Chapter 12: Hill's Choice
Ethan floated high in the air, looking at the paradise island that had become very small under his feet, feeling the cold and strong wind in the sky, and feeling that a layer of frost had been hung on his body.
With a light breath, Ethan realized that he could not continue to climb upwards unless he unleashed his magic to form a protective layer of energy, and his body would feel discomfort if he went any higherโnot damaged, just uncomfortable. This means that your body can exert 100% of its full strength in the area below this height, and no matter how high it is, it will be affected.
This effect may not be large, but the height will change constantly in the air, and he is not sure whether this effect will suddenly become high, so in order to avoid that situation, a warning line must be determined early, and once it is close to the cordon, it is necessary to strengthen its own protection.
"Let's go back first!"
Life on Paradise Island is very comfortable, with beautiful scenery and plenty of food, everyone is very happy, they regard this as a vacation, after all, even if there is no battle in the sea for a long time, it also causes a lot of pressure, and needs proper ground activities to relax.
This is also the reason why Ethan often takes everyone to other worlds, even if the current Prince Eugen is a stable mess, as long as it is not a storm or other weather, there will be no strong discomfort, he will still insist on doing so.
Descending from a high altitude, he finally landed lightly on the beach, and no one paid too much attention to him, Ethan has been in contact with flying all this time, and no matter how magical things are, he will lose his curiosity after watching them for a long time.
The only one who kept an eye on him for a long time was Maria Hill, the new temporary member, who stood here waiting for Ethan to return, and when he landed, she made a point to say hello.
Looking at Maria Hill, who was dressed less casually than the others, Ethan knew that she must have been observing her flight data just now, and it was very likely that she had calculated her flight altitude and flight speed, and then memorized these data in her heart, and wrote it down in some hidden little notebook when she returned.
Maria Hill, as the deputy director of S.H.I.E.L.D., has always been highly valued by Nick Fury, but this does not mean that she and Nick Fury can agree on many ideas.
Even a lot of Nick Fury's ideas don't fit Hill's expectations, especially the attitude towards superheroes.
Nick Fury will appropriately release some benefits to these superheroes, and even give a lot of privileges, so as to attract these superheroes to stand on the side of S.H.I.E.L.D. and become the help of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Hill has always been opposed to this kind of behavior, and in her eyes, superheroes are also a group of criminals - the law is the law, and they should not be treated differently because they have special abilities.
She believes that the rules should be followed, that no one should break them for any reason, and that anyone should be punished if they do the rules, and that many superheroes are essentially violating or even ignoring the rules, and she wants to arrest them all.
At the same time, she agrees with Nick Fury's style of being suspicious of everything, being wary of anyone, and keeping a back hand in the morning.
For example, when she came out this time, she observed Ethan up close, recorded the details of Ethan's strength in detail, and then worked out a detailed response plan after she went back, so as to avoid that when Ethan really endangered their world one day, S.H.I.E.L.D. or any other agency would have no means to deal with it.
Although S.H.I.E.L.D. no longer exists, Maria Hill will not give up on her ideas, she will go on with determination, and do everything to protect her world.
"Here you can relax a bit. โ
"I'll relax when it's time to relax. โ
Ethan shrugged his shoulders, there was nothing he could do about Hill keeping himself in a 'working condition', she was here to work.
"You've also been on the ship for a while, and you should have realized that I have no ill will towards your world. โ
Hill nodded, she agreed, Ethan really didn't have any ill will towards their world, because she had sensed that Ethan wanted to use his world as a logistics base to develop.
From this point of view, there are even more possibilities for cooperation between the two sides:
Ethan can walk on multiple cosmic planes, even if he doesn't consider other worlds, the pure ocean world also has enough magical resources to develop, just like some of the magic stone technology that Tony has already obtained, the kind of energy use technology can make the civilization level of the earth rise a lot.
Not to mention anything else, with an extra layer of energy protection, whether it is a soldier or an aircraft warship and other weapons, it can exert stronger combat effectiveness, even in the face of Asgard's invasion, it is no longer defenseless.
