Chapter 501: Aluminum and the Cosmic Cube

New York, Manhattan, DC.

The brand new THEM building stands here.

This building used to belong to Hammer Industries, but now it has completely changed its signboard and design language. The modern style of steel frame structure and glass curtain wall, high-rise central hall and fully open office area highlight the modern, high-tech and industrial design elements of THEM Group.

This is Justine Hammer's lair.

At this time, on the top floor of THEM building.

Modern, elegant and luxurious curved open lounge.

"These are my men."

Fu Qinghai pointed at a group of muscular men behind him and said.

Justine had seen Fu Qinghai's appearance when he turned back into his original form, and knew that these muscular giants, who were generally about two meters sixty-seven meters tall, were the legendary "Space Marines", so she was not too surprised but just a little curious.

"Okay, please follow me."

Justine was quite a hostess. When she heard that these people were Qingshan's men, she immediately arranged for special waiters to come and serve them. The first thing she did was to arrange for the most famous fashion design brand in New York to send a tailor to come and take measurements and make clothes.

This is what Fu Qinghai meant. The crotch-covered robes that Space Marines wear on a daily basis are too simple and plain, and have too much of the flavor of an ascetic monk. They are very conspicuous when walking in the city, so everyone needs to customize a suitable suit.

Ralph Lauren's professional tailors soon arrived with their assistants. They climbed up ladders to measure the body sizes of the Space Marines, and then went back to work overtime to cut the fabric and make ready-made clothes - even the leather shoes were handmade, including accessories such as cufflinks, ties, vests, belts, etc.

While everyone was waiting, the waiter brought wine and cocktails, all of which were very strong liquors. Lin Yu, Camille, Tristan and No. 56 were reincarnations, and modern life was very adaptable to them. Qiao Shida, Sartfaran and Kalamanda did not feel any discomfort either.

According to the setting in the Marvel series "She-Hulk", there are special people in the Marvel Cinematic Universe who are responsible for making superhero uniforms - the technological content may not be high, but it must meet two conditions: tight and good-looking.

Superhero is a profession with a very high upper limit and a very low lower limit. Any Space Marine who comes to the American comic universe can be regarded as a superhero or super villain, but they do not need combat uniforms. Power armor is the best combat uniform.

"Entertain my brothers."

Fu Qinghai drank a glass of bourbon whiskey and said:

"Then you take me to visit Avant-garde Technology."

"No problem, leave it to me."

Justine immediately agreed.

"Go get Nathan Lemon."

Justine instructed the secretary.

Soon, Fu Qinghai's old acquaintance, Nathan Lemon, appeared in the executive lounge. It was this guy who arranged for Fu Qinghai to be the model for the Miami swimsuit show.

Justine instructed the general manager of Hammer Industries to entertain her boyfriend's group of future warriors, and then she took Fu Qinghai to Pioneer Technology for a visit and inspection by helicopter.

…

California, Silicon Valley, Pioneer Technology Industrial Park.

Justine led Fu Qinghai into this mysterious scientific research base. Thinking back, Fu Qinghai led Ron to loot the place and killed all the future MODOKs. He didn't know whether these staff members recognized him.

The head of Pioneer Technology came out to greet them.

"How is the research on the Cosmic Cube going?"

Fu Qinghai asked straight to the point.

"Your Excellency, we cannot replicate the Tesseract."

The person in charge said it very straightforwardly.

"Why?"

Fu Qinghai frowned upon hearing this:

"You were the ones who built the Cosmic Cube."

The Cosmic Cube, this is the real purpose of Fu Qinghai's choice to come to this Marvel Comics Universe.

The Cosmic Cube is the most critical part of Fu Qinghai's plan and the key to breaking through the subspace storm.

Why is he so sure?

Because the Cosmic Cube is a wishing machine.

Recalling the big storyline event "Secret Empire", the Red Skull used the Cosmic Cube to modify reality, directly turning Captain America into Captain Hydra. Captain Hydra used the Cosmic Cube to modify reality, directly turning Thor into Grey God... Not only that, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch and other Avengers have all lost their abilities.

After the fall of the Secret Empire, the Cosmic Cube has been missing ever since. Some say it was destroyed, some say it was taken back to Asgard by Thor for safekeeping, and some say it turned into a little girl and flew away... In short, there are many different opinions, but Justine can confirm that the Cosmic Cube is not in S.H.I.E.L.D., because that place is full of her spies.

