A certain American comic book's secondary profession master

Chapter 96 Barbara Morse
"Mr. Stark, what do you have to say about the Sokovian XX faction leader's criticism that you have blatantly interfered in the internal affairs of another country?"

"Mr. Stark, could you reveal the identities of your friends?"

"Mr. Stark, what is your view on the armed conflict that occurred in Sokovia after your operation?"

"Mr. Stark, is Ms. Carter's ability to regain her youth related to the biological laboratory you destroyed?"

"Mr. Stark, is Hydra still lurking among us, perhaps even among our high-ranking members?"

"Mr. Stark, are you and Ms. Carter dating?"

As soon as Tony appeared at the Stark Group's main gate, a large group of reporters surrounded him, and Happy couldn't stop them.

Although Tony, as the world's richest man and an inventive genius, had long since adapted to this situation, the last question still almost made him break down.

He does like beautiful women, and Carter's figure is indeed amazing, but he has no interest in a woman who could be his grandmother.

Fortunately, Yelena ran out of the company with a group of security personnel at that moment, and managed to rescue Tony.

There was no other way; Iron Man, along with Peggy Carter, a former WWII heroine, Captain America's comrade-in-arms, and the commander of the Howling Commandos, now Captain Britain, led a group of unknown superheroes to destroy Hydra's biological laboratories and warlord forces in Europe.

It was as shocking to the press as an atomic bomb explosion.

Even though Tony had held a press conference beforehand, it still couldn't satisfy the incredibly hungry media.

"Sigh, being too popular is a sin!" Tony sighed in a slightly flamboyant manner as he flicked non-existent dust off his collar back in his office.

"Heh, you're right. Now I'm doing a lot of work that I shouldn't be doing—I think you should pay me more!" Yelena said irritably.

“Oh, that won’t do. You’re not an adult yet. If I pay you a salary, I’ll be employing a child laborer!” Tony retorted with a smile.

Not paying them doesn't count as child labor, that's perfectly reasonable!

“…You capitalists should be hanged on streetlights!” Yelena cursed immediately upon hearing this, feeling hurt by the mention of minors.

In the alliance, everyone receives a personal allowance of $10,000 per month—it's not that more can't be given, but this allowance is simply to ensure that members don't have to waste time and energy worrying about basic necessities while doing righteous things.

Therefore, its essence is not salary.

The relationship between the alliance and its members is not a traditional employer-employee relationship.

It is not forbidden for any member to want to do other jobs while being a "superhero" in the alliance, based on personal interests.

Of course, there are some special cases as well.

For example, Melina and Natasha didn't join the League with the intention of becoming superheroes.

Therefore, the two of them have additional positions and jobs at Stark Industries, so their salaries are higher, especially Melina, who is also a senior researcher at Stark Industries and earns a very high income, dozens of times higher than Levi, Tony's nominal "assistant".

That's right, not several times or a dozen times, but dozens of times.

Although Stark Industries is a military-industrial complex, it is also a high-tech company.

Therefore, the salaries of researchers are very generous, with senior researchers earning far more than their counterparts in administration—even if these researchers are far less capable in scientific research than Tony, the boss.

Besides cases like Melina and Natasha, there is another special case.

Those are minors like Yelena, Skye, and Colleen.

They also receive a subsidy of $10,000.

To some extent, earning such a high income at such a young age is something to be envied.

Unfortunately, because they are minors, this generous subsidy will not be given directly to them, but will be placed in the hands of their guardians.

Colleen's guardian is now Natasha.

Yelena's guardian is Melina, who also has guardianship over Skye, who has only recently arrived, and Mindy.

Melina only gives Yelena a thousand dollars a month for living expenses, saving all the rest of the money to be given to her when Yelena comes of age.

Skye is the same.

Yelena wanted to resist this.

But just like with going to school, no one in the league was on her side.

So she had no choice but to accept this fact.

"Oh? Really? Speaking of which, Microsoft recently released its latest concept game console, and Bill even invited me to try it out!" Tony wasn't angry at Yelena's complaint; instead, he smiled and offered a tempting offer.

What he said was true.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe also includes Bill Gates and Microsoft.

Tony and the other party remain good friends.

The two also have a photo together, taken in 1974, when Tony was 4 years old and Bill Gates was 19 years old, before they founded Microsoft.

