Harlem (Harlem) was once a wealthy area in New York when transportation was underdeveloped, with various mansions and villas. However, with the development of transportation, the economic center of New York gradually moved southward, with Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan
The district has become a new hot spot, and almost no one pays attention to it anymore.
Nowadays, in addition to the old classical buildings, Harlem only gives the impression of rappers, graffiti, and immigrants of color. However, the centipede is still alive. As a former wealthy area,
Its infrastructure, public services and security are still at a high level, but how long the legacy infrastructure can continue to exist without renovation plans is a question that cannot be ignored.
For Harlem, the only good news recently is that the large-scale damage caused to the city during the previous battle between the "Hulk" and the "Abomination" has finally attracted the attention of the New York authorities, and the damage to the damaged city and its
The surrounding area was repaired and rebuilt.
As for the men in black suits and sunglasses who came with the workers, the residents of Harlem were completely uninterested. Even if it was some secret agency investigating, it had nothing to do with graffiti masters and rappers like them.
On 114th Street in Harlem, there is a shop called "Maes of Vanko", which specializes in hardware tools, pipe laying, home appliance repair, scrap machinery acquisition, illegal vehicle modification, and anything related to metal and machinery.
Business.
Its owner is a Russian named Anton Vanko, and the main managers of the store are his son Ivan Vanko and a British businessman named Mark Scarlotti.
Lux.
This combination would have seemed strange elsewhere in New York, but it was perfectly normal for Harlem, an immigrant community.
However, this store was expropriated during the urban reconstruction process and has stopped serving ordinary people. This made the old customers very dissatisfied. They painted several walls of graffiti expressing their displeasure around it, and then wished it a speedy future.
The bankrupt rap is gone.
These rappers would never have thought that, nearly a hundred meters deep beneath their feet, there is an underground base that is nearly fifty times larger than the surface building of "Vanke Machinery."
Its interior is filled with high-tech equipment that can only be seen in science fiction movies, and the most eye-catching thing is the rows of steel suits that are very similar to those worn by "Iron Man".
At this time, in a room that looked like a reception room in the underground base, a scene that looked like a surveillance video was being played on a huge screen.
"[Anton Vanke, you are fired,]" said a man who looked 70-80% similar to Tony Stark: "[We study the 'Cosmic Cube' to better benefit mankind, not
Use them to make weapons and make a fortune.】"
"[Don't make excuses, Howard Stark, ever since the 'Ark Reactor' was developed, I knew there would be a day when you would want to monopolize this achievement and then use it with the Cosmic Cube to create your stupid
"A hover car," another person on the screen said: "[Compared to relatively controllable weapons, a civilian one that ordinary people can make float and then throw out iron lumps at 120 miles per hour is the real thing.
A murderous weapon.]"
"[That kind of thing just requires establishing traffic rules and corresponding safety mechanisms,]" Howard said: "[The combination of the Cosmic Cube and the Ark Reactor will produce extremely powerful power, and I cannot allow it to be made into a weapon.]
"
"[You idiot, Howard, do you remember how many times the most powerful weapon in the world, the nuclear bomb, has been used? It is not a threat, but a huge profit!]" Anton responded angrily: "[You want to take it all for yourself
Ark Reactor Technology, just kill me so you don’t have to make excuses like this!】"
"[You still can't understand that some things shouldn't appear,]" Howard shook his head: "[I won't kill you. You can take away the technology of the 'Ark Reactor' and continue to study it. How will the world develop? You
See it for yourself with your own eyes.】"
"[Hypocritical!]" Anton snorted: "[I'll put it here - within a hundred years, maglev cars will never be used on a large scale!]"
"[We will wait and see.]"
The screen clicked, and the screen was turned off. Anton Vanke, who was dozens of years older than in the video, but still energetic, turned around and looked at his son and assistant.
"I've always told you that Stark Industries is our enemy and our goal is to bring it down," he said. "And that's why."
"It seems you are right," Yin Fan Vanke nodded: "Magnetic levitation cars don't even exist, and Stark Industries, which claims to benefit mankind, is actually the largest arms seller."
"Boss, I will destroy whoever you say you want to destroy," Mark Scarrot replied: "When will I do it?"
"No rush," Anton waved his hand: "That idiot Howard's 'ideal' has harmed the interests of many people. If things like suspended cars become popular, just think about it and you can name a bunch of industries that will be in trouble.
For example, in crude oil, chemical industry, and transportation, who will die if he doesn't die? And little Stark is smarter. He only uses the improved Ark reactor for himself, and at the same time he sells arms on a large scale, pretending that he and those people are on the same front, but now,
His true face was finally exposed."
"You mean...that meteor?" Yin Fan asked.
"Hmph, we all know that the green monster was not caused by a meteor at all, so what fell must be some kind of powerful alien object," Anton snorted: "For the first time in so many years since the 'Cosmic Cube' disappeared,
With the new replacement, do you think the people who originally had the idea for it can still sit still?"
"Tony Stark, like his father, refused to use that thing in weapons?" Yin Fan nodded: "That's why you said he can't pretend anymore."
"Yes, those people behind the scenes found me and were willing to provide the means to create green monsters, combine them with our mecha technology, and then defeat the so-called 'Iron Man' in one fell swoop and seize what he obtained. They also promised to restore
We should be treated as scientific researchers and return the patents of the 'Ark Reactor' to me." Anton looked at Yin Fan: "Of course, they are yours too."
"But didn't he form the 'Avengers' with 'Captain America' and some other people I've never heard of?" Yin Fan hesitated.
"Steve is from the same era as me and Howard. He is nothing special. The 'super serum' does not turn him into a superman. It just pushes all the indicators to the limit of human beings. He is completely incomparable with mechas." An.
