After a period of construction and renovation, "Afterlife" is no longer the primitive and backward-looking small village it once was.
On the contrary, spacious streets and residential areas were quickly planned with the help of volunteers, and a roughly ten-story building was built near the center as the future ruling center of the town.
Not only that, in order to manage the increasing number of newcomers, they also established a voting council of elders and a patrol team composed of the powerful Inhumans.
As for the former, it is somewhat similar to the prototype of parliament.
Mainly through a show of hands among the elders, we determine what can and cannot be done.
Simply put, it means separation of powers and checks and balances.
Of course, since Quake Daisy successfully ousted his biological mother from power and prevented Inhumans from having a direct conflict with S.H.I.E.L.D., most of the elected elders are currently obeying her words. This presbytery is just a decoration for the time being and has no practical significance.
As for the patrol team, it is closer to an organization like the military police.
The main task of every Inhumans who joins this group is to exercise their abilities and combat effectiveness every day to ensure that "Afterlife" has sufficient self-protection and countermeasures capabilities when encountering invasion by foreign enemies or accusations from International Security Council.
Especially the latter is very, very important.
Because governments like the United Kingdom and the United States have always only been able to understand the "language of violence", it is absolutely unrealistic to expect them to sit down and listen to you reason.
Therefore, Daisy, regardless of the opposition of many people, resolutely established this armed force that belongs only to Inhumans.
And they have not only Superpowers of Inhumans, but also various magic equipment and high-tech weapons provided by Tony·Stark.
Now, any person selected from this team can easily kill a fully armed army.
It is precisely because of this patrol that the pressure from the outside world is suddenly reduced a lot.
Whether it was S.H.I.E.L.D. or the military threats from those big countries, they all seemed to disappear without a trace overnight.
Coupled with the effect of the public opinion offensive, a political power that does not belong to any country was established from scratch.
Although no one in the international community recognizes "Afterlife" as a country, no one dares to claim that "Afterlife" is part of their own country.
All the neighboring countries seem to have acquiesced in its existence.
Obviously, Allen changed the fate of Quake Daisy·Johnson, and also changed the fate of Inhumans on Earth.
With the genetic detectors kindly sponsored by Iron Man and the Terrigen Crystal stored in the warehouse, they are quietly expanding their numbers.
It won't be long before the number of "Afterlife" Inhumans will exceed the 100,000 mark.
By that time, no one can ignore such a powerful force.
"As the creator of all this, how do you feel now?" Lincoln stood in front of the window sill, looking down at this increasingly prosperous town.
Daisy smiled and shook his head, "No! You are wrong. The person who created all this is not me, but Allen. Without his reminder, I might still be working for S.H.I.E.L.D., I will never be able to get out of that fire pit. You know? I met Coulson not long ago, and even he realized that S.H.I.E.L.D. had become a tool for political struggle, and he chose to quit in great disappointment."
"Coulson quit S.H.I.E.L.D.? It's unbelievable!" Lincoln turned around and widened his eyes in surprise.
In his impression, people like Coulson are born to be agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
Other than that, there is no other profession that fits it so perfectly.
"Yeah! It's unbelievable, isn't it? Not to mention you, I can't believe it. But now he has just joined another superhero group led by Captain America and is performing tasks with his idol. I think he will be very happy..."
When speaking these words, Daisy had a touch of worry in his tone.
Because she is not a fool and knows that not long ago, a group of people including Steve·Rogers became nationally wanted criminals.
He must be so busy hiding here and there now that he probably doesn't even have time to eat a hot meal.
But Quake didn't know that Coulson not only had hot rice to eat at this moment, but also steaming beef stew with potatoes and tomatoes.
As for the main dish, it is hard buckwheat bread cut into slices.
Although the dining location was a very dilapidated-looking warehouse, it did not affect everyone's appetite.
Especially the second-generation "Ant-Man" Scott Lang, while eating, he made a moaning sound that evoked Infinity's reverie, which made Hawk Eyes upset. He reminded angrily, "Hey! Do you need to make such a scream of ecstasy? What you know is that we are eating, but what you don't know is that you are making out with a woman."
Poof!
Winter Soldier Bucky next to him couldn't hold it back and spit out all the food in his mouth, and then kept coughing.
Captain America very thoughtfully handed over a kettle.
The latter quickly took two sips and managed to maintain his image as a cold and tough guy.
Otherwise, I would definitely not be able to help but laugh.
"Please! I'm just enjoying this atmosphere, understand? Think about it, it's freezing and snowing outside, but we can hide here and warm ourselves by the fire and eat potato and tomato beef stew. How comfortable this is, don't you feel that kind of mood at all?" Scott Lang turned over Byakugan angrily.
no way!
Who gives him the lowest status in this team.
Even the taciturn Vision is a little more reliable than he looks.
"Then don't make that disgusting sound!" Hawk Eyes emphasized through gritted teeth.
"Okay, okay, I'll shut up. You really don't know how to enjoy life."
Scott Lang sighed helplessly, lowered his head and sipped the rich broth, closing his eyes from time to time to show an expression of great enjoyment.
I have to say that he is definitely the kind of guy who is very optimistic about life.
Even in extremely difficult circumstances, you can still find your own fun.
With such a living treasure in the team, the atmosphere will naturally not be too bad.
Except for Vision who didn't need to eat, everyone else lowered their heads and enjoyed a rare hot meal.
After a large pot of beef soup was completely consumed, Coulson patted his bulging belly with satisfaction and said with a smile, "This is the most delicious potato and tomato beef stew I have eaten in the past twenty years. Captain, I didn't expect that your cooking skills are as good as your skills."
