A Marine Admiral in the Marvel Universe

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Chapter 283 Which fruit should I buy?

"Damn it, give me an answer!"

Sitwell kept shouting into the walkie-talkie, but there was no reply from the other end.

Shortly after Cao Gui left, S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel repaired some of the electronic equipment and quickly detected multiple energy bursts on the Rainbow Bridge.

Before they even set off for the town, the hammer at the center of the base unleashed a massive electromagnetic pulse. Before they could react, all the electronic equipment crashed again, coming to a complete standstill.

At the same time, thunder suddenly roared in the previously determined corner of the Rainbow Bridge, and countless bolts of lightning struck down from the sky, sending chills down one's spine.

The thought that Cao Gui had gotten there before them made Sitwell disregard everything else and immediately order all armed personnel to take their equipment and set off.

However, Sitwell and his group had only gone halfway when the thunderclouds began to dissipate, indicating that the matter there was over.

Sitwell's heart clenched; he hoped Cao Gui was alright.

"Buzz... Sir... can you hear me?"

Just as Sitwell was filled with worry, the voice he had been waiting for came through the walkie-talkie.

“Oh God…where are you? Are you alright?” Sitwell asked hurriedly.

"It's nothing. I was just about to enter the town, but... so I stayed outside." Cao Gui casually said, "Besides, I saw you guys."

Sitwell paused for a moment, and a black Mercedes suddenly appeared from the side, pulling up to Sitwell's window.

Sitwell looked at Cao Gui with a strange expression: "Cao, you seem a little different?"

For some reason, Cao Gui looked... ordinary at this moment. Although his appearance hadn't changed, his temperament had.

In the past, I showed some talent, though not obviously, but it was easy to get noticed. But now... I've become just another face in the crowd, inconspicuous and easily overlooked.

"Oh? Is that so?" Cao Gui shrugged, not paying any attention.

As the two were talking, the convoy quickly arrived at the outskirts of the town. Everyone from S.H.I.E.L.D. was dumbfounded when they saw the town's devastated battlefield.

"Was this place... hit by some high-powered weapon?"

Why was it destroyed like this?

"Look at the ground, the sand there has already silicified..."

"..."

The S.H.I.E.L.D. agents whispered amongst themselves, some pointing quietly to the large, shimmering crystal in the desert.

"Damn it, what's wrong with your eyes? Didn't you see that weirdo in medieval armor?"

"The thing in his hand is the unidentified object we were just studying."

These words jolted the S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel awake, and everyone turned their gaze toward the imposing Thor in the center of the room.

However, at this moment, his face was filled with anger, and there were still faint arcs of electricity flashing on his body. Clearly, he had not yet recovered from Cao Gui's influence.

Cao Gui curled his lip in response, not taking it seriously at all. "If you're so capable, come and fight me. If that doesn't work, I'll just spend a hundred million to unlock the General character card and have a proper chat with you about whether light or lightning is stronger."

"Thor?"

Sif patted his shoulder sadly: "They are all warriors, and they have long been prepared to die on the battlefield. Please don't be sad, this is our honor."

Thor nodded silently, picked up Loki's body, while Sif and Fandral dug up the bodies of Volstagg and Hogan and put their weapons away.

"Let's go back to Asgard." Thor's tone was heavy. He didn't know how to explain to his parents that he, as the older brother, had failed to protect his younger brother, causing Loki's death in battle.

"Thor," Dr. Jane called softly, though it was quite inappropriate, but she couldn't bear to part with Thor.

“Jane, I’m taking Loki home. I’ll come back to you once I’ve settled things,” Thor said in a deep voice.

"...Okay, I'll wait for you!"

At that moment, Sitwell arrived with the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents not far from Thor.

“Uh… hello, this… warrior?” Sitwell managed a weak greeting.

"A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent," Thor suddenly said seriously.

“I have heard of you from Shagwi. You fight to protect this world, and so do I. I, Thor, son of Odin, am willing to ally with you.”

A look of surprise flashed across Sitwell's face. Cao Gui had explained to him the identity of this person: the heir to the rulers of the nine worlds, the son of Odin, the god-king.

Although it was just talk, his expressed intention to form an alliance was quite surprising.

“Son of Odin, we are willing to ally with you and fight for this world,” Sitwell said hastily.

“Very good.” Thor nodded, then pointed to Shagwi and Jane and said, “I hope you will be kinder to my friends and stop making things difficult for them.”

"Of course, we're not bad people."

"Furthermore, I hope you can help me find out who the deity of this desert is, in Midgard... on Earth, who possesses the ability to control sand and transform it."

Upon hearing this, Sitwell was somewhat stunned and didn't quite understand, but he still agreed.

“I’m very grateful to you, S.H.I.E.L.D..” Thor nodded. “I’ll be back in a while, and I hope you can help me finish these things.”

Not far away, Cao Guiwei kept his head down and remained expressionless. This brainless brute had actually figured out how to team up with the local bullies to deal with the enemy.

It seems Loki's death was quite a shock to him.

On the other side, Thor, Sif, and Fandral stood side by side.

