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Two days later, at dusk.
[Area Notice: Large-scale group side quest Iron Man—Battle Against His Archnemesis has been released. All Players within the area may choose to accept it through the quest panel.] Side Quest: Iron Man—Battle of Destiny Type: Faction Conflict Available Factions: Iron Man (Tony Stark) vs. Whiplash (Ivan Vanko) Iron Man Faction Quests: 1. Destroy Hammer Drones (naval, army, air force, and amphibious models). 2. Assist in destroying or subduing War Machine. 3. Assist in destroying or subduing Whiplash. 4. Assist in rescuing those caught in the incident. Whiplash Faction Quest: 1. Destroy or kill Iron Man. Quest Description: Seek out and obtain the corresponding NPC's permission to establish your faction. Once chosen, a faction cannot be changed.
Li Si, seated inside Bumblebee, received the quest notification exactly as expected.
Tonight was the day of Hammer Industries' weapons expo. As the chairman of the mighty Stein Group, he had naturally received an invitation as well.
However, Curt Connors and Samuel Sterns had just produced a small result, so he had been temporarily dragged into the biopharmaceutical laboratory for a while and ended up arriving slightly late.
Only slightly late, really. He had just left the company and gotten into the car, while Hammer Industries' weapons expo had only just begun.
Hammer Industries' weapons expo was held in Flushing, Queens... yes, the very same place where Thunder Industries had once held its press conference.
Incidentally, this place now belonged to Stark Group. After shutting down its weapons division, Stark Group had started dabbling in real estate.
The lineup of attendees was no less impressive. Not to mention all kinds of social elites and corporate representatives, quite a few mid- and high-ranking military officers and senators had come as well.
These people were,