Marvel's Speedster

Hidden deep in the rolling Adirondack Mountains is a secret Army base nestled between majestic ridges and surrounded by endless greenery. The base was first opened in 1950, when the military used it to store hundreds of powerful nuclear weapons during the Cold War. For this reason, the vast 12-acre camp was designed and constructed with high-standard materials. It cannot stand under the violent blow from the outside, and it is enough to protect the basic survival of the internal officers and soldiers in the huge | strong radiation.

After the Cold War, the international situation turned from danger to safety, and a large number of military bases in the United States were abolished one after another. This base located among the mountains with no traffic is definitely not spared

It was listed for auction at a low price of 500,000 yuan, but because the location is too remote, no one has been willing to participate in the auction for many years, so before the new owner steps in, it has been passing quietly, quietly It has been abandoned for more than ten years, and it was only recently reopened as a new research institute with cutting-edge laboratories.

Hawkeye Barton was sitting bored in the circular corridor above the central experimental hall, looking at the movement below through the slightly rusted steel railings. As a powerful agent trusted by Fury, he accepted the order of S.H.I.E.L.D to stay here permanently and supervise the The research work of cutting-edge laboratories prevents them from using the Rubik's Cube in private to make any unexpected troubles.

However, although Fury explained this before departure, after arriving at the Adirondack military base, Barton realized that S.H.I.E.L.D was overly optimistic. Ross didn't care about their attitude at all, and directly ordered the watchmen to forcefully expel most of the agents. , Only Barton was left alone in the hall as an observer, and the superpower among the watchmen also confiscated the arrows and all monitoring equipment he carried with him.

Now Mr. Barton, not to mention shooting video records, even to communicate with the rear command center, has to go back to his companions through the two-mile-long underground passage.

After accepting these disrespectful treatment, he was then forgotten, and could only watch hundreds of researchers in the hall below adjust the instruments in an orderly manner according to Ross's arrangement. Most of the things sent by S.H.I.E.L.D were not used, they just carried out After carefully measuring the data, workers will be sent to transport it away. Maybe the cutting-edge laboratory will use its own special equipment in the next step.

Under Hawkeye's watchful eyes, Betty's father, General Thaddeus Ross, stood beside Ross, and the two stood side by side, watching the researchers set up the field and chatting casually.

"Congratulations, kid, you finally got what you wanted." The general smiled while stroking his beard.

"Thank you for your help, General." Ross returned the same smile.

"No, no, that's not my strength alone." The general denied it with a smile.

"So, should I prepare a detailed list for public reading at the right time?" Ross said jokingly.

Unlike Gwen's father, George, who is restrained, the general never hides his appreciation and affection for Ross. As long as he has the opportunity, he will recommend it to friends in the military and political circles. I have to say that this has brought a lot to Ross's career. convenient.

"It's not that exaggerated." The general said lightly. "But there are some things you need to know.

Ross raised his eyebrows, beginning to realize that the General wasn't just here today to visit the base.

"Is the recent development still stable?" The general didn't say it immediately, but turned to other aspects.

"It seems to have encountered a bottleneck. After a year of high-speed operation, the growth rate has slowed down significantly in the past two months." Ross does not hide the problem.

There are many reasons for this situation. In addition to the natural trend of the development of things, there are definitely some human factors. As cutting-edge laboratories attract more and more attention, some potential forces are gradually focusing on them , which adds a lot of new difficulties to the operation of the laboratory.

"That's because you're so lonely." The general understood Ross' situation perfectly, and that's why he came here.

"No partners, no allies, the people like to see lonely heroes, but fighting alone has never been the mainstream of our country, and equal interests are. Now except for me and George who are standing firmly by your side, even General Suo Guys are watching too, and if this continues, I'm afraid you're going to have more than just a slowdown in development.

"Am I like a reckless guest who broke into a noble's castle without any scruples, and then disturbed the owner of every room?" Ross thought.

"It's not your fault, it's our country's fault." The general patted Ross on the shoulder to express his comfort.

"Although every qualified citizen should have a little knowledge of the history of their country, textbooks never tell people the truth directly, and they don't tell you that war and peace are often just games played by several interest groups A family business won’t tell you who is influencing America’s economic life, architectural style, and unique philanthropy. This is our status quo, with widening differences between top and bottom, and increasingly solidified classes.”

"Going back more than a century ago, the status of the family is rarely as deep-rooted as it is today, but now you only need to recall the names of the presidents in the past 100 years, and you will find that certain familiar surnames appear more and more frequently, while People also gradually become accustomed to passive acceptance, until domination becomes the norm."

"Stark has an arrogant personality, that is the capital he and his father have accumulated over the years, but you know who gave Howard Stark the most critical orders and investments when he rose up, and who pushed the son of a Brooklyn fruit merchant The throne of a genius scientist? Geniuses like Tesla are rare, but they are not unique. Not every genius can start Howard's career. The difference is that the latter is more sophisticated and knows how to correctly and How to deal with people, how to make choices at critical moments.”

"So, now I've come to this critical moment too?" Ross asked with a half-smile.

