Marvel: Little Genius - Chapter: 407 (Patreon)
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Inside the new Avengers headquarters, Mordo and Wong looked at each other in disbelief, and from each other's eyes, they both saw emotions of shock and sorrow.
The Avengers who survived had returned from Titan, were originally in the base for recuperation and discussions about their next plans. Then, Wong and Mordo opened a teleportation gate from the New York Sanctum and appeared before them.
From Captain, they learned that not only had Thanos taken the Time Stone guarded by Kamar-Taj, but their revered Sanctum Guardians, Mark and the new Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange, had also been reduced to ashes by Thanos' snap.
Under such a massive shock, both Wong and Mordo fell into an unspeakable silence. Mark and Doctor Strange were the most talented and powerful magicians under Kamar-Taj's protection, the backbone of Earth's defense against threats from other dimensions.
Now that the top combat strength had been lost, coupled with the fact that Kamar-Taj was leaderless, the pressure and difficulties ahead could be imagined.
Compared to Wong, who managed the library, Mordo had witnessed death and sacrifice too many times, so he didn't overly immerse himself in grief. When they came to the Avengers' base this time, in addition to learning about Doctor Strange's situation, they also had another mission.
Mordo took out a peculiarly shaped pager from his body and handed it to Captain. "The last thing they mentioned before disappearing was to call someone named Clint. But before they could contact him, they both disappeared one after the other. This is the only relic left by Nick Fury after he disappeared in the New York Sanctum."
Before heading to Titan, the Avengers left Coulson and Fury in the Sanctum to ensure they could command and maintain order on Earth.
But unexpectedly, they couldn't escape fate's choices, and both of them became victims under Thanos' snap.
Captain looked down at the relic from Nick Fury that Mordo handed over. This thing was quite unfamiliar to him. Before he fell into the Arctic Ocean and went into a deep sleep, communication was still done through wireless radios and telegrams at that time. When he woke up again, this era had long since surpassed the age of using pagers and had moved on to smartphones.
Tony also knew Captain's situation and took the item from him. The pager left by Fury was similar in form to those he had seen before, with a small device embedded with a black-and-white liquid crystal display.
However, upon closer examination, one could see that there was an obvious electronic device added to the exterior of the pager later. Information obtained through a scan revealed that this electronic device contained not only a miniature power core similar to the Arc Reactor but also a set of extremely advanced low-frequency signal amplifiers.
"This thing is at least twenty or thirty years old, but the energy technology and communication technology used on it are still very advanced cutting-edge technologies even by today's standards.
This thing couldn't possibly be an Earth product. According to the communication record data on the pager, the last message Fury sent with it was indeed directed towards outer space."
The low-frequency signal amplifier attached to the pager allows communication signals to be transmitted with almost zero loss throughout the entire Milky Way galaxy. Tony also based his judgment on this point to identify the source of the pager's technology and the intended contact.
"Natasha, do you have any information? Who exactly was Fury trying to contact?" Captain asked Natasha, who had once been a senior agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Natasha shook her head, her expression filled with doubt. "I'm not sure either. I joined S.H.I.E.L.D. in the new millennium, but I've never seen this pager before, nor have I heard Fury mention it.
However, judging from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s past plans to develop the Tesseract and Fury's organization of the Avengers, he must have known about the existence of powers in this world that go beyond ordinary human understanding for a long time.
That's why he's been actively preparing to deal with such situations. In that case, whoever Fury was trying to contact through this pager might be a superhero like us.
However, if we want more specific information, maybe we can ask Barton. He was already a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent before I joined, and he's close to Fury. Perhaps he knows something."
Captain agreed, saying, "Alright, I'll go with you to find Barton. Hopefully, he and his family haven't been affected by this recent event..."
With that thought, Natasha also showed a worried expression, constantly praying that Hawkeye and his family would be safe.
However, just as Captain and Natasha arrived at the base's landing pad, preparing to head to Hawkeye's safe house, a rainbow-colored light descended from the sky and landed on the flat lawn of the base.
Both Captain and Natasha were very familiar with this light, and a rare hint of joy appeared on their faces. "The Bifrost!"
As the rainbow bridge's light dissipated, the tall and muscular figure of Thor appeared, arriving fashionably late...