Rick and Morty: My Grandfather is Rick?

Hydra, Alexander Pierce, Garrett, Bucky.

Having seen Captain America 2 and a portion of S.H.I.E.L.D., Morty essentially revealed all of Hydra's secrets within S.H.I.E.L.D. to Fury in one go.

With this definite direction, Fury only needed to gather a little information and find a few clues to basically determine whether the other party was one of his own.

So, is Pierce going to play dumb now?

With a blank expression, Fury stared at Pierce as he read the list. After catching the look of fear in the other man's eyes, he basically knew what was going on.

"Aren't you surprised that I already know those three space carriers were prepared for your so-called plan?"

"I'm sorry, I've already ordered construction to stop. Even if those little snakes wanted to fight to the death, they have almost no chance."

"So, you old snakehead, what else do you want to say?"

Pierce's gaze shifted from the list to Fury's no-longer-young face. Now in his sixties, Fury had stepped down as director of S.H.I.E.L.D. more than a decade ago.

Because he knew that S.H.I.E.L.D. could only grow and thrive under Fury's leadership, and only he could make Hydra extract more resources from S.H.I.E.L.D.

So even if you know what Fury is truly loyal to...

He also handed the position over to Fury.

But you don't really think I have no way to retaliate against you, do you?

Over the years, the world has undergone tremendous changes.

Once upon a time, you could be a superhero by carrying a metal shield, doing a few cool moves, jumping on trains, and doing parkour.

These days, you're not even qualified if you don't have some superpowers, are you?

Some people say that gamers should be willing to accept the consequences of their bets. What do you think?

Pierce's question surprised Fury slightly, but as someone skilled in psychological tactics, Fury wouldn't let such a question make him suspicious.

Have you heard of the Fifty States Superhero Act?

"Ok?"

At first glance, Fury thought Pierce was beating around the bush, but after thinking about it carefully, his face immediately darkened.

The "50-State Superhero Act" was a bill that successfully entered the Senate last year after a wave of media hype.

The Senate, as the legislative body, has made this plan part of law in less than a year, just a few days ago.

This plan means that each state can form its own superhero team, with funding provided by each state itself.

Perhaps ordinary people simply feel that, starting today, just like each state's football, baseball, and basketball teams, they too have their own dream team of superheroes.

But for those in the know, this bill means a huge deal, and... a transfer of power!

Because the funding is raised by each state, it means that being a superhero becomes a legitimate profession, rather than a voluntary job.

Then their wages and various expenses can be distributed among each individual.

Secondly, since a superhero team has been formed, there must be enemies to fight, right?

As is widely known, New York City is home to 99% of the world's villains.

Elsewhere, things are peaceful all year round, and all you can see are supervillains on the news.

Finally, when people get used to superheroes protecting them, do state police officers still have any value or meaning?

Once PD is eliminated...

Aside from superheroes, do ordinary people have any other choices?

"You've actually partnered with a superhero company?"

"Yeah, I thought you knew about this?"

Chapter 230 Is this only the first level?

"These people don't know I have an invisible wall; they actually dared to pull this trick..."

"Morty! We're falling!!! Think of something quick!!!"

"Relax, relax, besides the rigid air wall, I actually also have a flexible air wall; it's just a matter of changing the mode of mental output..."

"Fuck! This isn't the time for science education!!! Can't you do something useful like Tony!!!"

Currently at an altitude of over 5,000 meters, with his body plummeting towards the ground, Morty shows no fear whatsoever.

After all, being with my grandfather, this kind of high-altitude fall is nothing compared to what I've experienced before.

When Old Cthulhu and his friends first appeared, a Cthulhu thousands of meters tall crossed time and space to attack them—that was truly terrifying!

Damn, even the world's largest mountain is nothing to them!

However, Sangmei was terrified. Morty, whose neck was being grabbed and shaken by Sangmei, could only roll her eyes at her.

Then he turned around comfortably and looked at the rain of iron and fire heading towards the ground directly above him, giving this sneak attack a score of three out of ten in his mind.

Such a large transport plane, you could say that if you hid the bombs well, they wouldn't be easy to detect, but you just stuffed them inside the supply crates.

It also makes a beeping sound...

That's an insult to the intelligence of everyone present.