Dong said confidently.
Yin Fan seemed to still have concerns, but said nothing more.
"Where to go? Who to hit?" Mark said through bared teeth.
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Manhattan General Nursing Home.
"[Do you desire power?]"
"[Do you want revenge?]"
"[Do you want to...recover?]"
"Hmph, it's ridiculous. I have struggled for science all my life, and only after my death did I discover that the devil is real." Obadiah Stane said to the darkness in front of him: "If you have any conditions, just open it."
Bar."
Maybe, maybe not, Obadiah can't feel his body now, and he's just talking in the same way he spoke "when he was alive".
He was not surprised by his situation. His plan to frame Tony Stark and seize Stark Industries failed. He found a prototype of the Iron Suit and copied it, but failed to win in a head-on battle. His death was his own fault.
After all, there is no way to make a profit without losing money in business?
The only thing that made him a little bit upset was that Stark's way of defeating him was not to use fire suppression or mechas in an upright manner, but to lure him to a high altitude and use severe cold to disable the propulsion rockets.
Even if he were alive now, he would still be a paraplegic vegetative person.
As for why he is alive, if it wasn't because Stark didn't kill everyone for the sake of fame, it might be because his enemies wanted to gain something from him.
He had originally planned how to deal with anyone when he woke up, but he didn't expect that the devil would come to his door first.
"[My name is Malekith, not a 'devil', but a...'cosmic demon god'."
That doesn't sound like there's any difference.
Obadie confirmed that it was not someone who was "speaking" to him now, but some existence that directly inserted the content to be expressed into his consciousness. This person said these words in his "own" voice.
"Let's put aside those temptations, promises and deceptions. I'm just a poor vegetable," Obaday said: "You can tell me directly, what can you give me, and what do I need to pay?"
"[I can fully restore your health, but you need to kill a god.]"
"You'd better hire someone else!" Obadiah swore that if he had a body, he would kick this so-called "Devil of the Universe" out of the house.
Even if he recovers, he will still be an ordinary group chairman. Let him kill a god?
"[That god is only thirteen years old.]"
"[You will receive powerful blessings during the mission.]"
"[After completing this matter, in addition to recovering your health, you can also obtain anything you want in the real dimension.]"
The cosmic devil is blankly adding terms.
Powerful power? Realistic dimension? Hmm...
Obviously, this matter is not as simple as Malekith said on the surface, but has a deeper meaning.
The only good news at the moment is that this "Universe Demon" is a bit stupid for some reason, but I don't know if he is just pretending.
"[You said it yourself to put aside other aspects.]" Malekith's voice actually sounded a little aggrieved.
Okay, that's really stupid.
And, although I don’t know why, I seem to have some irreplaceable advantage?
"Tell me clearly the ins and outs of the whole thing." Obadiah habitually began to give orders.
“[My name is ‘Malekis’, and I am the dark elf monarch of Watt Alheim.]”
Alien geography and humanities...Obadei decided not to think about the meaning of certain specific terms for the time being.
"[Our tribe possesses 'ether particles', a treasure that can transform living things into powerful 'cursed warriors'."
"[The evil ruler of Asgard is named 'Odin'. He covets our power and leads his minions to invade Vat Alheim in an attempt to seize the 'ether particles'."
"[Our tribe fought bravely, but still couldn't match it. I had to fuse with the ether particles and tried my best to finally repel Odin.]"
"[But Odin is so despicable and sinister that he actually sent an assassin who was poisonous against me to assassinate me and take away the 'etheric particles'."
He is already dead? No wonder he can communicate with himself in a dying state.
"[Later, my consciousness drifted in the universe for a long time, and was finally rescued by the great consciousness [The Fabric of Life],"" Malekiston paused for a moment: "[The great consciousness is very interested in the way we use ether particles to transform ourselves.
With a strong curiosity, she showed me countless ways to grow, change, improve and evolve living things that I could not imagine, and I was willing to accept her as her master."
"[The great consciousness wants to know how we transformed ourselves into cursed warriors, but I couldn't show it because I didn't hold the ether particles. I felt deeply ashamed, so I decided to take them back for my lord.]"
You can't defeat that Odin alive, how can you defeat him dead?
"[If the ether particles were still in Odin's hands, I would have to endure it, but he was so confident that he handed it over to his son for safekeeping. He only needs to kill his son Loki to recover the ether particles.]"
Have you ever considered fishing?
"[Although I became the Demon God of the Universe under the care of the great consciousness, my strength has long been reduced to ten percent and I am unable to break through Asgard. However, Loki has recently arrived in Midgard without any escorts. This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime event.
Chance.】"
so……
"[Recently, some Midgardians have tried to use our Lord's power to strengthen themselves in order to murder their fellow tribesmen, but the methods are crude. Those who are strengthened will completely lose their sense of autonomy, which is very different from our tribe who only have a slight reduction in intelligence.]"
Are you sure it's "slightly"?
"[When this enhancement is carried out, I will transfer your consciousness into that body and strengthen it additionally, so that you can obtain the combat power of an ordinary cursed warrior. Then you can find Loki and kill him. The recovery of ether particles is done by
I will execute it.】”
"[You are just a vegetable during this process. After the capture is successful, I will heal you and fulfill my promise. No one will think of you.]"
Although this guy is a bit stupid, the plan itself is not bad, because he is acting under the guise of other people's plans. Even if there is a problem, it is because of omissions in those people's plans and has nothing to do with himself, a comatose vegetative state.
The only problem is that "The Thread of Life" doesn't seem to be someone to be trifled with. If he successfully completes the task and is targeted by her, he will be in trouble in the future.
"There is no problem on the whole," Obaday replied: "By the way, who were those people originally trying to deal with when they created 'Frankenstein'?"
