Yu Xian's Strategy Diary!

Night, northern Manhattan, New York, beside the Hudson River.

Y Squad's Waterside Villa.

Yu Xian wrote furiously under the lights.

"Today, Nick Fury told me to protect Bruce Banner and find an opportunity to see whether he was worth recruiting into the Avengers.

I don't know if it was because of my influence, but why did it feel like the plan to bring Banner into the Avengers had been moved up?

But it wasn't a big problem.

As long as the overall direction of the Marvel storyline remained unchanged,

I could handle a few minor adjustments.

But how could I make Bruce Banner acknowledge the Avengers?

I remembered that, in the original storyline, Banner had always been hunted.

It was only after Loki summoned aliens to Earth that he was formally invited to join the Avengers.

Bruce Banner was currently in a sensitive period, with General Thaddeus Ross tracking him down.

Going to him just like that definitely wouldn't work.

And General Thaddeus Ross's opposition also needed to be taken into account.

That meant a villain like Abomination was indispensable.

Only if Abomination appeared and posed an enormous threat to the world, with Banner transforming into Hulk to stop him,

would Thaddeus Ross suffer defeat,

realize that the Super Soldier Serum wasn't foolproof,

and recognize that Hulk was not purely a destroyer, reassessing Hulk's abilities and value.

Only by completely changing General Thaddeus Ross's attitude and making him stop hunting Hulk

could the situation be turned around in one stroke.

And that way, poor Banner wouldn't have to remain separated from the woman he loved,

unable to be together despite loving each other.

It would also unite a pair of lovers and earn me great merit.

As long as those issues were resolved, more than half of Banner's problem would be settled.

The remaining question was how to persuade him to join.

Banner's most important goal right now was solving his transformation problem.

So, through S.H.I.E.L.D. and Iron Man Tony,

I could provide him with a stable research environment, the most advanced equipment and instruments, and professional researchers,

good living conditions, and help with his love life.

Then I'd give him a little faith.

Tell him that the Avengers were dedicated to safeguarding world security and resisting all kinds of supernatural and extraterrestrial threats.

With so many heavy doses of medicine, there was no way Banner wouldn't be moved."

At this point, Yu Xian suddenly remembered something and muttered to himself:

"Could I slip some of my own agenda into this?"

As inspiration struck, his thoughts surged, and he began writing.

"Right.

I could also make contact with Skye, that Inhuman who would become Quake in the future.

Using the Hulk incident, I could get her involved too.

Let her clearly see what the world was really like.

That could deepen the bond between us.

But that alone wouldn't be enough.

I needed a more detailed, tailored strategy.

Let me think.

One of this girl's greatest obsessions right now was finding out about her origins.

I could start there.

She had been an orphan since childhood, fostered by different families.

She was full of questions and longing regarding her past and biological parents.

She had learned hacking skills in order to find traces of her biological parents.

So after the Hulk incident,

I only needed to use S.H.I.E.L.D.'s resources to help her find her parents as an opening.

She was also at a time when she lacked affection. If Y Squad gave her the warmth of a family,

this tailored set of 'sugar-coated bullets'

would launch a comprehensive assault on her from every angle—her origins, self-worth, sense of belonging, and more.

After the whole process, from body to heart, from mind to flesh, with no blind spots in any direction, she would completely give her heart to us.

There was no way she wouldn't fall for my tender embrace.

What happened with Yinsen absolutely could not happen a second time!!!

Absolutely!!!"

Having written that,

Yu Xian finally stopped writing and looked over the broad plan he had drafted to deal with what lay ahead.

He nodded in satisfaction.

Now that he had sorted it all out, what he needed to do next was much clearer.

Looking at the diary before him,

Yu Xian let out a soft sigh.

It really wasn't easy to keep slacking off forever.

Behind the ability to slack off peacefully often lay the results of extensive thought.

He had to maintain control over the progress of missions at all times.

While slacking off, he also had to ensure the missions were completed perfectly.

For something that consumed so much brainpower, it would be better to find someone else to do it for him.

Thinking of the few remaining members of the squad,

Yu Xian felt an inexplicable sadness.

Setting aside the three animal intelligence chiefs,

one was an elegant queen who followed orders but not commands, always plotting her own little schemes every day.

The other was a righteous young girl who lacked experience and was especially prone to getting carried away.

I, your emperor, have no capable troops under my command!

Yu Xian casually closed the "Diary of Thoughts on the Main Plotline of the Marvel World" before him.

He took out a new diary from a nearby table.

Written on it were the words, "Witch of Betrayal" Medea Strategy Guide.

Scratch, scratch, scratch. He began writing again.

"I've gradually remembered all the information about Medea over this period.

Medea, the 'Witch of Betrayal,' was a tragedy from Greek mythology.

Medea of Greek mythology

was the princess of Colchis,

and a genius of Age of Gods Magecraft.

She betrayed her family for love, only to be abandoned by the man she loved in the end.

She helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece, even killing her own brother and betraying her father and homeland for it.

Yet after Jason obtained everything he wanted, he abandoned her

and married Glauce, daughter of the king of Corinth.

In the end, to take revenge, she not only used poison to kill Glauce and the king, but also personally killed the two children she had with Jason.

This princess who had once sacrificed everything for love

ultimately became the 'Witch of Betrayal,' feared by all.

The experience of 'being used and then discarded' made her completely lose faith in human nature,

forming a psychological defense mechanism of 'betray first to protect herself.'

To become a 'bond she cannot sever,'

the following three points were of utmost importance:

First, become 'someone who cannot be betrayed.'

Second, satisfy her 'need to be needed.'

Third, accept her dark side, but do not indulge her loss of control.

As long as I could accomplish these things, the power of Medea, the 'Witch of Betrayal,' could be used by me."

At this point, Yu Xian stopped writing.

He stood up.

He walked to the window.

Under the moonlight,

he saw the 'Witch of Betrayal' sitting barefoot by the pool, stirring the water with her feet.

He saw Catalina and the three great intelligence chiefs playing around her.

He saw her, dressed in a purple gauze dress, softly humming an ancient ballad.

Yu Xian's heart stirred.

He returned to the desk.

In the "Witch of Betrayal" Medea Strategy Guide, he wrote the final three lines concerning the essence of Medea's acceptance.

"She carried out madness in the name of a witch...

Yet she was merely a mortal yearning for love!

What she needed was not a master—

but a companion willing to descend into the abyss with her.

And I would carve my name upon the blade of her Rule Breaker,

becoming the only... accomplice in fate she could never sever!"