Chapter 398: Deep in the Shadows
The salary of a garbage handler is actually not low. At least not below the average of the town. It's just that because of the nature of the job, most people are reluctant to do this job.
In fact, Thor regretted it after the first day. Looking at Jane frowning and pinching her nose. Thor only felt that his decision might have been a little hasty. But if she resigns the next day, it is estimated that Jane will be left with an uncertain impression. In any case, Saul had to pinch his nose and admit it.
Lin Xuan didn't continue to pay attention to Sol's problem for a short time. Because a special time is already approaching. The nine stars are aligned, that is, when the nine worlds are in the same line. At that time, the spatial limitations between the Nine Realms will be broken. But this is not the point, the point is that on that day, there will be a treasure that Lin Xuan has been waiting for for a long time to appear, the 'Aether Particle'. That is, the Stone of Reality.
The Reality Stone is certainly not that easy to hold. But think carefully about the properties of the Space Stone. Both sides can be opened, which means that there will be some boss-level presence at any time and anywhere, and suddenly appear next to you. Lin Xuan felt that the power of the Magic Council was far from being able to compete with those cosmic-level bosses. So just skip it.
The Stone of Time is in Kama Taj. No matter how good the friendship is, it is impossible for Lin Xuan to ask Gu Yi for it. That's where Kama Taj's most important legacy lies.
The Stone of Power is in some nameless ruin in the universe. For Lin Xuan, he has more than enough heart but not enough strength.
The whereabouts of the Soul Stone were unknown, and Lin Xuan had guessed that it might be in Wakanda. But it is also impossible to go and verify. The Soul Stone is not surprisingly in the hands of Thanos. I don't want to think about this for the time being. So if you think about it, the only thing you can get your hands on is the Reality Stone.
Although the Reality Stone will attract the Dark Elves. But compared to the previous problems, the dark elves are still within the scope of what they can deal with. And Asgard will not be able to sit idly by then. After all, they're old rivals.
Although the final time had not yet come, Lin Xuan had already begun to prepare for this matter. As the time of the Nine Stars Alignment is getting closer and closer. Some of the spatial weak points on Earth have begun to come alive. Existing scientific and technological means are not yet able to detect it. However, the Magical Council and the Cult have been able to catch these locations through a global surveillance network.
In order to deal with the dark elves, Lin Xuan ordered all the high-level mages of the council to start preparing a large number of light magic arrays. The Dark Elves clearly don't like light. They even want to use the Stone of Reality to bring the entire universe to darkness. What the enemy doesn't like, that's what we're going to do. Lin Xuan took this sentence as the standard and began to prepare all kinds of radiant gifts for the dark elves.
Just when Lin Xuan was actively preparing for the battle, an unprecedented storm was brewing inside S.H.I.E.L.D.
The one that Coulson reported to Fury at the time, the news about the sixth basement floor. Now it has begun to ferment and gradually spread. Fury secretly followed the lead. Then he found a fact that sent chills all over his body.
The sixth basement layer does exist. But Fury, who is the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., has no idea about this. Fury, who was suspicious by nature for a while, only felt that all the faces around him were wearing masks.
This wasn't his S.H.I.E.L.D., that was Fury's truest first thought. He knew that there were various forces in S.H.I.E.L.D. that had planted their eyes. But that's a near-open secret. He even knew more than ninety percent of the spies' information. Because this is the premise of the existence of S.H.I.E.L.D. Those veteran conglomerates, members of Congress, and government departments will never let S.H.I.E.L.D. completely out of their sight.
But there is a tacit understanding between S.H.I.E.L.D. and these forces. Those spies are also qualified and even excellent agents. They will fulfill all orders from their superiors. It's just an extra report at the time of the report. It's the rules of the game, and Fury basically agrees with it. But that doesn't mean that there is a secret department under his feet, and as the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., he doesn't know anything about it.
Fury followed the trail in depth. Didn't fake anyone with a hand, but played in person. The world only remembers him as the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. But forget that Fury climbed up from the bottom of the field. He's the king of agents in the truest sense of the word.
However, the clues that Fury tracked down made him shiver all over his body. It's not just this so-called sixth layer. Fury synthesized a number of obscure clues, and finally found that there was another system within S.H.I.E.L.D. A completely different system. They are attached to S.H.I.E.L.D. and use S.H.I.E.L.D.'s resources, but run entirely different rules.
It's a huge leech, and the person it sucks from, S.H.I.E.L.D., has even drained more than half of its blood. Leeches are no longer enough to describe this phenomenon. The other side now seems to be a huge, incomparably large tumor growing in the aorta. The tumor even already has its own circulatory system. The two circulatory systems are intertwined with each other, and one loses both. Surgery alone cannot be removed at all. Because that would kill the host as well.
No other force is so powerful that it can build an entirely new division around itself. Fury is extremely confident in this. But the opponent did it, which gave Fury a terrifying guess. Maybe they've been around for a long time. It existed before he became director, and even before the previous director, when S.H.I.E.L.D. was still called the Strategic Science Corps.
The more Fury thought about it, the more terrifying it became. Because judging by his reasoning, the entire establishment of S.H.I.E.L.D. may be a conspiracy. A conspiracy that has lasted for nearly a hundred years and involves all the great powers in this world.
Suddenly, Fury seemed to think of something. He opened his personal locker and pulled out a pile of old paper papers. This is quite rare, because in the highly developed information of S.H.I.E.L.D. With the exception of a separate archival backup department, it is rare to see such a true paper document. Even some of the mission reports are simulated on a tablet.
Fury solemnly took out the papers. Tremblingly, I started flipping through again. Those were the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D., left behind by Peggy Carter.
Director Carter lived to be more than ninety years old. In the second half of her life, there was actually some controversy. Many believe that Director Carter is clinging to the power in his hands. Even if he stepped down from the post of director. But the post of official first adviser was still retained. There is a veto on many major actions.
Not only that, but she also suppressed many young Zhuang factions openly and secretly. used his power and status to completely block the possibility of many promising agents. It looks like an old man clinging to power. But now Fury understands. Things are far from that simple.