It was only a month before Luke received the bill from Nick as he wished. According to him, in duplicate, they were delivered to Hyperion and the Holy of Holies respectively.

There is no way, even Nick Fury, who has the highest authority, has to check the dangerous goods that S.H.I.E.L.D. has collected and stored over the years, and after screening them, the subsequent information descriptions, defects, defense methods, etc. must also be sorted out.

Once this is done, there is the more troublesome next step, which is to set a price for these items.

When he thought about it, Nick felt that this collaboration was a bit ridiculous. Since S.H.I.E.L.D. collected these items, successive S.H.I.E.L.D. directors have never thought of putting a price on them and selling them.

These used to be all not for sale by S.H.I.E.L.D.!

Nick Fury started this historic precedent.

Not only did he need to evaluate the first batch of dangerous goods that had been sorted out and give a tentative price based on their value, but Nick also had to try to convince some of the above objections to make the deal with Hyperion as reasonable and legal as possible.

After all, although S.H.I.E.L.D. is a closed-loop organization, it is difficult for him to conceal such a big move for a long time. One or two dangerous goods were fine, and forty-three pieces were sorted out in the first batch.

Most of these dangerous goods are stored in certain well-fortified bases, and are even studied by S.H.I.E.L.D. researchers. It's all of a sudden, and no matter how dull the researchers are, there will always be people who doubt it.

For the above, Nick changed the way of saying it, changing the sale to a collaboration. Funds for the management of these dangerous goods will still be allocated every year, and the technological products produced by Heblen will be prioritized for S.H.I.E.L.D. equipment. After vaguely pointing out the allocation share of this cooperative deal that might contain some dragon bone potions every year, all the previous objections and quarrels became negotiable. Nick's application proposal was finally approved with great efficiency.

The various hidden transactions and distribution of benefits are omitted. But at the moment of passing, Nick, who finished dealing with these old fritters with similar behaviors, only felt that he felt tired and tired for a long time.

To be honest, this kind of thing is generally discussed and discussed, and if you want to really implement it, it can be considered efficient to drag it out for half a year and a year. This shows how much effort Nick put in.

Considering that after Luke and the mage have selected the items, they have to take the two parties to see the goods and inspect the goods together, and the other party may have objections to the price marked by S.H.I.E.L.D. when placing an order, Nick also gave a bargaining link intimately.

As long as it doesn't fall below his psychological bottom line, then the deal is considered a success. If both parties disagree on the price and the negotiation is invalid many times, the transaction can only be put on hold.

After all, this is the first time Nick has made this kind of transaction, and it is still in a new currency. The only thing that gave him a glimpse of the purchasing power of the new currency at this stage was the mage's expensive dimensional materials and Hyperion's technical products.

Especially the materials of the mage, which are taken from the worlds of the major dimensions, you have the money to buy, and the other party also needs to evaluate your overall strength and skills, whether you can use and use these materials correctly.

The high threshold for transactions is scary.

Thinking about the trading rules, he also participated in drafting and refining them, and Nick had nothing to say about it. This is also where he is anxious, if S.H.I.E.L.D. does not hurry up and catch up, it is obvious that the threshold for trading may be lowered, but it is more likely to become higher and higher, and finally reach a point where he loses confidence and accepts defeat.

The manifest of goods that Luke obtained, and the matching video footage, first looked at it in general terms, and did not see familiar objects such as the Cosmic Cube or the Obelisk from above.

Luke, who failed to buy the bottom, was not much disappointed. He knew very well that Nick couldn't put these valuable items on the shelves without figuring out the purchasing power of the new currency. Nick, in particular, had seen the power of the Cosmic Cube.

This behavior would have made the same choice if Luke had sat in his place.

But this step is a good start. His eyes fell on the manifest of goods, and Luke had already begun to calculate, even if there was nothing he wanted, he would pick a few and buy them, firstly, to avoid Nick being hit because the transaction amount did not meet his psychological expectations, and in addition, it would be regarded as a little hard work for Nick.

Well, let's deduct it from Nick's credit arrears.

……

Triple Wing Building.

"Do you think I'm doing the right thing? Agent Hill. Nick, who had done everything resolutely, sat in his office chair at this time, and felt a rare feeling of remorse. Although he knew that this kind of remorse would not change anything, it would not help, and it would bring hidden dangers to the future. But he just can't help but think about it, he thinks about it.

