Chapter 907: The Origin of S.H.I.E.L.D., the Tree of Omniscience that Influenced Human History
"Ah this..."
Skye felt guilty for the moment and didn't know what to say.
“Also, please recognize that I am your savior.
It is best to be polite when speaking to your lifesaver. "
Skye rolled her eyes speechlessly, "What do we do now?"
"Wait for rescue." Aaron turned over and rode on the motorcycle, then quickly changed into a set of casual clothes. "The Hydra spies inside SHIELD have been almost eliminated. You just need to hold on for a few hours and the rescue team will be here."
"What a great idea." Mei said sarcastically, "There are no supplies, no equipment, no place to stay, and even no direction.
If a wave hits us, we might be gone. And when we surfaced just now, there must be a school of sharks swimming by us!"
"That's right, we can't leave us here." Fitz said hurriedly.
Aaron sighed, "My motorcycle can only carry two people. It will be very troublesome to bring you ashore one by one."
"But you can take this capsule with you," Simmons asked tentatively, "Is that possible?"
Aaron hesitated for a moment, then took out a cable from his space ring and threw it over. "I still have to go to the Triskelion Building. I can only put you on the nearest shore at best."
"No problem, but you have to take Skye to headquarters."
"why?"
"About her parents." Mei said seriously, "That file involves 084, and people with insufficient levels are not authorized to view it.
But now that she has this opportunity, who knows if Hydra has handled that file?"
"May." Skye looked at her gratefully and admitted that he was touched.
"Don't be so quick to thank me. This is just an attempt. Fury may not agree."
"It's better than not even having a chance to try."
"The rope is tied." Fitz and Simmons said, "But you'd better drive slowly and stay close to the sea surface, so that even if we fall off, we won't be seriously injured."
Aaron chuckled, tied the other end of the rope to the rear of the locomotive, and dragged the cabin toward the direction indicated by the compass.
Fortunately, the load-bearing capacity of this locomotive was specially increased when it was modified, otherwise it might not be able to tow it.
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S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters, Tri-Wing Building.
The gunshots and explosions outside gradually died down, but Nick Fury and others in the top floor office didn't pay any attention to them and just focused on the projection screen.
As the progress bar finished loading, the slowly rotating SHIELD emblem appeared in the center of the screen.
Pictures were ejected one after another, and all kinds of secrets outside of human society filled the entire screen in the blink of an eye.
The four directors stared at the screen in a daze. Every picture seemed to describe something that was difficult to explain with common sense, constantly impacting and even subverting their worldview.
Especially some of the pictures that could be described as natural disasters, which made them think of the invasion of the Chitauri, or even more serious than that.
"This...Ms. Peggy, is this true or false?" the female director asked in disbelief.
"Do you think the confidential information set by another A-level member of mine is false?"
"Can you explain it briefly?"
"Okay." Peggy touched the screen, and a picture was enlarged and played at a slow speed.
In the picture, a middle-aged man is standing on the beach and raising his left hand towards the sky. With this action, countless missiles shot at him all stopped in mid-air.
"Eric Lensherr, nicknamed Magneto, is a racist who believes mutants should be superior to humans.
He can control magnetic fields and all metals. In other words, he can control any bullets, artillery shells, missiles and even nuclear bombs fired at him.
He also recruited a group of like-minded mutants. Once the mutants and humans start a war, he can definitely raise an army with super powers in a short period of time.
I would like to ask you, is the 'nuclear peace' that you are so proud of really useful to him?"
"I only know that he can control bullets, but I never thought it would be so exaggerated." The younger director said in a deep voice.
"Magneto rarely performs large-scale operations, so you don't know much about him." Peggy said, and then changed the subject, "Fortunately, Eric's old friend Charles Xavier has different ideas from him.
Charles believes that humans and mutants can coexist peacefully, and even opened a mutant school to provide shelter for mutants.
Charles' telepathic ability can control or even kill thousands of people in an instant. Out of fear of him, Eric will not make any big moves for a while.
Among humans, it is SHIELD that is responsible for negotiating with Charles. It is no exaggeration to say that SHIELD maintains the fragile balance between humans and mutants."
Nick Fury unconsciously puffed out his chest, and so did Coulson.
The agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. have always been protecting the world, but not many people know about it. But today, Ms. Peggy has vindicated them.
"These are the military's..."
"The military." Before the female director could finish her words, she was interrupted by Peggy with disdain, "If SHIELD were to handle it, at least the balance could be maintained, but the military would only completely ignite the conflict.
Those generals were crazy about super soldiers, and they captured many mutants for experiments. Do you know how much mess they left behind?
There are even more outrageous ones who want to commit genocide and completely exterminate mutants, but they have never considered that mutants were also normal humans before their ability genes were awakened. "
The female director's face turned blue and purple. At this time, Maynard smoothed things over, "We know about the mutants, but what about the others?"
Peggy switched to the next picture, which showed a team of blue-skinned aliens descending from the sky in spaceships. Their weapons and individual combat capabilities were far superior to those of humans.
"What is this? Aliens?"
"The Kree destroyed the planet of the advanced Skrull civilization and came to Earth to hunt down the Skrull survivors who hid here." Peggy explained in an intriguing tone, "At the time, SHIELD agent Nick Fury was involved in this incident. I don't know how he solved it, and he refused to tell me. He only said that he had a secret weapon that drove away the Kree fleet."
As soon as the words fell, everyone's eyes fell on Nick Fury.
Nick Fury didn't care and said confidently: "Secret weapons can only be used at critical moments!"
"Please don't ask too many questions. This is Fury's private matter. It has nothing to do with SHIELD. Besides, everyone has some secrets!" Peggy said and switched to the next picture very naturally.
