This is not the first time that S.H.I.E.L.D. has been in danger. The psychological quality of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents can fully cope with the crisis, because whether it is education, training or actual combat experience, they have seen the most extreme things that ordinary people in the world can understand.
Strange things. But this experience was not one of them. They actually had to operate under the command of a ferocious enemy who had killed many S.H.I.E.L.D. armed personnel. There were no physical threats such as imprisonment or hunger strikes. All except the armed personnel surrendered.
All the agents were released intact, and what was even more surprising was that Agent Coulson actually obeyed this order.
This is also what Melinda May can't understand the most.
She repeatedly evaded surveillance cameras and invited Agent Coulson to attend secret gatherings of high-level agents, but Agent Coulson refused every time and worked overtime in the control room, trying to search for traces of Alphonso Mackenzie and his entourage.
Want to retrieve Constantine and the agent selected by the alien bionic robot that has been hiding in the lighthouse base as much as possible.
Melinda May never believed that Agent Coulson would rebel, but out of underestimation of the enemy's moral limits, she could only think that the other party controlled Agent Coulson's actions through some ulterior methods. In her eyes,
The master of the Praetorian Guards is evil, a dictator and tyrant who destroys democracy and freedom. The Praetorian Guards who have reached an agreement with alien bionic robots are even more evil. As for what Enoch said about his relationship with Nick Fury
Treaty, Melinda May only regarded it as one of the countless rules that Nick Fury violated. The reason why the agreement was reached was entirely because the alien bionic robot hid his true purpose and deceived the gods at the time.
Shield.
Constantine knew exactly what Melinda May was thinking.
He had read Melinda May's academic report, and through a brief communication (and deliberate irritation), Constantine also knew that Melinda May, like many Europeans and Americans, did not possess any knowledge or common sense related to sociology.
They do not have the dialectical materialist way of thinking and are quite stubborn and conceited. It is difficult to get along with such people rationally. Constantine placed them on the line between idiots and ordinary people, and regarded their behavior as ups and downs. The idiots are the ones who belong.
There are also red necks and white necks.
In contrast, Philip Coulson was much easier to get along with, and he easily accepted the emperor's orders.
Perhaps it was because of the experience in San Fernando that Agent Coulson once again believed in the Emperor, or perhaps it was the predictability shown by the Emperor in the past. In any case, Agent Coulson believed that the Emperor's plan would prevent a disaster, even if his methods were used.
It's unacceptable. Agent Coulson was not unaware of how difficult Nick Fury's job was in the past. Soon after he became the director of SHIELD, he realized that he had to make a move that would dirty his hands (actually he only had one).
hand) decision.
But he couldn't make up his mind, and Nick Fury evaluated the Emperor as a person exactly like himself, so he subconsciously agreed to let the Emperor perform those cruel tasks on his behalf. Coincidentally, every time Agent Coulson
The Emperor will appear whenever he encounters a problem that he cannot solve, and then use methods unacceptable to Agent Coulson to solve the problem.
After several missions, even Agent Coulson himself did not realize that he was destined to agree with the Emperor's ideas in order to alleviate his psychological guilt. After losing the professional psychiatrist provided by SHIELD, Agent Coulson had to find a chance to
Receive psychological counseling, otherwise he will never realize this... "You never told me." He stared at the screen in the control room, which showed the route of a Quinjet returning home, "This mission will
How many innocent people died."
"If you're lucky, it's zero." Constantine knew that Agent Coulson was talking to him. In the psychological analysis report, part of the content was about the psychological impact of the "wet work" performed by Agent Coulson on him.
The violent mission brought a lot of psychological trauma to Philip Coulson, so the Emperor chose Agent Coulson as a breakthrough and intervened in S.H.I.E.L.D. in an attitude of taking the initiative to bear the guilt.
"If you fail, it will be the entire earth, and no one can escape. There may be survivors, but who will care about this kind of thing at that time, human beings who have lost all technology and land have no meaning in existence."
