Nick Fury smiled vaguely at Luke's remark that he couldn't afford a few.

S.H.I.E.L.D., which has seen a surge in funding this year, is not lacking money. Luke says he can't afford a few, and Nick is a little unimpressed.

"Can you tell me an offer?" Nick looked at the beautiful team, who couldn't put down the ring, smiled, and asked Luke for an offer. Then in a price figure given by Luke lightly, the face changed richly and brilliantly in a short time.

Smiling, solidified, stiff, gray.

Even Natasha next to her never thought that her chief, who always had a deep face, would have such a rich expression to show.

"How much?" Nick felt like his voice was about to break.

"20 billion." Luke calmly repeated the price.

"I can't accept it." Nick shook his head. "Luke, your price this time is outrageous. I admit the power of this ring and the uniqueness of Hebleent's technology, but it's just a ring. ”

Can S.H.I.E.L.D. get two hundred billion? Of course, it can be obtained, not to mention other research funds and various types of aircraft such as the Kun type, and the construction cost of the just-completed aerospace carrier, plus the overall escort equipment, is far more than 20 billion.

Although, according to Luke's space program, it will soon be obsolete after just entering service.

However, as it said, this is just a ring, a ring-looking small, pocket-sized ring, even if the cost of its production materials rises to the sky, compared with the most expensive material vibranium, it is only 500 million billion. It's already terrifying!

Counting the research funding, Luke's offer was a bit overwhelming.

In his inner words: I knew that your black-hearted person would sell it very expensive, but I didn't expect your black-hearted person to sell it so expensive!

It was Steve Rogers on the side, who looked at the ring on his finger with complicated eyes, and wanted to take it off, but there was an emotion in his heart that resisted him to take it off.

Although he is a poor ghost, his strength and weapons seem to be all a lot of money and resources, as well as unexpected outputs, extravagances of luxury.

"Look, that's the cognitive difference between Linghe. You think it's just a ring, and I think it's a new era. Luke gave a different opinion on Nick's words.

"You like to add some illusory value to your work that sounds plausible at first glance but makes no sense when you look at it. Open the sunroof and come to Luke, this price is impossible.

I can't even report the expenses for reimbursement. You don't want to make everything public right now, do you? Nick shook his head again: "So, let's all be sincere." ”

"It's impossible to lower the price." Luke is also sincere: "Pure money can only be this price. However, we can go the other way. ”

"I think you're digging a hole for me again." Nick heard this familiar word, and the alarm bell sounded subconsciously in his heart.

"Don't say that, we should be mutually beneficial." Luke corrected Nick's words: "Let's settle in the new currency." In the future, I think we can all settle this equipment in a new currency. ”

"I don't have any money." Nick replied dryly with a cold face.

"Don't do that."

"I really don't have any money."

"It's very bad for us to communicate."

"Honestly, little Luke, I'm really poor."

As soon as the new currency was mentioned, Nick immediately showed a different face. The wealth of the settlement in real currency, the careful calculation when settled in the new currency, the two faces switch seamlessly.

"You can not be poor." Luke said pointedly.

"What do you mean?" Nick looked at Luke suspiciously, the other party seemed to want to give him a way to make money? This made Nick, who was desperate for a new currency, suddenly moved.

"S.H.I.E.L.D. has a family background." Luke reminded.

"You're asking me to sell those forbidden items?" Nick's eyes, which were still a little expectant, cooled down for a while.

"What can those forbidden objects get you to call? A lot of money spent every year? Batches of elite agents who lose their lives every year? A huge hidden danger that can erupt because of an accident anytime and anywhere?

Any of the above is a big or small threat to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Previously, you had no choice but to keep them in secret bases built for them by S.H.I.E.L.D. in the past. But now that you have collaborators, you have better options. Luke followed the path of persuasion.

"So, it's still up to me to sell S.H.I.E.L.D.'s money, right?" Nick looked helpless.

"Don't cherish yourself, know how to share. Not to mention the people who will join this cooperation circle in the future, or the organization, let's just say that I, you, and the Supreme Mage, my Hebolun and the mage organization of the Ancient One have started a close cooperation.

