Astrophysicist was only one of his many titles. If he were to lay out all of his credentials, it would probably take most of the day!
In any case, in Nick Fury's judgment, this old man was the most suitable "technical authority" to study the Cube.
Naturally, as an agent, Fury would never place complete trust in anyone—especially someone who did not belong to S.H.I.E.L.D. Thus, he dispatched Hawkeye to observe from above. If anything went wrong, he was to act immediately!
"Oh! Oh my God, this is…"
At first, Selvig was merely a little surprised by the Cosmic Cube. He didn't know exactly what it was—only that it looked incredibly powerful. But as his research deepened, he gradually realized just how terrifying this energy truly was.
Not ordinary terrifying—but unimaginably so.
More frightening than researching a nuclear bomb!
Yet he did not choose to flee. Instead, he continued his research—this was the pride of a true scientist.
As his work progressed, a machine resembling a particle collider was soon constructed in a secret field.
However, research into supernatural energy carried an extremely high failure rate. For ten full days, he made almost no progress at all.
It was not until the eleventh day that he finally grasped some key principles, successfully triggered the power of the Cosmic Cube, and opened a space gate that lasted for just 0.01 seconds!
0.01 seconds…
A fleeting instant. If Selvig himself had not insisted that he saw it—and if Hawkeye had not corroborated it—no one else would have believed him.
This experiment also allowed Selvig to find the correct direction.
As the saying goes, everything is hardest at the beginning. Once the first barrier was broken, the subsequent experiments became much smoother. He no longer had to tear out his hair—which was already sparse enough.
Experimental data began piling up day by day along a clear path to success.
Another ten days later, Selvig summoned Nick Fury and several senior officials to witness the results of his experiment.
Nick Fury arrived wearing an expression that was hard to describe. Every time he saw that blue cube, his eye would start to ache.
Although to the outside world it was said that his injury had been caused by the Kree—
In reality, he had been scratched blind by an orange tabby cat!
How ridiculous was that?
Even his dark face couldn't cover the embarrassment.
A tough guy bursting into tears!
"Dr. Selvig, let's begin," Nick Fury said with his arms crossed. Then he turned slightly toward Hawkeye beside him and asked, "Let me confirm one more time—everything's fine, right?"
"No problem," Hawkeye replied.
When Hawkeye said there was no problem, it meant Selvig had not leaked information and had not violated the agreement with S.H.I.E.L.D.
As for whether problems would arise afterward—Hawkeye didn't know.
"I hope it really is fine…" Nick Fury muttered, unconsciously touching the strange firearm in his hand.
It was a weapon produced by the Antarctic Military Industry—said to be the most powerful individual weapon in the world at present. Yet even such a weapon came with a special agreement: if it was fired on Earth, it would self-destruct automatically!
The island nation had already proven to the world—through their own annihilation—that this was no joke.
Nick Fury knew all too well that studying this small blue cube tended to trigger all sorts of incidents. This time—who knew what might happen?
If the energy output was too large and truly attracted the Kree, then the weapon in his hand would be ready.
When blue energy overflowed from the Cosmic Cube and was finally gathered by the machine into a concentrated beam, shooting toward the reaction platform not far away, it was as if it struck an invisible door!
This door had no discernible size, shape, or color.
Yet as the Cosmic Cube continued to inject energy, the invisible door slowly opened, eventually stabilizing in an open state!
This was the first time Earth's humans had correctly utilized the power of the Cosmic Cube—the power of the Space Stone!
However, the outcome was not necessarily a good one.
So there was nothing to celebrate.
Because before that door, a figure appeared out of thin air.
No—he was not human.
He wore ornate armor and held a scepter in his hand!
He laughed like a madman!
If Xu Dan were present, he would have recognized him immediately—it was Loki, the God of Mischief!
From Asgard. Thor's brother!
Although Nick Fury did not know who Loki was, he understood one thing clearly: anyone who appeared out of nowhere like this would be treated as an alien!
After all, the woman back then had also been dressed like a game character.
Without hesitation, Nick Fury raised the weapon in his hand. The electromagnetic pulse charge completed in 0.001 seconds. With a single pull of the trigger, he could blast this psychopath dozens of feet away!
"Drop your weapon and raise your hands, now!"
This was not his first encounter with aliens. Nick Fury was confident.
At the same time, the surrounding S.H.I.E.L.D. agents drew their pistols. Though those small firearms posed no threat to Loki, they certainly made a statement.
Only Selvig stood frozen in place, unsure whether to feel exhilaration or regret.
This was his research.
The first time humanity had harnessed the true power of the Cosmic Cube—wormhole technology!
At present, even the theoretical framework of wormholes on Earth was incomplete, let alone the actual realization of such technology!
Yet he had done it.
He had succeeded.
But what emerged was a being from nowhere—and whether this "person" was friend or foe, or even human, he had no idea.
He only knew that everyone had raised their guns and aimed at him.
Loki lifted his head with an evil smile and slowly stood up.
His gaze swept across the area, filled with disdain for those tiny pistols—and even greater contempt for these backward humans.
Only when he looked at Nick Fury did he pause.
"Wow. Weapons like this already exist on Earth? It seems you humans have made quite a bit of progress."
"Huh…"
Loki's response was Nick Fury's merciless shot!
The electromagnetic pulse cannon crackled with blue arcs of energy, streaking toward Loki at the speed of lightning!
At such speed, it was impossible for Loki to dodge!
Boom!!!
The electromagnetic pulse detonated, blue light scattering everywhere!
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At the same time, a press conference was being held at the Grand Theater newly built by the Antarctic Company.
The launch event for a virtual game!
At this press conference, aside from the security personnel, not a single representative of the Antarctic Company had appeared.
Looking at the empty stage, murmurs began to ripple through the crowd.
"They're not going to be late, are they?!"
"Maybe they're doing last-minute touch-ups backstage?"
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