No wonder!
Tony Stark's eyes immediately cleared, filled with understanding.
No wonder Nick Fury, the King of Spies, thought so highly of the Skrulls and even developed a group of Skrull subordinates to be his strong right arm.
It turned out that the Skrulls possessed such a miraculous ability.
One has to say, it was simply a "match made in heaven" with a spymaster like Nick Fury.
"Secret Invasion, so that's what it is!"
Immediately after, the Playboy's heart stirred, and a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.
The diary had mentioned Secret Invasion more than once, but previously, Tony couldn't deduce much about this war, other than that it was initiated by the Skrulls.
As for now?
The Playboy finally understood.
The so-called Secret Invasion was the Skrulls using their perfect disguise ability to silently replace some important figures.
No smoke, no sound, quiet and stealthy!
Everything was completed in absolute secrecy.
This was Secret Invasion.
"This race is truly dangerous!"
Tony couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
His apprehension towards the Skrulls, this alien race, instantly reached an unparalleled level.
Although Secret Invasion was a war without smoke, in the Playboy's opinion, the threat of this war was even far greater than nuclear weapons.
After all, nuclear weapons could only destroy a city, but Secret Invasion could silently replace the entire leadership of a country!
Imagine this.
If all the key figures in core positions were Skrulls, to put it more bluntly, if all the ruling class were Skrulls.
Then would the Master of the country still be human?
The diary had previously mentioned that in the Secret Invasion, the Skrulls almost replaced Earth's Master. At the time, the Playboy thought it was an exaggeration.
But looking at it now, it truly wasn't alarmist talk!
Besides that, there was another crucial question that Tony needed to pay attention to.
That was, was the Nick Fury everyone saw now the real Nick Fury, or a Skrull?
"Something's not right!"
Nick Fury, in front of another diary, couldn't help but frown slightly.
Because he already knew the Skrulls inside and out, Nick Fury had long guessed what Secret Invasion was all about.
Now the diary had given the answer directly, which was not beyond Nick Fury's expectation.
But at the same time, it deepened the confusion in Nick Fury's heart.
With so few Skrulls, what kind of climate could they form?
But judging by the diary's tone, it seemed that Secret Invasion had indeed reached a certain scale and caused great harm to society.
Otherwise, how could it have "almost replaced Earth's Master"?
This was something the diary had explicitly stated before.
Now the diary also said that the Skrulls impersonated "so many people."
The diary didn't mention how many "so many" was, but in any case, if there were only twenty or thirty people, it shouldn't have caused Satan such a fuss, right?
Not only that.
Considering the purpose of Secret Invasion, the Skrulls should have specifically chosen to replace people of important status and position.
Especially when the Skrulls only numbered a mere few dozen.
But in reality?
The Skrulls even targeted War Machine Rhodes!
Although War Machine Rhodes did not exist in reality, Nick Fury could imagine what level of existence he was through the diary's description.
To put it bluntly, he was just a pirated Iron Man.
His importance certainly existed, but in terms of the Secret War, replacing other more important figures would be more reasonable.
After all, the Skrulls were not numerous, were they?
Previously, Nick Fury had speculated whether there might be other reasons for the Skrulls.
But now, Nick Fury had to consider another possibility.
Could it be that he had been wrong all along, and the Skrulls on Earth were not just Talos and his group?
There were other Skrulls besides Talos!
And their numbers were extremely large!
Only then would everything mentioned in the diary make sense.
It seems I need to find some time to have a good talk with Talos!
Nick Fury secretly made this decision in his heart.
This question is really hard to say, but one thing is for sure.
Nick Fury must have left Earth after Infinity War.
At that time, the Purple Sweet Potato snapped his fingers, and Nick Fury and billions of other people were affected.
But before completely turning to dust, Nick Fury took out Captain Marvel's pager!
Nick Fury would definitely carry such an important item close to him.
So the Nick Fury who turned to dust must have been the real Nick Fury.
As for the period after Infinity War, perhaps no one knows except Nick Fury himself.
Snap!
Tony Stark's pupils couldn't help but shrink sharply.
This word had been repeatedly mentioned by the diary, and it was an extremely crucial and mysterious term.
The Playboy already knew that this was a magical and powerful "action" that could bring the dead back to life under normal circumstances.
Even during Endgame War, the Playboy himself snapped his fingers.
At that time, Tony even analyzed in a plausible manner that he had a high probability of dying from the Snap.
But looking at it now?
It's not that his analysis was wrong, it was completely off the mark, even diametrically opposed.
The Snap was actually a tool used by the Purple Sweet Potato to kill people!
Through the diary's spoilers, Tony already knew that the Purple Sweet Potato had wiped out half of the Universe's living beings during Infinity War, including billions of people on Earth.
But as for how the Purple Sweet Potato accomplished this, Tony had no clue whatsoever.
He couldn't even begin to analyze it.
He never imagined that it would be through a Snap!
What the heck.
Are you kidding me?!
With a Snap, half of the Universe's living beings were wiped out?
And "wiped out" here wasn't a metaphor or similar rhetorical device, but an objective description.
Half of the Universe's living beings actually turned into dust!
What kind of terrifying Snap was this!
And didn't the diary say before that the Snap was clearly used to save people, so why was it used to kill people here?
So what on Earth is this Snap!
Tony began to fall into deep contemplation.
But after a strenuous period of thinking that almost burst his brain, he still couldn't make any sense of it.
