Chapter Summaries

Tony learned that palladium from his Arc Reactor was poisoning him, and Li Chuan agreed to periodically detoxify him in exchange for advertising on his Iron Man suit. Meanwhile, Hydra agents ambushed Nick Fury, who escaped through the sewers after fighting his way out of their trap.

• J.A.R.V.I.S. scanned Tony and confirmed that palladium poisoning would kill him within three months if he kept using the Mark suit.
• Tony agreed to endorse Li Chuan’s products and reserve advertising space on his armor in exchange for Li Chuan periodically clearing the toxins.
• Li Chuan explained that Tony would need repeat treatments until he replaced the palladium in his Arc Reactor, and Tony said he would return the next day.
• Nick Fury drove away from S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters while secretly investigating suspicious incidents and trying not to alert Hydra agents within the organization.
• Hydra agents rammed Nick Fury’s Chevrolet with four police cars, but he used the vehicle’s machine gun and intelligent system to escape their encirclement.
• A masked man with a mechanical left arm stopped Nick Fury, who burned through the ground with a high-heat ray pen and fled into the sewers.

Nick Fury fled after his exposure and headed to Los Angeles to question Tony Stark about his intelligence on Hydra. Meanwhile, Li Chuan met his new neighbor Natalie Shostakova, unaware that Wanda was already trying to set her up with Pietro.

• Nick Fury hid with Hill, told her not to trust Hydra's senior agents except Coulson, and set out for Los Angeles to speak with Tony Stark.
• Tony checked his palladium level, then put on the Mark suit after J.A.R.V.I.S. reported that Nick Fury had entered his mansion again.
• Li Chuan learned that Natalie Shostakova had moved in next door and reviewed his team's background report on her.
• Li Chuan returned home and met Natalie, who had been chatting with Wanda.
• Wanda invited Natalie to dinner and sent Li Chuan to fetch Pietro, hoping the two might become a match.

Li Chuan suspected that the new neighbor, Natalie, was a trained agent and tested her reactions while she spent the day befriending Wanda and Pietro. After dinner, he decided to capture and question Natalie that night, while Wanda planned to go shopping with her the next day.

• Li Chuan suspected Natalie might be Black Widow or another agent and decided to test her while keeping Wanda safe.
• Li Chuan used Gale Force to send a cup and tissues flying at Natalie, and she instinctively tried to dodge before forcing herself to take the hit.
• Natalie treated the small cut herself and continued helping prepare dinner, confirming Li Chuan's suspicion that she was not an ordinary person.
• Natalie charmed Wanda and Pietro over dinner, and Wanda arranged to go shopping with her the next day.
• After Natalie returned to Mrs. Martha's house, Li Chuan told Pietro not to judge her too soon and planned to capture and question her that night.

Natasha’s cover as Natalie Shostakova was exposed, and she fought Li Chuan’s security captain while trying to escape the complex. As she climbed into a blind spot, Li Chuan confronted her.

• Li San arrived at Natasha’s door and asked her to come to the security office to register information.
• Natasha suspected Li San’s request was a trap, changed into her combat suit, and followed him to a secluded corner.
• Li San tried to capture Natasha, but she revealed her combat skills and fought back.
• Li Chuan watched the fight and recognized Natasha as Black Widow.
• Natasha used her Widow’s Bite to shock Li San, then climbed the building to escape.
• Li Chuan called out to Natasha from above as she reached the blind spot.

Li Chuan captured Natasha after she infiltrated his residential complex, then learned that Nick Fury wanted to meet him about Hydra agents inside S.H.I.E.L.D. He headed to meet Fury with Natasha following, curious about Li Chuan’s claim that he had seen her file on Hydra’s side.

• Li Chuan used Lightning Release: Lightning Needle to knock out Black Widow and ordered Li San to take her to the interrogation room.
• Tony called Li Chuan to report that Nick Fury was injured and wanted information on Hydra agents inside S.H.I.E.L.D., offering any condition in return.
• Li Chuan agreed to meet Fury on the rooftop of his company, reasoning that neither S.H.I.E.L.D. nor Hydra should be allowed to dominate the other.
• Li Chuan revealed that he knew Black Widow was Natasha, then claimed he had seen her file on Hydra’s side.
• Li Chuan set off to meet Nick Fury, and Natasha followed him, pressing him to explain how Hydra had her file.