This picture shows a circular altar, but the scene around the altar is extremely creepy. Densely packed corpses form a weird giant pattern. Red blood floats out of the corpses, dispersing the dark clouds in the sky and dyeing the moon red.
The four directors' throats moved unconsciously, "What is this?"
“The blood clan, that is, the priests of vampires.
SHIELD destroyed many of these altars, but it's not sure if there are more. "Peggy pressed the screen with a heavy face, "Aliens, monsters, etc. are all normal, but this is the most outrageous."
The scene switched again, and a skeleton wearing leather clothes and covered in flames appeared in their sight.
"Although I don't want to believe it, according to SHIELD's investigation, it can be confirmed that this is the work of the devil."
"That's a bit of a joke, Ms. Peggy.
If there is a devil, then God..."
"God certainly exists, but he has left this world." Peggy said solemnly, "You also know Thor and Asgard, so you should understand that mythology is not just a legend.
Fortunately, the power of the devil will not easily come into reality, otherwise there would be no need to train agents. "
The four directors looked at each other. They didn't think that Ms. Peggy would deceive them, but this kind of thing was really hard to believe.
The devil is fine, it's no exaggeration to say that everyone hates him, but God...
Fortunately, He is not here, otherwise, those in power would have nothing to do! Many of their fathers were believers in God.
"Ms. Peggy, I don't mean to doubt you, but if this is true, then...how come we didn't know about it?" asked the director with short white hair.
"I want to ask the same question." The female director said, "Although we are in high positions, our understanding of the world is not as good as that of intelligence organizations like SHIELD.
But it's not possible that they only know a little bit, or even nothing at all! This is too outrageous."
Peggy nodded without comment, then entered a password into the computer with her dry hands.
All the images on the projection screen disappeared, the SHIELD logo also disappeared, and then countless data filled the screen.
A few seconds later, a ten-meter-tall tree glittering with magical colors appeared on the screen. Each of its leaves exuded a warm luster, and just looking at it made people feel close to the truth.
If Aaron were here, he would recognize that this tree is very similar to the one in their family secret room, which is the relationship between ancestors and descendants.
“Thousands of years ago, a group of ancient people discovered this tree emitting light in Egypt.
They don't know how the tree survived in the desert, but that doesn't stop them from regarding it as a miracle and a gift from God.
Next to the tree stands a stone tablet. No one recognizes the runes on it, but everyone who sees it can understand its meaning. "Peggy looked at the four directors seriously, "The translation means: I am leaving. I don't know how much impact my actions will have on future humans, but I still did it so that the current humans can gain freedom and get rid of the so-called fate.
This tree is the symbol of my family and also my last gift to the human beings in this world. I hope that the lives of human beings in the future will be easier.
In addition, my descendant will come into this world on the eve of future storms. He will be more talented than me and can change the fate of many people.
If possible, try to keep him for a while longer, but it's best not to make him feel bored or have any bad thoughts about him.
This is a suggestion and also a warning.”
“In fact, SHIELD was established after the tree was discovered, and its duty is to protect humanity and prevent major threats.
Members of the past generations include great figures such as Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, and Newton. It was not until the 20th century that human technology experienced explosive development and evolved into the current S.H.I.E.L.D.
"What a fantastic story," the female director said with some doubt.
"I had the same idea as you at first, ma'am." Nick Fury smiled self-deprecatingly, "But after a long period of research, we have confirmed the efficacy of this tree.
Researchers call this tree the Tree of Omniscience because the energy it releases can subtly fade human memory, except for the person concerned.
To put it bluntly, things that most people don't believe in will gradually be forgotten by the few people who are willing to believe in them.
This is the main reason why what you just saw did not affect the lives of ordinary humans, but the tree of omniscience has been influencing human history. "
“Does this tree, no, the tree of omniscience really exist?”
“It exists, but unfortunately we cannot tell you where it is.
If something unexpected happens to the Tree of All-Knowing, the peace that we have worked so hard to maintain will be shattered in an instant, and order will become chaos. "
The four directors looked at each other in bewilderment, unable to respond.
"This is the evidence you want." Peggy said, coughing weakly twice. "Originally, the fewer people who knew about these things, the better, but now SHIELD is in such a big mess, and Alexander Pierce, who represented SHIELD in contact with the Security Council, is an undercover agent of Hydra.
If these things are not explained clearly while I am still alive, SHIELD will probably never recover after today. As for the consequences... you all know it."
Hearing this, the board members fell into a brief silence, their emotions becoming extremely complicated.
They have opinions about Nick Fury and even the entire SHIELD, which has the highest funding, the best technology, and elite personnel in all aspects.
However, such a world-ranked military intelligence organization just didn't obey orders at the critical moment. Even though the Security Council was the financial sponsor, Nick Fury would not give them too much face and repeatedly crossed their bottom line.
But now that the secrets of SHIELD are known, Nick Fury, this incredibly evil black man, seems to have been completely whitewashed. All his actions have been explained, and their Security Council seems to be in the wrong for not providing sufficient financial support.
"Ms. Peggy, we completely understand what you mean." The younger director forced a smile and said, "The Board of Directors can provide greater support to S.H.I.E.L.D."
"But we need to have a certain right to know." The female director immediately added, and then looked at Nick Fury seriously, "At least you have to let us know where you spent the funds!"
"Ma'am, you're putting me in a difficult position now. I'm afraid I can't agree to it." Nick Fury said with a little grievance.
If consumption is transparent, how can he embezzle?
Although he embezzled money for S.H.I.E.L.D., otherwise where would there be so many secret bases?
"That's about it! Give us a percentage sheet for what we just saw."
"That's no problem." Nick Fury realized that the board of directors just wanted a way out, and immediately changed his expression to express his agreement.
It's just a simple data sheet, any accountant can do it beautifully, and he has the final say on how authentic it is.