The Savior of American Comics? I'm the Subspace Evil God!

Chapter 324 Chapter 564 Chapter 565 General Ross's Spring or Loki's Ambition

Nick Fury highly recognizes Ichiro Serizawa's professional ability.

Although the Titan Hunter Mech Project was a new strategy planned and proposed by him, as the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury had countless things to worry about on a daily basis, so he had no time to personally track the progress of all aspects of this project.

In this case, he needs to find a suitable person to help him manage it.

Originally, this role had always been played by his deputy Maria Hill, but the latter's understanding of the Titans was obviously very limited.

So after some screening, Nick Fury finally set his sights on his old rival Ichiro Serizawa.

In fact, Nick Fury's original ideal candidate was Mark Russell, who had a more rational style of doing things.

The only embarrassing thing is that the other party is now only focused on finding his missing daughter and ex-wife, and has no time to care about anything else.

In addition, Nick Fury discovered from his conversation with Mark Russell that the other party not only had no resentment towards Karl Mara, the "culprit" who directly led to the dissolution of the Monarch Organization, but also highly respected him.

He would never use anything against a traitor like this.

So without thinking, I passed Mark Russell over.

Nowadays, one of Nick Fury's core requirements when selecting candidates is that the other party must be full of hatred and anger towards Karl Mara, so that they can keep pace with him.

And the candidate who can meet all of the above necessary conditions at the same time seems to be only Ichiro Serizawa.

Although Nick Fury and Ichiro Serizawa were still in a hostile and competitive relationship until a few days ago.

But times have changed, and if people don't want to be eliminated, they must keep pace with the times.

Nick Fury believes that as long as the other party is a smart person with a brain, he will definitely choose to agree.

And the facts were just as he guessed.

Serizawa Ichiro changed his previous decadent look and seemed to be re-energized. "Director Fury, I am willing to join S.H.I.E.L.D.!!"

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【Pentagon】.

"General Ross... no, it should be Secretary of State Ross. Congratulations!"

"That's right, Brother Ross, when you get promoted, please don't forget me!"

"Secretary Ross, let me help you with this little matter. How can you let the Secretary of State handle it personally?"

"Okay, okay, I'll do it myself!"

General Ross packed his personal belongings slowly and leisurely under the envious gazes of the crowd, feeling so happy in his heart... No, it should be said that his heart was already blooming with joy.

Originally, when the [Giant Beast Crisis] had just ended, he thought that this time he would most likely be able to gain control of the [Imperial Organization].

But who would have thought that not long after, he heard that the Security Council ordered the direct dissolution of the Monarch Organization and handed over all its remaining assets and personnel to S.H.I.E.L.D. for management.

To be honest, when General Ross first heard the news, he felt terrible.

After all, he had worked so hard to get General William Stearns out of office, but he didn't expect that in the end, that black guy Nick Fury would get the upper hand for nothing?

Who can bear this?
However, just when he was feeling lost, he suddenly received a call from the White House, and the president's first secretary on the other end of the phone conveyed him a great piece of news.

Because President Matthew Ellis held on to the White House during the "Great Disaster" and his heroic act of "sharing the people's suffering" won the favor of a large number of people across the United States, his originally pitifully low approval rating actually rose instead of falling... and it rose sharply!
This made President Matthew Ellis almost overjoyed.

But one should never forget the person who dug the well. In order to prevent the same tragedy from happening again, President Matthew Ellis decided to directly bring General Ross into his new [Cabinet], thereby indirectly clinging to Carl's big legs and obtaining absolute protection for his personal safety.

At the same time, in order to show goodwill to General Ross... no, to be more precise, to Carl behind General Ross, President Matthew Ellis also specifically authorized General Ross, the new Secretary of State, to take full authority over the post-war urban reconstruction of the United States and its allies, as well as the auction of the corpses of the Titans.

You know, there are more than a dozen cities affected by the disaster this time, and even the central areas of several cities have been reduced to ruins.

The total amount of funds required for post-disaster reconstruction is estimated to be as high as 2 trillion US dollars!
what?
Why do you think the post-war reconstruction of the Allies also needs to be supervised by the United States?

Don't ask, if you ask, it's all about 'long-arm jurisdiction'. As long as it involves money and resources, everything has to go to 'Big Brother' first!
What's wrong with the leader taking some infrastructure work from you?
Do you dare not to give it?

I advise you not to be ungrateful! !
This is what is often said in the international community: weak countries have no diplomacy, weak countries have no sovereignty...

Therefore, before General Ross officially took office, his private phone was already flooded with calls from major financial groups and various forces who had learned about this matter in advance through gossip.

There’s no way around it, who wouldn’t want to take a bite of such a big piece of fat?

Moreover, there are the corpses of the Titans, which would easily cost tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars...

It's no exaggeration to say that during his next four-year term, General Ross, with just these two projects, will become the most influential upstart in the country besides President Matthew Ellis!

As a result, General Ross, who had been sitting on the bench for more than ten years without much success, once again experienced the feeling of being the center of attention and became the most sought-after commodity.

The last time he experienced this feeling was more than half a year ago when he just reached an agreement with Carl on the [Didi proxy service business].

General Ross hadn't forgotten that his meteoric rise to prominence wasn't due to his clever tactics or exceptional personal abilities, but simply because he had the right connections and followed the right people at the right time... That was all!
General Ross kept shouting in his heart: Boss, don't worry, from now on, I am yours in life and yours in death!

