833: Chapter 833 S.H.I.E.L.D.: I hope we can cooperate.

They returned to the Akatsuki Organization's underground base with The Destroyer.

"Wuhu! What a huge profit, a huge profit! Come on, let's start properly researching this big guy!" Tony was extremely excited.

"Then I'll leave it to you." Polaris shrugged indifferently; she had no interest in this at all. Seeing that there was nothing left to do and the mission was over, she prepared to go binge-watch some shows. Of course, she wouldn't slack off on her Cultivation either.

This was Polaris's current state: acting like a salted fish, but not completely in a salted fish state.

Peter and Gwen were also half-researchers themselves, and the couple was very curious about The Destroyer.

They followed Tony to study it, and the three researchers—Connors, Yinsen, and Banner—also found out and immediately came over to join the fun out of curiosity.

Although they mostly specialized in biology, they knew a bit about other fields as well. Not to mention, it would be a lie to say they weren't curious about such an "alien" product.

The group enthusiastically began their research on The Destroyer armor.

From start to finish, Clarissa had been silently watching from behind.

Well, she had gained another several hundred million source points... this really came too easily.

"S.H.I.E.L.D. is trying to win over Thor, the God of Thunder, attempting to get him to join the Avengers Squad. Do we need to do anything?" Xiao asked Clarissa.

"No need, it doesn't matter," Clarissa said with a slight shake of her head. "The villains need to increase their strength too, right? Besides, S.H.I.E.L.D. isn't necessarily a villain... more importantly, I don't think much of Thor."

Clarissa didn't care where Thor was or whether he joined S.H.I.E.L.D. He was an Asgardian, an alien, and he had his own pride.

Such a person was not suitable for recruitment into the Akatsuki Organization. Thor was different from Peter and Polaris.

Even if he joined the Akatsuki Organization, his loyalty would be hard to guarantee. No matter what, his primary and absolute loyalty would always be to Asgard.

If loyalty is not absolute, it is absolute disloyalty.

Clarissa didn't absolutely need Thor. Moreover, the current Thor was still too green; his maturity was not even as high as Peter's.

There was no helping it; he was the heir, the First Prince, and the future successor.

He had Asgard at his back and relied on Odin.

The so-called trials and tests all had a safety net. To put it bluntly, it was like playing house, a mere game.

Thor's temperament was too unsuitable. Furthermore, one could see from the Loki incident that all he cared about was Asgard, even to the point of being somewhat unreasonable.

Perhaps from his perspective, he wasn't wrong, but Clarissa wasn't him, so she wouldn't stand in his shoes.

The following days were much simpler as the Akatsuki Organization fell into a period of calm.

Tony and the others focused on researching The Destroyer; it wasn't something that could be finished in a short time.

Secondly, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Thor gradually got to know each other. Finally, Thor agreed to temporarily join the Avengers Squad, but he was more of an "external" member. He had witnessed the prowess of the people of Midgard and did not look down on S.H.I.E.L.D.

Even though the Avengers Squad had been beaten quite miserably.

Nick Fury told him that the group from today was the Akatsuki Organization and the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj, and that S.H.I.E.L.D. was their ally, on the same side.

"That's why they came to resolve the trouble you brought!"

As for Sif and the Warriors Three, Nick Fury had originally thought about pulling them in as well, but they refused no matter what. They were absolute loyalists of Asgard!

However, they would follow Thor, meaning Thor's orders were absolute!

S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't hide anything either; they synchronized and sent all the intelligence they collected to Tony. Don't ask why it was Tony—it was because they had no other way to contact the others.

S.H.I.E.L.D. being so sensible was considered quite cooperative.

The sufficiently powerful strength displayed by the Akatsuki Organization made Nick Fury afraid to play any tricks.

However, the military soon approached S.H.I.E.L.D., followed by a series of interrogations.

The general gist was questioning why they weren't notified immediately when the Akatsuki Organization appeared, and then asking why S.H.I.E.L.D. hadn't brought such a dangerous organization under control, and so on...

Nick Fury argued and haggled with them. In short: if you're so capable, you go do it; don't just stand here yapping at me!

If you're so capable, how come you couldn't even find a shadow of them?

The fight was over for ages by the time you received the news, and you're blaming me?

My S.H.I.E.L.D. is independent; do I still have to answer to you?

In any case, the two sides were bickering there.

But none of this had anything to do with the Akatsuki Organization.

At the same time, Natasha sent a message to the Akatsuki Organization expressing a desire to discuss cooperation. Tony had Xiao relay this directly to Clarissa.

"Let Tony handle it as he sees fit." Clarissa didn't take the bait and kicked the ball right back.

Tony had no choice. After thinking for a moment, he kicked the ball to Kingpin, letting him contact Natasha to see what kind of cooperation they had in mind.

After all, Kingpin was a Level 2 member, a member of the management at the Island Base, and an instructor.

The 112 warriors were ready and waiting, and Kingpin had almost prepared the second batch. The estimated number was around 188 people, as he planned to reach 300 first.

Kingpin was incredibly excited about the task Tony had tossed his way.

To others, this might be a hassle, but to Kingpin, this represented trust and status!

Even more, it was proof that he could demonstrate his ability and that he was useful!

Kingpin contacted Natasha immediately.

Natasha's first request was to use the Teleportation Portals.

Kingpin didn't even need to report this; he rejected it directly.

Natasha knew this would be the result, but what if?

Next, they began to discuss cooperation in other areas.

S.H.I.E.L.D. stated they could provide S.H.I.E.L.D.'s network of connections and resources, using their influence to help the Akatsuki Organization do many things, whether official or otherwise.

In return, the Akatsuki Organization would provide more assistance to S.H.I.E.L.D., including but not limited to weapons and equipment.

After all, Tony was in the Akatsuki Organization, and the level of technology they displayed was quite strong.

Tony, in particular, was a famous and unique super Genius.

If they had more advanced weapons and equipment, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s voice and confidence would be much stronger.

This was a very good cooperation.

"By the way, do you need a group of mercenaries?" Kingpin asked Natasha.

"Hmm? What do you mean?" Natasha couldn't help but be stunned upon hearing Kingpin's words. "Your Akatsuki Organization does that kind of work too? Tony and the others are willing?"

Natasha found it somewhat unbelievable. The Akatsuki Organization didn't seem to be short on money at all; again, Tony was there.

"No, no, no, it has nothing to do with Tony and the others. How should I put it? You can consider Tony and the others to be at a higher Rank, but there are many weaker, lower-Rank members. Their strength is naturally not as formidable as Tony's, but every single one of them is at least at the level of Captain America," Kingpin said to Natasha.