Facts have proved that Howard Stark is indeed a super genius who built two behemoths, Stark Industries and Homeland Strategic Defense Attack and Logistics Support Agency, from scratch.
His vision of looking at people is absolutely accurate and unique.
Especially after he brought Thor back to the bureau, found several experienced and skilled agents, and tested Thor's actual combat ability, Howard was even more satisfied with the decision to let Thor serve as his bodyguard.
"Although I've guessed from your figure that your skills are definitely not simple, your actual combat ability still exceeds my expectations."
"Those just now are some of the best combat agents in our bureau, but in front of you they are like elementary school students versus college students, they have no ability to fight back!"
Howard looked at Thor beside him and said excitedly, completely ignoring Thor's despairing expression.
"By the way, you can't use your full strength with bare hands like this. How about I take you to the shooting range to test it and see what kind of firearm you like to use?"
As Howard said that, he took Thor's arm and took him to the shooting range for testing.
But with Howard's strength, there is no way he can pull off the tall and mighty Thor. Thor shook Howard's hand away, shook his head and refused: "I don't need that kind of thing, I'm not used to it. Do you have any cold weapons that can be handy?"
For Thor, who is accustomed to using hammers, the hot weapons on earth are indeed not as useful as cold weapons such as swords.
After all, if he holds a gun in his hand, he may not be able to hit the enemy; but if he has a hammer in his hand, Thor's hit rate will definitely not be weaker than that of the captain of the United States holding a shield.
So Howard changed his destination and took Thor to the arsenal of the Logistics Support Bureau.
For agents of the Logistics Support Bureau who need to adapt to various mission conditions, it is not enough to master firearms and ammunition. They must also be proficient in various cold weapons and even unarmed combat skills.
These cold weapons in the arsenal are made of special metals provided by Stark Industries. Both in terms of toughness and strength, their specifications are far beyond the best products available on the market.
But even so, these weapons in the Logistics Support Bureau are still too fragile for Thor, who has used artifacts like Mjolnir.
When Thor picked up one of the daggers for testing, he hadn't even swung it a few times when the dagger couldn't withstand his rough use and broke into two pieces.
Thor then tried several weapons one after another, including swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks and forks, but none of them could last a minute in Thor's hands.
"No, Howard. The quality of the weapons you have here is too poor. How can I use this kind of thing to protect your safety?"
Howard was unable to refute Thor's comments. Who made the materials for these weapons come from his family's Stark Industries?
After thinking for a while, Howard said to Thor: "It seems that we can't find any weapons suitable for you in our bureau. However, there are two weapons in my company's office that may be able to satisfy you. requirements."
"Oh?" Howard's words aroused Thor's curiosity, "Isn't it possible that when I arrived at your office later, what I brought out was this kind of inferior product? I don't think that with your Midgardian ability, you can create I am satisfied with Ulu."
Howard did not make any refutation of Thor's contempt. After all, with the current technological level of the earth, there is still a huge amount of gap with the interstellar civilization like Asgard that rules the universe.
However, regarding Thor's doubts, Howard was very confident: "Don't worry, these two weapons are not from the earth.
After hearing what Howard said, Thor became even more interested in these two mysterious weapons, and quickly pulled Howard toward the parking lot.
"Then what are you waiting for? Take me there and have a look!" Thor, who had lost his magic power and Mjolnir, now urgently needs a magical weapon that can bring him some sense of security.
So the two set off again in the car, heading towards the Stark Industrial headquarters.
Definitely, Howard, the employer, was driving this time, and Thor, the bodyguard, sat in the passenger seat like an uncle.
There's no way, why did Thor not have a driver's license...
Fortunately, although Howard is usually driven by J.A.R.V.I.S., Original is also an experienced driver. The two of them drove the vehicle and soon arrived at Stark Industries' headquarters and entered Howard's office here.
As soon as Thor entered Howard's office, he saw the long sword hanging behind the desk.
It was a typical one-handed cross sword. The spine of the sword showed a mysterious black color, and the blade shone with sharp silver light.
The main body of the sword is made of high-profile gold with pure black, and the hilt is wrapped in the same black leather.
However, a lavender gem embellished at the head of the sword makes the sword look particularly noble.
"What's the name of this sword?" Thor saw the unusualness of this sword at a glance and quickly asked Howard.
Howard introduced the sword to Thor like a treasure trove:
"It's called Durandal. It's the sword of the legendary Paladin Roland. It has the reputation of [Angel's Sword]. At the same time, because of its indestructible characteristics, it is also called [The Blade of Immortality] and [The Sword of Eternity]."
"This is the meeting gift he and Sif gave me when Loki and I first met."
"At that time, he told me that he was an archaeologist, and this was an imitation they copied based on the description in ancient books. So after I got the sword, I kept hanging it in my office as a handicraft."
"If Elsa hadn't revealed your family's origins to me later, I'm afraid I would never have discovered the value of this divine sword.
After saying that, Howard came behind the desk, took Durandal off the wall, and handed it to Thor: "How about it, do you want to try it?"
Looking at the holy sword Durandal handed over by Howard, a look of surprise flashed in Thor's eyes, and he involuntarily reached out and took the sword.