Our bond has been stronger than you might think. Almost all of the techniques and products of my and Hebelent are open and available to the mages, and the materials and knowledge accumulated by the Supreme Mages are open to me without reservation, except for a very few extremely dangerous books.

That's what true collaboration is. And you and S.H.I.E.L.D. are obviously still out there. There are a lot of things that I don't need to say, and you should understand them. It's just that you can't turn the corner.

Like a miser, you stubbornly cling to your so-called 'treasures', with the idea that releasing them will affect the security of the region and the world.

In fact, who doesn't have a few threatening weapons at home?

If Hyperion's technology circulates to the outside world and is mastered by some unsuspecting people, won't they threaten the safety you want to protect?

Could it be that those mages in the line of Supreme Mages refuse to learn magic because certain spells and magic are dangerous?

As for the safety of the world, if there is a problem with the large planetary enchantment guarded by the Supreme Mage, what is the use of you keeping your 'treasures' well? They are silent in those bases, and then they can only be swallowed by the invading dimensional demon gods along with the world.

Don't feel like trading those banned items is irresponsible or humiliating. Believe me, there will be more and more troublesome and tricky items and creatures in this world, and sooner or later, your way of keeping them in S.H.I.E.L.D. will collapse.

Think of them as a normal transaction. You can throw these increasingly heavy burdens of S.H.I.E.L.D. out and exchange them for a lot of resources, more, harmless materials that have been processed by mages, and more tech products from Hyperion in the future. and the new currency that you are most on your mind at the moment, and what you need the most.

To put it mildly, most mages probably don't look at the things you think are treasures. Maybe when you want to sell it, no one will buy it.

If you look at the situation now, you know that the future is bound to change dramatically. Both Hebleen and the mage have grown strong by trading with each other, and as another collaborator, why should you exile yourselves when no one rejects you?

Let me tell you the news, don't you know why I want to speed up the construction time of the building? The Supreme Mage has negotiated a partnership with King Odin of Asgard.

According to the Ancient One, Odin has no opinion on the Supreme Master, but he expresses concern about you and me, the two collaborators. He thinks that we are temporarily unable to have the power to match him and the Supreme Mage. So he put forward a test, and if I could pass it, then he would admit my status as a collaborator, and all the products of Asgard and the other Nine Realms would be revealed to us.

I have the confidence to pass the test and get my fair share. But what about you and your S.H.I.E.L.D. when the time comes? If you can't strengthen the power in your hands and turn all your resources into growth resources, then do you think S.H.I.E.L.D. can still retain the identity of this collaborator?

I'm sure you should know that this is not my alarmism. The universe outside will be even more predatory, and if it can't keep up, it will be eliminated. Master One and I are willing to do our best to help you in the early stage, but only if you also show your due value.

Don't hold on to your rags and throw money at them every year, any item that may come from the Nine Realms or other dimensional universes in the future will be more dangerous or valuable than them. You might be able to sell it for a little bit now.

Is it to move forward with a heavy load and then gradually be eliminated, or to travel lightly and seize the opportunity to fight? You can think about it for a while. But after Odin and other new collaborators join in one by one, no one can speak up for your place except your own power. ”

After Luke finished speaking, he stopped talking, made some space, and took Steve to the side to go through the full test process, leaving Nick with a cloudy face to think.

"I've heard that Super Soldier Potions amplify desires and emotions in people's hearts?" Luke asked, as he walked towards the inside of the testing arena with Steve.

"Perhaps." Steve nodded. He had listened to Luke's words just now, but with the lack of information, he had some difficulty understanding the situation that Nick and S.H.I.E.L.D. were in now.

"Then this potion should go well with the Soul Ring. If you want to be recognized by the Soul Ring, you must first have some kind of strong emotion, and only in this way can you resonate with the energy in the Ring. After saying that, Luke added at the end: "Of course, I am referring to the kind of psychic ring you are wearing, Captain. ”

"I don't know the current technology, but if you need any help I can, I'm always there." Steve nodded.

"That's it, do you see the target in front of you? You can attack with an energy beam first and see how lethal it is. Luke stopped and pointed to a black humanoid target standing fifty meters ahead.

"What am I going to do?" Steve nodded again, then asked softly in embarrassment.