"Senator Stern is planning an anti-monopoly investigation. At this time, cooperation is very important. You can't always shut your friends out." General Kunsu replied.

Ross is not disgusted with the general's straightforwardness. He is not a madman who will immediately fall into hysteria when he is touched by a plate. From the other party's words, Ross understands that the general may be entrusted by someone, but if it is not from the heart Appreciation, coupled with Betty's relationship, there is no need for him to speak so clearly.

A villain like General Suo, who is accustomed to changing positions, might be more happy to see the laboratory crash to the ground in a siege, so that the carrion vultures can step on the corpse of their former collaborators to gain greater benefits.

"If the price is right, I can accept it, but besides money, I need other rewards." Ross said bluntly.

Seeing that the other party's attitude was also very frank, the general was quite relieved.

In fact, in Ross's mind, the Phoenix potion and the weakened version of Hercules potion are not unavailable for sale. He has never taken these early experimental products too seriously. It's just that the strength was too weak before, and once the secrets are revealed, he can't sell them. To protect yourself, you have to be on guard everywhere like Quill. But now the strength of the laboratory is enough to protect itself, so he can adopt a more open attitude to obtain a wider space.

"How about a big order?" The general thought for a while, and tentatively asked.

"That's what I deserved." Ross shook his head.

"Then we can talk about whatever you want." The general spread his hands and laughed.

He is just a middleman, and he will not let the middleman pay the price anyway, and he is also happy to see the young people who are close to him get enough returns.

He casually made a few requests, the general—agreeing, and then Ross looked back at the cube in the center of the hall, a dreamlike radiance was emanating from its smooth surface, reflecting blue waves of light flickering frequently in the back of the room .

"This thing is related to our next development strategy. Since the laboratory has invested a huge|huge amount of resources, we need to obtain corresponding returns, so I want it to stay in my hands for a long enough time, and to exclude outsiders. interference."

Ross raised his head and looked upstairs, the general followed his gaze, and immediately nodded knowingly.

Hawkeye was sitting behind the railing silently reading his lips when he suddenly noticed that the two people below looked at him at the same time, and the contempt in their eyes immediately made him furious.

The general looked away and ignored the angry Barton agent.

".~No problem, it is Captain America's trophy. At that time, he was still under the command of the US Army's Science and Strategy Corps. Tesseract should belong to the military. Speaking of which, S.H.I.E.L.D has been unreasonably possessed for so many years, and now it is time to let it Return to the embrace of the real owner, and hand it over to someone worthy of trust. The Pentagon will fully support you---definitely, you must let us see the results as soon as possible, even if it is a small discovery. You know, time is very important to us now Important." The general warned carefully.

Speaking of Tesseract, after the reorganization of the Science and Strategy Corps, many things were inherited by the new S.H.I.E.L.D, and only a small part of the defective data related to the super soldier plan was sent back to the army. In the past, S.H.I.E.L.D’s overbearing has always made the military generals represented by General Ross greatly shocked Dissatisfied, now you can take the opportunity to take back important items, and it is a generosity of others. The general has no reason to refuse, and immediately agrees, without even thinking for a second.

After getting the general's promise, Ross smiled.

With the help of the Infinity Gauntlet he has taken from Odin's treasury, he may soon be able to reveal a piece of the secret.

Soon, the on-site layout work was preliminarily completed, the general had something to say and left, and the other staff also left the hall to rest under Ross's order, leaving only the bored Hawkeye sitting upstairs and staring at Ross's actions.

Walking slowly around the center of the hall for a few weeks, Ross gradually approached the Rubik's Cube.

"Barton agent, (Wang Qianzhao) have you witnessed a miracle?" He casually asked Hawkeye upstairs, his voice was not high, but he could hear clearly in the empty hall.

"What?" Hawkeye was taken aback, a little confused.

Ross smiled slightly, without explaining, put on a metal glove with his right hand, and pressed towards the blue shining Tesseract.

A force summoned him through the magic Fang Yin, Ross wanted to see what attracted him.

The moment the Infinity Gauntlet came into contact with the Infinite Gems, the whole world seemed to vibrate slightly.

The light flickered, and an unknown nebula vortex slowly emerged, and the colorful vortex liuyun clusters twinkled with dots of starlight, as if endless shining galaxies rose before the eyes.

Under Hawkeye's shocked gaze, Ross' whole body turned into a ray of light, which silently merged with the starlight into the inside of the cube, and then disappeared.

The blue light of the Rubik's Cube disappeared, and it automatically fell back to its original position. The hall was lonely and silent, and Barton was dumbfounded.

After a few seconds, he came to his senses, rubbed his eyes desperately, and after confirming that what he saw and heard were not hallucinations, ignored the surprise of the staff outside, slipped out of the hall and ran all the way until he ran outside the gate of the base before stopping. .

Before he had time to explain, Barton directly grabbed the communicator from the companion who was guarding outside, and dialed Fury's number impatiently.

The phone was connected, and a familiar male voice rang through the receiver.

"Sir, there's trouble here." Hawkeye's throat rose and he couldn't help swallowing.

"Ross was eaten by the Tesseract!".