"You have his bank card number? That makes things easier."
Nick Fury nodded and continued, "Investigate who the recipient is. We must find out who this dangerous individual is."
"Oh right! If you do find him, try to establish a good relationship."
From Natasha's words, Nick Fury could tell that the mysterious Hunter didn't seem to intend to kill her.
This sparked an idea in his mind—maybe he could recruit this person into S.H.I.E.L.D. If not, then establishing a friendly relationship would be beneficial.
At the very least, they shouldn't make an enemy out of him. Otherwise, S.H.I.E.L.D. might suddenly find itself facing another powerful adversary.
If it's unnecessary, there's no need to provoke trouble. Although S.H.I.E.L.D. isn't afraid, Nick Fury isn't a fool who likes to create enemies for no reason.
Isn't a friend better than an enemy?
Moreover, a certain thought in Nick Fury's mind was beginning to take root and grow.
He felt he might be able to bring this mysterious Hunter into the force he was currently assembling.
"But…"
Natasha nodded, her expression somewhat troubled.
If it were just doing some document-based investigation, there'd be no problem.
But when it came to making contact with the mysterious Hunter, she didn't feel up to the task.
Because the force Blaine had left inside her was starting to take effect. Now, even an agent with some basic combat skills could probably take her down.
Was she supposed to go meet the Hunter and serve herself up?
Nick Fury suddenly understood and said, "Natasha, you'll stay at the base for now."
"Yes Sir."
Natasha had no objections. She nodded and left the office.
Only Nick Fury was left inside, and the eye not covered by his eyepatch gleamed with a sharp light.
He seemed to be deep in thought.
He wasn't planning to share his ideas with Natasha just yet—at least not for a while.
Although Natasha held high clearance level as an agent in S.H.I.E.L.D. .
Nick Fury was the director, while Natasha was still just an agent and he would not share his plan until it was necessary.
...
...
All of this was just the prelude.
The first thing Blaine did upon returning home was to take off his Hunter outfit and enjoy a relaxing shower.
Then, excitedly, he opened the system store.
He had no idea S.H.I.E.L.D. was now preparing to investigate him. But even if he did, he wouldn't be too concerned. After all, it was something he'd already expected the moment he confronted Natasha.
But with the system in hand, Blaine wasn't worried about his true identity being discovered.
And even if, worst-case scenario, he was exposed—so what?
With his current strength, he hadn't done anything to threaten global security. In fact, he'd saved Tony, who was worth untold trillions.
S.H.I.E.L.D. generally tried to befriend powerful individuals like that.
They wouldn't attack him at the first sign of trouble.
Blaine wasn't afraid. Though his current strength wasn't enough to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D., he could still deliver a serious blow.
And if things really got that bad—even if he died—S.H.I.E.L.D.'s enemies would slowly tear it apart piece by piece.
At worst, mutual destruction. What's there to be afraid of?
Blaine curled his lips. While he thought this to boost his confidence, no one really wants to die.
Strength is everything. If he were on the level of OAA (One Above All), he could blow up Earth with just a thought—why would he need to play games with S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Shaking his head, Blaine let out a deep sigh and decided to stop daydreaming.
At present, he had 128.8 million in funds.
That's no small amount. Many skills only required about 11 million to go from level 1 to level 3, where they undergo a qualitative transformation. With 128.8 million, he could afford to upgrade 11 skills to level 3.
Enough to push his power up a whole level.
However, too many skills can become a burden. Even if they were all level 3, the improvement would only go so far. 11 skills? Even a hundred wouldn't compare to a single level 4.
He had to choose useful skills and save money to upgrade them further to level 4.
The road is long and difficult.
Therefore, Blaine decided to start by boosting his physical attributes.
Since his constitution reached 30 points, the cost of increasing it had become steeper—an outrageous 500,000 per point.
Tsk.
Even with his current wealth, Blaine couldn't help but wince.
"Purchase 20 Constitution Points."
With 20 more points, his constitution would reach 50, costing exactly 10 million.
He had barely started shopping and had already spent 10 million. Who could stand that?
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