Li Chuan revealed to Natasha that Hydra had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D., then met with Nick Fury and demanded a Super Soldier Serum sample and research materials in exchange for Hydra intelligence. Fury confirmed the infiltration, but Li Chuan refused to share anything until Fury met his terms.

• Li Chuan told Natasha that Hydra agents had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. and that they had nearly assassinated Nick Fury.
• Li Chuan brought Natasha to the Li Group rooftop, where Tony arrived with Nick Fury hidden inside a metal case.
• Nick Fury confirmed that Hydra had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. and asked Li Chuan for information about the organization.
• Li Chuan rejected Fury's appeal to protect humanity and demanded a Super Soldier Serum sample and its research materials in exchange for Hydra intelligence.
• Nick Fury claimed S.H.I.E.L.D. had no serum, but Li Chuan insisted Fury obtain one or accept that there would be no deal.

Li Chuan traded Hydra intelligence to Nick Fury for a sample of the Super Soldier Serum and its research materials, claiming he wanted to develop medicine to improve human health. He revealed that John Garrett and former S.H.I.E.L.D. director Alexander Pierce were Hydra agents.

• Li Chuan explained that he wanted the Super Soldier Serum to research treatments that could improve people's health and strengthen the human body.
• Tony agreed with Li Chuan's argument, and Nick Fury agreed to provide the serum and related materials in exchange for Hydra intelligence.
• Li Chuan described Hydra's kidnapping of Dr. Smith and claimed his group had recovered intelligence from the destroyed base.
• Li Chuan told Nick Fury that John Garrett had arranged a deal with Baron Strucker involving a list of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s superpowered individuals.
• Li Chuan revealed that Alexander Pierce, a former S.H.I.E.L.D. director, was also Hydra.

Nick Fury learned from Li Chuan that Alexander Pierce was Hydra and received a Super Soldier Serum sample and related materials in exchange for the intelligence. As Lola carried Fury and his agents away, Natasha reported that Li Chuan was powerful and devoted to his wife, leaving Fury convinced he had found a weakness to exploit.

• Li Chuan told Nick Fury that Alexander Pierce and John Garrett were confirmed Hydra agents and that many S.H.I.E.L.D. agents might have defected.
• Nick Fury thanked Li Chuan for the intelligence and said he had arranged to retrieve the Super Soldier Serum sample and requested materials.
• Coulson arrived in Lola, and he and Tony discussed its history while Fury handed the case to Li Chuan.
• Li Chuan accepted the serum sample and USB drive, then reminded Natasha to go shopping with Wanda the next day.
• After Lola departed, Natasha reported her observations of Li Chuan to Nick Fury, who saw his devotion to his wife as a possible weakness.

Li Chuan prepared to profit from the samples he had collected while focusing on growing stronger, then enjoyed a lively morning with Wanda. He left for the company after learning that gossip about his stamina had spread through the residential complex.

• Tony flew away after Li Chuan arranged for him to film Tricolor Pill endorsement ads and wear its slogan on his suit.
• Li Chuan ordered his subordinates to divide the samples between Dr. Sterns, Dr. Ethan, and the Sokovia base, then went home to sleep.
• Wanda tried new bedroom advice she had learned from her married friends, and Li Chuan happily praised her efforts.
• Natasha arrived to take Wanda shopping, but Wanda asked her to wait while she finished breakfast.
• Li Chuan learned from Li San that residents were spreading a rumor that he could go eighteen times in one night, then left for the company amused.

Li Chuan used the Mystical Palm Technique to cure Tony Stark’s palladium poisoning. Tony was relieved to be alive but unhappy about endorsing the Tricolor Pill, and Xiao Liu escorted him to film the advertisement.

• Tony complained to Li Chuan that wearing the Mark suit’s advertising slogan made him reluctant to fly in it.
• Li Chuan assured Tony he could clear any renewed palladium poisoning and used the Mystical Palm Technique to remove the toxins.
• Tony checked his detector and confirmed his palladium level had fallen to zero.
• Li Chuan ordered Xiao Liu to take Tony to the temporary studio to film a Tricolor Pill advertisement.
• Xiao Liu escorted Tony away while Li Chuan anticipated the advertisement would boost the Li Group’s sales and reputation.