"
"This is a really good reason to numb yourself."
"Are you going to start a moral debate again, Agent Coulson?" Constantine said calmly, without the slightest hint of impatience on his expression. He was like a tall metal statue standing in the control room, always remaining calm and collected.
Even his marble statue-like facial features did not move at all. "If you can't make a decision, it's best to hand over the nuclear bomb button to others. You can't exchange other people's right to survival for the moral satisfaction of self-movement. This
That is the reason why my Lord wants to take over the lighthouse base, because he knows that you will never be able to press the nuclear bomb button at a critical moment. You are too kind, but excessive kindness is the same as atrocities or even worse."
Agent Coulson closed his eyes and remained silent. He knew what Constantine said was right.
Such conversations must be held at least five times a day, and he will get the same answer every time. Rather than questioning the Guards, it is better to say that he is stabilizing his wavering will and using the answers Constant got.
Comfort yourself and prove that there is nothing wrong with your current behavior - it feels very uncomfortable to deceive your companions. Agent Coulson knows that he cannot fully tell Alfonso Mackenzie and his team the truth. After all, the statement given by the Immortal is true.
It was too sensational. After hearing this, Alfonso Mackenzie either decided that someone was pretending to be him to deceive them, or simply decided that he had surrendered to the enemy, and they would not return to the lighthouse base no matter what.
Only by letting them return to the lighthouse base first can Agent Coulson be confident in convincing them.
Because of this, he declined Melinda May's invitation, but did not reveal the small party to Constantine. Now the lighthouse base is controlled by soldiers of the First Secret Regiment and the Rangers, and Zephyr One
It has also become the opponent's flying tool, continuously transporting more soldiers and scientific researchers here to prepare for the next mission.
The lighthouse base seemed to become busy overnight. SHIELD's scientific research experts joined the scientific research team composed of Latovinia and Martians without any hesitation, and began to study the boulders provided by Enoch. At the same time,
Mission participants—including Agent Coulson himself—were also given special training on space walking, asteroid belt flight, use of anti-radiation drugs and first aid in space, use of void radar, etc., covering the vast majority of situations that humans may encounter in outer space.
When he arrived at the situation, he put on a professional attitude, which was very different from the previous grass-roots team of SHIELD. After all, Constantine would never want the agents to rely on the quick wits of some people to survive. What he needed was
A 100% survival rate, not a thrilling adventure.
Mars technicians even made modifications to Zephyr 1.
Although this modification has greatly reduced the stealth performance of Zephyr-1, a giant air command base, Zephyr-1 has a quite powerful radar system. This radar is very sensitive and can allow Zephyr-1 to fly in the asteroid belt
To avoid flying asteroids, all Melinda May has to learn is how to control the aircraft through radar readings. Now she can only practice on the simulator, but after the mission begins, whether she masters this skill or not, she must
If she goes into actual combat, she won't be the only one facing death.
It’s just that the trained agents don’t yet know the use of these skills. They can only accept the training in silence, and then find opportunities to meet to exchange intelligence, summarize all the information, and try to find a way to win. But unfortunately,
Constantine did not give them this opportunity. More and more First Secret Regiment soldiers and Rangers were gradually compressing the activity space of the small group of agents headed by Melinda May. The original patrol gap was filled.
The originally damaged surveillance cameras were repaired and linked, forcing Melinda May to pass on the meeting location to others before each gathering.
Constantine was very interested in Melinda May's little party, and the latter thought that Constantine did not notice her little moves. In fact, Melinda May's biggest mistake was that she should not transfer Leopold.
Fitz and Gemma Simmons were brought into his party. Although these two people were also agents, they did not have the quality and vigilance to become spies. It was by tracking these two people that Constantine discovered everything about Melinda May.
Action, the two men didn't even notice that Constantine was following them softly as they walked in the dark passage.
