AllSpark Company was the bigger picture. When Nick Fury said this, his tone carried a trace of bitterness. But no matter what, Nick Fury had to acknowledge it—and force himself to do so—or his judgment of future developments would be thrown off.
Tony Stark had just told Nick Fury that if they wanted to equip mechanical troops on a large scale, AllSpark Company was their only option for now. Even if Tony was willing to make Iron Armor for S.H.I.E.L.D., each suit was enormously expensive. Once the numbers went up, S.H.I.E.L.D. would go bankrupt first.
Second, Luo Xia had connections with every major power in the world capable of influencing the global situation. Everyone in the Forgivers Alliance was his friend; it could even be said that he had saved most of their lives. Those were bonds forged in life and death.
Kamar-Taj was an organization of sorcerers that had hidden in the world for thousands of years. If not for every member of the Forgivers Alliance having a set of beginner spellbooks, S.H.I.E.L.D. would never even have known such a mysterious organization existed.
Not to mention the vast numbers of Mutants and Inhumans. If these superhumans decided to cause trouble, S.H.I.E.L.D. would have a huge problem suppressing them. Yet both of these unruly races seemed to listen to Luo Xia.
Finally, the most important point of all!
Luo Xia also had the backing of that superpower across the Pacific Ocean—and it was practically unlimited support. That fact alone meant S.H.I.E.L.D. did not dare make a move.
Nominally, China was still one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s bosses, so it generally did not dare do anything too outrageous.
And at this critical moment, Nick Fury had no desire to test whether S.H.I.E.L.D. could bear the consequences of going after Luo Xia. Setting everything