There was no doubt that compared to S.H.I.E.L.D., the International Security Council, and the US Government and military, who wanted benefits while secretly remaining wary, Hydra's attitude was remarkably proper.
And whenever they conducted a transaction, they never tried to haggle.
Whatever Allen offered, they took, all while looking deeply grateful.
If it would not cause too much damage to the timeline, he truly wanted to see what would happen if Hydra took control of Earth.
At the very least, Allen felt it could not possibly be worse than the current state of affairs, where capital controlled and plundered everything.
Perhaps under Hydra's iron-fisted rule, humanity on Earth would eventually break through the barriers and conflicts between nations and ethnic groups, forming a unified **** system similar to the Kree Empire.
In the end, all of Earth's strength and resources would leave the Solar System and march into the vast, boundless universe.
Unfortunately, that plan could exist only in his imagination and could never be put into action.
Therefore, everything Allen was doing now was merely intended to give Alexander Pierce the impression that he leaned toward supporting Hydra.
That way, once the other side found itself in trouble, all he had to do was reveal a little information about the Soul Stone, and Pierce would certainly do everything possible to reach Vormir and obtain that miraculous stone.
Simply put, Hydra was merely a tool for acquiring the Soul Stone. Nothing more.
Carrying a small canister of priceless Gravitonium, Allen remained invisible as he attended Tony Stark's utterly insane birthday party. He took the opportunity to enjoy the arrogant Iron Man's despair and humiliation as his life entered its countdown, then returned to the small town in New Mexico.
As luck would have it, he had barely returned when a