Walking along the way, if Dio hadn't known that this was the headquarters of S.H.I.E.L.D., he would have almost thought it was the office building of some wealthy company.
Everything seemed ordinary and common, with busy people everywhere. At most, some female employees could not help but look at this handsome guy a few more times after seeing Dior, but there was nothing special about the rest.
Of course, Dio knew that this was just an appearance. The real core base was actually underground, and that was the real SHIELD base.
Following Natasha and other agents, Dio looked left and right and came to a place full of science fiction.
"Go in. After we complete the risk assessment and build a file for you, we will send you back immediately."
"I should have said before I came that I'm here to collect debts. As for whether or not to cooperate with your work, you will decide after this." Dio said this very seriously, as if if SHIELD didn't give him the money, he would turn around and leave immediately. The reason why he showed such a tough attitude was that he was testing SHIELD's bottom line.
Natasha frowned slightly and was about to speak when she heard a familiar voice coming from behind her.
"This is what you want, open it and take a look." Nick Fury, with an expressionless face, suddenly appeared here for some reason, holding a silver, metallic box in his hand.
Dio's eyebrows twitched slightly the moment the other person appeared. He had already recognized the identity of the person, but he still pretended to be ignorant and glanced at Natasha.
"This is our director, Mr. Nick Fury." Natasha introduced him and then kept silent.
Dio looked at the box handed to him, suddenly took it with a relaxed smile, opened it and saw that it was full of US dollars, which surprised him a little.
Of course, a pile of cash is more eye-catching than a thin check. Dio was even more surprised after a simple count.
"It seems... a little more?"
At this time, the black-salted egg in front of him suddenly laughed, "Here is a total of 200,000 US dollars. The extra money is used to pay for your reputation loss and to apologize for the reckless actions of my agents."
Natasha suddenly glanced at Nick Fury, wondering if the director in front of her was an impostor. You know, when discussing the compensation to Dio a few days ago, he was very reluctant and unwilling to pay the money. How come he suddenly became so generous today, and changed 120,000 to 200,000!
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. Dio was in a good mood after earning 200,000 US dollars for free, especially since it was earned from a huge organization like SHIELD, which made him particularly satisfied.
So he stopped looking stern and quickly closed the box and held it in his hand, then extended his other hand and said, "You're too polite, Director Nick Fury. Let's let go of the previous unpleasantness."
For Franklin's sake!
Dio smiled happily. After all, he didn't suffer any loss in the previous conflict. Now that he had received excess compensation, why would he be dissatisfied
Nick Fury also stretched out his hand with a meaningful smile and shook hands with it. At this time, the atmosphere between the two foxes, one big and one small, seemed particularly harmonious.
After shaking hands, Nick Fury brought up the past again, "Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, I believe you already know that we have no ill intentions. Moreover, it is our job as S.H.I.E.L.D. to handle some strange events, assess the dangers of humans with supernatural powers, and build special files. I hope you can cooperate."
In this matter, SHIELD can be said to be in the right, and the reasons are reasonable. This authority is jointly granted by many countries around the world. The most important thing is that Dio has no reason to attack now.
Because just now, the conflict between him and SHIELD had disappeared because he accepted those tempting US dollars.
He is indeed an old fox!
Dio suddenly felt that the money was a bit hot to handle, but since he had already received the money, there was no way he could give it back.
Then he had to muddle through. After all, it was up to him to evaluate something.
Dio, who had made up his mind, smiled even more. "Okay, okay. Since this is your job, I will naturally cooperate with you."
"I hope so..." Nick Fury looked at him deeply, then signaled the researchers to start preparing.
And Dio, under the guidance of an agent, entered a unique space.
It seemed like there was nothing inside, and it was surrounded by transparent "glass" made of unknown material. Thinking back, it was a bit like the prison cell that Magneto had stayed in, only a little bigger.
"The first test is a strength test..."
Through the microphone, Dio could hear what was being said outside. As the words fell, the ground next to him suddenly cracked, and then a steel plate two people tall and two fingers thick rose up.
"Please hit the steel plate in front of you with all your strength."
Dio didn't want to expose his true strength, so he wrapped a small amount of ripple energy on his fist, and then used the [Solidity] technique to avoid getting hurt. Then he took a deep breath, and with a loud "Ha", he punched the steel plate in front of him.
Just heard a bang!
The 'steel plate' mixed with unknown metals stood there motionless, and the place where Dio's fist hit it did not leave any trace.
Dio couldn't help but be amazed at how hard this thing was. Even though he had just concealed his weakness and only used a hundred points of ripple energy amplification, it would still break bones and tendons if it hit an ordinary person. However, such power didn't leave any trace on it at all. How could he not be surprised!
But this is the effect he wanted.
So, his acting skills burst out and he immediately showed an extremely dissatisfied expression, then quietly increased the ripple energy to about 150 points, and quickly bombarded the "steel plate" in front of him.
A huge noise echoed in this enclosed space. The researchers outside were quickly analyzing Dio's strength through computers, but the result made Nick Fury, who took the time to come and observe, very dissatisfied.
"The target's strength is about five times that of an average adult. Do we need to continue testing?"
The muscle strength of an average person when punching does not exceed 50 kilograms, and the impact force is 100-150 kilograms, which means that the impact force of Dio's 'full force' punch is only about half a ton. Compared with normal people, he is very powerful, but if supernatural powers are taken into account, then this result is simply insulting.