Chapter Summaries

Li Wei provoked Tony Stark into returning to New York, then watched Dr. Otto test his noninvasive brain-computer interface. The test succeeded, but Red Queen discovered and destroyed a tiny AI in the arms’ control chip that had tried to seize control of Otto and infiltrate her.

• Li Wei called Tony Stark and mocked him into ordering his crew to return to New York.
• Li Wei and the others watched Dr. Otto attach the noninvasive brain-computer interface and control all four mechanical arms.
• Red Queen told Li Wei that a tiny AI in the arms’ control chip had tried to control Dr. Otto and infiltrate her.
• Red Queen said she had destroyed the tiny AI.

Otto tested the non-invasive Brain-Computer Interface and wanted a semi-invasive version, while Li Wei sent the results to S.H.I.E.L.D. Tony Stark returned to New York, boosting Li Wei’s Reputation Points, and Li Wei arrived at the FEAST Homeless Shelter to face reporters.

• Otto used the Brain-Computer Interface to control his mechanical arms with ease, but Li Wei stopped him from rushing into semi-invasive surgery and sent his test results to S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Tony Stark flew back to New York and told reporters that Li Wei should be afraid of him.
• Li Wei celebrated Tony Stark’s return because it gave him another chance to mock Tony.
• Li Wei arrived at the FEAST Homeless Shelter, which he had bought, and reporters asked him about Tony Stark’s claim.

Li Wei acquired the FEAST Homeless Shelter and confronted its former owner, Martin Li, while publicly presenting himself as a philanthropist. Martin suspected Li Wei knew about the stolen research data, and left after Li Wei ordered him out.

• Martin Li watched Li Wei address reporters and grew nervous that Li Wei had discovered the Devil's Gang stole his research data.
• Li Wei told reporters he had acquired the shelter to help homeless people, then entered with Gwen Stacy.
• Li Wei met Martin Li and May Parker, recognizing May's name and wondering whether she was Peter Parker's aunt.
• Li Wei toured the shelter and office, showing no discomfort at the conditions of the homeless residents.
• Li Wei questioned Martin about the office robbery and rejected Martin's request to give up the shelter.
• Martin accused Li Wei of seeking revenge, threatened that he would regret it, and left after Li Wei ordered him to get lost.

Li Wei took charge of the shelter, appointed May Parker to run it, and ended its blood-selling arrangement with a medical company. As he rode home after dropping Gwen Stacy at school, Red Queen warned him that Mr. Negative’s Devil’s Gang was following, and Li Wei ordered his nearby security team to strike.

• Li Wei asked May Parker to manage the shelter and reviewed the city subsidies it received for its homeless residents.
• May Parker told Li Wei that the medical company had ended its partnership, and Li Wei ordered the shelter to stop collecting blood.
• Li Wei drove Gwen Stacy to Empire State University, then headed home and considered whether to enhance himself with technology.
• Red Queen warned Li Wei that Mr. Negative’s Devil’s Gang was tailing his car and said his security team was nearby.
• Li Wei ordered the team to act, and an explosion erupted on the street beside his car.

Li Wei and 2B were attacked by Martin Li, now Mr. Negative, as they traveled toward Long Island. After 2B confronted Mr. Negative and defeated his men, he began to panic, while Li Wei watched safely from his car.

• Future Technology Company veterans ambushed the Devil's Gang with Quasar Cannons, destroying a van before escaping along a route prepared by Red Queen.
• Red Queen warned Li Wei that a helicopter was approaching, and she revealed that she had accessed NASA's system to identify Mr. Negative aboard it.
• At a secluded spot, 2B armed herself with White Contract and confronted Mr. Negative and his fighters while Li Wei stayed in the Maybach.
• Mr. Negative's men opened fire, but 2B dodged the bullets and rushed them without being affected by his Negative Energy.
• 2B sliced through the men's guns and knocked them away with powerful kicks, leaving Mr. Negative panicking.

Li Wei defeated Mr. Negative, exposed Martin Li’s ambitions, and challenged Tony Stark to an octagon fight while speaking to the press. Tony refused to back down after seeing the headlines and ordered that he would accept the challenge.