"What do you mean?" Agent Hill, who was standing upright at his desk and reporting to his own officer, asked rhetorically with a serious face.

"This deal with Heblenn." Nick's operation this time did not hide from Ciel, and with Ciel's authority, it was enough to know these secrets.

"You already have the answer in mind, don't you?" Hill looked at a small black metal box like a ring box in his hand, watched his fingers rub lightly on the box, and gave a thoughtful look on his face, giving an answer that made Nick smile bitterly.

"yes." Nick wiped away the regret and bitter smile on his face, and his expression became firm and calm again under Ciel's gaze, "Now that you have made up your mind, you don't need to have this kind of hesitation anymore." Thank you very much for your explanation, Agent Hill. ”

"You don't need me, you can get your emotions in order quickly." Hill shook his head. She was supportive of Nick's approach, and since she had come into contact with the door to a higher level, she naturally couldn't give up halfway because of the fatigue and difficulty of climbing the steps. What's more, they are now stuck in the center, either up or down.

There may be a new situation on the upside.

Downward, the future is difficult to say.

At least it chose to go down, and the status and power of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the future will definitely fall endlessly, and it is very likely that it will be banned at that time, and a new organization will be formed on its corpse to replace its duties.

"Has he been in touch?" Nick asked about business.

"I've been contacted, but sir, I need to warn you that he's not the man you once knew him again." Ciel nodded, hesitated for a moment, and added.

"I know. But we need his power now, don't we? "Nick is helpless." I'll take the captain with me, don't worry. ”

……

Night.

An abandoned warehouse outside the suburbs.

As Nick and Team America pushed open the rusty, creaky metal door, a deep man's voice rang out from the darkness of the warehouse.

"What's going on, you're so eager to meet me, Nick?"

As he spoke, a man in a black tight vest with smooth and solid muscular lines full of strength, a pair of camouflage pants underneath, and a cold and dangerous aura all over his body walked out of the darkness and actively exposed himself to the eyes of the two of them.

"Frank, my old fellow. I need your help. Nick saw the man who appeared in front of him, a smile appeared on his calm face, and he said softly.

"I'm not an S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Nick." Frank Custerdow.

"I didn't want to lure you into S.H.I.E.L.D. either." Nick shrugged.

"Who is this? The captain? Frank Custer. Frank's eyes swept to the side of the man who made him feel extremely dangerous, but gave him a sense of peace and harmlessness.

"Steve Rogers." The U.S. team also greeted.

"Let's get straight to the point, Frank, I need your strength now, your comprehensive quality and strength are assessed as a level 10 agent, whether it is psychological quality, combat quality, weapon mastery, or combat effectiveness, you have stood at the peak of human individual combat effectiveness." Nick interrupted the greeting between the two, and looked at Frank with one eye and said seriously, "You might want to think about it." ”

"You need my fighting power?" Frank's amused gaze lingered on Team America for a moment, and he looked at Nick.

"To be exact, we need your strengthened combat power." Nick looked calm.

"Strengthening? Those super soldier plans? There was a slight disapproval on Frank's face.

"Certainly not the kind of abandoned plan that is neither perfect nor mature. Rather, it's a better one, a single soldier energy device from Hebleon. I really don't want to explain it to you by that name, because of its maker, call it the Ring of Minds. Nick gestured to the captain next to him.

The American team, who received Nick's signal, immediately raised his right hand, and an inconspicuous metal ring on his right index finger suddenly flashed with a warm golden light, and then a layer of golden energy clothing spread all over the captain's body along the ring.

The soft light, which is warm but not dazzling, reflects the dark barn into a small area of golden light. A golden yellow energy shield that looked like a substance stretched out from the ring so abruptly, and was tightly held in the captain's hand.

"You don't have to take injections or medicine. Just bring it and it will give you incredible power. Trust me, old man, it will intensify your combat power to an even more terrifying level, far beyond that of humans. Nick pulled a black metal box out of his pocket and opened it in front of Frank's eyes, revealing an inconspicuous metal ring that was identical to the one worn on Team America's fingers earlier.

"Has Hyperion's technology become so powerful?" Frank raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"Heberlen's technology is probably much more than you can imagine. There's a lot of information that I can't tell you just yet. But if we come to work together, you're exposed to a wider world, old man. Nick held up the black ring box in his hand.

