Hawkeye and Black Widow practically represented the pinnacle of ordinary human combat prowess on this planet, in terms of speed, physical condition, and strength.
According to Black Widow's description of Qin Xiao, he could easily crush her.
It was precisely because of this absurdity that Black Widow drew her gun the moment Qin Xiao showed no hostility.
This sense of pressure, born from overwhelming strength, was something she had only experienced from one other person in her career as an agent.
That was the legendary Winter Soldier.
(According to Black Widow's words to Captain America in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, she was shot in the abdomen by the Winter Soldier in 2009. Now it's 2008, and Iron Man hasn't been born, so I'll make a slight adjustment.)
The Super Soldier Serum was no small matter, so Black Widow told Nick Fury everything that had happened, including her analyses and speculations.
Nick Fury knew that the military still had some incomplete samples of the Super Soldier Serum, making it impossible to create a real super soldier.
So he suspected that Qin Xiao had undergone some kind of accidental mutation.
So they started by tracing Qin Xiao's life trajectory, along with everyone who had appeared in his life.
Nick Fury's resources were not comparable to those of ordinary intelligence agencies.
The system quickly provided Nick Fury with a complete overview of Qin Xiao's experiences from childhood to the present.
In the more than twenty years that Qin Xiao had lived here, the only two unusual events were the shooting incident that caused his parents' deaths in his childhood,
and the shooting incident that had occurred recently, when Qin Xiao had just transmigrated into Isaiah's house.
However, in both incidents, there was a figure that had been deliberately erased.
Isaiah.
Isaiah was an existence that the U.S. government refused to acknowledge.
Isaiah, who had been squeezed dry of his last bit of value by the government, had been in hiding ever since being pardoned by a certain president.
After Nick Fury learned his name, all the classified files were on his desk within a few hours.
With these, Nick Fury could deduce the general situation.
"A Super Soldier who predates Captain America, the first successful experiment?"
Black Widow said with disbelief.
"That's right. There are always some bastards in the government who like to do dirty things. He served the country and once fought against Hydra, but in the end, he was thrown into a laboratory and imprisoned for thirty years."
Nick Fury was indignant; Isaiah's experience was indeed too tragic.
But Nick Fury knew very well that with Isaiah's power, it was impossible for him to extract the Super Soldier Serum himself and successfully create a Super Soldier.
So the only answer was an accident. Some kind of accident happened that allowed Qin Xiao to absorb the Super Soldier Serum. Perhaps it was that shooting incident.
Nick Fury's analysis was pretty much on the mark.
But regardless of whether his analysis was correct, one thing was certain: Qin Xiao was definitely a super soldier who had broken the limits of the human body.
And he just happened to have a plan that needed a super soldier.
"Agent Romanoff, your job for the next period of time is to get close to Qin Xiao. I need a comprehensive psychological assessment and personality analysis report, the more detailed the better."
"Yes!"
Black Widow answered and turned to walk out of Nick Fury's office.
Nick Fury sighed and turned his gaze to the Avengers' project plan.
You see, this plan had been in his mind for over a decade.
Not many people in the world knew that aliens truly existed, and that their individual strength and technology far surpassed Earth's.
Earth needed some super soldiers, some humans with special abilities, a superhero team capable of resisting an alien civilization someday.
During this time, Qin Xiao spent the 500 points he'd earned from the last mission.
He purchased E-Rank cold weapon proficiency and also customized a Tang Dao.
The system was very considerate; to make it easier for Qin Xiao to carry, the initial state was just a handle.
The blade was segmented and hidden within the handle.
When used, simply open the hilt and flick it with force, and the blade will immediately take shape.
Each joint is concealed by the dragon-shaped relief on the blade.
The blade is entirely black, with only the edge emitting a faint gleam of the alloy material itself.
Qin Xiao tested it, and ordinary metal materials could easily be split in half.
Only certain special alloys could withstand the slashing of this Tang Dao.
With a handy weapon, Qin Xiao's combat power increased significantly again.
"Qin, if you have time tonight, accompany me to a charity gala."
In the basement of Tony's villa, Tony had just been severely beaten by Qin Xiao.
Lying on the stage, staring at the ceiling and gasping for breath, he said, "Tony, I'm not your date. Why should I go to some charity gala with you? I don't have that much money for charity."
Qin Xiao said as he took a bottle of mineral water from the fridge.
"I'm Tony Stark, pal. I never need a date to go to galas and parties. The moment I show up, all the women will go crazy for me."
"But you won't have the chance to experience that. So, are you going or not? There are many beautiful women, and quite a few Hollywood actresses too."
Qin Xiao was a little tempted when he heard about the beautiful women.
Then Tony Stark said, "You're only 22, pal. For God's sake, when I was 22, I went to parties every night. You should take this opportunity to make some friends. Come on!"
"Let's go have some fun. I'm heading to Afghanistan in a few days to sign a contract with the military. Think of it as a pre-trip bash!"
"Afghanistan?"
Qin Xiao silently repeated the name of the country in his mind.
It seemed the plot was about to kick off. He wondered what kind of mission the system would give him.
And how many points he'd get.
The trip to Afghanistan was a turning point in Tony's life, the place where Iron Man was born.
So, even though Qin Xiao and Tony had been getting along very well lately...
Qin Xiao swallowed the urge to tell Tony to be careful and agreed to go to the party that evening.
At these kinds of parties, people usually stick to their own little circles, chatting in twos and threes.
Tony usually had a bevy of beauties around him, but he didn't actually interact with many other people.
This time, he simply dragged Qin Xiao along.
"Tony, I just realized you're a liar. You told me this was a charity gala, but it's actually a celebration where the military is giving you a patriotic award."
"Look around, it's all old geezers in military uniforms. Where are the Hollywood stars you promised, you bastard?"
Qin Xiao realized he'd been tricked; this was clearly the awards ceremony from the beginning of the Iron Man movie.
"Relax, maybe I remembered wrong. I just agreed to show up; I never said I'd obediently wait around for the award. Come with me, I'll take you to find some beautiful women."
Just like in the movie, Tony immediately ran to the hotel's casino.
Just, in the movie, Tony was accompanied by a large group of bodyguards, but now, only Happy was with Tony and Qin Xiao.
"Come on, relax, let's have some fun with some chips. There will be an endless stream of beauties coming over later, and I can promise you can pick first, provided they're willing to give me up."
Tony stuffed Qin Xiao with a large pile of chips.
Qin Xiao rolled his eyes. With your wealth, those girls here would have to be crazy to go with me.
Anyway, he wouldn't be getting any beauties tonight. Qin Xiao decided to help Tony lose some money.
He viciously placed a large pile of chips he had in his hand all on the number 1 of a roulette betting area.
"Oh, damn it, have you never gambled before?"
"That's right, number 1 isn't a wise choice. It's too lonely, isn't it? If it were me, I'd choose number 2!"
Tony Stark's words were followed by a familiar female voice to Qin Xiao.
While speaking, she also reached out and pushed Qin Xiao's chips to the number two position.