American Comic Book: Odin's Son, with Fiancées All Over the Universe
Chapter 201: The Backlash of Desire After Power Awakening
After Carter felt the brand-new power surging through her body like a river breaking its banks, an extremely intense chemical reaction began to occur.
This physical transformation, which transcended human limits, not only granted her the muscular explosive power to shatter rocks but also awakened her deeply suppressed primitive female desire hidden beneath the rational exterior of an Agent in an extremely short period.
In her brown eyes staring at the metal floor, the light representing absolute rationality was being rapidly swallowed by a mist of madness and longing.
Carter's legs, clad in black high-heeled combat boots, suddenly exerted force; she didn't use any transitional supporting movements.
Her entire body catapulted off the ground like a spring compressed to the limit, carrying a powerful gust of wind generated by her high-speed movement, as she lunged straight at Hu Wen standing at the edge of the operating table.
A hint of appreciation for Carter's wild outburst flashed in Hu Wen's eyes, and he allowed her body, which had become extremely tough and impactful, to crash into his embrace.
Carter's hands tightly gripped the lapels of Hu Wen's dark gray suit jacket, and using the massive momentum of her forward charge, she forcefully pushed the man, who was more than half a head taller and burly, backward.
Their bodies slammed heavily onto the metal operating table just used for the genetic modification, producing an extremely dull thud.
On this narrow operating table, Carter straddled Hu Wen's waist in an extremely dominant and aggressive posture.
Her legs, encased in a black tight-fitting Bodysuit, tightly clamped onto Hu Wen's sides, the explosive power of her inner thigh muscles even creating visible indentations at Hu Wen's waist through his clothes.
She lowered her head, her beautiful face flushed with a vivid crimson from excitement and desire as she drew close to Hu Wen's eyes, her rapid breath fanning over his face with the wildness of a leopardess and an unquestionable dominance.
"Listen, Hu Wen, or perhaps I should call you my God Your Highness now, I don't care about those complex titles and grand plans; I only have one thought left in my head."
Carter's voice sounded somewhat hoarse due to extreme emotional fluctuations; she released one hand from Hu Wen's collar and pressed it directly onto his chest, feeling that powerful heartbeat.
"In our previous dates, you've already rejected me twice with all sorts of high-sounding reasons."
"You completely shattered my perception and then granted me this superhuman strength; now, don't even think about using any excuses to push me away again."
Carter's lips, coated in bright lipstick, trembled slightly, her eyes reflecting a desperate determination as her fingers tightened forcefully on the shirt over Hu Wen's chest.
"I want you, right here, right now."
"This is my warning to you: if you dare reject me a third time, I will use this power you just gave me to tie you to this operating table and take everything I want by force."
Hu Wen lay on the cold metal operating table, his hands spread casually at his sides.
He looked at the female Agent straddling him, asserting her sovereignty like an angry lioness, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled into a smirk filled with a sense of control and charm.
He didn't mind the offense in Carter's words, because this fanatical desire spawned by power was exactly the perfect transformation result he wanted to see in this woman.
"Since this is the first order issued by the Celestial Bureau's first Super Soldier, as the leader, I don't seem to have any reason to refuse."
Hu Wen gave an affirmative reply in that deep and clearly flirtatious voice, reaching out his right hand to press his palm against Carter's tight and elastic lower back.
"Come on, Peggy, let me see how much capability you can show in Domains outside the battlefield after gaining this power."
Hearing Hu Wen's words of agreement and indulgence, the tense lines of Carter's face softened instantly, and the dominance in her eyes was replaced by a blurred look of near-ecstasy.
She let out a whimper mixed with excitement and longing, her hands suddenly cupping Hu Wen's cheeks, and she lowered her head to press her lips fiercely against his, initiating an aggressive and destructive deep kiss.
This kiss was completely different from the tentative venting in the military base's observation room; Carter's tongue roughly pried open Hu Wen's teeth, sweeping wildly and haphazardly through his mouth. Her teeth even left clear marks on Hu Wen's lips, tasting a faint hint of blood.
The saliva of the two rapidly mixed in their mouths, making loud squelching sounds. Carter's body kept pressing down during the kiss, her full breasts rubbing intensely against Hu Wen's chest through the tight-fitting combat suit.
