"Lauren, what exactly do you want to do?"
Seeing Lauren throw the Mind Stone scepter in front of him, the look of confusion on Nick Fury's face became even more intense.
Just after he said he would give him 100 draws, he threw the Mind Stone scepter back to him. What kind of trick was this?
He really couldn't figure it out, completely unable to guess what this guy in front of him was thinking!
Hearing this, Lauren smiled helplessly and continued, "What else could I do after throwing the item to you? Of course, I'm giving it to you!
If you don't even have this much insight, how can you be a leader? How can you be the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
"..." Nick Fury.
Seeing himself being humiliated by Lauren again, Nick Fury's face alternated between pale and red, wishing he could just strangle this guy in front of him.
However, this was just a thought. With his strength, let alone strangling Lauren, he couldn't even touch a single hair on him.
But hearing Lauren say he was going to give him the Mind Stone scepter, he thought he had misheard, and his heart was filled with question marks.
Because based on his understanding of Lauren, this guy in front of him was an iron rooster, someone who wouldn't give away a single feather.
Normally, as long as Lauren didn't come to fleece him, he would consider it a blessing.
But now, this guy was uncharacteristically saying he wanted to give him benefits, and even handed him the Mind Stone scepter, which could control consciousness.
This matter was simply outrageous to the extreme, completely unbelievable.
He knew with his toes that there must be a trick involved!
But where the trick was, he was completely bewildered, having no idea what Lauren actually wanted to do?
So he subconsciously wanted to refuse, but just then, he thought of the few whips Lauren had just given him.
If he directly refused again at this time, the other party might really give him 100 draws directly. If that happened, he would be finished.
With this thought, he took a deep breath, suppressed his inner displeasure, and then looked at Lauren with a hint of curiosity.
"Why? Why do you want to give us the Mind Stone scepter?"
"Why so many questions? I'll give it if I want to."
Lauren shrugged and said indifferently.
The more nonchalant he appeared, the more wary Nick Fury became, and the less he dared to easily accept his gift.
"Mr. Lauren, we honestly haven't done anything that would warrant you giving such a valuable gift?
Just say it directly! Do you want to dig another hole for us to jump into?
If that's the case, please be merciful and let us off!
We really can't handle this kind of torment anymore. Look at what S.H.I.E.L.D. has become now?
Our internal communication relies entirely on shouting, and external communication has resorted to telegrams, or even carrier pigeons. We're almost back to the last century."
Just then, Coulson, standing beside Nick Fury, spoke with a look as if he wanted to cry but couldn't.
Compared to Nick Fury's rigidity, Coulson was much more flexible. He knew that he couldn't be tough with Lauren and could only speak softly.
And sure enough, hearing Coulson say all that, Lauren couldn't help but burst out laughing.
To be honest, he himself didn't expect Alice, this artificial intelligence, to push S.H.I.E.L.D. to this extent.
They had actually regressed to using carrier pigeons, which was truly a bit exaggerated, simply unbelievable!
But upon careful consideration, he found it quite comical. Just imagine, a group of super Agents having to use carrier pigeons to exchange intelligence.
What a scene that was; just thinking about it made him laugh.
And in this World, probably only he could have pushed S.H.I.E.L.D. to this state.
Seeing Coulson voluntarily back down, Lauren naturally felt uncomfortable continuing to make things difficult for them.
So he said with a serious expression, "Don't worry, this time I absolutely have no ill intentions. I'm truly leaving this Mind Stone scepter for you.
However, there's no free lunch in this World. If I give you the Mind Stone scepter, you naturally have to produce something that satisfies me."
Lauren smiled slyly. Everything he said before was just groundwork; this sentence now was what he truly wanted to say.
Of course, he did indeed want to send the Mind Stone scepter away, because this scepter was connected to many major events later on.
It absolutely couldn't stay with him at this time, otherwise, the timeline later on would be messed up.
And this would not benefit him in the slightest, so sending away the Mind Stone scepter became something he had to do at this moment.
However, as a qualified capitalist, if you give away a good item, you must inevitably get another good item in return.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be a huge loss?
Although they had long guessed that Lauren wasn't that kind, at this moment, when they heard with their own ears that Lauren's offer was a conditional trade.
Their hearts still sank, and a bad premonition emerged.
At this point, Nick Fury was the first to speak: Mr. Lauren, you're not joking with us, are you?
You know, the Mind Stone scepter is inlaid with the Mind Stone, one of the Infinity Stones.
For such a valuable item, we don't have anything corresponding that we can exchange with you."
"Black Egg, what you said is a bit premature. When it comes to rarity or power, let alone your S.H.I.E.L.D.
Even looking at the entire Universe, there are only a handful of existences that can compare to the Mind Stone.
Therefore, it is indeed very difficult to find a treasure that matches it, but my request today is not that demanding.
Because the value of an item is not only related to its rarity and power, but also to whether you think it is useful?
If it's useless, then even the rarest thing is just a pile of scrap metal, completely useless."
Listening to Lauren's eloquent speech, Nick Fury's face became increasingly solemn. Then he said in a deep voice, "So, there is something on us that you find useful.
And the usefulness of this item is even enough to exchange for the Mind Stone scepter with you. My understanding should be correct, right?"
Listening to Nick Fury's words, Lauren smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right, that's what I mean. I'm very pleased that you can understand."
"Since we've gotten this far, let's not beat around the bush. What exactly of ours have you taken a fancy to?
You're even willing to give up the Mind Stone scepter? This is truly beyond my expectations." Nick Fury asked with a curious expression.
Facing his question, Lauren didn't speak. Instead, he raised his hand and waved, and a spatial wormhole appeared directly before his eyes.
And on the other side of that spatial wormhole, a stunning woman was looking at him with a bewildered expression.
This woman was none other than, Daisy.
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