My surname is Stark, who changed my job to become a female big gun?

Chapter 607 You must live before I allow you to die!

"In other words, Ulysses Klaue was able to obtain the obelisk because Baron Strucker helped him?"

After hearing the whole story and understanding the importance of the Obelisk to Skye and S.H.I.E.L.D., Steve rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

"Not necessarily. We can't tell anything just from a photo, but it at least proves that there is some connection between the obelisk in Ulysses Klaue's hand and Baron Strucker. The things that Ultron doesn't want us to know may be related to it."

There was a hint of confusion in Lainie's eyes. According to Ulysses Klaue's style of doing things, it didn't seem strange that a magical thing like an obelisk could be traded as a commodity.

But the strange thing is, where did Ulysses Klaue get the obelisk?
Judging from the shooting time shown on this photo, the photo was taken exactly one month before Lainie and Skye and others attended the auction.

Combined with the style of the glass storage jar in which the obelisk is placed in the photo, it can be basically concluded that the glass storage jar held by Ulysses Klaue in the photo is the one that they had originally obtained.

We can also roughly judge that the origin of this obelisk is likely to involve the Hydra.

But at present, Lainie is not sure that this obelisk came from Baron Strucker. After all, apart from Ulysses Klaue, there are no other people with obvious features in the photo, which makes this clue come to a dead end.

However, the most important thing at the moment is not to investigate the origin of the obelisk, so Lainie put this matter aside for the time being.

"Let's not worry about the obelisk for now. I personally think that Ultron is not that interested in it. The reason is that as an artificial intelligence robot, Ultron does not have a physical body. To him, the obelisk is just an iron ingot and will not be of much use at all."

Lainie put the photo aside and made a little joke.

"Unless it can find the obelisk that Ward stole and turn it into a weapon, then it can be like a Midas Touch, turning anyone it touches into stone."

However, as soon as these words were spoken, everyone present, including the other agents in the command room, focused their eyes on Lainie.

"Laini, that joke is not funny."

Coulson coughed lightly as a reminder.

You must know that in the Western world, the story of the snake-haired monster Medusa is a widely circulated horror legend. Linking the obelisk with such a curse will undoubtedly add an unnecessary shadow to the tense atmosphere.

Seeing this, Lainie quickly waved her hand and said with a smile: "Just pretend I never said anything."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and went back to their own business.

"Let's get back to the point. According to what Wanda and Pietro described, Ultron has obviously made himself a body of steel. However, he and we all know that Baron Strucker's metal materials are obviously not enough to create a steel body that can compete with the Avengers."

Lainie left a few important report documents on the desk and put the rest back into the warehouse.

"So it's plundering materials research labs all over the world, just to find body materials that are more beneficial to it?"

Clint took over the conversation, and in his hand happened to be holding a material analysis report on Baron Strucker's development of the Iron Soldier.

"That's right, and vibranium is one of the most suitable materials for it."
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"Dr. Zhao Hailun, ever since I met you that night, I've felt that you have extraordinary talent. The Nano Regeneration Cradle Project you developed can definitely be regarded as a revolutionary breakthrough in the field of life sciences so far."

Scarlet eyes flickered in the dim night outside the window, and the strange figure easily broke through the office window. Without disturbing the laboratory's alarm system, Ultron stepped silently into Dr. Zhao Hailun's office.

"I'm sorry to bother you so late, but those guys don't give me much time, so I have to do this."

Ultron fell to the ground and looked down at Dr. Zhao Hailun in front of him. He bowed slightly politely to express his apology, and then looked around the room.

"You're not welcome here."

Zhao Hailun forced himself to remain calm and swallowed his saliva, then took two steps back to distance himself from the metal creature in front of him.

"Don't be so malicious towards me, Dr. Zhao Helen. I won't hurt you. On the contrary, I admire you very much."

Ultron's tone was very frivolous, and I don't know where he learned this tone from.

"You know, I could have killed you and Dr. Maya Hansen that night, but I changed my mind at the last minute."

"Do you want me to thank you?"

Zhao Hailun secretly turned sideways and reached his hand into his trouser pocket, wanting to secretly send a message to the person outside.

"Well, there's no need to thank me. I actually... I don't recommend you to do this, Dr. Zhao Hailun. You know very well why you can still stand here and talk to me."

Ultron's voice suddenly turned cold, and his cold iron body strangely exuded a chilling murderous intent.

Zhao Hailun's hands froze, and the atmosphere in the office suddenly became extremely low.

"Yes, take your hand out slowly. Don't be in a hurry. As I just said, I admire you very much, Dr. Zhao Hailun. Your talent should not be buried in this small office. You should..."

Ultron stared at Zhao Hailun's right hand hidden behind his back until the latter took his hand out of his pocket. Only then did the frozen expression on his face relax slightly, as if the murderous intent just now was just an illusion of the latter.

"You want a regeneration cradle?"

Zhao Hailun noticed Ultron's gaze towards the Regeneration Cradle repair cabin, and immediately thought of a terrible guess.

"You're going to create a living body? That's impossible!"

"No, no, no, Doctor, you know very well that its possibility is far more powerful than the data you listed."

Ultron stretched out his metal palm and gently stroked the metal shell of the cradle cabin, making a slight metal friction sound.

"It's true that the cradle can print body tissues, but it can't create living flesh. Don't dream on that."

"Really? But I don't think so."

Ultron had a strange smile on his face and seemed very confident in his plan.

"There is no shortage of things and technologies beyond human imagination in this world, whether it's your cradle of regeneration, the Cosmic Cube, or... In short, the knowledge you know is far from everything."

Zhao Hailun did not respond. She thought she could not escape death.

"Do as it says."

Suddenly, Zhao Hailun heard the woman's whisper again.