The silent server and vigorous movements made him like a feline moving in the dark, without making any noticeable noise, and completely blending in with the shadows. He even revealed the first secret of the two people that he was about to discover.
The regimental patrol team issued a temporary order, ordering them to investigate the power supply facility to prevent anyone from discovering Leopold Fitz and Gemma Simmons.
This is not out of the mentality of playing with prey, but because the guard commander wants to see if his security arrangements can withstand the test under the planning of professionals - vested interests all over the world want the emperor to die -
-The Commander of the Guards will never allow this to happen, so he will find the most powerful field agents, agents who specialize in "wet work" to test himself. Melinda May's record shows that she is qualified to be an impromptu test
tool.
Constantine also figured out one thing during the eavesdropping, that is, Melinda May did not seem to find an opportunity to inform Alfonso Mackenda about the current status of the lighthouse base. She seemed to think that Daisy Johnson, "Yo-Yo
"After Elena Rodriguez arrives at the Lighthouse Base, SHIELD agents will have the power to fight against the Praetorian Guards. At that time, she will explain her ideas to others, and she also believes that those people will accept her no matter what.
approach. After figuring out Melinda May's thoughts, Constantine confirmed that the SHIELD Agents riot would be limited to a certain range, so it was just a small episode in this mission and not worth affecting the entire process.
The mission was just to order the Rangers and the low-level Martian technicians who were subsequently sent here to weld all the prison steel doors of all armed personnel shut.
Along with the logistics and technical departments, there was also a group of armed personnel from the Sisterhood from the Eternal City.
This twenty-person armed team is not entirely for military purposes. Many Sisterhood androids (and ordinary girls) immediately put on maid dresses over their power armor after arriving at the lighthouse base. They replaced the stainless steel in the control room.
They made tables welded from tubes and iron plates, and replaced the 20-dollar swivel cylinder chairs with exquisite armchairs. Many field agents who had been doing nothing were constantly summoned by them to start decorating and wiring some rooms in the lighthouse base.
When the leading android was finally satisfied, she began to arrange for other armed personnel of the sisterhood to clean and lay carpets. In addition, there were jars of tea cans with passwords, an assembled cloakroom and dry cleaning room, a large number of
Clothes in black garment bags, many specially made furniture and a large number of customized daily necessities that look very exquisite.
Everything is revealing an obvious message, that is, a big shot is coming here. Agent Coulson is holding a list in his hand. In the list, the sisters will be sent from Zephyr One throughout the day.
The items transported from top to bottom include more than 200 cups, plates and other ceramic tableware, more than 100 sets of gold-plated silver tableware, 50 tablecloths with specific patterns, 25 carpets, 50 clothes hangers, 3 steam irons... It’s a long read.
After stacking the list, Coulson took a breath of air. "Why do these things look like they are prepared for a long vacation?" He protested to Constantine in a low voice, "This is not a vacation place."
"I cannot question any of my Lord's decisions."
"This is really a good excuse." Agent Coulson raised his head and looked at Constantine's expression. Although he couldn't analyze anything through micro-expressions, Agent Coulson still felt something was wrong. "You mean...
…Are you kidding me?”
"Yes, I'm not kidding. My function is to help my lord's decisions to achieve their goals, not to question these decisions." Constantine said, "This is true for any Imperial Guard. We always know that our lord's foresight is
Correct, but due to lifespan and ability limitations, it is difficult for ordinary people to recognize and understand everything they know."
"I can tell you admire him very much."
"Worship? I don't know what misunderstanding you have, Mr. Philip Coulson. My Lord has repeated it many times. He is just an ordinary person with relatively far-sighted and executive ability. He foresaw the crisis and made many decisions.
Things that we dare not do. Worship... Maybe ordinary people will worship him because they don't understand, but we will not fall into the ignorance and superstition of worship. That would be the greatest betrayal of my bishop's teachings. Praetorian Guards
Never betray, please remember this sentence, Mr. Colson."