Hebolen Industrial Park.

Luke's lab.

"Don't be nervous, it's not an evil experiment, it's just a medical check-up for you, and by the way, I'll give you some information that you have to keep in mind. You don't have to worry about what I'm doing to you, you're the focus of Director Fury's attention right now. Luke stepped out of the portal opened by the Mage King and said to Frank, who was somewhat reticent after him.

"I'm not nervous, I'm just thinking back to how I felt when I lost control." Frank sighed and glanced around at the space where various instruments were placed, and his eyes were full of complexity.

"Oh? When you're out of control, can you still have a little bit of consciousness? Can you tell us how you felt at the time? This may help me understand where you were at the time. You know, only without concealment, without reservation, can I find the safest and most effective solution for you, based on your state and my knowledge of this energy. Luke said frankly.

"I will." Frank nodded.

"Is he in trouble in this state?" Steve, who then walked in, asked with some concern. He was afraid that Frank would not be able to control this power, and if he had not been there, if he had not been there, and had not obtained the original and earliest Ring of Discernment from Heblen beforehand, I am afraid that today's story would have had a different ending. Steve even felt that Frank shouldn't have been allowed to wear that ring until he could control the power.

"It depends on the follow-up inspection." Luke replied.

"If, I mean, the results of the inspection are not satisfactory, can this ring be recovered?" Steve glanced at the ring Frank still had on his hand, smiled apologetically at him, and still spoke.

"Of course it can be recycled, but you have to understand that a ring, even if it's a production version, is bound to the wearer's DNA. And the Ring of Discernment, which is a customized version of the two of you, will be bound more deeply. In words that you can understand, you can think of it as a living creature, and you are equivalent to its inalienable master. Unless the owner dies, in general, it does not choose a second wearer to become its new owner. Luke asked the white queen to start the instrument and prepare accordingly, while explaining to Steve, who was asking questions, and the few people next to him who were also listening attentively.

When Steve and Frank heard this, they moved in unison and stroked the Mind Ring on their right hand with the fingers of their other hand. What Steve said to Luke was more profound than Frank's, after all, he had been wearing the ring longer and more familiar than Frank.

Even in his opinion, Luke's Mind Ring is more like an alternative upgraded equipment version of the Super Soldier Potion. For example, can they amplify certain emotions and desires in people's hearts? But the destructive power and power of the ring are much more powerful than that of the super soldier.

"I'm sure Luke has a solution, don't you?" Nick asked, somewhat eagerly. He couldn't be in a hurry about other things, but when it came to Frank and the Ring, he couldn't help but be in a hurry! He's saddled with such a big debt in order to recruit thugs for S.H.I.E.L.D., or for that super team.

If there is no way to solve it, then Frank wearing the ring is obviously a time bomb that does not know when it will explode. At that time, Nick not only could not get what he wanted and get the combat power bonus that Frank joined, but he would have to spend some time on the other party.

As for giving up Frank's combat power? Nick never thought about it, because just thinking about it, a bill that made him angina and cramping would completely dispel his thoughts. The sunk cost is too high, so high that even he, when things are not bad and irreparable, and there is room for maneuver, he does not dare to make the decision to give up easily.

"I can give you an accurate answer after testing and understanding everything. Or rather, a reasonable solution. But I don't work for nothing. Luke said as he led Frank towards a couch device in the lab.

"I need to go back to my duties. You know, for your trip, I've hired another mage to take my place. "The Mage King has no intention of participating, although the Supreme Mage has already intended to contact and cooperate with the real world, but at present, it is only for Hyperion. Many mages have not been able to completely change their inner concepts in a short period of time, and they still go their own way as usual, just obeying the duties of mages, and do not care about the affairs of the real world.

Perhaps only the Strange mage after the Ancient One will pay more attention to the real world and interfere more.

"Of course, say hello to the Ancient One for me. Well, and tell Strange not to call me in the middle of the night, it's not my fault that he's in the middle of the night. I should have almost blocked the mage's phone number in that area. I hope you can protect your communicator, and if he gets it, I'll even block you. Luke waved his hand at the Mage King's embarrassed expression and said goodbye.

"I'll tell Mage Strange." The Mage King hurriedly opened any door, scurried in with a nimble figure, and then immediately closed the door.

"Mage Strange? It seems that our doctors have made a good transition. They have all been upgraded from apprentices to mages. Luke noticed the Wizard King's address to Strange, which meant that the other party had most likely left the apprenticeship status and grown up.