Hu Wen responded to this wild deep kiss, his left hand also wrapping around Carter's waist as his hands roamed between her back and buttocks, feeling the amazing heat and muscular elasticity radiating from the body that had just finished its restructuring.
This suffocating deep kiss lasted for a full three minutes until Carter was forced to pull away due to extreme oxygen deprivation in her lungs. She gasped for breath, a long strand of transparent silver saliva stretching between her and Hu Wen's parting lips before finally snapping onto their chins.
"However, before we engage in a deeper exchange, I think this black combat suit you're wearing is a bit too dull; it doesn't perfectly highlight your current identity."
Just as Carter was about to take the next step in undressing, Hu Wen suddenly reached out and held her wrist, a glint in his eyes showing he had prepared everything long ago.
"I've prepared a special uniform for you that represents your Agent background while also perfectly matching my personal aesthetic."
"Go to the Locker over there and put it on; consider it the first official equipment you receive after joining the Celestial Bureau."
Although Carter was consumed by desire, she showed no defiance upon hearing Hu Wen's request.
Her lust-filled eyes looked at Hu Wen, she nodded obediently, and then rolled off of him.
She strode with her long legs to the Locker with a combination lock in the corner of the Injection Room and opened the door using the code Hu Wen provided.
When the Locker door opened, what met Carter's eyes was a Bodysuit made of an extremely smooth and elastic special fabric, with the overall pattern being the red, white, and blue Britain flag.
Beside the Bodysuit, a pair of translucent flesh-colored Stockings with a tempting glossy finish were neatly folded.
Looking at this outfit, which clearly carried strong sexual suggestions and uniform temptation, Carter unhesitatingly unzipped her black combat suit, took off the sweat-soaked garment and tossed it onto the floor, revealing her naked body, devoid of any excess fat and full of perfect muscular lines.
Carter first picked up the pair of Glossy flesh-colored stockings. Sitting on the bench next to the Locker, she slowly rolled the extremely thin and amazingly elastic silk fabric up from her toes.
The moment this special Stocking fabric touched her smooth skin, it immediately created an extremely snug wrapping sensation.
It tightly constricted Carter's already long and explosive calves and thighs, the oily luster on the Stockings' surface, resembling a layer of essential oil, reflecting a lewd light under the bright lamps of the Injection Room that would make one's bloodline boil.
When the edge of the Stockings was pulled all the way to the top of her thighs, meeting the edge of her private area, Carter stood up, picked up the Britain flag-patterned Bodysuit, and stepped into it.
The Bodysuit's size was designed with extreme precision; when Carter put her arms through the sleeves and zipped the collar to her chest, the red, white, and blue fabric was stretched tight by her full D-cup breasts.
The high-cut design of the Bodysuit's lower half was bold to the extreme, covering only her most core private area and leaving her entire legs, encased in Glossy flesh-colored stockings, and the full, rounded flesh of her buttocks completely exposed to the air.
Carter turned around, stepping in her high-heeled boots and swaying her waist and hip curves, which were extremely exaggerated by the uniform, as she walked back to the metal operating table step by step.
Chapter 202: Queen?
Carter struggled to break free from a deep dream filled with numerous erotic fragments.
Lying on a large bed covered with soft silk sheets, she slowly opened her eyes, and the magnificent crystal chandelier on the ceiling gradually came into focus from a blur.
Her nostrils were still filled with the strong scent of male hormones mixed with bodily fluids from last night's frenzied coupling, but her body no longer felt any of the tearing or exhaustion of overexertion.
She moved her limbs slightly, and a sense of power far beyond that of a Mortal and an explosive muscular elasticity were instantly transmitted to her nervous system. It felt as if her bones had been replaced with some high-strength alloy, and her muscles had become taut springs.
Carter sat up in bed and looked down at the clean white cotton pajamas she was now wearing. It was obvious someone had dressed her in them after she had passed out.
She stood up and walked to the large full-length mirror in the corner of the room. She saw that the woman in the mirror still had her familiar facial features and long brown hair, but her entire temperament had undergone a world-shaking change.
To her original efficiency and caution as an Agent, a sense of wildness and power that seemed to come from her very bones had been added.
Her skin had become tighter and smoother, the fine lines at the corners of her eyes had vanished, and even her D-cup breasts appeared perkier and more elastic under her pajamas.
Carter turned toward the wardrobe by the bed, opened the door, and saw several sets of brand-new women's everyday clothes hanging neatly inside.