Fu Qinghai had even thought about it. After he got the Cosmic Cube, maybe the power of the Cosmic Cube in the Warhammer 40K universe was not as strong as in the Marvel comics universe, but wouldn't it be easy to blow out a subspace storm? After all, it was the Cosmic Cube, a creation from the transcendent realm and the transcendent gods, and it was said that it could control any material energy.

Now you tell me it can't be built?

What do you mean? Targeting me?

"Sir, to be honest, the fact that A-Tech was able to create the Cosmic Cube was purely an accident."

The head of the institute explained helplessly:

"We accidentally detected a certain strange energy dissipating in the universe. We don't know where this energy comes from, but we try our best to gather it. After being bound, this energy automatically forms a perfect cube, which is the Cosmic Cube. Apart from this, we know many of its properties but don't know why."

"What about now? Why can't it be made again?"

Fu Qinghai asked immediately.

"Because we can't detect that kind of energy."

The head of the institute explained:

"According to my analysis and speculation, that energy is not a constant in the universe, but comes from another dimension. That dimension is not originally connected to the world we live in, but for some reason, perhaps an accident, or perhaps some deliberate arrangement, this energy appeared on Earth."

"Beyond the divine realm."

Fu Qinghai narrowed his eyes and said softly.

"Beyond what, my Lord?"

The head of the institute didn't hear clearly.

"I said that the energy of the Cosmic Cube comes from the Beyond God Realm, and belongs to an alien race called the Beyond Gods. Don't ask me why I know, because I just know it."

Fu Qinghai waved his hand and said.

The Cosmic Cube is equal to the Space Stone, and this setting is unique to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In any Marvel multiverse other than the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Cosmic Cube is the Cosmic Cube and the Infinity Stones are the Infinity Stones. There is no relationship between the two, and they are different artifacts.

The head of the institute should not have lied. Fu Qinghai recalled the setting of the Cosmic Cube: It is said that the purpose of the Transcendent Gods providing the Cosmic Cube energy is to test the inner desires of humans and learn about the evolution of humans, or to change the omnipotent universe. In short, this setting is vague.

To put it bluntly, it's just to serve the plot.

AIM is not the only force that has inexplicably obtained the Cosmic Cube. Thanos, Red Skull, Beyonder, Skrull, Doctor Strange... have all used the Cosmic Cube. From controlling elements to manipulating time and space, the person who holds the Cosmic Cube can turn his or her desires into reality. It is precisely based on this invincible setting that the Cosmic Cube has become the golden finger and modifier of Marvel screenwriters. If there is a plot that cannot be connected, give him a Cosmic Cube and it's done.

Figured out all the twists and turns.

Fu Qinghai had no choice but to accept the reality:

"Well, forget it then."

Fu Qinghai prepared to think of other solutions.

Justine was unhappy to see this situation.

My boyfriend came here with high expectations, but in the end he returned disappointed. What does this mean? Does it mean that I am not managing Avant-garde well? Are you trying to make me look bad?

"Avant-garde has received so much funding and has been researching the Cosmic Cube for so long, but apart from the sentence 'nothing can be done', is there no other result?"

Justine said calmly.

Her voice was calm without any fluctuation.

However, when the head of the institute heard this, he felt as if he had eaten a piece of ice in the middle of summer. He was instantly chilled from head to toe. He knew very well that the big boss was angry. If he did not produce some results to prove that Pioneer Technology was not just for show, then the consequences would be very serious.

"Yes, yes."

The head of the research institute quickly stopped Fu Qinghai and said,

"Sir, although we have not been able to create another Cosmic Cube, after so many years of research, we are not completely without results. Please follow me."

"Oh? Any other results?"

Fu Qinghai asked curiously.

The head of the institute trotted ahead, wiping the sweat off his forehead as he gave a detailed introduction:

"According to the ideas we have sorted out. Generally speaking, if you want to create a cosmic cube, you must make an extremely special, sufficiently stable energy containment device, and create a crack between the universe and the 'transcendent divine realm' you mentioned. Energy from other dimensions can be injected into the containment device through the crack. When the device is filled with this energy, the containment device will transform into a perfect cube, and the energy in it will provide the cube with unlimited energy. The whole process is now complete."