As expected, Ultron obviously didn't hear her voice, but continued to persuade Zhao Hailun in a kind way.

"Dr. Helen, your wisdom is immeasurable, and it is your wisdom that I need to help me accomplish this great feat. Imagine a life form that can self-repair and self-evolve. It can not only surpass the limits of human beings, but also solve the various crises you humans face - diseases, wars, resource depletion... Isn't this the result you humans want to see the most?"

Ultron's voice was full of temptation.

Zhao Hailun's brows were furrowed, and his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

She couldn't understand why the woman would let her obey Ultron's decision. It was totally unreasonable and contrary to her conscience as a scientist.

"Believe me, only if you agree to it can you survive, otherwise it will kill you now."

The woman's voice echoed in Zhao Hailun's mind again. Although it was soft, it inexplicably revealed a hint of unquestionableness.

"Well, come with me and help me finish it. Then you will witness the birth of a new era with your own eyes, a world where there is no more pain, no more barriers, and true harmony and coexistence."

"You have to live, at least until I allow you to die, you have to live."

Two completely different voices clashed fiercely in Zhao Hailun's mind. On one side was Ultron's promise full of temptation and idealism, and on the other side was the mysterious woman's cold and resolute orders.

She felt as if her heart was torn in two, and every thought was accompanied by a heavy burden.

Until Zhao Hailun couldn't bear it anymore and became hysterical.

"That's enough! I'll do it. I'll do it, isn't that enough?"
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"Then what are we waiting for here? Let's go and find the arms dealer before Ultron gets the vibranium!"

Thor stood up from his seat suddenly. He couldn't wait to do something big and didn't have the patience to stay here any longer.

However, he never expected that before he could leave the conference table, Lainie beside him pushed him back again.

"No, Thor, we don't have to go."

Lainie patted Thor on the shoulder, signaling him not to be anxious.

"Because before that, I actually want to show you something, something about the future."

Everyone was confused and for a moment they had no idea what Lainie was up to.

Now that they have found the clue, and it involves vibranium, a special material that is extremely expensive, shouldn't they do as Thor said and go straight to Ulysses Klaue's hiding place and intercept all the vibranium before Ultron does?

Why waste time looking at "future stuff"?
future……

Thinking of this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and then thought of Lainie's strange abilities...

Lainie noticed the confusion and puzzlement on everyone's faces, and a mysterious smile appeared on her lips. She turned her gaze to her twin sister, Wanda Maximoff, who was still a little dazed in the middle of the field.

"Wanda, please do me a favor."

Wanda was a little confused when she heard this, but out of the trust she had built on Lainie after the brief contact she had with her, she finally nodded, stood up and walked to Lainie's side.

"What do you need me to do? Do you want me to invade their consciousness?"

As soon as Wanda said this, the expressions of the other people present suddenly changed, and they all moved away from Lainie as if they were on guard.

Clint, who had had a similar experience before, almost jumped out of his seat and was extremely alert.

He didn't trust the twins in the first place, and now that Wanda had taken the initiative to ask if they needed mental control, how could Clint not have a stress reaction?

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that Lainie spoke up to stop the other party in the first place, and if Clint hadn't trusted Lainie, he would probably have drawn his gun and taken the initiative.

"Well, that's not necessary, but I do need to use your abilities."

Lainie smiled awkwardly, then comforted everyone present, indicating that they didn't need to be nervous.

Then, Lainie reached out and took out two small energy crystals of different colors from the void, and weighed them back and forth in her hand.

When everyone saw this, they realized what Lainie was going to do. They had seen the effects of the two small crystals in Lainie's hands before, so they naturally knew what kind of miracles Lainie could create with them.

Combined with what Lainie just said, the purpose of the other party's current actions is obvious.

"Hey, Thor, can you lend me your scepter again?"

Without caring about what other people were thinking, Lainie took out the small crystal and showed it to them. Then she held it tightly in her hand and patted Thor's shoulder, signaling him to lend her the Mind Scepter hidden in his magic belt.

Thor became suspicious when he saw this. When Lainie showed everyone the virtual illusion created by the small red crystals, Thor herself was not in the Avengers Building, so he didn't know what Lainie was going to do this time.

However, he did hear Sif mention it afterwards, but he didn't take it too seriously at the time. Now that Lainie wanted to use the same trick again, he naturally would not refuse.

"Okay, but you have to return it to me immediately after use. I'm worried about you keeping it in your hands." Thor reminded him and glanced at Tony who was silent on the other side.

In response, Lainie smiled meaningfully.

"No problem, as long as you insist."

Thor narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw this. He always felt that there was something hidden in Lanie's smile that he didn't understand.

But he could see that Lainie was not lying to him, so he took out the scepter and gave it to Lainie.

"Very good, now..."

Lainie held two small red and blue crystals in one hand and tightly grasped the Mind Scepter in the other. She deliberately prolonged her voice to keep the question in suspense, and then cast her gaze at Wanda who was still a little at a loss beside her.

"Wanda, use your abilities on me, but don't interfere with my mind, like we did before."

Wanda turned around and nodded to show that she understood. Then, under the vigilant and puzzled gazes of everyone, she condensed a crimson thread of energy from between her hands, which slowly wandered to Lainie's temple and drilled into it, connecting her consciousness with Lainie's.

The next second, everyone in the command room saw two rays of light, one blue and one red, radiating from between Lainie's fingers. In an instant, the entire space seemed to be filled with an indescribable energy fluctuation, and the air became sticky and full of tension.

Then three, four, and the rays of light became more and more numerous, brighter and more dazzling, until they completely enveloped the entire command room, completely transforming the space where everyone was in into an incredible scene!

(End of this chapter)