Chapter 965 - Shuttle Fighter
"Let me be the commander-in-chief of the Earth branch of the Avengers and the Demon Hunter Knights?" Coulson said as he couldn't believe his ears and pointed to his nose.
He has now taken Fury's place as the head of S.H.I.E.L.D., living almost every day with hustle and bustle. Every day, I have to deal with those strangers who are rapidly increasing in number and have strange abilities, and ordinary people would have collapsed long ago.
Coulson is a person who doesn't value power very much, he has a good heart, and his methods are not as extreme as Fury's, so he can become a rare owner of the Holy Light among the high-level organizations on Earth. In his heart, he didn't really want to take up this position, but his ideals always urged him to take over this important position.
Coulson is well aware of how important the position is. Once he becomes commander-in-chief, he has enough power to create a relatively peaceful environment for the planet.
Coulson's subordinates were all people who shared the same ideals as him, and everyone was stunned when they heard the news for the first time.
If Coulson agrees, it means that the power of S.H.I.E.L.D. will increase several times in an instant. These superheroes who live in the news in front of them will also become their colleagues.
"But, I ......"
"Phil, don't deny anything yet. Stark said, "The reason why we asked you to take this position is because all of us have thought it out and agreed. You see, Fury is retired, Steven isn't good at politics, the Demon Hunters haven't even learned world geography well, T'Challa is too young, and I'm just a super scientist, billionaire and playboy, who else do you think is better suited than you?"
"As for S.H.I.E.L.D., forget about it, can't you tell you about it? This organization is neither understood by the people, nor does it receive funding and political support from the government, and the chaotic management has even allowed the Hydra people to mingle in, which is seriously out of the way that Ms. Carter founded it in the first place. β
Coulson fell silent, thinking earnestly. And his teammates looked at their heads a little anxiously.
In fact, including Coulson, they are fed up with their current life, without support, hiding in Tibet, without recognition, etc., even if they are righteous, sooner or later their hearts will collapse.
"Coulson, I think you can take this position. Melinda looked at Coulson and said, "It's something everyone agrees on, and you should be honored." I know you have a deep affection for S.H.I.E.L.D., but compared to our cause, S.H.I.E.L.D. is just a name, and you can't let it become an obsession in your heart. β
"That's right, Coulson. Daisy also persuaded, "There are so many people and events in the world that we need to deal with that we can't keep our people busy, and since S.H.I.E.L.D., the Avengers, and the Demon Hunter Knights all share the same ideals, merging is the best outcome." And what you lead us to do also proves that you can be a good boss. β
"Promise them, Coulson. "Once our three agencies merge, we'll be a strong organization." Whether it is the superheroes of the Avengers, the Holy Light power of the Demon Hunter Knights, or the intelligence and technological strength of our S.H.I.E.L.D., they can complement each other and be greatly improved. β
Several other S.H.I.E.L.D. members were also excitedβmeaning they would be out of the predicament of being understaffed.
"I ...... I need to think about it, it came too suddenly, and I'm a little flattered......" Coulson didn't seem to have recovered from the shock of the incident.
"Of course, so be it, I'm not ready to leave Earth yet. Edward smiled and patted Coulson on the shoulder and said, "From now until we leave, you will be the deputy commander of the Demon Hunter Alliance, and you will follow me to familiarize yourself with the affairs of our two institutions. When I leave the earth, you will answer me. β
"And these members of yours will stay in the Star Tower for the time being, and move and train with us. β
"From now on, the three of us have officially entered the merger stage, and all our intelligence, technology, resources and manpower have begun to try to share. Now that the Avengers' headquarters have moved, so should your S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters. King T'Chaka has promised us to become a legitimate organization in Wakanda. β
Hearing this, Coulson nodded subconsciously, feeling that it was telling him that this was the best outcome.
Seeing Coulson nod, the members of the S.H.I.E.L.D. special operations team cheered and rushed up to greet their idols and introduce them to each other.
"By the way, Fitz, why didn't you see that little girlfriend of yours?" said Edward with a smile as he looked at the harmonious scene.
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere froze, and the faces of the people in S.H.I.E.L.D. were much more ugly.
"What's wrong?" Edward wondered.
"We were previously given a black stone of Hydra and Simmons was swallowed by it. Fitz gritted his teeth, suddenly thought of something, and said excitedly, "By the way, I remember Edward, you also have research on space spells, can you please go and see that stone?"
"Based on my research, I think Simmons is alive. She had been sucked into another dimension. Fitz found hope of saving Simmons, and said a little incoherently, "That stone that can be turned into a liquid is supposed to be a teleportation device to other dimensions, we don't know what they keep the stone for well, but we can be sure that Hydra must have a conspiracy." β
"Edward, I beg you, save Simmons, even if it's a corpse, I'm going to see him. β
"Black stone?"
Edward looked at Coulson suspiciously, who nodded, "That's true, and we've found those markings in several of Hydra's old bases and ancient ruins, and we can be sure that it's a portal-like device, but it's older." β
"Fitz tried his best during this time, and even used his unfamiliar knowledge of magic, but he couldn't find a way to open him. β
"No problem, let's go now. Seeing Fitz's anxious look, Edward nodded without hesitation, "Coulson, you stay here to familiarize, and I'll take Fitz to see the stone." β
"Understood, Commander. Gu Yuan replied immediately.
"I'll go too. When Stark heard that there was a portal-type black technology on Earth, he immediately followed with interest.
The three of them took a spherical elevator down from the top floor of the Star Tower and came to the basement of the Star Tower.
