Maria Hill is a high-ranking Commander of S.H.I.E.L.D., possessing Level 9 clearance.
At her status, she no longer needs to trade her body to achieve her goals.
So she... accepted Fang Yuan's invitation.
Regardless of the mission, Hill was simply curious about what kind of man could make even Black Widow so obsessed.
A Level 9 Agent needs a way to vent, after all.
In the end, Hill confirmed that Fang Yuan's bait was indeed very delicious.
And Fang Yuan also discovered that Hill's figure under her uniform was truly explosive.
Her waist swayed just as well as Natasha's, and Hill's dignified, serious face had a unique charm when it became less than serious.
As for the result, of course, Fang Yuan agreed to let Bucky join the Howling Commandos.
Strictly speaking, it was a return.
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Howling Commandos were the special forces led by Captain America during World War II, specifically responsible for destroying HYDRA Bases.
As Captain America's best friend, Bucky was naturally one of the members.
Therefore, Bucky had both the seniority and the ability to lead the four Awakened of S.H.I.E.L.D. and form a new Howling Commandos.
Fury had always wanted his own Superhero force. The top-tier Avengers were beyond his control, so Fury could only settle for the next best thing and choose from S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents.
For the Captain of the Howling Commandos, Fury's first choice was naturally Captain America.
But Fang Yuan wouldn't let him go at all, so Fury could only settle for the second best again and choose the Winter Soldier.
In fact, this was a plan Fury had thought of long ago. Bucky's own strength was solid, and although he had a dark past working for HYDRA, that was due to brainwashing and he had now been cleared.
Most importantly, Bucky and Steve were very close friends. If the Howling Commandos ever needed it, Bucky could call in Captain America.
If Captain America came, it indirectly meant the Avengers would also provide help, which bound the Howling Commandos and the Avengers together.
As expected of the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., famous for embezzlement and underhanded tactics, Fury's little scheme was calculated perfectly.
But unfortunately, Fury calculated too much, and there are always times when the beads of the abacus fly off.
Another half-year passed, and Fang Yuan finally received the Ancient One's affirmation and could be called a "Senior Mage."
The weight of a "Senior Mage" in the Ancient One's eyes was completely different from what it meant to others in Kamar-Taj.
In other words, if the Ancient One suddenly passed away, Fang Yuan truly had the qualifications to become the new Sorcerer Supreme.
However, what bothered Fang Yuan was that the Ancient One was always unwilling to let him touch the book of cagliostro.
Cagliostro was an ancient mage, and this book collected many spells for controlling time. As everyone knows, what the Sorcerer Supreme protects is the Time Stone.
Taking the role of the Sorcerer Supreme's successor as his own responsibility, Fang Yuan naturally wanted to study this book.
But in Kamar-Taj, where knowledge could be shared, the Ancient One strictly forbade Fang Yuan from touching the book of cagliostro.
Because besides time magic, this book also contained a lot of Dark Magic.
The Ancient One was very worried that Fang Yuan would go astray and didn't think he could resist Dormammu's corruption.
Fang Yuan put his hands on his hips: "Who are you looking down on? My Spirit attribute is a full C+ now!"
He indeed had reason to be proud, because attributes became harder to raise the further they went. For Fang Yuan to raise his C-rank Spirit attribute to C+ was enough to prove he was indeed working very hard.
Now Fang Yuan's attributes had become—
[Strength: D+]
[Constitution: D+]
[Agility: D+]
[Spirit: C+]
[Energy: C-]
Because he had been studying magic for a long time, not only did Fang Yuan's Spirit attribute increase, but his Energy attribute also saw a corresponding rise.
And Agility was purely due to photosynthesis.
[Solar Energy Absorption (C-rank): Can absorb solar energy to slowly improve various physical attributes.]
This reward, unlocked from Supergirl Kara, had been slowly improving Fang Yuan's physical functions. This Agility attribute increase was a result of long-term accumulation.
Don't just look at it as an increase from D to D+; it had already allowed Fang Yuan's Base speed to completely surpass A-Train. Although he hadn't reached twice the speed of sound, he was definitely much stronger than a certain Quicksilver who couldn't even dodge bullets while saving people.
During this trip to the Marvel Universe, Fang Yuan had honestly studied magic for nearly two years. Under the Ancient One's guidance, he had thoroughly solidified his magical foundation. Even for some minor spells he hadn't studied, he could now perform them with ease.
And although the Ancient One had not appeared for a long time, her reputation did not stop growing.
Because Fang Yuan had placed most of the focus of his publicity on the Ancient One.
Want to change your skin color?
Go promote the Ancient One!
Want Life Serum?
Go promote the Ancient One!
Want to buy Longevity Serum?
Go promote the Ancient One!
Many upgrade missions for Outer Disciples also involved promoting the Ancient One's deeds in designated areas.
Under these circumstances, it was hard for the Ancient One's reputation not to become popular.
[Ancient One: Reputation 139.]
However, Fang Yuan still noticed that although the Ancient One had high visibility, her reputation's growth rate on the company panel wasn't fast. This was because the Ancient One had only acted once; although it was amazing, its impact was limited.
