After the call ended, a smile appeared on the captain's face.
Colonel Conrad's eyes flashed with curiosity. He knew that this curiosity might get him killed, but he still couldn't help but ask.
"Can I ask what you were talking about?"
The captain raised his eyebrows and sized up Conrad. A hint of playfulness flashed in his eyes.
"You want to know?"
Conrad hesitated. He opened his mouth a few times but shook his head in the end. "Uh … forget it."
To be honest, many people couldn't control their curiosity.
It couldn't be helped. After all, this was a human, not a machine.
Just like how you wanted to see Sensei Fukada's latest work.
But please imagine the waste of tissue paper and the pile of unfinished manuscripts after reading it. Don't you feel less curious in an instant?
Therefore, curiosity wasn't a reason to make mistakes. The real reason was that you were willing to bear the consequences. For example, after reading Sensei's work, you wrote until half past two at night. You even wanted to go fishing the next day.
Conrad was curious about what the captain and General Ross talked about, but he knew that this wasn't something a colonel like him could ask about.
Although he was not an ordinary colonel, he was still just a colonel.
Seeing Conrad was about to leave, the captain stopped him. "Wait, find a time to tell your men that they're not allowed to drink starting tomorrow."
Conrad frowned. "Captain, this is against the rules. Besides, you …"
Before Conrad could finish, the captain interrupted him. He looked at the colonel calmly. "I know you want to say that I'm not qualified.
But I want to say that the moment you gave me the phone, the qualification was already in my hands. "
Conrad was stunned. At first, he had a strange look in his eyes, but after thinking for a moment?
His eyes were filled with thoughts that others couldn't understand.
"So, why me?"
Although he only heard half of the conversation between the captain and General Ross, he understood what the captain meant.
But he understood what the captain meant — the captain wanted him to continue to be in charge of the army, and not take the military power away from him.
Conrad didn't understand. He knew that even if they weren't as hostile as before after the call, he still represented Merrica.
Besides, he thought that the captain should understand that since Merrica left him on Skull Island, it meant that they trusted Conrad.
So why?
Conrad didn't think that a phone call could restore the relationship between the United States and the captain. Similarly, he didn't think that a phone call could stop the United States from targeting the captain.
Therefore, the captain should take advantage of the time to gather the strength of the Skeleton Island and increase the leverage in his hand.
Conrad's previous curiosity, in a sense, wasn't genuine curiosity. He was just testing the captain's thoughts.
But in the face of Colonel Conrad's puzzlement, the captain shook his head and gave a lame excuse that even he himself did not believe.
"Because you're more like a soldier than they are. I've observed that you're the only one in the entire base who doesn't drink."
The colonel frowned, and a strange look flashed in his eyes. "Maybe it's because I'm allergic to alcohol?"
However, the captain ignored him. He patted Conrad's shoulder and said, "Perhaps. Anyway, from tomorrow onwards, you are not allowed to drink."
Their eyes met as they looked at their captain.
Conrad hesitated for a long time. Finally, he saluted and left without looking back.
And the moment when Colonel Conrad saluted him?
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but there was a smile on the captain's face.
Why did General Ross believe in his nonsense?
Why was Frey willing to play along with his act?
The reason was simple. America thought that he wouldn't play along with S.H.E.L.D. because the relationship between the two sides was completely broken. Frey wouldn't let go of the captain who stirred up trouble in S.H.E.L.D..
After all, he had trained a lot of minions in the past two years.
If the captain didn't die, he might become the next Red Skull in the future. S.H.E.L.D. would never allow the captain to make a comeback, especially after the Hydra incident. Frey was very sensitive to this kind of thing.
Even if the captain was killed, Frey wouldn't be at ease, not to mention the captain was still alive.
Therefore, from America's point of view, there was no room for reconciliation.
What about S.H.E.L.D.?
Although Frey didn't understand why the captain was doing this, he could only play along with the captain for the greater benefit. After all, the future could be dealt with in the future. The benefits in front of him were the most important.
He knew that S.H.E.L.D. desperately needed to replenish its blood after two years of internal strife.
This was a gap in information. Although America knew that S.H.E.L.D. had suffered a lot in the past two years, they didn't know how serious the damage was. However, the captain was different. He knew what America needed right now, and what S.H.E.L.D. needed right now.
In summary, this meant that the captain was the only one who could do this. This was because he met the requirements: to break off relations with S.H.E.L.D. and to have his own forces in S.H.E.L.D..
He also desperately wanted to have another backer who would not betray the United States.
As for what the captain thought?
Only he knew.
As for Conrad?
The captain could indeed make Conrad a mere figurehead. He could even form his own force in this 5000 people team and increase his leverage. However, this would take a long time.