From simple white shirts with suit trousers to dresses suitable for the season, the styles were simple, but the materials were clearly very expensive.
She took out the white silk shirt and a pair of dark high-waisted suit trousers from the wardrobe and changed out of her pajamas with extremely swift movements.
As she fastened the last button of her shirt, her gaze subconsciously swept around the room, searching for the man who had bestowed all this upon her last night, but the luxuriously decorated room was empty except for her.
She frowned slightly, a vague sense of disappointment rising in her heart, but it was quickly suppressed by her powerful self-control.
She walked to the door, reaching for the handle to go out and find Hu Wen or a servant in the manor to ask about the situation.
But just as her fingers touched the cold metal handle, a crisp and rhythmic knocking sounded from the outside of the door.
No sooner had the knocking sounded than the heavy mahogany door was slowly pushed open from the outside, before Carter could even ask who it was.
A woman over 1.8 meters tall, with a curvaceous figure and an incredible sense of pressure, walked into Carter's room with extremely steady and elegant steps.
This woman had long golden hair that reached down to her waist, and her facial features were extremely sharp, filled with a classical beauty reminiscent of ancient Greek sculptures.
She wore a white silk shirt and black suit trousers, with a deep red cashmere cardigan draped casually over her shoulders, and she carried a silver tray with a cup of hot black tea and a few small snacks.
Her eyes were as sharp as two freshly sharpened daggers, scanning Carter's newly dressed body without concealment.
Carter recognized this woman; she had seen her more than once at Hu Wen's Dawn Manor. She seemed to be the combat instructor for the group of Red Room girls Hu Wenhad adopted.
But she knew nothing of her background, only that she occasionally appeared in the manor's dining room or garden, and everyone in the manor showed her a level of respect bordering on awe.
"Good morning, Agent Carter. Did you sleep well?"
The woman placed the silver tray on the circular coffee table in the center of the room, then turned around, crossing her arms over her chest as she faced Carter with the majestic posture of someone in a high position of authority.
Carter nodded slightly, her face maintaining a polite smile befitting an Agent.
But her physical instincts were already on high alert. Having worked at the Strategic Scientific Reserve for so many years, she had seen all kinds of people.
She could feel an extremely dangerous aura of strength from the woman before her—an aura that could only be cultivated by long-term dominance and having experienced countless slaughters.
"Thank you for your care; I slept very well."
"And you are?"
"The Master of this place... where is Hu Wen? I have some things I'd like to say to him."
Carter responded to the greeting with a neither humble nor arrogant tone, while directly posing her question.
A smile of ambiguous meaning appeared on the woman's face. She took two steps forward, closing the distance between her and Carter, a movement that naturally seized most of the visual dominance in the room.
"Hu Wen has some matters to attend to and left the manor early this morning. He asked me to come and deliver some information to you, as well as some breakfast."
"By the way, I haven't officially introduced myself yet."
The woman's smile became more pronounced, and she paused slightly, as if observing the change in Carter's expression.
"My name is Hippolyta. As for my identity, one is the Queen of the legendary Amazon Tribe, and as for the other..."
Her eyes narrowed.
"The other is that I am one of the women of your man, Huwen Odinson."
"Yes, you heard correctly. I am also his woman."
Carter's face, which had been maintaining a polite smile, froze for a few seconds. Her pupils contracted instantly, and her peripheral vision subconsciously flicked toward the large bed in the center of the room where she had slept last night, her mind uncontrollably flashing back to images of her entanglement with Hu Wen.
But quickly, she forcibly dispersed those untimely thoughts and refocused her attention on the woman before her who claimed to be "Hu Wen's woman."
"Queen Hippolyta... the Amazon Tribe..."
The moment she heard these two terms, Carter's brain began to work at high speed. She recalled the records of Ancient Greek Mythology she had seen while studying world history and culture at the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy.
Legend has it that deep in the Atlantic Ocean, there exists a warrior tribe composed entirely of women, who are bestowed with the name "Amazon."
But she had always thought those were just myths compiled by ancient humans, bedtime stories used to deceive the ignorant public.
"Wait, the Amazon Tribe really exists? And you are the Queen?"
Carter asked in a tone filled with obvious surprise and a need for confirmation, shaking her head slightly as she tried to clear her confused thoughts.