"Do they always come and go like this?" Looking at the place where the Mage King disappeared, Nick asked with a frown.

"Of course, it's their specialty." Luke said, leading Frank to the bed-like apparatus, and motioning for him to lie down. Frank didn't squirm, he followed Luke's instructions and lay down.

The surface of the bed-like instrument is composed of small cylinders, and the top of the cylinder is not sharp like a needle tip, nor is it flat, but has a little rounded spherical shape. After Frank sat down, the cylinders were partially concave and partly propped up, fitting half of Frank's torso.

"Don't be nervous, the test won't take long, we'll talk about other things when we're done." Luke Road. The whole process was not as difficult as Frank imagined, it can be said that it was simple and relaxed, which made him a little relaxed. This made him trust Luke a little more, and at the same time, he also had a little more affection.

Doesn't that mean they can go wherever they want if they want to? Take whatever you want? Nick was worried. I'm worried about a mysterious portal like a mage.

Luke just glanced at him and knew that one of Nick's specialties was starting to flare up again. "Do you think the mage will take those [treasures] of yours without your knowledge? Don't worry, the mage isn't going to stare at you yet. ”

"What about you? This is an important laboratory for you, right? If you were me and you're facing a group of people who can come into your house and take something away at any time, what would you think? Nick asked rhetorically.

"I'm sorry, but there's not much of the value you might think there's in this lab. Of course, I don't mean these instruments, they are still very sophisticated and valuable, but whether they are lost or not is not very stressful for me now. Hebolun's technical reserves and all the data are under the control of the White Queen. If you want to crack the encryption and understand the boring stuff, I don't think those mages can do it. Also, I don't have time to explain too much to you, and honestly, I understand your concerns, but it's not necessary. Anyway, you can't help the other party get in and out of your house now, can you? Luke was a little impatient.

It is true that at present, this laboratory was indeed built by him, and he spent a lot of money to transform and upgrade it little by little in a few years, but men always like the new and hate the old, and he is now planning his laboratory in the dark city.

Even if there really is some mysterious intruder, are the monitoring and defense measures in the laboratory just decorations?

"I don't mean to disturb you, but the light on that instrument is green. Is this a good test? Steve of the American team on the side stretched out a finger and pointed to the green light on the bed apparatus and asked.

"White Queen." Luke casually pulled in the air, and a virtual screen appeared in front of him, and the white queen put all the body data obtained from the detection on the virtual screen for Luke to watch.

"How?" Looking at those dense data like a book from heaven, Nick, who came up, asked nervously. It was about his huge new currency debt.

"Except for a few dark injuries, the whole is healthy." Luke Road.

"That is to say......"

In other words, the erosion of the Mind Ring did not cause serious burden and damage to his body. This is welcome. However, some psychiatric tests need to be done in the future, which may take a little longer, and some more professional psychologists are needed to evaluate them. Of course, you can also delegate trusted people to get involved. After all, the probability of an agent having psychological problems is quite high, and you should have a whole set of familiar experiences. Luke took Nick's unfinished words.

"Can I get up?" Frank, who was still lying on the instrument, turned his head and looked at Luke next to the instrument and asked.

"Yes. Can you tell us about your state of consciousness when you lost control? You don't need to go into much detail, even if it's a little hazy. Luke nodded and shifted the conversation in the direction he was interested in.

"Feelings? Oops! The cylinder of the bed-like measuring instrument sensitively judged what Frank wanted to do based on his movements, and pushed him up almost seamlessly, without requiring him to exert half of his effort.

"I feel that my heart is full of resentment, that kind of anger and revenge flames, the first time to break through my spiritual defense, my will is swallowed, my reason is crushed, calm and completely collapsed, my consciousness is chaotic, I only feel that my whole body is full of surging, I want to release it to vent the power, I want to fight, I want revenge, I, I want to destroy. All I could do was these pure, intense emotions. And the stronger these emotions are, the faster the strength in my body grows. Frank looked at the ring on his right index finger that had become very simple at the moment, and whispered how he felt at the time.

That is, you know what you do? Still conscious? Nick's eyes flickered.

"No, I was like a beast, there was no such thing as sobriety. I just had a vague sense of what I was doing. I am powerless against that power, and powerless to stop it. Frank shook his head.

"Because that's the deepest emotional power in you. The Ring of Mind simply induces it to manifest itself, and then resonates with the power within the ring. Luke said.