"What price do I have to pay? Do you do your bidding? To be honest, I don't have a good opinion of any of your official organizations, and if you want me to listen to those old men, I refuse. Frank shook his head.

"No, you don't have to listen to those people, you just have to listen to me. Just like we used to work together on the battlefield, side by side. Nick repudiated Frank's words.

"Looks like you're trying to build a private army?" Frank was a little interested.

"It's too complicated, and I can only ask, are you willing to accept this condition? By wearing the ring, I become my teammate, a collaborator who acts in unison. Nick's face was serious.

"I don't do dirty work." Frank picked up the ring in the box and didn't immediately bring it to his finger, but looked at Nick and whispered.

"Those who don't need you, you and the captain's strength, have to deal with a higher level of threats that ordinary agents and soldiers can't fight." Nick answered in the affirmative.

"Then let me experience if this ring is really as magical as you say." Frank smiled, and out of trust in Nick, he brought the ring to his finger.

Rumble!

Bright red energy spurted out of the ring like real blood, enveloping Frank, and at the same time, Frank, who was covered in red energy, let out a muffled snort of pain.

"Why do I think something is wrong?" Nick was pushed back two steps by the surging energy, and he held one hand in front of his eyes, blocking the dazzling red light, while his sixth sense, sensitive to danger, frantically alerted him.

"There's something wrong." The U.S. team on the side is also in the right direction. He stared at Frank with a serious expression as he asked Nick, "Didn't Luke tell you how to deal with this situation?" ”

"He didn't say it." Nick shook his head.

"Have you carefully studied the Mind Ring manual?" Steve asked again.

"I don't need a ring." "But I did read it cursorely, and there were no hints in it," Nick said. At that time, Captain, when you put on the ring, the energy response didn't seem to be so great. ”

"What does red represent?" Steve asked.

"Red? Let me think, anger, revenge, fighting...... Fack! Nick looked at Frank, who was wrapped in a red energy suit with a hideous and twisted facial expression, and shouted at him anxiously, "Will! Frank! Use your own will to control this energy! Don't let them run rampant in your body! ”

"Damn! He can't hear it now, can you take the ring off his hand, Captain? Nick's gaze swept to Steve, who was in front of him, he didn't expect such an accident to happen in a good thing!

Is there something wrong with the Soul Ring?

"I can try, but it's better to have a definite workaround." Steve held the energy shield in front of him.

"I'll contact Luke right now." Nick said, pulling out his communicator.

Uh-uh!

Frank's arched body suddenly lifted, and the skin on his body cracked open many hideous wounds for a while, and warm blood sprayed on the clothes and energy suits on the surface of the skin, and under the stunned eyes of Nick and Team America, the two had some kind of unbelievable reaction.

The bright red energy suit turned into a blood-like energy liquid, and then little by little, like going back in time, it was rolled back into Frank's body along the wound.

At the same time, the hideous wounds on his body were healing rapidly, at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The furious energy seemed to be tamed at this moment, and everything was quiet, as if the previous danger had been passed safely. This made Nick, who was holding the communicator, a little unsure whether the call should have been made or not.

Maybe it's because I'm making too much of a fuss?

Maybe it's a different power of the Soul Ring, and the wearing process is different?

"Frank? Old man? You okay? Looking at Frank, who had calmed down, Nick thought about it, but put down the communicator in his hand for a while, and under the protection of the captain, he approached tentatively and cautiously called Frank.

Just as Nick wanted to get some distance closer, Frank, who was quietly staying in place, suddenly raised his head under his gaze, his face still distorted and hideous, his eyes were even more blood-red, and his red pupils were full of madness and rage.

On his forehead, it was like a bright ball of blood seeping out of the skin, dyeing a strange red seal on the skin.

"Run, run!" After Frank spoke out with the only remaining sobriety and difficult reminder, the whole consciousness of the person was completely replaced by another boundless anger and crazy desire to fight.

Two blood-red guns condensed from the void in his palm, the muzzle of the gun was raised, and the blood-colored bullet came out of the chamber, turning into an illusory, like the blood shadow of some kind of beast, in mid-air, tearing at the oncoming captain Steve.

PS: I looked for the information of the red light on the Internet, and found that it is very similar to the power characteristics of the Hell Blood Demon God! It's all blood energy. It's outrageous. Of course, there is still a big difference between the two...... and I just complain.

(End of chapter)