Maya Hansen

Although the Avengers heroes turned the tide, placing humanity's hopes on a tiny minority of individuals is undoubtedly an unwise choice. After enduring an invasion by an alien civilization, the plan is highly likely to be approved by the World Security Council.

It's better to keep the enemy at bay than to be invaded and then seek "revenge."

As for what the Avengers are thinking—for example, the Avengers, Earth's number one team, had barely been formed when they already had a replacement plan...

"Tony Stark would agree to our plan, or rather, he was the one who initially proposed it."

Wei Xiuming said, "He is a futurist who thinks about problems differently from most people, especially after his experience with the Chitauri."

"Is he perhaps thinking of dressing the entire planet in Iron Man suit to protect vulnerable people?" Nick Fury said.

"Yes, and as the plan unfolded, his ideas became even more radical... I won't go into the details." Wei Xiuming confirmed, "The current peace on Earth is established by nuclear deterrence. Although regional frictions continue due to ideology, political needs, and the meddling of the United States, it is generally peaceful—like the legendary Land of Gentlemen, where everyone is a master swordsman, everyone keeps a powerful pet, and everyone else has the power to kill them, so it is peaceful."

"He gave everyone Iron Man suit!?" Nick Fury boldly speculated.

"Pretty much, applications in biotechnology... With his intelligence, he could easily develop a whole technology tree just by using a formula to please a beautiful woman." Realizing he had let something slip, Wei Xiuming quickly changed the subject. "I've already decided on the use of the Tesseract... Remember the data we brought back from the underground space?"

"I remember...gods created by humans," Nick Fury said. "You've already translated that document?"

Wei Xiuming nodded, thinking to himself, "That's what I wrote, so of course it can be translated." He continued, "I've studied some related knowledge and compared it with the data entered into the computer. With the processing speed of the quantum computer, this amount of time is more than enough."

"And I started the related engineering and manufacturing a long time ago... However, the cultivation of organisms requires a special kind of energy called Cosmic Energy, which has disappeared in the entire universe in this day and age. The Infinity Stones in the Tesseract can barely serve as a substitute—just like how alcohol could be used as fuel for early biplanes."

"Furthermore, the funding is insufficient. The share I receive from the Osborn Group alone is far from enough for the initial construction of the Divine Body. After resolving the Chitauri invasion, we should accelerate its construction process—in short, I'm here to ask for funding."

After a brief conversation, Nick Fury summoned a Quinjet and, together with Wei Xiuming, headed to the "factory" where the Tesseract was being forged into the bodies of gods.

After the aircraft moved away from the Helicarrier, another Nick Fury emerged and told Commander Hill, "Investigate Tony Stark's romantic history."

"This is a huge undertaking. Before Tony Stark invented the Iron Man suit, the women around him were all new faces every day," Commander Hill said.

"Narrowing down the search, there are many beautiful women, but few whose talent surpasses their looks. I want to know about Tony Stark's relationships with young and beautiful female scientists, especially in the field of biology," said Nick Fury, whose identity was unclear.

The Brain, the intelligent core of the Helicarrier, is top-notch in both hardware and software. It would certainly pay close attention to a genius inventor like Tony Stark, a descendant of a veteran. Upon receiving Nick Fury's order, it immediately transmitted a document to a tablet computer, which serves as a personal terminal.

This prompted Commander Hill to mutter to himself, "Why not use a useful AI instead of making me go through an extra step in the process?"

"Maya Hansen, born in 1982, is a geneticist who met Tony Stark at a technical exchange in Sweden on December 31, 1999, and the two spent the night together."

"Maya Hansen's main research focuses on a type of biochemical virus designed to address defects at the human genetic level..."

Upon seeing this, Nick Fury knew that the problem must lie with Maya Hansen.

He then pulled up Maya Hansen's current information, such as who she was working for, and handed the tablet to Commander Hill: "I want you to assemble a team to investigate this Aldrich Group."

"As for the team members... I'll send Coulson as your second-in-command."

Upon hearing this, Hill's expression turned serious. It seemed that Nick Fury took this matter very seriously, even sending out his trusted lieutenant, Coulson.

Eastern Europe, within the Hydra Base in Sokovia.

Maya Hansen and Aldridge Kilian are demonstrating and explaining to Doctor Death how their Extremis virus works on a 3D projection screen.

Doctor Death was invited by none other than Baron Strucker, a powerful figure within the Hydra branch who had reached a strategic agreement with Malik.

This base isn't a military base, but a research department. It was converted from an old castle passed down from Baron Strucker's ancestors, so it's not as well-hidden as other Hydra Base.

As for why Maya Hansen and Kilian were here, the reason is simple: this is their job. Long ago, the so-called Aldrich Group was acquired by Baron Strucker and reorganized into Vanguard Technology.

Baron Strucker's name itself reveals his status as a member of the old Germany nobility, whose ancestors were certainly wealthy. His extravagance was such that he could use an atomic centrifuge, designed for separating nuclear materials, as a mixer for churning ice cream cream. Clearly, the title of Baron Strucker did not fade under his rule.

To some extent, Baron Strucker was a true Hydra, his ancestors being favorites of Red Skull, having served alongside him, and immediately following Red Skull after Hydra broke with the Third Reich.

In terms of his style of doing things, he is more like the Inheritors to the Red Skull than Alexander Pierce, for example, his ambition to dominate the world and his pursuit of technology.

The latter devoted most of his energy to vying for power, and even his branch of Hydra developed by taking advantage of Nick Fury's influence.