Chapter 203: Morning Meeting
"I'm sorry, Ms. Hippolyta, I've been processing too much information over the past two days."
"First, I saw Doctor Erskine, who was supposed to be dead. Then I was told that the man I love is actually a god, and then my body was transformed into a Super Soldier."
"Now, a queen from myths and legends is standing before me, telling me she is also his woman..."
Hippolyta listened to Carter's slightly chaotic statement. A look of understanding flashed in her sharp eyes. She sat down on the single sofa in the room and crossed her legs.
"You indeed need some time to adapt to these things that are beyond common sense, Agent Carter."
"However, since you have already come into contact with the power of a god, the existence of the Amazon Tribe is not so difficult to explain."
"This world is far broader and more complex than you imagine. Many of the stories humans revere as myths are actually blurred reflections of real history."
She picked up the cup of hot black tea on the coffee table, gently blew on the steam at the edge of the cup, and took a small sip.
"As for the relationship between Hu Wen and me, it's not something that needs to be hidden."
"As the First Prince of Asgard and the future God King, it's impossible for Hu Wen to have only one woman by his side."
"He possesses a long lifespan and endless power; naturally, many outstanding women will be drawn to gather around him."
Carter walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, her hands gripping the edge of the sheets with some force.
Her brain was frantically digesting Hippolyta's words, those terms spinning incessantly in her mind.
"Asgard," "God King," "long lifespan," "outstanding women"... This information was like a series of heavy bombs, constantly destroying the cognitive structure she had built over the past twenty-plus years.
"He... he didn't tell me any of this."
Carter's voice was somewhat low. She looked up at Hippolyta sitting on the sofa.
"Last night, he only told me he was a god, the future God King."
"He wants to integrate organizations like the Hellfire Cluband the Red Room to establish a power called the Celestial Bureau."
"He also asked if I was willing to join and gain real power."
"But I didn't know that behind the power he spoke of, there was also this... harem-like setup."
Hippolyta set down her teacup, her sharp eyes staring directly at Carter.
"You didn't ask him, so naturally he wouldn't take the initiative to say it. It's not something that needs to be hidden, but it's also not something that needs to be deliberately publicized."
"He is destined to rule many worlds and many lives in the future. His vision and perspective cannot remain fixed on a tiny planet or a single woman."
"If you want to occupy a place in his heart, you need more than just the physical intimacy of last night."
She paused slightly here, seemingly weighing her next words.
"I personally have no objection to you joining his service. I can see that you are an ambitious and capable woman; such a woman is worthy of his appreciation."
"But I must remind you that none of the women around Hu Wen are simple characters."
"Besides me, the Amazon Queen, there are Asgard's Valkyries, the Goddesses of Olympus, the leaders of Mutant forces, and even some hidden ancient existences..."
Hippolyta's gaze lingered on Carter's face for a moment before she continued.
"If you want to stand out among these people, if you don't want to be drowned in this massive harem, then you must demonstrate your own value."
"Relying solely on a modified body and a surge of passion is far from enough. You need to let him see your ability, your loyalty, and how much of a boost you can provide to his cause."
Listening to Hippolyta's blunt reminder, Carter didn't feel much offense or jealousy. Her calm analytical skills as an Agent began to take effect at this moment.
Although Hippolyta's words were direct and slightly harsh, every sentence was a fact.
Hu Wen was not an ordinary man who would be blinded by love; his vision and pursuits far exceeded those of common people.
"Demonstrate my own value..."
Carter repeated the phrase in a low voice, her gaze gradually shifting from confusion to determination.
She remembered what Hu Wen had said to her when he laid his cards on the table last night.
"If you stay trapped in that System, you will never be able to realize your ambitions."
And now, this man had given her a chance to jump out of that System, a stage where she could fully display her talents, and he had even given her the power to stand side-by-side with a god.
Carter took a deep breath and stood up from the bed, walking over to Hippolyta. The sharp light characteristic of a top Agent reignited in her eyes.
"Thank you for the reminder, Queen Hippolyta."
"Since I, Peggy Carter, have chosen this path, I have no intention of backing down easily or being outshone by others."
"Hu Wen didn't tell me how many women he has around him, but he told me his dreams and plans, and he told me what he needs me to do."
"That is enough."
