Command

The four council members were politicians, and in the eyes of the public, they must oppose the Nazis, this was beyond doubt.

They immediately expressed their position, and unanimously decided to immediately arrest Nazi operatives and execute resistors on the spot.

Several politicians express their deep hatred for the Nazis, recounting stories like their own grandfathers being killed by the Nazis when they were just nine years old. Afterward, they closed the video call and individually reported this matter to their respective higher-ups.

Fury didn't suspect that Pierce, this old man, was a spy; rather, it is to let the old man enjoy some glory before retirement that he forcibly dragged Pierce to organise the team, preparing for a surprise attack on the Antarctic Nazi base.

The two directors jointly issued orders that all S.H.I.E.L.D. Level 7 or above elite agents at headquarters must be present.

There are individuals Daisy recognises, like Coulson, May, Ward, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Sitwell, and also those she has seen in photos but not in person, like John Garrett, Victoria Hand, and the one who hasn't changed his name yet, Crossbones, Brock Rumlow.

"The mission time is tight, I won't say much, the specific actions will be coordinated by Agent Johnson," Nick Fury, as the leader, naturally can't charge into the battle, so he delegated the command, both as a reward for her merit and as a test.

Daisy quickly considered the deployment, starting to say "Okay," but got interrupted.

Wearing a women's suit, with red hair and square-framed glasses, the mature woman Victoria Hand points at Daisy and asks, "Who is she? If I'm not mistaken, the lowest rank present here is Level 7 agents, right?"

Daisy maintains a cheerful smile on the surface, holding a polite smile, but in her heart, she cursed, "Old virgin! Don't let me become the director; I'll assign you to clean toilets!"

Annoyed internally, she couldn't directly confront Hand, after all, Hand is an Level 8 agent, considered a leader in the academy faction within S.H.I.E.L.D., she is neither Fury's confidante nor part of Hydra, she was more like a neutral faction.

Daisy casts a sidelong glance at Egg, seeing how he'll handle this.

As expected, Fury had prepared himself : "Agent Daisy Johnson has shown significant merit, and Director Pierce and I have approved her promotion to Level 7 agent."

Pierce doesn't know why he was dragged into this, but he didn't decline either.

The still-influential old director and the current director simultaneously nod.

Daisy Johnson, from level 5 to level 7.

It was two-level jump, and Level 7 was a watershed. From an identity perspective, it belonged to the ranks of senior agents, within S.H.I.E.L.D., having access to much more classified information, where most people's agent ranks and privileges were equal.

Of course, there were exceptions. Daisy knows that although Hill held the rank of a Level 5 agent, she actually had a level 8 clearance. However, such cases were rare. Daisy guesses that Fury must have devised these tricks to protect Hill.

The deal was already done, but Hand was still somewhat dissatisfied. She thought Nick Fury was being too childish, but she didn't continue to voice her objections.

The agents were quite interesting. It was possible for agents who might execute missions to have higher ranks than the leaders commanding from behind. It was not too strange for Daisy, a newly minted Level 7 agent, to be in charge of on-site coordination.

On-site coordination, setting up battlefield scenarios, allocating forces effectively, and maximising the destruction of enemies—these subjects were subject that she studied moderately, she was not nearly as well as Hill.

However, she's been on-site once, prepared and unprepared. Devising a strategy for total annihilation wasn't difficult.

Directly teleporting and snatching people wasn't feasible. Teleportation had distance limits, and besides, she doesn't want too many people to know about her ability.

She calculated internally the strengths of the various parties: "Senior Garrett, Agent Coulson, Agent Rumlow, take your respective teams and head to the dock to rendezvous."

John Garrett was also a member of the Zodiac, albeit not having fared particularly well. He's considered an experienced agent, and Daisy should at least show a degree of respect in speech.

Then she looked at the old virgin, Victoria Hand: "Agent Hand, contact the Iliad, I need them to be combat-ready within fifteen minutes."

"Agent Sitwell, prepare to notify governments along the way."

"Agent Barton, you go ahead first, take a high vantage point, and if there are signs of the enemy fleeing, inform me."

"Agent Romanoff, take the tech team to set up silencers and electric fences, don't let a single enemy escape. Then scan the above-ground and underground structures. I want to see the architectural layout of the enemy base in fifteen minutes."

Daisy assigns tasks based on each individual's expertise. Looking at the personnel configuration on-site, she's slightly concerned.

The teams under the strong combat ability and high prestige were almost entirely made up of Hydra personnel. For example, John Garrett's team had the most personnel, and their weapons and equipment were top-notch for S.H.I.E.L.D.

Crossbones, Brock Rumlow, was the captain of the Special Operations Team, always at the forefront of battles. His personal combat ability was extremely strong. Daisy estimates that even without using her abilities, she wouldn't be able to defeat him.

On the other hand, Hawkeye and Black Widow, who have equally strong combat capabilities, tend to prefer solo combat. Coulson, who has some leadership abilities, lacked personal combat power.

Seeing a large number of elites being drawn into the Hydra ranks, Daisy feels it was a pity.

However, she quickly shelved her thoughts and continued to assign tasks.

They can't use Nick Fury's secret base in Antarctica this time. She can only go through legitimate channels.

Unfortunately, S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't have a base in Antarctica, so they had to go to the S.H.I.E.L.D. base codenamed "The Dock" in the Caribbean and board a ship to Antarctica from there.

Two hours later, the Iliad aircraft carrier sets sail from The Dock. They had to bypass South America to reach Antarctica.

The current Iliad didn't have antigravity devices or turbine engines; it was just a regular aircraft carrier.

On the bridge, Daisy explained the purpose of this mission.

Pierce was left at headquarters chatting with Fury, while also awaiting good news from the expedition.

Only now do a few Hydra members realise that they were going to fight the Nazis. They exchange side glances of inquiry, discovering that none of them had specific information.

Tall and sturdy, with an air of both righteousness and villainy, as Pierce's confidant, Crossbones, was somewhat resistant to do this task. If he had known ahead of time, he might not have come. Now that he's on the ship, he couldn't say he had a stomachache, right?

He didn't have a reason to refuse. Being overly cautious was inconsistent with his previous style of charging into the frontlines, so he can only silently accept this mute loss.

Fortunately, Nazis weren't the same as Hydra. This task hadn't reached the point of forcing them to betray their beliefs.

Daisy paid no mind to their ulterior motives. On the battlefield, Nazi bullets won't differentiate whether you're Hydra or not. Either the enemy dies or you do. She believes these Hydra members will recognise the situation.

Daisy turns to the captain on the other side: "Agent Hill, do you have any additions to our operation?"

That's right, the captain of this carrier was Hill... they both put on a facade of conducting official business.

Hill's pale blue eyes swept over her: "Agent Johnson's task assignments are well-suited. I have no additions."

While that's what she said, Daisy understood the meaning in her gaze. The gist was probably, "Well, well! Haven't seen you in a few days, and now you're commanding a major operation. You've risen quite quickly!"