"Can you control it? Like a captain? Or, let the captain show him the skills and tips on how to control the ring? Nick said, turning his gaze to the side of the American team.

Steve, who was spotted by Nick, shrugged: "If I can, I will help as much as I can, but his situation is obviously different from mine, I think it's better to listen to Luke's opinion." ”

"The captain is a positive emotion, which in itself does not affect his thinking and reason too much. But Mr. Frank is different, his negative emotions are too strong, and they are amplified by the Soul Ring. Truth be told, apart from Captain Rodgers, you're the second person who can resonate with a certain type of emotion so strongly, and you're a good match for it to the point that I'm a little amazed. Luke's eyes were filled with admiration.

"Is this a good thing or a bad thing?" Nick was a little confused by Luke's words.

"It's a mixed bag. The emotions represented by the Red of Anger are themselves the most violent and difficult to control of the new energy, but at the same time, it is also the most destructive and lethal one, and Frank, who has a very high degree of matching, will have strong combat effectiveness; But the same is true of flaws, this energy is dangerous, difficult to control, and can easily make the wearer lose himself in battle, becoming a puppet who only knows how to fight and hunt. Luke commented.

"What about the solution? You promised me. Nick stared at Luke with burning eyes, just waiting for his answer.

"The ideal solution is for him to gradually become acquainted, to confront, to control that power. But it's a hard path, and I don't think he'll succeed. ”

Luke calmly continued under Nick's changing face: "So my opinion is that if you want the kind of quick effect, which treats the symptoms but not the root cause, it is the blue crystal of tranquility." Wearing the Tranquility Blue Crystal can fill his heart with tranquility and double his sanity. It can also effectively suppress the influence and erosion of the Red Ring of Anger on the spirit. To put it simply, it allows him to maintain a certain level of calm in battle. ”

"What about the downsides? There should be drawbacks to this approach, right? Nick and Frank looked at each other and asked.

"The downside is that when the Tranquility Blue Crystal is exhausted, he must stop using the power of the Red Ring. And the power of the red ring will be weakened and affected to a certain extent, and it is impossible to climb upward, demand, and enhance without restriction as before. Luke elaborated on the shortcomings.

"Now, to the last question." Nick pressed the familiar uneasiness that welled up in his heart, and asked the words he was least willing to ask at this moment: "Quiet Blue Crystal, how much?" ”

Frank looked at his old friend with a gloomy face and a little smile, and he felt inexplicable. He knew that his old friend had withheld funds to build a safe house. In other words, the person in front of him is a rich man! But what will be the price that can make him feel pain?

If Nick could hear Frank's question at this moment, he could roll his eyes. was really psychologically shadowed by the link of asking Luke for a price, and he was mentally prepared to be slashed again. But looking at Luke's ring, the only thing he hopes for is that the remaining funds of S.H.I.E.L.D. can pay off Luke's arrears before he sells them all out.

Can't give the successor a mess, this is the last stubbornness in Nick's heart now!

"I have some gang black money, and Nick should be able to launder them." Frank said kindly.

"Old man, you can't give Luke what he wants." Nick was very moved by the help extended by his old friend, so he silently increased the repayment ratio borne by the other party in his heart, after all, he couldn't stop his old friend's heart, right? Morality, this thing is too extravagant for him. Nick sighed inwardly.

"Don't say I'm like a man-eating devil, our deal is all your willing, and I didn't force you to buy my products, did I?" Luke waved his hand neatly. "I can give you other ways to pay."

"I'll give the money." Nick raised his hand.

"I mean, there are other ways to convert it into a new currency." Luke turned his head to look at Nick.

"I choose to give money!" Nick repeated with a determined look on Luke's face.

"You don't have any money." Luke noted.

"I can take out a loan! Interest rates can be high! "Nick is even more determined.

"Am I like some kind of flood beast?" Luke was bewildered by Nick's sudden determination, he really wanted to give a step. After all, if the pit goes down again, Nick's S.H.I.E.L.D. will be pitted and his surname will be changed to Hyberen. He really wanted to calm down.

"That's it, you can just set the price for me then." Nick said, not wanting to hear what Luke had to say, so he pulled Frank and the captain up and walked towards the door of the laboratory. As he walked, he dialed his subordinate Hill and asked her to arrange transportation to pick them up.

Nick is afraid to stay any longer and the bill is going up again! What's more, he also has to talk to his old buddy about the debt problem between the two sides.

PS:5000

(End of chapter)