Chapter 494: Observation

Before entering, Coulson said to a nearby agent, "Adjust the tracking on these three individuals and see what they're doing at the Sand Ninja Puppet Shop."

"Use SHIELD's authorization to access surveillance and see where they go. We'll conduct an investigation when the time comes."

"Yes, sir!"

After instructing the agent next to him, Coulson, accompanied by Barton, entered the Sand Ninja Puppet Shop, while the team of agents who came with them waited outside.

"Welcome to the Sand Ninja Puppet Shop!"

Hearing the welcoming voice once again, Temari thought the visitors just now had returned for something urgent. She looked towards the entrance and saw that the newcomers were not the same three people as before, but Agent Coulson and Agent Barton.

Seeing them, Temari thought to herself: "It's quite a coincidence that these two groups arrived at the same time."

Coulson, accompanied by Barton, approached the counter of the puppet shop. Coulson placed a box on the counter.

"Ms. Temari, here are the Vibranium materials worth $300 million, to purchase the body-enhancing serum."

Fifteen kilograms of Vibranium were placed directly on the counter by Coulson, making a heavy thud as the box made contact with the surface.

Temari looked at the Vibranium Coulson had taken out, confirmed the weight, and said, "The quantity of materials is appropriate, no problem. Let's proceed with the trade."

After saying this, Temari took out a box from under the counter, opened it, and revealed the body-enhancing serum inside.

"This is the body-enhancing serum you need."

Coulson glanced at the body-enhancing serum Temari had taken out, but couldn't discern any difference from the ones sold by Charles agency.

However, after some thought, he still asked, "Ms. Temari, if someone has already injected the body-enhancing serum sold by Charles agency, can they inject this one again?"

However, Temari closed the box and shook her head. "If you want that person to die, you can inject two different body-enhancing serums into their body."

Hearing Temari's response, Coulson knew that the body-enhancing serums produced by the two ninja villages couldn't be injected into the same person.

"I understand. We won't inject two different enhancers into the same person."

Coulson and Temari exchanged their items and completed the transaction.

"Ms. Temari, since Vibranium is scarce, does your Sand Ninja Puppet Shop really not consider trading with other items?"

Temari shook her head and said, "Besides Vibranium, we currently have no other needs."

Coulson sighed inwardly, then said, "Well, in that case, we'll have to trade some 084 items with Charles agency to obtain their body-enhancing serum."

Hearing Coulson mention 084 items, Pakura, who was nearby, asked, "What are 084 items?"

Coulson glanced at Pakura and explained, "In our SHIELD, the Tesseract, which produces energy blocks, is recorded as an 084 item. Any items with special abilities are all categorized as 084 items."

"We're planning to take out some 084 items for trade."

After pondering for a moment, Pakura spoke up, "Until we see the 084 items ourselves, we can't determine if they're useful to us. Therefore, we can't judge their price or determine if they're worth trading for."

"But if the items you bring out are of the same type or level as the Tesseract, I can confirm that they definitely have value for trading with us."

Coulson's mouth twitched slightly as he thought: Even if they had treasures of the same level as the Tesseract, SHIELD wouldn't easily trade them away.

"Ms. Pakura, the value of items is determined by the demand. As for the value of these items, you can come and confirm it on-site when the time comes."

"We've already invited Charles agency to trade with us. I believe that if Sand Ninja Puppet Shop can attend, you'll be able to obtain the 084 items you desire."

After hearing Coulson's words, Pakura thought for a moment and then said, "Once you've confirmed the date of the trade, inform us, and Sand Ninja Puppet Shop will send someone to attend."

Hearing Pakura's agreement on behalf of the Sand Ninja Puppet Shop, Coulson's smile grew even wider.

"Looking forward to your arrival."

Once Coulson learned that Charles agency agreed to the trade, he had an idea. He planned to change the trade from one-on-one to one-on-three, not only involving Sand Ninja Puppet Shop but also not letting go of Oto-nin's side.

When the time came, he would call all three parties, which would make it easier to raise the price of the items in his hands.

Otherwise, if the ninja from Konoha stated the value of the 084 items, SHIELD would have to trade at that exact price. What if they were being taken advantage of?

So the best solution was to involve all three ninja villages. By doing so, they could all provide quotations, thus maximizing the chance of avoiding being taken advantage of by them.

After finalizing all the arrangements, Coulson completed the transaction with Temari. However, when he received the box from Temari, Coulson was slightly stunned. Why did this thing seem so familiar?

Wait a minute, the three men who left just now, the box they were holding when they left, seemed exactly like this one.

Coulson looked at Temari and asked, "Ms. Temari, the three men who just left, did they also trade for the body-enhancing serum?"

Temari looked at Coulson, glanced him up and down, and said, "I don't know."

"Do you think our Sand Ninja Puppet Shop would sell customers' information?"

Upon hearing Temari's refusal, Coulson said, "50 energy blocks!"

Temari's expression changed. "What do you take us for?"

"Get out!"

Hearing Temari's anger, Coulson quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, Ms. Temari."

"You've misunderstood. I didn't mean any harm."

"Since you're unwilling to disclose, then forget it."

"My transaction here is complete, so I'll take my leave. Looking forward to our future cooperation."

With that, Coulson didn't linger in the puppet shop and immediately left with Barton.

Seeing this, Temari sneered and then said, "Teacher, do you think they can escape from the pursuit of SHIELD?"

Pakura looked at Temari and said, "I'm not concerned about whether they can intercept the first group of people. What I'm more concerned about is whether the 084 items SHIELD brings out have any value."

Pakura glanced at the boxes on the table and then said, "Take out all the metals inside and send them back."

"As for these boxes, destroy them as usual."Top of Form