It seems that the mystery of the Snap will only be revealed when the diary provides more spoilers.
Both Tony and Nick Fury began to shift their attention back to the diary.
But what was frustrating was that once again, the diary stopped updating at a crucial point without any warning.
"This Satan, he really knows how to cut off chapters!"
After a slight complaint, Nick Fury slammed the diary on his desk shut.
Slurp!
After taking a sip of the now somewhat cool coffee in his cup, Nick Fury closed his eyes slightly and began to sort out the spoilers from the diary.
One has to say, this round of spoilers did reveal quite a bit of important information.
And the most important information, without a doubt, concerned the shocking matters of the Celestials.
Before this round of spoilers, Nick Fury truly didn't know that the Celestials were so abnormal and powerful.
Even Odin, the Lord of the Nine Realms and King of Gods, couldn't deal with them.
Although he didn't know who the prehistoric Avengers were, nor the specific details of the prehistoric Avengers' battle against the Celestials.
But judging by the diary's tone, there was no doubt that the prehistoric Avengers had suffered a crushing defeat!
If the prehistoric Avengers, including Odin, were like that, then what about the Avengers on Earth now?
If the Celestials really set their sights on Earth and wanted to cause some trouble on Earth, did Earth truly have the power to contend with them?
Even during the Avengers' peak period, as described in the diary, with the Scarlet Witch, Vision, Doctor Strange, and other great Gods joining!
However, judging by the diary's meaning, the Celestial embryo on Earth seemed to be born not long after Odin's death.
And Odin?
He also wouldn't live for many more years!
Didn't this mean that in the near future, another Celestial would appear on Earth?
Just thinking about this made Nick Fury's head ache.
But for now, matters concerning the Celestials were truly not within Nick Fury's scope of handling.
Nick Fury couldn't even begin to deal with them if he wanted to.
The only thing he could do was to go and ask Thor later to see if this Prince of Asgard knew more information.
As for now?
First, deal with the things that could be handled.
"Coulson!"
After a moment of thought, Nick Fury called the honest Coulson over again.
"Go and investigate if any top scientist has encountered difficulties recently."
"For example, his research project can't find investment or something similar."
This order left the honest Coulson completely bewildered, with question marks even appearing on his forehead.
Why did it feel like his Officer had become increasingly unfathomable recently?
His orders were becoming more and more inexplicable, making it difficult to understand.
However, correspondingly.
Those inexplicable orders often proved later that his Officer wasn't going crazy, but that they had a certain deeper meaning.
So this time, despite his doubts, Coulson didn't say much and readily accepted the order.
"Officer, to what extent of 'top' scientist do I need to pay attention to?"
Coulson only asked this necessary question after some thought.
"On the same level as Stark."
Nick Fury answered without thinking.
Coulson on the other side understood.
Stark belonged to the absolute top tier, and there were few who could compare to him nationwide.
For a scientist of this level to not have secured investment, it wouldn't be difficult for Coulson to find out.
It should be easy to investigate.
However, was Officer planning to invest in that top scientist?
Coulson made this natural assumption.
A person of his status naturally understood the immense value of a scientist of Stark's caliber.
It was not surprising that his Officer wanted to win over such a top scientist.
And in fact, Coulson didn't guess wrong.
Nick Fury did have the idea of finding Mr. Fantastic and investing in him.
In any case, this was someone "certified" by Satan as even smarter than Tony Stark!
If such a person could be tied to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s war chariot, even if it meant paying some price, it would be worth it.
Moreover, Nick Fury didn't have to spend his own money; no matter how much he invested, he just needed to find an excuse to apply for funding.
"I understand, Officer!"
Coulson nodded, said no more, and left to carry out the order.
"Stark!"
After Coulson left, Nick Fury pondered for a moment, then dialed an encrypted line.
He contacted Tony Stark once again.
"Nick Fury!"
The familiar voice of the Playboy immediately came from the receiver, "I'm not surprised to hear from you at all."
This was truly not Tony showing off.
He and Nick Fury had been working together to investigate HYDRA's mole for so long.
After seeing the latest wave of spoilers from the diary, how could the Playboy not guess Nick Fury's next move?
After all, the diary hinted too clearly.
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s current highest Officer, Alexander Pierce, was HYDRA!
How could Nick Fury remain indifferent?
Without a doubt, the other party contacted him this time to have him use Jarvis to dig deeper into that old man Pierce.
To finally confirm his identity.
In fact, as an old rival who had already established an adversarial relationship with HYDRA, even if Nick Fury didn't say anything, the Playboy had planned to do so.
"I'm not surprised, you're not surprised, and I'm confident you know why I'm looking for you."
Nick Fury was also not showing off; he had long anticipated that the Playboy would guess his purpose.
That's why talking to smart people saves trouble.
"The hide-and-seek game has gone on long enough, it's time to end it."
"Wait for my news!"
Tony was still very reliable at critical moments. After giving Nick Fury a positive reply, he disconnected the call.
Nick Fury felt a little relieved.
With Tony Stark's methods, if his good superior Pierce was indeed HYDRA, he would find out at the fastest speed.
During this time, Nick Fury only needed to wait for news from Tony's side.
As for now, he would go to Thor's place.
On one hand, it was to inquire about information regarding the Celestials.
On the other hand, it was naturally to see how far Thor's "mjolnir training" had progressed.
This was still very important to Nick Fury.
Nick Fury wasted no words, immediately put on his awesome trench coat, and set off in a hurry.