Hydra Is a Low-Key Organization

As it turns out, Odin really didn't care about that little bit of money. Asgard was rich and powerful. While others had mines, Odin had Nine Realms, and he included the star system where each kingdom was located within his territory. His resources were far beyond what Russell could imagine.

Putting aside everything else, any one of the items in the Asgardian Vault is priceless.

Of course, although the money is small, the meaning is different; war reparations and gifts are two different things.

Odin was determined to teach Thor and Loki a lesson, especially targeting Thor. He ordered the Bifrost to be used to transport supplies, craftsmen, and technicians to Svartalfheim, leaving all matters to the two princes.

Thor's domestic affairs skills are zero; compared to Loki, he's a whole galaxy behind. Even though he understands nothing, the astronomical sums he handles daily still cause him immense heartache.

Odin put on quite a show; Asgard ate vegetarian food for many days, Queen Frigga sold two pieces of jewelry and clothes, and Odin himself replaced his golden eye patch with a leather one.

Thor was unaware that his family was incredibly wealthy. He thought Odin had sold everything he owned and invested most of his fortune, and that the whole mess was caused by him. Feeling guilty for failing his parents and the people who had placed their hopes in him, Thor wore a miserable expression all day, as if his father had just died.

Having a sense of shame is a good thing. He will definitely grow a lot from this experience. It's just unknown whether he will have a change of heart or be heartless and only have a five-minute burst of enthusiasm.

Considering he always carries a hammer, the latter possibility is more likely.

After all, he was just a fool. Without his parents to offer sacrifices to the heavens and his younger brother being strangled to death in front of him, the chances of him achieving enlightenment and becoming a wise ruler were extremely slim.

With the Asgardians' vigorous assistance, Hydra 'Svartalfheim branch base was established at an incredibly rapid pace.

Russell revised the blueprints three times during the construction process, doubling the size of the base each time. Thor was furious about this, but the Asgard engineer in charge of the construction simply glanced at them and followed their instructions.

Odin had given the order that he would never break his promise if Asgard was defeated, and the engineers knew this; a little money was nothing to them.

Russell saw through Odin's act, deliberately putting on a show for Thor, but with such a wealthy patron in front of him, and Odin cooperating so well, what reason did Russell have not to take advantage of him a few more times?

It's not easy being a father who hopes his son will succeed. After a few words of reflection, Russell picked up the blueprints again and began making extensive revisions.

Why would we need a ground-based helipad? Are we just leaving it there to be used as a target?

Crossed out!

Build a semi-enclosed structure, extending 500 meters, no, 1,000 meters underground, and it will also need a supporting energy shield.

What, a surface defense system?

We don't need that, and it's time-consuming and labor-intensive. Ten satellite orbital space stations would be enough!

Top-tier research laboratories and medical evacuation centers?

Why bother with the highest standards? Odin's money doesn't grow on trees. Just go with the basics of Asgard. It's not that bad, Hydra won't mind; they'll make do.

Unlike other bases that are grand and imposing, Russell preferred to dig deep underground when building bases, the deeper the better. As for the surface...

Hydra is not a flamboyant organization. They just stick a wooden stake in the ground, hang a sign, build a small gatehouse of about ten square meters, and hire an old man to watch the elevator. They adhere to the principle of keeping a low profile in everything.

Thor: "..."

Thor never came to Svartalfheim again. It is said that he was so anxious that he fell ill and never recovered, leaving all the follow-up matters to Loki.

The massive underground base, covering an area comparable to a city, was completed in just three months. Russell was quite surprised by Asgard's industrial strength, not because it was too fast, but because it was too rich.

No wonder Thor and Loki always act so arrogant. If Russell were that rich, he'd be even more cocky than them.

With the new base completed and the laboratories at a higher level, Russell immediately moved his T-Virus research there.

Russell didn't want to take the Kree scientist couple, the Dark Elves, Steve, Yondu, and others to the Hydra Mars Base, let alone the Earth Headquarters.

Despite his carefree lifestyle, he would never dare to jeopardize the safety of Earth. A backward planet that has just launched an artificial satellite cannot withstand too much disruption.

He is very self-aware. He can cause trouble in other places without any consequences, but if he brings disaster to the earth, the Sorcerer Supreme will definitely invite him for tea.

The Kree couple, scientists, began researching the T-Virus. As perfectionists, they shared Russell's view that T-Virus -infected zombies were failures and were decisively discarded even if they had the potential to evolve.

How to enable a race to break through the evolutionary bottleneck is not only the top priority of the Kree Empire, but also a matter of great concern to many advanced civilizations in the universe.

In the eyes of the Kree scientists, zombies with evolutionary abilities are failures because they are a different species, contrary to the evolutionary principles upheld by the Kree Empire, and can only be considered scientific monsters.

The two had just obtained the T-Virus and had no data or information, so it was impossible for them to create a perfect individual similar to Alice in a short period of time. However, they pointed out the reason for the failure of the clone.

Energy!

Whether it's Natasha and Bucky who were injected with the Super Soldier Serum, or Yelena who took the Heart-shaped herb, none of them can be classified as normal life forms. Cloning clones of them would require a large amount of energy as an aid.

Russell's words were a wake-up call. He agreed with the statement, noting that when the Super-Soldier Serum was injected into Bucky in the Siberia Laboratory, electricity was converted into VITA radiation.

To replicate a clone, an amount of energy of the same specifications is essential, and possibly even more.

In terms of energy, Russell was very confident; he possessed the Power Stone, which was virtually inexhaustible.

Since the Power Stone could not be taken out of the Marvel Universe, Russell left it at the base, Svartalfheim branch was handed over to Natasha for management.

After explaining the relevant matters, he returned to the real world. His purpose in coming here was to deal with the T-Virus, and now that he had resolved the matter, he did not intend to stay any longer.

The real world!

After completing his World Quest in Middle-earth, Russell immediately entered the Marvel Universe. He wasn't tired, though; the base had been under construction for three months, and he had rested enough.

After finishing some chores in the apartment, I turned on my computer and started watching TV shows, including another Marvel Universe movie.

Although it's a hybrid world that interweaves comics and movies, most of the plot and characters are closely related to the films. Watching it multiple times is beneficial, especially the Easter eggs, which are the essence of the story.

Supergirl visited several times during this period, and even with Russell's Steel Tail ability, he was still no match for her. After repeated defeats, he gradually got used to it, and eventually, feeling bored, he realized it wasn't a big deal; why bother taking a woman seriously?

After that, he repeatedly entered the Marvel Universe to progress and, incidentally, teach Natasha a lesson, since she had offended Russell too badly a while ago.

A month later, the electronic notification sounded.

[Bite]

[Attention, host, the eleventh mission world is about to begin. Ten-minute countdown has started. Please prepare.]