After establishing the League of Heroes, and to prevent the emergence of Sentinel Robots, Hawking also sent people to investigate Trask Industries.
However, the investigation revealed that not long after Stryker was killed three years ago, the company had vanished into thin air.
At the time, he was busy cultivating, so he didn't spend more time investigating further.
Because he felt that instead of wasting time investigating a Trask Industries that might not even exist, it was better to focus on improving his own strength.
As long as his own strength was great, things like Sentinels wouldn't need to be taken so seriously.
What surprised him was that Trask's disappearance was actually related to HYDRA.
But thinking about it, it made sense; there were only a few major organizations on Earth, and Trask Industries wasn't a small company. For it to disappear without a trace, HYDRA was certainly one of the possibilities.
"Be careful, these are Sentinel Robots, secret weapons that HYDRA has been developing in the dark."
Just then, Captain Marvel suddenly flew up.
During the previous operation to eradicate HYDRA, S.H.I.E.L.D. had already discovered some intelligence about Sentinel Robots.
They had planned to deal with them after the Inhumans Convention, in conjunction with the Superheroes of the League of Heroes, but they didn't expect the enemy to proactively come after them.
Especially since HYDRA dared to do this even after the Inhumans Convention, it showed that these Sentinel Robots might be much more powerful than they had initially anticipated.
"Then let's see what they really want to do."
Hearing Captain Marvel's warning, Hawking just smiled, with not much worry on his face.
The Inhumans Convention did indeed expose the strength of almost all the contestants, but he was the only one who hadn't even shown a tenth of his true power.
Moreover, when it came to understanding Sentinel Robots, he knew more than Captain Marvel.
"Mr. Hawking, I am Alexander Pierce of HYDRA. I imagine you've heard of me from Nick Fury."
As Captain Marvel and Hawking were speaking, a Sentinel Robot also flew down from the sky to Hawking's front.
Clearly, Pierce was controlling it remotely.
"I have heard of you. Mr. Pierce, what is it you wish to do? Are you planning to be my enemy?"
Hawking didn't immediately act, but instead surveyed the Sentinel Robot in front of him before replying.
The design of this Sentinel Robot was similar to what he had seen in movies in his previous life.
"Whether or not to become an enemy of HYDRA is not for me to decide, but for you, Mr. Hawking, to decide."
Pierce's voice was very calm, as if he had already taken control of the entire situation.
Hawking raised an eyebrow:
"What do you mean, Mr. Pierce?"
"My meaning is simple. As long as Mr. Hawking is willing to bring your League of Heroes and cooperate with our HYDRA, then we naturally will not be enemies.
And as long as Mr. Hawking is willing, you can also become one of the leaders of our HYDRA.
In the future, when our HYDRA rules the World, you will stand with me at the pinnacle of power, no longer constrained by those ants below. You can do whatever you want..."
Pierce pointed to the high-ranking officials of various countries on the platform, his tone filled with temptation.
He wasn't Trask; he wasn't so hostile towards Inhumans. In fact, HYDRA itself had always been committed to creating powerful Inhumans for its own use.
So, if he could persuade Hawking to bring the League of Heroes to join HYDRA, it would not only avoid this battle and reduce the loss of Sentinel Robots, but also gain some powerful enforcers to conquer the entire World more quickly.
Crucially, through their analysis of Hawking's actions, Hawking was definitely not like Captain Carter and those people.
To be able to establish the League of Heroes, to be able to develop the League of Heroes to this extent, was it for so-called justice?
He didn't believe it.
His intuition told him that Hawking was an ambitious person, and ambitious people naturally had weaknesses that could be exploited.
"Hahahahahahaha."
Hearing Pierce's words, Hawking couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Although he couldn't use Legilimency to probe Pierce's thoughts because the transmission was through a machine, he wasn't a fool; how could he not guess Pierce's intentions?
Not to mention, even if he really joined HYDRA, Pierce would absolutely not keep his promises in the end.
As an ambitious person who wanted to rule the World, once he truly ruled the World, how could he allow others to share his power?
In the end, he would inevitably try every means to eliminate him.
Just like the emperors who established dynasties in ancient times, how many meritorious officials who helped the emperor conquer the country ended up well?
Furthermore, he had no interest in the so-called ruling of the World.
Everything he did was merely to better facilitate his own cultivation.
Although there were many dark places in this World, most people were living quite well, and it was a flourishing era.
What would he gain by ruling the World?
Spending time and energy governing the entire Earth would only hinder his cultivation and improvement of strength.
If he ignored it, the World would only become worse than it was now, which would be even less conducive to his cultivation.
Managing a country was not something ordinary people could do, let alone managing the entire Earth.
Moreover, Earth was not as simple as HYDRA imagined. As the core of the Universe, although its technology was not advanced, it was full of hidden talents, with many powerful beings who liked to invade it.
Hawking did indeed have ambition, but his ambition was not to rule Earth. His ambition was to one day become a Universe-level, Multiverse-level, Megaverse-level, or even Omniverse-level existence.
To be so powerful that in this World, no enemy could ever harm him again.
Merely ruling Earth was simply underestimating him too much.
That's why he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
To use a saying from his previous life, it was "How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan?"
"Mr. Hawking, what are you laughing at?"
Seeing Hawking laugh out loud, Pierce, who was in the middle of his brainwashing, was also stunned for a moment.
Hawking waved his hand:
"Nothing. Actually, my goal is the sea of stars, but never mind, you wouldn't understand.
You continue. You say you want me to join your HYDRA, but as far as I know, your HYDRA is already a stray dog under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s pursuit. What qualifications do you have to ask me to join you? Just with these robots?"
"It seems Mr. Hawking is not yet aware of the strength of our HYDRA.
How about this? Aren't you holding a competition?
Let my Sentinel Robots interact with your contestants, and let Mr. Hawking witness the strength of our HYDRA."
Pierce calmly suggested.
He knew it would be difficult to persuade Hawking with just words; he needed to let Hawking witness the power of the Sentinel Robots to make him understand the consequences of not cooperating.
The carrot and stick approach was a classic method for subduing people, and as a superior, he was very adept at it.
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