Chapter Summaries

After Li Wei summoned Quicksilver, she reunited with Eve and began settling into life on Earth. Meanwhile, Li Wei bought up Stark Industries shares as Tony Stark investigated Obadiah Stane, leaving Tony to suspect Li Wei had taken the shares from him.

• Li Wei hid the Teleportation Gun after its random destination nearly got him, 2B, and Eve killed inside a monster.
• Li Wei summoned Quicksilver, who reunited with Eve and recovered memories of her infection and death.
• Quicksilver learned about Earth and decided to begin a new life there with Eve and Li Wei.
• Li Wei told Red Queen to watch for Stark Industries minority shareholders willing to sell their shares.
• Tony Stark learned an unidentified buyer had acquired more than four percent of Stark Industries and suspected Li Wei had beaten him to the shares.

Li Wei attended the Osborn Group gala, where Norman Osborn introduced him to Silver Sable and he met Justin Hammer. Hammer decided Li Wei was a fellow member of the Anti-Tony Stark Alliance.

• Gwen Stacy reminded Li Wei about the Osborn Group gala, and Li Wei told Dr. Otto that he had declined the invitation on Otto’s behalf.
• Li Wei arrived at the gala with Eve, while Quicksilver and 2B stayed outside to keep watch.
• Li Wei greeted Norman Osborn, who introduced him to Silver Sable Sablinova as his security provider.
• Justin Hammer approached Li Wei and praised his rivalry with Tony Stark.
• Li Wei spoke warmly with Justin Hammer, who concluded they were both members of the Anti-Tony Stark Alliance.

At Norman Osborn’s campaign banquet, Black Cat stole the diamond necklace during a brief blackout, disrupting the event and damaging Norman’s reputation. Norman asked Ren to recover it, and Ren left with Eve and contacted the Red Queen.

• Kingpin visited Norman Osborn at the banquet, congratulated him, and left after Norman ordered Silver Sable’s people to stay alert.
• Norman Osborn welcomed the guests and unveiled a diamond necklace as the banquet’s centerpiece.
• The lights went out, and Black Cat cut through the display case and stole the necklace.
• Eve and Silver Sable spotted the thief fleeing above the guests, and Li Wei identified her as Black Cat rather than Catwoman.
• Norman Osborn asked Ren to get the necklace back, so Ren left through the back door with Eve and called the Red Queen.

Li Wei’s team tracked Black Cat Felicia to a rooftop, where she fought Silver Sable over Norman Osborn’s necklace. When Li Wei learned Norman had been captured, he called Quicksilver back and ordered Red Queen to locate Felicia’s hideout.

• Red Queen identified Black Cat as Felicia Hardy and tracked her across New York.
• Li Wei’s team found Silver Sable fighting Felicia on a rooftop over the necklace.
• Quicksilver joined the confrontation, but Felicia escaped by swinging between buildings with a grappling hook.
• Li Wei called Quicksilver back after learning Norman Osborn had been captured and ordered Red Queen to track Felicia’s hideout.
• Red Queen showed the team a live feed of Norman hanging captive.

Vulture kidnapped Norman Osborn on Kingpin’s orders and tried to ruin his political prospects by humiliating him on a livestream. Norman turned the abduction into a public display of courage, while Kingpin watched his plan backfire and Vulture grew angry.

• After Silver Sable left, Norman Osborn traveled toward the Osborn Group with Sable International Security guards, but armed attackers ambushed them and Vulture carried him away.
• Vulture flew Norman to the Future Technology Company building and livestreamed him dangling upside down over the roof’s edge.
• When Vulture loosened the rope, Norman screamed, then addressed New York’s viewers and accused a political rival of attacking him to prevent his mayoral campaign.
• Norman claimed he would never give in, and the livestream audience shifted to praising him as brave and supporting his campaign.
• Vulture threatened Norman’s son, but Norman appeared to offer to withdraw from the election in exchange for his family’s safety, further improving public opinion of him.
• Kingpin furiously called Vulture to berate him, while Vulture resented being blamed for the plan’s failure.

Vulture dropped Norman Osborn from a skyscraper after Kingpin provoked him, but Dr. Otto caught Norman with a mechanical arm. Vulture was captured, Li Wei promoted Norman’s campaign, and the chapter ended with Norman confronting Li Wei’s teasing.

