[Achievement: Breaking Live Stream]
[Conditions: The villains attack a public place, the entire attack is broadcast live, and the hero saves civilians in front of the camera]
[Comment: A heroism bursting with realism is always the best advertisement]
[Drawing rewards...]
[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the special talent role - Doctor Shinigami ]
The office light was distorted, and countless tiny light particles appeared out of thin air, spinning and converging at high speed.
Ultimately, a clear human figure was drawn.
He was wearing a pristine white suit with a heavy, long black Cloak over it.
Those eyes showed no sign of confusion, but rather a Scholar scrutiny and indifference.
He was a scientist, and a believer.
Doctor Shinigami steadied himself and looked around.
An unfamiliar environment.
Unfamiliar energy fluctuations.
"Who are you?" his voice was hoarse. "Where is this? Where is the great leader?"
He did not kneel down, nor did he show any sign of submission.
In his mind, only Shocker and that supreme leader were worthy of his respect.
The excessively young man before him was outside his comprehension and therefore unworthy of his respect.
Lynn sat on the sofa, observing him with great interest.
"I am your new boss, and your leader is dead."
"Lie!"
Doctor Shinigami's tone suddenly rose, revealing his fanatical emotions.
"The leader's will endures! His wisdom will guide us to build a completely new world! You ignorant fool cannot possibly comprehend his greatness!"
Lynn did not argue with him.
He simply touched the air in front of him lightly.
The projector lit up, displaying internal documents from the Vought International.
The molecular structural formula of Compound V.
The genetic map of superheroes.
Experimental data from Human Torch Project.
Physiological reports of the Kree and Skrulls.
After scrutinizing him for a full five minutes, Doctor Shinigami's breathing became rapid.
He saw a completely different, yet ultimately convergent, path of technological advancement.
A completely different technology tree from the " Shocker " modification route, yet leading to the same goal, and even more advanced and thorough!
His expression changed from disdain to seriousness.
Ultimately, it devolved into a greedy mixture of jealousy and excitement.
"These... these technologies..."
He muttered to himself, forgetting where he was.
"Incredible... It's a creation only a god could have accomplished!"
"God?" Lynn chuckled. "No, just business."
He stood up and walked up to Doctor Shinigami.
"What are the goals of your ' Shocker,' your 'Great Leader'? To transform humanity? To rule the world? To establish a new order?"
My goal is the same.
Lynn Morris looked directly into Doctor Shinigami's eyes.
"The difference is that your leader failed. I, on the other hand, am succeeding."
Doctor Shinigami took a half step back.
He felt an unprecedented pressure from this young man.
That wasn't the oppression of power, but the confidence of someone at the top of the food chain.
What gives you the right?
Doctor Shinigami maintained his stance, but his voice was no longer as firm as before.
"You think you can build a new world with these... these immature technologies? You need theory and faith, you need a great banner that can unite all forces!"
"I don't need that," Lynn said. "I just need them to kill each other, and then I'll sell the reins to everyone."
Another document was projected.
The title of the document is a bright red skull with octopus tentacles.
Hydra.
Below is a photo of a man.
The Red Skull, John Schmidt.
"This organization can be seen as the predecessor of your Shocker, a pioneer with similar ideals. Unfortunately, from the very beginning, it was rife with infighting, betrayal, and corruption. A model destined to fail."
" Hydra is now fractured; a group of opportunists and short-sighted politicians have stolen its legacy. They are only after power, not the ideals you speak of."
"I have money."
"I have people."
"The technology, you saw it too."
"Doctor, you're a smart person. This world is far more complex and fascinating than you imagine."
"And I am the only one who can show you all of this. I brought you into this world, and I gave you the opportunity to rebuild your dreams."
Doctor Shinigami's apple bobbed. "You... what do you want me to do?"
"Your leader is dead, but his ideals can be reborn in a more powerful form."
Lynn pointed to the photo.
"I want you to become Red Skull. You will inherit Red Skull's will and, in his name, summon those forgotten old followers. Your name will become a forbidden legend within Hydra."
"Use your science to complete his unfinished work, and use my technology to create a cyborg army that is more perfect and more powerful than the Winter Soldiers!"
"Turn Hydra into the Shocker you desire."
The Doctor Shinigami's body trembled at the sight of this grand idea.
To replace an Old Gods and become a New Gods.
This excited him more than simply serving a leader who had disappeared.
His ambition and scientific fervor were ignited.
But he still managed to retain his last shred of rationality and asked the most crucial question.
"Why should I work for you?" He stared intently at Lynn. "With my intelligence, I can find them myself and conquer them!"
You can't.
Lynn's answer was simple and direct, devoid of any emotion.
He didn't bother to explain, and simply looked at him calmly.
Doctor Shinigami understood.
He had nothing in this unfamiliar world.
There was no laboratory, no resources, and not even a legal identity.
The man before him possessed everything he had ever dreamed of.
By working for him, he will gain an empire, a stage to realize all his crazy ideas.
Going against him... he is nothing, and I might disappear from this world completely in the next second.
Doctor Shinigami remained silent.
After a long while, he knelt on one knee.
This time it wasn't because of fanatical faith, but because of a clear understanding of absolute power and an infinite desire for the future.
"My wisdom will be at your disposal."
"Very good." Lynn nodded in satisfaction. "You need an identity."
He snapped his the Snap.
A flawlessly forged document appeared on the screen.
[Name: Gustav Schmidt ]
[Identity: A distant relative of John Schmidt, a descendant of a family secretly protected after World War II, and a genius in genetic biology]
[Biography: Dedicated to reviving the Red Skull ideology, and deeply resented "usurpers" such as Pierce and Strucker ]
"A perfect entry point."
Doctor Shinigami quickly got into character, a cunning smile involuntarily creeping onto his lips.
"Those old guys believe most in the power of bloodlines."
"Your first target is in Argentina, Bariloche. There's a Hydra sanatorium there, housing a group of old guys marginalized by the current Hydra leader."
"They're still living in 1945, remembering their Führer and the Red Skull every day."
Lynn Morris turned around, his back to him.
Hydra needs a true purification. Don't let me down.
Tifa, come in.
Tifa walked in and bowed slightly to Lynn.
"Take Dr. Schmidt on a tour of our General Administration of Scientific Research."
" Dr. Horton and Dr. D.A. Sinclair would likely be interested in exchanging ideas with a new colleague."
"Yes, boss."
Doctor Shinigami's eyes flashed with confusion and doubt, but he still followed Tifa away.
The office returned to silence.
Fury is scrambling to deal with the disastrous aftermath.
Pierce was furious about the annihilation of the Winter Soldier.
Tony Stark forges his weapons in the crucible of hatred.
Lynn himself introduced another unstable variable into this chaotic chessboard.
A high -Shocker Hydra official disguised as a Hydra agent.
The Professor Pyg was in charge of theoretical dissemination.
Doctor Shinigami will be in charge of physical revolution.
Soon, Hydra will understand what a "battle for legitimacy" truly means.
Lynn Morris picked up his teacup and took a small sip.
"It's so lively!"