Confirming a 24-Hour Stay

Manufacturing electromechanical prosthetics is an extremely difficult challenge for the researchers at the base, but it is a piece of cake for Russell. Even though he has been studying the SSS Serum for the past two years, his area of expertise is still artificial intelligence and robotic devices.

Dr. Lanning was a genius, Russell, standing on the shoulders of giants, completed an electromechanical arm with relatively little effort. In this era, only he could create a perfect finished product on his own; others, even with the blueprints, would have to assemble a team.

Because current technology cannot manufacture overly precise parts, Russell, however, possessed some alchemy skills, which allowed him to easily overcome these troublesome challenges.

When it comes to alchemy, Russell felt that this discipline should be categorized as science rather than magic.

Furthermore, if we lower the bar a bit, magic and science are largely based on the same thing: the study, conversion, and utilization of energy.

If one insists that magic has a higher barrier to entry and is limited by talent, then with the rapid advancement of technology, one day this barrier will be eliminated, and everyone will be a magician.

Humans at that time might have been even more advanced than God!

Getting back to the main point, Russell's mechanical arm design was based on the original work, with a beautiful and cold appearance. The historically heavy red five-pointed star was replaced with the Arabic numeral 0, and Bucky's code name in the file was also 'Winter Soldier -0'.

He was the first, but he will certainly not be the last!

After being hypnotized, the researchers conducted a series of tests on Bucky. He possessed human-limited senses, endurance, agility, and strength. The serum enhanced not only his physical body, but also gave him the ability to learn quickly and have a super memory.

In other words, Bucky has transformed from Poor Student into a top student, and he is now no worse than his best friend. Moreover, the Superman strength brought by his mechanical arm makes him theoretically stronger than Steve.

Inside the base, Bucky's combat strength ranked third, after Russell and Thunder Beast. Jason could only go toe-to-toe with him thanks to his Immortal Body. Of course, in a prolonged battle within a confined space, Jason would ultimately prevail, as he didn't need to eat or drink to replenish his energy and had no stamina limitations, working tirelessly without sleep.

[Bite!]

[Host has completed the World Quest and personally created a superhero/villain. Calculation of mission rewards begins.]

[Bite!]

[Rewards are as follows: 6 points of Free Attribute Points, 30,000 Wealth Points, and 3 chances to Lottery Draw.]

After hearing the system's prompt, Russell paused for a moment and then asked, "Hey, where did the 24-hour time freeze go?"

"Uncle Luo, you have already dropped your World Anchor. After completing the mission, you can come and go freely without any time limit." The system, in the mental world, personified itself and wiped away sweat. It knew what Russell was expecting, but reality was just that cruel, and there was nothing it could do.

"I don't care, I just want to hear the notification sound."

"..."

"Haven't you been doing the voice acting all along? If you don't want to get struck by lightning, hurry up and finish."

You're fooling yourself!

The system silently grumbled, cleared its throat, and said in a cold, electronic voice. "Ding! The host has completed the World Quest. You may end the world process immediately or stay in this world for a maximum of 24 hours. Please make your decision as soon as possible."

Russell's face instantly turned serious. "Confirmed stay of 24 hours!"

System:"..."

Having completed his World Quest and resolved his obsession with the 24-hour time limit, Russell plans to next search for Kamar-Taj and, if possible, stay there for further study.

Before leaving, he had two things to take care of.

The first one is Bucky. He was worried that if Enslavement the other's soul, the system would judge the mission as a failure. Now that he has no worries, he naturally wants to keep Bucky under his control.

Under hypnosis, Bucky is a humanoid weapon; anyone who knows the command can control him. Russell cannot tolerate this; the weapon he created must be absolutely obedient to him.

The second was the announcement of Schmidt's death. Schmidt's death meant that Hydra, with him as its spiritual leader, was a thing of the past, and the new Hydra would be led by Russell.

Russell's vision was far broader than Schmidt's; he knew that the outside world was vast, and that Earth was just a speck of dust in the cosmos, so his goal was the stars and the sea.

Queen of Heaven, Russell was dismayed to find that the situation was completely different from what he had expected.

First, Russell's Enslavement Bucky repeatedly failed. The serum had strengthened Bucky's mental strength, making it much harder to Enslavement him. Russell used his Enslavement skills three times a day, morning, noon, and night, for a total of nine attempts, all of which ended in failure.

