Chapter 592: Chapter 591: Kakashi’s team sets out
Pakura finished inspecting the Vibranium. The material and weight were all in order.
"Everything's fine. I'll get the Physical Enhancement Serums for you."
Pakura quickly retrieved six briefcases containing the Physical Enhancement Serums from a sealed scroll.
"These are the Physical Enhancement Serums. Please check them."
Coulson glanced at Hawkeye beside him, and Barton immediately understood and opened the boxes to confirm the quantity.
"The quantity is correct."
After the transaction was completed, Pakura sealed the Vibranium brought by Coulson directly into a scroll.
Coulson watched this scene with envy at the convenience of the other party. Unfortunately, such items could only be used by ninjas, which left him helpless.
According to the normal procedure, Coulson should have picked up the Physical Enhancement Serums and left the Sand Puppet Shop.
However, thinking of the Director's instructions, he spoke up, "Miss Pakura, would you mind chatting for a while?"
Pakura glanced at Coulson and smiled, "Considering the Vibranium you brought today, I'll accompany you for a chat."
"But if it's about gathering intelligence, there will be an extra charge."
Coulson smiled, "I understand. Fifty energy cubes per minute."
"I'd like to discuss some other possible collaborations. If it's about gathering intelligence, I'll pay extra."
"Alright, let's go to the adjacent guest area."
Coulson and Pakura sat down on the sofa in the guest area. Pakura leaned back on the sofa and asked, "What kind of cooperation do you want to discuss?"
After thinking for a moment, Coulson spoke, "Miss Pakura, besides Vibranium and energy cubes, what else does the Hidden Sand Village need?"
"..."
Coulson tried to bring several topics, but found few things that could interest Pakura. Although he wanted Pakura to help them train ninjas and teach them how to refine chakra, they hadn't made much progress on that.
As for material transactions, technological exchanges, and even bilateral exchanges, they were discussed subtly but still didn't make any progress.
However, a considerable amount of time was wasted.
SHIELD wanted to offer too little, or perhaps, they were too reluctant. But their demands were too high, so nothing was agreed upon in the end.
Seeing that time was almost up, Coulson got up to bid farewell, "I'll go back and suggest to our Director. I hope there will be opportunities for cooperation."
"We are very envious of you ninjas. We do hope to become extraordinary beings like you one day."
Pakura watched Coulson leave with a pensive expression on her face. She clearly felt that Coulson was deliberately seeking topics to communicate during the conversation.
After leaving the Sand Puppet Shop, Coulson and Barton placed the Physical Enhancement Serums into the car. The convoy then began its slow journey back to SHIELD headquarters, maintaining the same cautious pace as before.
Despite them doing all this, the journey back was uneventful. Upon returning to the base, Chen Haoran remarked, "Coulson, I told you, with us here, no one would dare to intercept our cargo."
Coulson nodded with a smile, "Yes, thanks to everyone's help, this mission went very smoothly."
Kabuto remained smiling without commenting, while Ward also smiled without adding anything.
Soon, Coulson brought the Physical Enhancement Serums to Nick Fury's office.
"Director, all six Physical Enhancement Serums have been safely returned."
Nick Fury looked at Coulson and nodded, "Was the journey safe?"
"No incidents occurred. We returned safely."
Nick Fury pondered for a few seconds and said, "It seems our adversary is very cautious, as they didn't make a move this time."
Coulson nodded, "Yes, the other side is very cautious. We didn't even detect any surveillance on our way back."
"Of course, it's also possible that they didn't receive the information."
Nick Fury shook his head, "Given their demonstrated capabilities and our high-profile actions, it's unlikely they didn't get the message."
"But since we didn't catch anyone, we'll have to put more effort into our search."
Nick Fury glanced at the six Physical Enhancement Serums in front of him and then gave some instructions, "Have someone from the UK branch come personally to pick up one Physical Enhancement Serum."
"Send three to the scientific research team and tell them to use them sparingly for research."
"As for the remaining two, I'll consider who to inject them into."
Coulson nodded, "Yes, sir."
As Coulson left, Nick Fury looked at the Physical Enhancement Serums and had a new idea. He wondered if Steve Rogers, upon awakening, could further enhance his abilities with another Physical Enhancement Serum.
However, this was just a thought. Whether to proceed with this would depend on Steve Rogers' performance upon awakening. If he met expectations, Fury might consider enhancing his abilities further.
He also wondered if the previous serum that he was injected with would conflict with the Physical Enhancement Serum in his hand.
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Meanwhile-
Kakashi's team had arrived in the town and contacted Red Queen at the base through the network. Using Red Queen's capabilities, they quickly pinpointed the location.
It turned out that the Golden City was indeed in South America, specifically in the Peruvian jungle.
Naruto curiously asked, "Kakashi-sensei, where is the place?"
"In Peru."
Naruto looked at Sasuke and said, "Haha, I told you it wasn't in this godforsaken place."
"Looks like I'm the smart one! By the way, where is Peru?"
Sakura, annoyed by Naruto's ignorance, immediately hit him on the head and shouted, "Idiot, Peru is in South America. Even after coming here, you didn't study a bit."
Despite being hit, Naruto didn't get angry. Instead, he cheerfully looked at Sakura and said, "That's why we have you, Sakura. You always know these things."
Kakashi looked at his team and shook his head helplessly. After getting the coordinates from Red Queen, the team didn't linger in Wakanda and soon took a flight to Peru, a country in South America.