Chapter 208 Sell it at a good price

What I say is true--!!

[Ding, congratulations, you got the skill card, alarmist: the more honest and scary the statement is, the more shocking and convincing it will be.

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Glancing at Nick, who was frowning, Charlotte continued to describe the battle:

"Before the final battle, you, Nick, were already dead, and Black Widow Natasha was also dead...

Then Captain Marvel dropped from the sky, and in the future I saw, we seemed to be grabbing Skittles...

Then a wizard wearing a flashy red cape raised his middle finger to Iron Man Tony Stark, and Tony whispered: "I am Iron Man!", and then he hung up...

Then Dr. Banna also sent Captain America away from this world, and justice once again triumphed over evil!"

His fingers tapped on the table quickly, showing that Nick's heart was not as calm as he looked. His mind was in a mess because of Charlotte's story.

Are…all dead?

No... don't think about it...

Nick quickly suppressed his thoughts about the future. Since the future can be changed, the disaster that is imminent is what he should deal with.

Only then can we prepare for anticipatory responses and preventive measures for crises in the more distant future.

What he should do more is to face the impending disaster calmly.

You have to deal with it step by step, don't rush...

But Nick still didn't quite believe that there was anything wrong with Steve. The one-sided future was not enough to make him completely doubt Steve, but it also planted the seeds of doubt.

This kind of seed is actually not important~

Who knows what will happen in the future? Maybe he and Stark will be the villains of the future.

An agent is supposed to be reasonably suspicious of everything...

Of course, an investigation into Steve is inevitable, so... let's leave this matter to Sitwell?

And now...

"Charlotte...can you help us predict the imminent crisis?" Nick asked seriously.

George also sat in a chair and listened to the story.

"Of course!" When Charlotte mentioned this, her expression immediately became serious and earnest.

This was the first huge disaster that he, Gwen and others had to face together.

"There is indeed a crisis that is imminent!! And it is a huge disaster that threatens the whole world!"

Equipped with a skill card, Charlotte is certainly not just exaggerating, but is talking about a disaster that all the Avengers need to face together.

"This crisis started in New York. When it first started, no one cared, no one stopped it, until it quickly affected everyone in New York.

The world is burning because of this, blood and fire are spreading in the city, pain and screams, despair and wailing, and the super-powered people are also collapsing powerlessly.

Countless people were forced to give up their jobs, countless people had to leave their homes, their families were separated, and some even... lost their lives...

No one can be immune to a huge disaster, because we are all part of it.

Even the superheroes are limited in what they can do. Even if they win in the end, what they will leave behind is a broken world and withered creatures..."

Nick's expression became uglier and uglier as he listened, and he quickly asked:

"What disaster? How can we prevent it..."

Seeing the increasingly serious looks in Nick, Natasha and George's eyes, Charlotte said solemnly:

“No, no, no… Nick, you can’t stop it, and I can’t stop it either.

Hush - listen carefully, it has already broken out..."

With the corners of her mouth raised, Charlotte looked into Nick's wide-open eyes and said:

"The name of this huge crisis is - the subprime mortgage crisis~!"

"Ah--?!" Nick's heart skipped a beat.

Well, he really couldn't stop it, or it could be said that no one could stop the crisis at this point, and the US dollar economy had already reached the cliff and was about to jump off.

Real estate agents took advantage of the economic bubble of rising US house prices and encouraged US real estate speculators to borrow high-value subprime loans to buy houses, waiting for house prices to appreciate and their assets to double.

The lending company sold the subprime mortgage contracts to investment banks and directly obtained cash for reinvestment.

Investment banks used subprime credit swaps and invested them in the market like stocks, creating economic leverage dozens of times to reap wealth and also brought in insurance companies for protection.

But house prices cannot keep rising forever. As the real estate speculators’ dream of doubling their assets was shattered, they were still waiting to pay high interest rates. They were left with no other options but to hand over their houses to the bank, which could not be sold. The bank sought compensation from the insurance company, but the insurance company that provided the guarantee went bankrupt first, and the loan company was immediately finished.

When an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent. This economic and financial avalanche in the United States is filled with the greed of every human nature.

In the chain avalanche caused by leveraged investment, banks, investment institutions and investment funds were all on the verge of bankruptcy, and the stock market fluctuated violently.

Although the Federal Reserve, which discovered the problem, has already begun to raise short-term interest rates, this time long-term interest rates did not rise along with short-term interest rates. The bubble in the real estate economy burst as house prices fell.

Subsequently, global stock markets were in turmoil and fell immediately after opening.

This financial crisis has spread throughout the world.

It has come to this point where investment banks are on the verge of bankruptcy. No one can prevent this financial crisis, which will then lead to the European debt crisis, Greece's bankruptcy, Britain's exit from the European Union, South Korea's selling out its own country to protect itself, and so on and so forth…

Economic recession, increasing employment pressure, and liquidity crisis in the US dollar financial system...

As the whole world was in turmoil, a certain Eastern giant was the first to regain stability. Although the subprime mortgage crisis had a negative impact on the export industry, its rise became more unstoppable.

This is a huge disaster that spreads throughout the world, but Nick, the chief agent who always talks about saving the world, has waited for the opportunity, but he really can't save the world.

"Subprime mortgage crisis?" George was shocked.

What? Another economic crisis!

George was also a little worried.

Employment pressure and life pressure will certainly increase, the United States will lose face, various social conflicts, and too many unemployed people will inevitably lead to an increase in crime rates...

Damn! It seems he has to prepare early.

Nick's eyebrows twitched as well, and he glanced at Natasha beside him. He wanted to go back quickly because he had also purchased stable stocks and other financial products.

Moreover, the financial crisis will inevitably have an impact on SHIELD's capital chain.

Fortunately, he had Charlotte, otherwise he would have been either dead or injured in this crisis.

But now he can ride the trend and make a small fortune, and he can also try to take advantage of this opportunity to deepen his control over S.H.I.E.L.D.

Thinking of this, he looked at Charlotte with deep affection, Charlotte~ SHIELD can't do without you!

Rubbing his fingers, Nick made up his mind to train Charlotte as a secret agent and never expose her, let alone let Alexander know.

He believed that Charlotte would be a great helper to him in the future, and even the next director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Predicting the future is really terrifying!

The only pity is... with this ability, Charlotte can definitely get a lot of money easily. Nick knows without thinking... Charlotte definitely doesn't have much interest in money.

So...what can I do to impress Charlotte?

After much thought, Nick decided to use his greatest capital to catch Charlotte. Even Alexander was coveting it, and Nick believed that Charlotte must know of its existence.

Nick sorted out his words and said:

"Do you know the existence of the Cosmic Cube?"

Charlotte's eyes lit up:

"The Cosmic Cube? Of course I know it. Why? Are you willing to give it to me?"

That thing will definitely fetch a good price!

"Of course not. The Cosmic Cube has infinite power, and I want to use some of it as funds to hire you...

Don't worry, this kind of power is not dangerous and is very safe. It can even be used as a direct energy source."

It sounds like just a battery, Nick is really stingy!

Charlotte curled her lips:

"One per month?"

Nick said:

"We can only extract a few energy crystals a year. How can we give them all to you? One a year..."