Secondly, he saw news articles in the newspaper such as "Captain America returns in triumph, thwarting Hydra's plot to destroy the world," "Red Skull flees in panic and his whereabouts are still unknown," and "Captain America is engaged, with the wedding date set for the day the war ends."

Steve wasn't frozen!

Schmidt didn't go on a space trip either!

The Tesseract is still in Schmidt's hands!

Looking at the lengthy articles in the newspapers, Russell felt a deep sense of malice from the world. Even though he hadn't been involved in the plot, the butterfly effect had still swerved history. He immediately ordered intelligence gathering. Steve's fate wasn't important, but Schmidt couldn't continue living; it would have a fatal impact on subsequent plans.

Russell never considered coexisting with Schmidt. It is undeniable that Schmidt was an excellent scientist, theologian, and super soldier, but he had one major flaw.

That's so arrogant!

Schmidt sees himself as a supreme god, believing that the world should be ruled by him and that anything that opposes him will be ruthlessly destroyed. He's a madman; it wouldn't be surprising if he blew up the whole world one day, and besides, he has the Tesseract, so he could easily do just that.

In short, as long as Schmidt is alive, Russell will never have peace of mind!

Under Russell's control, Hydra began to operate around the world, especially in the European theater. Although Hydra suffered a severe blow, it still had a considerable number of agents and its intelligence network remained intact.

A large amount of intelligence was sent to the secret base in Siberia. Steve's intelligence was confirmed to be accurate. Just as the newspapers said, he became a national hero, had sex with Carter, and lost his tragic virginity, becoming a winner in life.

It was already 1944, and soon Allied troops would land in Norman, and the Allied counter-offensive would begin. 90% of the intelligence was about the European theater.

One piece of intelligence particularly concerned Russell: the German Army had encountered ghosts on the battlefield, with munitions factories being destroyed, supply lines being attacked, and senior generals dying mysteriously in their command rooms.

Surveillance footage captured bizarre images of soldiers fighting an unseen enemy, which could also be described as an ant-sized 'Ant-Man'.

The German Army determined that this was the Allied ultimate weapon, but not long after, it disappeared and never appeared on the battlefield again.

"The first Ant-Man... Domestic Violence Man? Was his name Hank Pym... or Pym Hank?"

Russell repeatedly reviewed the intelligence and became very interested in Dr. Pym, an absolute genius scientist whose intellect surpassed even that of the Stark father and son.

Dr. Pym's research spanned a wide range of fields, including quantum physics, artificial intelligence, and robotics. His proudest achievement was the discovery of the Pym Particles, which can arbitrarily change the size of matter, including life.

However, Russell believes that his greatest invention was not the Pym Particles, but the robot Ultron, one of the most powerful artificial intelligences in the Marvel Universe.

Of course, this is in the comic book world. In the movie world, Ultron and Dr. Pym have absolutely no connection.

"I'd like to pay him a visit sometime. I admire top scientists the most. I wonder if he would be willing to work for Hydra ... No, if he is one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D.. according to history, it would be no different from working for Hydra."

Russell was busy and didn't have time to visit Dr. Pym for the time being. The latter would live a long time, so there was no rush.

Dr. Pym incredibly resilient. He was a contemporary of Carter, Steve, and Howard, and all participated in World War II, yet he was the one who survived the longest.

Howard died first. Steve was frozen for seventy years and met Carter, who was over ninety years old at the time. She was already an elderly woman and passed away a few years later. Meanwhile, Dr. Pym, who was born around the same time, was still alive and kicking. He not only trained the second-generation Ant-Man but also had a daughter in her thirties.

He's incredibly resilient and knows how to take care of himself; no one would doubt that he's had serum injections.

The office door was pushed open, and a soldier walked in, saluted, and said, "Sir, we have obtained intelligence about Schmidt!"

Russell ordered the removal of all Hydra -related symbols from the base. To create confusion, the soldiers were dressed in Soviet Union uniforms, and the base itself could be found in the Soviet Union archives.

Where is he?

"The exact location is unknown, but Schmidt contacted several of his most trusted bases and requested that they concentrate their forces to secretly infiltrate... Siberia."

Russell paused for a moment, then chuckled, "What a coincidence, he's in Siberia too. What's he up to? Is he going to give me the Tesseract?"

"Sir, there's one more thing!" the soldier continued. "We've discovered traces of Soviet Union intelligence activity in a nearby city, and their target is likely Schmidt."

Russell: "..."

Schmidt lives next door to me?