Even if Tony didn't switch to scanning mode, or activate his black-and-white vision, and even if he sent Sammy to search for it, they could still find it by following the sound...

Of course, the quick-detonation device in the box salvaged some points.

If the person who planted the bomb could overlook even this, then Morty could truly laugh and spare that person's life.

But now...

If you blow up the plane, that would be very annoying.

Watching that fiery red flower bloom high in the sky, transforming into a rain of iron, ready to bring the most ordinary warmth of the Marvel world to everything below.

With Sammy's roar at 80 decibels ringing in his ears again, Morty sighed, brought out the tool man, Korn, and had it carry Sammy to the ground.

Enjoy this rare freefall for a while longer.

Tony, who had already captured Captain America and the others, moved closer to grab Morty, but the latter dodged him.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, don't interrupt my freefall enjoyment!"

Tony: "..."

Captain America: "..."

Dr. Banner: "..."

A few minutes later, the elastic air wall slammed into the ground before Morty could. The extremely elastic wall made Morty feel as if he were sinking into a sponge.

Then the elastic force lifted his body up again.

After standing up straight, Morty looked at Tony and the others who had already landed and were gathered around a round wooden table under an old tree.

He went closer and listened, and heard that Fury was having an emergency meeting with them.

When Morty heard Fury's exact words, the comfortable feeling he had just experienced from freefalling from a great height vanished instantly.

Although he didn't know about the "Fifty States Superhero Act" before.

But he didn't expect that this seemingly wonderful blessing was actually a huge plan from beginning to end to eliminate PD, then make profits, and squeeze out all the real bad guys through the competition among villains, so as to complete the construction of the ideal country.

After listening to Fury's detailed analysis, even though he knew the other party was on the evil side, Morty couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the person who devised this plan.

Because this plan is so interconnected, and from the starting point, it would be almost impossible to detect if one didn't think about people's intentions in the direction of evil.

Didn't Fury notice the anomaly immediately?

It wasn't until now that these details were analyzed from Pierce's sudden arrest and his proactive confession after the plan had succeeded.

After all, many people believe that the more superheroes there are, the safer they will be.

We can think about it from the opposite perspective.

Does having more and more people protecting you mean there are more and more dangers around you?

Why do more and more criminals keep being arrested? Doesn't anyone think about this question?

Another reason why there are more and more superheroes is because these people have nothing better to do than work hard to earn money and support their families, instead of risking their lives.

It's simply because society is becoming increasingly dangerous, with enemies everywhere that ordinary PDs can't handle. That's why they stand up from the crowd to protect their families. And what about the others?

So, they create more crimes, bring out more heroes, and then give them the status of a state-level superhero team.

When both sides are in control.

All that's needed is to stop supplying the villains, leaving the superheroes with nothing to do, and public order will be stabilized.

Just like Kingpin managing Hell's Kitchen.

Hydra and Superhero Corporation, as the most evil forces, can now paint all their dreams on a new blueprint.

Because by then, they wouldn't be villains anymore.

They've officially cleared their name.

This plan is truly a prime example of how one can gain policing power without any direct conflict with anyone, simply by scattering some cannon fodder.

"Wow... this plan is truly... astounding..." Captain America's dumbfounded expression successfully demonstrated his level of understanding of stratagems to everyone present.

Tony, who was skilled in high technology but not strategy, quietly asked Jarvis to collect some books on improving his strategic skills.

He once thought that as long as one was exceptionally intelligent, one could solve all problems with high technology.

But today's events have proven one thing to him.

That is, as long as this world is still made up of a group of people, certain ancient things will remain forever in everyone's hearts.

"So, Director, what's your plan?" Hawkeye asked Fury, holding up his encrypted phone.

Fury, on the other end, said decisively, "The plan to eliminate all the labs cannot be canceled. The Fifty States Project is still recruiting. If there aren't so many criminals, we can not only reduce the killings but also find other solutions later."

"So you continue your journey. This time, I will send someone even more trustworthy. We absolutely cannot let the planes bomb us again."

With Fury's assurance, everyone felt relieved.

Although that bald guy is ruthless in his dealings, he is also a very cautious person. As long as he personally oversees a project, it almost never goes wrong.

"You're saying that Superhero Corporation is backed by the Thirteen Councils, and it's allied with Hydra. If it's just controlling this...world, isn't that a huge loss?"