• Gwen arrived at the building and tried to stop Vulture from holding Norman Osborn hostage, while Kingpin stayed silent.
• Kingpin called Vulture useless, and Vulture let go of Norman as Gwen failed to catch him with a web.
• Dr. Otto caught Norman with a mechanical arm and explained that he acted for Li Wei’s sake, not because he had forgiven Norman.
• Gwen and Silver Sable subdued Vulture, while Kingpin smashed his television after Norman survived and gained public sympathy.
• Li Wei urged New Yorkers to vote for Norman Osborn and asked George Stacy to keep his business partner safe.
• Norman came down from the building, and Li Wei asked whether he had wet his pants.

After Norman Osborn’s survival boosts his popularity, Li Wei focuses on expanding production and tries to provoke Tony Stark into completing their octagon challenge. Li Wei then uses the Teleportation Gun to enter the world of Pacific Rim, where he and his companions spot a Kaiju approaching Hong Kong.

• Norman Osborn’s approval rating climbs to sixty percent, and Li Wei brings Quicksilver in to replace her spinal implants with a Sandevistan.
• Li Wei reviews Hope’s production reports and realizes Future Technology Company needs more production lines to keep up with military contracts.
• Tony Stark refuses to leave his lab to face Li Wei, and the two trade insults about their Iron Man Suit and androids.
• Li Wei arms himself and takes Quicksilver and Eve through the portal, sending Eve ahead to scout the new world.
• Li Wei reaches the coast near Hong Kong and recognizes the approaching monster as a Kaiju while a Jaeger heads to fight it.

After watching Crimson Typhoon defeat a Kaiju in Hong Kong, Li Wei contacted Elder Li and offered China advanced technology in exchange for help manufacturing equipment and making him famous. Elder Li accepted the partnership, and Li Wei and his companions were taken to the Dome Base to see Crimson Typhoon undergoing repairs.

• Li Wei connected Red Queen to a street computer and projected himself into a conference room where Elder Li and other officials were discussing the Kaiju threat.
• Li Wei offered to provide brain-computer interfaces, chips, cybernetic enhancements, and advanced weapons so a single person could pilot a Jaeger.
• Li Wei asked China to help manufacture high-tech equipment and provide him with news coverage, and Elder Li agreed to work with him.
• Elder Li arranged transportation and accommodations for Li Wei and his companions in Hong Kong.
• Li Wei asked to visit the Dome Base, where he saw Crimson Typhoon undergoing emergency repairs after its battle.

Li Wei met Ren in Hong Kong to negotiate exchanging advanced neural and cybernetic technology for production support. After 2B, Eve, and Quicksilver successfully tested piloting a Jaeger, Li Wei demonstrated his own telepathic ability, leaving Ren and his team stunned.

• Ren arrived at the Dome Base, where he and Li Wei discussed the technology Li Wei had shared and agreed to cooperate.
• Li Wei questioned the reported weight of Kaiju and compared them with Godzilla, a far heavier monster from his world.
• Ren asked whether Li Wei came from another world, and Li Wei confirmed it before they discussed an exchange of technology for production lines.
• Li Wei explained how a Brain-Computer Interface and cybernetic enhancements could help pilots withstand Jaeger neural strain, then introduced 2B as a combat android.
• 2B piloted Horizon Brave without mental strain, and Eve and Quicksilver also handled its neural connection with ease.
• Li Wei tried piloting the Jaeger and demonstrated his telepathic ability, stunning Ren and the others.

Li Wei publicized his achievements in China, exchanged technology with the Pacific Rim Universe, and returned to the Marvel Universe with new equipment and plans. He tried to impress Tony Stark with Jaeger specifications, then checked on his company and Professor Connors’s research.

• Li Wei became the focus of nationwide news coverage, and his Reputation Points rose by hundreds of millions.
• Factories across China began producing Brain-Computer Interfaces, prosthetics, drones, and firearms, while the PPDC adopted new equipment for its pilots.
• Li Wei returned to Tony Stark and showed him the specifications for Horizon Brave, but neither man would share his technical plans without receiving the other’s in return.
• Li Wei ended the call and contacted Hope and Gwen to check on the company, which was running smoothly under Hope’s leadership.
• Li Wei learned that Professor Connors had started using a prosthetic arm temporarily to help with his experiments combining the properties of two serums.