Considering Ethan's desire to develop that world into a logistics base, a large and stable rear would certainly be more useful than a chaotic one, so in a way, Ethan would even help them protect the planet - as both sides have the same interests to a certain extent.
It was with this in mind that Maria Hill's attitude towards Ethan was a little better - she was still very taboo about using supernatural abilities, so it was impossible to become a real friend in a short period of time, and it was good to have this level of friendship.
This is thanks to the fact that there is no particularly strange existence within Ethan's team, Selena and Logan are both knife-mouthed tofu hearts, superficially indifferent to people, but when you need help, they do their best better than anyone else.
Immorton and Ansuna are the most 'arrogant', but they have made their position very clear, and they will not provoke Hill without a head in the current situation.
As for O'Connor, Jonathan and Evelyn, those three are ordinary people except for being funny and cute, and Hill has no pressure to get along with them.
The only one who doesn't get along well is Annette, a research freak who lacks a common language with her as an agent, but as long as she doesn't bother with her research, Annette won't take the initiative to get into trouble.
Ida......
She felt a similar aura to Black Widow in this woman, and she already knew that this woman was an elite spy specially invited by Ethan to join, obviously to facilitate the team to collect various intelligence information when they went to a strange world.
All in all, Maria Hill lived happily on the Prince Eugen during this time, and Ethan's companions did not reject her because she was a temporary member, maybe this also had something to do with the fact that there were always temporary members of the team before?
Life was quite pleasant, and he barely became friends with a few people, and Ethan felt that the time was almost up, and began to ask about Maria Hill's plans.
He has asked several people similar questions during this time, and all of them have similar answers, all of which need to be considered.
Maria Hill is the only one who doesn't need to think about it, she has a clear mission and ideas, and Ethan is not asking a general goal, he wants to ask if Hill has any ideas about his own strength?
"Although you are only a temporary member of our team, there are some circumstances that have to be taken into account. โ
Ethan: They are out of sync with the passage of time in the Marvel Universe, and for Nick Fury, Hill is only on a business trip for a few months or a year, and she may have been here for years or even decades.
Such a long time can make a child become an adult, or let an ordinary person go through his life.
Presumably, Nick Fury is not happy with the upright girl at the peak of her life who she sent to study, and in a blink of an eye, she has become an old grandmother who is older than herself.
"So I can also use the booster you made?"
It is no secret that the potion is not a secret on the Prince Eugen, everyone on the ship has used it, and everyone often discusses the specific effects of the potion, and Jonathan, who likes to brag, does not shy away from his own changes, and everyone does not shy away from her when discussing how to better stimulate the properties of the potion.
"Why not?"
Hill frowned, she didn't expect to get such a big benefit so quickly? Ethan was trying to entrap herself?
Seeing her expression, Ethan smiled and shook his head: "You have made a mistake, you may think that this strengthening potion is a very precious thing, but it is nothing with me." โ
It's similar to the nature of the army giving new recruits a full set of equipment and daily necessities, and in Ethan's eyes, the primary and advanced enhancement potions are just that.
Of course, this is still a very precious item for Ciel, after all, the value of the item depends largely on how much the other party wants it.
Of course, Hill wanted to get the potion to strengthen herself, but she thought that she needed to give some credit to the team to get it, but she didn't expect it to be sent down as a standard ration.
"You may think that this potion is very effective, but for me here, this thing can only provide you with a good enough basic condition, you still need to think about your study direction, what exactly do you want to work on?"
To be a mage like Ethan, or to be a pure warrior, or to learn the Light energy to become a paladin or a priest? Ethan doesn't know much about it, but it's not impossible to be a shaman.
Ethan's several choices are not absolute, she can learn all the knowledge she is interested in, after all, this is not a game world, choosing a profession will fix the talent and skill tree, and there are many cross-level learning skills and knowledge or part-time jobs in the real world.
So these so-called career directions are just a reference, and in the final analysis, they are asking Hill what he wants to learn.
The choice given by Hill surprised Ethan, the former deputy director of S.H.I.E.L.D. took a fancy to the Holy Light.