In New York, in an inconspicuous and somewhat dim bar, Noah, Fury and Coulson were sitting in a corner.
The time difference between the United Kingdom and the United States is about five hours, so after Noah returned to the temple after attending the premiere, he chatted with Ms. Hefen for a long time before receiving Fury's call. It was only five or six o'clock when he ran to New York.
Just a clock.
It's normal for Fury to have Noah's phone number. The two of them are quite familiar, so it's not a big deal to exchange numbers.
Of course, Noah didn't forget to 'remind' Fury that if nothing happens, don't look for him, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences.
Fury obviously also knows Noah's temper. Basically, he has never contacted Noah again since the separation of the mutants, until today.
"Congratulations on finally taking the position of Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Fury." Noah shook his glass, listened to the soft voice of the resident singer in the bar, and said to Fury with a smile on his face.
The atmosphere in this bar is still very good, although it is a little noisy, but that is the case with all bars.
It's just that Noah is a little strange, why does Fury, after being promoted, invite himself as a guest and go to such a ghost place? Is he short of money?
"Thank you, Noah." Fury nodded with a smile on his face, and then asked while holding the wine glass: "Aren't you curious why I chose this place?"
"Of course, but it's better to talk about this issue yourself." Noah's mental energy swept over the wine in the cup, and then he took a sip with confidence.
"For people like me, it's better to keep a low profile. Although I am the director of SHIELD, I am not someone who can control everything."
"You mean the World Security Council?"
"No, it's an internal problem within SHIELD. I've noticed before that there seem to be many factions within SHIELD, but it wasn't until I slowly took over the director's affairs, and it wasn't until I took office today that I discovered that things were what I imagined.
It’s even more serious.”
Although Fury smiled brightly and was very happy that he had reached this point, he still looked a little strange and complained bitterly in front of Noah.
It can be imagined how serious the struggle for power within SHIELD is.
Noah knows all these things. SHIELD has already begun to split after absorbing Hydra's scientific researchers.
Although Fury seems to be full of energy now, he always still has his trademark funny smile on his face.
But Noah knew that within a few years, this guy would become the braised egghead in his memory, the one with a Sima face that no one could trust.
There is no other way. There are indeed very few people within SHIELD that Fury can trust. It can be said that there are very few people.
Noah suddenly felt that he had witnessed the growth and changes of a SHIELD director with his own eyes?
Shaking his head, everyone only saw the glory of Fury's status, but no one could see how much he had to pay under the surface of this glory.
But Noah doesn't plan to say too much. Whether SHIELD exists in the future doesn't really mean much, because this thing is basically hopeless.
Noah thinks it's better to let nature take its course, even if Fury from SHIELD is no longer a force in the future, it won't be bad.
The value of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s current existence is probably that Noah can get more information and gain more convenience.
Moreover, the existence of SHIELD has another function, that is, it can summon the Avengers, which Noah has been waiting for.
"By the way Fury, what happened to the things I deposited with you now." Putting down the wine glass, Noah suddenly thought of one thing, that is, what happened to the Cosmic Cube that Noah basically wrote his name on.
"Being studied."
Fury looked a little embarrassed when he said this, but after thinking about it, he told the truth: "I can't help it. Of course, I can say that I agree with it. Although you told me that there are a group of guardians behind the world, other people
I don’t know, and I also think that ordinary people need to have their own prevention capabilities.”
"Who are you guarding against?" Noah smiled disdainfully: "Are you guarding against us magicians?"
"Well..." Fury touched his head: "Of course it's to protect against aliens."
"I hope so. Of course, it's okay if you want to guard against us, as long as you can do it."
Noah smiled and stretched: "To be honest, I have always been curious about why you ordinary people have lost even the most basic sense of awe and are always confident that you can control everything. This is what I experienced in the United States.
The most powerful, but the magicians in the American magic world are very pragmatic, can you tell me why?"
"..."
Fury and Coulson, who had been listening, looked a little embarrassed. How should I answer this question?
Could it be that Noah is told that the self-confidence and arrogance of the top leaders of the United States is because they have made great achievements among ordinary people in the world and created an unprecedentedly powerful country?
Don't be kidding, ordinary people think so, but Fury and Coulson know very well that the United States is really not the most powerful country.
Putting aside the fact that there is another superpower in the East compared to it, given the current situation of the United States, does it still have the nerve to call itself the most powerful country?
