B-Rank Mission

After everyone drove away in the armored vehicle, Charlotte Doyle re-entered the System Space, opened the Task Gathering Hall, saw that all the missions listed there had been completed, and immediately selected to claim the mission rewards.

Ding! Quest complete. Rewards: 500 Prestige, 50,000 copper coins, and 1 Normal Treasure Chest.

Upon seeing the first reward notification, Charlotte immediately submitted the Mission Scroll to rescue Tony Stark.

The Task Gathering Hall began determining the mission's level, and the mission was ultimately classified as B-Rank Mission. Charlotte was quite satisfied with this result; it was better than a C-level mission, so it was worth it.

However, even an armed force with heavy firepower was only rated as a B-Rank Mission, which made him realize that without extraordinary participation, the mission level probably wouldn't be upgraded to A-level or S-level.

Charlotte glanced at the submitted tasks and noticed that the Task Gathering Center now displayed not one accepted but incomplete task, but three accepted but incomplete tasks, the other two of which were C-rank tasks.

Upon opening the submitted mission, Charlotte discovered that it was submitted by Sasuke Uchiha and Rock Lee. He knew that if he had been any slower, he wouldn't have been able to submit the Stark rescue mission, since the Mission Gathering Center could only accept three missions at a time.

After logging out of the system, Charlotte surveyed her surroundings, making sure there were no cameras by the roadside and no one else around. Then, she glanced at the desolate desert in front of her and formed hand Hand Seals.

"Summoning Technique."

As the smoke cleared, Pakkun appeared before Charlotte. After glancing around and finding no fighting, he immediately said, "Lord Charlotte, what are your orders?"

Charlotte took out the box Happy had given her from her Storage Space, took out the watch inside, and asked, "Can you still smell the scent on it?"

Pakkun went to the watch, sniffed it, and said, "There are two people's scents on it. The first one is quite clear, but the second one is too faint. It's been too long and has almost dissipated, which might make tracking difficult."

Obviously, after more than two months, even the watch that was frequently worn before would have almost lost its odor. In addition, the Pepper Potts scent remained on the watch, making it even more difficult.

Charlotte pointed to a tuft of fur in the box and said, "Pakkun, double-check the scent on this."

Following Charlotte Doyle's instructions, Pakkun sniffed the scent on the fur, then lay down and sniffed again, finally looking around before saying, "Lord Charlotte, I've found the owner of the scent."

Pakkun looked towards the desert and said, "Sir, you seem to have a special connection with the desert. This time, the target is still in the direction of the desert, but the distance is even farther than last time."

Hearing Pakkun's words, Charlotte smiled and said, "Pakkun, let's go!"

And so, the man and his dog set off into the Afghanistan desert.

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On the other side.

Inside the cave, Yinsen had just replaced Tony Stark's Arc Reactor, freeing him from the predicament of having to constantly carry a battery.

Tony sat up, glanced down at the Arc Reactor in his chest, and felt even more hopeful about escaping the cave. He went up to Yinsen, shook hands, and expressed his gratitude.

Tony got dressed and, together with Yinsen, took out a board game and started playing. Clearly, even though he was kidnapped, Tony needed to relax and have some fun.

After playing a couple of simple rounds, Tony Stark asked, "You still haven't told me where you're from."

Yinsen picked up the dice and shook them in his hand, saying, "I come from a small town called Migula, it's a very beautiful place."

As Tony poured water, he asked, "Do you have family?"

Yinsen glanced up at Tony Stark, a slight relief on his face, and said, "Yes, I'm going to visit my family after I escape."

He then countered with, "Do you have family?"

Tony Stark remained silent in response to Yinsen's question, then his lips twitched slightly before he said, "No."

Upon hearing Tony Stark say no, Yinsen repeated, "No."

Then, with a hint of regret, he said, "You have everything, yet you have nothing at all."

Clearly, in Yinsen's eyes, family is the foundation of everything.

Tony Stark glanced at Yinsen, a slight smile playing on his lips, then put down the dice and said, "Guy, we need to get to work."

Tony went to the pile of parts and began his welding work. At the same time, outside the detention room, a small leader of the Ten Rings walked to the iron gate, Gate of Opening, glanced inside to make sure the two were working, nodded, and turned to leave with his men.

In front of the surveillance footage, a member of the Ten Rings, holding a photo of the Jericho missile and comparing it to Tony's assembly, said, "It doesn't look like the one in the photo at all."

One of the members nearby explained, "Perhaps it's a redesign."

Looking at the surveillance footage, the guy holding the photos spoke again, "The tail is wrong, it should be placed backwards."

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Outside the cave, several members of the Ten Rings were building a fire to warm their hands.

Raza, the leader of the Ten Rings responsible for kidnapping Tony Stark, was watching the surveillance footage as Tony adjusted his leg mechanism, touched a ring on his arm, and fell into deep thought.

Soon after, Raza arrived at the cave where Tony was being held, accompanied by a large number of her men. Raza entered the room, looked around, and then, seeing Tony Stark with his hands covering his head, slowly said, "Don't be nervous."

Upon hearing what the other person said, Tony and Yinsen slowly lowered their hands from their heads.

Raza walked up to Tony Stark, gently parted the fabric of his Stark, touched the small Arc Reactor on Tony chest, and said, "Bows and arrows, once considered cutting-edge weaponry."

Raza, seeing nothing amiss, turned and went to the part Tony Stark had made, continuing, "Genghis Khan used it to sweep across Eurasia and dominate for a time."

"Its territory was more than five times that of Alexander Great, and four times the size of the Roman Empire."

As Raza spoke, she walked to the workbench, picked up the blueprints on the table, and began to look at them, saying, "But today, only those who possess Stark's most advanced weapons can rule the world."

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