At the same time, Steve asked Howard to make some modifications to his equipment, repainting it in the colors from the movie: red, white, and blue with a silver star shield, and a matching Captain America uniform. Of course, now it's an alloy armor combat suit, which looks much more impressive than the uniform Chen Mo remembered.
Steve hasn't forgotten his original ideal of serving his country. Although it has now evolved into maintaining world peace and protecting Earth's safety, he still wants to represent his country in the fight for the world!
Peggy, who had undergone enhancement, was not to be outdone. She requested to join the special operations team, form her own squad, and fight Hydra alongside them. Naturally, she also wanted the Adamantium alloy equipment that Chen Mo and Steve had!
As for the intelligence department she had been in charge of, she had discovered many capable intelligence personnel over the past six months, including elite talents who could handle the work independently. She only needed to oversee it appropriately and had enough energy to join the frontline battle against Hydra.
Chen Mo and the Colonel had no objections to this. They were not chauvinists who looked down on women. They had witnessed Peggy's abilities and her dedication to S.H.I.E.L.D.
As an elite senior agent, Peggy had received systematic training in combat and firearms and had also studied close combat techniques with Chen Mo for a while, becoming proficient in close combat and marksmanship.
After the serum enhancement, her strength became even more formidable. With the protection of Adamantium alloy armor and shield, there were no safety concerns.
Chen Mo seized every opportunity to bring the two closer together. He handed Steve a detailed form and asked him to measure Peggy's body dimensions accurately, claiming that the combat suit he designed had to be custom-made with precise measurements.
Steve blushed and remained silent. He wanted to ask why his combat suit didn't require measurements, but he wasn't foolish. He knew Chen Mo was doing it on purpose. If he dared to expose Chen Mo's intentions, he would surely get a beating.
After all, Chen Mo was doing it for his own good, so while Steve felt embarrassed, he was also secretly grateful. Having such a mentor, what more could he ask for?
In fact, Chen Mo didn't need those measurements. With his keen eyesight and mental abilities, he had already memorized Peggy's dimensions, like a full-scale body model imprinted in his mind, much more accurate than the complex form he gave Steve.
Peggy was unaware of this. She blushed slightly but didn't object or ask for another woman to help with the measurements.
Under everyone's gaze, Peggy pretended to be calm, gave Steve a sideways glance, and walked towards her room.
Steve stood there, momentarily at a loss. Chen Mo glanced at his unpromising disciple and said in a low voice, "What are you waiting for? Do I have to measure it myself?"
Steve snapped out of it and quickly followed her.
Howard watched enviously from the side and quietly approached Chen Mo with a flattering expression. "Boss, why don't I become your disciple too? I'm single now, and you can help me out? Your dear godson is waiting to meet you."
"Get lost!" Chen Mo glared at him and kicked him. "You think this is a matchmaking agency?"
Howard, who had undergone the modified serum enhancement, had greatly increased reaction speed. Seeing Chen Mo's kick, he quickly dodged.
Unfortunately, his speed was completely useless in front of Chen Mo. He had just turned halfway when Chen Mo kicked him in the butt, sending him flying.
In Chen Mo's eyes, Howard was like mud that couldn't stick to the wall, a typical example of someone who didn't strive for progress and just got by.
When he first received the enhancement, his strength surged, and he was full of passion, insisting on learning combat from Chen Mo.
During that time, under Chen Mo's "practical teaching," Howard made rapid progress. But once he could barely defeat the combined attacks of Huang Quan and Han Qing, he stopped learning.
He said, "I'm just a logistics person; having some self-defense ability is enough."
Now, seeing how much Chen Mo cared about Steve's lifelong happiness, using all sorts of means to bring them together, Howard became envious and shamelessly asked to become a disciple.
Chen Mo had no interest in taking on such an unambitious disciple. He preferred Howard to focus on his scientific research. The battlefield was not suitable for him. With his extreme talent for combat, without Chen Mo's guidance, he would be dead on the battlefield.
Moreover, Chen Mo didn't know who Howard's future wife would be. If he randomly found someone for him, who knows if they would give birth to Tony Stark? If they had a Jenny Stark instead, Chen Mo would come back and strangle Howard, shouting, "Give me back my Iron Man suit!"
So, Howard's lifelong happiness could only rely on himself.
Chen Mo wasn't just idle and enjoying matchmaking. The main reason was that Steve and Peggy's ending in the movie was too tragic. As their mentor, friend, and comrade, Chen Mo didn't want the tragedy to repeat.
Although the plot had changed a lot, who could guarantee that future developments wouldn't return to the original trajectory?
Bucky's capture, Steve's arrival, and rescue all indicated that the Marvel world had a strong inertia, making Chen Mo vigilant.
Soon, Chen Mo would leave. Before he left, he wanted to completely rewrite their ending and bring them together, so he could leave with peace of mind.
No one knew the specific process of Steve and Peggy measuring body data, but everyone could see that their relationship became much closer afterward, with occasional intimate gestures typical of lovers.
Chen Mo nodded secretly, while Howard looked envious, seemingly stimulated, and once again risked being beaten to ask Chen Mo to be his mentor.
The result proved that risky things are better left undone.
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Hydra's Poland Base
Baron Strucker looked at the huge aircraft frame in front of him, his eyes gleaming with ambition.
The Valkyrie bomber, built with Hydra's most advanced technology, was already halfway constructed. The lack of workers had delayed their progress, and the recent destruction of the super bomb factory had created a huge gap in ammunition reserves. They had no shortage of equipment and technology; what they lacked most was manpower.
Hydra's scientific research capabilities were strong, but their production capacity was limited. They usually only produced weapons and equipment for the Hydra army, with not many production personnel. Faced with the large-scale production tasks of the "World Destruction Plan," the existing manpower was far from sufficient.