She sacrificed herself for everyone else's happiness. Thanks to her, global manufacturing began to recover, and humanity's science and technology had been forcibly dragged forward by at least five years.
Why had S.H.I.E.L.D. developed something like this? There had to be a purpose behind spending such an enormous price to build a space base, right? Many people harbored doubts. What exactly was S.H.I.E.L.D. doing? Some government-employed scientists pondered it with blank minds, concluding that it was some kind of energy-gathering device.
It was better to guide than to block. Through certain channels, Daisy leaked a little information: an orbital weapon. That was the message she released.
"I have a secret that I'll tell only you. Whatever you do, don't tell anyone else." Through this sort of word-of-mouth rumor, every nation believed it had figured out her intentions. This was a high-tech weapon laid out for the new era—how devious!
"Is it really an orbital weapon?" Hill and Daisy arrived at an island in the Western Indian Ocean aboard a Quinjet. It was utterly uninhabited, a completely barren island.
"Of course not. Hold these for me." Wearing only an agent uniform, Daisy handed her spatial ring, Quantum Bracelets, and personal belongings to Hill for safekeeping.
All of Kevin Connor's clones had been destroyed. The man had no research value whatsoever.
In the original timeline, the Star Mark program's selection of Kevin Connor had merely been a random choice under limited conditions.
The Builders believed that people with timid personalities were easier to control. Their motivation had been entirely selfish, not any lousy reasoning about redemption or personal growth. Not at all. A Star Brand who was cowardly, inconspicuous, and weak-willed was easier to control and suitable as a Builder weapon. That was the only reason. There was no other reason.
Kevin