Marvel: Starting with the Glint-Glint Fruit

The only problem is time.

Seeing Nick Fury's expression, Hill thought for a moment and then decided to speak.

"Director."

Nick Fury paused, then opened his single eye and looked at Hill.

"I don't think we have the confidence to refuse them."

"Now that they know about the Tesseract, they probably already know where it is. If we don't hand it over, they can find it themselves, and then the situation will become very unpleasant."

"If things escalate, we may face direct pressure from the government."

Fury nodded silently.

He knew Hill was right.

After all, the Tesseract research project is a top secret of S.H.I.E.L.D., and this thing has never been reported to the Oval Office; to put it bluntly, it has been kept secret.

If he hasn't been exposed, that's fine, but if he is, he will be held accountable.

In particular, they offended Terra.

Chapter 430 Under the overwhelming power of Terra, the individual is too insignificant (Seeking monthly votes)

With Terra stirring up a massive upheaval on Earth, Nick Fury felt utterly insignificant.

All his schemes and plans are utterly insignificant.

Even when Terra simply sent a message, Nick Fury was forced to hand over the Tesseract, a secret research item of S.H.I.E.L.D.

It's certain that Nick Fury was unwilling to accept this.

But most of the time, there was nothing that could be done.

Under the gaze of this behemoth called Terra, Nick Fury could feel himself, and even S.H.I.E.L.D., being stripped bare.

There are absolutely no secrets.

This made Nick Fury very uneasy.

Nick Fury frowned, already knowing deep down what his choice was.

But at the same time, he was also wondering why Terra would ask for the Tesseract.

Nick Fury was wary of Terra and knew that the Terran Empire was powerful enough to surpass human civilization.

S.H.I.E.L.D., what kind of economic war, arms race, and development are these human nations still waging? Even the US government and military have jointly restarted human enhancement experiments, and the outcome is still uncertain.

The three major chapters of the Terra Empire, each with a body of steel, wielded magic, fought their way into Hell, destroyed a powerful demon lord, and conquered a world.

Humans now face immense difficulties even in traveling to the moon.

It's far inferior to Terra.

Such a powerful empire, in terms of its status, scope, and vision, should not be limited to the internal affairs of humanity.

Fury believed that, given the supreme emperor's vision and style, unifying the Earth might actually be an unprecedented leap forward for human civilization.

He could sense that once Terra achieved unification, human civilization as a whole would reach unimaginable heights in terms of technology, people's livelihood, and military strength.

Venturing into the depths of the universe and confronting the three great empires of the galaxy known to Fury is not a dream.

In fact, Terra is now no less powerful than the three great empires.

Why would such a powerful empire suddenly demand the Tesseract from S.H.I.E.L.D.? This action alone is enough to give him pause for thought.

The Cosmic Cube is an immeasurable treasure, but to what extent is it immeasurable? Nobody knows.

Since humans discovered the Tesseract and began researching it, we have only made preliminary explorations. In recent years, technological development has been very rapid, and we have only made a tiny bit of progress.

Humanity has never had a deep understanding of the origins of the Cosmic Cube, nor of its mysteries.

Fury could vaguely sense that this thing had great potential and was worth investing a lot of effort in studying.

As for its exact value, he wasn't sure.

Ultimately, the greatest value was created by Carroll, but that was merely an unrepeatable accident.

Now that the Terra Empire is demanding the Cosmic Cube, it has only confirmed to him that this thing is far more valuable than he imagined.

Unfortunately, he didn't have time.

Fortunately, they did make some progress during this period, at least those energy weapons can now be replicated.

After a helpless sigh, Fury gave a clear order: "Proceed with the handover according to their wishes."

"Yes, Director."

Hill left immediately after receiving the order.

Fury was left leaning back in his chair, staring at the ceiling, lost in thought. After a while, he suddenly heard a "meow" sound.

Fury looked down abruptly and discovered that an orange cat had appeared on his desk sometime during the night.

This chubby orange cat is sitting on the desk, licking its front paws with its little tongue, looking absolutely adorable.

"Hey, look who's here? Isn't this my favorite Gugu? You're back."

Upon seeing the orange cat, Fury's entire demeanor changed; he became a devoted cat lover, reaching out to hug the orange cat tightly and giving it a good rub.

The orange cat meowed as it was being petted, and almost bared its sharp little claws to gouge out Fury's only intact eye.

Fury was so startled that he quickly put the orange cat back on his desk.

