Marvel Start With Reality Stone - Chapter 101
New York, Manhattan, Harlem.
“Are you sure Bruce Banner is in there?”
Looking up at the familiar apartment building, Qi Jun felt like rolling his eyes.
He turned to Tony Stark beside him.
As luck would have it, while General Ross was preparing to make a last-ditch effort to capture Bruce Banner, Banner had just found his long-time contact, “Mr. Blue,” Samuel Sterns, a double PhD in physics and biology.
This building was deeply imprinted in Qi Jun’s mind because he had already investigated it after manifesting Tai Bai.
Back then, Qi Jun considered retrieving the Hulk serum that Samuel Sterns had replicated using gamma rays, but after manifesting the “Perfect Superman Bloodline,” he shelved that plan.
Unexpectedly, he found himself back here after some time.
Well, technically, he had never been here in person before, only seen it in images.
Of course, while he had put it aside earlier, now that the opportunity had arisen, Qi Jun had no reason to let it go.
Moreover, Samuel Sterns was a top scientist that Qi Jun had always wanted to recruit, especially after his mutation.
“No mistake! After learning about the green monster, JARVIS has been monitoring continuously, 24/7! Bruce Banner just entered this building. According to JARVIS’s surveillance, he went to see a Dr. Samuel Sterns. It’s said he wants to research a serum to cure his condition.”
“Honestly, if General Ross wasn’t suddenly ready to go all out to capture Bruce Banner, I’d really want to see if they could come up with a serum that could kill the green monster!”
Wearing sunglasses and carrying a large briefcase, Tony Stark looked a bit helpless standing next to Qi Jun.
Indeed! At this moment, Tony Stark had not transformed into Iron Man.
Given General Ross’s last desperate move, if Tony Stark showed up as Iron Man, wouldn’t that just alert Ross to bring his entire force into the city? Besides, if Iron Man appeared at “Mr. Blue’s” place, Bruce Banner might not talk but instead turn into the Hulk and fight Iron Man.
Hmm… or perhaps Hulk would rage on Iron Man.
But Qi Jun didn’t care about that. Whether Bruce Banner transformed into the Hulk or not didn’t matter to him.
Instead, Qi Jun glanced more at the large briefcase Tony Stark was carrying.
Unlike in “Iron Man 2,” where Mark V first appeared, this portable Mark V was not only ahead of its time but also much more powerful!
Previously, in the chairman’s office, Qi Jun had seen Tony Stark’s Mark armor transform into a briefcase! Unlike the fragile original Mark V, this version, named Mark V by Tony Stark, had combat power far beyond the original!
Could it be that my interference has influenced the storyline this much? Fortunately, I haven’t interacted with S.H.I.E.L.D., so Loki’s invasion shouldn’t be affected. Wait! I can go to Asgard directly now! Why wait for the events of “The Avengers”? Odin’s interest in Earth and the Tesseract was partly because it was an Infinity Stone, but also because he was too idle! It wasn’t until Thor and Loki’s continuous battles disrupted Asgard that Odin’s attention shifted from the Tesseract to dealing with his sons’ conflicts. By then, it was too late, and Asgard’s wealth had been almost exhausted!
What if I went to Asgard now and caused some trouble, perhaps even releasing Hela? Qi Jun stroked his chin, finding this idea quite feasible…
“Hey.”
“My friend, Qi Jun, we should head up now!”
Seeing Qi Jun lost in thought, Tony Stark was speechless. Did he really think “Mr. Blue” could cure the Hulk?
“Mm-hmm. Let’s go!”
Qi Jun snapped out of his thoughts. Regardless, they needed to handle the current situation first.
This was something he had promised Tony Stark, and he wouldn’t shirk it. Besides, Qi Jun also wanted to benefit from this operation!
However, if Bruce Banner just went up to see “Mr. Blue,” and Tony and I go up immediately, how is Emil Blonsky going to turn into the Abomination? Jeez!!! It seems my interference might be bigger than I thought.
In fact, Qi Jun had no idea that his interference was more than significant; it was massive! Because of the information Qi Jun shared with Tony Stark, Tony not only blacklisted S.H.I.E.L.D. but also covertly turned some S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and dealt with many issues that Iron Man wouldn’t have originally.
Even more significantly, Qi Jun’s own conglomerate had a greater impact on Marvel’s Earth! General Ross’s decision to hastily capture Bruce Banner was evidence of this! Originally, General Ross wouldn’t rashly capture Bruce Banner without thorough planning. Such a hasty move wouldn’t befit his rank. But now, Ross had hastily assembled his troops based on confirmed intelligence, influenced by Qi Jun’s unintentional actions.
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