American comics: Starting with Luke the Maker

Daytime.

Osborn Manor.

Several elite S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, led by a bald man, were carrying a silver-white box.

"Sitwell? Are you in charge of these affairs now?" Harry Osborn Sr. asked, surprised. In his memory, matters involving Hebron and the data dimension, no matter how small, were managed by Nick Fury's confidants. For example, Phil Coulson, who was always either on a business trip or about to go on one.

"Agent Coulson is on a business trip to another world. Don't worry, he will be able to meet us in the data dimension," Agent Sitwell nodded.

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Rumlow, the team leader behind him, observed Reed and the others standing next to Harry Osborn Sr., and silently placed the silver box on the table. After exchanging glances with Sitwell, he entered various verification methods at Sitwell's signal, and finally entered a long string of unusual and complex passwords before opening the box, revealing five silver, pen-like metal cylinders inside.

S.H.I.E.L.D. has changed a lot in recent years. The existence of Hydra has become an open secret, even Captain America knows about it. But everyone, including Nick Fury, has accepted the existence of Hydra because Hydra has changed its program.

It's not exactly turning over a new leaf, but at least from the new program, you can see a strong willingness to cooperate.

Of course, such changes to the program inevitably lead to internal conflicts, after all, there are far too many fanatical Hydra members. Especially within S.H.I.E.L.D.. When Nick Fury discovered that almost all of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s combat troops were Hydra, and that other departments, especially important departments such as research and intelligence, also had a large number of Hydra members, his face was so gloomy that it almost dripped water.

He had imagined that Hydra might exist within S.H.I.E.L.D., but he never imagined that Hydra's presence within S.H.I.E.L.D. would be so excessive! It was as if he wasn't in his S.H.I.E.L.D., but in Hydra's nest! The infiltration was outrageous!

To completely eliminate Hydra would directly shut down S.H.I.E.L.D. and severely damage its vitality. The time, money, and energy required to rebuild and establish it would be astronomical. And no one knows whether the newly established S.H.I.E.L.D. would still have remnants of Hydra, and whether they would make a comeback in the future.

Completely abandon S.H.I.E.L.D.?

Neither Nick Fury nor anyone else dared or wanted to make this decision. Because the meaning of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s existence is no longer what it was when it was first established. It now has more important functions and uses. Once it shuts down and disappears, it would almost directly cut off the new currency funding source for all council member states. Even worse, they would definitely have to bear the debts that S.H.I.E.L.D. owes to the Energy Bank. And other things such as communication, contact, and technology exchange would also experience a period of chaos, which would be fatal.

No one wants to bear this loss.

Alexander Pierce, the highest Hydra leader in S.H.I.E.L.D., keenly grasped this point, and seized the opportunity to propose a new program, re-brainwashing many people.

He had already discovered that with Hebron as such a towering presence, no matter how much Hydra tried, it would not be able to truly control the world and make it operate according to their plans.

Even if Hebron didn't care, the exposure of mysterious forces such as Kamar-Taj, Asgard, and the Nine Realms races, the rapid emergence of technology, and the increasingly incomprehensible changes in the times all made Alexander understand that their goals were destined to be impossible to achieve.

Hydra, which used to seem like a behemoth, after losing the protective skin of S.H.I.E.L.D., let alone Hebron and those mysterious forces, even some social groups would probably be difficult for them to deal with.

If they didn't want to be swept into the trash, they could only try to save themselves.

And Alexander found such a way. After changing the program, he took the initiative to communicate openly with the members of the council. This approach was a bit fraught with endless troubles, simply put, it was stupid, but Alexander understood very well that his identity, like the existence of Hydra, could not be hidden for long. Rather than being passive at that time, it was better to throw out some information and things now, and cut some flesh while he could still make deals.

In fact, Alexander originally wanted to talk to Luke about a deal, because in his opinion, Luke was the real core figure who caused all of this, with extensive connections, powerful technology, and also a shareholder of the Energy Bank. If Luke could be the backer of the new Hydra, then his and Hydra's safety would be guaranteed. After all, judging from Luke's support of Nick Fury, he didn't value power, but only needed a representative to handle various trivial matters.

But Luke didn't give him this opportunity. He always stayed mysteriously in his laboratory.

As for attacking Luke, controlling him, or eliminating him, Alexander had no confidence. After all, it wasn't as if no Hydra leader had attacked Luke before, such as a certain Serpent Madame, who also controlled some kind of mysterious power, but not only were her forces wiped out by the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj, but even she herself had to pay various extraordinary taxes for a long time, and eventually had to sell herself to work due to debt, doing a lot of dirty and tiring work. She is currently employed by the Time Variance Authority, responsible for the affairs of an area in a certain universe.

There was also a certain behind-the-scenes financier of Hydra, an old-fashioned old Hydra who was determined to summon his god and use the god to control the world, but his god was easily beaten half to death by Luke, and then caught in the laboratory for research. According to the latest intelligence, the earliest prototype of Hebron's biological weapon that can be expanded and reproduced on a large scale came from this unlucky Hydra god. As for that long-standing family, it has long since faded into obscurity.

The lessons of the past are a guide for the future.

Alexander didn't want to follow in the footsteps of his peers.

His actions did win a way out for himself and the Hydras under his command. Because S.H.I.E.L.D. needed them, and they were willing to cooperate unconditionally with Nick. Anyway, although they had done a lot of bad things in private over the years, S.H.I.E.L.D. was not a benevolent organization either. Nick Fury was not a moral model either. Just talking about secretly deducting funds, Nick was also very experienced, wasn't he?