The head of the institute went on to say:

"Although we cannot detect that energy at present, we have already built a containment device. Sir, please see, we call it the 'Cosmic Containment Unit'. As long as the cracks in the Transcendent Divine Realm appear again, this device will automatically capture and store that energy to form a new Cosmic Cube!"

The head of the institute spoke with great pride.

Pointing to a transparent cube.

Fu Qinghai came over and observed carefully.

"Space containment unit?"

Fu Qinghai looked at it and asked,

"Did you name it yourself?"

"no."

The head of the institute honestly admitted:

"Actually, Kobik told me. She said there is more than one Cosmic Cube in the multiverse. Most of them are regular cubic matrices, but there are exceptions. Similar objects with different shapes are called 'Cosmic Containment Units'."

Kobik?

Fu Qinghai suddenly remembered.

She is the little girl next to the Red Skull. At first, Upton thought she was the Red Skull's daughter. In fact, she is the physical incarnation of the evolved Cosmic Cube. The Cosmic Cube will produce an incarnation according to the user's emotions and personality.

"So, this device?"

Fu Qinghai pointed to the transparent cube.

The head of the institute bowed his head in shame and said,

"She also gave us some inspiration."

There is no Tesseract.

But there is the Tesseract box.

Justine felt like she understood.

What kind of research result is this? Are you kidding me?

Justine was filled with rage.

Fu Qinghai suddenly said in surprise:

"Hey, quite interesting, very interesting..."

Fu Qinghai stared at the cube:

"Bring me the design drawings."

"Yes, sir."

The head of the institute immediately obeyed the order.

After carefully examining the blueprint, Fu Qinghai suddenly found this transparent box quite interesting. If it could gather energy from the Beyond God Realm, could it also gather other energies? For example... a guy named Burner Nyadrazasa? Fu Qinghai still remembered that there was a fragment of the Star God, which was still hidden in the home star system of the Space Wolves, waiting for him to possess it... or rescue it.

Fu Qinghai opened the white briefcase and took out a quadrangular chip. He first took out a conversion connector and plugged it into the end of the chip, then instructed the head of the research institute:

"Give me a data interface."

The head of the institute looked at Justine.

"Why are you looking at me? Do as I say."

Justine said calmly, crossing her arms.

Several assistants brought a computer, and Fu Qinghai inserted the chip into it. Before the assistants pressed the power button, the computer lit up automatically. The head of the institute was stunned - he didn't know that in just a few seconds, the entire Pioneer Technology Industrial Park was no longer under his control.

"Master, long time no see."

Qingming's voice came from the radio overhead.

"Qingming, what do you think?"

Fu Qinghai asked in a low voice.

"I find it very interesting too, Master."

Qing Ming replied.

The Space Ape and Mini Kong also crawled out from the box. The two little guys climbed onto Fu Qinghai's shoulders, one on the left and one on the right. Then they began to look at the transparent box and the design drawings on the screen, observing and analyzing them while marveling in amazement.

"It's a masterpiece."

Shi Lan commented.

"Something."

Baseband echoes.

The head of the research institute was completely stunned.

"My research team, sorry."

Fu Qinghai turned around and smiled at him apologetically.

Artificial intelligence, space apes, mini-King Kongs.

In short, none of them is human.

"This thing is great, I'll take it."

Fu Qinghai said to Justine.

"Take it if you want it, why ask me?"

Justine rolled her eyes at him.

Her expression and posture are quite charming.

"By the way, what's your name?"

Before leaving, Fu Qinghai looked at the person in charge.

"Bernard Worrell, your Excellency."

The person in charge quickly gave his name.

"Okay, I'll remember you. You're pretty good."

Fu Qinghai praised.

I thought AIM was worthy of being the birthplace of Marvel's famous black technology. Bernard Worrell created the Cosmic Containment Unit, and George Tarleton created the Brain of M.O.D.O.K. This research and development strength is not inferior to Horizon Labs, and is even comparable to groups such as Stark Industries and Osborn Industries. It feels great to be in control of such a scientific research institution.

Visit Pioneer Technology twice a year.

A new feeling every time.

…

East Village, Manhattan, New York, DC.

A high-end luxury spa.

Several helicopters landed on the tarmac.

