Marvel: DNF Invades

"This is impossible!"

Nick Fury widened his one eye and flatly refused.

What a joke!

Can Captain America's shield be given away to just anyone? This guy actually wanted to use it?

"Captain America is long gone anyway. This shield has been gathering dust in your S.H.I.E.L.D. warehouse for so many years. Giving it to me can be considered a way to recycle waste, right?" Luke argued.

He thought to himself that since Captain America hadn't shown up yet, why not take advantage of this opportunity to steal the shield? Once Captain America was discovered under the Arctic ice and woke up, it would be much harder to get it.

Of course, that all depended on whether Nick Fury was willing to give it to him.

Luke felt there was little hope.

"I don't know how you found out about the shield's whereabouts, but even if you did," Fury said with a dark expression, "this shield is Captain Rogers's relic. It holds great significance for S.H.I.E.L.D., the U.S. government, and even world peace. Forget it."

Luke shrugged and dropped the topic.

In truth, he had only asked because he knew Fury would never hand over Captain America's shield. It didn't hurt to try—what if Fury lost his mind and actually gave it to him?

"Then adamantium will do." Luke still smiled brightly.

That's right—his real target was adamantium.

Asking for Captain America's shield was just a negotiation tactic. First, he set a price the other party would absolutely reject, then he could bargain from there.

Initially, he hadn't planned to contact S.H.I.E.L.D. this early, but now that things had come to this, it would be a waste not to take advantage of it.

If the G-0 War Lord could use adamantium for its skeleton and external armor, its combat effectiveness would increase drastically!

According to Luke, adamantium was the hardest metal known on Earth in the Marvel Universe. It was accidentally synthesized by the U.S. military years ago by mixing alien meteorites with carbon alloys.

One of its most outstanding properties was that once smelted and cooled, even at extreme temperatures of 500,000°C, adamantium would never melt.

One-time molding, never deformed.

Truly indestructible!

Even the Hulk or Thor couldn't destroy an adamantium creation, not even leaving a scratch.

How did Luke know S.H.I.E.L.D. had adamantium? Obviously, anyone who had seen the movies would know.

The chemical structure of adamantium was a top-secret of the U.S. government. As a result, most of the existing adamantium was in the hands of the military and its allies.

Fury felt a headache coming on.

Why did this kid only ask for such difficult materials?

However, considering that Luke was building a mecha, it made sense what he was trying to do.

"Don't say no. I know the military still has plenty of adamantium. With S.H.I.E.L.D.'s influence, getting some shouldn't be too difficult, right? Maybe you even have some in stock. Keeping it unused is a waste, so why not give it to me?" Luke said with a smile.

Fury snorted but didn't answer.

It wasn't difficult—S.H.I.E.L.D. had a yearly quota and could obtain a certain amount of adamantium from the military. But it was incredibly precious.

He usually treated it like a treasure, so he was reluctant to hand any over.

But he also wanted to recruit Luke.

Fury thought Black Widow was right—this kid was indeed cunning.

It seemed impossible to lure him in with just a piece of candy.

Fortunately, Fury had already made up his mind.

Even he understood the principle: you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb.

He was determined to bring Luke into S.H.I.E.L.D. and valued him even more than Tony Stark.

Because Luke was only seven years old—a child's mind was highly moldable.

Although... his ideological education seemed a little off.

Fury attributed that to Luke being an orphan just a year ago.

But he figured that with proper guidance, Luke could one day work for S.H.I.E.L.D.—maybe even replace him.

Then, he could finally retire in peace.

Fury entertained this idea as he spoke, ignoring Black Widow and the others' slightly surprised expressions.

"It's not impossible to give you adamantium. How much do you need?"

However, Luke's next words nearly made Fury explode.

Luke casually said, "I want a ton!"

"One—one ton?" Fury's one eye widened in astonishment. "What do you think this is? Why didn't you just say you wanted ten tons?!"

Luke immediately nodded. "Ten tons is fine."

"..."

Fury was speechless.

He had to explain the synthesis process of adamantium to Luke and how complicated it was. He also explained how valuable adamantium was and its price on the black market.

He assumed Luke had requested such an outrageous amount simply because he didn't understand its value.

But Luke was deliberately setting up a negotiation gap—hoping to pry as much adamantium from Fury's fingers as possible.

"Then I'll take 100 kilograms. No less," Luke said, stepping back slightly.

"How much?! One hundred kilograms? You're blackmailing me!" Fury shouted.

This number still exceeded his expectations.

Luke scratched his ear. That reaction sounded familiar—Tony had said something similar not long ago.

Crossing his arms, Luke replied in a righteous tone, "Blackmail? No, no. That's what businessmen like Tony do. A profiteer like him. But we're all civilized people here. How can civilized people use the word 'blackmail'? Fury, you're too crude. This is—"

He paused and then dramatically declared, "Compensation! Yes, this is mental damage compensation from S.H.I.E.L.D.!"

Luke insisted it was compensation, not blackmail.

Although deep inside, he knew—yes, this was definitely compensation (extortion) (fraud).

Braised eggs? What braised eggs?

For the past few days, he had heard people use the term "braised egg" a lot. Was it some new internet slang?

Fury had a black question mark over his head.

But he didn't think too much about it. All he could focus on was Luke's absurd demands.

In the end, he sighed.

Fine. He thought, I'll give it to this kid. As long as he joins the Avengers Initiative, it won't be a waste.

"I can give you adamantium alloy. But the amount has to be reduced. One hundred kilograms is absolutely impossible—I don't have that much on hand," Fury said seriously.

Pure adamantium was so rare that even S.H.I.E.L.D. had little in reserve.

As for secondary adamantium alloy, that was a different story.

Yes, Fury planned to sell him the weaker version.

He figured Luke had gotten information somewhere about S.H.I.E.L.D.'s access to adamantium, but if he didn't know much about metallurgy, he wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the two types.

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