"Heimdall, open the Rainbow Bridge!" Thor shouted, raising Mjolnir.

However, to his astonishment, there was no reaction from the sky.

The three exchanged a glance, a bad feeling rising in their hearts. What they didn't know was that Loki had already frozen Heimdall in the Box of Ice in order to control the passages to and from Asgard.

At this moment, the Rainbow Bridge was deserted; this strategic weapon of Asgard was not controlled by anyone.

"What's going on?" The three Asgardians exchanged glances. Without the Rainbow Bridge, they would have no way to return to Asgard.

"Heimdall!" Thor cried again, "Open the Rainbow Bridge and take us back to Asgard!"

After calling out repeatedly, there was still no response from the sky. Just as Thor was about to give up, dark clouds rolled in, and the familiar seven-colored light finally appeared faintly in the sky.

Before the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents could react, a beam of light shone on them, and the three of them vanished instantly, leaving only a strange pattern in their place.

Sitwell quickly relayed the matter back to headquarters, which took it very seriously and immediately requested Sitwell to write a complete and detailed report.

Not only that, but a large number of additional personnel were also added to complete this task.

As for Professor Shagway and his two companions, Nick Fury treated them with the highest level of hospitality. After briefly learning about what had happened, he sent the two girls away and paid them a considerable sum, ostensibly as a token of gratitude.

As for Professor Shagway, he stayed behind. S.H.I.E.L.D. showed him the Tesseract and invited him to study it together.

This is S.H.I.E.L.D.'s solution to the emergence of Asgard: to accelerate research on the Tesseract.

Despite Thor's goodwill, it was unstable for S.H.I.E.L.D. Without equal strength, this goodwill was nothing but a castle in the air, and might disappear in a few days.

Therefore, they must accelerate their research on the Cosmic Cube in order to gain the corresponding power.

Cao Gui was unaware of this, and even if he had known, he would have had no interest in participating. After his trip to New Mexico, Cao Gui's strength, while still respectable on Earth, was somewhat lacking compared to the Asgardians.

"Looks like I'll have to eat some fruit..."

Cao Gui opened the system panel and looked at the dazzling array of fruits, feeling a headache coming on for a moment:

Which Devil Fruit should I exchange for?

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Chapter 284 Cao Gui's Fruits

At night, a gentle breeze rustled through the treetops.

The night sky was high and the clouds were light, but for some reason, it was hard to see the stars. In New York, the lights were the only thing that shone brightly.

Cao Gui drove a Ford pickup truck slowly into the New Jersey community. It was already midnight, and the entire community, except for some nocturnal animals, was asleep.

However, the Ford that Cao Gui was driving was a bit too loud, which still attracted a lot of attention. People living here usually use commercial vehicles, and pickup trucks are very rare.

Sitwell planned to give Cao Gui a car to help him get back, but Cao Gui refused. He didn't want to use a S.H.I.E.L.D. car; who knew if there were tracking devices or listening devices in it?

Back in the bedroom, Gwen was fast asleep, wrapped in the blankets. She looked like she was having a good time. Seeing this, Cao Gui tiptoed into the bathroom, washed up, and then slowly crawled into bed.

Although the trip to Mexico wasn't tiring, it was still a bit tiring to be honest.

Cao Gui gently kissed Gwen on the cheek and then lay down.

However, at that moment, the blanket was pulled back, and Gwen sat up abruptly, throwing herself at Cao Gui: "Ahhh! You bastard, why did you only kiss me once?"

Cao Gui: "...How many kisses do you want?"

"Every single time."

"From top to bottom?"

"uh-huh!"

"From front to back?"

"Damn it, shut up and start talking... Ahahaha..."

……

Three hours later, Gwen lay on Cao Gui, her face flushed. Cao Gui stroked her back and smiled contemptuously. Ha, woman!

All you do is talk big!

However, after being disturbed by Gwen, Cao Gui was no longer sleepy. He opened the system panel and then the exchange section.

The threshold for exchanging Devil Fruits is very high, starting at 100 million. 100 million is one tier, 150 million is another tier, 200 million is yet another tier, and 250 million is yet another tier.

However, the highest Devil Fruit is 300 million merit points. Once you have 300 million merit points, you'll basically be at the top level of Mythical Zoan types. The Azure Dragon Fruit, the Vampire Fruit, and even the Human-Human Fruit in Buddha form all fall into this category.

In addition, there are two more, the Rubber Fruit and the Surgery Fruit, which require a total of 500 million merit points.

As for other Logia-type fruits like the Magma-Magma Fruit, Ice-Ice Fruit, and Glint-Glint Fruit, or top-tier Paramecia-type fruits like the Soul-Soul Fruit and Tremor-Tremor Fruit, they fall into the 250 million range.

Coincidentally, Cao Gui's savings were just enough to buy these top-quality fruits.

So the question is, which fruit should we choose?

What Cao Gui was actually hoping for at first was the Vampire Fruit. This fruit wasn't portrayed very well in the original work, and in Redfield's hands, it was used as a tool to restore his strength. His true combat power was unknown.