Carter straightened her back slightly. Even in this relaxed state, her modified body naturally exuded an extremely powerful sense of pressure.
"I told him last night that I want real power—the kind of power that can change the world and control the rules."
"He promised me, bestowed power upon me, and gave me the support to make a grand impact after returning to the the military."
"I have no reason not to fulfill his expectations, and even less reason not to prove myself."
Looking at the undisguised ambition and determination on Carter's face, a rare smile of appreciation appeared on Hippolyta's cold and elegant face.
"Good. You are much more clear-headed and spirited than I imagined."
She stood up and walked to the window, looking at the scenery of the manor outside.
"Hu Wen asked me to tell you that after you return to the Strategic Scientific Reserve, you can carry out your ambitions to your heart's content."
"All the resources of the Red Room and the Hellfire Club, including intelligence networks and underground channels, will provide you with support from the shadows."
"You no longer need to be bound by the militarybureaucracy or limited by gender discrimination as you were before."
Hippolyta turned around and looked at Carter again.
"As for specifically how to utilize these resources, how to build your own power within the the military, and how to deal with Hydra and other potential enemies—that is for you to think about and put into practice."
Chapter 204: Carter's Ambition
"Hu Wen won't hold your hand like a nanny and teach you every step. He will only provide you with a stage and enough support; the rest depends on your own performance."
Carter nodded, her mind already beginning to calculate rapidly.
With the Red Room's assassin network and intelligence-gathering capabilities, combined with the Hellfire Club's immense influence in both the political and business worlds, she could indeed carry out many operations within the the military that she wouldn't have dared to imagine before.
She could secretly eliminate political enemies who were unfriendly to her, gain access to core intelligence only available to men, and even attempt to seize actual power in key departments.
"I understand."
Carter's voice became extremely calm and steady; the professional quality belonging to a super Agent had regained dominance.
"Please tell Hu Wen that I won't let him down."
"I will make him see that choosing me to join the Celestial Bureau will be one of the wisest decisions he has ever made."
Hippolyta looked at Carter's confident and fighting spirit; she didn't say anything more, only gave a slight nod, then turned and walked toward the room's door.
When she reached the door, she stopped and said one last thing with her back to Carter.
"By the way, that Captain Britain uniform you wore last night, along with those Glossy Stockings I tore up, I've already had someone clear them away."
"Wearing that kind of uniform once in a while is for fun, but for future missions in the Celestial Bureau, you need more practical and low-profile gear."
"Hu Wen should have already had Hellfire custom-make a few sets for you; someone will deliver them later."
After saying this, Hippolyta pushed the door open and left the room, leaving Carter alone in the luxurious bedroom.
Carter stood in the center of the room, listening to the sound of the door closing behind her, her mind constantly replaying the entire conversation with Hippolyta.
She slowly walked to the coffee table, picked up a small pastry from the tray and took a bite. The sweet flavor spread across her tongue, but she had no mind to taste it.
Her gaze grew sharper and sharper, and her hands unconsciously clenched into fists, feeling the power that could easily crush steel surging within her body.
"Hu Wen's woman... harem..."
Carter muttered these words in a low voice. There was no expression of jealousy or dejection on her face; instead, she wore a smile mixed with excitement and a sense of challenge.
"Interesting. This is exactly how a man truly worthy of me should be."
Carter finished the pastry in a few bites and drained the cup of black tea.
She set down the teacup, walked to the large floor-to-ceiling window, and pulled back the curtains, letting the morning sunlight flood the room.
A sense of control and purpose like she had never felt before rose in her heart.
"I won't be intimidated by the words of some Queen."
Carter looked at the scenery outside, her voice low and firm.
"I chose this path myself, and I chose this man myself."
"Since I've made my choice, I will go to the very end, and I will be at the very front."
"I don't want to be just a marginal figure handling chores in the future Celestial Bureau."
Carter turned around, walked back to the bed, and picked up the nightgown she had changed out of earlier.
Her fingers slid slowly over the soft fabric as she recalled the scene of being brought back to this bed after being driven to exhaustion by Hu Wen last night.
Her face reddened slightly, but she quickly returned to normal.
She folded the nightgown, put it back in the closet, and began to tidy her appearance in the room.
She needed to return to the Strategic Scientific Reserve as soon as possible. She needed to face Colonel Phillips and those colleagues who looked down on her, and she also needed to track down the remnants of Hydra within the the military.
