After settling the commotion in the tavern, Nick Fury quickly returned to his exclusive black car and asked without looking back, "How is it? Is the captain's mental state still qualified for Avengers's job?"
"Sorry, Director. I regret to inform you that Steve's current mental state is not optimistic." Natasha gave his assessment straightforwardly.
"How bad?" Nick Fury tried to confirm.
Natasha explained helplessly, "First of all, you have to understand that Rogers is a complete idealist, and is even willing to sacrifice his life for his ideals and beliefs.
So when he discovered that the thing he had sworn to protect had been a complete deception from the beginning, the result was predictable.
Secondly, even though his actual age is close to a hundred years old, his actual physical and mental age are still in his early twenties, making him an out-and-out young man.
The biggest characteristic of young people is that they are easily angry and rebellious.
Finally, and most importantly, under the influence of Super Soldier Serum, there is no room for anything dirty in his character.
Unfortunately, the country under our feet is now full of all kinds of shady and dirty transactions.
To sum up, he failed to adapt to the current society at all, and he couldn't understand how the perfect motherland in his impression became like this after the war.
Especially McCarthyism, which was once popular, made Rogers firmly believe that it was another form of expression of sex. "
There is no doubt that this analysis by Black Widow directly named Captain America's current embarrassing situation.
So much so that Hawk Eyes, who was sitting in the back seat, was speechless and could only shrug with a wry smile.
As a United States person through and through, it is certainly impossible for him to know anything about Daimyo Dingding's "McCarthyism".
Even when I was a child, I could hear horror stories from my parents about that period.
Strictly speaking, McCarthyism is the big capital force that controls United States. The massacre of left progressives and Great Purge are indeed not fundamentally different from Germany**.
Director Egghead, who holds countless secrets, is obviously very aware of this. He immediately rubbed his face vigorously and said in an emotionless tone, "Well, maybe I took it for granted when I made the decision and ignored some very real issues.
After all, before and after WWII, people mainly obtained information through newspapers, magazines, radio and books, and these public media were all controlled by the government.
A lot of negative news related to the government and the military may not be accessible to ordinary people in their lifetime.
But in this Information Age, anyone can find a lot of information just by searching online.
It's just that I don't understand why the captain is so persistent in investigating those US Government and the military's Dark History?
Is this a coincidence?
Or is someone deliberately guiding me?
If it is the latter, what is the purpose of these people? "
"You mean... someone is consciously using Steve·Rogers to achieve some ulterior purpose?" A strange light flashed in Natasha's eyes.
Because this kind of practice of making full use of the enemy's weaknesses to attack competitors was a common occurrence between the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, during the Cold War period.
In particular, superheroes like Captain America have extremely high prestige and influence among the people and the military, and are deified by the entire Western world as symbols of patriotism.
Once it is clear that one stands against the government, it will be absolutely disastrous for the United States social and political system.
"Considering the captain's current mental state and the results of previous investigations, it is difficult for me not to think of something. Tell me, Natasha, how likely do you think this matter is to be secretly controlled by Hydra?"
Nick Fury did not continue to play riddles, but simply read out the name of the organization that made him sleep uneasy.
Black Widow lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and quickly responded, "Although it is not 100% certain, the possibility is indeed very high. According to our current investigation, we can confirm that there is at least one Hydra with a very high position lurking inside S.H.I.E.L.D. leader. Otherwise, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s warehouse where special items are stored cannot always be stolen or violently invaded and robbed. However, in order not to alert others, we have never carried out any arrests, and we have no way to confirm what their purpose is."
"If they really reach out to the captain! This matter will become more and more troublesome."
While saying this, Director Egghead subconsciously touched his hairless head.
At this moment, he finally realized how difficult Hydra was, which was said to have caused huge waves in WWII.
These guys are like tarsal maggots hiding within human society, hiding in various trends of thought.
Many times, you can't even tell whether a person is a member of Hydra or just has some radical ideas.
Without a thorough screening, it will naturally never be possible to clean up Hydra.
"Do you want to activate that Trap Plan?" Natasha asked in an uncertain tone.
"Barton, what do you think?" Nick Fury turned his attention to another henchman.
Hawk Eyes smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Don't look at me, I'm just a field agent responsible for executing orders. But when the situation has reached this point, we seem to have no way out, right?"
"That's right! Start Trap Plan! Also, find a way to bring in Tony·Stark. I always feel that this matter is not that simple." Nick Fury touched his chin with a thoughtful expression.
"Stark? With all due respect, Director, that guy can't do such a thing. He is only suitable to stand in the spotlight and rely on the increasingly advanced Iron Man suit to attack the enemies on the surface. But the enemies in the dark can easily end his life with a knife in his back when he is not wearing a suit." Natasha raised strong objections.
To be precise, from the first time the two met, she knew that she and people like Tony were not naturally compatible with each other.
"Don't underestimate Stark! He is an out-and-out genius. Even if he takes off his suit, he can still give us a certain degree of support in terms of technology and magic." Director Egghead gave the reason why he insists on recruiting Iron Man to join the team.
As the promoter of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s plan to establish a team that obeys his own magical power, he was full of expectations for that training class.
Of course, what Nick Fury didn't know was that magic training was not as easy as he imagined and was full of all kinds of surprises.
In the small square of Azerath Sky City, a total of thirty young people came to receive training, and now more than two-thirds have successfully felt the existence of magical energy.
