World Security Council.
This organization, spearheaded by several Western powers, has indeed maintained localized peace and stability in certain regions to some extent.
However, it remains a binding force of regional interest groups.
This is why Nick Fury followed Captain America's advice in the movie.
The destruction of Hydra also brought an end to S.H.I.E.L.D..
Furthermore, they handed over S.H.I.E.L.D..'s vast intelligence network, led by Agent Hill, to the Avengers.
Even after S.H.I.E.L.D.. was rebuilt, it was almost completely detached from Earth's political factors.
Of course, these are all things of the future, but from the moment Nick Fury took over S.H.I.E.L.D.., no matter how big the security problems became...
The World Security Council members, who hold high positions in various countries, always hold meetings remotely via projector.
Except for this time.
All six permanent members and twelve deputies of the World Security Council were present at this meeting.
In addition to Alexander Pierce, the chairman, and Nick Fury, the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D..
It was a rare occasion for twenty people, almost all at the pinnacle of power, to gather together for a meeting.
The meeting did not focus on combating drug traffickers or terrorists globally.
It was aimed at Qin Xiao's public murder in France.
Of course, this was just a trigger; the core issue was the rise of the Avengers.
Whether it was recruiting the Red Room, a high-potential intelligence organization, or repeatedly crossing borders to combat terrorists.
These actions all go against the vested interests of certain countries and politicians.
"We must accelerate the process of developing weapons using the Tesseract. The world's security and stability depend on everyone here and the countries behind them, not on Captain America and his group of so-called heroes in outlandish costumes."
"I have a document here that details how, over the past six months, this so-called Avengers, an illegal civilian organization, has repeatedly disregarded national borders and gone to arbitrary countries to attack what they call terrorists."
"Especially that China guy named Qin Xiao, not only did he publicly use his superpowers to threaten the entire Senate, but he also killed someone in public at an auction at the Grand Palais. For God's sake, I'm getting annoyed to death by those short Japan guys lately!"
The committee members were indignant, recounting incessantly how the Avengers, especially Qin Xiao, were so lawless and unruly.
Only Nick Fury sat calmly to the side, watching all of this with indifference.
While he didn't entirely agree with some of Qin Xiao's actions, he despised these so-called committee members who claimed to be maintaining world security even more.
Their corrupt hearts are only concerned with public approval ratings and their own interests and power.
The more they discussed it, the more agitated they became. They absolutely could not tolerate the emergence of an uncontrolled, high-level military organization with its own intelligence network and funding.
Finally, everyone turned their attention to Nick Fury.
"One month, Director Fury Nick Fury. We're giving you another month. The weapon developed using the Tesseract must reach mass production and can be prioritized for deployment to the special forces of the countries represented here."
"Everyone, I understand your feelings, but if I may be frank, whether it's Qin Xiao, Captain Rogers, or Tony Stark, their actions have indeed crossed the line. But in a way, they were indeed trying to maintain world peace, weren't they?"
In fact, the development of the Tesseract weapon has already achieved some success, but Nick Fury does not want to hand over these technologies to these people.
" Director Fury, I remind you to be mindful of your position. They are essentially a group of criminals who trample on the law. Their actions are not supported by any country. They are disrupting the world. I hope you remember this well. And of course, don't forget our time limit: one month!"
One of the committee members gave Nick Fury a deep look.
Everyone here is S.H.I.E.L.D.. not have its own people planted within it?
During the Battle of New York, they were able to bypass Nick Fury and order their men to launch a nuclear attack on Manhattan, which shows that he must have had a way to counter Nick Fury.
California, formerly the Project Pegasus institute, is now a secret base under S.H.I.E.L.D..
Dr. Selvig. Erik Sullivan, recruited into S.H.I.E.L.D.. by Nick Fury, is conducting various data tests around something that looks like a large Arc Reactor.
And in the center, which resembles Arc Reactor, lies a square Tesseract.
This indicates that Tesseract.'s development of the S.H.I.E.L.D. is still at the stage of extracting energy, which would result in weapons that are slightly more powerful than traditional gunpowder weapons.
Ammunition has become a pure energy consumption, and the power of individual weapons can be adjusted automatically.
It is indeed much more advanced, but due to the limitations of the weapon's materials and output power, its power has not improved in real time.
Nick Fury was under a lot of pressure at the meeting today, so the first thing he said when he came in was...
" Dr. Selvig, we need to move on to the third phase of development as soon as possible. There's no time to lose; those officials up there are eager to use it to create a weapon that can fight Iron Man."
Dr. Erik Dr. Selvig paused slightly upon hearing this, "I must remind you, the energy contained in this thing is beyond your imagination. Over-exploiting it without proper control could cause some kind of disaster!"
"Then increase your chances, Doctor. If you don't hurry, believe me, those stupid bastards will definitely form their own team to develop weapons, and that will truly be a disaster!"
Nick Fury also had his own plans, not to mention the Captain Marvel and alien incident in 1995.
Even when Thor descended last time, whether it was that big, dumb guy with the hammer or that fire-breathing magical puppet, they both had the power to destroy a city.
As Earthlings, they wouldn't place their hopes for protecting themselves on some damn Asgard.
Nick Fury strongly agrees with a quote from Howard Stark.
Peace is always in the hands of the one with the biggest stick.
Earth needs its own powerful weapon to deter advanced alien civilizations in the universe.
Nick Fury's words made Erik Selvig fall into deep thought.
After a long pause, he slowly spoke.
"I can increase development efforts, but it must be done gradually. We can increase risks, but at least within a controllable range, right?"
Nick Fury nodded noncommittally.
Erik Selvig continued to bury himself in his work.
But before it even began, a piercing alarm blared from all the instruments.
The energy level of the cosmic magic is constantly rising.
"Doctor, is this what you call gradual progress?"
Although Nick Fury wasn't a scientist, he still understood the numbers on the computer screen; the energy fluctuations of the cosmic magic had increased almost twentyfold compared to before.
This hardly qualifies as a gradual process.
"I haven't even started yet!"
Selvig looked up and said blankly.
No matter how late, there are still three chapters to go today!