Li Chuan’s Tricolor Pills became a huge success after Tony Stark endorsed them, completing his first main quest. He unlocked the ability to view newly available worlds and their rewards in advance.

• Uncle Li told Li Chuan that Peter’s hair was ordinary human hair, and Li Chuan concluded Peter’s powers would come from the mutated spider bite.
• Nick Fury secretly moved against Pierce and Garrett, but Pierce retaliated, leaving S.H.I.E.L.D. paralyzed as the two sides fought.
• Natasha accompanied Wanda on a shopping trip, then told Wanda she was leaving New York to visit her ill father in Russia.
• Tony Stark’s Tricolor Pill advertisement drew worldwide attention, and customers quickly bought out the Li Group’s stock.
• Li Chuan received a prompt that he had completed the beginner entrepreneur quest and could preview newly unlocked worlds and rewards.

Li Chuan weighed whether to enter the Fantastic Beasts world immediately or wait for a better identity, then decided to give Li Group a month to reach intermediate completion. He left his office to ask Stern about Dr. Banner and the company’s prospects for developing a new drug.

• Li Chuan reviewed the Fantastic Beasts world and considered its useful magic, especially Apparition.
• Li Chuan weighed entering early for new abilities against waiting for a more advantageous identity and its memories.
• Li Chuan decided to wait one month for Li Group to rival Stark Industries and qualify him for the intermediate reward, but not to pursue advanced completion indefinitely.
• Li Chuan left his office to find Stern and ask about Dr. Banner, the Super Soldier Serum, and developing another new drug.

Li Chuan went to Virginia to rescue Dr. Banner after the military tracked him down near Corvo University. As soldiers closed in, Banner and Betty hid in an alley, and Banner urged her to leave before he lost control and transformed.

• Dr. Sterns told Li Chuan that the military had tracked Dr. Banner to Virginia, where Banner had gone to visit a friend and retrieve research materials.
• Li Chuan instructed Dr. Sterns to contact Banner, then traveled to Virginia with Xiao Liu to help him escape.
• Xiao Liu reported that the city was under lockdown and the military was searching around Corvo University, so Li Chuan headed there.
• General Ross ordered Emil Blonsky to capture Banner with tranquilizer guns while avoiding harm to Betty.
• After soldiers located Banner and Betty in Sector 7, Li Chuan put on a Golden Mask and raced toward the encirclement.
• Banner and Betty hid in a Sector 8 alley, where Banner told Betty to leave before he lost control and became the Hulk.

Li Chuan rescued Banner and Betty from Ross’s forces, using a massive wave to break the encirclement and carry them into the Fifth District. When helicopters pursued them, he set Banner and Betty down on a rooftop and prepared to confront the soldiers.

• Emil Blonsky led elite soldiers toward the alley where Banner and Betty were hiding.
• Li Chuan arrived, knocked out two soldiers with dumpsters, and told Banner and Betty to hold onto his shoulders.
• Li Chuan unleashed the Great Waterfall Jutsu, sweeping Blonsky’s soldiers and Ross’s command vehicle in a huge wave while he carried Banner and Betty out of the encirclement.
• Ross learned that the targets had escaped into the Fifth District with a masked man and ordered his forces to intercept them.
• Li Chuan evaded tranquilizer darts by leaping onto a rooftop, then set Banner and Betty down as helicopters pursued them.
• Betty comforted Banner while Li Chuan prepared to deal with the helicopters.

Li Chuan rescued Bruce Banner and Betty Ross from the military and used his abilities to evade their pursuit. After his Shadow Clone drew soldiers away from an airport checkpoint, the group boarded a private plane and flew back to New York while General Ross continued the search.

• Li Chuan used the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique to destroy two pursuing helicopters, then escaped with Banner and Betty.
• Li Chuan introduced himself to Banner and Betty and explained that his powers were similar to magic.
• At an airport checkpoint, Li Chuan created a Shadow Clone and sent it to distract the soldiers by appearing as Banner under a surveillance camera.
• The soldiers left the checkpoint, allowing Li Chuan, Banner, and Betty to reach the airport and fly back to New York.
• General Ross continued sealing off the city in an effort to find Banner and the others.

