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"Forget it, don't bother with that little bug for now."
Nick Fury, who was looking through a secret document, said without raising his head, "Anyway, we already know her true identity, and we'll have plenty of time to deal with her later."
Then, he handed the document to Maria Hill, "Stark and Dr. Reed's Ultron System has completed the underlying architecture. I believe it won't be long, just a few months, before it enters the final testing phase…"
It was clear that Nick Fury was quite satisfied with the working speed of these two 'greatest minds'. If it were left to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s technical department, it would take several years to see any progress.
The most important thing was that he had negotiated with Tony Stark and Reed Richards for no salary or research project shares, but he didn't reduce the research expenses from the Security Council by a single cent.
This money naturally went into Nick Fury's private treasury, to be used as operating expenses for the Skrull.
After all, raising private armies is very expensive!
"Oh, right."
Nick Fury seemed to remember something and suddenly ordered, "Recently, send someone to keep an eye on Jane Foster's movements. If you find any contact between her and Thor, report it to me immediately."
"Yes?"
Maria Hill asked with some confusion, "Officer, has there been anything unusual with Thor?"
Nick Fury hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded, "Yes, my secret informant told me that he seems to have frequently visited Sokovia several times recently and taken away a large number of mysterious Black Stone creations."
Clearly, Nick Fury's information came from the Skrulls spaceship in space—which is the predecessor of the future S.A.B.E.R.!
(Note: S.A.B.E.R. and S.W.O.R.D. are two completely different departments. S.A.B.E.R.'s full name is Strategic Aerospace Biophysics and Exolinguistic Response. The vast majority of its members are Skrulls, and it is a private organization completely controlled by Nick Fury.)
Under Nick Fury's orders, this 'stealth-capable' spaceship had been closely monitoring all movements in Sokovia for several months.
However, what Nick Fury didn't know was that Karl had actually discovered the Skrulls spaceship constantly taking pictures of Sokovia a long time ago, but he simply couldn't be bothered to deal with such boring behavior.
After all, S.H.I.E.L.D. wasn't the only one watching Hyperspace Group; many organizations and countries were secretly using military satellites to monitor every move in Sokovia.
But for Karl, this was not a bad thing.
Because everyone, including Nick Fury, could only see what he wanted them to see.
This way, there would be no losses or leaks of core intelligence, and he could maintain continuous attention, thereby constantly and continuously harvesting Prestige value from these people.
Why not?
Otherwise, with just a slight movement of Karl's finger, he could easily shoot down all the military satellites and spaceships passing over Sokovia.
"You mean…"
Maria Hill was immediately startled and blurted out, "Thor, or even Asgard, has secretly reached some kind of cooperation with Hyperspace Group?"
"At present, that possibility cannot be ruled out."
Nick Fury sighed with a gloomy expression, "I didn't expect that despicable Karl Merks to be secretly undermining us."
"That's why we must find an opportunity to talk to Thor in person."
"If we lose Asgard, this powerful ally, then S.H.I.E.L.D. will be isolated and helpless in the Universe!"
…
In the Insight Hangar beneath S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
Eddie Brock spent his leisure time using his phone to keep up with the latest updates on Spider-Woman.
"So that's how it is…"
When Eddie Brock found out that Gwen was actually the daughter of Police Chief George Stacy, whose head he had bitten off in the street, Eddie Brock finally realized why she had been so angry when she saw his true form that day.
So she wanted to avenge her father?
What a pity, little girl, it seems you can't even protect yourself right now?
Thinking of this, a look of schadenfreude appeared on Eddie Brock's face.
However, he didn't have time to waste on her now.
If all went well, he believed it wouldn't be long before he completely resolved the accumulated grievances between them on the day of 'Havoc Day'!
No, it should be said that he would settle scores with all those who had grudges against him.
...
…
Xandar.
Nova Corps Headquarters.
"The Accuser Ronan is currently destroying the outposts we Xandarians have established across the galaxy…"
An elderly woman with white hair, dressed in a blue uniform, complained discontentedly to a blue-skinned Kree Empire high-ranking official on a large screen:
"I think your Kree Empire high-ranking officials should at least react to his reckless actions, shouldn't you?"
However, the Kree Empire high-ranking official shook his head indifferently, saying, "Correction, Nova Supreme (also called Nova Supreme), a Peace Treaty was clearly signed earlier through our mediation. What more do you want?"
The white-haired woman, known as Nova Supreme, angrily said, "Then at the very least, your Kree Empire should issue a statement from our standpoint, condemning Ronan's atrocities…"
"Because that madman is slaughtering unarmed residents and innocent children!"
"Sorry, Nova Supreme, we do not have that authority."
The Kree Empire high-ranking official remained unmoved, rebutting expressionlessly, "Ronan is a member of the Supreme Commander, and his rank is much higher than ours…"
"I'm sure you know, without me saying, that ever since the Supreme Intelligence was destroyed by 'Annihilator' Carol Danvers more than ten years ago, Ronan and the part of the army he managed have broken away from the Kree Empire's control."
"Most importantly, the places he is attacking now are not Kree Empire vassal Planets, so they should not be under our management… Alright, I have many more important things to deal with, so that's all!"
With that, he directly cut off the communication without waiting for Nova Supreme's agreement.
