"My name is Rumlow, and right now, I'm very confused."
"I was doing just fine working at S.H.I.E.L.D., a subsidiary of HYDRA. My boss said there was hope for a promotion and a raise next year."
"But recently, there's been a sudden change in the organization."
"I heard we're changing our name?" Brock Rumlow asked Agent Sitwell. "The Illuminati? What a strange name."
Sitwell, with his large bald head, flashed a harmless-looking smile. "Minister Pierce confirmed it himself. Didn't you know?"
"Know what?" Rumlow was completely baffled.
Sitwell leaned in and whispered, "HYDRA has been unified!"
"What?"
Rumlow was shocked.
They were both HYDRA veterans and naturally knew the current state of the organization.
After World War II ended, the main force of HYDRA infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D., but some key figures did not join.
For example, Baron Strucker, Whitehall, and others.
However, HYDRA branches shared the same roots; even if they weren't together, they cooperated. It was just that no leader like the Red Skull had appeared until now.
"A new leader has appeared, codenamed Sebastian. I heard he was once the Red Skull's mentor and possesses extraordinary power. Seeing that there are too many Superheroes nowadays, he stepped up to reunify HYDRA."
Sitwell spoke of the recent major events within HYDRA.
"How come we haven't heard of this before?" Rumlow frowned.
"Sebastian's identity was confirmed by Dr. Zola!" Sitwell explained.
With that, Rumlow stopped questioning it.
Dr. Zola was an old-timer subordinate of the Red Skull, the most senior among the existing HYDRA members. If he confirmed it, it had to be true.
"Now Minister Pierce, Malick from the World Security Council, and leaders like Baron Strucker have all recognized Sebastian's status as leader."
"But it seems some minor leaders are unwilling to accept it, so Sebastian decided to change the organization's name to draw a clear line between us!" Sitwell explained.
Rumlow immediately added from habit, "Cut off one head, two more shall take its place!"
"Exactly!" Sitwell agreed with a fanatical look. "It's said that Sebastian admires our previous model and intends to continue utilizing S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers to keep the World under our rule!"
"So we must cut ties with those stubborn HYDRA remnants. We absolutely cannot let them interfere with our noble cause!"
Rumlow nodded. "Completely correct!"
HYDRA mostly used brainwashing education for its subordinates, raising them from childhood to believe in their ideology of World domination.
In fact, their philosophy had evolved from direct World rule to making the World operate in the way they desired.
This gave Fang Yuan an opportunity to exploit.
He only needed to handle Leaders, and the subordinates would convince themselves.
After Fang Yuan visited several important HYDRA leaders related to S.H.I.E.L.D. in succession, HYDRA was successfully renamed the Illuminati by him.
The name had to be changed, of course; otherwise, how would it be distinguished from before?
Specifically, Fang Yuan thoughtfully left some minor HYDRA leaders unabsorbed, intending to use them as 'merit' later on.
For instance, someone like Whitehall held no value in Fang Yuan's eyes.
So Whitehall was likely bewildered right now because no one had notified him about HYDRA's reorganization.
Cut off one head, two more shall take its place... you didn't say it had to be a HYDRA head, did you?
"So what do we do now?" Rumlow asked.
Sitwell replied, "For now, it's much the same as before."
There were differences, of course, but Sitwell and the others just couldn't perceive them.
Now, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s oversight body, the World Security Council, was completely controlled by Fang Yuan.
Minister Alexander Pierce and Malick, who held a key seat, were both in Fang Yuan's pocket. This meant all of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s secrets were laid bare before Fang Yuan's eyes.
"Level 6 Agent?"
"I could demote you, Nick Fury, to a Level 6 Agent in a heartbeat," Fang Yuan complained inwardly.
The Avengers had officially been established under S.H.I.E.L.D., but Nick Fury was only willing to raise Fang Yuan's clearance to Level 6 while agreeing to let Fang Yuan serve as the temporary head of the Avengers.
He was still somewhat wary of Fang Yuan.
So, Fang Yuan turned around and had Pierce reject Fury's request for a large sum of funding.
Still want to embezzle? This is all my money now!
Of course, Fang Yuan didn't go too far. As Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Fury could take a lot of heat for him, so he still needed the necessary support.
"The construction of the Avengers Base is being fully funded by the World Security Council?" Fury looked at the notice in utter surprise.
He was still holding a document for a rejected funding request in his hand.
He could rack his 'braised egg' brain all he wanted and still not understand why the World Security Council was suddenly being so generous.
Well, the Avengers belonged to S.H.I.E.L.D., so funding the Avengers was an indirect way of supporting Nick Fury.
No problem there.
Over the next two months, construction of the Avengers Base began in earnest. Fang Yuan kept his word and brought a group of sorcerers from Kamar-Taj to assist, greatly accelerating the project's progress.