• 2B disarmed and defeated Mr. Negative, revealing him to be Martin Li, and Li Wei approached after Red Queen confirmed the area was safe.
• Martin Li told Li Wei he had tried to steal the research so he could use it to control powerful people and gain influence over America.
• George Stacy and the police arrived, arrested the Devil’s Gang, and reporters questioned Li Wei about the attack.
• Li Wei joked that Tony Stark was to blame, then challenged him to an octagon fight, prompting reporters to turn the story into a headline.
• Tony Stark objected to being called a former tech genius, but rejected JARVIS’s suggestion to decline the challenge.

Li Wei spent his surging Reputation Points on Eve’s design schematic and a ten-draw, which gave him jewelry, a weapon design, and Bumblebee’s schematic. Eve was created with memories of her mission to fight the Naytiba, and Li Wei gave her a new purpose: protecting him.

• Tony Stark posted videos of himself boxing and challenged Li Wei, driving a surge in Reputation Points.
• Li Wei bought Eve’s design schematic and began creating her from prepared materials.
• Li Wei used ten million Reputation Points for a ten-draw and received jewelry, a Fusion Battery, a JAR-5 Dominator design, and Bumblebee’s design schematic.
• Eve appeared and told Li Wei that she remembered landing on Earth with the Seventh Airborne Squad to destroy the Naytiba.
• When Eve questioned her purpose in a world without Naytiba, Li Wei told her to protect him, and she accepted.

Li Wei introduced Eve to 2B, then stirred up attention online by posting workout photos ahead of his rumored fight with Tony Stark. As he prepared to take Eve and 2B to his company, Bumblebee appeared as a completed Autobot and introduced himself to Li Wei.

• Li Wei introduced Eve to 2B, and Eve admired the city view before choosing jewelry with her.
• Li Wei found that interest in his challenge with Tony Stark was growing, then posted gym photos with the caption, "Don't want to pick on an old man!"
• At breakfast, Eve and 2B disagreed over whether Eve was human or an android, and Li Wei interrupted their argument.
• Li Wei promised to buy Eve more clothes before he and the two androids headed for the company.
• 2B moved to protect Li Wei when a Chevrolet Camaro appeared outside the villa, but Li Wei identified it as their new companion, Bumblebee.
• Bumblebee transformed into an Autobot, knelt before Li Wei, and introduced himself as 2B and Eve watched in amazement.

Kingpin’s campaign team tried to sponsor the Octagonal Cage match between Li Wei and Tony Stark, while Li Wei negotiated over the fee and refused to share traffic. The rival mayoral candidates began bidding against each other, with Kingpin responding to Norman Osborn’s higher offer.

• Kingpin’s campaign team proposed sponsoring Li Wei and Tony Stark’s Octagonal Cage match and having Kingpin serve as a judge.
• Bumblebee drove Li Wei, 2B, and Eve to Future Technology, where Red Queen told Li Wei that Kingpin’s team wanted to sponsor the match.
• Li Wei accepted the sponsorship in principle but demanded more money and refused to share the event’s traffic.
• Red Queen reported Kingpin’s offer of ten million dollars for exclusive naming rights, a venue, and a judging role to Norman Osborn.
• Norman Osborn raised his bid to twelve million dollars, prompting Li Wei to tell Red Queen to contact Kingpin again.

Li Wei and Tony Stark agreed to turn their public feud into a sponsored fight, while both used the escalating hype to boost their reputations. As Li Wei prepared to train with Eve, he challenged Tony online and planned an outing to buy clothes for Eve and 2B.

• Li Wei accepted Osborn Group's twenty-million sponsorship offer after Kingpin's team gave up, then offered Tony Stark half the proceeds, which Tony accepted.
• Tony Stark trained with a boxing coach and challenged Li Wei to choose the fight's location, while Happy warned that Li Wei was using Tony's fame for publicity.
• Tony Stark admitted he wanted the publicity too, since keeping himself in the headlines helped Stark Industries' stock.
• Li Wei checked the Reputation Point costs for the Super Serum and Superman Serum, then asked Red Queen to find him a combat coach.
• Eve offered to teach Li Wei Earth's combat techniques, and 2B volunteered to protect him while he trained.
• Li Wei planned to buy clothes for Eve and 2B, then tagged Tony Stark online with a threat to use the Bearhug Killing Technique.

