Chapter: 141

The fact has proven that as long as the hammer is wielded well, anyone can be persuaded. Faced with Thor's request to bring the Tesseract back to Asgard for safekeeping, Director Fury, who is unable to overpower him, ultimately had to yield to his superpowers.

However, Fury couldn't really be described as particularly upset about it. The dangerous nature of the Tesseract goes without saying, and Earth's current capabilities are indeed insufficient to study and safeguard such a high-level treasure.

Furthermore, Fury vaguely sensed that something was amiss within S.H.I.E.L.D. There seemed to be another force secretly influencing his control over S.H.I.E.L.D., aside from the World Security Council. After careful consideration, Fury gave up on keeping the Tesseract as the best choice for now.

The Battle of New York came to a close. The logistics department of S.H.I.E.L.D. was very efficient, as within less than three hours after the battle, they had already cleaned up all incapacitated Chitauri soldiers without leaving a trace.

The firearms and aircraft used by the Chitauri soldiers, as well as the biotechnologies they employed for their semi-mechanical and biochemical enhancements, were all highly valuable for research, but equally dangerous. S.H.I.E.L.D.'s swift handling ensured that these items would not end up in the hands of civilians, causing unnecessary chaos.

Of course, Mark's data collection and holographic scanning would inevitably uncover these items, but he would have to find the time to study them along with the Infinity Stones.

After the great battle, Mark immediately contacted personnel from his own company and took advantage of the situation to launch a modified version of the nutrient hibernation pod—a body repair pod—and provide free medical assistance to all innocent people injured in this battle.

The functionality of the body repair pod was not as powerful as the original version. After reducing its features and lowering costs, it could not achieve the fine repairs at the cellular and genetic levels. However, it could greatly accelerate the healing process of external injuries, allowing a severely injured patient to recover and be up and about within an hour.

Due to its seemingly miraculous capabilities to ordinary people, coupled with the free assistance provided by Mark's research center, the radiation effect of a good product with a good reputation caused the body repair pod to become an instant global sensation, with major medical institutions and wealthy aristocrats competing to purchase it.

In fact, ordinary people also wanted to buy it. Such advanced technology could only be found in novels and comics in the past.

However, when they saw the price of this product after it was released, even the most moved ordinary individuals were hesitant. The exorbitant price tag alone was already a major barrier, but more importantly, the cost of the repair liquid required for each machine activation was equally staggering.

Therefore, apart from its use in Mark's own medical charity project, this product can only be enjoyed by true high rollers for now.

However, the public had no complaints about this. Not to mention that in everyone's eyes, this thing itself should be sold at a high price. Let's just say that after the Battle of New York, Mark had become a superhero in people's hearts, just like the other members of the Avengers, and was loved and welcomed by almost everyone.

After all, Mark was not naturally powerful like Thor. This little genius was born with a drive for excellence. With his own intelligence, he transformed from an ordinary person into a superhero. This natural aspect made the public feel that compared to the lofty Thor, Mark was more down-to-earth and easier to approach.

Furthermore, Mark was already a well-known genius even before this. Compared to the hot-tempered Hulk and the eccentric Tony, his demeanor in front of others was always sunny, positive, and healthy. This caused Mark's popularity to skyrocket like a rocket.

Some even went so far as to put him and Tony together and call them the world's first superhero family. Many toy manufacturers contacted them right after the war, hoping to obtain the rights to use their images and release action figures and toys of the Avengers' major heroes.

Regardless of what others thought, after receiving a deal that involved a 50/50 split with the toy manufacturers, Mark gladly agreed to their cooperation request.

With the collection of spoils of war and the resolution of the medical issues of the affected population, the remaining matters were not as urgent.

So, on the day after the Battle of New York, the Avengers gathered at the Fountain of Bessida in Central Park to bid farewell to Thor, who was about to return to Asgard with the Tesseract under escort.

It's worth mentioning that this park was initially built to commemorate the soldiers who died at sea. Therefore, choosing this location for the farewell after the battle was a fitting choice.

After bidding farewell to Thor, they bid farewell to each other as well. Those chosen for the Avengers Initiative, except for Thor, had exceptionally high intelligence and understood very well that the dragon slayer would eventually become the dragon.

If a group of such extraordinary individuals were to come together during a crisis, it could be tolerated. However, if they were to gather during peacetime, it would be a thorn in the side for those in power.

So their separation was destined, and after experiencing such a difficult war, taking a vacation to relax was also a good thing.

However, before Thor was ready to leave, Mark, who knew that Thor's mother would face an unfortunate fate in the future, specially gave him a small gift.

"Thor, here's a potion I'm giving you as a farewell gift. Take it. It's an improved version of the nutritional liquid formula I use."

"When using it, you just need to inject it into the body of a critically injured patient, and then activate its effects with lightning. It can help heal the majority of their injuries."

"Thank you, my friend." Thor didn't refuse, even though he didn't believe he would need it again. But as a token of friendship, he decided to carry this potion with him.

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