But this time, she was no longer the clerk Agent who could only sit in an office filing documents, nor was she the ordinary woman who would feel shy and embarrassed over a uniform.
Carter stood before the mirror, looking at her completely transformed self.
In her eyes, the confusion caused by lust and shock from last night was gone, as was the resentment caused by her previous sense of powerlessness.
She now had only an extremely pure sense of purpose and fighting spirit. She would use her hands, which had just gained power, to fiercely tear open that pedantic the military System and build a massive influence belonging to her, Peggy Carter, and to the Celestial Bureau.
"Start by building my own power base within the the military."
Carter said to herself in the mirror, a confident smile curling at the corner of her mouth.
"I am no longer a lone female Agent."
"I have the full support of the Red Room and Hellfire, I have the strength of a Super Soldier, and I have Hu Wenbacking me up."
"Those guys who once looked down on me, those politicians who treated me like a decorative vase and a pawn—I'll show them what true power looks like."
Carter straightened her white shirt and dress pants, then found a dark blue coat in the closet to drape over her shoulders.
She walked out of the room, followed the corridor to the manor's first-floor lobby, and asked a maid who was cleaning for the route and transportation to leave the manor.
The maid respectfully told her that Hu Wen had already arranged a car and a driver for her, ready at any time to take her back to the Strategic Scientific Reserveheadquarters in Brooklyn.
Carter nodded, asked no further questions, and walked straight out of the manor's gates.
A black luxury sedan was parked outside. A driver in a black suit and white gloves stood respectfully by the car, opening the door for her.
The car drove smoothly through the streets of New York City. Carter sat in the back seat, her mind calculating without pause.
She needed to go to the Reserve headquarters to arrange subsequent plans, and she also needed to contact the informants that the Red Room and Hellfire might already have within the the military...
As the plan became clearer, the confident smile belonging to a Super Soldier and a future queen became increasingly apparent on Carter's face.
Looking at the busy ordinary pedestrians outside the window, she suddenly realized that she was no longer an ordinary human on the same dimension as them.
She had jumped out of that System, jumped out of the constraints that bound her, and was about to embark on a completely different life path.
...
The backstage dressing room of the Broadway Theater in downtown New York City was filled with a complex scent of cheap makeup and damp mold.
Steve Rogers sat alone on a long bench cluttered with various performance props and messy clothing; the red, white, and blue tight-fitting Star-Spangled Banner Uniform he wore seemed incredibly glaring at this moment.
He lowered his head, looking at his large, powerful hands that had become extremely thick and strong due to the injection of the Super Soldier Serum, with veins even bulging from clenching his fists.
But in this environment full of falsehood and clamor, this powerful strength, capable of tearing a tank apart, could only be used for those rehearsed, meaningless performances on stage.
His blue eyes, which were originally filled with a pure sense of justice, were now full of deep confusion and self-doubt.
He asked himself over and over in his heart: was everything Doctor Erskine gave his life for really just to make him a clown in a circus, to please the dignitaries sitting in the audience?
Chapter 205 Guidance
Just as Steve was being suffocated by this sense of powerlessness and humiliation, the door to the small dressing room was gently pushed open from the outside.
A tall, well-built man wearing a dark gray British-style suit walked in with steady, measured steps.
His presence seemed to carry an aura capable of dispelling all the gloom around him. When his deep, amber eyes saw the ridiculous uniform on Steve, they didn't reveal any mockery or pity, but rather a calmness that seemed to see through everything.
Steve looked up and recognized the person who had arrived as none other than Duke Hu Wen, who had supported and encouraged him all along.
Hu Wen walked up to Steve, but he did not speak.
He simply picked up an ordinary the military green coat from the clothes rack nearby and draped it directly over Steve's ironic Stars and Stripes uniform.
This simple action seemed to shield Steve from the humiliation he was unwilling to face.
He pulled over a chair and sat down opposite Steve, his calm gaze seemingly able to look straight into Steve's struggling heart.
"How does it feel, Steve?"
"Becoming a hero adored by the entire United States, hearing the cheers and applause of thousands of people every night—doesn't this feel much better than staying in a cold, damp the military camp?"
Hu Wen asked in an extremely flat tone. There was no emotion in his words, but every word was like a needle, piercing sharply into Steve's sensitive and proud heart.
