In the past few days, Karl, through some partially decrypted secret documents left behind by Hydra, gained a deeper understanding of the current situation in Sokovia.
Although on the surface, Sokovia was originally just a small European country with a total population of less than 500,000, and it had been plagued by civil war for years.
But before the outbreak of the civil war, this country was neither poor nor backward; on the contrary, it was incredibly wealthy!
Moreover, among the few European countries that still practiced a constitutional monarchy, it was the only "pocket-sized nation" that successfully entered the ranks of developed economies.
Sokovia possesses extremely rich oil resources.
The currently proven oil reserves have reached nearly 2.8 billion tons, ranking 15th among the World's oil-rich countries.
Its GDP is as high as 69 billion U.S. dollars!
In this country, the King is the supreme head of state, the supreme Officer of the law, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and the supreme spiritual leader, possessing unshakeable absolute power!
And important sectors, including oil, technology, education, healthcare, and transportation, are almost entirely controlled by a company called Sokovia Holding Group.
The King owns 99.67% of the company's shares, with the remaining 0.33% distributed among other royal family members, nobles, and high-ranking cabinet officials.
Although no one has ever calculated the market value of this company, its total assets definitely exceed a trillion U.S. dollars.
It is truly wealthy enough to rival a nation!
In addition, Sokovia Holding Group also possesses a well-equipped armed security force, totaling approximately 600 people.
Its members are mostly retired soldiers from the country, mercenaries, and a small number of retired special forces personnel hired with high salaries from around the World.
It's no exaggeration to say that whoever controls this royal-backed company also controls the lifeline of all of Sokovia and the entire country!
However, a man's wealth is his own ruin...
The oil resources, which were originally beneficial to the country and its people, ultimately became the source of turmoil and instability for the entire nation!
After Baron Strucker set his sights on Sokovia, he first secretly funded the rebellion of the opposition force, the Month Liberators.
Then, under the guise of the Security Council Peacekeeping Force, he successfully moved in.
From that moment on, this once peaceful and prosperous country fell into endless war.
The original King and royal family members were also killed in subsequent HYDRA assassinations.
Baron Strucker took the opportunity to collude with high-ranking cabinet members and other oligarchs, seizing control of important resources like oil and mining areas.
He became the hidden hand behind Sokovia Holding Group and turned it into one of the key sources for providing secret funds to HYDRA's European branch!
Now, if Karl can control this company, it means he will possess wealth rivaling a nation, along with advanced technology and human resources.
At the same time, he can save a lot of time and effort in developing his own influence.
He would definitely avoid several lifetimes of detours!
Even if he has to confront the Hydra organization head-on in the future, he will have more confidence!
Rather than fleeing with his tail between his legs to the dangerous New York to start from scratch, it would be better to simply stay in Sokovia, grow stronger, and create glory!
Then, he could take the opportunity to raise the Dimension Strength of the Warp to Lv3 or higher.
This way, before long, he could comfortably live as a profligate and carefree King!
When he gets tired of it, he can "retire" back into the Warp and continue being a Dimensional God.
This life plan is simply perfect!
What 996, 007, overtime as a blessing, being a mortgage slave, licking clients, respecting supervisors... all of you can get lost!
As for superheroes...
Heh, tui~~
No dog would be a superhero, okay?!
However, Karl also deeply understood the principle that "the road must be walked one step at a time, and food must be eaten one bite at a time."
So, the first step of the plan he set for himself was to seize control of Sokovia Holding Group before Hydra's next offensive arrived.
With his current strength, ending the civil war in Sokovia through force would be as easy as turning over his hand.
The rest would be how to "persuade" the directors who openly controlled the company.
But for Karl, who possesses Mind Manipulation abilities, this was also extremely simple!
Because as long as one's fist is hard enough, any problem will be solved easily.
However, before the plan officially began, Karl prepared to go talk to someone...
A talent worth him personally recruiting!
...
Outside the city, at a private estate.
In the living room, Karl was sitting opposite a tall, neatly short-haired middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man was dressed in an expensive suit, with an elegant and profound demeanor, giving off a refined impression.
But if you were truly deceived by his appearance, you would be in for big trouble.
Because his name is Helmut Zemo!
He was the "former head" of Sokovia's intelligence department, with the rank of Colonel, and commanded a secret assassination squad called Echo Scorpion!
And, he also held the title of Baron...
That's right.
This man is Baron Zemo, who, in the movie Captain America 3, sought revenge for his innocent family's tragic deaths, and single-handedly manipulated the entire Avengers, ultimately causing an internal rift, with Captain America and Iron Man becoming outright enemies!
He possessed means, strategy, execution, decisive action, ruthlessness, the ability to see into people's hearts, and would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.
In this bizarre World where "the poor rely on mutation, and the rich rely on technology," Zemo, relying solely on his own strength, accomplished what other, far more powerful villains could not.
This alone was enough to prove his value.
And this was precisely why Karl was here!
To grow bigger and stronger, he needed such top-tier talent under him!
At this moment, both men were silently sizing each other up.
However, compared to Karl's calm composure, Zemo's face clearly showed more vigilance and hostility.
As the former head of the intelligence department, Zemo clearly knew a lot of information that ordinary people didn't, including the upheaval that occurred at the Mountain Top Base a few days ago.
So he knew exactly who Karl was and what this young man had done in the past few days!
Because of this, he didn't want to have any contact with such a dangerous person, thereby attracting unnecessary big trouble for himself and his family!
The reason Zemo let Karl in was because among the volunteers Karl had released from the Base earlier, there happened to be his old father, who had become cynical after being excluded from the new interest group and losing all privileges...
You know, turning away a benefactor will bring retribution!
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