Over the next few days, Wenwu devoted himself to research and thoroughly analyzed Stern's mutated gene sequence.
He couldn't help but marvel at Stern's incredible talent and imaginative ideas.
This independently improved Hulk Serum has terrifying potential.
If Stern had been injected with gamma rays and then irradiated with them, their overall combat power would have definitely increased by a whole level!
It would be such a waste to kill such a top-notch scientific genius.
Wenwu instantly formed a plan in his mind.
"Once I obtain the Mind Stone Mind Scepter from Loki, I can use its power to completely control Stern's mind and keep him at my disposal."
It was now 2012.
According to the original storyline, Loki is about to lead the Chitauri Army to invade Earth.
He could then seize the Mind Stone and the Space Stone.
With two Infinity Stones in hand, and all his trump cards combined, he will fear no opponent in this universe except for the Celestials!
Five days later, the deep gene detectors were fully mass-produced and distributed to all checkpoints, factories, military camps, and refugee resettlement areas within the Ten Rings for 24-hour uninterrupted scanning and screening.
Ordinary genetic testing equipment can only identify surface DNA and is completely unable to detect the Skrulls ' perfect mimicry.
But this brand-new instrument can penetrate surface camouflage and probe the deepest, most fundamental sequences of the genome, leaving no trace of even the most realistic alien camouflage.
In the early hours of the morning, outside a conscription registration point.
A middle-aged man dressed simply and with an honest demeanor is queuing to complete his enlistment procedures. His speech, behavior, and overall appearance are no different from those of an ordinary civilian.
He had been lying in wait in the Ten Rings for half a month. Previously, he had hunted down a civilian who had fled, perfectly replicating the other party's memories and identity information, and thus evaded layers of basic screenings to reach the final recruitment checkpoint.
His goal was simple: to infiltrate the Ten Rings army and seize the opportunity to steal intelligence on military equipment and deployment.
"Beep--!! Non-human, non-native gene sequence detected!"
A piercing red alarm suddenly went off.
The guard holding the detector's eyes sharpened abruptly. He instantly raised his gun, aimed at the middle-aged man, and shouted sternly, "Don't move! Cover your head and squat down!"
The people who were queuing to fill out the forms scattered in panic.
The middle-aged man's pupils contracted sharply, his heart filled with horror, but he forced a blank and innocent expression on his face and frantically raised his hands.
"Sir, is there a problem with the test? I'm just an ordinary civilian who only wants to enlist and serve the Ten Rings. I've never done anything wrong!"
His expression was sincere, without a trace of deception.
Previously, all detection equipment on Earth was unable to detect the Skrulls ' shapeshifting disguises, and even interstellar civilizations rarely recognized them.
This is also their greatest source of confidence in being able to remain hidden in various civilizations throughout the universe for so long.
But at this moment, the red light of the deep-sea detector was locked onto him, and the alarm continued incessantly, showing no signs of stopping.
"No need to make excuses."
The guard, expressionless, gestured for the waiting special forces members to surround him and approach. He said in a deep voice, "Ordinary humans and Mutants won't trigger the alarm. You only have one identity: a non-Earthling!"
His disguise was completely exposed; the docile innocence on the middle-aged man's face vanished instantly, and a fierce and ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.
He stopped pretending, his body rapidly grew taller, his skin transformed into dark green, his facial features twisted and reassembled, and in a short moment, he transformed into a standard Skrulls form nearly 1.9 meters tall with alien patterns covering his body.
"Those Earth natives are quite resourceful!"
The Skrulls gritted his teeth and growled, and the alien technology bracelet on his wrist instantly expanded and deformed, covering his entire palm.
A powerful pulse shockwave suddenly erupted from his palm, instantly repelling the guards who had surrounded him. He turned around and tried to break through and escape.
However, the Ten Rings Special Forces members had anticipated this and were fully equipped with lightweight armor and armed with restraint weapons, ready for action.
Several dark blue, imprisoning iron balls shot out instantly, automatically disintegrating and transforming in mid-air into ring-shaped locks that precisely bound the Skrulls ' limbs and torsos.
The iron rings instantly created a high-intensity force field, locking his body tightly and simultaneously suppressing his genes, completely sealing his transformation abilities and physical strength.
The Skrulls struggled desperately, but their bodies were weak and powerless, and they could not move an inch.
Unwilling to be captured, he immediately began to argue, attempting a final act of self-preservation.
"I'm Mutants! Mutants are given preferential treatment in the Ten Rings! You can't just arrest me like that!"
"No need to make excuses."
The guard, his face cold, scoffed, then turned to the recruits and shouted, "Look carefully, this is an alien, not an Earth Mutants! You are about to join the Ten Rings Army, and you will soon learn that this world harbors countless hidden dangers."
The recruits present were all in an uproar, both ordinary humans and Mutants, their faces filled with disbelief. They had never imagined that aliens had been lurking among humanity on Earth.
At the same time, gene alerts sounded simultaneously in multiple locations Ten Rings the country.
Soldiers in the army, factory workers, and civilians in the city—a total of twelve seemingly ordinary people—were all accurately identified by the deep-sea detector, without exception.
After their identities were exposed, some resisted stubbornly and tried to break through the encirclement at all costs, while others pretended to beg for mercy and waited for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack. However, they were all quickly subdued and imprisoned on the spot by the guards of the Ten Rings.
Ten Rings General Base Laboratory.
A holographic image of Ching-Lin appeared out of thin air, pulled up the nationwide capture data screen, and calmly reported, "My lord, the nationwide screening is complete. A total of twelve Skrull infiltrators have been captured, all alive. Preliminary interrogation revealed that most of them had been infiltrating for two years, specializing in collecting intelligence on our technology, military equipment, and defense deployments. So far, they have not touched any core top secrets."
Wenwu stared at the Skrulls on the screen, completely imprisoned and unable to escape, his eyes filled with chilling intent.
"These Skrulls have been lurking on Earth for years with perfect disguises, secretly gathering intelligence for Nick Fury's S.W.O.R.D.. Now they dare to infiltrate my Ten Rings territory in large numbers to gather secrets. They've got some nerve."
His tone was icy, carrying a hint of indifferent ruthlessness.
"Since they've proactively offered themselves up as experimental subjects, I naturally have to properly 'thank' them."
"Place them all in solitary isolation. Bring over a live sample; I will study it personally."
"Yes, my lord!"
Moments later, the guards escorted Skrulls with a face full of resentment to the laboratory.
The Skrulls stared intently at Wenwu, his eyes filled with hatred, and uttered a verbal threat, declaring that his people would soon arrive in warships and raze the entire Ten Rings Empire to the ground.
"Warship?"
Wenwu scoffed at this, his face full of disdain.
In the current timeline, the large-scale Skrulls invasion has not yet begun.
The refugee airship from the 1990s has long been destroyed; all that remains is a pack of stray dogs.
Without a main ship, core technology, or a top-notch research team, the remaining refugees are simply incapable of producing high-end interstellar weapons and pose no threat whatsoever.
Without further ado, Wenwu began the live dissection research.
He had already thoroughly studied Mystique's shapeshifting gene research data, giving him a solid research foundation. His analysis of the Skrulls ' mimicry genes went exceptionally smoothly, yielding substantial results.