Li Wei won the complete OASIS technology package in a lottery and explored the immersive virtual world for himself. He left OASIS eager to develop it and capitalize on its potential.

• Li Wei used a ten-pull lottery and won several nano-suits, weapon cores, VR technology, and the complete OASIS system.
• Li Wei gave the nano-suits to Quicksilver and assigned his staff, including Dr. Otto, to develop OASIS technology.
• Li Wei returned home with Quicksilver, while Eve and 2B took up protective watch outside his room.
• Li Wei connected his Brain-Computer Interface and Braindance Device to OASIS, created a handsome avatar, and explored its virtual games.
• Li Wei used his administrator powers to grant himself cheats, including the ability to transform into Ultraman and master fighting techniques.

Li Wei introduced Tony Stark to Oasis World, a deeply immersive virtual reality society, and showed him its gaming potential. Tony recognized that a partnership could revive Stark Industries, but Li Wei asked for Obadiah Stane’s shares rather than Tony’s.

• Li Wei invited Tony Stark to test a virtual reality system built by Future Technology Company and explained that it was Oasis World.
• Li Wei led Tony Stark through a race and a dangerous shooting game inside Oasis World, leaving Tony exhausted but impressed.
• After they returned, Tony Stark proposed that Stark Industries and Future Technology Company develop Oasis World together.
• Li Wei asked what Tony Stark could offer and demanded shares in Stark Industries.
• Tony Stark refused to give up his own shares because he feared losing control of the company, and Li Wei said he wanted Obadiah Stane’s shares instead.

Li Wei negotiated with Tony Stark over Obadiah Stane’s shares and a partnership to develop OASIS, then tempted Tony with Jaeger technology. Tony agreed to help with the Jaeger, but resisted Li Wei’s demand for the Iron Man Suit, leaving them bargaining over blueprints.

• Li Wei told Tony Stark that Obadiah Stane’s shares should be exchanged for a partnership developing OASIS, and Tony insisted Li Wei support his decisions.
• Obadiah Stane pressed scientists to miniaturize a reactor for the Iron Monger and suspected Li Wei had supplied him with the Mark I suit and video.
• Tony Stark asked to see Li Wei’s Jaeger, and Li Wei explained its Drift Neural Link System and the strain piloting it would put on Tony.
• Li Wei revealed that Jaegers had advanced through several generations and invited Tony to work on them, prompting Tony to admit he wanted one.
• Li Wei demanded the Iron Man Suit in exchange for a Jaeger, and Tony refused before Li Wei offered him the suit’s blueprints.

Li Wei handed Tony Stark’s Iron Man Mark II blueprints to Red Queen and went with Quicksilver, Eve, and 2B to capture Black Cat at one of her hideouts. Meanwhile, Norman Osborn failed to find evidence against Kingpin and entered a hidden laboratory containing spiders and a human figure.

• After exchanging design documents with Tony Stark, Li Wei discovered that the Iron Man blueprints were difficult to understand and gave them to Red Queen.
• Norman Osborn’s assistant reported that Kingpin had erased the evidence against him, leaving Norman unable to pursue him legally.
• Norman Osborn went into a concealed laboratory filled with spiders and saw a human figure inside a cultivation chamber.
• Li Wei and his companions followed Red Queen’s directions to an abandoned air-raid shelter in Central Park, where Black Cat stored stolen goods.
• Black Cat entered the shelter and was trapped by Li Wei’s group; she raised her hands and claimed she stole from the rich to help the poor.

Li Wei captured Black Cat Felicia after she took Norman Osborn’s necklace and offered to clear her criminal record if she worked for him. Felicia accepted after Li Wei used Telepathy to stop her, and he gave the necklace to Quicksilver.

• Li Wei asked Black Cat Felicia why she had taken the necklace, and she denied working for Kingpin and said Norman Osborn had been arrogant.
• Felicia flirted with Li Wei, but Quicksilver stopped her and joined 2B and Eve in overpowering and restraining her.
• Li Wei offered Felicia paid work and a chance to have her criminal record cleared, but she pretended to agree before lunging at him.
• Li Wei used Telepathy to immobilize Felicia and told her she hated her criminal life and could choose another path.
• Felicia accepted Li Wei’s offer after he promised to consider clearing her record, then handed over the necklace.
• Li Wei put the necklace on Quicksilver and praised how it looked, leaving Felicia indignant.