"We've been on missions in the outside World before, but helping to build a house?"
Wong, with his large belly, shook his head.
"Either the Sorcerer Supreme or the Chief Sorcerer has definitely gone mad."
It was common knowledge that although the Sorcerer Supreme was very old, she showed no signs of senile dementia.
So it was obvious who Wong was talking about.
Fang Yuan didn't mind Wong's rudeness because he had spent the last two months in the laboratory.
He had accumulated a large number of special formulas.
Atavism Serum, Rage Elixir, compound v, Super Soldier Serum, Awakening Serum, and so on.
How could an excellent pharmaceutical company only have one type of medicine on hand?
He planned to develop serums focused on curing diseases and longevity to further control the World.
Not everyone might be interested in superpowers, and not everyone meets the requirements for compound v, but everyone desires health and a long life.
The research had yielded preliminary results.
Fang Yuan's breakthrough point was—gamma ray.
Back when Leader was still Samuel Sterns, he had been researching the use of gamma ray and Hulk's blood to cure diseases. Fang Yuan had been researching with him for the past two months.
"Lord Black King, this is the finished experimental product."
Leader introduced, holding up a test tube.
"Injecting it can effectively cure the vast majority of diseases, but the problem of side effects remains unresolved."
As one of the researchers, Fang Yuan was also aware of the side effects Leader mentioned.
The effect of this serum was very powerful, but without exception, the users would turn green—referring to their skin.
"No way," Fang Yuan shook his head. "I don't want all my customers turning into little green men. That's a despicable 'Little Japan' style of behavior."
"Actually, we can add dyes to the serum that don't affect its efficacy. This would allow the customer's skin to stay close to their original color after use, with only slight deviations," Leader suggested his solution.
"Hey!" Fang Yuan gave Leader a peculiar look.
Dyeing the customers?
What kind of wicked idea was that?
As the Chief Sorcerer of Kamar-Taj, founder of the Avengers, and leader of Superheroes, he naturally had to despise such behavior—
"Great idea!" Fang Yuan nodded decisively.
Despising it was one thing, but who would turn their back on money and power?
Moreover, Fang Yuan immediately expanded on the idea.
"Divide the serum into a standard version and a custom version. After using the standard version, skin colors will be generalized white or black. If they want to return to their original appearance, they must pay for customization. The more money they spend, the closer it gets to their desired skin tone!"
Leader hurried to take out a notebook and record Fang Yuan's words. These were advanced experiences that needed to be memorized day and night.
What?
Leader's intelligence had increased hundreds or thousands of times; couldn't he think of this himself?
That was true, but Leader knew Fang Yuan was the boss. He knew exactly when to show off his cleverness and when to let Leader perform.
Just because they were all Fang Yuan's dogs didn't mean they could rest easy; whether one ate gourmet food or leftovers depended on their conduct.
Otherwise, how could he have ordered around Namo, the King of Talokan, as soon as he arrived? Having a good brain really made a difference.
Fang Yuan nodded, very satisfied with Leader's performance.
Flattery?
My Vought Corporation never does that!
But Leader really was a good employee... ahem.
Once Fang Yuan's thoughts were opened, they became unstoppable.
"Right, we can also directly derive a new project—skin-swapping surgery!"
"If anyone is unhappy with their skin, they can come and pay a high price to customize it to the color they want. There will definitely be plenty of people scrambling for it!"
"Women and black people especially will definitely go crazy for it!"
Fang Yuan rubbed his chin, thinking more thoroughly: "We can't call it skin-swapping; that sounds too ugly. Let's change it to'Skin Beautification'!"
"And we must distinguish between women and black people. For women's beautification, we must set a time limit; they have to spend money on maintenance after a while, or it reverts back."
"For black people, it must be permanent. That way, after they lose their skin bonus and can no longer do 'zero-dollar shopping,' they'll be crying and shouting to change back!"
On Leader's large head, his mouth hung open in a daze.
These things were truly beyond his expectations. He never imagined a simple dye could be extended so far by Fang Yuan.
As expected, some things couldn't be thought of no matter how high the intelligence level. Turning black people white while treating them differently—only a devil could come up with that, right?
Leader was filled with admiration, and this had nothing to do with mental control; it was entirely from the heart.
He deserved to be a dog; Fang Yuan simply wasn't human.
"Right, Excellency, the latest experimental results for the longevity serum are out. Frost Giant genes are indeed useful, but live subjects are more effective. But didn't you say earlier that the Sorcerer Supreme is going to let them return to Jotunheim?" Leader reported quickly. "Then our subsequent research progress might slow down a bit."
The repair work on the Bifrost Bridge was progressing smoothly and was expected to be completed in another week.
Fang Yuan smiled slightly. "It's fine, I have my ways."
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