Chapter 31 Poverty and Destitude
The Cosmic Rubik's Cube, or Space Primordial Stone, has been known to have been kept in the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D. for decades. With Richard's current ability, it shouldn't be impossible to forcibly break into S.H.I.E.L.D. and snatch this thing.
But after only a slight trade-off, Richard gave up on the tempting idea.
First of all, this not only means turning the other cheek with S.H.I.E.L.D., but also a provocative approach to the whole world. The effect is like jumping on the table of the United Nations in the open, pointing at the representatives of various countries and arrogantly declaring: In this world, labor and management can do whatever they want, and they can take whatever they want, and none of you can control it.
Well, that's a little bit stupid.
Richard was confident in his own abilities, but he didn't let that swell. He was very satisfied with the life he had now, and he didn't want to jump out like an idiot like hate, and he wanted to tell the world that labor and management were invincible, which would be stupid.
In addition, according to the plot of the movie, he can only know that the Cosmic Cube is currently kept in the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D., but he does not know its exact location.
God knows how many secret bases and top-secret laboratories are hidden under the name of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury's strongholds are all over the world, who knows in which corner the Cosmic Cube is hidden?
What's more, even if he does get the Rubik's Cube, he probably won't be able to use it.
The Infinite Rough Stone is not an energy ring that can be used immediately, except for the power stone with a special nature that can be directly used to beat people, the remaining five Infinite Rough Stones are not something that can be used casually. You'll either have to have special equipment like the Infinity Gauntlet, or you'll have to know how to use time spells like Doctor Strange.
Otherwise, with a bare rough stone in your hand, you can only be like Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D., after decades of research, you have only come up with a bunch of laser guns that can only shoot lasers, and the power is not as powerful as Iron Man's recoil light cannon.
So after thinking about it carefully, Richard still gave up the idea of snatching the Cosmic Rubik's Cube. At least for now, it wasn't going to help him in any real way.
At the same time, Nick Fury, who was wearing a fur coat with his legs crossed, was sitting in his office, and suddenly felt a chill running through his spinal cord for no reason, as if his own things were being remembered by others, which was very strange!
Could it be that the Council found out about the fact that he had embezzled public funds and secretly bought a transport ship last week? It doesn't make sense!
The Cosmic Rubik's Cube will be ruled out for the time being. Speaking of which, there is actually a rough stone on the earth, which is called the "Eye of Agamotto" and is kept in the hands of the Supreme Mage Gu Yi. However, Richard decided to stay away from this rough stone for the time being, at least he didn't want to fight this rough stone until the Supreme Mage took his last breath.
The matter of getting an infinite primordial stone has to be considered in the long run, and it may not be needed for the time being. According to Richard's understanding and speculation about Ultraman, most of the abilities obtained through genetic mutation and the like are not helpful after transforming into Ultraman. It may be helpful to use potions such as Super Soldiers to strengthen the physical strength of the fittestable, but most of those potions are unattainable, and the effects are not stable, and they are usually accompanied by risks and side effects.
But if he didn't guess wrong, some special skills that the human body learned and mastered independently could generally be used after transforming into Ultraman.
Magic, for example.
At least in the MCU movies, sorcery is probably one of the abilities with the lowest barrier to entry. It doesn't require you to have bad luck, you don't need a Ph.D. with a numb scalp for a dozen showmen, it just needs you to have certain qualifications. In the movie, the mages of Kama Taj don't have much of a taboo about teaching spells, and anyone who finds them in front of them will be happy to teach them - as long as you have the qualifications to get started.
Well...... If you find the right place.
However, Richard wrote it down first, and when he had time, he went to Nepal to see if he could find where the entrance was.
......
During the lunch break, Richard was walking towards his office after lunch, when he suddenly heard the reporter Hodge complaining not far away: "Hey, this is a new typewriter, Jessica." It's only been in service for less than two months, can you take care of it a little? ”
Jessica pouted: "It's that it's so poor quality, I didn't even use any force, and it broke on its own." ”
Hodge wasn't happy at the time. God didn't use any force to break it, why don't you say it's the typewriter's hand that moved first?
"Okay, I'm sick of it." Jessica waved her hand impatiently, "Anyway, the repair cost can't be deducted from my winnings." ”
Richard interjected at this moment, grinning and saying, "Of course." But I have to warn you that your bonus for this month is gone before it. ”
Jessica: "......"
Her pretty face suddenly darkened. Hell, the boss didn't mention that she had forgotten about this stubble, and her bonus was gone last week!
If it goes on like this, when she works for a month, not only will she not be able to get any of them, but she will have to post it upside down.
The more you go to work, the poorer you get, can you believe it?
At this point, Richard felt that he was deeply aware of the evils of capitalism. The essence of capitalists is indeed exploiters, and capitalism is really unacceptable, unacceptable......
He patted Jessica on the shoulder: "Come on, I see that you have been working very hard lately, and I may give you a salary increase after a while." The dark circles under your eyes are so heavy, and you didn't go back until late yesterday? ”
Jessica's face was quite ugly: "No, it's just that the desk in the office is too hard to sleep well." ”
Richard: "??? ”
He was instantly impressed by Jessica. Do you work so hard? Don't even go home at night and sleep directly at your desk?
Just as Richard was already thinking about choosing Jessica as her model employee of the month, Hodge explained on the side: "Jessica has been sleeping in the office for days because she was kicked out by her landlord for two months on her rent......"
Richard: "......"
Isn't that also ...... Too miserable?
The dignified Jessica Jones, who was also a famous superhero in the original work, was actually reduced to being swept out of the house and having to sleep at a desk......
Richard didn't think it would work. If Jessica had been poor before, it wouldn't have anything to do with him, but now Jessica is his newspaper employee. His own employees are so poor that they don't even have a place to sleep, doesn't it seem that he has become the kind of ugly capitalist who oppresses labor?
So he thought for a moment, "Jessica, you see if that's not the case." My house is quite large, so I am the only one who lives in it, and there are many vacant rooms that I don't usually need at all. If you want, I can rent you a room at a low price, and you can move in first, and then the rent will be deducted from your monthly salary......"
"Deal." Jessica immediately agreed without any delay.