On the first Sunday of October, the rebuilt Manhattan welcomed a special guest, Mr. Tarbert, a combat hero and former Air Force Lieutenant General. Mr. Tarbert, who had recently been proud of his career, was appointed Minister of Defence by the new President because of his unique family background and his own consistent inclinations, which he secretly received the support of many new forces. To pay tribute to his supporters, he did not stay at the Pentagon for a private ceremony presided over by the director of the administration, but went to New York, a war-torn and reborn city, to take his oath of office.

Standing in front of nearly 10,000 jubilant supporters, Tarbert unleashed his inaugural address with his back to the Statue of Liberty across the sea.

“…… I am sure that you are all looking to me as Minister to speak as frankly and decisively as the situation in my country requires...... Freedom and security are something that everyone holds dear, and everyone has a reason to fight for it, and since accepting the appointment of His Excellency the President, I have often asked myself how I can do my duty to maintain the security of the country and the combat effectiveness of the military...... In order to maintain the security of this country, and thus to restore order in the whole world, it is necessary to have the participation of all citizens, whoever they may be, and as our Constitution says, all men are created equal and have the same right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...... Today, our country will continue a never-ending journey and connect the spirit of nationbuilding with real life......"

Tarbert's speech was punctuated by cheers from supporters. The flashing lights of the reporters in the audience also flashed frequently, and now everyone knows that a new era has arrived. It is no longer possible to stubbornly exclude people with extraordinary abilities from the system as in the past, and they must take the initiative to accept them in order to survive.

This is a universally acknowledged truth, but unfortunately there are always some people who do not see the general trend clearly, and a few hoarse former politicians are still shouting and stuffing leaflets into the arms of passers-by not far from the new minister's speech, ignoring the disgusted expressions of each other. Chatter encourages them to rise up and uncover the truth about the alien invasion and expel the emerging forces. Give mankind a clear blue sky.

"It's ridiculous." Looking at the clown-like madness from afar, a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who had been ordered to keep watch complained to his colleague. "Everyone knows that there would be no such stable planet without us, but there are always people who have to point fingers. If I had to decide, I would think evaporation would be a good choice. ”

"That's why you're only a grassroots agent until now, not even a mid-level agent." The colleague rolled his eyes and dismissed him. "It's enough to make a phone call and let the journalists deal with them, and in the last year the media has been happy to expose the scandals of old-fashioned politicians, and we don't need to intervene at all, naturally someone will be willing to break the news. Let's not forget that the state has given us the responsibility to protect civil liberties, but more importantly, we need to be politically correct, and this has always been a tradition in this country, hasn't it? ”

While he speaks. Several tabloid reporters sensitively discovered the news, and they excitedly picked up the camera and started filming around the inverted frieze ghost who raised his hands and covered his face. Behind the reporters was an angry crowd of New Yorkers — the former government supporters were undoubtedly the most hated by local residents who had suffered so much.

There was a flurry of chickens and dogs, and the two agents smiled at each other, then walked around the corner and left, one flying into the sky and disappearing behind the skyscrapers under construction. The other disappeared from the air in the distortion of light.

Two middle-aged men on the street witnessed the whole process.

"Look, this is your S.H.I.E.L.D. It has become a paradise for mutants. The white-haired man mocked his black companion faintly.

"Isn't this the case with Hydra, who took advantage of Dum's unpreparedness to contact his prime minister, Lancer, to seize power in Latvia, and didn't your people do it?" The black man immediately asked back, but he poked him in the sore foot, and the white-haired man was speechless.

This black man is none other than Nick Fury, and the Director has somehow had some free time today, and has the opportunity to go out on the streets with others.

It was a rare experience for Fury, especially when he was surrounded by someone named Alexander Pierce.

He once accepted Pierce's help to become the director, but due to the different positions, Fury had all kinds of suspicions about some of Pierce's abnormal behavior, and the two gradually drifted apart, and now he finally determined Pierce's true identity and found the biggest poisonous snake hidden within S.H.I.E.L.D., but as the situation changed, these discoveries were completely meaningless.

S.H.I.E.L.D., HYDRA, have become toys in the palm of that person's hand, at his mercy and manipulation, and there is also a queen on Fury's head, not long ago Carter took over power, and Fury has gradually detached from the decision-making center.

Although helpless, there is no way, the difference in strength is too big.

Considering the reality, his tone couldn't help but soften, and he turned to look at the high-spirited Mr. Minister in the distance.

"Tarbert's speech is really interesting, it doesn't sound like a secretary of defense, but like a preparation for the presidential election, he is about to talk about economic issues, and it seems that the Tarbert family has handed in good fortune, not only to be a minister, but also to become a future president...... What does Mr. Stan think about this? ”

Stan is a former senator who has been upset by Stark, who has long been known to covet Stark's steel suit, only to learn later that his feet are on the Hydra boat.

If it weren't for the fact that the situation changed too suddenly, it wouldn't be long before the full-fledged Hydra would grasp the actual power of S.H.I.E.L.D. and set off a big mess, but unfortunately they were born at the wrong time, and after encountering the alien invasion, there was a comprehensive reshuffle at home and abroad, and many of the chess pieces laid out in advance were invalid. When the storm rolls over him, a group of old people in power fall inside, and the new leader weighs in and falls to the stronger side.

The Hydra people didn't care too much about this, they had been lurking for seventy years, and they could even recognize the reality better than the S.H.I.E.L.D. people, just like at this moment, Pierce didn't mean to defend Stan at all.

"Very clever decision, if I would do the same, instead of using a person with an innocent background that is not controlled, it is better to choose a guy like Stan who has a stain, and if he is not satisfied, I can kick him out of office at any time. As for Tarbert, he deserves it, and we have always advocated a reward system, and of course those who contribute should be rewarded. ”

Fury snorted, but didn't refute it, and they watched the drama on the streets until the end of the song.

"You know what, Nick." Pierce squinted his eyes and whispered. "I've learned about the history of the Order, the origins of Hydra, and the Skull and Bones Society of this country, all of which have the same ambitions, but have never achieved it, and despite all the big ideas, they have never really dominated humanity. But this time it was different, the rules of the world really changed, maybe it was my luck, Schmidt's ideal was not realized, but after all, I saw a new era...... A new era. ”

Peters was gone, leaving Fury alone in place, watching the crowd of people coming and going on the street in a daze.

Inadvertently, he saw a group of children running by the side of the road, among them there were new humans with special talents, and there were also ordinary people with ordinary abilities, looking at the carefree expressions of these young people, Fury stood at the busy intersection and was stunned. (To be continued)