Yelena is at the age where she should be most active.

I used to feel repressed in the Red House.

Now it's completely open.

However, everyone's preferences are different.

After Yelena came to the United States, the first thing she liked was video game consoles.

The Alliance headquarters also has game consoles to provide more entertainment for its members; all the mainstream game consoles on the market are available. However, not many people enjoy playing them, and it's basically Yelena and Skye's exclusive domain now.

So when the little girl heard about the latest game console, she was immediately excited.

Immediately, her large, watery eyes, like those of a fawn, stared at Tony.

"Oh dear, I'm a little thirsty," Tony said, leaning back in his office chair.

"Hehehe, Chairman, what would you like to drink?" Yelena immediately asked, very perceptively.

"Hmm, a coffee, please... By the way, what is Pepper doing?" Tony ordered and then asked.

"Ms. Pepper is recruiting a new assistant for you. Chairman, would you like to go and take a look?" Yelena asked, feigning respect.

“A new assistant? I’ll have to go check him out. We can’t hire someone like Victor and you who doesn’t do any real work!” Tony joked.

"...Next time just say Victor, no need to mention me, I don't get paid." Yelena rolled her eyes.

"Oh, I see. So, the game console..." Tony said, suddenly realizing.

“Mr. Chairman, I am your most loyal assistant, Yelena. Please give your orders!” The young girl immediately stood up straight!

The two chatted and laughed as they arrived at the recruitment site.

Pepper had just finished interviewing a female candidate.

She was very beautiful and had a great figure, so Tony couldn't help but glance at her a few more times.

"It seems you're quite satisfied with her?" Pepper narrowed her eyes.

"Ahem, I'm just observing my assistant candidate a bit more, don't overthink it," Tony explained with a dry cough.

Now that they've established a relationship, Tony can no longer act recklessly like before.

"Yelena, what are you thinking about?" Pepper glared at Tony, then looked at Yelena, who was frowning and silent, and asked.

"It's nothing, I just smelled something on that woman," Yelena shrugged.

“Hmm, I smell it too, Burberry Sporty Women’s Fragrance…” Tony muttered.

Yelena and Pepper both stared at him without saying a word.

"Looks like I smelled it wrong, so what you smelled was..." Tony asked Yelena calmly.

"It smells like Natasha."

"Natasha's taste?" Pepper's mind went blank for a moment.

"You're saying she's a spy?" Tony immediately realized what was going on, but then looked at Yelena and asked, "By the way, does Natasha know that you consider her a synonym for spy?"

Yelena's face turned green instantly.

If Natasha found out, she would definitely beat her to death.

"Little girl, I've got something on you!" Tony said with a smile, patting the girl's head.

"Alright, all you do is bully Yelena. But if this woman really is a spy, then I'll disqualify her right now!" Pepper glared at Tony and said.

“There’s no need. An exposed spy poses no threat. It’s just that we don’t know which faction she’s affiliated with,” Tony said, stroking his chin as he guessed.

Could it be Hydra?

After all, we just destroyed two Hydra bases, so it's normal for them to take action.

I just don't know if Li Wei knows about her.

Tony didn't have much hope that Levi knew the female spy's identity.

After all, Li Wei has always said that he only knows part of the future.

Not everyone knows him.

However, he still sent the female spy's information to Li Wei.

"...I don't know much, but I do know this woman. However, whether she's from Hydra or S.H.I.E.L.D.—of course, it's unknown whether she's ordered by Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D." A few minutes later, on the other side of Earth, Levi replied while looking at the information Tony had sent him, "Her real name should be Barbara Morse. As for other things, I don't know much either."

If Levi hadn't watched Hawkeye before his time travel, he would definitely have nicknamed Barbara Mockingbird and Agent 19.

But now it won't work.

Because the Hawkeye series ultimately revealed that his wife, Laura, was actually Agent 19 of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Whether or not there was a code name like "Mickey Bird" is unknown.

This has absolutely no conflict with Barbara, who appears in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Because the concept of a cinematic universe is entirely new.

Therefore, there is no rule that Barbara Morse must be a bionic bird or Agent 19.

Barbara Morse's codename has never been mentioned in the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent series.

No... I usually update around this time, right? It's just that the release was scheduled for yesterday noon, so I'm posting it at noon now.

Why are people spreading rumors...?

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