Li Wei shopped with Eve and 2B, then trained for his expected fight with Tony Stark as their online rivalry drew attention and boosted his Reputation Points. The chapter ended when the Red Queen announced that Coulson had arrived with the test subject.

• Li Wei took Eve and 2B shopping on Fifth Avenue, where Eve chose clothes for herself and helped 2B pick out gowns.
• People recognized Li Wei and posted about his outing, adding to the attention around his rivalry with Tony Stark.
• Tony Stark told Pepper Potts he planned to avoid the fight by leaving for the Middle East after building publicity.
• Li Wei trained Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with Eve and improved while continuing to trade boasts online with Tony Stark.
• Li Wei reached 40,872,000 Reputation Points and prepared to make a ten-pull.
• The Red Queen told Li Wei that Coulson had arrived with the test subject.

Li Wei welcomed Natasha Romanoff as S.H.I.E.L.D.’s new contact and prepared a human trial of Dr. Otto’s semi-invasive brain-computer interface on disabled agents. The first surgery succeeded, but the chapter ended before the agent woke up or the interface was tested.

• Coulson introduced Natasha Romanoff as Li Wei’s new S.H.I.E.L.D. contact, and Natasha playfully demonstrated her fighting skills.
• Coulson brought ten disabled S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to volunteer for trials at Dr. Otto’s laboratory.
• Dr. Otto explained that the semi-invasive brain-computer interface would place electrodes beneath the skull, and Natasha asked whether Li Wei’s drug could regrow organs.
• A surgeon operated on the first volunteer, an agent missing an arm, and reported that the surgery had gone well.

Dr. Otto successfully tested a Brain-Computer Interface paired with a prosthetic arm, allowing a volunteer to control it with precision. After S.H.I.E.L.D. agreed to the results and promised payment, Li Wei drew a Militech “Apogee” Sandevistan and brought its blueprints to Dr. Otto, who agreed to build it.

• Dr. Otto installed a prosthetic arm on Test Subject One, who used the Brain-Computer Interface to control its fingers precisely.
• Dr. Otto declared the experiment a success, and Coulson agreed to transfer S.H.I.E.L.D.'s first payment to Li Wei.
• Li Wei returned to his office and drew several rewards, including a Militech “Apogee” Sandevistan blueprint.
• Li Wei brought Eve and 2B to Dr. Otto's laboratory and showed him the Sandevistan blueprints.
• Dr. Otto excitedly promised he could build the Sandevistan using the provided data.

Li Wei arranged for Dr. Otto’s team to make him two sets of prosthetics, then learned that Osborn Group planned to hold an event in Las Vegas and demanded a share of the profits. After Norman Osborn warned him that Kingpin’s team was investigating him, Li Wei had Eve stay close to protect him overnight, though their night ended peacefully.

• Li Wei warned Dr. Otto that too many prosthetics could cause mental corruption and asked him to make two sets first.
• Red Queen told Li Wei that Osborn Group planned to establish the venue in Las Vegas, and Li Wei demanded a cut of the profits.
• Norman Osborn told Li Wei that his approval rating had surpassed Kingpin’s and warned that Kingpin’s team was investigating him.
• Li Wei had Red Queen monitor his home and told Eve and 2B to take turns staying near him for protection, with Eve going first.
• Li Wei brought Eve to bed and tried to touch her, but she kept batting his hands away, and they spent the night without anything happening.

Li Wei received Otto's completed Sandevistan and arranged voluntary serum trials with Natasha's people, then had the Red Queen replace 2B and Eve's spines with the implants. While they recovered, he uncovered classified files linking the military to Pym Technologies and decided to find a way to obtain Pym Particles.

• Li Wei asked the Red Queen to arrange surgeries for the company's security personnel and contacted Natasha about volunteers for Professor Connors's serum trial.
• Otto showed Li Wei the completed Sandevistan, warning that its strain made it unsuitable for ordinary people, and confirmed ordinary users could handle the chip and Bionic Eye.
• Li Wei took 2B and Eve to the basement, where the Red Queen replaced their spines with Sandevistans.
• Li Wei browsed classified files the Red Queen had found and learned that Pym Technologies was preparing to become Cross Technologies after Hank Pym lost his position.
• The Red Queen told Li Wei that the surgeries were complete, and he hurried to see 2B and Eve.