"These cold-blooded blue bastards, you deserve your Sun to get colder and colder!"
Nova Supreme couldn't help but curse at the darkened screen. Just then, a staff member walked over and reported to her:
"Supreme, it has been confirmed that the interstellar thief who sent Commander Karson Sal back is suspected of stealing the annullas battery entrusted for escort by Sovereign Star, and we have caught him red-handed… Next, should we imprison him in Kling Prison?"
"How is Centurion Sal doing?" Nova Supreme asked casually.
"After treatment, Commander Karson Sal's body is fine, but…" The staff member showed some hesitation and, after a moment, reported truthfully:
"But his mental state does not seem optimistic. Ever since returning to Xandar, he has been repeating strange things like 'Chaos corruption' and 'only by believing in the Imperial Truth can one be spared'."
"In addition, after testing, we did not find any abnormalities or unknown energy fluctuations in the 'book' that Commander Karson Sal brought back."
"Alas, we can't blame him." Nova Supreme clearly didn't take Karson Sal's initial report of the 'mad ramblings' about the Eye of Fear and Chaos invasion seriously. Instead, she said with a somewhat pained expression:
"He was the only one who survived the entire cargo ship. Such an experience is an incredibly painful blow for anyone… Let's take it slow, I believe as a Centurion, he will definitely recover!"
"Oh, right, how is the work of salvaging that cargo ship progressing?"
The staff member quickly replied, "The salvage fleet has already departed for the Solar System, and I believe good news will be returned soon."
"Very good, at least something has gone a little more smoothly for me."
Nova Supreme nodded with satisfaction, "Also, instruct the staff responsible for this matter to thoroughly investigate the root cause of this shipping accident."
"Lady Ayesha, the High Priestess of Sovereign Star, has repeatedly called to express her condemnation and anger over Nova Corps' ineffective escort and urged us to quickly ascertain the truth…"
Nova Supreme seemed to remember something and ordered with a slight headache, "Also, immediately send people to escort the annullas battery recovered from that thief back to Sovereign Star. I really don't want to hear High Priestess Ayesha's complaints anymore."
"Yes."
Upon receiving the order, the staff member did not leave immediately, but hesitated slightly before cautiously asking again:
"Supreme, Commander Karson Sal had specifically warned that these annullas battery have been corrupted by Chaos power, and if continued to be used, it could cause Chaos energy overload, thereby opening small Warp Rift and triggering a demon invasion…"
But before he could finish speaking, Nova Supreme impatiently waved her hand to interrupt, "Execute the order."
"Supreme, what should we do with the thief named Peter Quill? Should he be imprisoned in Kling Prison?"
Normally, such a trivial matter wouldn't require alarming Nova Supreme; catching a thief and directly imprisoning him is always the right thing to do.
But who made Peter Quill Centurion Sal's 'savior'? They had to consider the Buddha's face, even if they didn't consider the monk's!
"Forget it, since he sent Centurion Sal back, let's consider it a wash!"
Nova Supreme didn't take this petty thief seriously and waved her hand at the staff member with a tired expression.
"Yes."
A few minutes later.
A small interstellar spaceship departed with that box of annullas battery for Sovereign Star, but no one expected that this box of energy batteries would become the beginning of Sovereign Star's hellish nightmare!
And at the same time.
Peter Quill was finally released from the detention center, but he was unwilling to leave and shouted loudly at the guards behind him:
"Is this how you Xandarians treat your benefactors?"
"I saved one of your Centurion, and not only do you not thank me, but you also locked me up for so long. Is this how you express your gratitude?"
"Also, why did you take my spoils?"
"Those annullas battery weren't stolen by me; I risked my life to find them on that terrifying abandoned cargo ship… According to the Raiders' rules, those batteries should belong to me!!"
At this moment, a guard wearing a Nova Battle Suit, whose helmet had a 'T'-shaped red triangular star symbol and whose combat suit's chest armor had an 'o'-shaped energy symbol on the right side, waved his hand at him like shooing flies and said:
"Go, go, go, stop talking nonsense with me. This is Xandar, and no one will follow your Raiders' rules!"
"Also, I told you, kid, just be secretly happy… If Commander Sal hadn't pleaded for you this time, you would have been locked up in Kling Prison long ago. Now, get out of my sight quickly!"
With that, he leveled his energy rifle, posing as if he would shoot him if he dared to bother him again.
"Just you wait, you'll regret this…"
Peter Quill saw that his protest was ignored and knew that no matter what he said, he wouldn't be able to get back those annullas battery. He could only angrily give the other party the middle finger, then quickly ran out of the detention center before the guard behind him got angry.
However, he hadn't run far before a pair of large hands grabbed him by the collar from the side.
"Quill, you bastard, I clearly warned you not to go to that star system to join the fun. Did my words go in one ear and out the other?"
Yondu Udonta grabbed Peter Quill by the collar and roared with a fierce expression, "Do you know how much effort we spent looking for you these past few days?"
"No, no, no, Yondu, you're mistaken. I wasn't disobeying your orders."
Peter Quill clearly wasn't swayed by Yondu. He immediately slapped away the large hand grabbing his collar and said with a serious expression:
"I just wanted to go there myself to confirm if that legend was true. You wouldn't believe what I saw there…"