Nathan Lemon led the senior officers of the Chapter to enjoy the sauna. The Space Marines were all wearing high-end suits at the moment. The exquisite hand-cut suits could not hide their exaggerated muscles. The neckline alone revealed a thick neck of the same dimension as the head, which gave people a feeling that they were not easy to mess with - a feature shared by almost all professional fighters, with a neck as thick as the head.

A whole bunch of thugs in suits.

The spa was booked out in advance today.

Sauna culture is not unique to East Asia. Russia, Turkey, and ancient Rome all have a long history of bathing and sweating. Today, Nathan Lemon led the Space Marines to a large luxury sauna with Turkish and ancient Roman styles. To open a sauna in Manhattan, a place where every inch of land is worth a lot of money, it is not possible without a certain level of quality, and all kinds of luxury enjoyment must be in place.

The water is rushing and the steam is rising.

Several naked muscular men were lying in the hot spring pool.

"The water temperature is a bit low."

Number 56 said lazily.

"This is the highest temperature we can set the bathroom to. I'm so sorry, gentlemen."

A man dressed as a manager explained with an apologetic smile.

The temperature screen next to it shows: eighty-five degrees Celsius.

"Do you know why Khan arranged this place?"

Lin Yu asked with a smile while lying by the pool.

Without waiting for others to answer, he revealed the answer himself:

"Because the boss has always wanted to build similar facilities in the conscription world. Kuitun has rich hot spring resources, and it would be a waste if we don't take a sauna, so he let us experience it in advance and develop it into a special culture of our regiment."

Hot Springs Group? Bathing Group?

Fifty-Six thought to himself.

Turn your head and look around.

Suddenly I realized that someone seemed to be missing.

I couldn't help but ask,

"Hey, where is Sartrefan?"

"I'm here."

A voice sounded in the corner.

Everyone turned to look and saw that a Raven Guard warrior occupied an entire medium-sized hot spring pool by himself. His long, wet black hair was draped over his face, and his entire body was submerged in the water, with only half of his head and two eyes exposed.

Are you a fucking crocodile?

Hiding in the water to attack us?

Number 56 complained in his heart.

"Crash!"

The calm, smoking pool water suddenly surged and splashed.

The first captain stood up and stepped out of the bath:

"Next project."

The Moon Wolf Warrior said calmly.

The hot water flowed down the grooves of Leilei's muscles, and Qiao Shida walked calmly towards the volcanic stone steam room. His skin was covered with dense and complex black tattoos, which were full of black wolf heads, vertical pupils, skulls, and dialect characters, etc., which came from the underground mine gang culture of his hometown, the mining world Cthonia.

"Sir, please wipe it..."

A waiter was about to present it with a towel.

…

Fu Qinghai was not in a hurry to get involved in the plot line immediately.

He did not immediately contact Chen Xinxue and others.

Firstly, he wanted to make sure whether his previous layout in this universe could still work.

Secondly, there is another consideration that is not so urgent but is actually very important:

Enjoy modern life.

For the reincarnators, this matter is really very important. Only after enjoying modern life can one understand how precious it is. In terms of quality of life alone, the kings and generals in feudal society may not be as good as a commoner in modern society. As for the future society? Too many science fiction works are set in dystopian social models, such as Warhammer 40K, Blade Runner, and The Matrix... The quality of life of ordinary people is not better than that of cattle and horses. In name, it belongs to the future society, but in fact it is not as good as the modern society.

This is why so many reincarnations choose to drop anchor in these American comic universes - they can enjoy modern life and find a way to strengthen themselves.

According to Fu Qinghai's request, the two brothers Ron Benzim and Upton DuPont have each infiltrated society to gather intelligence and determine the major events of their respective plot lines.

Zhang Yuning once again set her sights on the rental market, and as usual, carefully selected a suitable house to set up camp, building a cage and a haunted house.

After getting the space containment unit, Fu Qinghai and Justine returned to the group's headquarters building, preparing to officially begin the layout and planning of this reincarnation world.

Suzhenghao is Fu Qinghai's biggest trump card, and it must not be revealed at the beginning. It is best to wait until both the enemy and us are clear before using it to make the final decision.

"Intelligence is the most important thing right now."

Fu Qinghai stood in front of the screen and said:

"We currently have three ways to obtain intelligence: First, Justine inherited Hydra's intelligence system, and we have many spies in various government agencies and S.H.I.E.L.D. Secondly, artificial intelligence. I have allowed Qingming to access the Internet and use her special abilities to retrieve and screen information. Finally, my two teammates are also working hard to explore intelligence. Although there are only two of them, they have some unique advantages in obtaining intelligence."