Compared with the world, the United States ranks seventh in literacy, 27th in mathematics, 22nd in science, and 49th in average life expectancy.
The infant mortality rate ranks 178th, the total household income ranks third, the labor force ranks fourth, and the export volume ranks fourth.
The United States ranks first in only three categories: prison population ratio, number of religious believers, and defense spending.
Among them, the defense expenditure is more than the combined total of the next 26 countries, 25 of which are members of NATO. How can you still have the nerve to say that you are the most powerful country?
But unfortunately, some people can see it but pretend not to see it, and some people simply don't care.
To put it bluntly, they were immersed in the glory of the past and couldn't extricate themselves. It was really difficult for the two of them to answer questions like Noah's.
Of course Noah could see their embarrassment. He shook his head and didn't bother to ask. Anyway, this had nothing to do with Noah.
And to put it bluntly, for all magicians, things in the ordinary world basically have nothing to do with them, and they won't even show up until the necessary moment.
"Okay, let's not talk about this. You can figure it out for yourself. By the way, is there anything interesting in the United States?" Noah thought for a while and didn't bother to say that you should stop studying. Be careful to attract the prying eyes of the scary guy.
.
If you don't let something happen, it may cause a series of troubles.
In Noah's view, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s research would indeed attract scary guys, but at that time the Earth was still under the protection of the Ancient One and Odin, and Thanos did not dare to come over.
But as the two of them chose to 'entrust this world to young people' one by one, Thanos barged in without saying a word.
To put it bluntly, it's hard to say that Thanos is a complete villain.
It is really difficult to say that what he did was evil. You can only say that his values and orientation are completely contrary to the wishes of the vast majority of life.
Eliminating 50% of the life on each planet without any targeted approach, even if it is done for the sake of the ecological balance of the universe, to the vast majority of life, this thing is a devil, a devil that needs to be eradicated.
"Anything interesting?"
Fury just wanted to change the topic, and he was relieved to hear Noah take the initiative to say this, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there hadn't been much interesting things recently.
If I had to talk about it, I'm afraid it would be some scandals in his old company. This doesn't seem very fun, does it?
Fury has a wide range of work and a wide range of contacts, but the things he has come into contact with recently are basically related to his work.
After thinking about it, Fury decided to say something else, otherwise it would be too ugly.
After organizing his words, Fury slowly spoke: "Well, do you know Tony Stark?"
"Of course I know." Noah nodded: "How could I not know about that playboy?"
"It is said that he is dating a certain cover girl..."
"You know, Fury, do you think that in the eyes of us magicians, beautiful women can even see how many mites there are on their faces as long as we are willing? Don't disgust me with this kind of thing, okay?"
"..."
Fury feels so helpless. What the hell are these magicians? Can you count the mites on the faces of Hollywood actresses and models?
Are you, a magician, not planning to find a girlfriend?
Do you really plan on counting mites in bed at night?
"You magicians are really boring." Fury complained speechlessly, and then thought for a moment before continuing: "There is another interesting thing, but I think you may not be too interested."
"Let's talk about it, otherwise it would be really boring." Noah spread his hands, since he has been here for so long, let's talk for a while.
"Recently, a serious accident occurred in a science academy..." Fury just started, but was interrupted by Noah before he even said the gamma ray.
"No interest, next one." Noah rolled his eyes.
"Uh, okay, something happened in my old workplace..." Fury sighed.
"Langley's place? The intelligence agency?" Noah asked directly.
"Yeah, can you stop interrupting me, man?"
Fury took a sip of beer, looked at Noah and nodded, and then continued: "They secretly made a plan, and even the director of their plan sent his own son in and spent 30 million dollars to train him.
A cold-blooded killer, but..."
After saying this, Fury took another sip of wine: "But this cold-blooded killer lost control. It is said that he lost his memory and then embarked on a journey to retrieve his memory and destroy the plan. It is really a tragedy, you say
Woolen cloth?"
"A killer trained with thirty million dollars lost control and lost his memory? And he embarked on a journey to retrieve his memory?"
Noah raised his eyebrows. Why did he always feel familiar? After thinking about it for a long time, Noah didn't know where he saw it, so he shook his head: "By the way, what about this weapon?"
"I don't know, the CIA has become a mess, and they are all in Berlin now."
"Really? Looking at you gloating about your misfortune, I have to say it's really an interesting story."