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Chapter 70 I, Peggy Carter, am back!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" A lithe figure in a sports vest was relentlessly pounding the punching bag in the boxing ring, sweating profusely.

It was Peggy Carter, who had recently regained her youthful vitality.

Just then, a figure in a white coat walked into the training field and quietly watched Carter as he was exercising.

"How was it?" With a final, explosive punch that completely shattered the sandbag, Carter stopped and asked the figure in the white coat.

"Madam, according to the test results, your current physical data has completely surpassed that of Captain America Steve Rogers back then... It's unbelievable!" The figure in the white coat reported to Carter very respectfully.

At this moment, Carter was not at the League headquarters, nor at any S.H.I.E.L.D. base.

Instead, it was a base located in a secluded location in the UK, entirely her personal base.

Of course, at its origin, this base can also be considered part of S.H.I.E.L.D.

That's right, just like Nick Fury, who, during his tenure, constantly embezzled funds and frantically built secret bases.

Peggy Carter, who also served as director of S.H.I.E.L.D., naturally had the same authority.

However, unlike Nick Fury's hamster-like behavior of building countless bases, Peggy Carter only established this one base using her authority.

In fact, Peggy Carter and Nick Fury were not the only ones who did this.

All the previous bureau chiefs have done similar things to some extent.

This isn't even S.H.I.E.L.D.'s specialty—the heads of various intelligence agencies do similar things to some extent.

Therefore, it is impossible to trace who started this.

Moreover, Carter's reason for establishing this base in Britain was quite simple: Peggy Carter was British.

According to her original plan, the base would be handed over to the British government after her death.

For the past few decades, this Briton has only contributed to the US government.

What's wrong with seeking some benefits for one's motherland before one's death?
Unexpectedly, a bottle of medicine and a piece of dragon bone pulled her back to her youth, even though she was at the end of her life, and gave her superhuman strength.

So she restarted the previously silent base to serve her own purposes.

And this person in the white coat is the research director of this base.

"Surpassed Steve? I doubt it!" Carter shook his head, recalling the figure holding the shield decades ago. Many times, strength doesn't represent everything; belief is the decisive factor.

In this respect, Carter felt he couldn't compare to that person.

"So, can it be replicated?" Carter asked, more concerned with whether this power could be replicated than whether it could surpass Steve's.

"I'm sorry, ma'am, we've tried, but it's impossible. Our tests suggest that what's altering your body isn't something material, but rather two completely different energies." The researcher shrugged, indicating that he was powerless to help.

"Energy? It seems my little nephew has made an extraordinary friend!" Upon hearing this, Carter recalled Tony's earlier words and guessed what those two types of energy were.

One of them should be the life energy contained in the dragon bone that Stark mentioned, which can restore vitality and prolong life.

Another factor that altered her constitution was likely the magical energy contained in a magical potion called Titan's Elixir.

Moreover, recalling Tony's previous performance, it's clear that the other party didn't know that using the two items simultaneously would produce such an unexpected effect as restoring youth.

“In fact, madam, if we could have more samples, we might…” the researcher said.

“No need, there won’t be any other samples besides my blood!” Carter waved his hand and said.

“Alright! As you command, madam!” The researcher nodded somewhat regretfully.

Unlike Captain America, Peggy Carter was ultimately a legitimate secret agent and had also held positions of power.

Therefore, when faced with such extraordinary power, like many rulers, they would want to replicate it.

However, unlike Nick Fury, who always wanted to control everything, Peggy Carter was a bit more easygoing in this regard.

She would have her people study her blood, but she wouldn't go to great lengths to uncover the person behind Tony because of that.

Especially since she will need to collaborate with Tony Stark's "alliance" next.

Actually, Tony had previously invited her to join the league.

However, considering the complexities of her own identity, Peggy Carter declined.

In her view, Tony's superhero organization was actually quite good. With sufficient financial support, this superhero organization called the League could do what they believed they should do without being constrained by any country or government.

This is not a bad thing.

Back when she was at S.H.I.E.L.D., she experienced far too much unnecessary control from the government.

In particular, the decisions made by many officials on a whim caused her a lot of headaches.

The most typical example is the Paperclip Project.

She disapproved of the plan from the beginning.

But it was no use; at that time, she was a nobody with little influence.

Now look what happened, right? S.H.I.E.L.D. has almost completely turned into Hydra...

But no matter how good the organization was, she herself couldn't join it.

After all, she was once the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.... Once she joins the League, she will inevitably bring some political color to this nascent superhero organization.

Therefore, the best approach is to collaborate with the other party as an independent entity.

Especially in the upcoming operations against S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra, only by being at the forefront and drawing fire can she protect these children.

Although Tony is now over thirty, he is still a child in Carter's eyes.

"Is the Carter Group registration complete?" Carter asked again.

"Yes, it's finished, but as you know, there's a funding issue..." the research institute said.

"Don't worry about that, the funds will be transferred in later!" Carter waved her hand and said. Although she was prepared to be a target for the "Alliance", she really had no way to deal with the funding. The base didn't have much money to begin with, and investing in real estate in New York was just a pipe dream.

Therefore, we still need financial support from Stark Industries in this regard.

“Then there’s no problem!” The researcher nodded.

“Nathan!” Carter called out the researcher’s name.

"What?" The researcher looked up.

“Aren’t you really going to consider inheriting the family name?” Carter asked.

“…I am not qualified!” Nathan replied after a moment of silence.

“That’s not really important, is it? Our target this time, the Hand and the Society, might be an opportunity!” Carter said, looking at him.

"We'll see. At least I'm doing alright for now!" Nathan shrugged. "Alright, ma'am, I have other things to attend to, so I'll take my leave now!"

With that, he turned and left.

Watching the other person's departing figure, Carter shook his head and said nothing more.

Then her gaze hardened...S.H.I.E.L.D....Hydra, I, Peggy Carter, am back!

(End of this chapter)