"It truly deserves to be called a city powered entirely by solar energy." Looking at the countless solar panels in the distance, Shen Fei said with some emotion as he drove. Terragrigia Island could be said to be the only city in the world powered completely by solar energy. A Solar Matrix Satellite remained in synchronous orbit above the city, and it was precisely because of that satellite that Terragrigia never suffered a power outage, regardless of the weather.
Many scientists were overjoyed by the birth of this technology, because it represented enormous progress in humanity's use of solar energy.
Energy had always been a global issue. Whoever controlled energy controlled the future. That was no joke. Even though this world possessed plenty of energy-related black technology, oil remained a top priority for every nation.
That was because oil had far too many uses. It was not merely used to refine fuel. Even if future energy could be fully extracted from wind, sunlight, or even various elements, oil's importance would not diminish by much.
Why did Shen Fei know that? Because pharmaceuticals also required oil.
"The FBC under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s control shouldn't have any accidents, right?" To most people, the Solar Matrix Satellite was merely an energy satellite. However, Shen Fei knew that it was not just an energy satellite—it was also a satellite weapon.
"So Hydra's Project Insight was really just copying someone else's work." Shen Fei was certain that if the Solar Matrix Satellite had not been too slow to activate as a weapon, perhaps Project Insight would not have sent Helicarriers into the sky at all, but Solar Matrix Satellites instead.
Looking up at the sky, Shen Fei could not help sighing. Hydra had hidden itself so deeply and enforced such harsh internal rules, yet its upper ranks were all short-sighted fools.
Even if the so-called Project Insight succeeded, it would never last. Where there was oppression, there would be resistance. Project Insight was merely harsh rule by law. These were tricks the ancestors of the Celestial Dynasty had long since discarded. Back when Shang Yang established such severe punishments, didn't Great Qin still end up destroying itself?
Knowing when to tighten and when to loosen was the way to govern a nation. Keep a string taut forever, and sooner or later it would snap.
Alexander Pierce was an idiot, and Malick, who claimed to be Hydra's legitimate successor, was not much smarter. Of all things, for centuries he had wanted to bring back Hive and rule the world, yet he was unwilling to pay the price. He only wanted to retrieve Hive and sit back to enjoy the benefits of Hive's power. Heh. In that regard, he was not even as good as Pierce. At least Pierce had always been making an effort.
Over the years, aside from studying and training, Shen Fei had also tried his best to recall everything related to Hydra. They were all perfect suckers—ones who would not dare make a fuss even after taking a loss.
The Malick family in particular possessed a passage to another planet. That was a world suitable for human habitation, and it should not have been far from Earth.
If the Malick family had not spent all those years focused on bringing back Hive, but had instead concentrated on killing Hive and monopolizing that planet, they might have already developed themselves on that alien world. Even if the planet was somewhat barren, it was still an entire planet.
If Shen Fei were confident he could kill Hive now, he might have already wanted to take the Malick family's Black Stone and open the door to go there. For the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj, opening a portal was very simple.
For his future development, Shen Fei had made a five-year plan and a ten-year blueprint, all based on the major events he remembered. As for whether he could gain any benefits from them, that would depend on the circumstances.
It was only because he currently had no way to leave Earth. Otherwise, if he went to Knowhere, perhaps he could obtain Ancient Celestial DNA.
"Sherry, long time no see." At the restaurant where they had arranged to meet, Shen Fei saw two people who surprised him greatly. One was Sherry Birkin. After several years apart, Sherry had grown into a striking beauty. The other was Natasha, with her red hair—the legendary Black Widow.
Shen Fei then learned that Sherry was Natasha's partner. More accurately, Sherry was learning from Natasha how to become a proper agent.
Could Sherry become an Avenger in the future? After listening to Sherry's introduction, that thought could not help surfacing in Shen Fei's mind.
After giving it some thought, Shen Fei realized that Sherry really could become an Avenger in the future. The G-Virus within her not only gave her instantaneous regeneration, but also made her physical abilities far surpass those of ordinary people. With Black Widow training her as well, she would definitely become Fury's trusted confidante.
It's not impossible for her to become the next Captain America. A female Captain America... Shen Fei's imagination ran wild at last.
"This is a rare treasure. We're really lucky today." Upon seeing the wine Shen Fei had brought, Natasha immediately began explaining wine-related knowledge to Rebecca.
It had to be said that an agent—especially a female agent, and an ace agent at that—needed to learn a vast amount of knowledge in addition to being beautiful. Beauty came first because most men had little guard against beautiful women.
"Then wouldn't this wine be very expensive?" Sherry asked in surprise after listening to Natasha's explanation.
"It's not merely expensive. Some people couldn't buy it even if they had money. This is wine from Château d'Yquem. Ordinary people might not have even heard of that place," Natasha said.
Premier Cru Supérieur Château d'Yquem stood above even the world-famous Lafite. In wine classification, Lafite was only a First Growth.
"It was a gift from Stark Group. I have some business dealings with them." His cooperation with Stark Group was not something that needed to be kept particularly secret, so Rebecca and Sherry knew about it. He had told them before.
"That playboy is no good. Don't learn from him," Sherry said. She did not seem to like Stark very much. In fact, that was normal. Before becoming Iron Man, Stark had always been known as a playboy.
"I don't have that kind of capital, and I've barely met him a few times." Stark was too busy chasing women to have time for him. In Stark's eyes, Shen Fei had only just come of age.
After that, the group talked about some matters concerning Raccoon City.
"This wine..." After taking a sip of the fine wine from Premier Cru Supérieur Château d'Yquem, a trace of surprise flashed through Natasha's eyes.
Natasha then carefully examined the bottle again before getting up and going to the restroom. Inside, she took out a container and spat some of the wine into it.
The reason Natasha did this was simple. She had drunk this wine before, but this bottle tasted vastly different from what she had previously tasted. Ordinary people would not care about such a thing, but Natasha was an ace agent. Furthermore, due to Shen Fei's cooperation with Stark, S.H.I.E.L.D. had long since investigated Shen Fei's background.
"Nick Fury is impressive. He made Sherry see S.H.I.E.L.D. as her own home so quickly." After Natasha left, perhaps because of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s rules, Sherry did not talk much about her work there. However, from her tone, Shen Fei could still tell that she was very proud to be a S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent.
Sherry was a very kind person. Especially after learning about the Raccoon City incident and discovering that her parents had been among its primary causes, she had always wanted to make up for the harm they had caused the world. Working for S.H.I.E.L.D. happened to allow her to fulfill that wish.
Shen Fei could not really say anything about that. He could only tell Rebecca and Sherry to be careful.
Natasha returned afterward, and the four of them had a very pleasant conversation. Shen Fei held Natasha in great respect. Putting everything else aside, the fact that she sacrificed herself to obtain the Soul Stone alone made her worthy of anyone's respect.
"He seems interested in you." After dinner, they went their separate ways. Natasha and Sherry got into a car, and Natasha said this inside it.
"Don't talk nonsense. We're just friends. He's only concerned about me," Sherry replied.
"Just friends? Come to think of it, in this line of work, it really is hard to find someone who will always love you." Natasha spoke with a hint of melancholy.
The agent profession had one of the highest divorce rates, because it was too dangerous and because they often could not see each other.
"Alright, let's go back and rest first."
"Help me check what's in it." After taking Sherry back to rest, Natasha went alone to a laboratory on the island and handed the wine she had spat out earlier to a researcher.
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