Stark subconsciously felt that perhaps the owner of this business card could solve the problem he currently faced. When he picked up the card, the location of the general store appeared in his mind.
Stark said, "JARVIS, search for the name Han Yu."
"Certainly, sir."
"Searching..."
"Sir, no information relating to 'Han Yu' was found."
Hearing JARVIS's reply, Stark narrowed his eyes. His intelligence-gathering system was no less capable than S.H.I.E.L.D.'s.
Apart from some heavily encrypted information that Stark had no interest in knowing, there was no reason he should be unable to find an ordinary person's identity information.
"JARVIS, transfer another fifty billion dollars to my bank card ending in 857!"
Stark didn't hesitate. He even felt he had paid too little before: a mere three billion dollars. Paying three billion a year to rent this thing wouldn't have been excessive!
Anyone who could casually produce something of this caliber couldn't possibly be ordinary. An item like this couldn't be bought for hundreds of billions, much less tens of billions.
He was sending more money because he wanted to build a better relationship with Han Yu. When it came to someone like him, it was best to befriend him if possible and never offend him.
"JARVIS, we can begin the 'Ultron' project. Contact Dr. Banner and have him come here now!"
Stark had waited a long time for this day. To arm the Earth, a powerful energy supply was essential. This green ring not only met Stark's highest expectations, but exceeded them.
"Certainly, sir. Contacting Dr. Banner now!"
Stark stared intently at the screen before him. This ring might just change the world!
Half an hour later, a man hurried into Stark's workshop. He was still a little out of breath, as though he had run all the way there.
"Tony, what's wrong? Why did you need me here so urgently?"
The somewhat scrawny man in glasses was Bruce Banner of the Avengers, who turned into the big green Hulk at the slightest disagreement.
"Banner, come here. Take a look at this."
Stark strode over, seized Banner by the wrist, and pulled him over to the computer. If Banner hadn't known Stark's sexual orientation, he might have thought Stark had some strange intentions.
"This... what is this?"
Banner first saw the instrument beside the computer, continuously measuring the energy of the green ring at its center. Then he saw the data displayed on the computer beside it. The ring's energy output completely surpassed Stark's nuclear reactor!
Stark didn't answer immediately. He looked at Banner with a serious expression, and only after Banner began to feel unnerved did he let out a long breath and speak.
"Banner, I think we can start the 'Ultron' project."
Banner's lips curled into a smile at those words, but there was no excitement in it—only disbelief and bitterness.
"Ultron. I thought that was just a fantasy..."
After the Battle of New York, Stark had told Banner that he wanted to arm the world against a possible alien invasion in the future, but neither S.H.I.E.L.D. nor the United Nations had agreed to let Stark protect it on all sides with his Iron Man Armor.
Perhaps it was because this infringed on their freedom, though it would undoubtedly have provided some protection.
Having failed to provide protection with his Iron Man Armor, Stark turned his attention to another field: artificial intelligence.
Stark planned to create a highly intelligent super robot to protect the Earth. He had already given the robot a name: Ultron.
"Yes, it really was just a fantasy before, but now—now it's different, Banner!"
Stark grabbed Banner by the shoulders and shook him hard. Only when he saw the strange look on Banner's face did he realize he was too excited. He gave a light cough, composed himself, and continued.
"The energy in this ring meets my requirements completely and perfectly. There's no better choice."
"Suppose we can harness this energy and apply it to my Iron Legion. Then the world will be safe."
"Imagine it: you're in Hawaii, soaking up the sun and drinking a cocktail. When danger comes, you won't have to turn green. With a superintelligent Iron Legion around, would you still need to become the Hulk? Would you still want to become the Hulk?"
Stark stared straight at Banner. After all he had said, it still came down to Banner's opinion. He couldn't do this alone.
His words also struck deep into Banner's heart. To him, the Hulk was a disease. If circumstances didn't force him to, Banner would never want to become the Hulk again for the rest of his life.
Whenever he recalled becoming the uncontrollable Hulk and smashing everything in sight, hated and feared by the world and forced to hide in its shadows, Banner felt miserable.
Several thoughts flashed through his mind. In the end, Banner gritted his teeth, raised his head, and looked Stark straight in the eyes.
"When do we start?"
"Right now!"
That evening, after studying the Green Lantern Ring for a long time, Han Yu walked out of the general store, his stomach rumbling with hunger.
"Time to eat, time to eat. I'm starving."
Han Yu clutched his stomach, planning to go out and have a feast. Although he could cook, he had money and had transmigrated to another world, so why cook for himself? Naturally, he had to go out and eat, eat, eat.
He had just pushed the door open when three luxurious black sedans drove up from a distance and stopped outside the general store. An unusually large man stepped out of the middle car.
The man's enormous frame drew attention, but his completely hairless head was even more conspicuous, standing out all the more in the crowd.
Some people in the know were startled when they saw him. Not daring to spare him another glance, they hurried away, afraid of bringing trouble upon themselves.
Han Yu asked in surprise, "Huh, Kingpin? What are you doing here?"
The bald man before him was Kingpin, the leader of the largest criminal organization in New York and indeed all of America, as well as one of Spider-Man's archenemies.
To outsiders, his massive frame looked like it was all fat, but in fact, ninety percent of his body, which weighed over four hundred jin, was muscle!
Kingpin's strength was enough to rival some of the best when it came to raw power. Han Yu didn't know how he had developed such a physique.
In truth, he hadn't had much contact with Kingpin. He knew him because he had saved Kingpin's son Richard in a car accident.
It was later discovered that Kingpin's opponents were behind it. Kingpin wiped them out in one fell swoop and came to regard Han Yu as a friend. Kingpin had kept the debt of saving his son firmly in his heart.
Han Yu hadn't intended to ask him for anything, but Kingpin insisted on giving him something. Having no choice, Han Yu decided to ask him to find someone for him, someone he needed.
Kingpin waved the document in the brown paper envelope he was holding and said, "I found the person you're looking for. Are you free now?"
A glint flashed in Han Yu's eyes. Had he found her already?
Han Yu said, "I was just about to go eat, but since there's important business, let's discuss that first."
After they got into Kingpin's car, Kingpin handed Han Yu the brown paper envelope. Inside were a file and a cell phone.
Wanda Maximoff and Pietro Maximoff. The two names seemed unfamiliar, but mention their aliases, and Marvel fans would certainly know them.
Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver!
And the person Han Yu was looking for was Scarlet Witch.
She was a superpowered figure who possessed the universe's Chaos Magic. Once she developed her powers, she could even overturn the entire universe. A woman like that was worthy of Han Yu's attention.
"Take a look at the video on that phone. The person you're looking for is in New York right now. My people are watching them, but they don't seem to be ordinary people. My people have seen the man among them. He has a speed beyond that of a superhuman, and he's shaken off my men several times."
As he listened to Kingpin, Han Yu narrowed his eyes and tapped the phone. A video appeared as soon as he opened it.
In the video, a silver shadow flashed past a delivery rider's electric scooter. In the blink of an eye, the food on the scooter vanished.
Clearly, of the two siblings, only the older brother, Quicksilver, had that kind of speed. He must have been starving to have sunk to this point.
"At this point in the timeline, Ultron hasn't been developed yet, so the two of them should still be in hiding. I need to find them before Ultron does."