Old Wang’s Moon Landing Plan (First Update)

Old Wang went out and made a trip to Chinatown, checked on the construction progress of Azeroth Tower, then returned to The Laboratory.

Suddenly sensing a spatial disturbance, Gordon appeared with Skye.

"Wang."

Skye said, "The Council of Elders has concerns. They’re worried their current lives will be disrupted, and they know nothing about the Inhuman world on the moon. We may need to make contact with Attilan first, but the problem is that we have no way of getting to the moon."

"Even Blind Monk can’t do it?" Old Wang was very curious about Gordon’s abilities.

Skye nodded. "Gordon can only teleport within a limited range. He can teleport to anywhere on Earth that he’s been before, but the moon is too far away—an average of 380,000 kilometers. That’s far beyond Gordon’s capabilities."

It seemed Gordon still couldn’t compare to that dog on the moon… Old Wang stroked his chin.

"In theory, a Sling Ring can open a portal to the moon, but I can’t do it. Other than Ancient One, no one at Kamar-Taj can. Hmm, a modified Quinjet should be capable of interstellar travel. When we have time, we can make the trip together."

At this point in time, many countries around the world had already begun moon-landing programs. Quite a few lunar probes had reached the moon and had even been discovered by the Inhumans, putting them on alert.

The Inhumans’ technological level had vastly surpassed humanity’s in ancient times, but unfortunately, their pace of progress had been far too slow over the years.

Population was their fatal weakness.

Many hands made light work. Three cobblers with their wits combined were better than Zhuge Liang. Humanity’s population advantage had allowed for a far greater accumulation of knowledge, and its technological development had far outpaced that of the moon. In some respects, humanity had already surpassed the Inhumans, which worried them greatly.

Some Inhumans had even advocated striking first, waging war against humanity, and ruling over them.

Getting to the moon wasn’t difficult, but now wasn’t the time.

The Inhumans were still very powerful. Until he possessed the strength to contend with Black Bolt, Old Wang had no intention of going to the moon.

He was an extremely forceful person at heart. No matter the situation, he wanted to hold the initiative, and that required sufficient strength to back it up.

"Let’s leave it at that for now. We’ll talk about it later."

Old Wang smiled. "Tony sent over some more information about virtual technology. Study it carefully. Get the Framework up and running as soon as possible. This is very important… it can make us a lot of money."

"I will." Skye nodded heavily, her gaze toward Old Wang burning with affection.

"Now it’s free time."

Old Wang blinked. "You on top?"

Skye was infinitely bashful. "Mm."

Violent tremors began.

Everyone in the laboratory felt the ground and building shake. After a brief moment of panic, calm returned.

During the original planning phase, the boss had specifically insisted that the building’s earthquake resistance be strengthened. It had to withstand at least a magnitude-eight earthquake, and even remain completely intact during a magnitude-nine quake. That had left them puzzled.

Although San Juan lay within an earthquake zone and had experienced many quakes throughout its history, none had been particularly strong. Was it really necessary to spend that much extra money on earthquake resistance?

Later, they learned that it really was necessary—and that the current earthquake resistance might not even be enough if the boss’s wife’s powers continued to grow.

The first time was unfamiliar; the second time was routine.

They would get used to it.

Amid the unceasing tremors, work had to continue.

A day and a night passed without incident.

The following afternoon, after an intense and prolonged battle, Old Wang once again entered that sage-like state of unity between man and nature. His body and soul were utterly pure, and only then did he remember another important matter.

"Skye, did you find those people I asked you to look for?"

Although Attilan had taken away many Inhumans, even more had gone undiscovered and intermarried with Earthlings. No one could say for certain how many Inhuman descendants there were on Earth now.

Many of them, once exposed to Terrigen Mist, would awaken powerful abilities.

Superhuman strength, the ability to control fire or frost, speed comparable to Quicksilver’s, and even the ability to create duplicates.

The people Old Wang had asked Skye to find were several of them.

"I found them all."

Skye stretched lazily, lying on Old Wang’s chest as she listened to his firm, powerful heartbeat. She spoke softly.

"Just as you said, we’ve been monitoring their movements, ensuring their safety as much as possible, and keeping them unaware… Massage me a little. There’s a hard knot here… yes, right there, not there~"

You could actually use shockwaves to get rid of the hard knot… Old Wang naturally didn’t say that. His hands were highly practiced. "Before making contact with Attilan, Afterlife should increase its overall strength as much as possible. Contact them. Bring them to Afterlife and help them awaken. There are still too few awakened people in Afterlife."

"Mm, a little higher, harder… mm, don’t make circles… that feels good."

Skye moaned and said, "The others won’t be a problem, but should we tell Aunt May first about Andrew Garner? Dr. Garner is Aunt May’s husband… ex-husband. She should know about this."

"I’ll talk to her." Old Wang’s hands wandered freely.

Skye was first seized by Old Wang as he took the high ground and invaded the valley, forcing her to roll around and beg for mercy. But soon, a woman’s tenacity showed itself. She turned defense into offense, struck through the forest, and flooded Iron Peak.

The bedroom was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Until the ringtone sounded.

Looking at Egghead’s name flashing across the phone screen, Old Wang finally understood why that guy still wasn’t married.

It really wasn’t because of Captain Marvel.

Too much!

Skye rubbed her waist, thinking that after the entire laboratory had shaken for a day and a night, they really couldn’t go too far.

Old Wang got up and answered the call.

"Master Wang."

Egghead’s voice came through. "Just three minutes ago, five high-ranking officials were assassinated simultaneously—in Eastern Europe, East Asia, North America, South Africa, and Oceania!"

Triskelion Headquarters.

Having changed clothes, Old Wang and Skye looked at the projected videos and photographs, frowning.

"This was an organized, premeditated assassination. This is Hydra declaring war on the entire world. This is a provocation against peace, a trampling of the law! We absolutely cannot allow this to continue. We strongly condemn and protest this. I suggest we take immediate action and let none of them escape!"

Egghead: "…"

Hill: "…"

Tony: "…"

Skye: "…"

Why did that sound nothing like something you would say? It sounded more like a Foreign Ministry spokesperson at a press conference.

"They’re all Winter Soldiers. Every assassin is physically on the same level as Captain America and Sergeant Barnes."

Hill briefly explained the situation. "According to the intelligence we received, these two are the hardest to deal with. One has the greatest strength, and the other has the fastest speed."

Her small hand tapped several times, and all the relevant files appeared.

There were five Winter Soldiers—four men and one woman.

One was a white man, the tallest and strongest of the group. Another was an Asian man with a shaved head, whose reaction speed was the fastest. These two had the strongest combat abilities.

In other respects, the five Winter Soldiers were basically on the same level. They were proficient in all the world’s major languages and every skill a veteran assassin should possess.

"Five level-six targets."

Egghead pressed both hands against the table. His single eye lingered on each person for two seconds, his voice steady and resolute, beyond question.

"Agent Romanoff and Agent Barton are in Europe. They’ve already locked onto the Winter Soldier there, with a Quinjet and S.H.I.E.L.D. Rapid Response Special Forces providing support. The four of you now need to deal with the other four."

"These people are extremely dangerous. Governments everywhere have issued kill-on-sight orders, but I want them alive."

"I know you can do it."

"I hope you can do it!"