"Yes!" Nick Fury said frankly, "All the strangers who come to you may be after your technology, that's an undeniable fact. The fact that you possess advanced technology is also true. My organization once had a brilliant scientist who developed a special particle, but he was unwilling to share it with everyone, so he left. Later, he started a company, but it didn't do very well, and it buried his former brilliance. I'm telling you this to let you know that you have the technology, and I have the platform. If you need fame, I can help you!"
Listening to Nick Fury's lengthy speech, Xu Dan silently began to think.
Platform…
Indeed, S.H.I.E.L.D. had a wide reach, with connections in almost every industry.
Right now, what King of Fighters needed most was a platform!
The world was so vast, and it wasn't nearly enough for it to become popular just on Manhattan Island in New York City!
Even the rough version of King of Fighters in his previous life had swept across the entire world.
Now, with such a meticulously crafted and optimized masterpiece of a game, how could it not dominate the gaming world!
Whew!
So, cooperating with S.H.I.E.L.D. seems like a pretty good approach!
However, he didn't want to become an agent.
"How about this, Director Nick Fury, we can cooperate, but I won't join your Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. Oh, frankly, that name is too long!"
Hearing the word "cooperate," Nick Fury's eyes lit up.
"Are you sure??? Not joining... that's fine! But you have to ensure you'll work with us exclusively!"
"Sure," Xu Dan said confidently.
"Deal!"
Nick Fury held a glimmer of hope. S.H.I.E.L.D. wasn't as simple as it appeared on the surface; there were many secrets hidden beneath the veil.
However, for technical reasons, they had always been unable to make breakthroughs, unable to implement many of the planned projects!
For example, during World War II, Red Skull was able to use the Cosmic Cube to create such advanced weapons.
They, S.H.I.E.L.D., also had some impressive capabilities!
If they had Xu Dan's technical support, there was so much they could do!
"What do you want me to do?" Xu Dan asked.
Getting involved with S.H.I.E.L.D. wouldn't be simple. If it were just about programming and playing games, they could find anyone!
Nick Fury smiled mysteriously and said, "I can't tell you that for now, but we'll invite you to visit, and then you'll understand!"
Visit!
Perhaps it's those things under S.H.I.E.L.D.!
But those were made years later, and it's probably still a prototype now!
Xu Dan nodded.
"So, Mr. Xu Dan, what do you need from S.H.I.E.L.D. in return?" Nick Fury asked.
"I want to use your power to promote King of Fighters!"
"What?! Did I hear that right? The only price you're asking is to promote a game?"
Nick Fury thought this game developer had gone crazy. What couldn't he ask S.H.I.E.L.D. for? He could even get a 'get out of jail free card'!
But he actually made this request!
This was absolutely a piece of cake for S.H.I.E.L.D.!
It was really hard to understand this guy!
Was he really going to waste such a precious opportunity just for money and fame?
Actually, Nick Fury didn't know that Xu Dan's actions seemed idiotic in the eyes of others!
But only Xu Dan knew that the profits from doing this were already so huge that they were beyond description!
He was very clear about what kind of influence S.H.I.E.L.D. had; promoting a game was as easy as pie for them!
The good thing was that it was a piece of cake for them!
This way, Nick Fury, due to his internal imbalance, would definitely increase the promotion efforts.
Of course, it wouldn't be him doing the promotion personally.
Instead, he would give a few words to the relevant departments and have them prioritize this matter!
Imagine, when a national power helps you with promotion, what wouldn't become popular?!
Furthermore, the optimized version of King of Fighters was originally a masterpiece; players would be deeply captivated at first glance!
"That's right, Director Nick Fury, I believe this isn't difficult for you, right? If it's too difficult, I can..."
"No, it's not difficult at all! Then our cooperation officially begins!"
Saying this, Nick Fury stood up and extended a hand towards Xu Dan.
"Happy cooperation!"
"Welcome to cooperate with S.H.I.E.L.D.!"
"S.H.I.E.L.D., huh, that's an interesting name," Xu Dan said with a blank expression, pretending to be surprised even though he already knew.
Nick Fury was pleased. It was good that this matter had been settled!
Even if Xu Dan hadn't joined S.H.I.E.L.D., he had, in a way, 'joined' them, hadn't he?
"By the way, as a partner, I think I need to remind you. Arcade games will eventually be eliminated by history. Although King of Fighters is ahead of its time, you should still develop towards a new direction!"
This was a genuine piece of advice from Nick Fury.
It seemed that the director, lurking in the shadows, hadn't given up on his observation of the mundane world and understood this point.
Xu Dan naturally understood this!
Before he'd transmigrated, arcades were already sparsely populated, frequented mostly by older men for nostalgia's sake.
Young people and children didn't know how to play!
The era of arcade games was over; the age of computer games had arrived.
He was very clear on this.
Therefore, he had already finished creating a computer version of King of Fighters!
The next proposal he would write for S.H.I.E.L.D. would primarily promote this computer version of King of Fighters!
Arcade games had many inconveniences. Those with time could go to the arcade to play, while those who didn't want to go out could play the computer version!
No matter what platform you play on, you always have game time!
With game time, you get points!
"Don't worry, someone in the gaming world can't possibly miss this! But still, thanks for the reminder!" Xu Dan said politely.
Nick Fury shrugged. "Well, I won't bother you today. By the way, aren't you going to change locations? I walked over here, and a few cops were following me, thinking I was dealing drugs! Motherfucker!"
"There's nothing I can do about that. My little employees and I never have this problem. Maybe it's because of our looks!"
Nick Fury subconsciously touched his black face, and felt that might actually be the case!
On the west side of Manhattan Island, in the area between 59th Street and 34th Street, the crime rate is very high, and it's even famous for being so!
Even if he was mistaken by the cops, there was nothing he could do.
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