Never underestimate others. Qin Xiao had forgotten where he first heard this saying, but it was quite fitting now.
Waking up to these futuristic sights outside, and then finding himself high in the sky upon stepping outside, this ancient relic from over sixty years ago was not fooled by what he saw.
After Qin Xiao finished saying "Welcome to Heaven," Captain America merely glanced at him indifferently.
"Before I received the Super-Soldier Serum, I saw a car that could float directly at the Stark Expo. It was invented by my friend Howard. Although it ultimately failed, he told me that with science, once you can come up with a concept, you're not far from realizing it. So, where exactly is this place?"
Qin Xiao was speechless.
So calm and collected, truly worthy of Captain America!
Nodding with admiration, Qin Xiao smiled and said.
"That's right! Your friend might be right; he's a great scientist who has considered many possibilities for the future. But has he discussed this with you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, flames suddenly erupted from Qin Xiao's body.
Captain America:...
In fact, Captain America cannot be fooled as an ordinary farmer from the 1940s. He was fighting Hydra decades ago, and the enemy had already developed weapons on a large scale using the Tesseract as an energy source.
That thing is far more advanced than most firearms today.
Qin Xiao didn't know how to explain it to Captain America, so he simply handed him over to Yelena, since the girl was very talkative after being freed from control.
He watched some popular science videos he found online that explained the development of humankind on Earth over the past few decades. After watching them, he should have gradually recovered.
More than an hour later, the Captain emerged from the room looking dejected.
"How was it, Captain? Did Yelena's explanation not go well?"
Qin Xiao leaned over and asked.
"No, she explained it very well, and even showed me many interesting things, like cell phones, the internet, going to the moon, etc... I just..."
Captain America's voice sounded somewhat dejected.
"I just... have an appointment!"
Qin Xiao gave Captain America a suggestion: stay at the Sky Base for a while and gradually learn about this world decades in the future.
Once you've learned enough, go down and explore, and then decide what you want to do.
While he's at it, let Natasha and the others tell him about the outside world, especially about S.H.I.E.L.D.., the Red Room they destroyed, and so on.
In reality, it's about smuggling in personal agendas. The core idea is that organizations like S.H.I.E.L.D.. are driven by too many political factors and the personal ambitions of politicians.
If you want to do the right thing and make the world a better place, you need to be better off with unrestrained individual organizations like Qin Xiao's.
Of course, opinions vary, and there's no single right or wrong answer. In this superhero world, they all complement each other.
However, gradually, Qin Xiao came to believe that Captain America would definitely be on his side.
Even if he went to S.H.I.E.L.D.., Qin Xiao wouldn't care. As long as Hydra was exposed, he believed Captain America would make the same choice as in the movies.
Qin Xiao actually had his own selfish motives regarding Hydra; he wanted to wait until after the Battle of New York to prepare for the appearance of the Scarlet Witch.
Of course, that's all in the future. What's currently facing Qin Xiao is Nick Fury.
Nick Fury had lost count of how many times Qin Xiao had driven him to smash things in anger.
Destroying the Red Room and killing Dreykov are nothing to Nick Fury.
However, the takeover of all of Dreykov's power caused unease among many.
Especially that bastard, who actually swaggered around and brought that damned Sky Base right outside New York.
What must those politicians in the White House be thinking? This isn't some chaotic Eastern Europe.
They even went so far as to claim that it was 100 kilometers away from the New York coastline, and that legally, the waters below were international waters, and the airspace above was not the territory of any country.
Fuck!
Seeing Natasha's resignation letter on his desk gave Nick Fury an even bigger headache.
Frankly speaking, Nick Fury knows his capable subordinate quite well, and he would never make this choice based on his personal feelings.
More likely, it was because of the thousands of Widow scattered throughout the country in the Red Room; Natasha was certainly protecting them.
"Well!"
With a helpless sigh, Nick Fury picked up the phone on his desk.
"Prepare a plane for me, Agent Hill. I need to go check out the Sky Base that Qin Xiao brought back."
The S.H.I.E.L.D.. Quinjet slowly landed on the Sky Base.
"Welcome, Director Fury!"
JARVIS connected to the aircraft's communications system at the Sky Base, which Tony was slowly transforming.
"Oh, JARVIS, it's you. It seems Stark really puts a lot of effort into this base, even employing his own personal butler to manage it. Compared to that, the Avengers Compound in New York is incredibly shabby!"
Nick Fury gave a sarcastic remark, then got off the plane and strode into the base.
To be honest, Qin Xiao and his group went straight to the Red Room and destroyed it, and also seized the base.
This further convinced Nick Fury that his Avengers Initiative was correct.
In today's society, large-scale warfare is too costly and involves too many design factors.
For example, the Red Room, an internationally notorious spy organization, has considered completely eradicating itself.
But how to eradicate it? Not to mention the Red Room's use of those Widow to control a large number of politicians and tycoons, and its invisible influence on the world's economy and politics.
In terms of combat power alone, a large-scale invasion would obviously cause a lot of unnecessary trouble and is not realistic.
But even a small, elite squad wouldn't be enough to take down such a powerful organization.
Qin Xiao and his group are strong and agile, so they don't have to worry too much about what they do, which is an advantage.
However, on the other hand, such an uncontrolled organization is indeed very worrying.
This is Nick Fury's main purpose in coming here today.
That is, to incorporate them into the government.
He stood in a reception room that a Widow had brought him to, looking out at the sky through the glass.
S.H.I.E.L.D.. has recently developed a new type of aircraft carrier that can fly directly into the sky. That thing would be good as a temporary base or a temporary mobile force, but as a base, this kind is more suitable now.
"Oh, Nick! Why do you always sit like that when you're waiting for someone? You remind me of those damn brainless idol dramas, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, is that how you keep your tears from falling?"