"Hey, isn't this General Stens?"

After packing up his personal belongings, General Ross left the office that had accompanied him throughout his military career.

While waiting for the elevator, he unexpectedly ran into General William Stearns, also holding a large cardboard box. His face was livid, and he looked like he'd been sued. With a sly grin, he asked knowingly, "What a coincidence! Are you resigning today too?"

General William Stearns' face suddenly turned dark. He wanted to get angry, but for some reason he endured it in the end.

There was no other way, the situation was pressing, he had to bow his head!!
Although both he and General Ross resigned, the latter rose directly to become the powerful [Secretary of State].

He was demoted to the lowest point, even expelled from the army, and almost sent to a military court for trial.

So even though General William Stearns had already cursed all the women in General Ross's family lineage, he could only utter one sentence in the end, "Things change. I advise you not to go too far!"

"How can things change?"

General Ross glanced at him and couldn't help but teasing him, "You're already so old, why are you still daydreaming?"

"Since you've resigned, I'll kindly give you a heads up..."

"If you want to change your luck and reach new heights, the most important thing isn't your ambition or courage, but... whether you can follow the right people!!"

Having said that, General Ross walked into the elevator with a big laugh, leaving General William Stens, who had endured the humiliation, standing there in a daze.

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[Nine Realms: Alfheim].

This is where the elves live... Yes, the elves with long ears, beautiful faces for both men and women, and top-notch archery skills and excellent magic power.

Therefore, this world is also called the "Kingdom of the Light Elves".

And in the forest in the central area of ​​the [Elf Kingdom], a huge [Tree of Life] stands there quietly like a giant pillar spanning between heaven and earth.

Its trunk is extremely wide, and it would take at least hundreds or thousands of elves holding hands to hug it.

The towering treetops reach straight into the sky, and golden light slowly flows among the thick green branches and leaves. It is the [Tree of Life] absorbing the essence between heaven and earth.

A spiral staircase was artificially carved into the trunk on one side, leading all the way up to the elves' residence...

These simple wooden houses built with branches and leaves are all distributed on the thick trunk of the [Tree of Life]. From a distance, they look like the fruits of the [Tree of Life], perfectly integrated with the tree.

The walls and roof of the tree house are covered with singing vines. Whenever people or birds pass by, they play clear notes, as if praising nature and life.

At the roots of the Tree of Life, a clear spring gurgles forth. This is the Tree of Life's selfless care and gift to the entire Elf Clan...

All of the above descriptions are scenes from three days ago.

Of course, if the man who called himself the "King of Asgard" had not appeared, this world might always maintain its original beauty and prosperity.

However, that man's arrival brought war and death to the Elf Kingdom, as well as... eternal destruction!!
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A stream of bright red blood dripped from the twelve elven elders who were chained and hung upside down on the trunk of the Tree of Life, and then fell like raindrops on the dark red grass below, which was already covered with countless corpses.

The bodies of these twelve elven elders were covered in intricate and incomprehensible runes carved with daggers—they were the [Chaos Sacrifice] written with blood and life force!

The one who brought slaughter to the Elves and carved runes on the bodies of these elders was none other than the Second Prince Loki, who had previously escaped from Asgard during the chaos.

But this time, Loki did not come to the [Elf Kingdom] alone, but led a group of [Frost Giants] with dark blue skin.

As the biological son of the former Frost Giant King Laufey, Loki's first stop after escaping was to go to Jotunheim to gather troops.

Although he encountered great resistance in the process, he relied on his royal bloodline and... the psychic power of [Blessing of Tzeentch] to appear as a "savior", successfully defeated the current [Frost Giant King], and unified the [Frost Giants] of [Jotunheim].

As for the Elf Kingdom Alfheim, it is his second stop.

But in a sense, it is the most important stop for Loki and a crucial part of his grand plan!
Because here, he planned to sacrifice the [Tree of Life], which possessed nearly endless vitality, and the souls of the entire [Elves], to forcibly open a [Subspace Rift] in the real world that would never close - the [Eye of Terror]!!!
In this way, as a reward, he would receive the full blessing of the [Four Chaos Gods] and, by utilizing the demonic armies emerging from the [Warp], he would complete his revenge on his father Odin… no, more accurately, his adoptive father. He would ascend the coveted throne of [Asgard] and become the true [King of the Gods]!!

At least that's what Tzeentch told him...

At this moment, on the grass, a group of Frost Giants with dark blue skin and bare upper bodies were piling up the corpses of the elves around the Tree of Life according to the special arrangement required by Loki.

“Huh…finally done!!”

When Loki used a dagger inlaid with magic gems to cut open the chest of the last female elf elder and carved circles of complex and incomprehensible chaos runes around the bloody wound, the originally clear and cloudless sky of the entire [Alfheim] was suddenly shrouded in a bloody haze.

Then, a blood-red spiral appeared in the sky, twisting into a vortex, as if the door to an unknown abyss was about to open.

"Loki, your trick will surely fail. Lord Odin will definitely avenge us..." the dying female elf elder said in a weak voice.

"Don't worry, that old fellow can't even protect himself now." Loki said with a sinister smile, "When I successfully obtain the power of the Four Gods, the first person I will kill will be him!"

After saying that, he ignored the female elf elder and walked down the spiral staircase to the base of the Tree of Life. He then took a torch from one of his Frost Giants and, gazing at the Tree of Life that obscured the sky before him, muttered to himself with a sly look:

"Next, there's only one last step left..."

(End of this chapter)