"Let go of your mind and use your will to control the energy that pours into your body in the ring. You'll have to learn to use them as skillfully as you would with your fists. Luke explained briefly.

Steve followed Luke's words and let go of his mind, imagining the energy in his body as the weapon he was most familiar with, a round shield.

The golden energy shield was held in Steve's palm, and then it flew towards the humanoid target. The round shield drew a semicircle in the air, and then hit the target with precision, sinking deep into the target.

A brilliant explosion followed.

"Looks like you're doing a good job." Seeing this, Luke complimented. The beautiful qualities and emotions represented by the gold of inclusion seem to match Steve's heart very well.

If the method and difficulty of mastering the energy in the Mind Ring are compared to mathematical problems, some people can't do it, they can't do it, and you can't do it if you beat him to death. But some people are casual, that is, they can make problems that others can't do with their heads.

That's talent!

And Steve Rogers obviously has this amazing talent.

In the following time, under Luke's suggestion, Steve showed Luke one by one, and when the test ended, the entire training ground was almost in shambles.

Luke didn't care, though. Anyway, the test site here always has to go through a similar scene every once in a while. It doesn't deserve a little attention.

And Nick, who had been carefully observing Steve's test from beginning to end, finally walked up after the test, and the only one-eyed looked at Luke quietly, and said in a complicated tone: "Did you premeditate?" ”

"Premeditated by what?" Luke turned his head to meet Luke's one-eyed eye.

"From the beginning, you were going to drag me into the pit with S.H.I.E.L.D.? Those so-called cooperations, step by step, tied me to S.H.I.E.L.D., and even some people, to your chariot?

Like boiling a frog in warm water, when you wake up, you will have no determination or room to retreat except to follow you along the path you pointed out to the dark. Nick said softly.

"I can't admit it." Luke immediately denied Nick's words, "Maybe you're too suspicious and always like to think of people in the worst way?" You don't need to put your energy and suspicion on me, I have no conflict with your interests and bottom line. What you have to worry about in the future should be people from outside the earth, more troublesome people and dangers. ”

"But what if there's a force hidden within me that I can't control?" Nick asked.

"Then you should increase the strength of your henchmen while you can still control S.H.I.E.L.D. first. The stronger your henchmen, the more choices you have for the future, and the more calm you will be in the face of crises.

Moreover, if you can gain a firm foothold during this time and gain the approval of other collaborators, then your identity is not only the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., but also the organization that can be easily kneaded by the top forces with divestment or other political means.

You will jump to another level. It will be more free and more relied upon. That undercurrent may also be more cautious. Because if they want to master S.H.I.E.L.D., they can't do without you either. Luke said.

"It seems that the best path in front of me is the one you pointed out to me." There was a look of frustration on Nick's face.

"When I go back, I'll pick out a batch of banned items as the first batch of pilots, and then after sorting them out, I can give you and the mages a list each, and you can give a price after reading it, or make other requests for me to consider.

I only have one condition, and that is that I can't let them out easily. ”

"Of course." Luke agrees to Nick's request.

"Well, I have one more request, I also need at least one ring like the one on the captain's finger." Nick gestured to the golden ring on Steve's hand.

"I can accommodate this request, but you will need to pay for the equivalent value of the item." Luke thought for a moment and nodded. If you want to give Nick a little sweetness, you should think of it as a boost to the power around him.

"So, what about these rings? Don't tell me they want that outrageous price too. Now that he had made up his mind, Nick relaxed, and looked at the metal box that had been opened not far away, containing other mass-produced rings.

"Chenghui, pre-sale, a billion, an absolute conscience price! I assure you with my morality! Luke made a serious offer.

"Thank you, your morality is worthless to me." Nick gritted his teeth.

PS: Crowdfunding helped the author to think about the embodiment of the representative animality of various emotions. I'll give you an example: for example, the red represents: anger, revenge, war, battle, and the embodiment of the beast is the Hound of Tyndalus. The inscription is arbitrary, such as: Seal of Vengeance, immortal and immortal. Blood hunts, heaven and earth. Of course. There is a high probability that these will not be written into the text, which is a bit embarrassing, so let's play in our circle and enrich the setting. If you have a big guy who is inspired, you can post a chapter to say.

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