"What are we doing here?" Stark wondered, "that stone is in the secret base of S.H.I.E.L.D., and we should go to the airport and take a Quin-style fighter." β
"I have planes here that are faster than the Quinquins. Edward laughed, using his Holy Light insignia to open several doors to an underground helipad.
When the last gate opened, a very large field appeared in front of the three of them, where a large number of demon hunter engineers were busy.
Stark and Fitz's eyes widened in shock, looking at the several fighter jets being built that appeared in front of them.
There are six fighters under construction, and their shape is different from any aircraft on Earth - they are spindle-shaped, and they have no wings, and they look like a shuttle with a sharp head and a wide tail.
"A plane without wings?" Stark and Fitz, both scientists, looked at each other in shock, "How does this fly?"
"I don't know much about the specifics, I can only say that they are flying machines powered by spatial positioning spells. Edward explained, asking one of the elven engineers, "Flying machines powered by spatial positioning spells have very little effect on them, almost negligible, so they don't use wings. We call it the shuttle. β
"These six are small test machines made by combining earth technology, due to the difficulty of finding large mana crystals on the earth, now they can only use our own amplification crystals as power, and they need to be piloted by mages with mana, and ordinary people can't let them take off. β
Fitz was at a loss and a little anxious, the most annoying thing for scientists like them was not being able to understand what the other party was saying.
Stark already has a little research on magic, and he has seen the spell "spatial positioning" in the magic book, which is a very high-end spell that can only be released if the magic crystal reaches the legendary level.
"Edward, you guy secretly made this combination of magic and technology without letting me know it!" Stark said angrily.
"I can't help it, I was arguing with you when I made these things. Edward explained with a smile, causing Stark to shut up instantly.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go up and see if they can fly, right?"
"Two of them have been completed, come with me. β
Edward led the two to one of the shuttle planes with the Demon Hunter's emblem painted on it, still using his Holy Light insignia on a device at the bottom of the plane.
A gate immediately appeared at the point of a white fighter plane that was originally densely packed as one.
"Wow, what kind of spell is this?" said Stark, curiously touching the surface of the plane.
"It's just ordinary spells. Edward was the first to enter the interior of the fighter, and there was already an elven mage in a combat suit waiting inside.
The interior of the shuttle fighter is very simple, completely different from the dense cluster of instrument panels, buttons and joysticks inside the Earth aircraft. On the console in front of the driver's seat of the head of the fighter, there are two palm-sized spherical crystals suspended, and there are only the same buttons on the console as the earth's computer keyboard, and there are no other buttons.
Curious, Stark and Fitz stepped forward to take a closer look at the two spherical crystals, and found that one of them was illuminated and the other was devoid of brilliance. And they also found that there were many complicated small lines on the lit crystal ball, which made the crystal ball look as if it was made of countless small crystals.
"The two manipulating crystal balls are the Amplification Crystal and the Mana Crystal Pilot. Now that there is no mana crystal installed, the mana amplification of this elf's spell can only be used to power the shuttle fighter. Edward explained, "The advantage of flying a fighter this method is that it is very agile and fast, but the disadvantage is that it cannot fly long distances and consumes the pilot's mana. Still, it's no problem to fly from here to the S.H.I.E.L.D. base. β
Edward finished speaking, and nodded at the elven pilot. The latter immediately sat in the driver's seat, pressed his right hand on the amplifier, and began to input mana.
As soon as the plane took off, all sides of the plane became transparent, and Stark and Fitz were surprised to see the outside as if they were sitting in a plane made of clear glass.
"The full vision system, the spell principle and the extension spell of the 'window wall technique' that opened the door just now, can also be closed, or translucent. β
As soon as Edward finished speaking, the elven pilot who was piloting it immediately showed them around. The interior of the plane was once again restored to its original state, but the ceiling and floor were still transparent.
"What are those?" Fitz saw from the transparent ceiling that the outside of the shuttle fighter was followed by six small spheres, "like those on the outside of the Star Tower, weapon systems?"
"That's right, it's the orb guard system. Edward laughed, "Like the orbs on the outside of the Tower, they're just miniaturized, and we can use them as shields and cannons." β
Later, Edward also gave the two of them a brief introduction to the interior and overall concept of the fighter, and the eyes of the two scientists were always in the stage of shining.
The shuttle fighter flies fast, and there is no vibration or noise when sitting inside, and even the high-altitude reaction is canceled out by some kind of spell, which makes Stark and Fitz feel like a magical high-altitude journey.
Stark, the chairman of a huge group, is already imagining that if this technology is applied to civil airliners, he thinks that many people will definitely not want to take other flights.
The spindle-shaped shuttle plane travels through the stratosphere and soon begins to descend. After communicating with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s secret base, the base's tarmac opened, allowing the shuttle fighter to land.
When Edward and the three came out of the shuttle fighter, the outside of the fighter plane was already surrounded by S.H.I.E.L.D. soldiers, and when a Humpty Dumpty saw the person who came out, he told all the soldiers to put down their weapons and meet them.
This Humpty Dumpty is now the head of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s secret headquarters, Billy Kenig, who is said to have several multiple brothers and telepaths with each other.
After exchanging pleasantries, Fitz eagerly led Edward to the room of the black stone.
The stone was kept in a sealed safety glass box, isolated from the outside world. When Edward first saw him, his eyes lit up.
The voice of Charlie, projected by the main god, appeared in his mind: "Touch it! Edward, let me decipher his structure, I feel that it will be very beneficial for me to deepen my understanding of the spatial laws of this plane!"