Karl then picked up his wine glass and walked to the window.
Under the bright moonlight, he slowly surveyed the Base that had just been through the baptism of war.
Occupy or destroy?
The answer was already obvious.
Although after successfully taking down the Hyperspace Group, Karl, who had suddenly become rich overnight, couldn't care less about the small pickings in this Base.
But if viewed from a long-term development perspective.
Then this Base before him took on a completely different special significance.
One must know, Karl's current sphere of influence was limited only to Sokovia.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a tiny territory.
Furthermore, due to its abundant oil resources, many surrounding countries and certain large organizations had long been coveting it.
And this HYDRA Base, located in the Caucasus Mountains, was precisely situated on the dividing line between the Eurasian continents, spanning between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
Its geographical location was extremely important!
It could be used for both offense and defense, a natural strategic point.
Otherwise, Hydra wouldn't have built their Base here in the first place.
However, unlike the Sokovia Base, which leaned towards weapon research.
The Caucasus Base did not have any research institutes.
Its purpose was also relatively singular: to store weapons and equipment, and to serve as a bridgehead for rapid troop deployment in local areas.
Currently, Karl could take this opportunity to develop it into the Hyperspace Group's first overseas military Base, putting his "eggs" into different baskets.
And using this as a foundation, he would gradually expand his sphere of influence overseas!
Starting with bare hands, the Base was all snatched!
Very good, it was pleasantly decided.
Karl then pulled out his phone and called the head of the Hyperspace Group's security department.
After relaying the coordinates, he immediately instructed the other party to dispatch a hundred-person team to garrison the location.
However.
When it came to the selection of the Base Commander, Karl didn't have many good options at the moment.
Well, actually, he currently had no suitable candidates at all!
Wanda had been sent by him to Ancient One to learn magic, and it was unknown when she would graduate.
Pietro was currently in charge of the daily operations of the Mountain Top Base, with no time for other matters.
And Zemo, this newly recruited all-around butler.
Not only did he have to manage the vast commercial empire of the Hyperspace Group for him on a daily basis.
He also had to constantly guard against those outside forces coveting Sokovia's resources.
He had even already gone to the United Nations General Assembly headquarters in Vienna to carry out a mission.
One could say he was incredibly busy…
His three most trusted people were all stretched thin right now!
But even so, Karl wasn't prepared to just find anyone to make do.
After all, this was the Hyperspace Group's first overseas Base for external expansion.
Both its practical and symbolic significance were exceptionally important.
Moreover, it might even suffer retaliation from Hydra in the future.
Therefore, when appointing the Base Commander, he absolutely couldn't just find someone to perfunctorily handle it.
"Alas… this is a common problem with rapid expansion of power!"
Karl secretly complained in his heart.
In fact, this situation was also common in their sales field.
Often, when expanding business and channels, there would be an embarrassing shortage of talent.
And the solution was very simple and direct.
That was to recruit with high salaries!
"It seems that after dealing with this Hydra threat, I'll have to take time to recruit some talent…"
"After all, only then will I have time to fully enjoy life!!"
In his previous life, under the blessings of 996 and 007, Karl didn't even have time to date.
On countless lonely and difficult nights, he could only find a technician lady with a generous figure to comfort his tired body and mind.
Now that he had finally become the boss, he naturally had to have the awareness of being a boss, otherwise, how could he be worthy of himself?
Karl stated: In the future, besides beautiful women, I don't want to do anything else!!!
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Vienna.
In the presidential suite of a hotel by the Danube River.
Zemo and several members of the Echo Scorpion Squad were gathered around a laptop, watching a video that had just arrived from headquarters.
In the video, Karl was facing hundreds of people trying to capture him alone.
Among them were even 6 super-powered individuals.
But all of them, without exception, ultimately died by his hand.
After watching the video, both Zemo and the special forces members were filled with nothing but shock.
"Boss, isn't he too strong?!"
A special forces member, his eyes full of fanaticism, couldn't help but exclaim.
Once the floodgates of conversation opened, the others also started discussing animatedly.
"It's simply unbelievable, that was 6 super-powered individuals and hundreds of fully armed soldiers!"
"Leaving aside everything else, just that werewolf alone was a nightmare for us.
Even with heavy firepower support, probably no ground team could leave his hands alive."
"That's right, it's clear that Hydra really went all out this time, but unfortunately, the person they met was Boss Karl!"
"Not only that…"
Zemo glanced at the expectant crowd and said with a smile, "Boss also occupied a secret Hydra Base in the Caucasus region."
Hiss!!!
Boss is awesome!!!
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately cheered excitedly, as if they had accomplished such a feat themselves.
Undoubtedly, soldiers are the group that most reveres strength.
Therefore, they would naturally develop admiration and identification for a strong person like Karl, who possessed great power himself and acted with extreme dominance.
Coupled with Karl's feat of single-handedly eliminating two elite Hydra units consecutively.
He had clearly become a god of war in the hearts of these soldiers.
Even Commander Zemo was no exception.
"Officer, news just came from the airport, Hydra has taken the bait!!"
At this moment, a soldier in civilian clothes walked in and reported.
A hint of killing intent flashed in Zemo's eyes upon hearing this.
Gazing at the dazzling night view of the Danube River outside the window, he muttered to himself:
"It seems Boss was right again, mere slaughter is useless against Hydra."
"In that case, all that's left is tomorrow's United Nations conference…"
"If all goes well, Sokovia will no longer be subject to any external interference from now on!!"
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On a private plane heading to a certain location in California.
Baron Strucker, who was originally resting with his eyes closed, was suddenly interrupted by a noisy phone ringing.
He pressed the answer button, and before he could get angry, a very flustered, even somewhat terrified voice came from the other end of the line.
"My Lord Baron, after multiple verifications, our capture team sent to Sokovia has been completely wiped out!!"
Baron Strucker's face instantly became extremely grim upon hearing this.
But he still seemed to hold a glimmer of hope, stubbornly asking, "What about those few super-powered individuals?"
"…They're all dead too!!!"
Is anyone reading this? It's my first time writing, and I'm super nervous. My readership is still dropping. Is there something I'm not writing well enough… 555, my Dao heart is about to collapse!