"So... we need another major event." Fang Yuan made up his mind.
"May 2012? A good time to open the door!"
S.H.I.E.L.D., Joint Dark Energy Mission Facility.
This was where Dr. Erik Selvig was studying the Tesseract. He was indeed very capable, having actually used Earth's technology to activate the Tesseract, though they hadn't yet found a way to open a portal.
However, that night, the Tesseract suddenly showed abnormal activity, with energy readings significantly different from usual.
To be safe, Fury quickly ordered the research center staff to evacuate and then personally came to the core laboratory where the Tesseract was kept.
With the portal acting up, their year-long efforts were finally about to bear fruit. He naturally had to witness it personally.
Was it really an infinite energy source?
Fury was full of anticipation.
Then he saw something filthy.
"Loki?"
Fury looked at Loki, who was holding the Mind Stone Scepter, in surprise, and immediately felt that disaster was imminent.
Unlike the original plot, this time Loki was already on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s radar.
Last time he led the Asgardian army to Earth, the only result was a sneak attack that killed Fang Yuan. Although Fury felt it was a case of the pot calling the kettle black, Fang Yuan was still a teammate after all.
And on Earth, Loki had directly evolved into an Evil God.
Fury quickly called out to Hawkeye, who was present, to cover Professor Erik's retreat, but Loki's movements were faster than Hawkeye's. Although he was a mage, his physical attributes were by no means comparable to an Earthling's.
Caught off guard, Hawkeye and Erik were directly touched by Loki's Mind Stone Scepter. Their eyes went dark, and they were instantly under mental control.
Loki himself looked at the scepter in surprise, not expecting this thing to be so useful.
Anyway, he felt that compared to Odin's scepter, he liked the one in his hand much better.
The surrounding S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents quickly launched an attack on Loki, but Loki used the scepter to cast continuous spells, quickly defeating the Agents. Nick Fury couldn't even manage to take the Tesseract amidst the chaos.
In desperation, Fury had to activate the Base's self-destruct sequence. He knew that if Loki took the Tesseract, things would get out of hand. Earth couldn't use the Tesseract, but Loki most likely could.
However, Hawkeye had participated in the Base's defense plan, and Professor Erik had handled the specifics, so Fury's little move couldn't be hidden from Loki.
In the end, Fury could only watch helplessly as Loki took the Tesseract and even made a group of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents defect.
"Officer, Agent Barton has defected? He and Loki just broke through the perimeter!" Hill's voice came through the comms just then.
"Yes." Fury turned to ask about a more important matter, "Can the Base's self-destruct sequence be canceled?"
"You said it wasn't necessary, Officer," Hill replied.
Fury could only curse: "Motherfucker..."
Half an hour later.
"You S.H.I.E.L.D. people are interesting. You're no good at fighting aliens, but you're really something when it comes to tearing down your own home."
Fang Yuan looked at the ruins all over the ground and complained.
Fury's already gloomy expression looked like it was about to drip black water.
But before he could talk back, Fang Yuan suddenly raised his hands, manipulating the metal in the ruins, along with cement and stones, which continuously floated up, revealing the trapped personnel below and providing great convenience for the rescue work.
Nick Fury immediately stopped talking.
The big guy was flexible; if Fang Yuan could help him rescue his trapped subordinates, whatever he said was right.
With Fang Yuan's help, the rescue work progressed quickly. Fury was on the scene the whole time, sending people to hunt for Loki while observing Fang Yuan's actions.
Although Fang Yuan was sharp-tongued, he was very considerate during the rescue. Many dying Agents were well taken care of.
"Although he might have ulterior motives, overall, he's a good person." Fury's perception of Fang Yuan underwent a major shift.
Of course, all of this was based on the premise that he didn't know this attack was planned by Fang Yuan, and that the Evil God Loki was also working with Fang Yuan.
"Loki's whereabouts are unknown, and we can't find Barton and the others either."
After the rescue ended, Fury took the initiative to communicate the current situation with Fang Yuan.
"Hawkeye is a veteran Agent; he must know many of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s vulnerabilities," Fang Yuan said, not surprised. "Maybe S.H.I.E.L.D.'s enemies also provided significant help."
"Can you help find their whereabouts through the Outer Disciple channels?" Fury asked.
Although he didn't want to admit it, Fury had to acknowledge that the intelligence network he had operated for many years couldn't compare to Fang Yuan's Kamar-Taj Outer Disciples, which had only been established for over a year.
After all, behind every Outer Disciple was one or more forces. Their collective power was definitely stronger than S.H.I.E.L.D.'s.
"I can, but what we should consider now is how to prepare for war," Fang Yuan responded.
Fury sighed and nodded. From the moment Loki arrived on Earth, it meant a new round of war had already begun.
Thus, the members of the Avengers, who were still busy with public appearances all over the place, and the Howling Commandos, who were on a mission in Europe, were all urgently recalled. The meeting point was an aircraft carrier by the sea.
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