Li Wei considered recruiting Bruce Banner and building ties with General Ross, while he pushed Obadiah Stane toward acting against Tony Stark. Black Cat Felicia planted subtle clues in Obadiah’s office, but Obadiah remained indecisive.

• Professor Connors asked Li Wei to recruit more biology researchers, so Li Wei had the Red Queen compile a list of candidates.
• Li Wei found Bruce Banner’s file and learned that Banner could control his Hulk transformations, though General Ross’s military was hunting him.
• Li Wei decided to pursue a relationship with General Ross, a powerful three-star general, rather than relying only on Rhodey.
• Black Cat Felicia entered Stark Industries and planted signs that someone had searched Obadiah Stane’s office, earning one offense removed from her record.
• Obadiah Stane wavered over acting against Tony Stark despite suspecting that Li Wei knew about his past, leaving Li Wei’s plan dependent on his indecision.

Obadiah Stane attacked Tony Stark, stole the new arc reactor, and left him near death. Li Wei arrived in time to install Tony’s old reactor, and Tony recovered enough to vow to pursue Obadiah.

• Obadiah Stane found signs that his office had been searched and decided to kill Tony Stark.
• Obadiah went to Tony’s home, pretended to apologize, shocked him, and removed the arc reactor from his chest.
• JARVIS alerted the Red Queen, who summoned Li Wei to save Tony.
• Li Wei retrieved Tony’s old arc reactor from the laboratory and installed it, restoring his stability.
• Tony thanked Li Wei and declared that he would go after Obadiah.

Obadiah Stane attacked in the Iron Monger, but Tony Stark intercepted him and fought him in public. The two flew into the clouds, while S.H.I.E.L.D. questioned Li Wei about the stolen armor and viral videos spread online.

• Obadiah Stane climbed into the Iron Monger and flew toward Li Wei after preparing the armor to resist interference.
• Maria Hill warned Li Wei about the unidentified flying object, and Li Wei told her Obadiah had turned against them.
• Tony Stark intercepted Obadiah in the Mark II, and the two crashed onto a crowded New York road before continuing their fight.
• Tony struggled against the heavier Iron Monger until Li Wei urged him to use his technology, prompting Tony to lure Obadiah upward.
• Natasha confronted Li Wei about the Iron Monger and the spreading videos, while Li said Obadiah would hate him rather than thank him.

Tony Stark and Li Wei defeated Obadiah Stane, who died after reneging on a deal to surrender his shares. Afterward, Maria Hill visited Li Wei and wondered why he thought S.H.I.E.L.D. would be gone.

• Tony Stark froze Obadiah Stane's Iron Monger armor, causing it to crash into a Stark Industries factory.
• Li Wei used his powers to immobilize Obadiah and offered to spare him in exchange for his Stark Industries shares.
• Obadiah signed the agreement, then tried to fire at Li Wei and Tony, so Li Wei killed him.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. took Li Wei and Tony in, but they left once the police had departed.
• Li Wei celebrated at home and told Maria Hill she could work for his company when S.H.I.E.L.D. was gone, making her suspect something was wrong with it.

Tony Stark rejected Rhodey’s prepared denial and publicly declared that he was Iron Man, then negotiated a new share split with Li Wei to stabilize Stark Industries. A week later, Stark Industries and Future Technology Company announced their revolutionary game, OASIS, shocking America.

• Li Wei urged Tony Stark not to read Rhodey’s denial, and Tony Stark announced to reporters, “I am Iron Man.”
• Tony Stark’s identity reveal boosted investor confidence and raised Stark Industries’ stock price.
• Tony Stark and the other shareholders agreed that Tony Stark would receive five percent more shares while Li Wei took twenty percent in exchange for shares in Future Technology Company.
• Tony Stark and Li Wei agreed to revive Stark Industries by launching OASIS instead of developing a new energy source.
• Stark Industries and Future Technology Company announced OASIS one week after Tony Stark’s public declaration, stunning America.