Steve looked up abruptly. He looked at Hu Wen's handsome and composed face, and a long-suppressed anger and unwillingness surged from his chest.
"A hero? Mr. Hu Wen, do you call this a hero?"
"Every day, I repeat those ridiculous actions on stage, waving prop fists at fake enemies, and then begging the audience for the dollars used to buy war bonds."
"This is not a hero at all; this is just a propaganda tool locked in a cage!"
He stood up and paced back and forth in the small dressing room, his fists clenched tight, making a cracking sound.
"I joined the army to go to the front lines, to fight against real enemies, to protect innocent people, and to avenge Doctor Erskine!"
"Not to be here, wearing this ridiculous outfit, and becoming a tool for those politicians and generals to line their pockets!"
"They don't care about justice at all; they only care about their own interests!"
Hu Wen listened quietly to Steve's roar. He did not interrupt, nor did he offer any consolation.
He waited until Steve's agitated emotions had calmed down a bit before speaking again, and this time, his question became sharper and went straight to the core.
"Then I ask you, Steve Rogers, when you risked your life to join the army, going so far as to forge enlistment applications time and time again, what exactly were you doing it for?"
Hu Wen leaned forward slightly, his eyes becoming extremely sharp.
"Are you fighting for that 'United States' drawn on a map and defined by a group of politicians and bureaucrats, or are you fighting for that purer, more universal 'Justice' in your heart?"
Steve was stunned by Hu Wen's question. He stopped pacing, stood in place, and his brain began to think rapidly.
He had never analyzed this question so clearly before; he had always believed he was fighting for his country.
But now, when this so-called "country" made him do things that went against his principles, he realized that what he truly wanted to protect deep down was not that abstract political concept.
"I... I am for justice."
After a brief moment of thought, Steve gave an extremely firm answer.
His eyes became clear again.
"I cannot tolerate those acts of bullying the weak, and I cannot watch those fascist armies invade others' homes and slaughter innocent civilians."
"If so-called'serving the country' means I have to sugarcoat the situation here, then I would rather take off this uniform and fight in my own way."
Upon hearing this answer, a satisfied smile finally appeared on Hu Wen's face.
This was exactly the quality he wanted to see in this big blond guy: a pure hero's heart, unfettered by narrow nationalism.
"Very good, Steve. You did not let me down."
Hu Wen stood up and reached out a hand toward Steve.
"Since that pedantic the military System cannot give you the battlefield you want, then I will give you one."
"I am building a secret organization that stands above all countries and governments. Its name is the 'Celestial Bureau'."
"Its sole purpose is to protect the peace and justice of this world in a more direct and efficient way."
"We will not be swayed by any political factors; we only follow the judgment of our own hearts."
Hu Wen looked at Steve's blue eyes, which were slightly widened in shock, and continued.
"Join us, Steve."
"I will arrange for you to go to the real battlefield, to face the most brutal Hydra soldiers, and to let this unparalleled strength of yours realize its true value."
"You don't need to please anyone anymore; you only need to fight for the justice in your heart."
Steve looked at the hand Hu Wen extended, then looked at Hu Wen's eyes, which were full of sincerity and strength.
He felt something in Hu Wen that was completely different from Colonel Phillips and those high-ranking the militaryofficials—it was a sense of true respect and trust.
He hesitated almost not at all, directly reaching out his own thick, large hand and tightly gripping Hu Wen's hand.
"If what you say is true, I will join."
Steve's voice was not loud, but it was full of immense power.
At this moment, he felt his heart, which had become cold due to confusion, re-injected with a fiery hope.
Meanwhile, with Hu Wen's vast resources and unreserved support.
Peggy Carter demonstrated the astonishing skill and drive of a top Agent over the next two months.
She utilized the Hellfire Club's vast network of connections infiltrated into the Washington political scene to obtain a large amount of dirt on internal corruption and power struggles within the the military, using this as leverage to conduct one closed-door negotiation after another with Colonel Phillips.
She also utilized the Red Room's global intelligence network to precisely lock onto several officers who held key positions within the Strategic Scientific Reserve and had intricate ties to Hydra.
She had the Red Room's top assassins eliminate these people.
After completing this series of purges and power consolidation, the Strategic Scientific Reserve, which had once been full of bureaucracy and inefficiency, was completely transformed within just two months.
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