Anyway, now that it is clear that Hydra can no longer make any waves, and they are willing to give up everything and throw out some stubborn and evil elements to explain themselves, then in the case of smooth communication, in order to avoid troubles such as the turmoil of S.H.I.E.L.D., the council, which has obtained many benefits, still gave Alexander and them some face to whitewash them. After all, these warriors who treat S.H.I.E.L.D. like dogs, doing various dangerous tasks, working diligently, and being fearless of death, Hydra accounts for a large part of them, and they have made some contributions.

So after several purges, the new Hydra no longer regards itself as Hydra, nor does it regard S.H.I.E.L.D. as a shell to live in. Although there is a deep-minded boss who always wants to reduce their numbers, with the support of various equipment and technologies, the number of casualties is still within an acceptable range.

As for now, the new Hydra in S.H.I.E.L.D. can at most be said to be a certain faction of S.H.I.E.L.D., and no longer the black hand that stirs up the world and causes fear. Many secret bases and technologies belonging to Hydra have also been divided up by the member states of the council.

"I brought five injections, who's first?" Sitwell asked, standing in front of the opened box, looking at Reed and the others.

Reed and the others subconsciously looked at Harry Osborn Sr., wanting to get some information.

"The injection can allow you outsiders to quickly establish a connection with the data dimension. It's like a network device. With it, you can connect smoothly," Harry Osborn Sr. explained to Reed and the others. Natives don't need this, they are immersed in the filtered psionic world, and after reaching a certain standard, they will automatically be captured by the data dimension, and then lead the other party to apply to enter the data dimension.

But outsiders need to inject high-concentration energy liquid to cross the threshold of being captured.

"I'll go first," Harry Osborn Jr. stood up and came to Sitwell's side, asking, "What do I need to do?"

"You don't need to do anything. The injection will take effect quickly. Depending on your physique, you may feel a little uncomfortable, like having a high fever, but you may not have any symptoms or feelings at all, but it won't be dangerous," Sitwell took out a metal cylinder about the thickness of a little finger from the box, and gently twisted his finger below, the cylinder underwent a delicate transformation in front of everyone, revealing a plum-shaped injection port.

Sitwell placed the needle on Harry Osborn Jr.'s exposed skin, and Harry Osborn Jr. felt his spirit become much more sensitive in an instant, as if he could sense a certain door in the surrounding void. As long as he pushed this door, he would go to another place. This was a call, or rather a summons!

Next, Sitwell also gave Reed and the others who lined up injections one by one.

Reed felt his spirit expand infinitely, and then be constrained into a ball by some mysterious force. Finally, when he finally regained consciousness in a cool sensation in the high temperature, he found that he had left Osborn Manor and come to a world like the universe. Under their feet were meteorites floating in the void.

"You're a little late."

A strange voice sounded from behind. Reed turned around and saw a man with sparse hair and a large bald spot walking towards them with a man and a woman. The man who spoke had a smile on his face and gave people a very high level of affinity, which could make people quickly drop their guard around him and feel good about him.

The man and woman next to him were dressed somewhat strangely. The man was in heavy plate armor, and the woman was in a black robe, holding a peculiar stick with a ruby inlaid at the top.

"Not late, am I?" Sitwell said, appearing on the meteorite.

"Who are they?" Harry Osborn Sr., who had followed, saw the two strangely dressed people, and based on his work experience, he also analyzed that the other party should be from a certain world, at least a medieval world.

"Them? Oh, I should introduce them. The reason I sent Sitwell over was because I was going to pick them up." Phil Coulson pointed to the man and woman next to him, "This is Prince Arthas Menethil of the Kingdom of Lordaeron in the world of Azeroth. This is Jaina Proudmoore, the daughter of the leader of Kul Tiras. You know, Ms. Hela's actions went very smoothly, at least Azeroth didn't have much resistance. The biggest trouble there right now is the Burning Legion and the Void Lords. The two of them will become witnesses to the establishment of a friendly alliance between Azeroth and our world. And the two distinguished guests will be studying here for a period of time."

"Hello." Arthas seemed a little gloomy, but he cheered up and gave Reed and the others a simple greeting.

"Are you here to study too?" Jaina appeared to be more cheerful. After saying hello, she subtly asked about Reed and the others' information.

"We're here to take some kind of exam, um, if we understand correctly," Susan glared at her eager brother and took the initiative to talk to Jaina.

"Is that so? Arthas is here to study the Way of the Holy Light, and I am here to study magic. Mr. Coulson told me that I will be assigned a powerful teacher here, and I may be able to access the magic system here, as well as more magic knowledge," Jaina approached Susan.

"Holy Light and magic?" Susan blinked her eyes, seemingly not expecting to hear such words from Jaina.

"Why are you so surprised? Don't you know about magic?" Jaina looked at Susan and the others' blank expressions, a little puzzled. In her opinion, the world where Hela was located was so powerful that all kinds of combat skills and magic must be prevalent. How could anyone not know about magic?

"Sorry, we only know about science, and some mutated superpowers. We've only heard of magic, but we've never seen it," Susan said apologetically. She accepted it quickly, after all, she had seen the multiverse and all kinds of terrible situations, so it wouldn't be strange to have magic, would it? What's more, she seemed to have heard about magic and mages from Harry or somewhere.

"I actually came into contact with a magic system in the Dragon Tower on the way here. It's not profound, but it's simple enough to allow many people without enough talent to access the mysteries of magic. It just requires auxiliary tools such as wands to cast it. Although its power is not great, its advantage is its flexibility and speed. Some of them, called black magic, are quite interesting. Just be careful not to be affected by the power of black magic."

That magic system is not the arcane magic system of Azeroth, but it must have been placed there by some powerful mage," Jaina shared. Arthas, who was next to her, silently observed Susan and the others. (End of this chapter)