The senior officers of the chapter sat upright.

Listen quietly to the Chapter Master.

Justine was also present. She was secretly sizing up these muscular men. Even though they were all dressed in suits and ties, they still couldn't conceal the fierce aura that came from the sea of ​​blood and corpses. They all stared at the captain in silence.

"Justine, tell me what you found."

Fu Qinghai gave up his seat in front of the screen.

"OK."

Justine retracted her gaze, stood up and said:

"I only inherited and controlled a portion of Hydra's assets, not all of them. After the collapse of the Secret Empire, Hydra's secret bases around the world were uprooted, except for a very small number of bases that were sealed. At the same time, many of Hydra's personnel planted in various governments and intelligence agencies were implicated and had their identities exposed, so my intelligence cannot be compared with Hydra's peak period."

First, I stated some objective facts.

Then he pointed at the screen and talked:

"S.H.I.E.L.D. is currently the world's largest superpower and paranormal affairs management agency. After the arrival of the reincarnations, I think we can focus on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s recent investigations and analyze the dynamics of the reincarnations based on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s intelligence."

"Who is the current director of S.H.I.E.L.D."

Fu Qinghai asked casually:

"Agent Hill?"

"Agent Sharon Carter."

Justine replied.

"Oh, Captain America's niece."

Fu Qinghai nodded to show his understanding:

"continue."

"OK."

Justine continued:

"After the restoration of the Triskelion Base at the SHIELD headquarters, they once again launched the Aerospace Carrier Project and began to build a new type of aerospace carrier. According to the intelligence from my informants, this type of aerospace carrier has stronger power, faster speed, greater carrying capacity, and almost unlimited hovering time. Its surveillance capabilities cover the entire world."

"Oh? Infinite hovering?"

Fu Qinghai immediately became interested:

"How on earth did they achieve this?"

In the last major plot event, all three of SHIELD's aerospace carriers were destroyed and crashed, but we didn't expect to build a new aerospace carrier so soon, and its performance is even more powerful than the original one. There must be other reasons.

"We have found out the reason."

Justine raised her hand to switch slides:

"Gravity Hammer, SHIELD got this thing."

A silver sphere appeared on the screen.

"Gravity hammer, a magical metal element from outer space. According to observations and tests by SHIELD scientists, this element naturally has the ability to disrupt the gravity field. One gram of gravity hammer can make a large truck fly more than ten meters high. After being designed and powered, gravity hammer can overcome the gravity field in reverse. After it is applied to the aerospace carrier, all the power output of the aerospace carrier itself is used to change the flight direction and increase the flight speed. It does not even need any power to overcome gravity and float in the air."

Justine realized that Fu Qinghai was interested.

I will immediately introduce this gravity hammer in detail.

"This should be something from the Marvel Cinematic Universe."

Number 56 interrupted and said:

"I remember it from the American TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

"There is a Gravity King who behaves similarly to Magneto. He absorbed the Gravity Gun and gained the special ability to control gravity. I have also watched this American TV series."

Tristan also said that this was the case.

An intelligence-sharing meeting.

For some unknown reason the topic deviated to become a technical discussion meeting.

"Gravity Hammer, I want this thing."

Fu Qinghai stated his needs directly.

"Okay, no problem."

Justine agreed on the spot.

…

The next day, early in the morning.

A sample of gravity iron was placed in front of Fu Qinghai's desk.

Fu Qinghai was stunned for a moment.

He thought the process should be like this:

The Iron Pagoda Corps set their sights on SHIELD's gravity hammer and planned a military operation to hijack an aerospace mothership and then dismantle this magical gravity metal and take it away.

He didn't expect that, after just mentioning it yesterday, Justine would put the Gravity Gun in front of him the next day - has SHIELD become so broken?

This wave, this wave must be called...

The scarlet cape explodes and kills Agent Carter.

After Nick Fury's death, does S.H.I.E.L.D. have no pillar? Rogers' niece is no match for old Hammer's daughter. They have been infiltrated like a sieve.

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　1. Strictly speaking, the American TV series "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." should not belong to the MCU anymore, because it has been filmed for too many seasons, and many of the plots and settings are no longer connected with the MCU, but I still count it as the MCU here.

　　(End of this chapter)