The whole "project" went very smoothly. With Stark nagging them every step of the way, the two super organizations showed incredible efficiency.
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier had crashed, but everything inside it was still intact. Following the first Quinjets to arrive, a large fleet of transport trucks came with plenty of tools and personnel.
The Gun Club was even more impressive. Zhang Qiang hadn't been joking when he said they could provide an alien spaceship.
To make sure the old Dark Elf ship could tow the enormous block of ice, Zhang Qiang had brought in not only a large number of independent thrusters, but also China's own alien spaceship, the one they'd kept in reserve.
The sight of the whale-shaped alien spaceship made Nick Fury's eyes turn red with envy. That thing had put the Gun Club a whole era ahead of S.H.I.E.L.D. in advanced technology.
The United States had managed to capture a living Kree, but in the end, it had wasted a fortune and been led down the wrong path. They only realized the truth after the Kree died.
"Star Wars" was the plan that Kree had given the United States. It turned out to be a fantasy that couldn't possibly be realized at the time.
After the Kree died, the United States unveiled the plan, nearly bringing the other superpower, the Soviet Union, to its knees. That bought the United States time to develop again.
China alone had obtained an alien spaceship, hauled it home, and slowly dismantled and studied it. They'd made a fortune without making a sound.
Now that Zhang Qiang could bring out this alien spaceship, it meant China had begun to move beyond it and develop technology of its own.
How could Nick Fury not be jealous?
While he'd been congratulating himself for fighting aboard