Amid heated public debate, half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and the United Nations conference in Vienna began as scheduled.
The Superheroes Registration Act, first proposed by S.H.I.E.L.D. and unanimously approved by the World Security Council, was set to be signed today at 2:30 p.m. A total of 117 countries had expressed their support and joined it.
Since the Registration Act was proposed, quite a few Superheroes had chosen to reveal their identities and register officially, just as the Mutants had done before. They included the household-name Fantastic Four, the widely known Iron Man, Spider-Man, active in Queens, the soon-to-retire Hawkeye Barton, and others.
The Superheroes who refused to accept the Act were led by Captain America and Falcon, along with street-level heroes such as the Punisher and Luke Cage. They resisted contact with the government and had not the slightest trust in official institutions. Before long, every one of them would become a name on the wanted list.
With the successful implementation of Project Insight, S.H.I.E.L.D. had undoubtedly become a colossal entity holding supreme authority over the planet. Nick Fury's original vision had now completely become reality, except the holder of this sword of Damocles had changed.
S.H.I.E.L.D. welcomed an entirely new leadership group. General Ross took the lead, Umbrella's Sean Sipes served as chief adviser, and Helmut Zemo replaced Maria Hill as the new commander, creating a brand-new structure. All that remained was to gradually bring in new blood, and this massive institution would no longer have anything to do with Nick Fury.
"...We live in a mad world. The skies above our cities are filled with costumed Superheroes and costumed Supervillains. Not long ago, we also learned that within this galaxy, Earth was no longer the only living civilization... There is no denying