrella had already packed up its target and taken it away, aiming to make a fortune in silence.

While the capital world's attention was focused on the turmoil at Roxxon Energy, Stark Industries encountered big trouble.

Hammer Industries suddenly announced its entry into the fully automatic humanoid armor market and prepared to hold a large expo in Manhattan.

Those who know the business understand that Hammer Industries is coming with great momentum this time and is targeting Stark Industries. They even have a slogan:

"A fully automatic military humanoid armor that can be widely used to keep our soldiers away from dangerous battlefields!"

This sentence may sound harmless at first, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that it has some indirect meaning.

Isn't this a subtle accusation against Iron Man, saying that he's hoarding dangerous technology and refusing to share his suit?

It also hinted that he only regarded the Iron Man suit as a personal toy and never wanted to use it to arm soldiers.

The phrase "keep our soldiers away from dangerous battlefields" is similar to Tony Stark's claim that the Jericho missile could keep wars out of the country when he sold it.

Of course, the biggest meaning of this sentence is to declare that Hammer Industries has replicated Stark's suit technology.

Tony Stark scoffed at this: "Justin, that idiot, how could he possibly crack my technology!"

Putting aside other things, just in terms of power sources, Hammer Industries is far behind Stark. Although cold fusion technology is no longer a technology unique to Stark, the threshold is still very high.

Tony Stark was not targeting Justin alone, but believed that the entire Hammer Industries was full of idiots, and it was absolutely impossible for anyone to replicate the cold fusion reactor technology!

But the slap in the face came quickly. Not long after, the military sent an expedition team into Hammer Industries' experimental base. When they returned, contrary to their usual behavior, they all praised Hammer Industries' new products.

You know, in the past, the military's evaluation of Hammer Industries was only "acceptable"!

This made Tony Stark begin to realize the seriousness of the problem, and Nick Fury also realized it.

"Natasha, I need you to go check out what's going on at Hammer Industries!"

Like Tony, he absolutely does not believe that Hammer Industries has the ability to replicate the Iron Man suit.

Chapter 793 Justin’s Wisdom

Natasha felt very depressed.

She had just gotten out of the incident at Aden Port, but she didn't expect to have to go to Hammer Industries to work again without stopping.

"Nick, I need a vacation!"

"Okay, I'll give it to you after this mission is completed." Nick said calmly.