World Peace

The next day, Steve resigned from the factory and moved into the Martial Arts Gym.

What no one noticed was that there was a piece of news in many newspapers that day,

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"Johnny 'Mad Dog', the leader of the Brooklyn Mafia, and more than a dozen of his subordinates were found dead last night."

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Ray did not teach Steve personally but told him to learn basic skills from Carl and others.

Ray's fighting skills were mainly based on his physical quality far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Because his strength was unstable for a long time, he was not very good at basic training.

So Steve first followed the fighters to exercise basic skills, to make up for the gap of his physique, and lay a solid foundation.

Although his physical condition was very poor, he had perseverance far beyond ordinary people.

Even if his muscles were in unbearable pain and his body was shaking, he would still grit his teeth and persevere until he completed the task.

Even a person with a poor physique could gradually improve his/her physique and become stronger.

He didn't follow extreme basic exercises, which only pursued powerful strength and squeezed a person's potential through a lot of high-intensity training. It could have severe repercussions like hidden wounds.

A few months later, Steve's body became significantly stronger, but of course, he still looked a little short and thin compared to ordinary people.

But it wasn't like before, panting after running for two minutes, and the thin body under the clothes also began to have the outline of muscles.

"When will you start teaching me martial arts?" Steve looked at Ray, who had easily defeated the four fighters, and asked with a look of yearning in his eyes.

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Since the last time Johnny and his group were easily defeated by Carl and the others, the reputation of the Martial Arts Hall spread throughout Brooklyn. Although Johnny and others were killed that night, there were still some people who escaped the disaster and told the story of the day.

According to the survivors, in addition to the four very capable fighters in the Martial Arts Hall, the owner of the Martial Arts Hall was skilled in marksmanship.

Anyone with a discerning eye knew that the death of Johnny and others that night was probably done by people in the Martial Arts Hall.

Because the other leaders coveted the wealth of the Martial Arts Hall, they sent people to observe secretly. After Johnny and the others were injured and defeated, they watched in the dark all night.

According to the description of the witnesses, in the middle of the night, a figure leaped out from the third floor and disappeared after a few jumps on the roof.

The time was consistent with the time when Johnny and the others were killed, and their surveillance was likely discovered long ago as before the figure left, he glanced at the place where they were hiding.

This was obviously a warning!

The leaders of the two major families canceled their plans for the Martial Arts Hall and strictly ordered their subordinates not to provoke anyone from the Martial Arts Hall.

As Johnny's old rivals, no one knew Johnny's strength better than them. Although he was the smallest of the three major forces, the nickname "Mad Dog" was not for nothing.

Johnny was more crazy and ruthless than all of them, and he was cunning. Under the leadership of Johnny, the gang did many major cases, and their combat effectiveness was much stronger than their subordinates.

And although they were few, they always stayed together, not giving anyone any chance to defeat them.

To eliminate these madmen, It would have taken a lot of resources, which was why they can occupy a place in Brooklyn even though they were far less big than the other two leaders.

As the reputation of the Martial Arts Hall spread, people began to come here. After learning the strength of fighters, they willingly paid for tuition.

As a result, Steve created a few more "junior brothers".

Seeing that his brothers started to learn martial arts from their respective teachers, but Steve could only sprint in the corner of the hall, Steve couldn't help but feel anxious.

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"Why are you anxious to learn martial arts?"

"To become stronger, so that I can join the army," Steve said with determination. This was his dream all along, but unfortunately, his weak body made him eliminated again and again.

"Join the army to kill Nazis?" Ray asked, looking into Steve's eyes.

"No, I don't want to kill anyone, I just want to protect my motherland." Steve shook his head and said.

"What if your motherland goes to war?"

"I don't think I'll go," Steve said seriously.

"What if your motherland ordered you to go?"

"I..."

Seeing that Steve was hesitating, Ray patted him on the shoulder and said,

"I just want to tell you, don't be used by politicians, and don't limit your vision to one country, I hope you can be like me, have a great ideal."

"What is your ideal?" Steve was very curious about this.

"My ideal is world peace."

Looking at Steve who was looking at him with admiration, Ray smiled lightly, turned, and sat on the sofa again, waiting for old Eddie to make coffee for him.

The next day, Steve officially began to learn martial arts from Ray.

Steve was very talented at fighting. Under Ray's careful teaching, his fighting ability improved rapidly. Although his strength was weaker than other "junior brothers", he occasionally gained victories.

Fighting skills are just one aspect, more importantly, Steve had an indomitable, brave, and fearless spirit, which could naturally overwhelm his opponents.

Even if his strength was poor when he was in a hard fight, he could persist until his opponent fell. Even if he was knocked down, he always got up quickly until he defeated his opponent.

Slowly, the junior brothers were no longer willing to compete with him. He had to fight with a few fighters. Of course, the result was miserable, but his strength improved by leaps and bounds, and Steve was happy with it.

In the blink of an eye, It was April 1943, It had been more than a year since Ray came to this world.

Ray was wearing a light and soft sweater, sitting comfortably on the sofa in front of the window, looking at the cold street outside the window, holding a cup of Eddie's freshly brewed coffee, taking a sip from time to time, looking very comfortable.

"Where did that kid Steve go? He started to become lazy as soon as I praised him." Ray joked with Albert.

"You always refused to let him sign up for the army. Today, Carl's student Jack passed the conscription examination and officially joined the army. Steve was very disappointed, so I asked him to go out to watch a movie and relax." Albert smiled and said, his face could not help but show kindness, he also liked Steve a lot, a simple and kind young man.

"I'm doing it for him too. It isn't time yet." Ray shook his head and continued to lean on the sofa, enjoying the tranquility of the moment.

"However, it will come soon."

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/Note/

Marvel confirmed a specific date in an Instagram post back in 2016, revealing Project Rebirth took place on June 22, 1943. Given this was never officially stated in the universe, though, the canonicity of this has been open to debate.

[Source: SCREENRANT]