"Haha, thank you. The reason why you think it tastes good is because you haven't eaten anything for fourteen consecutive hours. When you are hungry, whatever you eat will taste extra delicious." Steve shrugged with a smile.
While he was talking, he took out his wallet from his trouser pocket, took out about five hundred US dollars in bills, placed them in the most conspicuous place of the warehouse, and pressed them down with a stone as compensation to the owner of the warehouse.
After all, you have to pay for eating other people's food. This is the most basic common sense and bottom line.
Although with the development of new technologies and the Internet, the earth has begun to inevitably move towards digital currency, Captain America, an "old antique", still maintains the habit of carrying banknotes.
Just when everyone wanted to discuss what to do next, a portal opened out of thin air, and Allen walked out of it.
When he saw the soup pot still lying aside and smelled the lingering fragrance in the air, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said in a half-joking tone, "As a group of wanted criminals, I have to say that your dinner was really unexpectedly sumptuous. No wonder Tony couldn't find you, hiding in a place like this where there is no Internet or surveillance cameras."
"Tony always feels that he has the power called technology and can easily do anything. But he ignores that for people like me, there are still some ways to completely avoid his arrest." Steve responded with a smile.
This superhero from the WWII era is not completely out of touch with modern society as people imagine.
On the contrary, he understands where his real advantage lies compared with the ever-changing technological development.
With this advantage, we have successfully avoided the ubiquitous Internet and surveillance cameras in metropolitan areas.
The so-called great wisdom is nothing more than foolishness.
It is estimated that Iron Man is still using Internet technology at this time to try to catch the opponent from his hiding place from countless surveillance cameras and cameras on mobile phones and tablets.
Unfortunately, no matter how much advanced equipment and technology he uses, it is impossible to find Captain America that is completely compatible with Severance in modern society.
"Wonderful! It seems that you are much smarter than most people outside think." Allen praised without hesitation.
"This was forced out of me. After all, that guy Tony is full of unexpected high technology. If you want to defeat him, you must start from the blind spots of his thinking, and you must not let him lead you. By the way, you came all the way here just to talk about this, right?" A trace of doubt flashed in Steve·Rogers's eyes.
Allen shook his head slightly. "No, of course not. In fact, it was Tony who asked me to ask you. He wants to accept the conditions offered by US Government and International Security Council and let Avengers resume normal operations. But the price is that you people must cooperate with him to put on a good show."
"Acting?"
Bucky's eyes widened, completely confused as to what was going on.
You must know that not long ago, he had a fierce fight with the Iron Man team that was chasing him.
"Sorry, Bucky, I will explain this to you later." Captain America smiled apologetically at his friend.
A thoughtful expression appeared on the latter's face, and he immediately returned an "understanding" look.
"What is his plan?" Steve asked directly.
"It's very simple! Take advantage of the global panic caused by Avengers's internal strife, take the opportunity to blackmail International Security Council and US Government, and give Avengers the right to act freely. At the same time, severely punish the person who created Hulk Secretary of State Ross, who has been involved in many tragedies. According to Tony, he will be sent directly to the Supreme Court to accept Trial in public," Allen relayed calmly.
"Ross..."
As soon as he heard this name, Captain America immediately frowned.
Although Hulk and Abomination were having a big fight with New York, he had not yet been dug out of the glacier of Arctic.
However, through some internal information of S.H.I.E.L.D., we know how many casualties and property losses Ross and his troops caused during several pursuits.
I don't know why, but later US Government gave up on pursuing responsibility and cold-handled the whole matter.
All the media were blind and deaf, and did not follow up the report from the beginning to the end.
Several "independent reporters" wanted to dig deeper into the inside story, but as a result they either disappeared inexplicably or "committed suicide" by being shot eight times in the basement of their home.
All in all, everything related to this old guy is full of weirdness.
What's even more outrageous is that such a Dark History person as thick as a stack of A4 paper can actually make a comeback and become Secretary of State of United States.
Whenever I think of these, Steve·Rogers's heart is filled with disappointment and disgust for the entire country.
Finally, he raised his head and asked in an uncertain tone, "Are you sure that this time, Ross will get the end he deserves?"
"Of course! Because if United States's law cannot give a fair verdict, then Mr. John Schmidt will personally seek justice for those dead civilians." Allen replied meaningfully in the affirmative.
Let that old guy Ross spend the rest of his life comfortably in prison?
No kidding!
He had already prepared a full meal, waiting for those capitals to abandon him without mercy.
"Okay! I agree!"
After much hesitation, Captain America quickly made a decision.
Because even if he doesn't believe in United States's judicial system, he definitely believes in the methods of "old friend" Red Skull.
If nothing else, Ross, who has been in the military and political circles for many years, may be in bad luck this time.
"Great! Then I will notify Tony now so that he can start taking action. Oh, by the way, you'd better be careful about the guy named Zemo. His spirit has become extremely crazy under the distortion of hatred, and it's not surprising to do anything." Allen warned meaningfully.
"Does he really have that legendary code book in his hand?" Steve asked, narrowing his eyes.
"If Hydra's intelligence is not wrong, the answer is yes. In addition, I suggest you keep an eye on your good friend. Otherwise, once he is brainwashed again and commits some appalling tragedy, I'm afraid there will be no other way except to apologize with death."
After saying that, Allen turned around and stared at Winter Soldier's slightly confused and frightened eyes.
If anyone is feeling the most painful at this moment, it must be this poor man.
He was frozen, brainwashed, and controlled to kill his friend Howard and his wife...
After learning all these truths, the only thing that kept him from committing suicide and surrendering was the friendship with Steve.