Not only that, some people can even let magical energy enter their bodies and then shape them into various forms.
In just a few minutes, several reckless and unlucky people were seriously injured, and one, for some unknown reason, created a huge fireball out of thin air, almost killing everyone alive.
If Guardians hadn't discovered the anomaly and teleported over in time to eliminate the rampant magical power, the entire training class would have been wiped out today.
As the person in charge and teacher, Tony Stark was already very worried and roared at the top of his voice, "You idiots! Idiots! Retarded! How many times have I stressed to you! Magical energy is dangerous! It's manic! It's uncontrollable! You must be careful, careful, and careful when ingesting it. But what about you? You dare to ingest far more than you can control at one time. If possible, I really want to throw you one by one from the edge of this sky city into the maelstrom!"
Amidst his angry curses, all the students lowered their heads, not daring to make any rebuttal.
However, it is not difficult to see from the excited eyes of these young people that the accidents and mistakes that just happened did not affect their interest in the mysterious power of magic.
Just the opposite!
The astonishing power produced by the magical energy when it went berserk gave everyone present a stronger desire to learn.
After all, the power that is powerful and beyond one's own limits has always been what humans have dreamed of.
After a reprimand, Tony·Stark angrily ended today's class, and at the same time strictly ordered the students not to leave their sight and try to resonate with the magical energy.
Just when he was about to drink some wine to relieve his rapidly rising blood pressure, he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from his ear.
"How does it feel to be a teacher who teaches magic knowledge? Isn't it exciting?"
With that said, Allen walked out from behind the tree, with naked and undisguised joking in his tone.
Obviously, he saw everything that just happened.
Iron Man turned over angrily Byakugan: "Yes! It's very exciting! If this continues, it won't be long before you can attend my funeral. As for the cause of death, it must be heart disease and high blood pressure. You had expected this to happen, right?"
Allen couldn't help but laugh and nodded, "Hahahaha! That's right! In my opinion, there have been no deaths among the apprentices you trained so far, which is nothing short of a miracle.
What do you think magic is?
Children's house tricks?
The biggest difference between learning magic and learning scientific knowledge is that the former is a powerful force.
It can create flames, explosions, ice, lightning and a series of astonishingly destructive phenomena.
Therefore, in the process of learning, there are often unforeseen dangers.
Under normal circumstances, if a magic instructor trains ten apprentices, if about half of them survive to graduate, it is considered a pretty good result.
But you are so arrogant that you took on thirty apprentices in one go.
I won't be surprised if one day I hear that all your apprentices are dead. "
In fact, when Allen participated in Fourth Holy Grail War and came into contact with the magic system, he realized that it was an extremely dangerous power.
It is much more terrifying than the Nen abilities, Chakra, Haki, and Devil Fruit that I have mastered before.
During the learning process, if he had not possessed a self-recovery ability close to Infinity, he would have died many times.
Perhaps it is precisely because of the fact that he often faces death that Magus in that world has a completely different worldview and values from ordinary people.
Not only is he indifferent to the lives of others, but he is also extremely indifferent to his own life.
In comparison, the spellcasters in the world of Overlord are even worse.
It can be said that the power of magic has been equated with extreme danger from the moment it was born.
If you want to gain power, you must be mentally prepared to pay a huge price for it.
Tony·Stark Hearing this, he was exhausted and sat on a bench by the roadside. He rubbed his eyebrows in annoyance. "Then what should I do now? Resign two-thirds of these students? You must know that they have sensed the existence of magical energy. If you let it go, God knows what will happen."
"I'm sorry, that's something you and S.H.I.E.L.D. need to consider, not me. In my opinion, their pitiful amount of magic is not even enough to get started, let alone pose any threat." Allen once again pretended to be aloof.
"Fake! Are you waiting to see my joke?"
Tony·Stark was obviously about to go crazy from the torture, and he grabbed hard at his hair, which had been falling out recently.
You must know that when he was developing new equipment and cutting-edge technology, he was never as uncomfortable as he is now.
But Allen still responded with a calm smile on his face, "No! I have no interest in reading your jokes, I am just explaining my position. Don't forget, in the eyes of International Security Council and S.H.I.E.L.D., our existence itself is a huge threat. In order to reduce the stress stimulation caused by this threat, I must strictly adhere to a bottom line, that is, never intervene in internal disputes among humans."
"What does this have to do with my magic training class?" Tony·Stark blinked in confusion.
"Of course it does matter! You have to understand that wherever there are people, there will be fights, and when there are fights, there will be factions. Do you think those young people who come to learn magic are monolithic?" Allen asked with a half-smile. "If you still don't understand it well, you might as well contact Project Insight."
"Project Insight?!"
Tony·Stark's pupils suddenly dilated, contracted, and then dilated again.
After a minute or two, he took a deep breath and asked, "What exactly do you want to hint to me?"
"What you think it is, then it is what it is. This involves a struggle within human beings, so I can't tell you the answer clearly, otherwise it would be too unfair. Sorry, I have a date later, so I'll excuse you for a moment. Remember, for us, who is in charge of the human world? It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter which system is used for governance, as long as it is the choice of human beings. Finally, I will give you a small suggestion. It is best not to teach apprentices too much at one time, otherwise it is easy to cause more terrible disasters due to the interaction of out-of-control energies."
After saying this, Allen directly used Space Stone to open a portal and disappeared without a trace in an instant.