“Make the arrangements.
I’m going to Michigan tonight.”
“Understood.”
“For the location selection, choose New York State, near Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters.”
“No problem.”
“And also…”
…
Following his own plans, Marcus gave Natasha f a series of orders.
Part of it was to show S.H.I.E.L.D.
that he was acting openly.
And part of it was to establish himself as a valuable resource to S.H.I.E.L.D.
After he finished speaking,
Natasha handed him several newspapers.
“I thought you’d be interested in these.”
[Mysterious Hero Saves Out-of-Control Airliner, Miraculously Repairs Exploding Engine!]
[Supergirl and Mysterious Hero Extinguish Building Fire, Save Thousands!]
…
[Shock!
Is the Mysterious Hero an Alien?]
[After Superman and Supergirl, Earth Welcomes Another Alien Hero!]
…
The front-page headlines were basically all related to Marcus.
“Do you want us to erase the related information?” Natasha asked carefully.
Marcus glanced at her strangely.
“Why would I erase it?” Marcus said.
“The bigger my reputation and the more positive it is, the easier it’ll be to pursue high-quality women.
The more positive reports like this, the better.”
“Then should I arrange an exclusive interview?” Natasha Romanoff asked again.
“I can guarantee that within a month, most powerful women in the world will know about you.”
Marcus was a little tempted.
But after thinking about it…
He still shook his head.
“No rush.
We’ll talk about it later.”
Aside from Darcy, who had special personality traits, and Sharon, who had mission-related reasons,
Most women
Wouldn’t decide to marry him based only on seeing him in the media once.
On the contrary,
If he appeared in the news every day, he might end up labeled as another Tony Stark style playboy.
Marcus refused to admit he was a playboy!
He was serious about every woman, which was why he married them all properly.
What was wrong with that logic?
Nothing!
“Let’s go eat breakfast in your cafeteria.” Marcus said.
“The cafeteria?
We can have food delivered, you don’t need to…”
“Hm?” Marcus frowned slightly.
Natasha immediately shut up and led the way.
Looking at the sway of her figure as she walked ahead, Marcus relaxed his brows.
This woman really knew how to read expressions.
As for why he insisted on going to the cafeteria,
It wasn’t because he disliked being served.
He mainly wanted to walk around and see if there were any potential targets.
Unfortunately…
Fury had probably already guessed his intentions.
More than ninety percent of the cafeteria was filled with men, and the remaining ten percent were women over forty.
Some of them still had charm,
But Marcus wasn’t interested at all.
He casually had Natasha pick a few dishes for him, then after breakfast, he went to inspect the “collections” Fury had prepared.
Before he even finished eating,
Phil Coulson hurried over toward Marcus with a very clear goal.
“Mr.
Marcus, can you revive someone who has been frozen for seventy years but still has weak vital signs?”
Marcus immediately understood.
It was obviously Captain America, Steve Rogers, who had been recovered from the ice.
“It’s possible, but it’ll be expensive.” Marcus pretended to look troubled.
“It’s basically the same difficulty as saving someone who’s already dying.”
The tension on Phil Coulson’s face visibly relaxed.
As long as he could be saved! Get faster updates on g.com.
As for the cost…
“Add another collectible item!”
“Deal!”
Marcus directly activated the Rabbit Talisman and instantly finished all the food on the table.
Then he stood up.
“Where’s the patient?”
“Because of his special status, the rescue target is currently being held in New York.” Phil Coulson said gently.
“The Quinjet is already prepared and can depart immediately.”
Oh?
Marcus thought for a moment, then nodded.
Then he looked at Natasha.
“You stay here.
Pay attention to when Sharon wakes up.
Take care of Darcy too.
Teach her whatever she wants to learn, and stop making little moves behind my back.”
“Yes, Boss!” Natasha replied seriously.
As for what she was really thinking inside, nobody knew.
Marcus didn’t say anything further.
Natasha was a smart woman.
She understood what she could and couldn’t do.
Otherwise…
There would be no point in keeping her around.
“Come with me.” Phil Coulson led the way.
“First, let’s look at the two collectibles the director prepared.”
“They’re among the most mysterious Category 0-8-4 items!”
Hearing that,
Marcus became a little interested.
As for Category 0-8-4…
Those were objects S.H.I.E.L.D.
couldn’t identify.
For example, Mjolnir had once been classified as a Category 0-8-4 item.
Very quickly,
The two arrived in an underground area inside a heavily guarded secret room.
Inside the room were only two huge stones, one black and one white, sitting inside transparent display cases.
On the surface, they looked completely ordinary.