The orange cat, nicknamed Gugu, was finally satisfied and continued licking its little paws.

Fury wasn't angry at all; he just watched Gugu occasionally pat the orange cat's fluffy head and seemed to enjoy it.

Suddenly his expression froze, as if he had thought of something.

He looked at Gugu and his expression changed subtly.

"Gugu, can you take me to see her?"

"Meow?" The orange cat paused for a moment, then suddenly opened its mouth wide. Several tentacles, like those of an octopus, stretched out from Nick Fury's wide-open eye and enveloped him. Then, a living Fury disappeared.

"Meow~~"

The orange cat licked its paws, meowed once, and then turned and disappeared.

The entire office became eerily quiet.

...

A base deep in the mountains of New Mexico.

The sky was somewhat overcast that day, with a light breeze blowing.

The wind and sand blew across the ground.

Wearing a Kevlar S.H.I.E.L.D. uniform, Hill and a team of fully armed S.H.I.E.L.D. field agents were waiting for something.

And standing next to Hill was Hawkeye Clint.

At this moment, Hawkeye Clint was wearing combat gear but not carrying his signature composite bow. He looked at Hill's profile and asked in a low voice, "Time is almost up."

Hill understood what Hawkeye meant.

She gently shook her head.

"It's not as complicated as you think."

"We have already sent the coordinates when we were exchanging information."

"The director is reassured?" Clint asked in surprise.

This is a top-secret testing base. According to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s internal docking rules, docking should absolutely not be conducted outside the base. Isn't this just exposing the base for no reason?

"This place was specifically used for research on this thing. Now that it's all being handed over, this base has lost its value."

Hill responded calmly.

Clint thought about it and realized it made sense.

He crossed his arms and muttered a complaint, "It's better to hand it over. This piece of junk made it impossible for me to have a date with my wife."

Clint is already married.

However, due to the nature of his work, he is often unable to spend time with his wife, which makes him somewhat dissatisfied.

"Wait a little longer, I believe everything will change in a few years."

Hill continued responding without looking to either side.

The sound was very soft.

But this response made Clint's eyes widen suddenly. He turned slightly towards Hill and whispered, "You... you've figured it out?"

“They never really understood or didn’t understand. From the perspective of human civilization, they are right, and we don’t have any other choice.” Hill saw things very clearly.

Hill was an outstanding agent personally discovered by Nick Fury.

She bears the mark of Nick Fury.

But Hill is never blind; on the contrary, she knows how to assess the situation. From her position, she has access to a lot of information that ordinary people don't have.

As for Terra, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s internal analysis department had already thoroughly analyzed it.

Every policy and action of Terra has been analyzed and deconstructed countless times to reveal its underlying implications.

The conclusion is that, from a macro perspective of human civilization, Terra is the leader.

Chapter 431 The Miracle of Terra's People's Livelihood and Commercial Development (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Everyone has their own ideas.

Although different ideas have differences, they can capture certain commonalities.

For example, Terra.

To Americans, and leaders of other countries, Terra was a tiger.

A beast that can open its fangs at any time and tear apart the status and wealth they have acquired over countless years and at countless costs.

Terra will investigate them and settle scores with them.

Of course, what's amazing about Terra is that its system isn't a one-size-fits-all approach.

For example, Sokovia in the past.

Sokovia also has nobles and wealthy people with no bad records. Since Matthew led the warriors of the three warbands to establish Terra in Sokovia, in theory, everything should start over.

The buildings were razed, and everyone was reduced to civilian status before the area was redeveloped.

But this is unfair to those who were already wealthy.

Terra values ​​and promotes fairness, thus providing an excellent example in this regard.

They didn't take a one-size-fits-all approach.

Terra only prosecutes wealthy people and nobles who have committed crimes. As for those rich people whose crimes are not serious and who did not have much subjective intent to commit crimes, Terra guarantees the rights of these people.

These people's property was preserved.

However, all the land and resources in Sokovia belong to Terra, and Terra has also provided corresponding compensation to the wealthy nobles who own some land and mineral resources.

First, there are commercial incentives.

That's quite amazing.

It's important to understand that Terra, after its complete demolition and reconstruction, has a completely different economic value from the former Sokovia.

The combination of nature and advanced technology, the tourism industry driven by high popularity, and even the medical industry are all very comprehensive and have instantly reached the world's top level.

Putting aside other aspects, the medical industry alone is enough to attract a large number of wealthy people from all over the world.