Moreover, for some reason, although the relationship between the two of them was very ordinary, the captain did not hate Conrad. Perhaps it was because the captain saw a shadow of himself in Conrad, such as the stubbornness and loyalty that seemed a little silly to others.
However, Dong Bing, who was next to the captain, looked at the smile on the captain's face, and no one knew what he was thinking. Buggy suddenly asked, "What are you doing?
Bucky suddenly asked, "Will you kill him?"
A hint of hesitation flashed in the captain's eyes. Dong Bing, who noticed this, had a hint of a smile in his eyes.
But the next moment?
The captain shook his head coldly and said, "Why not?"
Dong Bing frowned and said with a puzzled expression, "But he admires you a lot. Don't you feel that he's very similar to you in some aspects?"
However, the captain turned his head and looked at Dong Bing coldly.
"So what?
I'm tired. I used to live for others, but now I want to live for myself. "
Bucky sneered and looked at the captain in front of him. He sighed and said, "Does that include me?"
The captain frowned and emphasized, "You're different."
Yes, he was different, but that included himself.
Dong Bing understood the meaning of the captain's words, but he didn't want to say anything. After all, if it weren't for the captain, he would be a dead man.
Three days later, in the depths of the ancient forest, a jackal let go of the elk's throat with rapid breathing.
Its yellowish-white claws struggled to cut open the elk's tough fur.
Because there were no other wolves of its kind around, it was not difficult to tell that this was a lone wolf. From the other party's bones, which were stronger than the average jackal's?
It was very likely that this was the previous Wolf King.
The life of a lone wolf was very bad. Without the protection of its race, coupled with the decline of its physical functions due to aging, the former Wolf King became very poor. It even had to start worrying about food.
Three weeks, it hadn't eaten for three whole weeks!
Its shriveled belly and muscles that had shrunk due to hunger made it even harder for the lone wolf to survive in this forest.
However, in order to survive, it had to try again and again, like a red-eyed gambler.
Fortunately, it succeeded this time. The 1800-2100 pounds elk was enough for it to not have to worry about food for the next two weeks.
However, just as the lone wolf cut open the elk's belly and was about to feast …
A loud rumble came from the bushes not far away.
"Wuuuu …"
Green hungry eyes and a ferocious expression, the lone wolf's eyes shone fiercely. It was very hungry, so hungry that it could wage war on any animal on Skull Island for the food in front of it.
To other predators, the elk was just a prey, but to this old jackal, it was the hope of its survival.
However, with a loud rumble, the ancient tree that required a few people to wrap their arms around it was overturned. Under the terrifying force, leaves mixed with wood splinters flew all over the sky.
A huge monster appeared before the lone wolf.
Its huge body, strong arms, and sharp claws dug trenches on the ground. The hard white bone plates that wrapped around its head were like a crown, telling all the lives on Skull Island that …
They were the true owners of the island!
Aside from the fact that it was the scariest creature on Skull Island, judging from its size alone, the skeletal crawler was much stronger than the jackal.
Driven by its survival instincts, the threatening growl turned into a whimper for mercy.
However, the jackal could not understand why the powerful skeletal crawler, which represented one of the strongest creatures on Skull Island, reacted the moment it growled.
The first reaction of the skeletal crawler to the jackal's provocation was not to attack. Instead, it was like a startled bird with vigilance and vigilance.
The skeletal crawler had no intention of pursuing the matter after the jackal's provocation. It did not even look at the jackal before it turned around and left.
Just as the jackal was feeling fortunate that it had dodged a bullet, an extremely strange and unforgettable scene happened.
The space before its eyes rippled like the surface of a lake. Then, a creature that was different in size from the skeletal crawler walked out from the space, but it was much bigger and stronger.
A short and even comical claw pressed on the skeletal crawler's white crown.
Then, with a cracking sound, the Skeletal Crawler's faceplate was crushed into pieces without any defensive effect.
Then, there was a loud rumble. The skeletal crawler, which was as powerful as a god in its eyes, was killed just like that. It was even easier than killing the previous generation's alpha wolf when it was at its peak.
The sharp claw cut open the skeletal crawler's abdomen and took out the half-crystallized heart. The Nagini took half a bite.
After some chewing, the remaining half of the heart was thrown to the ground like trash. Under the Razor Spine Jackal's dumbfounded gaze, the strange creature said something it didn't understand.
"An energy-transformed heart?
It has the smell of rules, but it's just a smell. Is it because its level is too low?
Maybe I should go look for that big octopus? "
After saying that, the terrifying creature disappeared, leaving behind the jackal, two corpses, and half of the bitten heart. It was emitting a smell that the jackal could not resist …