“These two rocks might look normal, but actually…”
Phil Coulson continued explaining something, but Marcus wasn’t listening anymore.
Because he recognized them instantly.
The black Monolith links to a planet somewhere in the universe.
Although the environment is harsh, humans can still survive there.
The alien king “Hive” was exiled to that planet.
HYDRA’s original goal was to welcome Hive back and use him to unify the world.
The white Monolith was even more incredible.
It linked to the future!
Marcus was not very interested in either location.
But these two Monolith’s contained the concepts of “space” and “time”.
The reward the system might give was what really interested him.
“Alright, enough.”
Marcus interrupted Phil Coulson’s explanation.
He opened the [Gate of Babylon] and stored the transparent display case inside.
As expected, the system notification sounded.
[Congratulations to the host…]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining ” Space Di’Alla (the black monolith)” and ” Time Di’Alla (the white monolith)”, gaining control over an unowned planet, a future timeline, and strengthening the family foundation.
Reward obtained: “Time stop”;]
Name: [Time Stop];
Rank: [S];
Description: An Ability that should belong to the “Time Stone”.
Using the host as the core, it opens a “Boundary” that seals space and stops time.
The larger the range and duration, the greater the consumption;
Slogan: As long as you last long enough, you can do anything!;
Oh?
A time-stop Ability!
Marcus licked his lips excitedly and looked at Phil Coulson beside him.
“Om…”
A gray domain that only Marcus could perceive spread out and covered Phil Coulson.
At that moment, everything became still!
Sound waves and airflow were frozen by space and time, unable to move at all.
Phil Coulson was no exception.
He froze in place like a wax statue.
But Marcus himself could still move freely.
Right now, no matter what he wanted to do to Phil Coulson, Phil Coulson could not resist.
Well…
He had no interest in a middle-aged man who was almost bald, even as a joke.
Marcus carefully sensed the Ability.
Strange!
Why was there no consumption?
He had a feeling…
As long as he wanted, he could maintain [Time stop] forever!
“System, explain.”
[The host does not consume energy when activating any Ability, but cannot exceed the Ability’s rated upper limit!]
Oh?
With a thought, Marcus expanded the gray domain of [Stop Boundary] until it abruptly stopped at a radius of 500 meters.
That seemed to be his current limit.
A one-kilometer diameter was already enough.
Marcus released the stop effect.
The gray domain shattered, and time flowed normally again.
As the test subject, Phil Coulson only felt that Marcus figure blurred for a moment.
“Is there a problem?” Phil Coulson asked with concern.
“If you’re not satisfied, we can replace it.”
Marcus’ eyes lit up!
Inspired by the system’s previous warning, he suddenly thought of a trick.
If he returned the Monolith’s and exchanged them again, would the rewards refresh?
He decided to try it.
Just as he was about to take them out…
[Warning to host: Deliberately exploiting system bugs will result in previous rewards being revoked!]
Sure enough.
The system was not that easy to exploit.
Marcus was already very satisfied with [Time Stop] anyway, so he did not plan to replace it.
He also kept the Monolith’s.
This completely confused Phil Coulson, who had been preparing to apologize and replace the collection.
Did he want to exchange it or not?
“Not bad, I’m pretty satisfied.” Marcus said.
“Aren’t we going to save someone?
Hurry up, I still have plans tonight.”
Although Phil Coulson did not understand what just happened, as long as Marcus was satisfied, everything was fine.
“The airport is right next door.
Please follow me.”
After walking a short distance with Phil Coulson, the view suddenly opened up, revealing a massive underground hangar.
At a glance, there were rows of neatly parked Quinjets.
But the most eye-catching thing was the giant parked in the deepest area, the Helicarrier!
Fury was clearly showing off Earth’s military strength.
Only…
Marcus curled his lips.
Phil Coulson immediately noticed his expression.
“Is there a problem?” Phil Coulson asked.
“A stupid design.” Marcus stared at the Helicarrier and said, “Without energy shields or defensive systems, this thing becomes a giant target the moment it enters the sky.
It would definitely get shot down.”
Phil Coulson smiled awkwardly but politely.
Apparently, showing off military power only made them look worse in Marcus’ eyes…
Phil Coulson could only point at the specially prepared aircraft nearby.
“This Quinjet was modified specifically for you, please…”
“Doo beep!”
“Doo beep!”
“Doo beep!”
…
A piercing alarm suddenly echoed throughout the entire base, making Phil Coulson’s expression turn serious.
The next second, Fury’s voice came through the Quinjet speakers beside them.
“Marcus, do you have other people from your races arriving on Earth?”
“There’s a spaceship directly above us right now!”
…
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