General Ross withdrew his troops after failing to find Banner, then offered Blonsky a way to overcome his physical decline. Li Chuan brought Banner and Betty to New York, where Banner reunited with Sterns and agreed to test an antidote at a remote Li Group factory.

• Ross ordered the blockade lifted and studied a photograph of Li Chuan rescuing Banner and Betty, while Blonsky lamented his weakened condition.
• Ross offered to help Blonsky if he could endure the pain.
• Aboard the plane to New York, Li Chuan told Banner and Betty about the Li Group and its medicines, earning their respect for the Green Pill and Tricolor Pill.
• At the Li Group laboratory, Banner reunited with Sterns, who warned that the antidote might only suppress the Green Gene temporarily.
• Banner agreed to try the injection, and Li Chuan proposed administering it at a remote factory outside the city.

Li Chuan and Dr. Sterns tested the antidote on Banner, who transformed into the Hulk before Betty calmed him and the second dose returned him to normal. Banner and Betty agreed to stay at Li Group while they waited to confirm the treatment and helped with the company’s medicine research.

• Li Chuan brought Banner, Betty, and Dr. Sterns to the Li Group laboratory and secured Banner to a specially made alloy bed.
• Dr. Sterns injected the first-stage antidote, triggering Banner’s transformation into the Hulk, and Betty soothed him until he calmed down.
• Dr. Sterns injected the second-stage antidote, and Banner returned to normal as the alloy bed bent under the Hulk’s strength.
• Dr. Sterns explained that blood tests were needed to determine whether the Green Gene had been eliminated or only suppressed.
• Li Chuan offered Banner and Betty a place to stay and asked Banner to advise on the company’s new medicine, and Banner agreed.

After Li Group faced a coordinated smear campaign over the Tricolor Pill, Li Chuan sent Li Wu to eliminate the rival capitalists and officials behind it. With Senator Stern the only target left, Li Chuan planned to deal with him himself because Hydra agents might be protecting him.

• Li Chuan learned that New York rivals and officials were conspiring to damage Li Group and ordered Xiao Liu to bring Li Wu to the city.
• Over five days, Li Wu killed most of the capitalists and officials involved in the campaign against Li Group.
• Li Wu reported that everyone had been dealt with except Senator Stern, who was in Washington.
• Li Chuan told Li Wu to rest and decided to handle Stern himself, suspecting Hydra agents were protecting him.

Li Chuan cleared Tony Stark’s toxins, and the two agreed to attend Tony’s government hearing together the next day. Li Chuan then checked the new medicine research and learned that Dr. Sterns and Dr. Banner had developed a drug that showed promise against all cancers.

• Tony arrived at Li Chuan’s office for detoxification and discussed the government hearing over the Iron Man suit’s production technology.
• Li Chuan used the Palm Sage Technique to clear Tony’s toxins, and Tony agreed to take him to the hearing.
• Tony mistook Xiao Wu for Li Chuan’s wife, but Li Chuan explained that she was his sworn younger sister.
• Li Chuan went to the laboratory and asked Dr. Sterns and Dr. Banner about their progress on the new medicine.
• Dr. Sterns said their drug could turn cancer cells into green cells that the body would expel, potentially curing all cancers.

Li Chuan approved the cancer-curing drug for production after Banner confirmed its safety, then traveled with Tony to Washington for the hearing over Iron Man technology. As Tony rebutted the government’s case, Li Chuan secretly sent a Shadow Clone into action with an Explosive Tag.

• Li Chuan stressed that the new drug had to be safe, and Banner assured him that their experiments confirmed it.
• Banner explained that he had joined Li Group to study the Green Gene in his body and help develop the drug.
• Li Chuan ordered Jack to prepare a press conference and begin production of the cancer-curing pill, which he planned to sell for ten thousand dollars.
• Li Chuan flew to Washington aboard Tony’s modified Boeing 737 for the hearing about the Iron Man suit.
• Councilor Stern used testimony from Justin Hammer and Colonel Rhodes to argue that the Iron Man suit was a dangerous weapon and demand its technology.
• Tony showed footage of failed Iron Man suit projects around the world and rejected the government’s demand, while Li Chuan secretly created a Shadow Clone and gave it an Explosive Tag.