Li Wei watched 2B and Eve test their new Sandevistan implants, then learned Tony Stark was leaving for the Middle East and would miss their Las Vegas showdown. At home, Li Wei told 2B it was her turn to share his bed, while she misunderstood him as asking for close protection.

• 2B and Eve activated their Sandevistan implants as Li Wei and Red Queen observed, and Red Queen found 2B could sustain it longer than Eve.
• Li Wei learned that two agents had agreed to participate in Professor Connors's experiment and told Red Queen to arrange it.
• Li Wei saw Osborn Group's promotional poster for his showdown with Tony Stark and shared it on social media.
• Red Queen told Li Wei that Tony Stark was heading to the Middle East and would miss the showdown, so Li Wei decided to mock him when he returned.
• Li Wei went home with Eve and 2B and announced that 2B would share his bed that night, while 2B thought he meant to provide close protection.

Eve confronted Bullseye when he came to Long Island to intimidate Li Wei on Kingpin’s orders. She killed him with her Blood Edge and Sandevistan, then left Red Queen to deal with the aftermath.

• Red Queen warned Eve that Bullseye was approaching, while 2B stayed behind to protect Li Wei.
• Eve changed into her Seventh Airborne Squad uniform and went outside to intercept Bullseye.
• Bullseye attacked Eve with silver needles and other hidden weapons, but she dodged them and deflected them with her Blood Edge.
• Eve activated Berta Energy and her Sandevistan, moved behind Bullseye, and cut him in two.
• Eve turned the Blood Edge back into a hair clip and left Red Queen to clean up the scene.

Kingpin learned that Bullseye had been killed, while Norman Osborn told Li Wei that Kingpin had threatened his campaign backers. Li Wei checked his system rewards, obtained Arcee, and faced reporters asking about Tony Stark and their scheduled octagon-cage match.

• Kingpin learned that Bullseye had been cut in half and sent to him, then ordered a funeral while reflecting on Li Wei's support for Norman Osborn.
• Norman Osborn told Li Wei that Kingpin's threats had frightened campaign backers, and Li Wei promised to stand with him while declining an offer of protection.
• Li Wei checked the system shop, spent Reputation Points on a ten-pull, and received Fusion Batteries, a Batman Suit blueprint, Superman Glasses, and Arcee as the pity reward.
• Li Wei arrived at his company in Bumblebee and was surrounded by reporters asking about Tony Stark's trip to the Middle East and the planned octagon-cage match.
• Li Wei told the reporters that he respected Tony Stark's choice and did not consider him a coward.

Li Wei oversaw the company’s brain-computer interface and limb-regeneration projects while Tony Stark faced questions about avoiding their fight. The first regeneration trial restored a volunteer’s leg but left it reptilian, and Professor Connors’s antidote returned him to normal.

• Li Wei let reporters interpret his respectful response to Tony Stark as a sign of grace, then went to the laboratory with Gwen Stacy.
• Dr. Otto told Li Wei that a third of the employees had received brain-computer interface surgery, including Otto, whose mechanical arms now responded like his own.
• Tony Stark told reporters he had come to the Middle East for business, while Rhodey accused him of chickening out of the fight and suggested he relax before entering the desert.
• The Red Queen explained that Professor Connors’s improved regeneration drug could cause mutations, and Li Wei watched Connors and Martha administer it to a volunteer missing his right leg.
• The volunteer regrew a green, reptilian leg but remained lucid, and Professor Connors used the antidote to restore him to normal.
• Li Wei decided to invite Gwen to dinner again.

Li Wei arranged a date with Maria Hill, picked her up on Arcee, and took her to dinner before bringing her home. Maria changed into her S.H.I.E.L.D. uniform, and Li Wei eagerly anticipated what came next.

• Maria Hill called Li Wei, and they arranged to meet that evening.
• Li Wei sent Gwen home, then rode Arcee while Eve and 2B followed in Bumblebee.
• Li Wei picked up Maria Hill, and she asked what he thought of Agent Natasha; he reassured her that she was more beautiful and charming.
• Li Wei and Maria Hill had dinner, then went to his place.
• Maria Hill changed into her uniform, and Li Wei struggled to restrain himself.